April Not Fiction Book Discussion

Last month's book, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff, informed us of the threat posed by internet platforms for the benefit of a few technology entrepreneurs and their iconic companies to the economy, to democracy, to society, and to our right to define our own personal future by how we use our time and attention. How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell  is a guide to taking back our time and attention. It is a political manifesto for resisting the limited future planned for us by what Zuboff calls "surveillance capitalism." With her entertaining and subtly subversive ramble through ancient philosophy, stories of political resistance, art and literature, and nature, Odell encourages us to disconnect from the online world and its message of efficiency and productivity and reconnect to the actual world around us.

We hope you will join the discussion:

When? Tuesday, April 6, at 6:30 p.m.

Where? We will meet virtually on CCPL's Zoom server. Here is a link to register for the April meeting.

Hi there, 

You are invited to a Zoom meeting. 

When: Apr 6, 2021 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) 

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYqceisqjkvGdQlXPa0Wx5dyNGMbiuz9u5K 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Readalikes: If you enjoyed March's selection . . .

If you enjoyed The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power by Shoshana Zuboff, then you might also like these books and film suggested by our discussion group members:

• The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr
• The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt
• Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
• How To Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell
• 1984 by George Orwell
• Capital in the 21st Century by Thomas Piketty
• The Social Network by Ben Mezrich, book; Aaron Sorkin, screenplay; and David Fincher, director