A Sideways Look at Time

Overview

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.

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Author Information

Bio of Jay Griffiths

With her groundbreaking book A Sideways Look at Time, British author Jay Griffiths challenges readers with her proposal that there's more to time than changing seasons and ticking clocks. "It is highly serious and yet playful; it is wise, wide ranging and radical. If this book were a political party, I'd join it," raved Body Shop CEO Anita Roddick of Griffiths's debut.

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Additional Info

Imprint

Tarcher

Filesize

378.40 KB

Number of Pages

416

eBook ISBN

9781440617737

Awards

• Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Award