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ISBN-101781681295

ISBN-139781781681299

eBay Product ID (ePID)171662346

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Book TitleExplore Everything : Place-Hacking the City

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2013

TopicConstruction / General, Buildings / General, Special Interest / Adventure, Graffiti & Street Art, Essays & Travelogues, Sociology / Urban

IllustratorYes

GenreTravel, Art, Architecture, Technology & Engineering, Social Science

AuthorBradley Garrett

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight29.8 Oz

Item Length9.5 in

Item Width6.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2013-020578

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsA GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR "Urban exploration is... a way of renegotiating reality, transforming the moment, turning the city into a video game. Except that, in this game, you only have one life."-- Evening Standard "A unique and electrifying travelogue ... Garrett and his fellow travelers are as fit, agile and fearless as ninja."-- Booklist , Starred Review "For Garrett, physical exploration is merely the outward manifestation of a deeper philosophical inquiry. The theoretical DNA of much of his work traces back to the concept of 'psychogeography.'"-- GQ "An absorbing read ... Recommended for travel and modern history readers."-- Library Journal

Dewey Decimal910.202

SynopsisIt is assumed that every inch of the world has been explored and charted; that there is nowhere new to go. But perhaps it is the everyday places around us--the cities we live in--that need to be rediscovered. What does it feel like to find the city's edge, to explore its forgotten tunnels and scale unfinished skyscrapers high above the metropolis? Explore Everything reclaims the city, recasting it as a place for endless adventure. Plotting expeditions from London, Paris, Berlin, Detroit, Chicago, Las Vegas and Los Angeles, Bradley L. Garrett has evaded urban security in order to experience the city in ways beyond the boundaries of conventional life. He calls it 'place hacking' the recoding of closed, secret, hidden and forgotten urban space to make them realms of opportunity. Explore Everything is an account of the author's escapades with the London Consolidation Crew, an urban exploration collective. The book is also a manifesto, combining philosophy, politics and adventure, on our rights to the city and how to understand the twenty-first century metropolis., It is assumed that every inch of the world has been explored and charted; that there is nowhere new to go. But perhaps it is the everyday places around us--the cities we live in--that need to be rediscovered. What does it feel like to find the city's edge, to explore its forgotten tunnels and scale unfinished skyscrapers high above the metropolis? Explore Everything reclaims the city, recasting it as a place for endless adventure. Plotting expeditions from London, Paris, Berlin, Detroit, Chicago, Las Vegas and Los Angeles, Bradley L. Garrett has evaded urban security in order to experience the city in ways beyond the boundaries of conventional life. He calls it 'place hacking': the recoding of closed, secret, hidden and forgotten urban space to make them realms of opportunity. Explore Everything is an account of the author's escapades with the London Consolidation Crew, an urban exploration collective. The book is also a manifesto, combining philosophy, politics and adventure, on our rights to the city and how to understand the twenty-first century metropolis.

LC Classification NumberG151