You've seen the sci-fi movies and dreamed of creating your very own robot - a machine built by your own hands that will move and perform tasks at your command. This book is the perfect illustrated guide to creating a unique machine from scratch by following simple step-by-step instructions. Using easily-sourced components you can teach yourself simple electronics and programming to make your robot walk, draw, or even clean up the mess you have made. Begin with a simple cardboard robot and progress to building a remote-controlled metal rover vehicle, or a robot powered by solar energy. With practice, your electronics know-how will soon enable you to design and build your very own custom-made creations using the technical skills you have learned here - the possibilities are endless.
Aurum Press
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9781781317006
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Flexibound
Once a Wolf
By Sykes, Bryan
The author of Seven Daughters of Eve returns with a lively account of how all dogs are descended from a mere handful of wolves. How did wolves evolve into dogs? When did this happen, and what role did humans play? Oxford geneticist Bryan Sykes used the full array of modern technology to explore the canine genetic journey that likely began when a human child decided to adopt a wolf cub thousands of years ago. In the process, he discovered that only a handful of genes have created the huge range of shapes, sizes, and colors in modern dogs. Providing scientific insight into these adaptive stages, Sykes focuses attention on our own species, and how our own evolution from (perhaps equally aggressive) primates was enhanced by this most unlikely ally. Whether examining our obsession with canine purity, or delving into the prehistoric past to answer the most fundamental question of all, "Why do we love our dog so much?," Once a Wolf is an engaging work no dog lover or ancestry aficionado should be without. 20 black and white photographs
Liveright
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9781631493799
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Hardcover
The Rideshare Guide
By Campbell, Harry
An industry leader's guide to making Lyft and Uber work for you. In less than five years, ridesharing has grown from nonexistence into a billion dollar industry. Uber now has two million drivers in the United States, Lyft has seven hundred thousand, and both show no signs of slowing down. Despite the large number of drivers, Uber and Lyft provide little in the way of help for new drivers, who complain that there is a lack of guidance when starting out. Harry Campbell, founder and director of The Rideshare Guy blog and podcast and a driver himself, can help. The Rideshare Guide offers a comprehensive and engaging handbook for current and prospective rideshare drivers. Learn how to: Decide between Uber and Lyft Maximize passengers and profits Maintain a five-star rating Keep safe and interact appropriately with passengers Navigate legal matters and tax codes Campbell explains these and much more, also including funny, shocking, and bizarre tales from the road. Whether you are thinking about becoming a driver or a veteran wondering about UberPool and tax help, The Rideshare Guide by the Rideshare Guy has the answers.
Skyhorse Publishing
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9781510735316
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Paperback
365 Things to Do with LEGO Bricks
By Hugo, Simon
365 Things to Do with LEGO Bricks inspires you to look at your LEGO bricks in new and exciting ways. This interactive book features imaginative play and building ideas, from LEGO projects that take just a few minutes and require a handful of bricks to inspirational build ideas and activities to keep you occupied for hours.Visual tips and advice from LEGO fan builders will encourage you to get creative and have fun while learning new building skills such as building your own LEGO pet, challenging your friends to make the tallest LEGO tower against the clock, and creating a LEGO treasure hunt.365 Things to Do with LEGO Bricks is full of games and activities that will keep you busy every day of the year.LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Brick and Knob configurations and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group.
Dk Publishing
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9781465460363
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Print book
Super Simple Christmas Activities
By Borgert-spaniol, Megan
Get ready for holly, jolly, festive fun! Kids will learn all about Christmas and its traditions with Super Simple Christmas Activities. Then, explore ways they can celebrate the Christmas season by making Santa-themed snacks, glittering ornaments, and more. Colorful photos and step-by-step instructions make each project super easy and super fun. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Super Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Super Sandcastle
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9781532112430
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Library Binding
Make It Yourself! Comics & Graphic Novels
By Schneider, Christa
Presents tips and guidance for creating comic and graphic novel crafts, including a hand-lettered promo poster, a graphic novel folder, and a story panel design.
