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Thing ExplainerRandall Munroe

Thing Explainer

Randall Munroe
201564 pages
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9 editions · 4 languages
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The creator of the webcomic "xkcd" uses line drawings and just ten hundred common words to provide simple explanations for how things work, including microwaves, bridges, tectonic plates, the solar system, the periodic table, helicopters, and other essential concepts.

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9 editions · 4 languages
  • Hardcover · English · 2015
    Houghton Mifflin Harcourt · 65 pages · 9780544668256
  • Paperback · English
    John Murray Publishers Ltd · 9781473637313
  • Other · English · 2015
    Thing Explainer Ebook Complicated Stuff in Simple Words
    Hodder & Stoughton · 9781473620926
  • Other · English · 2015
    Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company · 64 pages · 9780544668607
  • Other · English · 2015
    Hodder & Stoughton · 64 pages · 9781473620919
  • Other · English · 2015
    Echo Point Books & Media, LLC. · 9781635613100
ScienceTechnologyMiscellaneaScience, popular worksScience, miscellaneaNew York Times bestsellerBasic EnglishReaders