false 2806 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161625422m/2806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161625422s/2806.jpg Parade) to the everyday reader. Now he takes the reader through an average day in and around an average house, showing us the fascinating science beneath the surface-from the static between radio stations, to the millions of pillow mites that snuggle up with us every night, from the warm electric fields wrapped around a light bulb filament, to what really makes the garden roses red. With wit, whimsy, and delightful detail, David Bodanis explains it all in ordinary words--on an extraordinary tour...]]> 2806 6 6727 1986 The Secret House: The Extraordinary Science of an Ordinary Day total:50|5:19|4:19|3:11|2:1|1:0| 50 206 94 9 1934 3.96 739 178 56628771 1248986 18664 0671657186 9780671657185 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1242756560m/18664.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1242756560s/18664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18664.The_Secret_House_24_Hours_in_the_Strange_and_Unexpected_World_in_Which_We_Spend_Our_Nights_and_Days 4.00 5 Parade) to the everyday reader. Now he takes the reader through an average day in and around an average house, showing us the fascinating science beneath the surface-from the static between radio stations, to the millions of pillow mites that snuggle up with us every night, from the warm electric fields wrapped around a light bulb filament, to what really makes the garden roses red. 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With wit, whimsy, and delightful detail, David Bodanis explains it all in ordinary words--on an extraordinary tour...]]> 1986 3 0 false Mon Aug 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 15:50:49 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 15:59:41 -0700 2009 47913699 2084220 2806 0425188426 9780425188422 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161625422m/2806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161625422s/2806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2806.The_Secret_House_The_Extraordinary_Science_of_an_Ordinary_Day 4.10 41 Parade) to the everyday reader. Now he takes the reader through an average day in and around an average house, showing us the fascinating science beneath the surface-from the static between radio stations, to the millions of pillow mites that snuggle up with us every night, from the warm electric fields wrapped around a light bulb filament, to what really makes the garden roses red. With wit, whimsy, and delightful detail, David Bodanis explains it all in ordinary words--on an extraordinary tour...]]> 1986 0 0 false Sun Mar 01 13:32:27 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 13:33:02 -0800 2009 49246741 2102504 18664 0671657186 9780671657185 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1242756560m/18664.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1242756560s/18664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18664.The_Secret_House_24_Hours_in_the_Strange_and_Unexpected_World_in_Which_We_Spend_Our_Nights_and_Days 4.12 50 Parade) to the everyday reader. Now he takes the reader through an average day in and around an average house, showing us the fascinating science beneath the surface-from the static between radio stations, to the millions of pillow mites that snuggle up with us every night, from the warm electric fields wrapped around a light bulb filament, to what really makes the garden roses red. With wit, whimsy, and delightful detail, David Bodanis explains it all in ordinary words--on an extraordinary tour...]]> 1986 5 0 false Sun May 01 00:00:00 -0700 1988 Sat Mar 14 10:37:47 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 10:38:38 -0700 2009 2951157 167727 2806 0425188426 9780425188422 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161625422m/2806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161625422s/2806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2806.The_Secret_House_The_Extraordinary_Science_of_an_Ordinary_Day 4.12 50 Parade) to the everyday reader. Now he takes the reader through an average day in and around an average house, showing us the fascinating science beneath the surface-from the static between radio stations, to the millions of pillow mites that snuggle up with us every night, from the warm electric fields wrapped around a light bulb filament, to what really makes the garden roses red. With wit, whimsy, and delightful detail, David Bodanis explains it all in ordinary words--on an extraordinary tour...]]> 1986 3 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1991 Wed Jul 11 13:39:04 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 11 13:43:01 -0700 2007 ...more...]]> 8289722 580935 2806 0425188426 9780425188422 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161625422m/2806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161625422s/2806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2806.The_Secret_House_The_Extraordinary_Science_of_an_Ordinary_Day 4.12 50 Parade) to the everyday reader. Now he takes the reader through an average day in and around an average house, showing us the fascinating science beneath the surface-from the static between radio stations, to the millions of pillow mites that snuggle up with us every night, from the warm electric fields wrapped around a light bulb filament, to what really makes the garden roses red. With wit, whimsy, and delightful detail, David Bodanis explains it all in ordinary words--on an extraordinary tour...]]> 1986 5 1 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 26 14:26:41 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 26 14:29:31 -0700 2007 more...]]> 33524812 1553145 2806 0425188426 9780425188422 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161625422m/2806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161625422s/2806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2806.The_Secret_House_The_Extraordinary_Science_of_an_Ordinary_Day 4.12 50 Parade) to the everyday reader. Now he takes the reader through an average day in and around an average house, showing us the fascinating science beneath the surface-from the static between radio stations, to the millions of pillow mites that snuggle up with us every night, from the warm electric fields wrapped around a light bulb filament, to what really makes the garden roses red. With wit, whimsy, and delightful detail, David Bodanis explains it all in ordinary words--on an extraordinary tour...]]