“An exhilaratingly panoramic, inescapably poignant snapshot of a world poised in a Janus moment, where technology is both bane and savior of the past and present.” —Newsday (New York)
“A smart and engaging work...[by] a clean, clear writer... His ideas are anchored in the tangible and...you can take your pick of the strong essays in The Future of the Past.” —The New York Times Book Review
“This book is worth reading for its chapter on the Sphinx alone.” —Harper’s Magazine
“Illuminating and engrossing...a fresh, lively, and ultimately wrenching display of a world transforming itself irrevocably.” —The New York Observer
“Fascinating...deftly written, keenly observed.” —The New York Times
