The Works

Name: The Works
Brand: Penguin Books
SKU: 0143112708
Price: 1404 INR
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ISBN: 9780143112709

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27 Nov, 2007

By Kate Ascher(Author)

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...

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ISBN-10:

0143112708

ISBN-13:

9780143112709

Publisher

Penguin Books

No.of Pages

240

Dimensions

10.81 X 8.47 X 0.60 inches

Description

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.

Product Details

ISBN-10

: 0143112708

ISBN-13

: 9780143112709

Publisher

: Penguin Books

Publication date

: 27 Nov, 2007

About the Author

Kate Ascher serves on the faculty of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and manages Happold Consulting’s U.S. practice. Prior to taking up her current positions, she worked at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the New York City Economic Development Corporation, and Vornado Realty Trust. Her other books include The Heights: Anatomy of a Skyscraper and The Way to Go: Moving by Sea, Land, and Air.