Outside lies magic : regaining history and awareness in everyday places / John R. Stilgoe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stilgoe, John R., 1949-

Contributor:

Wunsch, Aaron V., Former owner.

Perry, Reg, cover designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Walking--United States--Philosophy.

Walking.

Cycling--United States--Philosophy.

Cycling.

Local history.

Philosophy.

Psychological aspects.

United States--Description and travel--Psychological aspects.

United States.

United States--History, Local--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

187 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Walker and Co., 1998.

Summary:

Outside Lies Magic is a book about the acute observation of ordinary things, about becoming aware in everyday places, about seeing in utterly new ways, about enriching your life unexpectedly. For 21 years John R. Stilgoe has developed and practiced the art of exploring the everyday world around us, where so much lies hidden just beneath the surface, offering uncommon knowledge if we but know what to look for. In this book, Stilgoe inspires us to become explorers on our own - on foot or on bicycle - and by so doing to reap the benefits of escaping, even temporarily, the traps of our programmed lives. From the electrical grid overhead to fences, malls, and main streets, Stilgoe offers a fresh understanding of the links and fractures in our society.

Contents:

1. Beginnings 1

2. Lines 21

3. Mail 59

4. Strips 71

5. Interstate 89

6. Enclosures 103

7. Main Street 131

8. Stops 157

9. Endings 179.

Notes:

Cover design by Reg Perry.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum circulating copy: From the Library of Aaron V. Wunsch.

ISBN:

0802713408

OCLC:

38890714