{"product_id":"the-pencil-henry-petroski-9780679734154","title":"The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance","description":"Now in paperback, the fascinating, quirky, highly acclaimed book about that indispensable object, the pencil. Petroski traces its origins back to ancient Greece and Rome, writes factually and charmingly about its development, and shows what the pencil can teach us about engineering and technology today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Petroski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0679734155\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679734154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 5.25w x 1.15d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/28\/1992","brand":"Henry Petroski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045655507199,"sku":"9780679734154","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8cc56771-1536-4e32-bc3a-a01f83955e33.jpg?v=1684979965","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-pencil-henry-petroski-9780679734154","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}