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Home Robotics: Maker-Inspired Projects For Building Your Own Robots

DANIEL KNOX - Aurum Press
Format: Flexibound

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....
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Once a Wolf: The Science Behind Our Dogs? Astonishing Genetic Evolution

Bryan Sykes - Liveright
Format: Hardcover

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...
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The Rideshare Guide: Everything You Need to Know about Driving for Uber, Lyft, and Other Ridesharing Companies

Harry Campbell - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Paperback

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....
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365 Things to Do with LEGO Bricks

Simon Hugo - Dk Publishing
Format: Print book

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...
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Super Simple Christmas Activities: Fun and Easy Holiday Projects for Kids

MEGAN BORGERT-SPANIOL - Super Sandcastle
Format: Library Binding

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...
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Make It Yourself! Comics & Graphic Novels

Christa Schneider - Checkerboard Library
Format: Library Binding

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.
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Now I Sit Me Down: From Klismos to Plastic Chair: A Natural History

Witold Rybczynski - Farrar
Format: Print book

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...
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Growing Food in a Hotter, Drier Land: Lessons from Desert Farmers on Adapting to Climate Uncertainty

Gary Paul Nabhan - Chelsea Green
Format: Paperback

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...
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The Crochet Answer Book, 2nd Edition: Solutions to Every Problem You'll Ever Face; Answers to Every Question You'll Ever Ask

Edie Eckman - Storey Publishing, LLC; New edition edition
Format: Book

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...
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Crafty Science: More than 20 Sensational STEAM Projects to Create at Home

Jane Bull - DK Children
Format: Hardcover

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...
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