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With a chapter reflecting on recent disasters, Infrastructure is a compelling explorer's guide to the world we've made for ourselves.

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"Beautifully illustrated, continually informative, it richly deserves to become this season's unlikely bestseller." -- Alain de Botton - The Independent
"Why do you want to know about standpipes and manholes? Take a look, and you will." -- Erica Wagner - The Times
"One of the most magical books I’ve chanced upon…" -- Alain de Botton - The Observer
"When seen through the discriminating lens of author and photographer Brian Hayes, man-made objects appear as exquisite and natural as organic ones." -- Wired

Infrastructure A Guide to the Industrial

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      Publisher: WW Norton & Co
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 11/11/2014
      ISBN13: 9780393349832, 978-0393349832
      ISBN10: 0393349837
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      With a chapter reflecting on recent disasters, Infrastructure is a compelling explorer's guide to the world we've made for ourselves.

      Trade Review
      "Beautifully illustrated, continually informative, it richly deserves to become this season's unlikely bestseller." -- Alain de Botton - The Independent
      "Why do you want to know about standpipes and manholes? Take a look, and you will." -- Erica Wagner - The Times
      "One of the most magical books I’ve chanced upon…" -- Alain de Botton - The Observer
      "When seen through the discriminating lens of author and photographer Brian Hayes, man-made objects appear as exquisite and natural as organic ones." -- Wired

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