"A must-read for anyone interested in computers and culture."
-- Technology Review

"A balanced, carefully edited guide to the issues posed by the Internet."
-- The Washington Post

"This is an extraordinarily powerful and mature story of the hopeful side
of the Internet's revolution. Rich with insight, and surprisingly new con-
clusions, Shapiro's book is the best 'second-generation' thought on the
questions the Net will raise. Beautifully written, and tightly argued, the
book is certain to become a classic."
-- Lawrence Lessig, Berkman Professor, Harvard Law School and author of Code!

"Illuminating, lucid, lively, and sensible. . . . The real value of these
books [ Shapiro's and Lessig's Code] lies less in their concrete recom-
mendations than in their skepticism about libertarian platitudes, their
insistence on the need for public attention to emerging problems, and
their spirit of uncertainty and wariness about possible consequences of
the Internet."
-- Cass Sunstein, the New Republic

"It's hard to imagine a more timely book about the real significance
of the Internet."
-- Jon Katz, author of Geeks, on Slashdot.org

"The Control Revolution is bound to shape the terms of cyber-debate
for years to come."
-- Steven Johnson, editor of Feedand author of Interface Culture

"With scrupulous documentation and a knowledgeable but unpatronizing tone, Shapiro delivers a penetrating analysis of both the promise
and peril of the digital future."
-- Publisher's Weeklystarred review

"Essential reading for those charged with creating the future."
-- Amazon.com

"It's important for each of us to read The Control Revolution, and to
take up [ Shapiro's] call for a balance between personal and public in-
terest."
-- Zoë Baird, President, The Markle Foundation

"Put down your Wired magazine and pick up this book."
-- Borders.com

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