In Liar's Poker the barbarians seized control of the bond markets. In The New New Thing some guys from Silicon Valley redefined the American economy. Now, with his knowing eye and wicked pen, Michael Lewis reveals how the Internet boom has encouraged great changes in the way we live, work, and think. He finds that we are in the midst of one of the greatest status revolutions in the history of the world, and the Internet is a weapon in the hands of revolutionaries. The old priesthoods – lawyers, investment gurus, professionals in general – have been toppled. The amateur, or individual, is king: fourteen-year-old children manipulate the stock market; nineteen-year-olds take down the music industry; and wrestlers get elected to public office. Deep, unseen forces seek to undermine all forms of collectivism, from the mass market to the family. Where does it all lead? And will we like where we end up?

And you missed it, of course. Lewis (The New New Thing) and a team searched the World Wide Web for interesting sites, then went out and knocked on the people's doors to find out what they were like in flesh and blood. His point is to investigate how the Internet is changing people's daily lives. He provides no index or bibliography.
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"Provocative and entertaining....Lewis is a gifted journalist and a smart observer." Jon Katz, The Wall Street Journal

"A thoughtful and entertaining look at the rise and fall of our new Internet-driven economy." Entertainment Weekly

"A wake-up call at a time when many believe the net was a flash in the pan." BusinessWeek

"[C]onsistently smart, and its highpoints are among the high points of Lewis' writing life." New York Observer

In Liar's Poker the barbarians seized control of the bond markets. In The New New Thing some guys from Silicon Valley redefined the American economy. Now, with his knowing eye and wicked pen, Michael Lewis reveals how much the Internet boom has encouraged great changes in the way we live, work, and think. He finds that we are in the midst of one of the greatest status revolutions in the history of the world, and the Internet turns out to be a weapon in the hands of revolutionaries. Old priesthoods-lawyers, investment gurus, professionals in general-are toppling right and left. In the new order of things, the amateur, or individual, is king: fourteen-year-old children manipulate the stock market and nineteen-year-olds take down the music industry. Deep, unseen forces are undermining all forms of collectivism, from the family to the mass market: one little black box has the power to end television as we know it, and another one-also attached to the television set-may dictate significant changes in our practice of democracy. Where does it all lead? And will we like where we end up? A brave new world indeed . . . and who better to guide us through it than Michael Lewis, whose subversive, trenchant humor is the perfect match to his subject matter. Here is a book as fresh as tomorrow's headlines, and as entertaining as its predecessors.

In "Liar's Poker", the barbarians seized control of the bond markets. In "The New New Thing", Silicon Valley redefined the American economy. Now, with his knowing eye and wicked pen, Lewis reveals how the Internet boom has encouraged great changes in the way we live, work, and think.