{"product_id":"sleeping-beauties","title":"Sleeping Beauties","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-font=\"font-futura-bt\" class=\"font-family font-futura-bt\"\u003e\u003cspan data-weight=\"500\" class=\"font-weight font-weight-500\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGiven his relentless positivity, it might be surprising that David Byrne's new book \u003cem\u003eSleeping Beauties\u003c\/em\u003e is devoted to failure – to artists who were ignored or laughed at; to ideas deemed unorthodox or impossible; to ways of thinking about the world that, for various reasons, were wiped from our collective memory banks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-font=\"font-futura-bt\" class=\"font-family font-futura-bt\"\u003e\u003cspan data-weight=\"500\" class=\"font-weight font-weight-500\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHowever, far from being a depressing read, this is a fascinating look at the ways in which good ideas can go dormant and the ways in which they reawaken. Whether it's ideas like dark matter, solar panels, or the steam engine, many of the people we now recognise for their important discoveries initially got little traction for their work. Using three-dozen case studies drawn from across centuries, Byrne shines a light on these important breakthroughs in the hopes that we will be better able to recognise them in the future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-font=\"font-futura-bt\" class=\"font-family font-futura-bt\"\u003e\u003cspan data-weight=\"500\" class=\"font-weight font-weight-500\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWell researched and written in his inimitable wry prose style, David Byrne offers up a hopeful and inspiring celebration of human endeavour. Perfect for fans of history, art, technology, and science.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCheck out the rest of our gifts for those who love their \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.designist.ie\/collections\/popular-culture\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003epopular culture books\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho wrote it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDavid Byrne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow does it come?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback,  24 × 16 × 4 cm, 388 pages. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Argosy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59186770444620,"sku":"ARG-SLE-BEA","price":32.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0073\/5892\/files\/davidbyrne-sleepingbeauties-designist-1.png?v=1793622718","url":"https:\/\/shop.designist.ie\/products\/sleeping-beauties","provider":"designist","version":"1.0","type":"link"}