{"product_id":"bho-everyday-objects","title":"Andy Warner: Brief Histories of Everyday Objects [2016] hardback","description":"In the tradition of A Cartoon History of the Universe and, most recent, Randall Munroe's What If? comes Brief Histories of Everyday Objects - an intrepid, graphic tour through the unusual stories behind the creation of some of the overlooked items that surround us in our daily lives.  Chapters introduce readers to a cast of inventors whose ideas led to the ballpoint pen riots, cowboy wars, and really bad Victorian practical jokes. Structured around the different locations in our home and daily life - the kitchen, the bathroom, the office, and the grocery store.  Award-nominated comic artist Andy Warner traces the often surprising and sometimes complex histories behind the items we often take for granted.  Readers learn how: Velcro was invented by a Swiss engineer after he took his dog for a walk; the coffee filter was created by a German housewife; the Slinky was devised by a naval engineered while on board ship; and Monopoly was developed by a radical feminist as an anticapitalistic lesson.  This is both a book of histories and a book about histories.\u003cbr\u003eIt explores how whims beget realities, lies become legends, trade routes Spring up, and empires rise and fall - all from the perspective of your toothbrush or toilet.","brand":"Warner, Andy","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44053733572898,"sku":"9781250078650","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/warner-andy-andy-warner-brief-histories-of-everyday-objects-2016-hardback-9781250078650-1152509169.jpg?v=1743194479","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.pro\/products\/bho-everyday-objects","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}