Who said ordinariness is boring? This book shows ordinary things, along with their origins and inventors, in a new light. Come explore their secrets!
They're all around us. We use them daily, pass them by, and it never occurs to us to stop and think about where they came from. What, you ask?
The most ordinary things in the world, of course! Shoes, umbrellas, toothbrushes, toothpicks, socks, dolls, and so on and so forth.
How did they come to be? Who invented them, how did they develop and change over time? If you'd like to know the answer to these questions,
to peek behind the curtain that drapes the most ordinary stuff in mystery, then definitely read on and learn the story of common things.
Who said ordinariness is boring? This book shows ordinarythings, along with their origins and inventors, in a new light. Come exploretheir secrets!
They're all around us. We use them daily, pass them by, and it never occurs to us to stop and think about where they came from. What, you ask?The most ordinary things in the world, of course! Shoes, umbrellas, toothbrushes, toothpicks, socks, dolls, and so on and so forth.How did they come to be? Who invented them, how did they develop and change over time? If you'd like to know the answer to these questions,to peek behind the curtain that drapes the most ordinary stuff in mystery, then definitely read on and learn the story of common things.