Checkerboard Library
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9781532110696
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Library Binding
Now I Sit Me Down
By Rybczynski, Witold
Have you ever wondered where rocking chairs came from, or why cheap plastic chairs are suddenly everywhere?In Now I Sit Me Down, the distinguished architect and writer Witold Rybczynski chronicles the history of the chair from the folding stools of pharaonic Egypt to the ubiquitous stackable monobloc chairs of today. He tells the stories of the inventor of the bentwood chair, Michael Thonet, and of the creators of the first molded-plywood chair, Charles and Ray Eames. He reveals the history of chairs to be a social history--of different ways of sitting, of changing manners and attitudes, and of varying tastes. The history of chairs is the history of who we are. We learn how the ancient Chinese switched from sitting on the floor to sitting in a chair, and how the iconic chair of Middle America--the Barcalounger--traces its roots back to the Bauhaus.
Farrar
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9780374223212
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Print book
Growing Food in a Hotter, Drier Land
By Nabhan, Gary Paul
How to harvest water and nutrients, select drought-tolerant plants, and create natural diversity Because climatic uncertainty has now become "the new normal, " many farmers, gardeners and orchard-keepers in North America are desperately seeking ways to adapt their food production to become more resilient in the face of such "global weirding. " This book draws upon the wisdom and technical knowledge from desert farming traditions all around the world to offer time-tried strategies for: Building greater moisture-holding capacity and nutrients in soils Protecting fields from damaging winds, drought, and floods Harvesting water from uplands to use in rain gardens and terraces filled with perennial crops Delecting fruits, nuts, succulents, and herbaceous perennials that are best suited to warmer, drier climates Gary Paul Nabhan is one of the world's experts on the agricultural traditions of arid lands. For this book he has visited indigenous and traditional farmers in the Gobi Desert, the Arabian Peninsula, the Sahara Desert, and Andalusia, as well as the Sonoran, Chihuahuan, and Painted deserts of North America, to learn firsthand their techniques and designs aimed at reducing heat and drought stress on orchards, fields, and dooryard gardens. This practical book also includes colorful "parables from the field" that exemplify how desert farmers think about increasing the carrying capacity and resilience of the lands and waters they steward. It is replete with detailed descriptions and diagrams of how to implement these desert-adapted practices in your own backyard, orchard, or farm. This unique book is useful not only for farmers and permaculturists in the arid reaches of the Southwest or other desert regions. Its techniques and prophetic vision for achieving food security in the face of climate change may well need to be implemented across most of North America over the next half-century, and are already applicable in most of the semiarid West, Great Plains, and the U. S. Southwest and adjacent regions of Mexico.
Chelsea Green Publishing
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9781603584531
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Paperback
The Crochet Answer Book, 2nd Edition
By Eckman, Edie
Edie Eckmans classic QA reference is better than ever! In this revised and updated second edition, youll find helpful answers to even more crochet questions, including new questions on broomstick lace, linked stitches, crochet cables, and much more. Youll also find illustrations for left-handed crocheters up-to-the-minute information on new internet resources and an expanded section on unusual techniques like Tunisian crochet. Whatever your level of expertise, youll love having Edie Eckmans expert advice available at the turn of apage!,
Storey Publishing, LLC; New edition edition
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9781612124063
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Book
Crafty Science
By Bull, Jane
Little crafters will become little scientists as they explore, experiment, make, and create their way through every STEAM project.This hands-on crafty science book introduces inquisitive children to the wonders of science through craft projects with everyday objects. Award winning author Jane Bull combines arts, craft, and cooking activities with gentle scientific learning, showing children that science, technology, engineering, art, and maths are all around us - and in everything we make and do! Crafty Science contains more than 20 fun-filled projects, each accompanied by a 'What's the science?' section explaining how it works. Children can learn how to make a toy raft and discover what makes their boat float, or how to create an ice sculpture and learn about the changing states of solids and liquids.With Crafty Science, difficult concepts like buoyancy, gravity, and aerodynamics become meaningful and accessible to young children through play. They'll discover the world around them like they have never seen it before!
