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Dr. Joe's Brain Sparks: 179 Inspiring and Enlightening Inquiries Into the Science of Everyday Life by Joe Schwarcz Publisher Comments Prepare to be amazed once again. Did you know what when you shake a ketchup bottle you're practicing thixotropy? That the ancient Greeks made themselves look less ancient by inventing moisturizer? That the mysterious drug obecalp* is as effective as... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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The New How Things Work: From Flatscreen TV's to Surgical Robots and Everthing in Between by John Langone Publisher Comments The New How Things Work updates the original with informative coverage of the objects and ideas that are changing our everyday lives, from DVDs and MP3 music files to plasma screen televisions and wireless internet technology.While most of us are curious... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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National Geographic's how things work :everyday technology explained by John Langone Publisher Comments We Push Buttons, Flip Switches, zip zippers, dial dials, click remotes, tap keys, crank ignitions, and things just happen. But how? Why? What exactly makes things do what they do? If you're curious about everyday gadgets, machines, tools, and even... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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The New York Times Circuits by Henry Fountain Publisher Comments If you've ever wondered how the high-tech gadgets we encounter as we go about our daily lives work, from the computers on our desks, the CD players in our homes (and the remote controls we operate them with), the Automatic Teller Machines at the bank, to... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover
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Marshall Brain's How Stuff Works: How Much Does the Earth Weigh? (Marshall Brain's How Stuff Works) by Howstuffworks Publisher Comments From the Experts Who Brought You the Book How Stuff Works Come 101 of the Most Intriguing Questions and Their Fascinating Answers! Have you ever wondered… How many sheets of paper can be produced from a single tree? Why FM radio stations all end in... (read more) List Price $12.75 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Way Toys Work: The Science Behind the Magic 8 Ball, Etch a Sketch, Boomerang, and More by Ed Sobey and Woody Sobey Publisher Comments Profiling 50 of the world’s most popular playthings (including their history, trivia, and the technology involved) this guide uncovers the hidden science of toys. Discover how an Etch A Sketch writes on its gray screen, why a boomerang returns... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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How Stuff Works (Marshall Brain's How Stuff Works) by Marshall Brain Publisher Comments "A+" —Entertainment Weekly 1999 50 Best of the Web —Popular Science Magazine Best of the Web 2000 —Forbes Magazine "A+" —Washington Post Online Pick of the Week —Yahoo! Super Site —TBS Superstation 1999 Reference Site... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $11.50 Used - Hardcover
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Scientific American: How Things Work Today by And Wright Marshall Editions Publisher Comments Biotechnology, computers, cell phones, and the Internet -- they're all having a major impact on our lives as the twenty-first century begins. Surrounded by today's array of new technologies, it is easy to feel overwhelmed and bewildered. For more than a... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Machines in Motion by Leonard Maunder Publisher Comments This attractively illustrated book, written for the general reader, shows how man invents and designs machines and how, in turn, this improves our understanding of nature. Practically everyone depends on machines of one sort or another and they have... (read more) Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Investigating History Mysteries (Forensic Files) by Alex Woolf Publisher Comments Each book explores the lives of fascinating animals in danger of extinction, as well as those who have been saved, and offers solutions for protecting the animals' environment, and how the reader can get involved. Features include world maps of habitat... (read more) List Price $8.50 Your price: $1.98 Used - Trade Paper
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The way things work book of the computer :an illustrated encyclopedia of information science, cybernetics, and data processing by Simon & Schuster Description Translation and adaptation of Wie funktioniert das? Information, issued by the Bibliographisches Institut A.G., Mannheim.... (read more) List Price $8.95 Your price: $0.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Encyclopedia of How It's Made, from Antiobiotics to Xerography by Donald Clarke List Price $14.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Hardcover
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How Things Work 4 Volumes by Roger Jean Segalat Your price: $45.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Encyclopedia of how it works from abacus to zoom lens by Donald Clarke List Price $14.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Hardcover
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Mit Perry Detonation Indicator by Sperry Gyroscope Co Your price: $6.48 Used - Trade Paper
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Insight by J. Bronowski Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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Automatic Radio Direction Finders by Sperry Gyroscope Co Your price: $6.48 Used - Miscellaneous
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How Things Work Today by Michael Wright Your price: $3.75 Used - Trade Paper
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How Things Dont Work by Victor Papanek Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Encyclopedia of how it's built by Donald Clarke List Price $16.95 Your price: $2.50 Used - Hardcover
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