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04139aam a22006978i 4500 001 01B22E7C14F511EB9DD2C86D56ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20201023010009 008 200609t20202020nyua b 000 0 eng 010 $a 2020025829 020 $a 0062954768 020 $a 9780062954763 020 $a 006295475X 020 $a 9780062954756 035 $a (OCoLC)1158503902 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OJ4 $d UAP $d IOU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a AG243 $b .C358 2020 082 00 $a 031/.02 $2 23 100 1 $a Carlsen, Spike, $d 1952- $e author. 245 12 $a A walk around the block : $b stoplight secrets, mischievous squirrels, manhole mysteries & other stuff you see every day (and know nothing about) / $c Spike Carlsen. 246 30 $a Stoplight secrets, mischievous squirrels, manhole mysteries & other stuff you see every day (and know nothing about) 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b HarperOne, $c [2020] 300 $a 328 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 22 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages [307]-328). 505 2 $a Introduction -- Part 1. Incoming -- Part 2. Outgoing -- Part 3. Surfaces -- Part 4. Nature -- Part 5. Sign, lines & lights. 520 $a "On his regular walk one morning, Spike Carlsen realized there was an entire world outside his front door that he knew nothing about. How does that fire hydrant work, he wondered? Why are street lights shining more brightly than ever before? And, on a more personal level, why does an easy stroll around the neighborhood always leave him feeling more creative and spry, better able to take on the day? A simple walk around the block set Carlsen off on an investigative journey to discover everything he could about every thing we take for granted in our everyday life, from manhole covers and recycling bins to pedestrian crossings and bike lanes. Leading readers on a spirited adventure through his hometown, and other environs, Carlsen explains with wit and erudition the engineering marvels, unheralded utilities, and secret economic and health benefits hiding in plain sight. Like how the addition of a front porch reduces crime and increases property value. And how planting a $10 boulevard tree cuts air-conditioning costs by 20 percent, while generating approximately $30,000 worth of oxygen and $31,000 worth of erosion control. Or how a simple walk, in addition to reduce your chances of a stroke (20 percent), cardiovascular disease (30 percent), and broken bones (40 percent), can increase creativity by 60 percent. Engaging, entertaining, and informative, A Walk Around the Block is a narrative celebration of all the seemingly random stuff we encounter at any given moment"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Curiosities and wonders. 650 0 $a Material culture $x Miscellanea. 650 0 $a Recreation $x Miscellanea. 650 0 $a Inventions $x Miscellanea. 650 0 $a Questions and answers. 655 7 $a Trivia and miscellanea. $2 lcgft 941 $a 24 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240710052502.0 952 $l ALPE516 $d 20240417015435.0 952 $l SIPD314 $d 20230201022028.0 952 $l TRPE062 $d 20221230010153.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909062800.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20220702010748.0 952 $l AQPC277 $d 20211111010332.0 952 $l JMPC081 $d 20210723014301.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722063856.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20210713013502.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20210505011901.0 952 $l ZYPE837 $d 20210504020042.0 952 $l XAPE737 $d 20210504015321.0 952 $l KLPC566 $d 20210330010135.0 952 $l WWPC305 $d 20210326010946.0 952 $l VOPB384 $d 20210316010136.0 952 $l VFPB334 $d 20210212012508.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20210211011008.0 952 $l NJPD993 $d 20210111124120.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20201224010041.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20201114011040.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20201105010908.0 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20201104010518.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20201023010023.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=01B22E7C14F511EB9DD2C86D56ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search