David Macaulay

I went to see author David Macaulay at Knox Presbyterian Church in Naperville. He was there to promote his new book "The Way We Work." I have his previous book "The Way Things Work." which I had autographed back in 1988 when Kroch's and Brentano's was still around. He talked for about a half an hour about why he wrote the book and then he had to leave to go to Philadelphia. After he left we got to watch a PBS movie based on his book "Cathedral." I really enjoyed the movie and now I want to visit all the old cathedrals in France. I ended up buying his book "Cathedral" in addition to the new book "The Way We Work." Both were autographed by him. The inside of the church was a great place to see the movie. I'm glad I didn't miss this even though it was a rainy night.

ABOUT THE BOOK

"The Way We Work", illuminates the most important machine of all—the human body. This book is about you and how and why you are what you are. Your body is made up of various complex systems. It shows how the parts of the body work together, from the mechanics of a hand, to the process by which the heart pumps blood, to the chemical exchanges necessary to sustain life. "The Way We Work" shows how individual systems—circulatory, respiratory, lymphatic, digestive, nervous, endocrine, immune, musculoskeletal, and reproductive—work together to make the human body function the way it does. Beginning with cell structure and the DNA that defines us, and ending with the cells from a man and a woman combining to create new life, this captivating journey brilliantly shares with readers the science of ourselves.