Books like The Information Diet by Clay A. Johnson

Neil Postman’s classic analysis shows how entertainment pressures transform politics, journalism, education, and religion, and offers a plan to reclaim media for public good.

The Information, by James Gleick, traces the evolution of how humans encode, transmit, and understand messages—from African talking drums to the long‑distance telephone and beyond.

Jaron Lanier argues that social media erodes autonomy, truth, and dignity, urging readers to delete their accounts and imagine a more humane digital future.

Explore how the digital age reshapes order, showing that everything is now miscellaneous and how this shift transforms business, education, politics, science, and culture.

"From a leading technology reporter comes the first self-help book to address America's newest addiction. Anxiety about the red blinking light on your Blackberry? The impulse to google the answer to every question? The urge to text while driving? The need to tweet every observation? We all know someone who needs a digital diet. Technology has overwhelmed our daily lives to the point of constant distraction and many of us can no longer focus on a single task or face-to-face conversation without wanting to reach out--or retreat--to the virtual world every few minutes, or even every few seconds. Daniel Sieberg has devised a foolproof 28-day plan to regain control, focus, and true connection in life. This program will enable us to manage and use the technology in our lives to our advantage, without letting it control us"--