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Paul Carr (born 7 December 1979) is a British writer, journalist and commentator, based in San Francisco.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.paulcarr.com )〕 He has also—as he wrote on his official website—"edited various publications and founded numerous businesses with varying degrees of abysmal failure."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.paulcarr.com/about-paul/ )〕 Carr is editorial director of PandoDaily.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url= http://pando.com/author/paulbcarr/ )〕 ==Memoirs== Carr's first autobiographical book, ''Bringing Nothing to the Party—True Confessions of a New Media Whore'', was published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in 2008. It tells the story of "a unique group of hard-partying, high-achieving young entrepreneurs—and () attempts to join them, whatever the cost."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/books/bringing-nothing-to-the-party-paperback )〕 According to one review, the book follows Carr's "journey from gonzo journalist, to accidental business owner, to accidental web business mogul, to very-near-jailbird, to working out what actually makes him happy in life."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://nmk.co.uk/articles/1003 )〕 On 19 December 2009 Carr, in a controversial move, decided to release ''Bringing Nothing to the Party'' as a free ebook download on TechCrunch.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/12/19/bringing-nothing-to-the-party/ )〕 Carr is one of the first in the field to give away a published book as a free download, as most publishers specifically prohibit this. However, Carr owns the rights to the US version of the book (which is available on the Kindle) and wanted to appeal to those who did not have a Kindle and wanted to read it. Carr decided to release his book online, despite the fact that people geographically elsewhere might also download it. (This is a problem because his publisher's parent company owns the digital rights to the book outside of North America.) The ebook can also be downloaded directly from Carr's website.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.paulcarr.com/book/ebook )〕 In 2010, it was reported〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/3129152/Pauls-sells-up-to-travel-with-just-laptop.html )〕 that Weidenfeld & Nicolson would publish a second book by Carr in May 2011, titled ''The Upgrade''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/books/the-upgrade-paperback )〕 The book tells the story of how, after the events described in ''Bringing Nothing to the Party'', Carr "decides to sell most of his possessions, abandon his old life and live entirely in upscale hotels—as a modern-day nomad."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/3129152/Pauls-sells-up-to-travel-with-just-laptop.html )〕 The book describes Carr's physical travels to the United States and other countries, including Spain, France, Germany, Canada and Iceland,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/3129152/Pauls-sells-up-to-travel-with-just-laptop.html )〕 as well as his personal journey, documenting Carr's battles with alcohol and subsequent attempt to give up drinking.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.paulcarr.com )〕 In March 2012 an article by Carr was published in the Wall Street Journal titled "How I Stopped Drowning in Drink," detailing his realization that he was an alcoholic and his successful self-designed program to stop drinking.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304692804577281413725296538.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paul Carr (writer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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