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John Garrison - Glass - 9781628924244 - V9781628924244
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Glass

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Description for Glass Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 136 pages, 15 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 132.
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Pause and look around: you will see that you are surrounded by glass. It reflects and refracts light through your windows; it encircles a glowing filament above you; it's in a mirror hanging on the wall; it lies shattered in a dented corner of an iPhone-you're drinking water out of a pint glass. Taking up a most common object, rarely considered because assumed to be transparent, John Garrison draws evocative connections between historical depictions of glass and emerging visions that ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Object Lessons
Condition
New
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781628924244
SKU
V9781628924244
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50

About John Garrison
John Garrison is Associate Professor of English at Carroll University, USA. Prior to teaching, he helped develop technology and marketing innovations for leading companies such as Sony Electronics, Marvel Entertainment, Yahoo!, Panasonic, and Warner Brothers Pictures.

Reviews for Glass
[Glass] distills the essence of a substance that offers itself as something to be looked through, giving a shine to its contents, and as something that occupies our view, as something we have to take note of and interact with.
Julian Yates
Los Angeles Review of Books
[A] book that can be read in a fascinated hour, ... Read more

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