Henry Petroski

35 books

The Pencil: A History Of Design And Circumstance by Henry Petroski
The Pencil: A History Of Design And Circumstance
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Henry Petroski

The Pencil: A History Of Design And Circumstance

Henry Petroski

434 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

Seeing Further: The Story of Science, Discovery, and the Genius of the Royal Society by Bill Bryson

Seeing Further: The Story of Science, Discovery, and the Genius of the Royal Society

Bill Bryson

512 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction essays history science informative lighthearted slow-paced
Success through Failure: The Paradox of Design by Henry Petroski
Success through Failure: The Paradox of Design
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Henry Petroski

Success through Failure: The Paradox of Design

Henry Petroski

251 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

To Engineer is Human by Henry Petroski
To Engineer is Human
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Henry Petroski

To Engineer is Human

Henry Petroski

missing page info • missing pub info (editions)

Uncommon History of Common Things, An by Bethanne Patrick, Bethanne Patrick, Henry Petroski, John M. Thompson
Uncommon History of Common Things, An
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Bethanne Patrick, Bethanne Patrick, Henry Petroski, John M. Thompson

Uncommon History of Common Things, An

Bethanne Patrick, Bethanne Patrick, Henry Petroski, John M. Thompson

missing page info • first pub 2009 (editions)

informative lighthearted reflective