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" Small things considered : "
Henry Petroski.
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BL
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697511
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b519700
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| Main Entry
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Petroski, Henry.
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| Title & Author
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Small things considered : : why there is no perfect design /\ Henry Petroski.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Alfred A. Knopf,, 2003.
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288 p. :: ill. ;; 25 cm.
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1400040507
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-272) and index.
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| Contents
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Chapter 1: The nature of design -- Chapter 2: Looking at design -- Chapter 3: Design, design everywhere -- Chapter 4: Illuminating design -- Chapter 5: Driven by design -- Chapter 6: Design in a box -- Chapter 7: Labyrinthine design -- Chapter 8: Design out of a paper bag -- Chapter 9: Domestic design -- Chapter 10: Folk design -- Chapter 11: Kitchen-sink design -- Chapter 12: Off-the-shelf design -- Chapter 13: Familiar design -- Chapter 14: Design by the numbers -- Chapter 15: Selective design -- Chapter 16: A brush with design -- Chapter 17: Design hits the wall -- Chapter 18: Design rising.
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Engineering design.
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TA174.P4738 2003
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