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Up next on booktv after words with guest host maggie jackson, author of distracted. This weeks matt richtel and his latest book is a deadly wandering a tale of tragedy and redemption in the age of attention. In it a New York Times reporter tells the story of a tragic car accident due to texting from impact through the court proceeding. He combines the disturbing reallife story with a thorough examination of the distractions of technology and their impact on society. The program is about an hour. Host hello. Im here today hosting after words with matt richtel and congratulations on your new and...

About tragedy and redemption. I would say you could call it the canary in a coal mine case of how we live with our technology both in constructive and constructive ways. I think we have a lot to talk about. And i wanted to welcome you. Guest where was that when i needed an elevator pitch . That was great. Host i wanted to welcome you at also start off by asking, the word deadly is in the title. How deadly . Before we go into the story, how deadly is this trend . I we talk about historically, especially visavis to driving which everyone has heard about. Guest first of all, i like your canary in...

Largest town in north was without a real station, which bring social and economic benefits to the town as weve already heard. As the Prime Minister is in a spending mood albeit a little bit further south, i wonder whether people help the people and give us an early Christmas Present with the promise of a rail station . Im very happy to look with honorable lady says. What were seeing is more Railway Lines open, more stations opening, and more railways electrify. I think the entire period of the last Labour Government electrified just 13 miles of track. And absolutely pathetic record for a gover...

Huge amounts of material. The newspapers, the source material is incredibly rich so that means if you want to get into it although its rich its not overwhelming. One problem with American History and why would never go into this are beyond 1775 when you get in the period of the revolution itself beyond that in the 19th century the source material becomes overwhelming especially through the war which is a lifetimes work in and of itself. In this particular come in britain you feel like a perimeter around it and you can get to grips with these people not the least because the decisionmaking is d...

Southern democrats had the history fraught with tension and how it meant that president clinton didnt turn to him for advice or to do things for him that you might have expected. Thats a story i remember because it was different from what everybody else was doing. I remember both things. Memorable events. Trying to get a story that was different from everybody else. The really interesting thing is you had a story idea and you talked to them about your story. Two president s. When did that stop happening . Seriously. When did that stop happening . When was the last time you recalled doing Somet...