{"product_id":"9780544668256","title":"Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eMunroe, Randall\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDey Street Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11\/24\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eHave you ever tried to learn more about some incredible thing, only to be frustrated by incomprehensible jargon? Randall Munroe is here to help. In \u003cem\u003eThing Explainer,\u003c\/em\u003e he uses line drawings and only the thousand (or, rather, “ten hundred”) most common words to provide simple explanations for some of the most interesting stuff there is, including:\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efood-heating radio boxes (microwaves)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etall roads (bridges)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecomputer buildings (datacenters)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe shared space house (the International Space Station)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe other worlds around the sun (the solar system)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe big flat rocks we live on (tectonic plates)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe pieces everything is made of (the periodic table)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eplanes with turning wings (helicopters)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eboxes that make clothes smell better (washers and dryers)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe bags of stuff inside you (cells)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e How do these things work? Where do they come from? What would life be like without them? And what would happen if we opened them up, heated them up, cooled them down, pointed them in a different direction, or pressed this button? In \u003cem\u003eThing Explainer,\u003c\/em\u003e Munroe gives us the answers to these questions and so many more. Funny, interesting, and always understandable, this book is for anyone—age 5 to 105—who has ever wondered how things work, and why.","brand":"Dey Street Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46823661863167,"sku":"9780544668256","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780544668256_s600x595.jpg?v=1780330241","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780544668256","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}