Taking Things Seriously: 75 Objects with Unexpected Significance [Paperback]

Joshua Glenn (Author), Carol Hayes (Author)

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Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Princeton; 1 edition (Aug 1 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1568986904
ISBN-13: 978-1568986906
Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 14.3 x 1.7 cm
Shipping Weight: 295 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #253,346 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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In the office of any creative, passionate individual there will be an item that may not appear valuable but is displayed as if it were a priceless artifact. Taking Things Seriously highlights 75 items like this, from a soda bottle to a rubber pig, from a death mask to a shrivelled artichoke. Contributors include writers, musicians, designers, artists, cartoonists and architects such as Chika Azuma, Mark Kingwell, Mark Newgarden, Tony Millionaire and Luc Sante. Each identifies his or her significant object and explains the story behind keeping what most people would throw away.

About the Author

JOSHUA GLENN (Boston) writes for the Boston Globe, the Idler and the London Observer. He is publisher of Hermenaut, one of the few indispensable critical forums of the 1990s. CAROL HAYES (Brooklyn) is an award-winning designer who has worked for Little Brown, the Sundance Channel, Nickelodeon and Domino magazine.

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Amazon.com: 4.9 out of 5 stars (8 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding!!, Sep 5 2007

By Dr. Norman S. Keller - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Taking Things Seriously: 75 Objects with Unexpected Significance (Paperback)

What a gem! This is easily one of my favorite books of the year. Elegantly written adorned with beautiful images, I implore you to rush right out and buy a copy for youself--and another for a friend! Top notch stuff here. It's a keeper!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Objects of Interest to eveyone, Sep 26 2007

By P. D. Dideriksen - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Taking Things Seriously: 75 Objects with Unexpected Significance (Paperback)

This book is a real original. It's great to pick up and enjoy, then pick it up again later and enjoy some more.
It encompasses something everyone does and hardly anyone really thinks about...hoarding/collecting stuff that is really important only to you. It puts a perspective on people's emotional ties to sometimes useless things. I had a lot fun reading it and sharing it.
Pat D.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Things are great!, Sep 18 2007

By C- "MrLoop" - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Taking Things Seriously: 75 Objects with Unexpected Significance (Paperback)

If you are somebody that enjoys things or objects, or even if you don't, this book is great fun to read. If you know somebody that tends to find interest in life - you should buy this book for them. If you know somebody that does not tend to find interest in life - you should buy this book for them, maybe it will help.

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