A Walk Around the Block: Stoplight Secrets, Mischievous Squirrels, Manhole Mysteries & Other Stuff You See Every Day (and Know Nothing About) by Spike Carlsen

A Walk Around the Block: Stoplight Secrets, Mischievous Squirrels, Manhole Mysteries & Other Stuff You See Every Day (and Know Nothing About)

Spike Carlsen

336 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
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A simple walk around the block set journalist Spike Carlsen, bestselling author of A Splintered History of Wood, off to investigate everything he could about everything we take for granted in our normal life--from manhole covers and recycling bin...

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informative 91%
reflective 58%
lighthearted 50%
funny 33%
inspiring 25%
relaxing 16%
adventurous 8%
hopeful 8%

Pace

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fast 36%
slow 18%

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