Underground
 | Graphia, 1983, Paperback Customer Rating: 10 reviews Recommend |
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Main Features
- ISBN13: 9780395340653
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
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.
Product Details
Title: Underground
Sales Rank: 131778 in Books
Author: David Macaulay
Publisher: Graphia, 1983-03-23, Paperback, 112 pages, ISBN: 0395340659
Package Dimensions: 11 x 9.1 x 0.5 inches, 1.15 pounds
Customer Reviews
- Rather Disappointing
- Rather disappointed - expected something more child friendly - more like the how it works series - would've sent it back but the postage is more than the cost of the book. Information about the target range of customer would have been helpful as I was not able to review the book before purchase. I had simply purchased on the back of his other… More reviews
- underground
- this the best book i have found to explain to eit's (engineering in training) just what civil engineering is all about.
it may be a childern's book, but it is the best on the subject of undeground utilities and transportation. More reviews
- Under the city lies much unseen
- This was a purchase for grandchildren living in a very rural area. They will have their curiosity heightened upon visiting the next largest city. It was easy to follow and understand. The illustrations are nicely done and hold one's attention. … More reviews
- A really useful infrastructure book.
- I bought this book for work because its subject matter is relevant to what I do. It really helps to keep things in perspective and not have them remain abstract concepts. More reviews
- A new perspective on things
- Macaulay uses his amazing talents to turn the world upside down in this unique book. Children (and even adults) will learn all kinds of things about what's beneath a modern city. I enjoyed showing my son the illustrations and explaining what it all means. Do beware, however, that this is a pretty abstract topic and that it can be difficult for younger… More reviews
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