The New Way Things Work
by David Macaulay
|
List Price: $35.00
Our Price: $20.78
Your Save: $ 14.22 ( 41% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books
|
Average Customer Rating: 
|
|
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 600
EAN: 9780395938478
ISBN: 0395938473
Label: Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: 1998-10-26
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books
Reading Level: Young Adult
Studio: Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spotlight customer reviews:
|
Customer Rating:
Summary: Very interesting
Comment: 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....
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Printing too dark in some places
Comment: 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.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Mammoth Lovers Unite!!!
Comment: I originally got this book back in 1988 when I was a young lad. That copy has served me well throughout high school, an college engineering curriculum, and my current employment. Just recently, my 10 year old "found" my copy and has been glued to it for weeks... and he'll be getting a copy for the holidays.
I love the wit of the author as he pushes the Woolly Mammoths through science and physics concepts. While I'm sure many factors contributed to the extinction of the mammoth, Macaulay helps provide an "alternate" analysis to the disappearance - curiosity.
A must-have for future engineers, physicists, and scientists...
Customer Rating:
Summary: This is too cool
Comment: You CAN let your kids read it TOO! I'm an engineer and this book is full of stuff I now use at work - really. My eight year old doesn't have the attention span to get through a section, YET.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Husband loves it
Comment: My husband loves to learn about how things work. The title of the book told me this was just the book for him.
|
|
|
Editorial Reviews:
|
Customer Rating:
Summary: Very interesting
Comment: 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....
Customer Rating:
Summary: Printing too dark in some places
Comment: 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.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Mammoth Lovers Unite!!!
Comment: I originally got this book back in 1988 when I was a young lad. That copy has served me well throughout high school, an college engineering curriculum, and my current employment. Just recently, my 10 year old "found" my copy and has been glued to it for weeks... and he'll be getting a copy for the holidays.
I love the wit of the author as he pushes the Woolly Mammoths through science and physics concepts. While I'm sure many factors contributed to the extinction of the mammoth, Macaulay helps provide an "alternate" analysis to the disappearance - curiosity.
A must-have for future engineers, physicists, and scientists...
Customer Rating:
Summary: This is too cool
Comment: You CAN let your kids read it TOO! I'm an engineer and this book is full of stuff I now use at work - really. My eight year old doesn't have the attention span to get through a section, YET.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Husband loves it
Comment: My husband loves to learn about how things work. The title of the book told me this was just the book for him.
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. This completely updated and expanded edition describes twelve new machines and includes more than seventy new pages detailing the latest innovations. With an entirely new section that guides us through the complicated world of digital machinery, where masses of electronic information can be squeezed onto a single tiny microchip, this revised edition embraces all of the newest developments, from cars to watches. Each scientific principle is brilliantly explained--with the help of a charming, if rather slow-witted, woolly mammoth.
|
|
|
- Ask about this education product "The New Way Things Work" in the forum
- Give review on this education product "The New Way Things Work" in the forum
- Search related information in the forum
|
|
|
|
|
| OOEN Referral Program Spotlight |
 | | Bethel University
Earn a degree at Bethel University where your education will combine practical application of learning to your work and life with the development of the character and ethical decision making informed by values based in the Christian faith. Our dedicated staff and faculty provide individual attention to help students achieve personal and career goals. Bethel’s commitment to educational excellence is reflected in its consistent ranking among the best schools in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report. Financial aid is available for those who qualify. Make Bethel your choice for your advanced education. | |  | |
 | | Blue Cliff College
Blue Cliff College is an accredited school offering degrees in Massage Therapy. What’s so great about a career in Massage Therapy? You’ll experience less stress, be able to work flexible hours, and perhaps most important, you’ll be helping others feel better. Blue Cliff College, with campuses in Louisiana and Mississippi, has a faculty made up of highly respected practicing professionals. As a graduate, you will receive extensive career placement guidance. | | | |
 | | Border Institute of Technology
Are you ready to launch an exciting new career? Border Institute of Technology (BIT) in El Paso, TX can help. BIT has formed alliances with top technology companies such as Cisco and Microsoft to help you get the cutting-edge technology skills today’s top employers demand. Programs are available in fields like CADD Technology, Network Technology, Microcomputer Applications, Web Design and more. Earn your degree or certificate in as little as 21 months. Financial aid and lifetime job placement services are available. | | | |
|
What is OOEN Referral Program Spotlight?
OOEN provides comprehensive listing of online courses, degree programs, colleges and universities.
Also OOEN provides links to their information request pages; if you want to find out more about any course,
degree program, college or university, you can just fill out the form linked from OOEN and request information.
It is completely free for anyone to request information, and you can request information from as many colleges
and universities as you'd like. We list featured schools and their brief information
in this "OOEN Referral Program Spotlight" section of OOEN Store for Education,
in case that you are interested in taking a class or two or even pursuing degree program
through these featured schools.
|
|
|
