The New Way Things Work | 
| Author: David Macaulay
Creator: Neil Ardley
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
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Rating:  46 reviews
Sales Rank: 1638
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Rev Sub
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 400
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.6
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.5 x 1.2
ISBN: 0395938473
Dewey Decimal Number: 600
UPC: 046442938471
EAN: 9780395938478
ASIN: 0395938473
Publication Date: October 26, 1998
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Product Description
The information age is upon us, baffling us with thousands of complicated state-of-the-art technologies. To help make sense of the computer age, David Macaulay brings us 'The New Way Things Work'. Thi
Amazon.com Review
"Is it a fact--or have I dreamt it--that, by means of electricity, the world of matter has become a great nerve, vibrating thousands of miles in a breathless point of time?" If you, like Nathaniel Hawthorne, are kept up at night wondering about how things work--from electricity to can openers--then you and your favorite kids shouldn't be a moment longer without David Macaulay's The New Way Things Work. The award-winning author-illustrator--a former architect and junior high school teacher--is perfectly poised to be the Great Explainer of the whirrings and whizzings of the world of machines, a talent that landed the 1988 version of The Way Things Work on the New York Times bestsellers list for 50 weeks. Grouping machines together by the principles that govern their actions rather than by their uses, Macaulay helps us understand in a heavily visual, humorous, unerringly precise way what gadgets such as a toilet, a carburetor, and a fire extinguisher have in common. The New Way Things Work boasts a richly illustrated 80-page section that wrenches us all (including the curious, bumbling wooly mammoth who ambles along with the reader) into the digital age of modems, digital cameras, compact disks, bits, and bytes. Readers can glory in gears in "The Mechanics of Movement," investigate flying in "Harnessing the Elements," demystify the sound of music in "Working with Waves," marvel at magnetism in "Electricity & Automation," and examine e-mail in "The Digital Domain." 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 demystifies them all. (All ages) --Karin Snelson
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Book October 23, 2009
Gordon Dietz (Westminster, MD USA)
Great Book! A really enjoyable book to read and learn about how things work in a simple, easily understood way.
Gold October 13, 2009
Andrew B. Montgomery (Oklahoma, OK)
Info on so many topics its mind boggling, nothing incredibly deep but absolutely wonderful illustrations and great information. Really happy with the purchase.
Absolutely AMAZING book! August 28, 2009
Survivalist 1979 (Lancaster PA)
Give this book to any child you know, or advise their parents to buy it! Buy one and give it to your local library!!
I received this book as a young child, probably when I was in 4th grade. I don't think I appreciated it at the time as I didn't know how this stuff would effect me. Now, when I need to take my car to the local mechanic and he tells me that he replaced the starter and why, I have a good understanding of why he did it and what AND HOW the starter works. I can more easily tell if someone is "feeding me a line".
This book covers just about everything, and it goes into enough detail to allow for full understanding of the mechanics and mechanisms of the tool. It is simply one of the best books that anyone could ever read. This opens the door to future studies and complex and advanced machinery which could not be understood without knowing the content of this book.
I feel that every child leaving 8th grade should know and understand everything in this book. I doubt that 90% of graduating college students know 30-40% of what is in this book. If everyone knew the contents of this book and understood the principles, I think this world would move forward in leaps and bounds. There is so much untapped mind power out there that this book could open. The sooner you open the door, the greater the end result. It is like compounding interest exponentially.
a keeper August 15, 2009
dodge
My 5 year old is in love with this book. His reading skills have improved dramatically in part because of his motivation to understand what's going on in these pages! We bought him Crazy Machines 2, a computer game that lets you make machines, and now when he looks at this book he gets even more excited linking the pictures and explanations to the steam engine, etc from that game. It looks like he'll be a fan for years to come.
The New Way Things Work August 14, 2009
Melia
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
The book is new, just as advertised, and it was delivered promptly. Great service and product.
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