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1	The new way things work more books like this by David Macaulay Guiding the reader through the complicated world of digital machines, where masses of electronic information can be squeezed onto a single tiny microchip, this book covers the latest technological developments. Each principle is explained with the help of a rather slow-witted, wooly mammoth. see all copies from £16.13! new only from £19.13! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Castle more books like this by David Macaulay The planning and construction of a castle and adjoining town in 13th-century Wales. Although the castle and the town described are imaginary, they are based on several castles and towns established in Wales between 1277 and 1305. Illustrated with detailed b&w drawings. see all copies from £1.38! new only from £6.56! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	The Way We Work: Getting to Know the Amazing Human Body more books like this by David Macaulay, Richard Walker In this comprehensive and entertaining resource, multi award-winner David Macaulay reveals the inner workings of the human body as only he can. This one-of-a-kind book takes readers on a visual journey through the human body. With his trademark humor, Macaulay builds a body and explains how it works. see all copies from £19.58! new only from £19.58! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction more books like this by David Macaulay A close look building of a French cathedral in the 13th century. Although the Cathedral of Chutreaux is imaginary, this account of its construction is based on historical fact. Illustrated with detailed b&w drawings. Selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1973. see all copies from £2.15! new only from £7.17! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Pyramid more books like this by David Macaulay A step-by-step explanation of the construction process of an Ancient Egyptian pyramid. Illustrated with detailed b&w drawings. see all copies from £2.06! new only from £7.25! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Motel of the Mysteries more books like this by David Macaulay "David Macaulay . . . is a superb craftsman and an imaginative writer and illustrator . . . His new book is a marvel of imagination and a comfortable satire. He projects a time when our civilization will have been buried . . . As always with Mr. Macaulay's books, wonderfully illustrated." -- New York Times Book Review see all copies from £5.54! new only from £9.05! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction more books like this by David Macaulay How the Ancient Romans extensively planned and built their cities. Readers will learn how a city's population and size were determined prior to construction and how streets, sidewalks, roads, bridges, and sewer systems were designed. Illustrated with detailed b&w drawings. see all copies from £2.04! new only from £6.56! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Underground more books like this by David Macaulay Beneath the streets of a modern city exists a network of walls, columns, cables, pipes and tunnels. This text exposes a typical section of that network and explains how it works. see all copies from £5.54! new only from £7.25! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Way Things Work more books like this by David Macaulay A clear-cut yet entertaining look at the way a variety of machines and technological products work. Color illustrations accompany the text that explores such items as cameras, compact discs, lasers, wheelbarrows, and zippers. see all copies from £1.38! new only from £24.25! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Mill more books like this by David Macaulay A fictional account of how four cotton mills were constructed in 19th-century Rhode Island. Detailed b&w drawings accompany the text. see all copies from £5.54! new only from £9.59! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Mosque more books like this by David Macaulay Factual information about Islamic life and culture is woven into this step-by-step look at how a mosque would have been constructed in late-16th-century Turkey. Although the mosque itself is fictional, the story of its construction, and the detailed full-color drawings that accompany it, are based on fact. Named one of the Best Children's Books ... see all copies from £6.01! new only from £6.64! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Black and White more books like this by David Macaulay This picture book contains stories about parents, cows, and train trips which may be read as four individual tales, or might work together as one story. The book comes complete with a warning from the author: "This book appears to contain a number of stories that do not necessarily occur at the same time. Then again, it may contain only one story. ... see all copies from £5.54! new only from £5.73! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Building Big more books like this by David Macaulay In this companion to the PBS series, David Macaulay explains the logic behind the building of such mammoth works as the Hoover Dam and St. Paul's Cathedral. Named a year 2000 Notable Books by the New York Times and one of the Best Children's Books 2000 by Publishers Weekly. see all copies from £5.37! new only from £6.79! