{"product_id":"brief-histories-of-everyday-objects","title":"Brief Histories of Everyday Objects","description":"NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\n\nHilarious, entertaining, and illustrated histories behind some of life's most common and underappreciated objects - from the paperclip and the toothbrush to the sports bra and roller skates\n\nBrief Histories of Everyday Objects is a graphic tour through the unusual creation of some of the mundane items that surround us in our daily lives. Chapters are peppered with ballpoint pen riots, cowboy wars, and really bad Victorian practical jokes.\n\nStructured around the different locations in our home and daily life―the kitchen, the bathroom, the office, and the grocery store―award-nominated illustrator Andy Warner traces the often surprising and sometimes complex histories behind the items we often take for granted. Readers learn how Velcro was created after a Swiss engineer took his dog for a walk; how a naval engineer invented the Slinky; a German housewife, the coffee filter; and a radical feminist and anti-capitalist, the game Monopoly.\n\nThis is both a book of histories and a book about histories. It explores how lies become legends, trade routes spring up, and empires rise and fall―all from the perspective of your toothbrush or toilet.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1250078652\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1250078652.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Warner, Andy\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41449409380410,"sku":"DBV.1250078652.G","price":7.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1250078652-0.jpg?v=1780888401","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/brief-histories-of-everyday-objects","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}