Home Robotics
By Knox, Daniel
You've seen the sci-fi movies and dreamed of creating your very own robot - a machine built by your own hands that will move and perform tasks at your command. This book is the perfect illustrated guide to creating a unique machine from scratch by following simple step-by-step instructions. Using easily-sourced components you can teach yourself simple electronics and programming to make your robot walk, draw, or even clean up the mess you have made. Begin with a simple cardboard robot and progress to building a remote-controlled metal rover vehicle, or a robot powered by solar energy. With practice, your electronics know-how will soon enable you to design and build your very own custom-made creations using the technical skills you have learned here - the possibilities are endless.
Once a Wolf
By Sykes, Bryan
The author of Seven Daughters of Eve returns with a lively account of how all dogs are descended from a mere handful of wolves. How did wolves evolve into dogs? When did this happen, and what role did humans play? Oxford geneticist Bryan Sykes used the full array of modern technology to explore the canine genetic journey that likely began when a human child decided to adopt a wolf cub thousands of years ago. In the process, he discovered that only a handful of genes have created the huge range of shapes, sizes, and colors in modern dogs. Providing scientific insight into these adaptive stages, Sykes focuses attention on our own species, and how our own evolution from (perhaps equally aggressive) primates was enhanced by this most unlikely ally. Whether examining our obsession with canine purity, or delving into the prehistoric past to answer the most fundamental question of all, "Why do we love our dog so much?," Once a Wolf is an engaging work no dog lover or ancestry aficionado should be without. 20 black and white photographs
The Rideshare Guide
By Campbell, Harry
An industry leader's guide to making Lyft and Uber work for you. In less than five years, ridesharing has grown from nonexistence into a billion dollar industry. Uber now has two million drivers in the United States, Lyft has seven hundred thousand, and both show no signs of slowing down. Despite the large number of drivers, Uber and Lyft provide little in the way of help for new drivers, who complain that there is a lack of guidance when starting out. Harry Campbell, founder and director of The Rideshare Guy blog and podcast and a driver himself, can help. The Rideshare Guide offers a comprehensive and engaging handbook for current and prospective rideshare drivers. Learn how to: Decide between Uber and Lyft Maximize passengers and profits Maintain a five-star rating Keep safe and interact appropriately with passengers Navigate legal matters and tax codes Campbell explains these and much more, also including funny, shocking, and bizarre tales from the road. Whether you are thinking about becoming a driver or a veteran wondering about UberPool and tax help, The Rideshare Guide by the Rideshare Guy has the answers.
365 Things to Do with LEGO Bricks
By Hugo, Simon
365 Things to Do with LEGO Bricks inspires you to look at your LEGO bricks in new and exciting ways. This interactive book features imaginative play and building ideas, from LEGO projects that take just a few minutes and require a handful of bricks to inspirational build ideas and activities to keep you occupied for hours.Visual tips and advice from LEGO fan builders will encourage you to get creative and have fun while learning new building skills such as building your own LEGO pet, challenging your friends to make the tallest LEGO tower against the clock, and creating a LEGO treasure hunt.365 Things to Do with LEGO Bricks is full of games and activities that will keep you busy every day of the year.LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Brick and Knob configurations and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group.
Super Simple Christmas Activities
By Borgert-spaniol, Megan
Get ready for holly, jolly, festive fun! Kids will learn all about Christmas and its traditions with Super Simple Christmas Activities. Then, explore ways they can celebrate the Christmas season by making Santa-themed snacks, glittering ornaments, and more. Colorful photos and step-by-step instructions make each project super easy and super fun. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Super Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Make It Yourself! Comics & Graphic Novels
By Schneider, Christa
Presents tips and guidance for creating comic and graphic novel crafts, including a hand-lettered promo poster, a graphic novel folder, and a story panel design.
