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Books about time
Revolution in TimeRevolution in Time by DS Landes
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A magnificent history of timekeeping and its impact on culture.
A Geography of Time: The Temporal Misadventures of a Social Psychologist, or How Every Culture Keeps Time Just a Little Bit DifferentlyA Geography of Time: The Temporal Misadventures of a Social Psychologist, or How Every Culture Keeps Time Just a Little Bit Differently by Robert V. Levine
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A psychologist looks at how time works in different cultures. Readable and entertaining as well as learned.
Empires of Time: Calendars, Clocks, and CulturesEmpires of Time: Calendars, Clocks, and Cultures by Anthony F. Aveni
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Fascinating exploration of early concepts of time, particularly good on ancient Aztec and Incan sky-watching.
The Arrow of Time: A Voyage Through Science to Solve Time's Greatest MysteryThe Arrow of Time: A Voyage Through Science to Solve Time's Greatest Mystery by Peter V. Coveney
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Not easy reading, but as good an introduction to the physics of time as you're going to find, given the complexities of the subject.
The Dance of Life - The Other Dimension of TimeThe Dance of Life - The Other Dimension of Time by Edward T. Hall
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The classic anthropological text on time and human behaviour.
Timewatch: Social Analysis of TimeTimewatch: Social Analysis of Time by Barbara Adam
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Time in everyday experience and behaviour. A useful cultural studies text.
Saving the Daylight: Why We Put the Clocks ForwardSaving the Daylight: Why We Put the Clocks Forward by David S. Prerau
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A neat little history of daylight saving time, full of anecdotes and politics.
No Time: Stress and the Crisis of Modern LifeNo Time: Stress and the Crisis of Modern Life by Heather Menzies
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A study of modern life and why it has accelerated.