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An insightful dive into the surprising origins of adventure-related terminology, from A-OK to zoom.
Joshua Glenn is a consulting semiotician and co-author of several books, including Unbored: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun and Significant Objects. Mark Kingwell, professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto and a contributing editor of Harper’s, is the author of Wish I Were Here: Boredom and the Interface. Seth is a cartoonist and designer. His most recent book, Clyde Fans, is the first graphic novel to be nominated for a Scotiabank Giller Prize.
"A case for 'adventure' as a literary as well as a quasi-athletic
genre and attitude, with a philosopher's aerial approach, a set of
literary recommendations, and a great deal of cultural history
baked into a very skimmable A to Z." Stephanie Burt, author of
Don't Read Poetry: A Book about How to Read Poems
"I read The Adventurer's Glossary with great interest and mounting
enthusiasm; there is no book quite like it. I found surprises on
nearly every page." Lucy Sante, author of Maybe the People Would Be
the Times
“Even the committed non-adventurer will have plenty to chew on: the
obscure terminology and attendant descriptions are just plain fun.
For whoever chooses to embark on this campaign — and however they
choose to navigate it — there’s lots to explore. Or, to borrow
several of Glenn and Kingwell’s terms, The Adventurer’s Glossary is
a crackerjack corker, so fire away, Flanagan!” Literary Review of
Canada
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