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A history of the great nineteenth- and twentieth-century bridges and the engineers who built them covers James Eads and the Mississippi River Bridge and Othman Ammann and the George Washington Bridge.

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The Bard of Engineering--author of the critically acclaimed "The Evolution of Useful Things" and "The Pencil"--turns his strikingly observant eye from small everyday objects to large feats of engineering. 28 illustrations.

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Tracing the evolution of the book and its companion, the bookshelf, an intriguing study ranges from the scrolls of antiquity to the modern-day volume, explaining how the art of book storage evolved, and discusses such topics as libraries, bookselling, book collection, and book buying throughout his

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Like "The Pencil," Petroskis "The Toothpick" is a celebration of a humble yet elegant device. As old as mankind and as universal as eating, this useful and ubiquitous tool finally gets its due in this wide-ranging and compulsively readable book.

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This engaging memoir by the bestselling author of "To Engineer Is Human" is a warmly detailed evocation of a more innocent America, and an intriguing look at the formative years of one of our liveliest science and engineering writers. 20 illustrations. Accelerated Reader: Reading Level 8, 23 Points.

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Examines the process of engineering design and explains what can be learned by studying unsuccessful designs and the reasons for their failure.