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Glass, Paper, Beans - Revelations On The Nature And Value Of Ordinary Things

by Leah Hager Cohen
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Three ordinary objects rethought, intertwined, celebrated.

Glass, Paper, Beans is a must-read for those interested in exploring the hidden stories behind everyday objects. Leah Hager Cohen takes readers on a journey, tracing the origins and manufacturing processes of glass, paper, and beans, and reflects on their personal and global significance. This book will make you look at the things around you in a new light, and appreciate the complexity and interconnectedness of the world we live in.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Glass, Paper, Beans - Revelations On The Nature And Value Of Ordinary Things

by Leah Hager Cohen
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Compare to estimated retail price: S$36.28  

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ISBN: 9780385492577
Authors: Leah Hager Cohen
Publisher: Crown
Date of Publication: 1998-08-17
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Creative Nonfiction, History
Related Topics: Essays
Goodreads rating: 3.72
(rated by 152 readers)

Description

Once upon a time we knew the origins of things: what piece of earth the potato on our dinner plate came from, which well our water was dipped from, who cobbled our shoes, and whose cow provided the leather. In many parts of the world, that information is still readily available. But in our society, even as technology makes certain kinds of information more accessible than ever, other connections are irrevocably lost.In Glass, Paper, Beans, Leah Cohen traces three simple commodities on their geographic and semantic journey from her rickety table at the Someday Café to their various points of origin. As Cohen draws the reader Oz-like across time and continents, she brings to life three unforgettable characters whose labor provides the glass for her mug, the pulp for her newspaper and the beans for her cup of coffee. In prose as sophisticated as it is simple, she braids the myths, lore, and history of these three simple staples and conjures an unseen world where economics, fetishization, and manufacture meet.An elegant and inspired inquiry into the true nature of things, Glass, Paper, Beans is a classic work on the economy of everyday life.
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Three ordinary objects rethought, intertwined, celebrated.

Glass, Paper, Beans is a must-read for those interested in exploring the hidden stories behind everyday objects. Leah Hager Cohen takes readers on a journey, tracing the origins and manufacturing processes of glass, paper, and beans, and reflects on their personal and global significance. This book will make you look at the things around you in a new light, and appreciate the complexity and interconnectedness of the world we live in.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.