Speed Limits: Where Time Went and Why We Have So Little Left

Thanks some review comments:
Why is the pedal pushed to the metal in virtually every area of our lives? The reasons--historical, theological, technological, financial--are many, and no one has untangled them better than Mark Taylor in this remarkable book, his most important work to date.”—Jack Miles, author of God: A Biography
(Jack Miles)

“In this engrossing, beautifully written and erudite book Mark Taylor reveals how our complex economic, technological and social systems are subject to a devastating trend toward speed. Speed Limits will change your experience of the world—very much for the better.”—Juliet B. Schor, author of Plenitude
(Juliet B. Schor)

“This pathbreaking and transformative work helps us understand the origins and impact of the frenetic world we now live in, the root causes of our financial meltdown, climate change and the daily stress of the 24-7 economy. Speed may not kill, but in this important book we learn that it can destroy the very human capacity for reflection and deep thought.”—Steven Cohen, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
(Steven Cohen)

“In this stunning masterpiece, Mark Taylor brings together deep scholarship, clarity of expression, and frightening, daring vision. This is original thinking at its explosive best. Accessible and timely, Taylor’s Speed Limits is philosophy as it once was: energetic, challenging, life-transforming, and vital.”—Esa Saarinen, Aalto University, Finland
(Esa Saarinen)

“A detailed, personal account of the time that machines have given to us--and the time that we have given to them.”—George Dyson, author of Turing's Cathedral
(George Dyson)

“In this brilliant and important book, Mark Taylor explains why we live as we do and why we feel so rotten about it. More importantly, he peels back the dynamics that interact and intersect and gives us hope in our efforts to choose a different gear."—Siva Vaidhyanathan, author of The Googlization of Everything
(Siva Vaidhyanathan)