LEADER 02893nam 2200421 450 001 9910825808103321 005 20230808194221.0 010 $a1-78211-320-7 035 $a(CKB)3710000000749903 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6017846 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6634562 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6634562 035 $a(OCoLC)953581048 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000749903 100 $a20200302d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aTimekeepers $ehow the world became obsessed with time /$fSimon Garfield 210 1$aEdinburgh ;$aLondon :$cCanongate,$d[2016] 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (252 pages) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-78211-319-3 327 $aCover -- Title page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction: Very, Very Early or Very, Very Late -- 1. The Accident of Time -- i) Leaving the Ground -- ii) The Shortness of Life and How to Live It -- 2. How the French Messed Up the Calendar -- 3. The Invention of the Timetable -- i) The Fastest Thing You Ever Did See -- ii) Was Ever Tyranny More Monstrous? -- 4. The Beet Goes On -- i) The Way to Play the Ninth -- ii) Just How Long Should a CD Be? -- iii) Revolver -- 5. How Much Talking Is Too Much Talking? -- i) In the Time of Moses -- ii) Talking It Over -- 6. Movie Time -- i) How You Get to the Clock -- ii) Oncoming Train -- 7. Horology Part One: How to Make a Watch -- i) A Very Difficult Floor -- ii) Just What Is It about the Swiss? -- 8. Roger Bannister Goes Round and Round -- 9. Vietnam. Napalm. Girl. -- i) The Split Second -- ii) 'I am Muybridge and this is a message from my wife' -- 10. The Day Shift -- i) We Will Crush, Squash, Slaughter Yamaha! -- ii) The Boss from Hell -- 11. Horology Part Two: How to Sell the Time -- i) Vasco da Gama Special Edition -- ii) Welcome to Baselworld -- iii) Uh-oh -- iv) In Which We Name the Guilty Man -- v) The Most Valuable Watch on the Planet -- 12. Time Tactics That Work! -- i) The Berry Season -- ii) The Lean Email Simple System -- 13. Life Is Short, Art Is Long -- i) The Clock Is a Clock -- ii) White People Are Crazy -- 14. Slowing Down the World -- i) A Place Where Time Stands Still -- ii) Living Frenchly -- iii) Faster Food -- 15. The British Museum and the Story of Us -- i) The Book of Hours -- ii) Doomed and Marooned -- iii) Those Who Feel Differently -- Epilogue: Humility Watch -- Further Reading and Acknowledgements -- Picture Credits -- Index. 606 $aTime$xPsychological aspect 615 0$aTime$xPsychological aspect. 676 $a153.753 700 $aGarfield$b Simon$0481433 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910825808103321 996 $aTimekeepers$93984885 997 $aUNINA