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Recounts the origins of articles found in each room of a house, from the bathroom to the garage, and describes the personalities responsible for twenty-one everyday objects.
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Freelance writer Lindsay shares stories from the history of invention. Proceeding room-by-room (from bathroom to garage), he emphasizes the personalities responsible for 21 everyday objects from Madame C.J. Walker's hair straightener to breakfast cereal (a result of Kellogg sibling rivalry) to the invention alleged to have been devised by the mythical Dr. Condom. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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