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Faster: The Acceleration of Just About Everything
By
James Gleick
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Vintage Books
Publication date
September 1, 2000
Pages
330
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780679775485
ISBN-10
067977548X
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.25 by 8 in.
Weight
0.65 lbs.
Original list price
$16.95
Other format details
sci/tech
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The best-selling author of Chaos and Genius presents an intriguing study of the human fascination with time from a psychological, biological, and cultural perspective tracing the development of measuring time and exploring ways in which we try to stretch our allotted time. Reprint. 75,000 first printing.
(view table of contents)Editions
Hardcover
from Pantheon Books (September 1, 1999)
9780679408376 | details & prices | 324 pages | 6.00 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.25 lbs | List price $24.00
About: Presents a study of the human fascination with time from a psychological, biological, and cultural perspective, tracing the development of measuring time and exploring ways in which we try to stretch our allotted time
About: Presents a study of the human fascination with time from a psychological, biological, and cultural perspective, tracing the development of measuring time and exploring ways in which we try to stretch our allotted time
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
from Vintage Books (September 1, 2000)
9780679775485 | details & prices | 330 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $16.95
About: Presents a study of the human fascination with time from a psychological, biological, and cultural perspective, tracing the development of measuring time and exploring ways in which we try to stretch our allotted time.
About: Presents a study of the human fascination with time from a psychological, biological, and cultural perspective, tracing the development of measuring time and exploring ways in which we try to stretch our allotted time.
Cassette/Spoken Word
With John McDonough |
Unabridged edition from Recorded Books (November 1, 1999)
9780788740671 | details & prices | List price $67.00
Prebinding
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (June 26, 2008)
9781439504062 | details & prices | 330 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.72 lbs | List price $23.00
About: Time is the datum that rules our lives.
About: Time is the datum that rules our lives.
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