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Marshall Brain's How Stuff Works | 
| Author: Marshall Brain
Publisher: Chartwell Books
Category: Book
List Price: $14.99
Buy New: $10.31
You Save: $4.68 (31%)
Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 116889
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 307
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.9
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.5 x 1.6
ISBN: 0785824324
Dewey Decimal Number: 600
EAN: 9780785824329
ASIN: 0785824324
Publication Date: July 30, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Product Description
Marshall Brain's How Stuff Works is a lavish, full-color, highly visual resource for those with hungry minds who crave an understanding of the way things work around them-from submarine ships to digital technology to toilets!
With over 1,000 full-color illustrations and photos showing step-by-step images of how stuff works, these easy-to-understand explanations cover the most popular and interesting subject areas, including Technology, Science, Health, Fitness, Transportation, and more! Sample topics include: How CDs Work, How Car Engines Work, and How Nuclear Radiation and Power Work.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 A Must Read! October 6, 2008
Kathy Christopherson (Iowa)
This book is cool! All the stuff we take for granted every day. It tells you how it all works! It is a must read. It is so educational for any age. Our whole family loves this book. Well worth the money.
Another great stuff book March 18, 2007
Paul Gerdes (Chicago, IL USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Just as good as the other more stuff book. Great for kids so they know how things work instead of just using them.
Marshall Brain's How Stuff Works September 22, 2005
M. todd (vancouver)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I ordered 2 for a great price and both where in near mint condition. I would definitely buy again.
 Ok could be better June 30, 2004
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Generally a really good book, although the transition from the website to book is not exactly the most smooth one. It feels like a lot of the good stuff is lost, and it doesn't really seem like the same quality as on the website. There are 124+ topics ranging from airplanes to dieting. There is lots of information and little sidebars with all kinds of interesting facts. You?ll learn everything from how nuclear power works to how turbochargers work and even learn how to decode all those zero?s and ones in the Mice, bits, and Bytes section. You?ll walk out knowing way more then when you walked in and when anyone says I wonder how this works, you?ll come out looking like a genius. But it also has a few minor problems. The writing can get a little confusing, and there aren?t as many visual aids to help you understand (It might just be me, I?m a visual learner). The articles sometimes don't feel complete, you might reach the end and think ?that?s it!? Many times you find yourself returning to the website because you didn't understand the article. This might not be a bad thing after all because at most, you?ll start learning all kinds of new stuff anyways. Overall, it does have its problems, but it's good outweighs it's bad and is highly recommended.
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