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Thats never been more true than with traffic, where he takes a subject that we all deal with and worry about, and lets us see it through new eyes. Why we drive the way we do and what it says about us, published by alfred a. Audio book sample courtesy of penguin random house audio. Though i dont feel quite right about it, i just had to give it a try. Written by tom vanderbilt, audiobook narrated by david slavin. Traffic by tom vanderbilt the works by kate ascher the box by marc. Find tom vanderbilts phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Why we drive the way we do and what it says about us.
Tom vanderbilts the single most important object in the global economy, in slate is an absolutely fascinating look at the role that pallets play in the modern world, starting with their origin. Richard todd was the editor who encouraged him, and from that article grew a lifelong association. Tom vanderbilt uncovers a raft of counterintuitive facts about what happens when we get behind the wheel, and why. Anyone who spends more than 19 minutes a day in traffic should read this book. Covering driving psychology, socialanthropology, economics and traffic engineering, among others, he gives a comprehensive and original view of this uniquely human phenomenon. In his previous book, vanderbilt traffic wrote about why people drive the. Horchow auditorium if youve ever wondered how netflix recommends movies, why we venerate artists who were controversial or ignored during. How we drive, the official blog for the book traffic. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading traffic. Jul 29, 2008 tom vanderbilt, bestselling author of traffic, explains why we like the things we like, why we hate the things we hate, and what all this tell us about ourselves. Why we drive the way we do and what it says about us up to now with regards to the book weve got traffic. A great, deep, multidisciplinary investigation of the dynamics and the psychology of traffic jams.
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