{"product_id":"the-cloud-mass-market-paperbound","title":"The Cloud - Mass Market Paperbound","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatt Richtel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Cloud\u003c\/em\u003e is an exhilarating, cutting-edge thriller from Pulitzer Prize winner and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e technology and science reporter Matt Richtel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the next generation of technology seeps into the brains of the next generation of people, former medical student turned journalist Nat Idle must investigate and stop the invasion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of Lisa Gardner, Steve Berry, and Joseph Finder, Richtel has delivered a whip-smart page-turner that melds cutting-edge science with a technological mystery and a shocking finale. A deftly told tale, the scariest part of \u003cem\u003eThe Cloud\u003c\/em\u003e is how close to reality it could be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Cloud\u003c\/em\u003e, the second in the Nat Idle series, includes a bonus short story, \"Floodgate.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA late-night accident on a San Francisco subway platform has altered Nat Idle's reality. But then, there are no accidents.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisoriented and bloodied after a near-deadly fall onto the subway tracks, freelance journalist Nat Idle discovers that a beautiful stranger has come to his aid . . . and that the burly man who barreled into him had intended to do Nat harm. What he doesn't know is why--and his quest for answers leads him to uncover a handful of mysterious deaths, and a bizarre neurological disorder plaguing Bay Area children . . . as he ventures ultimately into the \u003cem\u003eCloud\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a brave new world, the Cloud is where we store data, secrets, dreams. But it is something more--something insidious with the power to change not just how we interact with the world, but our behavior, and brains. Nat, in search of the truth, finds himself lost in a psychedelic maze, discovering things that cannot possibly be, realizing there is no one and nothing he can trust . . . not even his own mind. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.4 x 4.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 29, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48393785049309,"sku":"9780061999703","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/mVYMuNwoPE9780061999703.webp?v=1787155594","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-cloud-mass-market-paperbound","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}