Reviews of THE MASTER SWITCH
Some reviews for the MASTER SWITCH
The New York Times "AT&T is the star of Wu's book, an intellectually ambitious history of modern communications…."
The Washington Post "My pick for economics book of the year"
The Atlantic "Fascinating … a ripping yarn… But also a serious history with a strong view about the pernicious effect of monopolies and oligopolies in technology."
Salon "For Internet pundits Wu's book is required reading, but the average citizen may find it even more revelatory and rewarding."
Amazon.com, A top Business book of 2010
Nature "In his groundbreaking book, The Master Switch, Columbia University law professor Tim Wu weaves together these and other examples to examine how disruptive tech- nologies enter and develop within society."
The New Yorker, Reviewer's Favorites 2010 "Finding patterns in the fates of information empires."
Publisher's Weekly (Starred Review) "Wu's engaging narrative and remarkable historical detail make this a compelling and galvanizing cry for sanity–and necessary deregulation–in the information age."
Fortune Magazine, A top book of 2010
Inside Higher Education "The Best Book of 2010″
Dallas Morning News "A grim prospect indeed. But this time it's different – maybe"
Forbes "[A] brilliant exploration of the oscillations of communications technologies between 'open' and 'closed' from the early days of telephone up through Hollywood and broadcast television up to the Internet era."
Huffington Post "[M]asterful….fascinating…. a superstar in the telecommunications world…. Wu has a way of presenting complex and important concepts in a clear and understandable way….eminently readable…. a wealth of….fabulous anecdotes….a warning that we ignore at our peril."
Toronto Star "His widely praised book charts the seemingly inexorable progress of this phenomenon through history, flattening one information industry after another — first telephones, then radio, film and TV."
Kirkus Book Reviews (Starred Review) "Eye-opening reading, with implications for just about anyone…."
