A Deadly Wandering: A Tale of Tragedy and Redemption in the Age of Attention

From Barnes & NobleTexting while driving is a national catastrophe. It causes 1.3 million car crashes a year. For Reggie Shaw, that is no mere statistic; it marks a life-changing—and life-ending incident: In 2006, he was a 19-year-old college student idly cell-phone chatting with his girlfriend while driving when he smashed into another car and killed its two rocket scientist occupants. Wracked by guilt, he has become a fervent campaigner against texting behind the wheel, speaking at more than 300 events nationwide. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Matt Richtel uses this tragedy as the poignant backdrop to a powerful book about the high cost of human distraction. He draws on groundbreaking research to unlock little known connections between attention and technology.