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GoatMan: How I Took a Holiday from Being Human par Thomas Thwaite-
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Caractéristiques de l'objet
- État
- Title
- GoatMan: How I Took a Holiday from Being Human (one man's journe
- ISBN
- 9781616894054
- EAN
- 9781616894054
- Book Title
- GoatMan : How I Took a Holiday from Being Human (one Man's Journey to Leave Humanity Behind and Become Like a Goat)
- Item Length
- 8.6in
- Publisher
- Princeton Architectural Press
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Technology & Engineering, Psychology
- Topic
- Agriculture / Animal Husbandry, Personal Memoirs, General
- Item Width
- 6.2in
- Item Weight
- 19.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 208 Pages
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Product Information
The dazzling success of The Toaster Project , including TV appearances and an international book tour, leaves Thomas Thwaites in a slump. His friends increasingly behave like adults, while Thwaites still lives at home, stuck in a big, dark hole. Luckily, a research grant offers the perfect out: a chance to take a holiday from the complications of being human--by transforming himself into a goat. What ensues is a hilarious and surreal journey through engineering, design, and psychology, as Thwaites interviews neuroscientists, animal behaviorists, prosthetists, goat sanctuary workers, and goatherds. From this, he builds a goat exoskeleton--artificial legs, helmet, chest protector, raincoat from his mum, and a prosthetic goat stomach to digest grass (with help from a pressure cooker and campfire)--before setting off across the Alps on four legs with a herd of his fellow creatures. Will he make it? Do Thwaites and his readers discover what it truly means to be human? GoatMan tells all in Thwaites's inimitable style, which NPR extols as a laugh-out- loud-funny but thoughtful guide through his own adventures.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN-10
1616894059
ISBN-13
9781616894054
eBay Product ID (ePID)
215938785
Product Key Features
Book Title
GoatMan : How I Took a Holiday from Being Human (one Man's Journey to Leave Humanity Behind and Become Like a Goat)
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Agriculture / Animal Husbandry, Personal Memoirs, General
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Technology & Engineering, Psychology
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.6in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
6.2in
Item Weight
19.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Nk1447.6.T49a35 2016
Reviews
"Thwaites is an artist with an engineer's soul, and he approached becoming a goat through the lens of problem-solving..Rethinking who we are; dreaming up new ways of living; taking ourselves apart to build ourselves back up--for human beings, these activities are natural. They are our never-ending hunt." -The New Yorker -- -, "Thwaites's experiment is a whacky, refreshingly un-self-serious addition to these age-old conversations. Ultimately, it's about the nature of the human condition, and the strange, sometimes glorious lengths to which people go in attempt to escape it." -Hyperallergic, "London designer Thomas Thwaites has turned his bizarre mission to bridge the boundary between Homo sapiens and other species by becoming "GoatMan" into an enlightening and funny book." -The Guardian -- -, "The book is full of wonderful photographs of the author in goat mode, including at his ultimate destination among a farmer's herd in Switzerland. This part of the book is riveting, not least because it shows how hard it is to be a goat (or any non-human animal). A scene where the author mistakenly and awkwardly climbs to the top of a hill, putting himself higher than the established, aggressive male goats of the mob, is spellbinding." -The Australian -- -, "Thwaites writes with a puppyish humour and an unquenchable enthusiasm. His book is beautifully designed, with thick, glossy paper and loads of colour photographs of a man in a goat costume clambering over alpine rocks." -Daily Mail, "The book is full of wonderful photographs of the author in goat mode, including at his ultimate destination among a farmer's herd in Switzerland. This part of the book is riveting, not least because it shows how hard it is to be a goat (or any non-human animal). A scene where the author mistakenly and awkwardly climbs to the top of a hill, putting himself higher than the established, aggressive male goats of the mob, is spellbinding." -The Australian, "London-based designer Thomas Thwaites is a free spirit with the soul of an engineer. He tackles zany projects by applying established principles and a sense of humor..Thwaites is an amiable storyteller whose account is accompanied by dozens of photographs of his adventures." -Boston Globe, "A quirkily entertaining exploration of what it means to be human and what it might be like to be a goat." -Kirkus Reviews -- -, "The book is a charming, humorous, and exceedingly thorough account of one man's attempt to use science and technology to take mindfulness woo-woo to its most absurd yet logical conclusion." -Vogue.com, "Thwaites is an artist with an engineer's soul, and he approached becoming a goat through the lens of problem-solving..Rethinking who we are; dreaming up new ways of living; taking ourselves apart to build ourselves back up--for human beings, these activities are natural. They are our never-ending hunt." -The New Yorker, "Thwaites's experiment is a whacky, refreshingly un-self-serious addition to these age-old conversations. Ultimately, it's about the nature of the human condition, and the strange, sometimes glorious lengths to which people go in attempt to escape it." -Hyperallergic -- -, "A quirkily entertaining exploration of what it means to be human and what it might be like to be a goat." -Kirkus Reviews, "London-based designer Thomas Thwaites is a free spirit with the soul of an engineer. He tackles zany projects by applying established principles and a sense of humor..Thwaites is an amiable storyteller whose account is accompanied by dozens of photographs of his adventures." -Boston Globe -- -, "The book is a charming, humorous, and exceedingly thorough account of one man's attempt to use science and technology to take mindfulness woo-woo to its most absurd yet logical conclusion." -Vogue.com -- -, "Thwaites is an artist with an engineer's soul, and he approached becoming an goat through the lens of problem-solving..Rethinking who we are; dreaming up new ways of living; taking ourselves apart to build ourselves back up--for human beings, these activities are natural. They are our never-ending hunt." -The New Yorker, "Thwaites writes with a puppyish humour and an unquenchable enthusiasm. His book is beautifully designed, with thick, glossy paper and loads of colour photographs of a man in a goat costume clambering over alpine rocks." -Daily Mail -- -, "London designer Thomas Thwaites has turned his bizarre mission to bridge the boundary between Homo sapiens and other species by becoming "GoatMan" into an enlightening and funny book." -The Guardian, London designer Thomas Thwaites has turned his bizarre mission to bridge the boundary between Homo sapiens and other species by becoming "GoatMan" into an enlightening and funny book. -The Guardian
Copyright Date
2016
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2015-028271
Dewey Decimal
745.4092
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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WRAP Ltd
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2 Lester Way
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OX10 9TA
United Kingdom
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- GB 724498118
Numéro d'immatriculation de la société :
- 03800600
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