"Elegant . . .  a true page-turner, and a superb introduction to the game of chess."
-- THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

"Fresh and fascinating...a world-spanning story [Shenk] relates with skill and verve."
-- THE CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

"The End of Patience is a very useful antidote to the endless praise lavished on the new electronic mediums. Read it slowly!"
-- Bill McKibben

“I just completed The Forgetting and can’t begin to thank you. I was enlightened by your research and touched by the way you dealt with the emotional impact."
-- C. Murray, Orlando, Florida

"Beguiling...[The Immortal Game] has an improvisational dexterity that suits its subject."
-- THE WEEKLY STANDARD

"A bravura demonstration of the art of storytelling."
-- THE GLOBE AND MAIL (Canada)

"A David Shenk speech is much more fireside chat than didactic lecture."
-- Naomi S. Boak, Twin Cities Public Television, Minneapolis, Minnesota

"A great speaker...David will make you laugh one minute and think hard the next."
-- Jeff Ganek, CEO, Neustar, Washington DC

"I enjoyed so much your talk today. Your work rings so true and is so vital in today's toxic deterministic and parochial milieu."

- Hyman Shwarzberg, M.D., Director of Radiology, University Hospital of Brooklyn

"David Shenk leaves an audience moved and much wiser."
-- Peter Braun, LA Alzheimer's Association

"[The Forgetting is] intelligent and unusually circumspect."
-- THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS

"Riveting….superb….a must-read for anyone interested in the wretched ailment that is Alzheimer’s."
-- THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

"Shenk may understand the Information Age better than anyone else: he sees benefits and perils that everybody else seems too rushed to notice."

-- Dan Rather

"Data Smog is an indispensable guide to the big picture of technology’s cultural impact."
-- THE NEW YORK TIMES

"A concise, insightful, and welcome critique."
-- THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE

“Data Smog is the Silent Spring for the Digital Age."
— THE BOSTON GLOBE

"We enjoyed Shenk's candor, his sense of humor, and his deep insights into the process that lay behind talent and intelligence."
-- Ronald Gross, Columbia University

David Shenk named one of 21 "New Economy Gurus" for the 21st Century.

- DARWIN MAGAZINE

"David Shenk’s brilliant book Data Smog names the problem, describes it, explains it and -- God bless him -- offers us help in coping with it."
-- Neil Postman

"A remarkable addition to the literature of the science of the mind."
--  THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVIEW

"The Forgetting is one of those rare books that lifts journalism to the level of literature."
 -- THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE

"Thank you for your wonderful talk last night! You offered some excellent inspiration to our writers."
-- Beth Taylor, Brown University

“Deeply affecting… a fascinating meditation on the scientific, political and cultural history of Alzheimer’s disease.”
- THE WASHINGTON POST

"Shenk’s sentences are witty, often savagely funny."
-- PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY

"Fascinating….As good as the science in [The Forgetting] is, it takes a back seat to Shenk’s eloquent reflections on the meaning of memory and aging [and] our sense of self."
-- THE WASHINGTON MONTHLY

"Your talk was a great success -- the best event of its sort we've ever had. You inspired our school and our community."
-- Robert D. Brisk, The Wellington School, Columbus OH

"The Forgetting is a remarkable achievement."
-- Daniel Kuhn, Mather Institute on Aging

"A deeply interesting and important book."
-- THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

"Profound."
-- LONDON EVENING STANDARD

"The Genius in All of Us has quietly blown my mind."
-- LAURA MILLER, SALON

"Couple of days ago I finished reading your excellent book Data Smog, which comes to my hands after a little bit hard effort. But this effort is worth of everything."
-- Petrovic, a reader in Belgrade

The End of Patience is an important book...Shenk offers something unique and valuable to a shell-shocked culture.“
-- Jon Katz, Author, Virtuous Reality

"Data Smog" added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2004

“For those of us living in Alzheimer’s shadow, I want to thank you for the wonderful gift of your book.”
-- T. Bancroft, Saco ME

"Shenk writes with passion and grace."
-- THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS

"David Shenk forced me to re-evaluate my longstanding faith in the intrinsic benefits of networking technology. "
-- Douglas Rushkoff

“The Forgetting has done a world of good. Keep up the good work!”
-- Gerald Couzens, The Johns Hopkins Memory Bulletin

"The Forgetting is completely absorbing, fascinating, the best of writing."
-- Amy Tan

"Your ‘Biocapitalism’ essay is truly an excellent piece of work."
-- M. Runge, Baltimore  

"Inspiring and liberating."
-- Steven Johnson

"The Genius in All of Us is a great book."
-- Rudolph Tanzi, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School

"David Shenk sweeps aside decades of misconceptions about genetics."
-- Daniel H. Pink