Contents 
introduction The ThinglIs.. 
The Nature of Things 
Homing things — Naked genes — Living stone — 
Crystal clarity 
The Origin of Things 
Inventing things — Organic bridges — Mind 
measures — Earth magic 
Taking Things Seriously 
Great notions — Mother Earth — Metal magic 
Transformation 
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The Social Life of Things 
Social notions — Things of value — Things of 
power — Things of moment 
Things Like Us 
Graven images — Face value — Reflections — 
Effigies 
From Things to Machines 
Darwinian things — Marking time — Moving 
things — Automagic 
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The Ghost in the Machine 
Loose limbs — The backlash — The body 
electric — Knowing things 
Conclusion ...and Another Thing 
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