{"title":"Jess Kimball Leslie","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the captivating world of Jess Kimball Leslie, a writer who brilliantly straddles the line between technology and human connection. In her notable work, \u003cem\u003eI Love My Computer Because My Friends Live in It\u003c\/em\u003e, Leslie offers a compelling narrative that explores the nuanced relationship between digital and real-life friendships. Her writing is characterised by wit, warmth, and a deep understanding of modern social dynamics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing from her own experiences, Jess Kimball Leslie invites readers to reflect on their own interactions with technology in the context of Biography \u0026amp; Memoir. Her stories are not just tales of tech-savvy exploits but are deeply personal accounts that resonate with anyone navigating the intricacies of digital life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a technophile or someone simply curious about the digital age's impact on personal relationships, Jess Kimball Leslie's collection provides an insightful and entertaining journey. Explore her works to discover a fresh perspective on how computers and the internet have carved a new dimension in our social landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"i-love-my-computer-because-my-friends-live-in-it-by-jess-kimball-leslie-9780762461714","title":"I Love My Computer Because My Friends Live in It","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Love My Computer Because My Friends Live in It\u003c\/em\u003e is tech analyst Jess Kimball Leslie's hilarious, frank homage to the technology that contributed so significantly to the person she is today. From accounts of the lawless chat rooms of early AOL to the perpetual high school reunions that are modern-day Facebook and Instagram, her essays paint a clear picture: that all of us have a much more twisted, meaningful, emotional relationship with the online world than we realise or let on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eComing of age in suburban Connecticut in the late '80s and early '90s, Jess looked to the nascent Internet to find the tribes she couldn't find IRL: fellow Bette Midler fans; women who seemed impossibly sure of their sexuality; people who worked with computers every day as part of their actual jobs without being ridiculed as nerds. It's in large part because of her embrace of an online life that Jess is where she is now: happily married, with a wife, son, and dog, and making a living analysing Internet trends and forecasting the future of tech.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe bets most people would credit technology for many of their successes, too, if they could only shed the notion that it's a mind-numbing drug on which we're all overdosing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46844067217644,"sku":"9780762461714","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12459533482459.jpg?v=1758826051"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/jess-kimball-leslie.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}