The New Way Things Work by Contributions by Neil Ardley; By (Author) David Macaulay
	List Price:   $35.00 Unit Price:   $28.00 You Save:   $7.00 (20%) ISBN-10:   0395938473 ISBN-13:   9780395938478 Publisher:   Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Houghton Mifflin Books for Children Edition:   Teachers Edition Category:   Science Books, Non-Fiction Pub. Date:   October 1998 Pages:   400 Format:   Hardcover; Cloth over boards Ages:   12 to 12 Grades:   7 to 7
Description/Notes
'This is a work of mammoth imagination, energy, and humor. It justifies every critic's belief that information and entertainment are not mutually exclusive - good nonfiction is storytelling at its best.' With an emphasis on visual cutaways, this revision of a fascinating 1988 introduction to modern machines now includes more material on computers. The information age is upon us, baffling us with thousands of complicated state-of-the-art technologies. To help make sense of the computer age, David Macaulay brings us The New Way Things Work. This completely updated and expanded edition describes twelve new machines and includes more than seventy new pages detailing the latest innovations. With an entirely new section that guides us through the complicated world of digital machinery, where masses of electronic information can be squeezed onto a single tiny microchip, this revised edition embraces all of the newest developments, from cars to watches. Each scientific principle is brilliantly explained--with the help of a charming, if rather slow-witted, woolly mammoth. 'An astonishing tour-de-force, three years in the making, by the architect-turned-author who has given us Cathedral and City...Large, clear, complete drawings...contain unexpected little details providing hours of enlightenment and discovery.' 'Combining the tongue-in-cheek observations of a budding prehistoric engineer with acute descriptions of the functioning of mechanical and electrical machines, Macaulay has produced a superb volume.... Macaulay's unusual ability to focus, distill, organize, and convey information through his art has never been so impressively displayed.' Caldecott Medalist Macaulay demystifies the digital age and steers readers successfully into the 21st century in this completely updated and expanded edition of his bestselling 'The Way Things Work.' Illustrations. 'A book to be treasured as both a browsing item and as a gold mine of reference information.' Text and numerous detailed illustrations introduce and explain the scientific principles and workings of hundreds of machines. Includes new material about digital technology. A popular guide that explains the workings of such machines as telephones, parking meters, bicycles, brakes, automobiles, & all the components used in a computer setup. 'Keep the book a secret from your kids for a while and study up on the explanations of questions you're anticipating. Let Macaulay make you look smarter than you think you are. The kids will certainly be impressed - and you'll be getting a real education in the bargain.' 'The Way Things Work is a superb achievement. It is a very handsome book, a fascinating collection of riddles and a sound educational accomplishment that, while explaining in words and pictures - mostly pictures - some of the mysteries of physics, makes you smile, and often laugh. The author is honest enough to say that the book was intended for children of all ages, and brilliant enough to make all its readers feel brighter than they ever thought they could be.'