by vanissadrar | Oct 2, 2025 | Book Review
Screenwise by Devorah Heitner offers a practical and empathetic guide for parents and educators navigating the complexities of raising children in a digitally saturated culture. The book’s central thesis is a call to move beyond a model of strict monitoring and...
by vanissadrar | Sep 29, 2025 | Book Review
A Captivating Look at Why We Can’t Look Away In Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked, Adam Alter delivers a compelling and deeply researched exploration of the modern world’s most pervasive habits: our...
by vanissadrar | Sep 18, 2025 | Book Review
Jean M. Twenge’s iGen is a fascinating and data-driven exploration of the generation born between 1995 and 2012. The book’s central thesis is that the smartphone is more than just a device; it is the defining force that has radically shaped the behaviors, attitudes,...
by vanissadrar | Sep 11, 2025 | Book Review
Published at a pivotal moment when Facebook was emerging from colleges, Twitter was just gaining traction, and the iPhone was beginning to revolutionize mobile computing, Clay Shirky’s Here Comes Everybody is a foundational text for understanding the...
by vanissadrar | Sep 4, 2025 | Book Review
How many tabs do you have open right now? While you’re reading this sentence, did you just glance at a notification on your phone? If this sounds familiar, then Nicholas Carr’s Pulitzer Prize-finalist book, The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains, is...
