How It Happens: The Extraordinary Processes of Everyday Things

Title: How It Happens: The Extraordinary Processes of Everyday Things
Author: Barbara Ann Kipfer
Reference: 1656928
ISBN: 9780375720826
Publisher: Random House Reference
Published: 2005
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: First edition/Second Printing
Section: Reference | Trivia
Condition Note: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: The best-selling author of The Wish List and The Order of Things takes readers step by step through the inner workings of everyday things, detailing hundreds of processes that range from popcorn popping, to radio signal transmission, to the decaffeination of coffee. Original. 20,000 first printing.