The author of What's Happening to Home: Balancing Life, Work, and Refuge in the Information Age fears that we are developing an 'attention-deficit' culture. In historical, scientific, and philosophical contexts, Jackson calls for a renaissance of attention to counter being driven to fragmented 'mcthinking' by electronic technologies. Bill McKibben (The End of Nature), among those who share her concerns, introduces this paperback edition of the 2008 book. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)