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list price: $24.95
edition:Paperback
category: Travel
published: Sep 2009
ISBN:9781553653592
publisher:
Douglas & McIntyre
Description
This irresistible little book offers a very different take on Vancouver, one of the world's most beautiful cities. Douglas Coupland applies his unique sensibility to everything from the Grouse Grind to glass towers, First Nations to feng shui, Kitsilano to Cantonese. Cleverly designed to mimic an underground Japanese magazine, this edition is fully updated and revised with riffs on Vancouver as a neon city, a land of treehuggers, and more.
Editorial Reviews
"Subjective in tone and sexy to look at, City of Glass is a delightfully outlandish travel book -- just the sort of whacked-out guide you wish every was available for every great city in the world."
— Globe & Mail
"Here are moments of sparkling insight, and a perceptive reframing of many familiar snapshots of the city, more than enough to make Coupland's tour worthwhile."
— Maclean's
"The renowned Generation X author's humorous take on the area, from its drug culture ad tourist destinations to its people, food and film industry."
— Daily Gleaner
"Conversational text swatches are interwoven with brilliant photojournalistic images, giving us a flaneur's-eye-view of Vancouver."
— National Post
