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    The Monticello Dialogues, Part I: Democratic Design
    The Monticello Dialogues, Part I: Democratic Design
    The Monticello Dialogues, Part I: Democratic Design
    Audiobook58 minutes

    The Monticello Dialogues, Part I: Democratic Design

    Written by William McDonough

    Narrated by Michael Toms

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    About this audiobook

    McDonough shares how his early life growing up in Hong Kong affected his worldview, and how his work has been influenced by innovative designs of Thomas Jefferson. He describes his work with chemist Michael Braungart in designing from the point of view of nature.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNew Dimensions Foundation
    Release dateMay 17, 2001
    ISBN9780781311076
    The Monticello Dialogues, Part I: Democratic Design

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