Marshall Brain's More How Stuff Works

• How an ATM verifies your identification and account information and dispenses cash in a matter of seconds?
• What, if anything, is able to escape from a black hole?
• Why workplace surveillance is becoming more common?
• Whether human cloning is possible?

In this full-color follow-up to the bestselling How Stuff Works, Marshall Brain travels inside your computer, to the depths of diamond mines, across the African plains, and on board an Apache helicopter to explain the magic behind how stuff works. Based on the much-lauded Web site HowStuffWorks.com, this book is your A-to-Z guide to PDAs, MRIs, LEDs, and dozens of other intriguing topics! With More How Stuff Works, you’ll never again look the same way at a car wash, clothes dryer, or electronic scanner.

• More than 125 captivating articles
• Hundreds of full-color photos and illustrations
• Fun facts and sidebars
• A special chapter on "Police, Military, and Defense"

Praise for HowStuffWorks.com:

"A+"
–Washington Post Online

" Top 100 Classics."
–PC Magazine

"Best Science & Technology Resource."
–Yahoo!® InternetLife

"A-"
–Entertainment Weekly

"Great Site."
–MSNBC

"Super Site."
–TBS Superstation

If you’ve ever wondered why X-ray machines can "see through" a body, how the espresso machine can make such a great cup of joe, or what information is contained in a UPC bar code, you’re in great company!

Marshall Brain is fascinated by the technology that surrounds us every day, and no one is better at explaining in simple-to-understand language the workings behind restaurant pagers, solar cells, yo-yos, and animal camouflage. As the founder of the immensely popular Web site HowStuffWorks.com, Marshall and his team of award-winning writers have enlightened millions of readers on thousands of topics.

In this follow-up to the well-received How Stuff Works, Marshall reveals more of the magic behind everyday stuff with dozens of original articles covering everything from webcams to wildfires, solar eclipses to surge protectors, and rainforests to restaurant pagers. You won’t be able to put down this full-color, lavishly illustrated guide!

More How Stuff Works contains:

• Clear, concise explanations of more than 125 topics ranging from icemakers to instant messaging
• Hundreds of full-color photos and illustrations that bring the content to life
• "Cool Facts," "And Another Thing...," and "Did You Know?" sidebars that give you extra, insider information
• A special, timely chapter on "Police, Military, and Defense" that explains how stuff such as body armor, gas masks, and military camouflage works

Marshall Brain (yes, that's his real name!) is the founder of HowStuffWorks, Inc. A published author with more than a dozen books to his name, including How Stuff Works and How Much Does the Earth Weigh?, Marshall began HowStuffWorks.com as a hobby-a way to learn more about the world and to share that knowledge with online readers. Today, the company has expanded to include video, television, radio, books, CDs, and magazines. Marshall lives in Raleigh, N.C., with his wife Leigh, sons David, John, and Ian, and daughter Irena.

Lee Dempsey is a graphic designer at HowStuffWorks, Inc. Lee studied technical illustration at the University of Central England and has worked in the design environment for 10 years. This is the second HowStuffWorks book featuring Lee's illustrations. In addition to his print work, Lee also creates graphics for the HowStuffWorks Web site. Born in Lancashire, England, Lee now lives in Chapel Hill, N.C.