{"product_id":"9781501338090","title":"Bicycle by Dr Jonathan Maskit","description":"Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.   These days the bicycle often appears as an interloper in a world constructed for cars. An almost miraculous 19th-century contraption, the bicycle promises to transform our lives and the world we live in, yet its time seems always yet-to-come or long-gone-by. Jonathan Maskit takes us on an interdisciplinary ride to see what makes the bicycle a magical machine that could yet make the world a safer, greener, and more just place.   Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56301197754741,"sku":"9781399081283","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781501338090.jpg?v=1762790559","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781501338090","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}