Small Machines of Everyday Life
How Ordinary Objects Actually Work
Jason Levine, EMT-B Author
Forty familiar objects taken apart and explained, from the zipper to the retractable pen.
Available formats
$28.00
272 pages · 6.5 x 9.25 in · October 14, 2025
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About this book
A zipper is a machine. So is a clothespin, a corkscrew, and the clasp on a watch strap. Small Machines of Everyday Life takes forty familiar objects apart and shows, in exploded technical drawings and plain prose, exactly what is happening inside them.
Each chapter runs four to six pages and ends with the one design decision that made the object win over its competitors.
Product details
| Format | ISBN-13 | Pages | Trim | Published | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 9781965420102 | 272 | 6.5 x 9.25 in | October 14, 2025 | $28.00 |
| Ebook / Kindle | 9781965420119 | 272 | — | October 14, 2025 | $14.99 |
| Audiobook | 9781965420126 | — | — | October 14, 2025 | $21.99 |
- Imprint
- Levine House
- Series
- Ordinary Wonders, No. 1
- Age range
- Adult
- Language
- English
- Categories
- Nonfiction
About the author
Jason Levine, EMT-B
Jason Levine, EMT-B, is a Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician, entrepreneur, and technology professional whose books range from puzzles and activities to practical, educational titles. He writes with a problem-solving mindset shaped by emergency medical services and years of work in technology and business, and publishes through Levine House Press.
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