Titel
Clouddwellers, Towerists and the Skyline Society
Schrijver
Jan Klerks
Taal
Engels
ISBN
97890824969
Uitgever
Altorium Press
Prijs
€ 25,00
Bijzonderheden
2021, hardcover, 304 pp., nieuw exemplaar, gesigneerd door de auteur
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Clouddwellers Towerists and the Skyline Society contains 409 terms and definitions that are in any way related to skyscrapers. About 300 of these have been made up for the occasion. We need those words. When talking about skyscrapers, too often we find ourselves explaining the importance of having lovely views while taking a bath. Or how pleasant it is to enter a spacious and well-designed lobby. Or why a small, unsightly night shop next door might matter more to a skyscraper resident than a nearby national theatre. We don’t even have a proper term for a residential skyscraper, or for those who live in them. Words are tools used to create opinions, ideas, and insights, and the more terms, slang, or jargon we’ve got at our disposal, the deeper our understanding of the skyscraper will be.
That said, this dictionary is not a one-way trip from A through Z, which would have been sufficient to satisfy the need for a linguistic toolbox that creates awareness of often overlooked but essential details. Through vocabulary, this book not only celebrates the skyscraper but also shows you around the wonderful and versatile place that is skyscraperland. It explores every corner of this spacious world, while also taking a closer look at its densely-packed pockets. It presents many highlights, but also some of the down-to-earth areas. Best of all, it has a lot of stories to tell, some of which are quite tall. This book is not only the world’s first skyscraper dictionary but also the first vertical travel book.
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Clouddwellers Towerists and the Skyline Society contains 409 terms and definitions that are in any way related to skyscrapers. About 300 of these have been made up for the occasion. We need those words. When talking about skyscrapers, too often we find ourselves explaining the importance of having lovely views while taking a bath. Or how pleasant it is to enter a spacious and well-designed lobby. Or why a small, unsightly night shop next door might matter more to a skyscraper resident than a nearby national theatre. We don’t even have a proper term for a residential skyscraper, or for those who live in them. Words are tools used to create opinions, ideas, and insights, and the more terms, slang, or jargon we’ve got at our disposal, the deeper our understanding of the skyscraper will be.
That said, this dictionary is not a one-way trip from A through Z, which would have been sufficient to satisfy the need for a linguistic toolbox that creates awareness of often overlooked but essential details. Through vocabulary, this book not only celebrates the skyscraper but also shows you around the wonderful and versatile place that is skyscraperland. It explores every corner of this spacious world, while also taking a closer look at its densely-packed pockets. It presents many highlights, but also some of the down-to-earth areas. Best of all, it has a lot of stories to tell, some of which are quite tall. This book is not only the world’s first skyscraper dictionary but also the first vertical travel book.
Meer info op janklerks.com
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