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Beyond Measure: Essays
Contributor(s): Arndt, Rachel Z. (Author)
ISBN: 1946448133     ISBN-13: 9781946448132
Publisher: Sarabande Books
OUR PRICE:   $14.36  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: April 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Collections | Essays
- Literary Collections | American - General
- Health & Fitness | Sleep
Dewey: 814.6
LCCN: 2017032569
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.2" W x 7.7" (0.55 lbs) 160 pages
Themes:
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
- Topical - Health & Fitness
 
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Beyond Measure is a fascinating exploration of the rituals, routines, metrics and expectations through which we attempt to quantify and ascribe value to our lives. With mordant humor and penetrating intellect, Arndt casts her gaze beyond event-driven narratives to the machinery underlying them: judo competitions measured in weigh-ins and wait times; the significance of the elliptical's stationary churn; the rote scripts of dating apps; the stupefying sameness of the daily commute.

Rachel Z. Arndt's writing has appeared in Popular Mechanics, Quartz, The Believer, and elsewhere. She received MFAs in nonfiction and poetry from the University of Iowa, where she was an Iowa Arts Fellow and nonfiction editor of The Iowa Review. After stints in Rhode Island and New York, she now lives in Chicago and works as a reporter at Modern Healthcare, covering healthcare technology.


Contributor Bio(s): Arndt, Rachel Z.: - Rachel Z. Arndt's writing has appeared in Popular Mechanics, Quartz, The Believer, and elsewhere. She received MFAs in nonfiction and poetry from the University of Iowa, where she was an Iowa Arts Fellow and nonfiction editor of The Iowa Review. After stints in Rhode Island and New York, she now lives in Chicago and works as a reporter at Modern Healthcare, covering healthcare technology.