The Works

The Works
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 241
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ISBN-10 : 9780143112709
ISBN-13 : 0143112708
Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Works by : Kate Ascher

Download or read book The Works written by Kate Ascher and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-11-27 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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