Outside lies magic
by John R. Stilgoe · first published 1998
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"Outside Lies Magic is a book about the acute observation of ordinary things, about becoming aware in everyday places, about seeing in utterly new ways, about enriching your life unexpectedly." "For 21 years John R. Stilgoe has developed and practiced the art of exploring the everyday world around us, where so much lies hidden just beneath the surface, offering uncommon knowledge if we but know what to look for. In this book, Stilgoe inspires us to become explorers on our own - on foot or on bicycle - and by so doing to reap the benefits of escaping, even temporarily, the traps of our programm
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I suggest Outside Lies Magic, by John Stilgoe. Short read, well-written. Cool book. He basically reintroduces us to the world around us, and we never look at it quite the same, afterwards; always wondering what the "story" is behind…
on “1:60 scale Boeing 777 made from manila folders” ↗> When I see something I don't understand that seems off or weird, one way I avoid judgement is to ask the five whys to myself. There's an awesome (and odd) book, called "Outside Lies Magic,"[0] that explores many of these types of things in everyday life. [0] https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/john-r-stilgoe/ou...
on “Be curious, not judgmental” ↗I'm told that the reason for the wide powerline/signpost margins of midwest highways, was so that B-52s could land on them. There was a fascinating book, called Outside Lies Magic[0], where he talks about these kinds of things. [0] https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/john-r-stilgoe/ou...
on “Last Highway Landing in USA” ↗This reminds me of Outside Lies Magic[0], a somewhat odd (but cool) book, that explores stuff like this. [0] https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/john-r-stilgoe/ou...
on “The Mystery of the Bloomfield Bridge” ↗…curatorial control over how they do so, so I have a [rather stale] LI profile, and "placeholder" profiles on many other sites. I enjoyed learning a bit about Tedium. Its mission reminds a bit of the book Outside Lies Magic[0]. [0] https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/john-r-stilgoe/ou...
on “Why is it so hard to share links on LinkedIn?” ↗See also Outside Lies Magic by John Stilgoe (1998)
on “Walkers in the City and Everywhere: on Psychogeography” ↗