{"product_id":"the-works-anatomy-of-a-city-9780143112709","title":"The Works: Anatomy of a City","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fascinating guided tour of the ways things work in a modern city \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"It's a rare person who won't find something of interest in \u003ci\u003eThe Works\u003c\/i\u003e, whether it's an explanation of how a street-sweeper works or the view of what's down a manhole.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--New York Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Have you ever wondered how the water in your faucet gets there? Where your garbage goes? What the pipes under city streets do? How bananas from Ecuador get to your local market? Why radiators in apartment buildings clang? Using New York City as its point of reference, \u003ci\u003eThe Works\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers down manholes and behind the scenes to explain exactly how an urban infrastructure operates. Deftly weaving text and graphics, author Kate Ascher explores the systems that manage water, traffic, sewage and garbage, subways, electricity, mail, and much more. Full of fascinating facts and anecdotes, \u003ci\u003eThe Works\u003c\/i\u003e gives readers a unique glimpse at what lies behind and beneath urban life in the twenty-first century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kate Ascher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.78h x 8.46w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143112709","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42436166385801,"sku":"9780143112709","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_5d8eb27e-7ef0-47ec-98e6-17ad334bf2d9.jpg?v=1716318750","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-works-anatomy-of-a-city-9780143112709","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}