[Landes] has an eye for the odd, amusing detail and manages to
convey a great enthusiasm for his subject...His book contains a
wealth of piquant information that left me musing when I closed it.
-- Tracy Kidder "New York Times Book Review"
ÝLandes¨ has an eye for the odd, amusing detail and manages to
convey a great enthusiasm for his subject...His book contains a
wealth of piquant information that left me musing when I closed it.
-- Tracy Kidder "New York Times Book Review"
A wonderful book...It's richly detailed and illustrated, extremely
informative, and thoroughly enjoyable.
David Landes is a splendid storyteller...The book abounds with
anecdotes about people, not only those who made the clocks and
watches but also those who bought and used them...Without doubt,
this book will become a standard work in the history of
timekeeping--and it's also fun to read. -- Derek Howse "Washington
Post"
Stunning..."Revolution in Time" fairly radiates the author's own
delight. Like the classic clocks it so lovingly describes, it is an
exhilarating monument to human ingenuity. -- Jim Miller
"Newsweek"
The book is a pleasure to read, for the quality of the author's
thinking, for the slightly acid perceptiveness of his observations,
and for the often enchanting aptness of his quotations and
examples. -- E. J. Hobsbawm "New York Review of Books"
The text scintillates with wise and witty aphorisms...Landes notes
that clocks are the product of 'ingenuity, craftsmanship, artistry
and elegance': so is this book. -- David Cannadine "London Review
of Books"
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