Traffic
Why we drive the way we do (and what it says about us)
Seiten
2009
Penguin Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-14-102739-5 (ISBN)
Penguin Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-14-102739-5 (ISBN)
Why do some people become demons when they get behind a wheel? Why does the other lane always move faster? And why should you never drive with any beer-drinking, divorced doctors named Fred? This book states that driving is about far more than getting from A to B; it's actually the key to deciphering human nature.
Get stuck in ... Why do some people become demons when they get behind a wheel? Why does the other lane always move faster? Why do New Yorkers jaywalk (and nobody does in Cophenhagen)? And why should you never drive with any beer-drinking, divorced doctors named Fred?
Driving is about far more than getting from A to B. As Tom Vanderbilt's brilliant, curiosity-filled book shows, it's actually the key to deciphering human nature and ... well, pretty much everything. From the etiquette of horn-honking to bumper stickers you should avoid, from gridlock in ancient Rome to why getting rid of road signs actually reduces accidents, Traffic will change the way you see yourself, and other people (and not just through your windscreen).
Get stuck in ... Why do some people become demons when they get behind a wheel? Why does the other lane always move faster? Why do New Yorkers jaywalk (and nobody does in Cophenhagen)? And why should you never drive with any beer-drinking, divorced doctors named Fred?
Driving is about far more than getting from A to B. As Tom Vanderbilt's brilliant, curiosity-filled book shows, it's actually the key to deciphering human nature and ... well, pretty much everything. From the etiquette of horn-honking to bumper stickers you should avoid, from gridlock in ancient Rome to why getting rid of road signs actually reduces accidents, Traffic will change the way you see yourself, and other people (and not just through your windscreen).
Tom Vanderbilt writes on design, technology, science, and culture for many publications, including Wired, Slate, The London Review of Books, The Wall Street Journal, Artforum, Rolling Stone, The New York Times Magazine and Popular Science. He is contributing editor to award-winning design magazines I.D. and Print, contributing editor to Business Week Online, and contributing writer of the popular blog Design Observer. He is the author of two previous books: Survival City: Adventures Among the Ruins of Atomic America and The Sneaker Book.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 6.8.2009 |
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Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
Gewicht | 303 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft |
Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie | |
Sozialwissenschaften | |
ISBN-10 | 0-14-102739-8 / 0141027398 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-14-102739-5 / 9780141027395 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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