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A Sideways Look at Time - by Jay Griffiths (Paperback)
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Highlights
- A brilliant and poetic exploration of the way that we experience time in our everyday lives.
- Discover Great New Writers (Nonfiction) 2003 1st Winner
- About the Author: Jay Griffiths' writing has appeared in The London Review of Books, The Guardian, The Observer, The Ecologist magazine, and Resurgence magazine, of which she is an associate editor.
- 403 Pages
- Science, Time
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About the Book
Taking readers on a mind-bending tour of time as we know it, this "amusing and erudite" ("The Times Literary Supplement") book reintroduces readers to dimensions of time that are largely forgotten today.Book Synopsis
A brilliant and poetic exploration of the way that we experience time in our everyday lives. Why does time seem so short? How does women's time differ from men's? Why does time seem to move slowly in the countryside and quickly in cities? How do different cultures around the world see time? In A Sideways Look at Time, Jay Griffiths takes readers on an extraordinary tour of time as we have never seen it before. With this dazzling and defiant work, Griffiths introduces us to dimensions of time that are largely forgotten in our modern lives. She presents an infectious argument for other, more magical times, the diverse cycles of nature, of folktale or carnival, when time is unlimited and on our side. This is a book for those who suspect that there's more to time than clocks. Irresistible and provocative, A Sideways Look at Time could change the way we view time-forever.Review Quotes
"An exercise indeed in Dharma, Poetry, and Philosophy."
--Gary Snyder, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet
About the Author
Jay Griffiths' writing has appeared in The London Review of Books, The Guardian, The Observer, The Ecologist magazine, and Resurgence magazine, of which she is an associate editor.Dimensions (Overall): 8.1 Inches (H) x 5.54 Inches (W) x 1.06 Inches (D)
Weight: .81 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 403
Genre: Science
Sub-Genre: Time
Publisher: Tarcher
Format: Paperback
Author: Jay Griffiths
Language: English
Street Date: March 8, 2004
TCIN: 90953947
UPC: 9781585423064
Item Number (DPCI): 247-06-4794
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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