search for books and compare prices
cover image
Building Big
Price
Store
Arrives
Preparing
Shipping

Jump quickly to results on these stores:

The price is the lowest for any condition, which may be new or used; other conditions may also be available.
Jump down to see edition details for: Hardcover | Paperback | Miscellaneous | Reinforced
Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Houghton Mifflin
Publication date October 24, 2000
Pages 192
Binding Hardcover
Book category Juvenile Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780395963319
ISBN-10 0395963311
Dimensions 0.75 by 9.37 by 11.12 in.
Weight 2.30 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price $30.00
Other format details juvenile
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A companion to a five-part PBS series focuses on the connections between the planning and design problems and the solutions that are finally reached when building bridges, tunnels, skyscrapers, domes, and dams. By the author of The New Way Things Work. 100,000 first printing. (view table of contents)
Editions
Hardcover
Book cover for 9780395963319
 
Video edition from Wgbh Pubns (December 1, 2000)
9781578075447 | details & prices | List price $69.95
Vhs/har edition from Wgbh Pubns (December 1, 2000)
9781578075454 | details & prices | 8.75 × 11.25 × 4.75 in. | 3.30 lbs | List price $99.95
The price comparison is for this edition
from Houghton Mifflin (October 24, 2000)
9780395963319 | details & prices | 192 pages | 9.37 × 11.12 × 0.75 in. | 2.30 lbs | List price $30.00
About: Focusses on the connections between the planning and design problems and the solutions that are finally reached when building bridges, tunnels, skyscrapers, domes, and dams.
Paperback
Book cover for 9780395867013 Book cover for 9780618465279
 
Reprint edition from Houghton Mifflin (May 10, 2004)
9780618465279 | details & prices | 192 pages | 8.75 × 10.50 × 0.50 in. | 1.70 lbs | List price $15.99
About: Focusses on the connections between the planning and design problems and the solutions that are finally reached when building bridges, tunnels, skyscrapers, domes, and dams.
from Walter Lorraine (May 1, 2004)
9780395867013 | details & prices | 8.75 × 11.00 × 1.25 in. | 3.45 lbs | List price $12.95
About: Why this shape and not that?
Miscellaneous
from Houghton Mifflin (May 10, 2004)
9780547348438 | details & prices | List price $12.95
Reinforced
from Demco Media (April 30, 2004)
9780606303064 | details & prices | 192 pages | 9.50 × 11.00 × 0.75 in. | 2.15 lbs | List price $24.80
About: Focusses on the connections between the planning and design problems and the solutions that are finally reached when building bridges, tunnels, skyscrapers, domes, and dams.

Pricing is shown for items sent to or within the U.S., excluding shipping and tax. Please consult the store to determine exact fees. No warranties are made express or implied about the accuracy, timeliness, merit, or value of the information provided. Information subject to change without notice. isbn.nu is not a bookseller, just an information source.