Skip to main content
M:N3:28 4
Edit position
Edit position

Last set 4 days, 20 hours ago. Manual moves override automatic placement until the next shelfie/spine match.

How does aspirin find a headache? : an imponderables book
Diagnose this book
Open in Vernon Browser

How does aspirin find a headache? : an imponderables book

by David Feldman, Kassie Schwan

This collection provides explanations for obscure everyday mysteries and common curiosities often omitted from standard reference books. Topics addressed include historical customs, animal behaviour, and the science behind various household products.

Accession 19877 ISBN 0060169230 Publisher HarperCollins
Book Images
Reference and live side by side Hover to see live images
Reference
How does aspirin find a headache? : an imponderables book spine
How does aspirin find a headache? : an imponderables book cover
Live
How does aspirin find a headache? : an imponderables book live spine
No live
How does aspirin find a headache? : an imponderables book spine How does aspirin find a headache? : an imponderables book live spine
How does aspirin find a headache? : an imponderables book cover
No live
TAGS
Curated Derived
Communication Culture Curiosity Folklore Publications Reference Social Sciences
CONNECTIONS
No connections
State
on_shelf
True
position_updated_at
2026-06-01 16:43
orientation
vertical
Details

Physical

binding_type
Hard Back
dimensions
none captured
spine_text
none captured

Metadata

Book form
LOCATION HISTORY
M:N3:28 4 Current vertical
1 week, 3 days ago
Book Location
Updated 4 days, 20 hours ago
Vernon snapshot
View live

Frozen copy of Vernon's record from the last sync. Fields tagged → flow back into the Pulse record.

Last synced 2026-05-21 01:28 (2 weeks, 2 days ago)

Identity

name→ title
How does aspirin find a headache? : an imponderables book
vernon_id
29676
accession_no→ accession_number
19877
vernon_slug
how-does-aspirin-find-a-headache-an-imponderables-book-david-feldman-illustrated-by-kassie-schwan

Drives Pulse state

curr_loc_status→ on_shelf
On Shelf
location_name
Zone N3/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA
location_reason
On Shelf
isbn_issn→ isbn (when valid)
0060169230

Descriptive

production_date
1993
object_type
Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication
object_status
Accessioned
brief_description
This brief record was created for storage and loan purposes only.

Subjects & people

authors→ author (initial fill only)
David Feldman, Kassie Schwan
tags→ tags
Social sciences, Civilisation, Sociology, Communication, Books, Publications, Encyclopaedias and dictionaries, Reference books, Curiosities and wonders, Questions and answers
subject_people
—
subject_objects
—

