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Book Review: Hooked

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The mad frenzy over Apple's new iPhone suggests that we're almost addicted to checking email and surfing the web, but what if your technology addiction became as real as, say, drug abuse -- leading you to act completely out of character? That's the central question in the new novel "Hooked" by Matt Richtel. It's a thriller that spins a scary scenario of technological dependence set in the wired-up world of Silicon Valley. Jordan Rosenfeld has a review. Reporter: Jordan Rosenfeld

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