Rebuilt: My Journey Back to the Hearing World (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Rebuilt Chorost chronicles his journey from deafness to hearing, from human to cyborg, and how it transformed him. Written with self-deprecating, dry wit this volume explores hearing, sound, and software that can now mend the senses.
Full description- Publisher: Mariner Books
- Published: 19 May 2006
- Format: Paperback 232 pages
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- Categories: Biography: General | Autobiography: General | Memoirs | Cybernetics & Systems Theory | Disability: Social Aspects | Philosophy Of Science | Computer Science | Coping With Disability
- ISBN 13: 9780618717606 ISBN 10: 0618717609
- Sales rank: 765,678
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Full description for Rebuilt
After Michael Chorost suddenly lost what was left of his hearing, he took the radical step of having a cochlear implant -- a tiny computer -- installed in his head. A technological marvel, the device not only restored to him the world of sound but also could be routinely upgraded with new software. Despite his intitial fear of the technology's potentially dehumanizing effects, Chorost's implant allowed him to connect with others in surprising ways: as a cyborg, he learned about love, joined a writing group, and formed deeper friendships. More profoundly, his perception of the world around him was dramatically altered.Brimming with insight and written with charm and self-deprecating humor, Rebuilt unveils, in personal terms, the astounding possibilities of a new technological age.
