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The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood

The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood

The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood is a book by science history writer James Gleick published in March 2011 which covers the genesis of our current information age. It was on The New York Times best-seller list for three weeks following its debut.The Information has also been published in ebook formats by Fourth Estate and Random House, and as an audiobook by Random House Audio.


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“When information is cheap, attention becomes expensive.”

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“Information is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom.”

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