> 1986 4 0 false Mon Sep 22 10:24:20 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 22 10:25:25 -0700 2008 10919138 654054 2806 0425188426 9780425188422 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161625422m/2806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161625422s/2806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2806.The_Secret_House_The_Extraordinary_Science_of_an_Ordinary_Day 4.12 50 Parade) to the everyday reader. Now he takes the reader through an average day in and around an average house, showing us the fascinating science beneath the surface-from the static between radio stations, to the millions of pillow mites that snuggle up with us every night, from the warm electric fields wrapped around a light bulb filament, to what really makes the garden roses red. With wit, whimsy, and delightful detail, David Bodanis explains it all in ordinary words--on an extraordinary tour...]]> 1986 3 0 false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 1989 Sun Dec 23 11:41:30 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 23 11:42:09 -0800 2007 2793557 175656 18664 0671657186 9780671657185 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1242756560m/18664.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1242756560s/18664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18664.The_Secret_House_24_Hours_in_the_Strange_and_Unexpected_World_in_Which_We_Spend_Our_Nights_and_Days 4.12 50 Parade) to the everyday reader. Now he takes the reader through an average day in and around an average house, showing us the fascinating science beneath the surface-from the static between radio stations, to the millions of pillow mites that snuggle up with us every night, from the warm electric fields wrapped around a light bulb filament, to what really makes the garden roses red. With wit, whimsy, and delightful detail, David Bodanis explains it all in ordinary words--on an extraordinary tour...]]> 1986 0 0 false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 07 05:58:59 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 23:51:04 -0800 2009 81374924 2993670 2806 0425188426 9780425188422 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161625422m/2806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161625422s/2806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2806.The_Secret_House_The_Extraordinary_Science_of_an_Ordinary_Day 4.12 50 Parade) to the everyday reader. Now he takes the reader through an average day in and around an average house, showing us the fascinating science beneath the surface-from the static between radio stations, to the millions of pillow mites that snuggle up with us every night, from the warm electric fields wrapped around a light bulb filament, to what really makes the garden roses red. With wit, whimsy, and delightful detail, David Bodanis explains it all in ordinary words--on an extraordinary tour...]]> 1986 4 0 false Fri Dec 18 03:39:53 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 18 03:39:53 -0800 2009 76954902 1209359 18664 0671657186 9780671657185 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1242756560m/18664.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1242756560s/18664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18664.The_Secret_House_24_Hours_in_the_Strange_and_Unexpected_World_in_Which_We_Spend_Our_Nights_and_Days 4.12 50 Parade) to the everyday reader. Now he takes the reader through an average day in and around an average house, showing us the fascinating science beneath the surface-from the static between radio stations, to the millions of pillow mites that snuggle up with us every night, from the warm electric fields wrapped around a light bulb filament, to what really makes the garden roses red. With wit, whimsy, and delightful detail, David Bodanis explains it all in ordinary words--on an extraordinary tour...]]> 1986 4 0 false Fri Nov 06 15:40:57 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 15:41:05 -0800 2009 73673719 2811687 2806 0425188426 9780425188422 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161625422m/2806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161625422s/2806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2806.The_Secret_House_The_Extraordinary_Science_of_an_Ordinary_Day 4.12 50 Parade) to the everyday reader. Now he takes the reader through an average day in and around an average house, showing us the fascinating science beneath the surface-from the static between radio stations, to the millions of pillow mites that snuggle up with us every night, from the warm electric fields wrapped around a light bulb filament, to what really makes the garden roses red. With wit, whimsy, and delightful detail, David Bodanis explains it all in ordinary words--on an extraordinary tour...]]> 1986 0 0 false Tue Oct 06 16:14:01 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 16:14:01 -0700 2009 73455625 1267336 2809 0671663534 9780671663537 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2809.The_Secret_Garden_Dawn_to_Dusk_in_the_Astonishing_Hidden_World_of_the_Garden 4.00 1
Ants navigate through a forest of grass blades, forming networks that act as a living "computer" to gather intelligence from the world above. Caterpillars attack a shrub, which in turn sends up a chemical signal to call for help from a passing wasp. Roots from different plants battle one another underground with sophisticated chemical weapons, releasing poisonous gases into the soil. A tiny triungulin, the juvenile form of a common beetle, launches itself from a geranium leaf to latch on to a passing bee. An oak tree registers where a beetle is biting into its bark and targets the damaged quadrant with dangerous poisons, while other trees puff out warning vapors when they're under attack by insects. Through it all wander a couple who are oblivious to the activity taking place around them and unaware of the effect their very presence has on the garden's environment.

As in his wonderful previous book, "The Secret House," David Bodanis once again guides us through the terrain of the familiar yet unseen world around us and brilliantly transforms it. Written with the same witty style that the Washington Post called "marvelously captivating" and illustrated throughout with state-of-the-art microphotographs, "The Secret Garden" is an astonishing book that will fascinate and delight anyone who has ever set foot in a garden.'

