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From wikis to web forums, social media and open data, technology is changing the way governments interact with their citizens.

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1	DEMOCRACY IN DEFICIT by James M. Buchanan 4.26 avg rating — 61 ratings score: 800, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Open Leadership: How Social Technology Can Transform the Way You Lead by Charlene Li (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 817 ratings score: 498, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Orphan Conspiracies: 29 Conspiracy Theories from The Orphan Trilogy by James Morcan (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 452 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The STREAM TONE: The Future of Personal Computing? by T. Gilling (Goodreads Author) 3.25 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Citizenville: Connecting People and Government in the Digital Age by Gavin Newsom 3.68 avg rating — 626 ratings score: 290, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything by Don Tapscott 3.73 avg rating — 10,989 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger 3.69 avg rating — 8,699 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Crowdsourcing: Why the Power of the Crowd Is Driving the Future of Business by Jeff Howe 3.84 avg rating — 2,323 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Traversing Digital Babel: Information, E-Government, and Exchange by Alon Peled it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Future Crimes by Marc Goodman (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 4,423 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Good Guide to Campaigning and Influencing by Brian Lamb 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Spying on Democracy: Government Surveillance, Corporate Power, and Public Resistance by Heidi Boghosian (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 88 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Citizen Lobbyist: A How-to Manual for Making Your Voice Heard in Government by Amanda Knief 4.02 avg rating — 52 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations by Clay Shirky 3.78 avg rating — 7,139 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Your Government Failed You: Breaking the Cycle of National Security Disasters by Richard A. Clarke 3.90 avg rating — 264 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Engines of Liberty: How Citizen Movements Succeed by David Cole 3.99 avg rating — 234 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Smart Cities: Big Data, Civic Hackers, and the Quest for a New Utopia by Anthony M. Townsend 3.60 avg rating — 819 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Truth Matters: A Citizen's Guide to Separating Facts from Lies and Stopping Fake News in Its Tracks by Bruce Bartlett 3.82 avg rating — 392 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Attention Deficit Democracy: The Paradox of Civic Engagement by Ben Berger (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet by Michael R. Bloomberg 4.06 avg rating — 1,035 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Making Democracy Fun: How Game Design Can Empower Citizens and Transform Politics by Josh Lerner 3.65 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	How to Be an American: A Field Guide to Citizenship by Silvia Hidalgo (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 138 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Connecting the Drops: A Citizens' Guide to Protecting Water Resources by Karen Schneller-McDonald really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	#Republic: Divided Democracy in the Age of Social Media by Cass R. Sunstein 3.35 avg rating — 336 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Fifth Domain: Defending Our Country, Our Companies, and Ourselves in the Age of Cyber Threats by Richard A. Clarke 4.02 avg rating — 833 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Perfect Weapon: How the Cyber Arms Race Set the World Afire by David E. Sanger 4.25 avg rating — 3,548 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Plot to Hack America: How Putin's Cyberspies and WikiLeaks Tried to Steal the 2016 Election by Malcolm W. Nance 4.08 avg rating — 1,881 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Lights Out: A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath by Ted Koppel 3.71 avg rating — 5,652 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War by Fred Kaplan (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 3,255 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Changing Face of Empire: Special Ops, Drones, Spies, Proxy Fighters, Secret Bases, and Cyberwarfare by Nick Turse 3.39 avg rating — 99 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Digital Ethnography: Anthropology, Narrative, and New Media by Natalie M. Underberg 2.71 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age by Sherry Turkle 3.80 avg rating — 5,350 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Evocative Objects: Things We Think With by Sherry Turkle (Editor) 3.79 avg rating — 377 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Critical Craft by Clare M. Wilkinson-Weber (Editor) 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Living in the State of Stuck: How Assistive Technology Impacts the Lives of People With Disabilities by Marcia J. Scherer (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Enterprise Social Technology: Helping Organizations Harness the Power of Social Media, Social Networking, Social Relevance by Scott Klososky 3.67 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Too Much Magic: Wishful Thinking, Technology, and the Fate of the Nation by James Howard Kunstler 3.74 avg rating — 398 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other by Sherry Turkle 3.62 avg rating — 6,516 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Culture: Leading Scientists Explore Societies, Art, Power, and Technology – A Mind-Expanding Primer from Edge.org's Leading Thinkers (Best of Edge Series, 1) by John Brockman 3.62 avg rating — 143 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	BiblioTech: Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google by John Palfrey 3.43 avg rating — 953 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Kill Chain: Drones and The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins by Andrew Cockburn 3.81 avg rating — 826 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Pinpoint: How GPS Is Changing Technology, Culture, and Our Minds by Greg Milner (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 644 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future by Kevin Kelly (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 12,041 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Science and Technology in Historic Preservation (Advances in Archaeological and Museum Science, 4) by Ray A. Williamson (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Sources: An Anthology of Contemporary Materials Useful for Preserving Personal Sanity While Braving the Technological Wilderness by Theodore Roszak 4.07 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech by Franklin Foer 3.62 avg rating — 2,281 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everything by Kelly Weinersmith (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 6,060 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Silicon States: The Power and Politics of Big Tech and What It Means for Our Future by Lucie Greene 3.56 avg rating — 176 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Stories of Elders: What the Greatest Generation Knows about Technology that You Don't by Veronica Kirin (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 80 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars