{"product_id":"9780544237049","title":"Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller • \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book 2014 • Winner of the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A thrilling account of the modern material world.” —\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Miodownik, a materials scientist, explains the history and science behind things such as paper, glass, chocolate, and concrete with an infectious enthusiasm.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does any material look and behave the way it does? These are the sorts of questions that renowned materials scientist Mark Miodownik constantly asks himself. Miodownik studies objects as ordinary as an envelope and as unexpected as concrete cloth, uncovering the fascinating secrets that hold together our physical world. In \u003ci\u003eStuff Matters\u003c\/i\u003e, Miodownik explores the materials he encounters in a typical morning, from the steel in his razor to the foam in his sneakers. Full of enthralling tales of the miracles of engineering that permeate our lives, \u003ci\u003eStuff Matters \u003c\/i\u003ewill make you see stuff in a whole new way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eStuff Matters \u003c\/i\u003eis about hidden wonders, the astonishing properties of materials we think boring, banal, and unworthy of attention...It's possible this science and these stories have been told elsewhere, but like the best chocolatiers, Miodownik gets the blend right.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47101932699888,"sku":"9780544237049","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780544237049_p0.jpg?v=1763711810","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780544237049","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}