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A deep, philosophical exploration of how human experience and physical reality shape our interaction with technology. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Where the Action Is.
- intellectual
- contemplative
- grounded
- 01
The Design of Future Things
Don Norman · 2007
A fascinating, consumer-oriented exploration of how we interact with the increasingly intelligent machines that populate our daily lives.
- 02
Things That Make Us Smart
Don Norman · 1993
A fascinating, accessible exploration of how the tools we build end up shaping the way we think.
- 03
The spell of the sensuous
David Abram · 1996
A philosophical and poetic reawakening of the senses that invites you to converse with the living, breathing earth.
- 04
The Most Human Human
Brian Christian
A provocative and philosophical journey into the heart of what separates human consciousness from artificial intelligence.
- 05
Hackers & painters
Graham, Paul · 2004
A crisp, contrarian manifesto that frames writing code as an act of creative rebellion and artistic design.
- 06
The World Beyond Your Head
Matthew B. Crawford
A philosophically rigorous and deeply tactile defense of paying attention to the physical world in an era of digital fragmentation.
- 07
The society of mind
Voyager Company · 1986
A playful, mind-bending puzzle box that dismantles the illusion of the self to reveal the hidden machinery of thought.
- 08
Sketching User Experiences
Bill Buxton
An engaging, holistic exploration of how early ideation and sketching can shape the future of human-computer interaction.
- 09
The inmates are running the asylum
Cooper, Alan
A passionate, table-pounding manifesto that validates your frustration with bad software and offers a sane path forward.
- 10
Consciousness explained
Daniel C. Dennett · 1991
A witty, relentless dismantling of the ghost in the machine that will leave you questioning who is actually doing the reading.
- 11
Alone Together
Sherry Turkle
A sobering, deeply human look in the mirror at how our screens are reshaping our hearts and minds.
- 12
Usability Engineering (Interactive Technologies)
Jakob Nielsen
A pragmatic, user-focused guide that challenges developers to look beyond the code and see the human at the screen.
