A Watched Pot

A Watched Pot
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Publisher : NYU Press
Total Pages : 243
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ISBN-10 : 9780814726860
ISBN-13 : 0814726860
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Book Synopsis A Watched Pot by : Michael G. Flaherty

Download or read book A Watched Pot written by Michael G. Flaherty and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Time, it has been said, is the enemy. In an era of harried lives, time seems increasingly precious as hours and days telescope and our lives often seem to be flitting past. And yet, at other times, the minutes drag on, each tick of the clock excruciatingly drawn out. What explains this seeming paradox? Based upon a full decade's empirical research, Michael G. Flaherty's new book offers remarkable insights on this most universal human experience. Flaherty surveys hundreds of individuals of all ages in an attempt to ascertain how such phenomena as suffering, violence, danger, boredom, exhilaration, concentration, shock, and novelty influence our perception of time. Their stories make for intriguing reading, by turns familiar and exotic, mundane and dramatic, horrific and funny. A qualitative and quantitative tour de force, A Watched Pot presents what may well be the first fully integrated theory of time and will be of interest to scientists, humanists, social scientists and the educated public alike. A Choice Outstanding Academic Book.


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