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100 Local Heroes (Paperback)

by Adam Hart-Davis (Author), Paul Bader (Author)
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  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Sutton Publishing, Stroud, Gloucestershire; Revised edition (22 Jul 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0750923733
  • ISBN-13: 978-0750923736
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.6 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 301,311 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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For more than five years, Adam Hart-Davis travelled the length and breadth of Britain, bringing to life in his TV series, "Local Heroes", pioneers of science, invention and technology. This book presents 100 of the best stories: ingenious or odd, different or daft, but always entertaining.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best toilet reading in the world, 6 Dec 2008
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This book is a great gift for anyone interested in history, engineering or science. It has 100 short pieces to read in any order, each bringing alive Adam Hart-Davis' joy in the most and least useful inventions and discoveries that created the modern world.

It's real quality lies in toilet reading - each story just the right length to pick up when there's 5 minutes about to go to waste :-)
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4.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant anthology for anyone who is a "local heroes" fan, 26 Nov 2000
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This is a great book for anyone who enjoyed the tv programme or who wishes to know more about the diversity of British genius. Put another way, perhaps you love the wacky inventors of this country and could enjoy reading about their weird and wonderful ideas. Dip in and try it.
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