{"product_id":"silicon-snake-oil-isbn-9780385419949","title":"Silicon Snake Oil","description":"In \u003ci\u003eSilicon Snake Oil\u003c\/i\u003e, Clifford Stoll, the best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cuckoo's Egg\u003c\/i\u003e and one of the pioneers of the Internet, turns his attention to the much-heralded information highway, revealing that it is not all it's cracked up to be.  Yes, the Internet provides access to plenty of services, but useful information is virtually impossible to find and difficult to access. Is being on-line truly useful? \"Few aspects of daily life require computers...They're irrelevant to cooking, driving, visiting, negotiating, eating, hiking, dancing, speaking, and gossiping. You don't need a computer to...recite a poem or say a prayer.\" Computers can't, Stoll claims, provide a richer or better life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA cautionary tale about today's media darling, \u003ci\u003eSilicon Snake Oil\u003c\/i\u003e has sparked intense debate across the country about the merits--and foibles--of what's been touted as the entranceway to our future.\"Internet enthusiasts would do well to heed [Stoll's] advice: Proceed with caution and keep an eye on the rear-view mirror.\"--\u003ci\u003eBusiness Week\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Just in case everyone is getting too carried away with the apparent wonders of the computer age, Clifford Stoll is here with a warning...There may be roadblocks up ahead.\"   --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSnake Oil\u003c\/i\u003e is a manifesto. It comes at a propitious time; the on-line world has been hyped beyond recognition...Few people have more impressive credentials to trash the Internet than Stoll.\" --\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eClifford Stoll\u003c\/b\u003e, an MSNBC commentator, a lecturer, and a Berkeley astronomer, is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Cuckoo's Egg,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSilicon Snake Oil,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHigh-Tech Heretic: Reflections of a Computer Contrarian\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his family in the San Francisco Bay Area.Author of The Cuckoo's Egg","brand":"Anchor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304513229029,"sku":"NP9780385419949","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780385419949.jpg?v=1767736627","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/silicon-snake-oil-isbn-9780385419949","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}