{"title":"Anna Wiener","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our curated selection of works by \u003cem\u003eAnna Wiener\u003c\/em\u003e, a distinctive voice in the realm of \u003cstrong\u003ebiography\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ememoir\u003c\/strong\u003e. Best known for her critically acclaimed book, \u003cem\u003eUncanny Valley\u003c\/em\u003e, Wiener provides a captivating glimpse into the tech industry from a personal and reflective perspective. Her narrative skillfully intertwines her own experiences with broader insights into the high-stakes world of Silicon Valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUncanny Valley\u003c\/em\u003e is not just a memoir of her journey through tech start-ups, but also a thought-provoking commentary on the culture and value systems that drive this dynamic industry. Wiener's writing offers a rich blend of humour, curiosity, and critical observation, making it a must-read for anyone interested in the human side of technology's evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExplore our collection today to discover why Anna Wiener's work resonates with readers who appreciate insightful narratives about the intersection of technology and society.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"uncanny-valley-by-anna-wiener-9780008296865","title":"Uncanny Valley","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Joan Didion at a startup’\u003c\/em\u003e - Rebecca Solnit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Impossibly pleasurable’\u003c\/em\u003e - Jia Tolentino\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘This is essential reading’\u003c\/em\u003e - Stylist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt twenty-five years old, Anna Wiener was beginning to tire of her assistant job in New York publishing. There was no room to grow, and the voyeuristic thrill of answering someone else's phone had worn thin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWithin a year she had moved to Silicon Valley to take up a job at a data analytics startup in San Francisco. Leaving her business casual skirts and shirts in the wardrobe, she began working in company-branded T-shirts. She had a healthy income for the first time in her life. She felt like part of the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut a tide was beginning to turn. People were speaking of tech startups as surveillance companies. Out of sixty employees, only eight of her colleagues were women. Casual sexism was rife. Sexual harassment cases were proliferating. And soon, like everyone else, she was addicted to the internet, refreshing the news, refreshing social media, scrolling and scrolling and scrolling. Slowly, she began to realise that her blind faith in ambitious, arrogant young men from America's soft suburbs wasn't just her own personal pathology. It had become a global affliction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUncanny Valley\u003c\/em\u003e is a coming of age story set against the backdrop of our generation's very own gold rush. It's a story about the tension between old and new, between art and tech, between the quest for money and the quest for meaning – about how our world is changing forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46505501819116,"sku":"9780008296865","price":23.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/25888553482190.jpg?v=1748674503"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/anna-wiener.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}