The Tyranny of E-Mail by by John Freeman

In his astute critique of e-mail, John Freeman frames the vast changes wrought by the Internet in the context of 4,000 years of history. His book is "an attempt to slow things down for a moment so we can look at the enormous shift in time and space e-mail has effected, how e-mail has changed our lives, our culture and workplace, our psychological well-being." All regular e-mail users will benefit immensely from his compelling "manifesto for a slow communication movement.” (Scribner)