Historias breves de objetos cotidianos

Award-nominated illustrator Andy Warner traces the surprising and sometimes complex histories behind the items we often take for granted. Readers learn how Velcro was created after a Swiss engineer took his dog for a walk and how a naval engineer invented the Slinky, among many other whimsical histories. Este libro es una coleccion de entretenidas e hilarantes tiras comicas sobre el origen de muchos objetos y productos de uso cotidiano, como el cepillo de dientes, el Monopoly, el Tupperware, el te, las bicicletas o la famosa historia de la invencion casual de los post-its, entre otros. El libro esta dividido en secciones correspondientes hogar, como el cuarto de bano, el salon, la cocina y los dormitorios, o a la calle, como la cafeteria, la tienda de alimentacion, la oficina, el bar, entre otros lugares. Award-nominated illustrator Andy Warner traces the surprising and sometimes complex histories behind the items we often take for granted. Readers learn how Velcro was created after a Swiss engineer took his dog for a walk and how a naval engineer invented the Slinky, among many other whimsical histories.