The Way Things Work

children's book illustrated by David Macaulay
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The Way Things Work

Summary

The Way Things Work is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Way Things Work authored Neil Ardley[3].
  • The Way Things Work's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Way Things Work's publisher is recorded as Houghton Mifflin Harcourt[5].
  • The Way Things Work's OCLC number is recorded as 17917341[6].
  • The Way Things Work's language of work or name is recorded as French[7].
  • The Way Things Work's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • The Way Things Work's publication date is recorded as +1988-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • The Way Things Work's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04mk7z[10].
  • The Way Things Work's Open Library ID is recorded as OL15130328W[11].
  • The Way Things Work's Internet Archive ID is recorded as isbn_0590429892[12].
  • The Way Things Work's has edition or translation is recorded as The Way Things Work[13].
  • The Way Things Work's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 63548[14].
  • The Way Things Work's title is recorded as Comment ça marche[15].
  • The Way Things Work's derivative work is recorded as The Way Things Work[16].
  • The Way Things Work's OCLC work ID is recorded as 16509022[17].
  • The Way Things Work's Goodreads work ID is recorded as 2708443[18].

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Works and Contributions

The Way Things Work authored Neil Ardley[3].

Why It Matters

The Way Things Work ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Goodreads. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-way-things-work_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Way Things Work}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-way-things-work}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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