How to: absurd scientific advice for common real-world problems
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New York : Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2019.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
307 pages : black & white illustrations ; 24 cm
Status:
Norwich/Otis Adult Nonfiction
502 MUN
Description
"For any task you might want to do, there's a right way, a wrong way, and a way so monumentally complex, excessive, and inadvisable that no one would ever try it. [This book] is a guide to the third kind of approach. It's full of highly impractical advice for everything from landing a plane to digging a hole." -- From book jacket flap.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780525537090, 0525537090
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references ([292[-299) and index.
Description
"For any task you might want to do, there's a right way, a wrong way, and a way so monumentally complex, excessive, and inadvisable that no one would ever try it. [This book] is a guide to the third kind of approach. It's full of highly impractical advice for everything from landing a plane to digging a hole." -- From book jacket flap.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Munroe, R. (2019). How to: absurd scientific advice for common real-world problems. New York, Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Munroe, Randall. 2019. How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-world Problems. New York, Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Munroe, Randall, How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-world Problems. New York, Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Munroe, Randall. How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-world Problems. New York, Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2019.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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