Cover image

vernon_cover_image_id→ cover_image
34377

Raw Vernon JSON

click to inspect

The source payload behind the snapshot above.
Use ⌘F to search once expanded.
{7 keys}
"slug": "how-does-aspirin-find-a-headache-an-imponderables-book-david-feldman-illustrated-by-kassie-schwan"
"opacObjectId": "29676"
"opacCollection": {1 keys}
"opacCollectionId": "1"
"imagesCollection": {2 keys}
"images": [1 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"imageId": "34377"
"cssColors": [5 items]
"[0]": {9 keys}
"hex": "778899"
"hue": 210
"rank": 1
"presence": 28.09
"colorName": "lightslategray"
"lightness": 53
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 14
"formattedColorName": "light slate gray"
"[1]": {9 keys}
"hex": "4682b4"
"hue": 207
"rank": 2
"presence": 8.07
"colorName": "steelblue"
"lightness": 49
"colorGroup": "blue"
"saturation": 44
"formattedColorName": "steel blue"
"[2]": {9 keys}
"hex": "dc143c"
"hue": 348
"rank": 3
"presence": 37.15
"colorName": "crimson"
"lightness": 47
"colorGroup": "red"
"saturation": 83
"formattedColorName": "crimson"
"[3]": {9 keys}
"hex": "faf0e6"
"hue": 30
"rank": 4
"presence": 18.38
"colorName": "linen"
"lightness": 94
"colorGroup": "white"
"saturation": 67
"formattedColorName": "linen"
"[4]": {9 keys}
"hex": "db7093"
"hue": 340
"rank": 5
"presence": 6.97
"colorName": "palevioletred"
"lightness": 65
"colorGroup": "pink"
"saturation": 60
"formattedColorName": "pale violet red"
"rawColors": [7 items]
"[0]": {6 keys}
"hex": "8b91aa"
"hue": 228
"rank": 1
"presence": 28.09
"lightness": 60
"saturation": 15
"[1]": {6 keys}
"hex": "5174b1"
"hue": 218
"rank": 2
"presence": 8.07
"lightness": 50
"saturation": 38
"[2]": {6 keys}
"hex": "ca284a"
"hue": 347
"rank": 3
"presence": 37.15
"lightness": 47
"saturation": 66
"[3]": {6 keys}
"hex": "f2ece5"
"hue": 32
"rank": 4
"presence": 18.38
"lightness": 92
"saturation": 33
"[4]": {6 keys}
"hex": "e39bac"
"hue": 345
"rank": 5
"presence": 6.97
"lightness": 74
"saturation": 56
"[5]": {6 keys}
"hex": "a96051"
"hue": 10
"rank": 6
"presence": 1.31
"lightness": 49
"saturation": 35
"[6]": {6 keys}
"hex": "c03974"
"hue": 333
"rank": 7
"presence": 0.03
"lightness": 48
"saturation": 54
"imageLabels": [10 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"count": 15171
"score": 88.39
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Book"
"imageLabelId": 67
"[1]": {5 keys}
"count": 2122
"score": 85.87
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Organism"
"imageLabelId": 33
"[2]": {5 keys}
"count": 11760
"score": 85.35
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Poster"
"imageLabelId": 21
"[3]": {5 keys}
"count": 19411
"score": 76.64
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Font"
"imageLabelId": 12
"[4]": {5 keys}
"count": 2395
"score": 66.85
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Event"
"imageLabelId": 46
"[5]": {5 keys}
"count": 19018
"score": 65.75
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Publication"
"imageLabelId": 23
"[6]": {5 keys}
"count": 5351
"score": 65.06
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Advertising"
"imageLabelId": 71
"[7]": {5 keys}
"count": 4262
"score": 62.19
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Fiction"
"imageLabelId": 91
"[8]": {5 keys}
"count": 5931
"score": 55.17
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Illustration"
"imageLabelId": 25
"[9]": {5 keys}
"count": 1048
"score": 53.29
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Vintage advertisement"
"imageLabelId": 218
"imageDerivatives": [6 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/large/22735/1825e060164a4b194879def41952b823583067a5.jpg"
"width": "517"
"height": "800"
"identifier": "LARGE"
"[1]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/medium/22735/1825e060164a4b194879def41952b823583067a5.jpg"
"width": "258"
"height": "400"
"identifier": "MEDIUM"
"[2]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/nano/22735/1825e060164a4b194879def41952b823583067a5.jpg"
"width": "23"
"height": "35"
"identifier": "NANO"
"[3]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/small/22735/1825e060164a4b194879def41952b823583067a5.jpg"
"width": "97"
"height": "150"
"identifier": "SMALL"
"[4]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/tiny/22735/1825e060164a4b194879def41952b823583067a5.jpg"
"width": "48"
"height": "75"
"identifier": "TINY"
"[5]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/xlarge/22735/1825e060164a4b194879def41952b823583067a5.jpg"
"width": "775"
"height": "1200"
"identifier": "XLARGE"
"totalImages": 1
"objectSearchScore": 0.31199765
"opacObjectFieldSets": [40 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "accession_no"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "19877"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "How does aspirin find a headache? : an imponderables book / David Feldman ; illustrated by Kassie Schwan"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "title"
"value": "How does aspirin find a headache? : an imponderables book / David Feldman ; illustrated by Kassie Schwan"
"[2]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "other_name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "artist_last_first"
"opacObjectFields": [2 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Feldman, David"
"[1]": {1 keys}
"value": "Schwan, Kassie"
"[4]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "1993"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [2 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "earliest_date"
"value": "1993-01-01Z"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"key": "latest_date"
"value": "1993-12-31Z"
"[5]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[6]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "edition"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "First edition"
"[7]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "brief_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "This brief record was created for storage and loan purposes only."
"[8]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "measure_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[9]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "credit_line"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[10]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "On Shelf"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "curr_loc_status:"On Shelf""
"[11]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "ob_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Accessioned"
"[12]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "lender"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[13]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_owner"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[14]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[15]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_start"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[16]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_expiry"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[17]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[18]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone N3/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[19]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "object_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "object_type:"Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication""
"[20]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "collection"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Main Collection/Library"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "collection:"Main Collection/Library""
"[21]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "New York City/New York/United States of America"
"[22]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_publisher"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "HarperCollins"
"[23]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "physical_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [2 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "xvii, 269 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm."
"[1]": {1 keys}
"value": "Includes index."
"[24]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "language"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "English"
"[25]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "isbn_issn"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "0060169230"
"[26]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_1"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "031.02 FEL"
"[27]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "usual_loc_being"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone N3/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[28]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_class"
"opacObjectFields": [3 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Curiosities and wonders"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Curiosities and wonders""
"[1]": {2 keys}
"value": "Encyclopaedias and dictionaries/Reference books/Books/Publications/Communication/Sociology/Social sciences/Civilisation"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Encyclopaedias and dictionaries/Reference books/Books/Publications/Communication/Sociology/Social sciences/Civilisation""
"[2]": {2 keys}
"value": "Questions and answers/Encyclopaedias and dictionaries/Reference books/Books/Publications/Communication/Sociology/Social sciences/Civilisation"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Questions and answers/Encyclopaedias and dictionaries/Reference books/Books/Publications/Communication/Sociology/Social sciences/Civilisation""
"[29]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_date"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[30]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[31]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_period"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[32]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[33]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[34]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[35]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[36]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[37]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[38]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[39]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_9"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"relationshipsCollection": {2 keys}
"relationships": [1 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"relatedRecords": [2 items]
"[0]": {3 keys}
"slug": "david-feldman"
"title": "David Feldman"
"relatedRecordId": "33654"
"[1]": {3 keys}
"slug": "kassie-schwan"
"title": "Kassie Schwan"
"relatedRecordId": "33655"
"relationshipId": "object_prod_pri_person"
"relatedRecordType": "person"
"totalRelatedRecords": 2
"totalRelationships": 1
Topics and Themes