| Hooked: A Thriller about Love and Other Addictions Contributor(s): Richtel, Matt (Author) |
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ISBN: 0446698911 ISBN-13: 9780446698917 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing OUR PRICE: $20.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: Nat Idle, a San Francisco writer with a medical degree, narrowly survives an explosion in an Internet caf?? after a stranger hands him a note warning him to exit immediately. The handwriting on the note belongs to his deceased girlfriend, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist whom he has obsessively been mourning. So begins HOOKED, a pop thriller for the Digital Age, written with the force and the pace of an intimate email dispatch you can't stop reading. Each chapter of this novel will keep readers hooked as Nat Idle searches for the love of his life in the midst of manipulation and conspiracy. Just as previous generations were influenced by movies, today we are becoming hooked on Internet technology, which is changing the way we read, think, and dream. HOOKED vividly illustrates how technology is turning us into a national of addicts. It will make you rethink your relationship with your computer and your mobile phone. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Thrillers - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 5.35" W x 7.96" (0.55 lbs) 292 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Nat Idle, a San Francisco writer with a medical degree, narrowly survives an explosion in an internet cafe after a stranger hands him a note warning him to leave immediately. The handwriting is that of his dead girlfriend, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist whom he has been mourning obsessively. So begins 'Hooked'." |