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BKLYN BookMatch- Economics, Technology, & Society

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Who can you trust? : how technology brought us together - and why it might drive us apart
Botsman, Rachel, author.
Format: EBOOKS

A new world order is emerging: we might have lost faith in institutions and leaders, but millions of people rent their home to total strangers, exchange digital currencies, or find themselves trusting a bot. This is the age of "distributed trust", a paradigm shift driven by innovative technologies that are rewriting the rules of an all-too-human relationship.

The age of surveillance capitalism : the fight for a human future at the new frontier of power
Zuboff, Shoshana, 1951- author.
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Explores the challenges to humanity posed by the digital future, presenting a detailed examination of the unprecedented form of power called "surveillance capitalism," and the quest by powerful corporations to predict and control human behavior.

The Future of Capitalism : Facing the New Anxieties.
Collier, Paul.
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The renowned economist and prizewinning author of The Bottom Billion presents a candid diagnosis of the failures of capitalism while outlining pragmatic, ethical recommendations for how to heal essential divides.

Solitary
Woodfox, Albert, author.
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Chronicles the author's extraordinary achievements as an activist during and after spending 40 years in solitary confinement for a crime he did not commit, describing how he has committed his post-exoneration life to prison reform.

Chasing Cosby : the downfall of America's dad
Egan, Nicole Weisensee, author.
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The definitive account of Bill Cosby's transition from revered father figure to convicted criminal, told by a veteran crime reporter and former senior writer for People magazine.