Cheaper by the dozen
Title
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Cheaper by the dozen
Personal Author EPSB
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Frank B. Gilbreth
Summary
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"Cheaper by the Dozen" is a book by Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey that tells the story of motion study and efficiency experts Frank Bunker Gilbreth and Lillian Moller Gilbreth, and their twelve children. The title comes from one of Gilbreth's favorite jokes: it often happened that when he and his family were out driving and stopped at a red light, a pedestrian would ask "Hey, Mister! How come you got so many kids?" Gilbreth would pretend to ponder the question carefully, and then, just as the light turned green, would say "Well, they come cheaper by the dozen, you know, " and drive off.
Year Published
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2003
Physical Description
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[xii], 274 p. ; 17 cm.
Note
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Movie tie-in. "The hilarious, heartwarming classic that inspired the major motion picture from Twentieth Century Fox (starring) Steve Martin."
Personal Subject
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Gilbreth, Frank Bunker, 1868-1924.
Gilbreth, Lillian Moller, 1878-1972.
Subject
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Industrial engineers -- United States -- Biography.
Family.
Parenting.
Added Author
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Carey, Ernestine Gilbreth.
Summary
:
"Cheaper by the Dozen" is a book by Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey that tells the story of motion study and efficiency experts Frank Bunker Gilbreth and Lillian Moller Gilbreth, and their twelve children. The title comes from one of Gilbreth's favorite jokes: it often happened that when he and his family were out driving and stopped at a red light, a pedestrian would ask "Hey, Mister! How come you got so many kids?" Gilbreth would pretend to ponder the question carefully, and then, just as the light turned green, would say "Well, they come cheaper by the dozen, you know, " and drive off.
ISBN
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9780060594336
Publisher
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New York : HarperCollins, 2003.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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| Edmonton Christian High | 658.5 GIL | Book | 30905000061550 | Non-Fiction |