The Ego Boom Why the World Really Does Revolve around You

A provocative assessment of how today's society is shifting from individualism to isolation explores the ways in which technology is providing both a venue for free expression and breaking apart social systems, in a guide that makes recommendations for combating specific problems.

STEVE MAICH is a senior editor and national business columnist for Maclean’s magazine. Before that he was a columnist and feature writer for the National Post. He has covered media and technology for Bloomberg News and was a political writer for the Halifax Chronicle-Herald. He has won several journalism awards for feature writing and investigative reporting, including the 2005 National Magazine Award for his columns in Maclean’s. He lives in Toronto.

LIANNE GEORGE is a senior editor for Maclean’s. Previously, she worked as a writer and editor at Saturday Night, ELLE Canada and Shift magazines, and as an arts and life reporter for the National Post. Her feature articles, which primarily address social and cultural trends, have been published in Azure and Report on Business magazines, and she is co-author of the gold-medal winning book Out to Brunch. She lives in Toronto