Kate Ascher

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The Works: Anatomy of a CityPaperback, 1 December 2007

The Works: Anatomy of a City
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Reading Age
Ages: 18
Grade Levels
13
Print Length
240 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Penguin Books
Date Published
1 Dec 2007
ISBN-10
0143112708
ISBN-13
9780143112709

Description

A fascinating guided tour of the ways things work in a modern city

"It's a rare person who won't find something of interest in The Works, whether it's an explanation of how a street-sweeper works or the view of what's down a manhole." --New York Post

Have you ever wondered how the water in your faucet gets there? Where your garbage goes? What the pipes under city streets do? How bananas from Ecuador get to your local market? Why radiators in apartment buildings clang? Using New York City as its point of reference, The Works takes readers down manholes and behind the scenes to explain exactly how an urban infrastructure operates. Deftly weaving text and graphics, author Kate Ascher explores the systems that manage water, traffic, sewage and garbage, subways, electricity, mail, and much more. Full of fascinating facts and anecdotes, The Works gives readers a unique glimpse at what lies behind and beneath urban life in the twenty-first century.

Product Details

Audience:
Ages: 18
Author:
Kate Ascher
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 December 2007
Dimensions:
27.38 x 21.49 x 1.52 cm
Educational Level:
Grade Levels: 13
ISBN-10:
0143112708
ISBN-13:
9780143112709
Language:
English
Location:
New York, NY
Pages:
240
Publisher:
Weight:
870.9 gm

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