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ISBN10: 1400032938, ISBN13: 9781400032938, [publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group] Softcover First Edition Book has minor wear and stains. [Henderson, NV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]
ISBN10: 1400032938, ISBN13: 9781400032938, [publisher: Random House USA Inc] Softcover Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A few small marks or stains to the page edges/pages . A tan to the page edges/pages . Foxing to the page edges/pages . Minor shelf wear [Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2004]
ISBN10: 1400032938, ISBN13: 9781400032938, [publisher: Random House USA Inc] Softcover Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A few small marks or stains to the page edges/pages . A tan to the page edges/pages . Foxing to the page edges/pages . Minor shelf wear [Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2004]
Vintage 2004 Vintage Books ed. paperback Very good Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
ISBN10: 1400032938, ISBN13: 9781400032938, [publisher: Vintage] Softcover Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! [Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]
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]
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]
ISBN10: 1400032938, ISBN13: 9781400032938, [publisher: Vintage] Softcover 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. [Tempe, AZ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]
ISBN10: 1400032938, ISBN13: 9781400032938, [publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group] Softcover Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. [Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]
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: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group] Softcover Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. [Reno, NV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]
ISBN10: 1400032938, ISBN13: 9781400032938, [publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group] Softcover Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. [Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]
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]
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2004 Vintage Books ed. paperback Very good Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2004 Vintage Books ed. paperback Very good Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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]
ISBN10: 1400032938, ISBN13: 9781400032938, [publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group] Softcover Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! [Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]
ISBN10: 1400032938, ISBN13: 9781400032938, [publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group] Softcover Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! [Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]
ISBN10: 1400032938, ISBN13: 9781400032938, [publisher: Vintage] Softcover Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.65 [AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]
Vintage 2004 Vintage Books ed. Softcover Good 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.
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 trenchant ...
ISBN10: 1400032938, ISBN13: 9781400032938, [publisher: Vintage Books; Random House, New York] Softcover First Edition 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 ...
ISBN10: 1400032938, ISBN13: 9781400032938, [publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group] Softcover Buy with confidence! Book is in good condition with minor wear to the pages, binding, and minor marks within 0.71 [Amherst, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]
ISBN10: 1400032938, ISBN13: 9781400032938, [publisher: Random House USA Inc 2004-12-29] Softcover [Wallingford, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2004]
ISBN10: 1400032938, ISBN13: 9781400032938, [publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group] Softcover SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. [Portland, ME, U.S.A.] [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] Softcover [Hounslow, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2004]
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