| Copyright Holder | Douglas Coupland |
| Publisher | Harper Perennial |
| Book Design by | Nina Gaskin |
| Copyright Holder (Cover/Jacket Art) | Robert Karpa |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | Toronto |
| Copyright | 1996 |
| This Edition Published | 1997 |
| Pages / Font | 198 pages |
| ISBN | 0-00-648069-1 |
| Barcode | 9 780006 480693 |
| Chapters | Introduction
Part One: Polaroids from the Dead
1. The 1960s Are Disneyland
2. You Are Afraid of the Smell of Shit
3. You Are Exhausted by Risk
4. T or F: Self-Perfection Is Attainable Within Your Lifetime
5. Tinkering with Oblivion Carries Risks
6. You Don't Own Your Body
7. You Fear Involuntary Sedation
8. You Can't Remember What You Chose to Forget
9. Technology Will Spare Us the Tedium of Repeating History
10. How Clear Is Your Vision of Heaven?
Part Two: Portraits of People and Places
11. Lions Gate Bridge, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
12. The German Reporter
13. Postcard from the Former East Berlin (Circus Envy)
14. Letter to Kurt Cobain
15. Harolding in West Vancouver
16. Two Postcards from the Bahamas
17. Postcard from Palo Alto
18. James Rosenquist's F-111 (F-One Eleven)
19. Postcard from Los Alamos (Acid Canyon)
20. Washington, D.C.: Four Microstories, Super Tuesday 1992
Part Three: Brentwood Notebook Introduction
Part One: Polaroids from the Dead
1. The 1960s Are Disneyland
2. You Are Afraid of the Smell of Shit
3. You Are Exhausted by Risk
4. T or F: Self-Perfection Is Attainable Within Your Lifetime
5. Tinkering with Oblivion Carries Risks
6. You Don't Own Your Body
7. You Fear Involuntary Sedation
8. You Can't Remember What You Chose to Forget
9. Technology Will Spare Us the Tedium of Repeating History
10. How Clear Is Your Vision of Heaven?
Part Two: Portraits of People and Places
11. Lions Gate Bridge, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
12. The German Reporter
13. Postcard from the Former East Berlin (Circus Envy)
14. Letter to Kurt Cobain
15. Harolding in West Vancouver
16. Two Postcards from the Bahamas
17. Postcard from Palo Alto
18. James Rosenquist's F-111 (F-One Eleven)
19. Postcard from Los Alamos (Acid Canyon)
20. Washington, D.C.: Four Microstories, Super Tuesday 1992
Part Three: Brentwood Notebook Show all ▾ |
| Notes | The following essays first appeared in slightly different form in these publications: "Polaroids from the Dead" in Spin (April 1992); "Lions Gate Bridge" (originally titled "This Bridge Is Ours") in Vancouver Magazine (March 1994); "The German Reporter" in Tempo; "Letter to Kurt Cobain" in The Washington Post; "Harolding in West Vancouver" (February 1994), "Postcard from Los Alamos (Acid Canyon)" (February 1994), "Postcard from Palo Alto" (May 1994) and portions of "Brentwood Notebook" (December 1994) in The New Republic; "James Rosenquist's F-111" in Artforum (April 1994). |