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Waiting for the Weekend by Witold Rybczynski
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Waiting for the Weekend (original 1991; edition 1992)

by Witold Rybczynski

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Title:Waiting for the Weekend
Authors:Witold Rybczynski
Info:Penguin Books (1992), Paperback, 272 pages
Collections:Time, Your library
Rating:***1/2
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Waiting for the Weekend by Witold Rybczynski (1991)

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  mahallett | Jul 28, 2011 |
Another interesting and endearing look at an off-beat topic by Mr. Rybczynski, this one on how we got to the weekend. It involves a discussion of how societies structure time, as well as the history of how individuals got control of more and more of their own time. ( )
  annbury | Sep 5, 2010 |
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