Obsolete: An Encyclopedia of Once-Common Things Passing Us By, from Mix Tapes and Modesty to Typewriters and Truly Blind Dates - Couverture rigide

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9780810978492: Obsolete: An Encyclopedia of Once-Common Things Passing Us By, from Mix Tapes and Modesty to Typewriters and Truly Blind Dates
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ISBN 10 : 0810978490 ISBN 13 : 9780810978492
Editeur : Harry N. Abrams, 2009

Synopsis

Thanks to advancing technology and shifting mores, the amount of change we experience in our lifetimes is truly exceptional. Objects and practices that are commonplace can very quickly become outmoded. In this witty and informative collection of short essays, journalist and social commentator Anna Jane Grossman takes a thoughtful look at what everyday apparatuses, ideas, and behaviors are quickly disappearing--or else have already left the building. """Obsolete "contains essays and entries on more than 100 alphabetized fading subjects, including Blind Dates, Mix Tapes, Getting Lost, Porn Magazines, Looking Old, Operators, Camera Film, Hitchhiking, Body Hair, Writing Letters, Basketball Players in Short Shorts, Privacy, Cash, and, yes, Books. This ode to obsolescence also includes 25 quirky pen-and-ink line illustrations to further help us remember exactly what we're missing.

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Éditeur
Harry N. Abrams
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0810978490
ISBN 13 
9780810978492
Reliure
Relié
Illustrateur
Hancock James
Nombre de pages
192
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
WordUnited GmbH
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