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| Author: David Macaulay
Creator: Neil Ardley
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
List Price: $35.00
Buy Used: $10.75
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New (42) Used (58) Collectible (7) from $10.75
Seller: rdickon3
Rating:  46 reviews
Sales Rank: 1355
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
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
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: cover has minor wear, pages are clean and easy to read, ships next day
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About What You'd Expect March 5, 2009
Scott (Texas)
Obviously the intent of this book was not to show you exactly how everything in the world works in a step-by-step manner, but rather to give you a general idea of the inner workings of many different and important inventions. The descriptive explanations for inventions are a bit overdone in some places while others are a little lacking, but overall I'd say you're told enough without being flooded in confusing details. Very well done. The friendly cartoons are a plus as well, and the "Eureka!" section at the end is an outstanding resource. Highly recommended for anybody with any mechanical curiousity whatsoever.
The New Way Things Work January 30, 2009
SMS, Cincy (Cincinnati, OH)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
I felt this site did a pretty nice job of shipping the book in a timely fashion. It came before the date it said it would arrive, though it still took quite a few days. The book was very inexpensive, especially compared to the thirty-five dollars my school was asking for it. It would in very nice condition. The only thing on it that was slightly worn was the book flap/wrapper/cover that is over the actual book. I would order from this site again, especially if the price was as low as it was for this book.
Book is awesome... and DVD is fantastic! January 22, 2009
Golden Mean
Timeless classic dealing with scientific principles in a fun and humorous way. In addition to the book, I recently purchased the DVD (The Way Things Work) on Amazon.uk site for Christmas and found it to be superb. The quality of animation is excellent and makes these principles (inclined planes, levers, wheels/axels, gears, and so forth) come alive. Highly recommend both the book and the DVD.
Very interesting December 12, 2008
Ginger D. Blomberg (Jacksonville FL)
This book was soooo interesting and informative that I bought copies for members of my family. I love how Macaulay uses early man working the mammoths to illustrate....
 Printing too dark in some places November 30, 2008
B. Mellinger (Portland, OR)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I ordered 3 of these for gifts. This is something I think every child should have (and I like it too). I was disappointed when I received them though. In some places the printing was so dark you couldn't read the text, or make out the well done art. I just wasn't willing to pay full price for what I felt was not a top quality production. Returning to Amazon was easy. I also tried contacting the publisher to see if they had better copies, but I never received a reply from them.
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