Overview
The best of HowStuffWorks.com - collected at last in a fascinating full-color book!
The flagship book in a new series with HowStuffWorks, this lavishly illustrated hardcover is the ultimate gift for people who are curious about the world around them. Marshall Brain, the company's founder, presents more than 130 of the most interesting, timely, and popular HowStuffWorks.com feature articles, which touch on everything from technology to science to health and beyond, including:
How car engines workHow computer memory works
How chocolate works
How e-commerce works
How microwave ovens work
How tattoos work
How sunglasses work
How fireworks work
Illustrated throughout with hundreds of full-color photos and drawings, HowStuffWorks brings each topic to life with lucid explanations, illuminating analogies, and fun examples. With more than 2 million visitors per month, HowStuffWorks.com is the place to go for entertaining, easy to understand explanations of everything from the inner workings of an automobile engine to the stimulating effects of caffeine.
About the Author:Marshall Brain is the founder and CEO of HowStuffWorks.com, based in Raleigh, NC. Named one of the Carolinas' top entrepreneurs by Ernst & Young in 1999, he is the author of several books including How Stuff Works and The Teenager's Guide to the Real World.