{"product_id":"9780358126607","title":"The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design","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=\"\"\u003eMars, Roman; Kohlstedt, Kurt\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\u003e10\/6\/2020\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\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, USA TODAY, \u003c\/em\u003eAND\u003cem\u003e PUBLISHERS WEEKLY\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “[A] diverse and enlightening book . . . \u003cem\u003eThe 99% Invisible City\u003c\/em\u003e is altogether fresh and imaginative when it comes to thinking about urban spaces.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Here is a field guide, a boon, a \u003cem\u003ebible\u003c\/em\u003e, for the urban curious. Your city’s secret anatomy laid bare—a hundred things you look at but don’t see, see but don’t know. Each entry is a compact, surprising story, a thought piece, an invitation to marvel. Together, they are almost transformative. To know why things are as they are adds a satisfying richness to daily existence. This book is terrific, just terrific.”\u003cbr\u003e —Mary Roach, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eStiff\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGrunt,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGulp\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe 99% Invisible City\u003c\/em\u003e brings into view the fascinating but often unnoticed worlds we walk and drive through every day, and to read it is to feel newly alive and aware of your place in the world. This book made me laugh, and it made me cry, and it reminded me to always read the plaque.”\u003cbr\u003e —John Green, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Fault in Our Stars\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTurtles All The Way Down\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA beautifully designed guidebook to the unnoticed yet essential elements of our cities, from the creators of the wildly popular \u003cem\u003e99% Invisible\u003c\/em\u003e podcast \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHave you ever wondered what those bright, squiggly graffiti marks on the sidewalk mean?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Or stopped to consider why you don't see metal fire escapes on new buildings?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Or pondered the story behind those dancing inflatable figures in car dealerships?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e99% Invisible\u003c\/em\u003e is a big-ideas podcast about small-seeming things, revealing stories baked into the buildings we inhabit, the streets we drive, and the sidewalks we traverse. The show celebrates design and architecture in all of its functional glory and accidental absurdity, with intriguing tales of both designers and the people impacted by their designs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Now, in \u003cem\u003eThe 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to Hidden World of Everyday Design\u003c\/em\u003e, host Roman Mars and coauthor Kurt Kohlstedt zoom in on the various elements that make our cities work, exploring the origins and other fascinating stories behind everything from power grids and fire escapes to drinking fountains and street signs. 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