{"product_id":"thing-explainer-complicated-stuff-in-simple-words-hardcover","title":"Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRandall Munroe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 \u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the creator of the webcomic\u003ci\u003exkcd\u003c\/i\u003eand author of the #1\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003ebestseller\u003ci\u003eWhat If?\u003c\/i\u003e, a series of brilliantly and simply! annotated blueprints that explain everything from nuclear bombs to ballpoint pens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Have you ever tried to learn more about some incredible thing, only to be frustrated by incomprehensible jargon? Randall Munroe is here to help. In \u003ci\u003eThing Explainer, \u003c\/i\u003ehe 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\u003c\/p\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\u003eHow 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\u003ci\u003eThing Explainer, \u003c\/i\u003eMunroe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRandall Munroe\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eWhat If?, \u003c\/i\u003e the science question-and-answer blog \u003ci\u003eWhat If?, \u003c\/i\u003e and the popular webcomic \u003ci\u003exkcd.\u003c\/i\u003e In 2006, he left a job building robots at NASA to draw comics on the Internet full-time. He lives in Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 13.1 x 9.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 24, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44677825953894,"sku":"9780544668256","price":35.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/Y0hMaDYveUtDdHluSDVZNlZvY0hDQT09.webp?v=1770961897","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/thing-explainer-complicated-stuff-in-simple-words-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}