Now I Sit Me Down
By Rybczynski, Witold
Have you ever wondered where rocking chairs came from, or why cheap plastic chairs are suddenly everywhere?In Now I Sit Me Down, the distinguished architect and writer Witold Rybczynski chronicles the history of the chair from the folding stools of pharaonic Egypt to the ubiquitous stackable monobloc chairs of today. He tells the stories of the inventor of the bentwood chair, Michael Thonet, and of the creators of the first molded-plywood chair, Charles and Ray Eames. He reveals the history of chairs to be a social history--of different ways of sitting, of changing manners and attitudes, and of varying tastes. The history of chairs is the history of who we are. We learn how the ancient Chinese switched from sitting on the floor to sitting in a chair, and how the iconic chair of Middle America--the Barcalounger--traces its roots back to the Bauhaus.
Growing Food in a Hotter, Drier Land
By Nabhan, Gary Paul
How to harvest water and nutrients, select drought-tolerant plants, and create natural diversity Because climatic uncertainty has now become "the new normal, " many farmers, gardeners and orchard-keepers in North America are desperately seeking ways to adapt their food production to become more resilient in the face of such "global weirding. " This book draws upon the wisdom and technical knowledge from desert farming traditions all around the world to offer time-tried strategies for: Building greater moisture-holding capacity and nutrients in soils Protecting fields from damaging winds, drought, and floods Harvesting water from uplands to use in rain gardens and terraces filled with perennial crops Delecting fruits, nuts, succulents, and herbaceous perennials that are best suited to warmer, drier climates Gary Paul Nabhan is one of the world's experts on the agricultural traditions of arid lands. For this book he has visited indigenous and traditional farmers in the Gobi Desert, the Arabian Peninsula, the Sahara Desert, and Andalusia, as well as the Sonoran, Chihuahuan, and Painted deserts of North America, to learn firsthand their techniques and designs aimed at reducing heat and drought stress on orchards, fields, and dooryard gardens. This practical book also includes colorful "parables from the field" that exemplify how desert farmers think about increasing the carrying capacity and resilience of the lands and waters they steward. It is replete with detailed descriptions and diagrams of how to implement these desert-adapted practices in your own backyard, orchard, or farm. This unique book is useful not only for farmers and permaculturists in the arid reaches of the Southwest or other desert regions. Its techniques and prophetic vision for achieving food security in the face of climate change may well need to be implemented across most of North America over the next half-century, and are already applicable in most of the semiarid West, Great Plains, and the U. S. Southwest and adjacent regions of Mexico.
The Crochet Answer Book, 2nd Edition
By Eckman, Edie
Edie Eckmans classic QA reference is better than ever! In this revised and updated second edition, youll find helpful answers to even more crochet questions, including new questions on broomstick lace, linked stitches, crochet cables, and much more. Youll also find illustrations for left-handed crocheters up-to-the-minute information on new internet resources and an expanded section on unusual techniques like Tunisian crochet. Whatever your level of expertise, youll love having Edie Eckmans expert advice available at the turn of apage!,
Crafty Science
By Bull, Jane
Little crafters will become little scientists as they explore, experiment, make, and create their way through every STEAM project.This hands-on crafty science book introduces inquisitive children to the wonders of science through craft projects with everyday objects. Award winning author Jane Bull combines arts, craft, and cooking activities with gentle scientific learning, showing children that science, technology, engineering, art, and maths are all around us - and in everything we make and do! Crafty Science contains more than 20 fun-filled projects, each accompanied by a 'What's the science?' section explaining how it works. Children can learn how to make a toy raft and discover what makes their boat float, or how to create an ice sculpture and learn about the changing states of solids and liquids.With Crafty Science, difficult concepts like buoyancy, gravity, and aerodynamics become meaningful and accessible to young children through play. They'll discover the world around them like they have never seen it before!