Brain, Marshall

Presents step-by-step explanations and color diagrams of how 125 machines, structures, and technologies--such as snowmakers, skyscrapers, instant messaging, and night vision--work, and includes "Did You Know?" and "Cool Facts" sidebars.

Looks at notable developments in engineering throughout history, including the steam locomotive, air conditioning, and the Smartphone.

A collection of one hundred of the most popular questions culled from the "Question of the Day" segment of HowStuffWorks.com.

Contains answers to seventy-five What If? questions about how the world, and everything in it, works.

The author provides for teenagers the information and guidance on a variety of topics that he wishes he had had when he was a sixteen-year-old; explains how the world works, why parents and other adults act the way they do, and discusses attitudes and values, self-esteem, peers, laws, anger, mistakes, love, marriage, jobs and careers, and money.

Presents color-illustrated descriptions of how 135 items and processes work, explaining the science and technology behind such things as diesel engines, blue screen special effects, Christmas lights, and helium balloons.