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The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance
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The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance

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Henry Petroski looks at the pencil and cites it as a prime example of elegant design and engineering with much to say about the world of modern ... Show synopsis

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    Trade paperback, 1992

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    Hardcover, 1990

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GSConAlibris

History done wright!

by GSConAlibris on Apr 20, 2007

If you have a smidgen of curiosity -- if you ask, 'Why would anyone write about such a boring subject?', or 'Why pick that title?' -- pick up this book. As long as you have any interest in history, technology, people, blind spots, or just excellent -- no, make that superb -- writing, you will enjoy ... More

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