Description: In one of the most thoughtful of the recent spate of books on the disheartening relationship between technology, consumerism and community, Boston Globe journalist Pappano examines our market-driven desire to have it allfaster, bigger and better. Among her central observations: that people are encouraged to be consumers above all, developing relationships with familiar brands, and that we have learned to evaluate our personal lives in terms of cost-benefit analysisthinking about friendships in light of what weve invested and earned, looking for love in the classified ads. What separates this book from the pack is Pappanos careful examination of our changing feelings about technology and emotional connection. . . . Pappanos book will appeal to readers interested in an engaging and intelligent rant against the unnecessary necessities of modern life.

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