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Toilets, Toasters and Telephones: The How and Why of Everday Objects

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Toilets, Toasters and Telephones: The How and Why of Everday Objects

by Susan Goldman Rubin

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Scholastic Inc, 1998. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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Who invented the toilet? How did the telephone get its shape? Can a refrigerator or a toaster be art? And what does a chocolate bar melting in the lab coat of a scientist have to do with the invention of the microwave? In this fascinating history of everyday objects, Susan Goldman Rubin helps us appreciate anew the things we see all around us. She also introduces the inspired geniuses who are responsible for the way these universal objects look. Filled with entertaining anecdotes and remarkable facts in a user-friendly format, this informative book includes thirteen black-and-white paintings, thirty vintage photographs, and an extensive bibliography and index. Readers will never again look at a bathtub in quite the same way.

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Title
Toilets, Toasters and Telephones: The How and Why of Everday Objects
Author
Susan Goldman Rubin
Format/Binding
Paperback
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
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ISBN 10
0439104920
ISBN 13
9780439104920
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1998

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