(description from the book flap)]]> 1986 0 0 false Sun Oct 04 18:17:40 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 18:17:40 -0700 2009 72125451 399280 2806 0425188426 9780425188422 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161625422m/2806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161625422s/2806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2806.The_Secret_House_The_Extraordinary_Science_of_an_Ordinary_Day 4.12 50 Parade) to the everyday reader. Now he takes the reader through an average day in and around an average house, showing us the fascinating science beneath the surface-from the static between radio stations, to the millions of pillow mites that snuggle up with us every night, from the warm electric fields wrapped around a light bulb filament, to what really makes the garden roses red. With wit, whimsy, and delightful detail, David Bodanis explains it all in ordinary words--on an extraordinary tour...]]> 1986 0 0 false Tue Sep 22 10:51:34 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 10:51:34 -0700 2009 70436065 897073 2806 0425188426 9780425188422 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161625422m/2806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161625422s/2806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2806.The_Secret_House_The_Extraordinary_Science_of_an_Ordinary_Day 4.12 50 Parade) to the everyday reader. Now he takes the reader through an average day in and around an average house, showing us the fascinating science beneath the surface-from the static between radio stations, to the millions of pillow mites that snuggle up with us every night, from the warm electric fields wrapped around a light bulb filament, to what really makes the garden roses red. With wit, whimsy, and delightful detail, David Bodanis explains it all in ordinary words--on an extraordinary tour...]]> 1986 0 0 false Mon Sep 07 22:03:41 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 22:03:41 -0700 2009 68443534 2654417 2806 0425188426 9780425188422 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161625422m/2806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161625422s/2806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2806.The_Secret_House_The_Extraordinary_Science_of_an_Ordinary_Day 4.12 50 Parade) to the everyday reader. Now he takes the reader through an average day in and around an average house, showing us the fascinating science beneath the surface-from the static between radio stations, to the millions of pillow mites that snuggle up with us every night, from the warm electric fields wrapped around a light bulb filament, to what really makes the garden roses red. With wit, whimsy, and delightful detail, David Bodanis explains it all in ordinary words--on an extraordinary tour...]]> 1986 0 0 false Sat Aug 22 07:58:36 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 07:58:36 -0700 2009 68244844 2648823 2806 0425188426 9780425188422 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161625422m/2806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161625422s/2806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2806.The_Secret_House_The_Extraordinary_Science_of_an_Ordinary_Day 4.12 50 Parade) to the everyday reader. Now he takes the reader through an average day in and around an average house, showing us the fascinating science beneath the surface-from the static between radio stations, to the millions of pillow mites that snuggle up with us every night, from the warm electric fields wrapped around a light bulb filament, to what really makes the garden roses red. With wit, whimsy, and delightful detail, David Bodanis explains it all in ordinary words--on an extraordinary tour...]]> 1986 4 0 false Thu Aug 20 15:23:19 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 15:23:19 -0700 2009 66444776 2602549 2806 0425188426 9780425188422 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161625422m/2806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161625422s/2806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2806.The_Secret_House_The_Extraordinary_Science_of_an_Ordinary_Day 4.12 50 Parade) to the everyday reader. Now he takes the reader through an average day in and around an average house, showing us the fascinating science beneath the surface-from the static between radio stations, to the millions of pillow mites that snuggle up with us every night, from the warm electric fields wrapped around a light bulb filament, to what really makes the garden roses red. With wit, whimsy, and delightful detail, David Bodanis explains it all in ordinary words--on an extraordinary tour...]]> 1986 5 0 false Thu Aug 06 12:11:20 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 12:11:20 -0700 2009 66206603 2591345 18664 0671657186 9780671657185 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1242756560m/18664.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1242756560s/18664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18664.The_Secret_House_24_Hours_in_the_Strange_and_Unexpected_World_in_Which_We_Spend_Our_Nights_and_Days 4.12 50 Parade) to the everyday reader. Now he takes the reader through an average day in and around an average house, showing us the fascinating science beneath the surface-from the static between radio stations, to the millions of pillow mites that snuggle up with us every night, from the warm electric fields wrapped around a light bulb filament, to what really makes the garden roses red. With wit, whimsy, and delightful detail, David Bodanis explains it all in ordinary words--on an extraordinary tour...]]> 1986 0 0 false Tue Aug 04 15:40:33 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 15:40:33 -0700 2009 65144591 809722 2806 0425188426 9780425188422 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161625422m/2806.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161625422s/2806.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2806.The_Secret_House_The_Extraordinary_Science_of_an_Ordinary_Day 4.12 50 Parade) to the everyday reader. Now he takes the reader through an average day in and around an average house, showing us the fascinating science beneath the surface-from the static between radio stations, to the millions of pillow mites that snuggle up with us every night, from the warm electric fields wrapped around a light bulb filament, to what really makes the garden roses red. With wit, whimsy, and delightful detail, David Bodanis explains it all in ordinary words--on an extraordinary tour...]]> 1986 0 0 false Mon Jul 27 11:22:21 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 11:22:21 -0700 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2806