aprilhenry (aprilhenry) wrote,
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aprilhenry

You can write a book about anything

You can write a book about anything. Witness this book coming in October from Knopf:

OCT 17: THE TOOTHPICK:
Technology and Culture by Henry Petroski.
A curious history of the humble yet ubiquitous pick. Petroski is a professor of history and civil engineering at Duke. Author tour: Boston, NY, Phil, Raliegh, SF, Seattle, DC. 63 photos. 464 pages. $27.95 ISBN 978-0-307-26636-1

[Full disclosure: what I want to know is: 63 photos of WHAT?]
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