The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (739 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0810955202 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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A graduate of Hampshire College, he lives in Buffalo, New York. . Julian Montague is an artist and graphic designer whose various art projects address issues of scientific classification as they relate to our perceptions of the natural and man-made worlds
The result is at once rigorous and absurd, enabling the layperson to identify and classify their own cart spottings based on the situation in which they were found.. Working in the naturalist's tradition, the photographs depict the diversity of the phenomenon and carry a surprising emotional charge; readers inevitably begin to see these carts as human, at times poignant in their abandoned, decrepit state, hilariously incapacitated, or ingeniously co-opted. These sightings include bucolically littered locations such as the Niagara River Gorge (where many a cart has been pushed to its untimely death) and mundane settings that look suspiciously like a suburb near you. A must-have for anyone with a passion for shopping carts and a love of the great outdoors. In The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America author Julian Montague has created an elaborate classification system of abandoned shopping carts, accompanied by photographic documentation of actual stray cart sightings
"Great Fun" according to Amazon Customer. I admit that I spent some time looking through this before sending it off as a birthday gift as originally planned.Written and annotated like a genuine nature field guide, the level of detail put into this makes this not only hilarious but strangely informative and thought-provoking. A great book, and I will go out on a limb to say tha. mandy said Dude, where's my cart?. This is basically a faux-taxonomy about stray shopping carts with photos and descriptions and archaeological insights. My husband adored it as a present, but I would only recommend it to those with a dry sense of humor, like fans of John Oliver.. Steve 1967 said Terrifically Thorough, Concise and Fascinating. If you've ever wondered or have been fascinated by the shopping carts that have littered the highways, byways and empty lots across America, this book is for you. Its a terrific guide on just where those shopping carts came from with an unbelievably concise taxonomy as well. For those who love shopping carts and live or spend time on t
A graduate of Hampshire College, he lives in Buffalo, New York. . About the Author Julian Montague is an artist and graphic designer whose various art projects address issues of scientific classification as they relate to our perceptions of the natural and man-made worlds