{"product_id":"uncanny-valley-a-memoir","title":"Uncanny Valley: A Memoir","description":"The prescient, page-turning account of a journey in Silicon a defining memoir of our digital ageIn her mid-twenties, at the height of tech industry idealism, Anna Wiener—stuck, broke, and looking for meaning in her work, like any good millennial—left a job in book publishing for the promise of the new digital economy. She moved from New York to San Francisco, where she landed at a big-data startup in the heart of the Silicon Valley a world of surreal extravagance, dubious success, and fresh-faced entrepreneurs hell-bent on domination, glory, and, of course, progress.Anna arrived during a massive cultural shift, as the tech industry rapidly transformed into a locus of wealth and power rivaling Wall Street. But amid the company ski vacations and in-office speakeasies, boyish camaraderie and ride-or-die corporate fealty, a new Silicon Valley began to one in far over its head, one that enriched itself at the expense of the idyllic future it claimed to be building.Part coming-of-age-story, part portrait of an already bygone era, Anna Wiener's memoir, Uncanny Valley, is a rare first-person glimpse into high-flying, reckless startup culture at a time of unchecked ambition, unregulated surveillance, wild fortune, and accelerating political power. With wit, candor, and heart, Anna deftly charts the tech industry's shift from self-appointed world savior to democracy-endangering liability, alongside a personal narrative of aspiration, ambivalence, and disillusionment.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0374539014\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: PKV.0374539014.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Wiener, Anna\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Excellent condition with just a hint of character. Minor signs of love, but the pages are still clean and ready for adventure.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aspen Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52666361217311,"sku":"PKV.0374539014.VG","price":3.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.aspenbookco.com\/products\/uncanny-valley-a-memoir","provider":"Aspen Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}