Cool: How Air Conditioning Changed Everything
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (886 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0823271781 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Salvatore Basile was educated at the Boston Conservatory and The Juilliard School and began his career as a professional musician. After penning various music-related articles, he entered the field of social commentary with his history Fifth Avenue Famous: The Extraordinary Story of Music at St.Patrick's Cathedral (Fordham).
The puckish Basile is more than up to the task, and his copious research pays off: Not only is COOL an informative read, each chapter is strewn with more anecdotes than there are sprinkles on an ice cream cone. "Sal Basile's conversational style and knack for turning a phrase make Cool a brisk and delightful read." --Christopher Dietrich, Fordham University"Cool offers a fascinating glimpse into what life was like before the advent of air conditioning and how its acceptance changed society. Well researched and with fascinating stories on every page, Cool is a fast-paced chronicle of one of history's behind-the-scenes stories that many of us take for granted: how air conditioning changed the way we live."--Chuck Campbell, President/CEO
What do you do? Blast the air conditioning. It has changed everything from architecture to people's food habits to their voting patterns, to even the way big business washes its windows. How did it happen? Sal Basile's narrative history traces the origins one of the machines we take for granted.It's a contraption that makes the lists of "Greatest Inventions Ever"; at the same time, it's accused of causing global disaster. With a cast of characters ranging from Leonardo da Vinci and Richard Nixon to Felix the Cat, Cool showcases the myriad reactions to air conditioning some of them dramatic, many others comical and wonderfully inconsistent as it was developed and
Christo said Entertaining & Informative. Entertaining and informative. Great to learn how something that is such a big part of our daily live developed.. Cool, Indeed! JohnFDM Many authors of historical texts shy away from any commentary that might smack of an actual opinion. As a result, many historical texts are dry, dull, and unengaging. Basile's book, however, suffers from no such dryness. The author does not shy away from opinionated language, whether it's. Christopher Castagnoli said A great, very well-researched book!. Mr. Basile has written a unique history on the evolution of air conditioning from the 19th century up until the present day. It seems hard to imagine when you look at many majestic old buildings in downtown Manhattan from the early 1900's, for example, how many of them were almost like ov