Outside lies magic
Subtitle: regaining history and awareness in everyday places
By: John R. Stilgoe.
Publisher: Walker and Co.
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 187
Subjects: Walking -- United States -- Philosophy; Cycling -- United States -- Philosophy; Travel -- Psychological aspects; United States -- History, Local -- Philosophy
Description: "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."--BOOK JACKET.