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The Way Things Work Now (Hardcover) by David Macaulay

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About the Book



The sweeping new update to the worldwide bestseller, The New Way Things Work includes all new sections on the technology that most impacts our everyday lives.



Book Synopsis



A New York Times Bestseller

Explainer-in-Chief David Macaulay updates the worldwide bestseller The New Way Things Work to capture the latest developments in the technology that most impacts our lives. Famously packed with information on the inner workings of everything from windmills to Wi-Fi, this extraordinary and humorous book both guides readers through the fundamental principles of machines, and shows how the developments of the past are building the world of tomorrow. This sweepingly revised edition embraces all of the latest developments, from touchscreens to 3D printer. Each scientific principle is brilliantly explained--with the help of a charming, if rather slow-witted, woolly mammoth.

An illustrated survey of significant inventions closes the book, along with a glossary of technical terms, and an index. What possible link could there be between zippers and plows, dentist drills and windmills? Parking meters and meat grinders, jumbo jets and jackhammers, remote control and rockets, electric guitars and egg beaters? Macaulay explains them all.



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Amazon Best Children's Books of the Year: NonFiction
San Francisco Chronicle Best of 2016
New York Times Bestseller

"... long-awaited update to one of the more original books ever printed."
--School Library Journal

* "Macaulay's brilliantly designed, engagingly informal diagrams and cutaways bring within the grasp of even casual viewers a greater understanding of the technological wonders of both past and present. Necessary for every library, personal or otherwise."--Kirkus, starred review

Praise for The Way Things Work
"The Way Things Work is a superb achievement. It is a very handsome book, a fascinating collection of riddles and a sound educational accomplishment that, while explaining in words and pictures - mostly pictures - some of the mysteries of physics, makes you smile, and often laugh. The author is honest enough to say that the book was intended for children of all ages, and brilliant enough to make all its readers feel brighter than they ever thought they could be."--The New York Times

"The Way Things Work is not the only book that has tried to explain modern mysteries, but it's the best. Macaulay's explanations are lucid; they are also fun. He includes visual puns, running jokes, a cast of thousands of tiny participants in on and around the machines, choirs of angels and lots of big woolly mammoths."--Boston Globe

"Keep the book a secret from your kids for a while and study up on the explanations of questions you're anticipating. Let Macaulay make you look smarter than you think you are. The kids will certainly be impressed - and you'll be getting a real education in the bargain."--The Los Angeles Times

"An astonishing tour-de-force by the architect-turned-author who has given us Cathedral and City." --Kirkus

"This is a work of mammoth imagination, energy, and humor. It justifies every critic's belief that information and entertainment are not mutually exclusive - good nonfiction is storytelling at its best." -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review

"Combining the tongue-in-cheek observations of a budding prehistoric engineer with acute descriptions of the functioning of mechanical and electrical machines, Macaulay has produced a superb volume."­--The Horn Book, starred review


"A book to be treasured as both a browsing item and as a gold mine of reference information."­--School Library Journal, starred review



About The Author



David Macaulay is an award-winning author and illustrator whose books have sold millions of copies and has been translated into many languages. Macaulay has garnered awards including the Caldecott Medal and Honor. Superb design, magnificent illustrations, and clearly presented information distinguish his books. David Macaulay lives in Vermont.
Dimensions (Overall): 10.9 Inches (H) x 8.8 Inches (W) x 1.2 Inches (D)
Weight: 3.55 Pounds
Suggested Age: 13-19 Years
Number of Pages: 400
Genre: Technology
Sub-Genre: General
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Format: Hardcover
Author: David Macaulay
Language: English
Street Date: October 4, 2016
TCIN: 51244554
UPC: 9780544824386
Item Number (DPCI): 059-12-1142
Origin: Made in the USA
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