On the Grid: A Plot of Land, An Average Neighborhood, and the Systems that Make Our World Work Business_Gift_Guide Colors and decorations may vary

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”—Linda Kinstler

and the night sky

Lewis is the ideal persuader for the half-convinced

On the Grid: A Plot of Land, An Average Neighborhood, and the Systems that Make Our World Work Business_Gift_Guide Colors and decorations may varyTurn on a switch and from the nearest bulb out pours light from . . . somewhere; turn on a faucet and water appears. Wires, pipes, and roads support the lives we lead, but the average person doesn't know where they go or even how they work. In On the Grid, Scott Huler takes the time to understand the systems that sustain our way of life, starting from his own quarter of an acre in North Carolina and traveling as far as ancient Rome. Each chapter