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PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-100393329593
ISBN-139780393329599
eBay Product ID (ePID)53723371
Product Key Features
Book TitleInfrastructure : a Field Guide to the Industrial Landscape
Number of Pages544 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicLandscape, Social Aspects, Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial
Publication Year2006
IllustratorYes
GenreArchitecture, Technology & Engineering
AuthorBrian Hayes
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight66.1 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width10 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
ReviewsWhen seen through the discriminating lens of author and photographer Brian Hayes, man-made objects appear as exquisite and natural as organic ones. Radar domes echo the beauty of a fly's eyes, a crop-irrigation rig takes on the twiggy grace of a praying mantis, and the miles of telephone towers and wires along US highways fuse into the western horizon., Ample text explains the unfamiliar workings of blast furnaces, oil refineries, granite quarries and wind farms. Hundreds of photos provide helpful illustrations. . . . Artistry can be found in the strangest places., Brilliant . . . offering history and context . . . Infrastructure delivers on its promise to be the 'book of everything' for our human-made American landscape., Will help any technotourist to identify structures commonly encountered (if often overlooked) in outdoor urban habitats and industrial landscapes.
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal711/.6
SynopsisReplete with the author's striking photographs, the revised and expanded edition of Infrastructure is a unique and spectacular guide to all the major "ecosystems" of our modern industrial world. In exploring railroad tracks, antenna towers, highway overpasses, power lines, coal mines, nuclear power plants, grain elevators, oil refineries, steel mills, and more, Brian Hayes reveals how our familiar and often-overlooked industrial environment can be as dazzling as nature. With a new chapter reflecting on recent natural and technological disasters-from Hurricane Katrina to the meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi reactors-Infrastructure is a compelling and clear guide for those who want to explore and understand this mysterious world we've made for ourselves., Ever experienced deja vu? An enchanting and magical novel about reincarnation from the author of Could It Be Magic?When Michaela Anderson signs up for a parachute jump she gets more than a case of vertigo…Suffering last-minute panic, Michaela's three colleagues go first. But just as she takes her leap of faith, an almighty gale blows up from nowhere.When she returns to the ground, she finds the airfield deserted, her car gone and the seasons mysteriously changed. Posters nearby proclaim Michaela to have been missing for the last six and a half years…But Michaela is determined to find out the truth. Was she kidnapped? Is she now suffering amnesia, or has something even more extraordinary occurred?With the help of handsome pilot Matt, Michaela sets out to find the truth. And what she discovers rocks everything she has ever believed in to the core…A magical tale that will enchant and enthral fans of Cecelia Ahern and Sophie Kinsella., Covering agriculture, resources, energy, communication, transportation, manufacturing and waste, this volume explores all the major ecosystems of the modern industrial world, revealing what the structures are and why they're there and uncovering beauty in unexpected places. Photos., Covering agriculture, resources, transportation, communication, energy, manufacturing and waste, Brian Hayes' photographic guide explores all the major 'ecosystems' of the modern world and discovers beauty in unexpected places., "Original, highly readable....An extraordinary book."--Anne Eisenberg, "Scientific American" A companion to the man-made landscape that reveals how our industrial environment can be as dazzling as the natural world. Replete with the author's striking photographs, "Infrastructure" is a unique and spectacular guide, exploring all the major "ecosystems" of our modern industrial world, revealing what the structures are and why they're there, and uncovering beauty in unexpected places--awakening and fulfilling a curiosity you didn't know you had. Covering agriculture, resources, energy, communication, transportation, manufacturing, and waste, this is the "Book of Everything" for the industrial landscape. The objects that fill our everyday environment are streetlights, railroad tracks, antenna towers, highway overpasses, power lines, satellite dishes, and thousands of other manufactured items, many of them so familiar we hardly notice them. Larger and more exotic facilities have transformed vast tracts of the landscape: coal mines, nuclear power plants, grain elevators, oil refineries, and steel mills, to name a few. "Infrastructure" is a compelling and clear guide for those who want to explore and understand this mysterious world we've made for ourselves. A "Science" magazine Best Science Book of the Year. 500 color illustrations.
LC Classification NumberTS190.5.H39 2006
