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Vintage. 9781400032938 OVER 35 IN STOCK ON 05/21/2024. PAPERBACK. PLEASE NOTE THAT CD-ROM components, access cards/codes, digital license, and other supplemental materials are NOT guaranteed to be included for used items. If their inclusion is essential, please inquire before purchasing to determine whether they are included. Light to moderate wear and creasing to cover/edges/corners. School markings and writing on/inside covers. Minimal markings/highlighting on/inside book, none of which detracts from content. Binding and cover solidly connected. . Used Very Good. Vintage ISBN 1400032938 9781400032938 [US]
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Date: 2004. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2004. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ISBN 1400032938 9781400032938 [US]
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Date: 2004. Paperback. Like New. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2004. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ISBN 1400032938 9781400032938 [US]
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ISBN 1400032938 9781400032938 [US]
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ISBN 1400032938 9781400032938 [US]
New York: Vintage Books; Random House, Date: 2004. 288 pages, illustrations; 21 cm. Tight, clean copy. "Henry Petroski, 'America's poet laureate of technology' (Kirkus Reviews) - author of The Pencil and The Evolution of Useful Things - now gives us an entertaining and perceptive study of design in everyday life, while revealing the checkered pasts, and some possible futures, of familiar objects. Chairs, lightbulbs, cup holders, toothbrushes, doorknobs, light switches, potato peelers, paper bags, duct tape - as ubiquitous as these may be, they are still works in progress. The design of such ordinary items demonstrates the simple brilliance of human creativity, while at the same time showing the frustration of getting anything completely right. Nothing's perfect, and so the quest for perfection continues to continue. In this engrossing and insightful book, Petroski takes us inside the creative process by which common objects are invented and improved upon in pursuit of the ever-elusive perfect thing. He shows us, for instance, how the disposable paper cup became a popular commercial success only after the public learned that shared water glasses could carry germs; how it took years, an abundance of business panache, and many discarded models- from cups that opened like paper bags to those that came with pleats - for the inventor of the paper cup to arrive at what we now use and toss away without so much as a thought for its fascinating history. A ...
ISBN10: 1400032938, ISBN13: 9781400032938, [publisher: Random House USA Inc 2004-12-29] Softcover [Wallingford, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2004]
PETROSKI, Henry: Small Things Considered: Why There Is No Perfect Design. New York, Vintage, Date: 2004. Stated First Vintage Books Edition – September 2004. Paperback, 288 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Science / Engineering / Design. Condition: Very Good Plus / Like New. Almost no visual imperfections (see photos) – all pages, clean, crisp and unmarked. A fascinating inquiry and analysis regarding the engineering and design of everyday things. ISBN: 1400032938 2004. Vintage Books ISBN 1400032938 9781400032938 [US]
ISBN10: 1400032938, ISBN13: 9781400032938, [publisher: Random House USA Inc] Softcover New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. [Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2004]
ISBN10: 1400032938, ISBN13: 9781400032938, [publisher: Random House Children's Books Sep 2004] Softcover Neuware - Why has the durable paper shopping bag been largely replaced by its flimsy plastic counterpart What circuitous chain of improvements led to such innovations as the automobile cup holder and the swiveling vegetable peeler With the same relentless curiosity and lucid, witty prose he brought to his earlier books, Henry Petroski looks at some of our most familiar objects and reveals that they are, in fact, works in progress. For there can never be an end to the quest for the perfect design. To illustrate his thesis, Petroski tells the story of the paper drinking cup, which owes its popularity to the discovery that water glasses could carry germs. He pays tribute to the little plastic tripod that keeps pizza from sticking to the box and analyzes the numerical layouts of telephones and handheld calculators. Small Things Considered is Petroski at his most trenchant and provocative, casting his eye not only on everyday artifacts but on their users as well. [Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 2004]
ISBN10: 1400032938, ISBN13: 9781400032938, [publisher: Vintage, New York] Softcover Paperback. Why has the durable paper shopping bag been largely replaced by its flimsy plastic counterpart? What circuitous chain of improvements led to such innovations as the automobile cup holder and the swiveling vegetable peeler? With the same relentless curiosity and lucid, witty prose he brought to his earlier books, Henry Petroski looks at some of our most familiar objects and reveals that they are, in fact, works in progress. For there can never be an end to the quest for the perfect design. To illustrate his thesis, Petroski tells the story of the paper drinking cup, which owes its popularity to the discovery that water glasses could carry germs. He pays tribute to the little plastic tripod that keeps pizza from sticking to the box and analyzes the numerical layouts of telephones and handheld calculators. Small Things Considered is Petroski at his most trenchant and provocative, casting his eye not only on everyday artifacts but on their users as well. Why has the durable paper shopping bag been largely replaced by its flimsy plastic counterpart? What circuitous chain of improvements led to such innovations as the automobile cup holder and the swiveling vegetable peeler? With the same relentless curiosity and lucid, witty prose he brought to his earlier books, Henry Petroski looks at some of our most familiar objects and reveals that they are, in fact, works in progress. For ...
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ISBN10: 1400032938, ISBN13: 9781400032938, [publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group] Softcover Henry Petroski is the Aleksandar S. Vesic Professor of Civil Engineering and a professor of history at Duke University. He is the author of ten previous books.Why has the durable paper shopping bag been largely replaced by its flimsy plastic counterpart. [Greven, Germany] [Publication Year: 2004]
ISBN10: 1400032938, ISBN13: 9781400032938, [publisher: Random House Children's Books Sep 2004] Softcover Neuware - Why has the durable paper shopping bag been largely replaced by its flimsy plastic counterpart What circuitous chain of improvements led to such innovations as the automobile cup holder and the swiveling vegetable peeler With the same relentless curiosity and lucid, witty prose he brought to his earlier books, Henry Petroski looks at some of our most familiar objects and reveals that they are, in fact, works in progress. For there can never be an end to the quest for the perfect design. To illustrate his thesis, Petroski tells the story of the paper drinking cup, which owes its popularity to the discovery that water glasses could carry germs. He pays tribute to the little plastic tripod that keeps pizza from sticking to the box and analyzes the numerical layouts of telephones and handheld calculators. Small Things Considered is Petroski at his most trenchant and provocative, casting his eye not only on everyday artifacts but on their users as well. [Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 2004]
ISBN10: 1400032938, ISBN13: 9781400032938, [publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group] Softcover Henry Petroski is the Aleksandar S. Vesic Professor of Civil Engineering and a professor of history at Duke University. He is the author of ten previous books.Why has the durable paper shopping bag been largely replaced by its flimsy plastic counterpart. [Greven, Germany] [Publication Year: 2004]
Random House USA Inc 1/14/2004 12: 09: 00 AM Vintage Books ed. Softcover PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
Random House USA Inc 1/14/2004 12: 09: 00 AM Vintage Books ed. Softcover PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
ISBN10: 1400032938, ISBN13: 9781400032938, [publisher: Random House Usa Inc] Softcover This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:9781400032938 [Lincoln, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2003]
Random House Usa Inc, Date: 2003. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:9781400032938 2003. Random House Usa Inc ISBN 1400032938 9781400032938 [GB]
ISBN10: 1400032938, ISBN13: 9781400032938, [publisher: Random House Usa Inc] Softcover This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:9781400032938 [Lincoln, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2003]
Random House Usa Inc 2003 Vintage Books ed. Trade paperback This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN: 9781400032938.
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