Flickering Light: A History of Neon

Good history for neon people.

Very good book documenting all aspects of the neon revolution and its dismal decay. Very well researched with many colour pictures of these iconic pieces of urban advertising.

This is a pretty good book on the history of neon, but includes every possible reference to neon that was ever made in any book which was a little more than I bargained for. It does include information on the inventors of neon signage, and from it's discover as a gas that glows red when electricity arcs through it to it's extensive use in advertising and art. It also has lots of text on books where neon was only mentioned in passing, a lot of which I didn't find very interesting. Still, overall it makes for an ok read.

Maybe this book lost something in translation though I doubt it. Very poor, the facts about Neon are interesting enough but the book quickly digresses and simply talks about vague references to Neon in music and literature. A poor purchase.

The book came with a dirty, sticky cover. Very disappointing, as it was supposed to be a gift.