{"product_id":"the-boring-day-cameron-wheeler-9798253901243","title":"The Boring Day: What It Actually Takes to Keep the World Running","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery day, you cross bridges, drink clean water, switch on lights, and walk into buildings that stay standing. You don't think about any of it. That's the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Boring Day\u003c\/i\u003e is about what it really takes to keep the world running: the invisible systems, the unglamorous maintenance, and the quiet decisions made by people you'll never meet. It explores why projects run over budget, why the same failures keep repeating, how a single tree branch can black out millions, and why the most important day in engineering is the one where nothing happens at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on investigation reports, real-world case studies, and experience on some of the largest industrial facilities ever built, this book takes both engineers and non-engineers inside the systems that hold modern life together. From the design of a drinks can to the collapse of the Morandi Bridge, from missed alarms at Three Mile Island to the technician who refused to accept \"it should be fine,\" it reveals how engineers actually think, what they worry about, and what happens when the margins disappear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book about disasters. It's about everything that happens in between. The narrow margins, the hidden risks, and the fragile systems we rely on every day without ever noticing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cameron Wheeler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798253901243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Cameron Wheeler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49174396600575,"sku":"9798253901243","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0ebfc4e0-1f01-4e99-8f20-2d1e833f4d19.jpg?v=1788959505","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-boring-day-cameron-wheeler-9798253901243","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}