One Good Turn - Witold Rybczyński • BookLikes (ISBN:0743208501)

One Good Turn

by: Witold Rybczyński (author)

ISBN: 9780743208505 (0743208501)

Edition language: English

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Non Fiction, History, Science, Technology

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9 years ago

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A semi-detective story of tracking down the origin of the screwdriver and the screw. The book is well written and interesting, but has rather a lot of wood-working terms (i.e. names of tools) that I needed to look up.

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Oliviate rated it

12 years ago

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In one word? Handy. I was doing research for a manuscript, and this gave me all the information I needed and more. The tone was light and appealing, though at times I wished for a more coherent narrative timeline.

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13 years ago

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I enjoyed this book but am reluctant to recommend it to others.

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13 years ago

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Originally posted on my blog, Guiltless ReadingYou always need a screwdriver for something!The book in one sentence: Let me take you on a quest to find out why the screwdriver is the best tool of the millennium.My thoughts: I won One Good Turn: A Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw by ...

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