| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
191 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 20 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Deconstruction -- Steel -- Mica -- Plastic -- Copper -- Nickel -- Construction. |
| Summary |
The story of the author's nine-month-long journey to build a toaster from scratch--from his local appliance store to remote mines in the UK to his mother's backyard, where he creates a crude foundry--aims to help the reader reflect on the costs and perils of our cheap consumer culture. |
| Subject |
Thwaites, Thomas, 1980- -- Themes, motives.
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Manufactures -- Miscellanea.
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| Added Title |
Heroic attempt to build a simple electric appliance from scratch |
| ISBN |
9781568989976 paperback alkaline paper |
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1568989970 paperback alkaline paper |
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