Man the Miracle Maker

252 pp. Color plates and black-and-white illustrations throughout. A history of mankind and his inventions. CONTENTS: Man the Inventor; From Skin to Sky-Scraper; The Taming Hand; From Foot to Flying-Machine; The Thousandwise Varied Mouth; The Nose; The Ear; The Eye. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: "Hendrik Willem van Loon[a] (January 14, 1882 – March 11, 1944) was a Dutch-American historian, journalist, and children's book author."