Book
The toothpick : technology and culture / Henry Petroski.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780307266361
- ISBN: 0307266362
- Physical Description: xii, 443 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2007.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-414) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The oldest habit -- Artifacts and texts -- Sucksacks and whiskers -- Poor goose! -- Out of the woods -- Made in Portugal -- Charles Forster in Pernambuco -- From pegs to riches -- A family affair -- Going where the wood is -- An article for the million -- Advise and dissent -- The nasty instrument -- The toothpick man -- Cords of paper birch -- Trade secrets and closed doors -- Other toothpicks -- New uses for old -- Maurice, Oscar, and the industry -- The tragic heiress -- Exeunt Oscar and Maurice -- Foreign affairs -- Old gold and good wood -- Boxed and unboxed -- Woodpeckers and other dispensers -- Talking round a toothpick -- The fatal martini -- Improving on perfection -- The butler did it. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Toothpicks. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Evergreen Indiana.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newburgh Chandler PL - Bell Road Library | 609 PET (Text) | 39206020279319 | NonFiction | Available | - |
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- Version of Resource: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0711/2007005712.html
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