Nicholas Carr’s Superbloom, this incredible, expansive treatise (for that is the only word that seems to fittingly describe its scale and precision) is a revelation. Drawing from history, psychology, sociology, economics, linguistics, computer science, and a host of other disciplines, Carr brilliantly constructs a history of human communication – that is indeed, ultimately, an indictment of social media – and at once so much more than that. Read more.