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Timekeepers : how the world became obsessed with time /
by Garfield, Simon.
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BookPublisher: Edinburgh : Canongate, 2016Description: 364 pages ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9781782113195 (hbk.) :; 1782113193 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 153.753 GARSubject(s): Time perception | Time | Time measurements | Psychology | PsychologySummary: 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 with time.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book - Adult Hardback | Southport Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 153.753 GAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002933889X |
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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 with time.
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