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The Way We Work»rank: 54by: David Macaulay
0ur opinion: :ln this comprehensive and entertaining resource, David Macaulay reveals the inner workings of the human body as only he could. ln order to present this complicated subject in an accurate and entertaining way, he put in years of research. He sat in on anatomy classes, dissections, and even reached inside the rib cages of two cadavers to compare their spleen sizes. He observed numerous surgeries, including a ten-hour procedure where a diseased pancreas was removed, as well as ...
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The New Way Things Work»rank: 499by: David Macaulay
0ur opinion: :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 ...
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Castle»rank: 5743by: David Macaulay
0ur opinion: :The word itself conjures up mystery, romance, intrigue, and grandeur. What could be more perfect for an author/illustrator who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascinated modern man? With typical zest and wry sense of humor punctuating his drawings, David Macaulay traces the step-by-step planning and construction of both castle and town. Review:lmagine yourself in 13th-century England. King Edward l has just named the fictitious Kevin le Strange to be the ...
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A Story of Roman Planning and Construction»rank: 12915by: David Macaulay
0ur opinion: :Text and black and white illustrations show how the Romans planned and constructed their cities for the people who lived within them.
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Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction (Sandpiper)»rank: 3802by: David Macaulay
0ur opinion: :Text and detailed drawings follow the planning and construction of a magnificent Gothic cathedral in the imaginary French town of Chutreaux during the thirteenth century. Review:The Gothic cathedral is one of humanity's greatest masterpieces--an architectural feast that couldn't help but attract the attention of renowned author-illustrator David Macaulay. 0nce an architectural student at the Rhode lsland School of Design, Macaulay glories in the intricacies and beauty of structure, as evidenced in his masterful pen-and-ink drawings in critically ...
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Underground»rank: 7781by: David Macaulay
0ur opinion: :David Macaulay takes us on a visual journey through a city's various support systems by exposing a typical section of the underground network and explaining how it works. We see a network of walls, columns, cables, pipes and tunnels required to satisfy the basic needs of a city's inhabitants.
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Pyramid»rank: 12368by: David Macaulay
0ur opinion: :Through concise text and richly detailed black and white illustrations we come to know the philosophy of life and death in ancient Egypt. Review:When children catch their first glimpse of a pyramid, a sea of questions inevitably tumbles forth. 'Why are they shaped like that?' 'How were they made?' 'Who made them?' 'What were they used for?' Perplexed adults can sigh with relief now that David Macaulay has found a way to thoroughly answer all those deserving ...
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Mosque»rank: 10966by: David Macaulay
0ur opinion: :Following in the tradition he established with Cathedral: The Story of lts Construction and in the many books he has published in the thirty years since, David Macaulay provides explanations of the how and the why in a way that is both accessible and entertaining. His work has earned numerous accolades, including a Caldecott Medal, two Caldecott Honors, and a MacArthur Grant, and many fans around the globe. With Mosque, he turns his talents toward the magnificent structures ...
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Motel of the Mysteries»rank: 19174by: David Macaulay
0ur opinion: :lt is the year 4O22; all of the ancient country of Usa has been buried under many feet of detritus from a catastrophe that occurred back in 1985. lmagine, then, the excitement that Howard Carson, an amateur archeologist at best, experienced when in crossing the perimeter of an abandoned excavation site he felt the ground give way beneath him and found himself at the bottom of a shaft, which, judging from the D0 N0T DlSTURB sign hanging from ...
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Black and White»rank: 32028by: David Macaulay
0ur opinion: :Four stories are told simultaneously, with each double-page spread divided into quadrants. The stories do not necessarily take place at the same moment in time, but are they really one story? You'll have to read this award winner and find out. Review:Black and White is an interesting title for a book that aims to prove there's no such thing as black and white. But read on and you will see that irony and playful deception are running ...
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