The Age of the Infovore

Renowned behavioural economist and commentator Tyler Cowen shows that our supernetworked world is changing the way we think - and empowering us to thrive in any economic climate. Whether it is micro-blogging on Twitter or buying single songs at iTunes, we can now customise our lives to shape our own specific needs. In other words, we can create our own economy - and live smarter, happier, fuller lives. At a time when apocalyptic thinking has become all too common, Cowen offers a much needed information age manifesto that will resonate with readers of Dan Ariely's "Predictably Irrational", Steven Johnson's "Everything Bad is Good for You", and everyone hungry to understand our potential to withstand, and even thrive, in any economic climate.

ISBN	0452296196	Pages	272
ISBN13	9780452296190 (What's this?)	Weight (grammes)	124
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc	Published in	New York
Imprint	Plume	Height (mm)	203
Format	Paperback	Width (mm)	176
Publication date	24 Feb 2011	Spine width (mm)	16
DEWEY	330.019	Academic level	General
DEWEY edition	DC23

	Preface
1	The Future of Thinking Differently	1
2	Hidden Creativity	15
3	Why Modern Culture is Like Marriage, in all its Glory	41
4	Im, Cell Phones, and Facebook	65
5	The Buddha as Savior and the Professor as Shaman	91
6	The New Economy of Stories	117
7	Heroes	147
8	Beauty Isn't What you think it is	173
9	Autistic Politics	193
10	The Future of the Universe	211
	Further Reading and References	229
	Acknowledgments	247
	Index	249

"Delightful and provocative." -Newsweek.com "Tyler Cowen has written one of the most stimulating defenses of Internet information culture." -"The American" "A tour de force." -Robert H. Frank, author of "The Economic Naturalist"

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