The Way Things Work by David Macaulay is one of my favorite books. Through engaging illustrations (often with Wooly Mammoths) he shows the mechanics and science behind most inventions. He has a new book coming out in October called How We Work that takes the same approach for the human body. Macaulay is giving a talk at MIT tomorrow. I saw him speak last fall at the MFA and assuming it's the same, it's about how he figures out how to illustrate the concepts he's trying to get across (and learn himself). Highly recommended.
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