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The Book of Times: From Seconds to Centuries, a Compendium of Measures Paul Christopher That is the question thatAn endlessly fascinating, beautifully designed survey of timehow long things take, how long things last, and how we spend our days. Our relationship to time is complex, and time stands still. Time also flies. Tomorrow is another day. Yet there's no time like the present. We want to do more in less time, but wish we could slow the clock. And despite all our time saving devicesiPhones, DVRs, high speed trainsAmericans feel that they have less leisure