false 9902750 656942 271495 0679734163 9780679734161 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173308214m/271495.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173308214s/271495.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/271495.To_Engineer_Is_Human_The_Role_of_Failure_in_Successful_Design 3.46 147 The Evolution of Useful Things, but this book is arguably the more illuminating -- and defintely the more enjoyable -- of these two titles. Highly recommended.]]> 10019 3.46 716 122 1985 3 0 false Mon Dec 03 17:44:12 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 18 22:10:54 -0800 2007 The Pencil, a book about the engineering of the pencil. I think To Engineer is Human was the second of his books that I read, and in it he again shows a flair for popular engineering writing. For whatever reason, popular engineering writing is more rare t...more...]]>