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Rome antics more books like this by David Macaulay This travel guide to Rome provides a bird's eye tour of the city's architectural marvels and details, as a red line follows the path of a homing pigeon starting from the ringside at the Colosseum. It also includes an aerial map of Rome and brief descriptions of the highlights of the tour. see all copies from £11.01! new only from £11.67! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Unbuilding more books like this by David Macaulay A step-by-step explanation of how the Empire State Building was constructed in New York city between the years of 1929 and 1931. Detailed line drawings illustrate the text. see all copies from £4.07! new only from £7.86! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Ship more books like this by David Macaulay Recreates the story of the archaeological recovery of a caravelle. Although this was the first craft used to bring European explorers to America, no known drawings or models remain to show how it was built. In this book we join a team of archaeologists as they discover a wrecked caravelle on a Caribbean reef. Their fascinating factual recovery of ... see all copies from £3.12! new only from £8.28! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Shortcut more books like this by David Macaulay Albert and his mare, June, go to market to sell their watermelons. With any luck, nothing unusual will happen along the way and they will be home before dark. However, seemingly unrelated and inconsequential actions lead to a dramatic chain of causes and effects. see all copies from £5.54! new only from £6.98! \| first editions
18 view cover	Great Moments in Architecture more books like this by David Macaulay Great Moments in Architecture is a wondrous portfolio that has to be seen to be fully savored-or even believed for that matter. Here are the plans for the Tower of Pisa-on a skewed drafting table, the Eiffel Tower tipped over across the Seine, the ruins of a McDonald's stand following some future Vesuvius, the disastrous meeting of the Great and ... see all copies from £2.15! new only from £8.44! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	The Amazing Brain more books like this by Robert Ornstein, Ph.D., Richard F Thompson, David Macaulay (Illustrator) This rejacketed volume gives a fresh and intriguing tour of the mysterious territory of human intelligence. Beginning with the simplest view of brain anatomy and operations and using the latest research available, Ornstein and Thompson give the reader both an actual and a metaphorical picture of the human brain. 142 line drawings. see all copies from £4.03! new only from £9.55! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Why the Chicken Crossed the Road more books like this by David Macaulay Why did the chicken cross the road? The author's answer to this question is a circular story that begins and ends with a chicken linking them throughout in a ridiculous but logical chain of events. David Macaulay's adult books won him the Caldecott Medal and the Times Information Book Award. see all copies from £5.54! new only from £7.62! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Angelo more books like this by David Macaulay Working on his final masterpiece--the restoration of a decrepit church façade in Rome--Angelo befriends an injured pigeon. As the building nears completion, he asks the pigeon, "What will become of you? Where will you go? Where will you live?" Resolving to ensure the future of his new friend, Angelo adds a final flourish to the church. Color ... see all copies from £5.54! new only from £5.73! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Baaa more books like this by David Macaulay A fable about a flock of sheep who take over the world after the entire human population has died off. While the humans may be gone, they have left their technology and "advancements" behind. Soon the sheep are living like humans and encountering the very problems that led to the extinction of the human race. Will the sheep survive? B&w ... see all copies from £5.54! new only from £5.73! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Building the Book Cathedral more books like this by David Macaulay Including the content of Macaulay's "Cathedral" in its entirety, "Building the Book Cathedral" traces the evolution of the author's creative process in "building" that first book, from the initial concept to the finished drawings. Illustrations. see all copies from £5.54! new only from £9.28! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	The Emergence of Latin America in the Nineteenth Century more books like this by David Bushnell, Neill Macaulay This concise textbook on the history of Latin America covers its first half-century of independence, from approximately 1820 to 1870. The book examines problems and issues pertinent to the region as a whole, together with a more detailed discussion of those countries (e.g. Mexico and Brazil) that loom large in the region because of their size and ... see all copies from £5.54! new only from £24.25! \| first editions
25 view cover	The Way Things Work Kit more books like this by David Macaulay Inspired by the book THE WAY THINGS WORK, this kit includes supplies and instructions for over 50 activities. see all copies from £27.28!

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