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The Book on the Bookshelf
The Book on the Bookshelf
Author: Henry Petroski
From the author of the highly praised The Pencil and The Evolution of Useful Things comes another captivating history of the seemingly mundane: the book and its storage. — Most of us take for granted that our books are vertical on our shelves with the spines facing out, but Henry Petroski, inveterately curious engineer, didn't.&...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780375706394
ISBN-10: 0375706399
Publication Date: 9/12/2000
Pages: 304
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3.2 stars, based on 10 ratings
Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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