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David Macaulay

David Macaulay is a British-born American illustrator and writer. His works include Cathedral (1973), The Way Things Work (1988), and its updated revisions The New Way Things Work (1998) and The Way Things Work Now (2016). His illustrations have been featured in nonfiction books combining text and illustrations explaining architecture, design, and engineering, and he has written a number of children's fiction books.

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Books31

Shortcut

Shortcut

Eye

Eye

Baaa

Baaa

Ship

Ship

Mammoth Science Workbook

Mammoth Science Workbook

2025

with D.K. Publishing

Crossing on Time: Steam Engines, Fast Ships, and a Journey to the New World

Crossing on Time: Steam Engines, Fast Ships, and a Journey to the New World

2019
Toilet: How It Works

Toilet: How It Works

2013

with Sheila Keenan

Castle: How It Works

Castle: How It Works

2012

with Sheila Keenan

Jet Plane: How It Works

Jet Plane: How It Works

2012

with Sheila Keenan

Built to Last

Built to Last

2010
The Way We Work: Getting to Know the Amazing Human Body

The Way We Work: Getting to Know the Amazing Human Body

2008
Eine Stadt wie Rom

Eine Stadt wie Rom

2006
Mosque

Mosque

2003
Building Big

Building Big

2000
The New Way Things Work

The New Way Things Work

1998
Rome Antics

Rome Antics

1997
Black and White

Black and White

1990
Das Dicke Mammutbuch Der Technik

Das Dicke Mammutbuch Der Technik

1988

with Neil Ardley

The Way Things Work: Newly Revised Edition: The Ultimate Guide to How Things Work
B+

The Way Things Work: Newly Revised Edition: The Ultimate Guide to How Things Work

1988·1 grade
The Way Things Work

The Way Things Work

1988
Hoe werkt dat nou?

Hoe werkt dat nou?

1988

with Neil Ardley

Mill

Mill

1983
Unbuilding

Unbuilding

1979
To Motel ton Mysterion

To Motel ton Mysterion

1979
La civilisation perdue. Naissance d'une archeologie

La civilisation perdue. Naissance d'une archeologie

1979
Great Moments in Architecture

Great Moments in Architecture

1978
Castle

Castle

1977
Underground

Underground

1976
Pyramid

Pyramid

1975
City a story of Roman planning and construction

City a story of Roman planning and construction

1974
Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction

Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction

1973

Graphic novels1

Motel of the Mysteries

Motel of the Mysteries

1979