n nA finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in Nonfiction, Nicholas Carrs bestseller The Shallows has become a foundational book in one of the most important debates of our time: As we enjoy the internets bounties, are we sacrificing our ability to read and think deeply? This 10th-anniversary edition includes a new afterword that brings the story, a Silent Spring for the literary mind (Slate), up to date, with a deep examination of the cognitive and behavioral effects of smartphones and social media.n