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Richtel, Matt

A deadly wandering a tale of tragedy and redemption in the age of attention / Matt Richtel. - New York : HarperCollins Publishers , 2014 - 403 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

Prologue -- Part one : Collision. Reggie -- The toll -- The neuroscientists -- Reggie -- Terryl -- The toll -- The neuroscientists -- Terryl -- Reggie -- Reggie -- The neuroscientists -- Reggie -- The hunt for justice -- The neuroscientists -- Terryl -- Part two : Reckoning. The neuroscientists -- Terryl -- Hunt for justice -- Reggie -- The neuroscientists -- Terryl -- Hunt for justice -- The lawmakers -- The neuroscientists -- Reggie -- Terryl -- The neuroscientists -- Hunt for justice -- Reggie -- Hunt for justice -- Hunt for justice -- Hunt for justice -- Terryl -- Reggie -- Hunt for justice -- Part three : Redemption. Hunt for justice -- Reggie -- Hunt for justice -- The lawmakers -- The lawmakers -- Justice -- The lawmakers -- Justice -- Reggie -- Redemption -- Reggie's brain -- Terryl -- Redemption -- The neuroscientists -- Reggie -- Epilogue -- Author's note -- About the author -- Also by Matt Richtel -- About the publisher.

A brilliant, narrative-driven exploration of technology's vast influence on the human mind and society, dramatically-told through the lens of a tragic "texting-while-driving" car crash that claimed the lives of two rocket scientists in 2006.


English

ISBN: 9780062284068

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 016155563 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cell phones and traffic accidents
Technology---Sociological aspects
Homicide
Distracted driving---Case studies

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Utah---Case studies

LC Class. No.: PS3618.I36 / C58 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 363.1251