Verlag: Melville House Publishing, 2023
ISBN 10: 1685890059 ISBN 13: 9781685890056
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Verlag: Melville House Publishing, 2023
ISBN 10: 1685890059 ISBN 13: 9781685890056
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Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic Nov 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1501348671 ISBN 13: 9781501348679
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.From its origins in the late 19th century to its decline in the 21st, Sheila Liming's Office narrates a cultural history of a place that has arguably been the primary site of labor in the postmodern economy.During the post-war decades of the 20th century, the office rose to prominence in culture, achieving an iconic status that is reflected in television, film, literature, and throughout the history of advertising. Most people are well versed in the clichés of office culture, despite evidence that an increasing number of us no longer work in offices.With the development of computing technology in the 1980s and 90s, the office underwent many changes. Microsoft debuted its suite of multitasking applications known as Microsoft Office in 1989, firing the first shot in the war for the office's survival. This book therefore poses the question: how did culture become organized around the idea of the office, and how will it change if the office become extinct Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic, 2020
ISBN 10: 1501348671 ISBN 13: 9781501348679
Anbieter: Monster Bookshop, Fleckney, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Verlag: Melville House Publishing, 2024
ISBN 10: 1685890784 ISBN 13: 9781685890780
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Verlag: Melville House Publishing, 2023
ISBN 10: 1685890059 ISBN 13: 9781685890056
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Verlag: Random House LLC US Jan 2024, 2024
ISBN 10: 1685890784 ISBN 13: 9781685890780
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Hide your phone, stop hustling for a second, and read this passionate argument for the importance of unstructured pre-digital hang.' People Loneliness is an epidemic; it feels harder than ever to connect with others meaningfully. What can we do to remedy this Sheila Liming has the answer: we need to hang out more.With the introduction of AI and constant Zoom meetings, our lives have become more fractured, digital and chaotic. Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time shows us what we have lost to the frenetic pace of digital life and how to get it back.Combining personal narrative with pungent analyses of books, movies, and TV shows, Sheila Liming shows us how the new social landscape deadens our connections with others connections that are vital to both self-care and to a vibrant community. Whether drinking with strangers in a distant city or jamming with musician friends in an abandoned Pittsburgh row house, Liming demonstrates that unstructured social time is the key to a freer, happier sense of self.Hanging Out shows how simple acts of casual connection are the glue that binds us together, and how community is the antidote to the disconnection and isolation that dominates contemporary life.'The book conceives of hanging out as a way to reclaim time as something other than a raw ingredient to be converted into productivity.' New York Times Rich with illuminating stories. Slate'We could all use more of that blissfully unstructured social time, posits Sheila Liming in the well-considered series of arguments found in Hanging Out.' Reader's Digest'Opens with a simple and expansive account of what hanging out is Liming dedicates much of the book to stories from her past. She has lived an interesting life, and she tells these stories well. Washington Post'Sharp and vivid writing a layered exploration of social dynamics that contains some textured literary criticism. Bookforum'More books about hanging out, less about productivity please. Sheila Liming sees the gap in our thinking about time, and the true worth in spending it in an unstructured fashion with members of our community. LitHub.
Verlag: Melville House Publishing Jan 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1685890059 ISBN 13: 9781685890056
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Makes a case for the necessity of unstructured social time as a key element of our cultural vitality and how it can help take back our social lives from the constant swirl of contemporary life.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2020
ISBN 10: 1501348671 ISBN 13: 9781501348679
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
Zustand: New. Über den AutorSheila LimingInhaltsverzeichnisIntroduction1. The Office as Space 2. The Office as Stockpile3. The Office as Hierarchy 4. The End of the OfficeAcknowledgmentsIndex.
Verlag: Melville House, 2024
ISBN 10: 1685890784 ISBN 13: 9781685890780
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New. Sheila Liming is an associate professor at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont, and the author of two previous books, What a Library Means to a Woman and Office. She has been featured in the New York Times Arts & Leisure.
Verlag: Melville House, 2023
ISBN 10: 1685890059 ISBN 13: 9781685890056
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
Gebunden. Zustand: New. Sheila Liming is an associate professor at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont, and the author of two previous books, What a Library Means to a Woman and Office. She has been featured in the New York Times Arts & Leisure.