Acquainted With The Night: Excursions Through the World After Dark |
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| Authors: | Dewdney, Christopher |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| BISAC/Subject: | SCI066000 |
| ISBN: | 9781443402927, Related ISBNs: 1443402923, 9780002006392, 9781443402927 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 320, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
Only Christopher Dewdney could mine the darkest pools of lore, legend, natural history, science, cultural history and the arts to recast the seemingly commonplace aspects of an ordinary night into a magical and exhilarating nocturnal tour. Using an original hour-by-hour structure that follows night’s progression from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am, Dewdney explores and celebrates a single representative night at each point on the clock.
- 6:00 pm: The setting sun begins Dewdney’s search to discover the perfect sunset.
- 10:00 pm: The evening rhythms of the city hit their stride, from the cop on the night beat to the backbeat of the clubs.
- Midnight: The hour of romance and magic.
- 3:00 am: Dewdney is wide awake at a sleep clinic.
- 5:00 am: “The desperate hour,” we enter a provocative cultural investigation of the “art of darkness.”
For all those who’ve been wondering what they’ve been missing while they sleep, Acquainted with the Night is an illuminating exploration and a terrific gift book.
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