Timekeepers / Simon Garfield.
Timekeepers / Simon Garfield.
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Publisher
Edinburgh : Canongate Books Ltd., 2016.
Call Numbers
G 2017/2957
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Language
English
Physical Description
Physical content
349 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.The Accident of Time -- i).Leaving the Ground -- ii).The Shortness of Life and How to Live It -- 2.How the French Messed Up the Calendar -- 3.The Invention of the Timetable -- i).The Fastest Thing You Ever Did See -- ii).Was Ever Tyranny More Monstrous? -- 4.The Be...
Note continued: i).Vasco da Gama Special Edition -- ii).Welcome to Baselworld -- iii).Uh-oh -- iv).In Which We Name the Guilty Man -- v).The Most Valuable Watch on the Planet -- 12.Time Tactics That Work! -- i).The Berry Season -- ii).The Lean Email Simple System -- 13.Life Is Short, Art Is Long --...
Publication information
Publisher
Edinburgh : Canongate Books Ltd., 2016.
Date Published
2016.
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Summary
Not so long ago we timed our lives by the movement of the sun. These days our time arrives atomically and insistently, and our lives are propelled by the notion that we will never have enough of the one thing we crave the most. How have we come to be dominated by something so arbitrary? The compelling stories in this book explore our obsessions wit...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Timekeepers / Simon Garfield.
Cover title
Timekeepers : how the world became obsessed with time
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Call Numbers
G 2017/2957
Record Identifier
74VKVaQxqWMg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVaQxqWMg
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ISBN
9781782113195
DDC
529
MMS ID
991024104414702626