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Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"This visually exciting book takes a unique look at our globe from the perspective of what humans have produced. Using an innovative design, maps are populated by infographics, graphs, and icons to represent information and statistics about a subject in a very visual way. This aids readers in comparing and contrasting the same subjects in different parts of the world. Each spread explores one subject in-depth, such as how goods are transported around...
48) Oration delivered before the Providence Association of Mechanicks and Manufacturers, April 8, 1822
Author
Publisher
Millers & Hutchins
Pub. Date
1822.
Language
English
Publisher
Weldon Owen
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In this reboot of the popular 2012 title, readers will find a collection of the most up-to-date and thrilling DIY tech projects around -- straight from the experts at Popular Science magazine. Updated with new and more modern projects, the Big Book of Hacks the perfect book for aspiring makers, curious young techies and old-school enthusiasts alike ... especially any who love using a soldering iron! Charge up that drill, fire up your soldering iron,...
Author
Publisher
Linden Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A guide to living fully and humanely by learning the wisdom of authentic manual work. Many of us live in a world of constant abstraction, immersed in our heads and our screens. But there is a deeper wisdom to be found in working with our hands in the real world. In The Wisdom of Our Hands, craftsman and educator Doug Stowe shows how working with our hands, either professionally or as a hobby, is essential for a full education and a full life. Based...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
In this book, you'll meet more than twenty artisans who have devoted their lives to honoring traditional techniques and to creating something useful and beautiful every day. In-depth profiles of the artisans illuminate the philosophies and histories behind their work. Gorgeous photographs transport you to studios from Oaxaca to Kyoto and from Milan to Tennessee. Two essays explore the challenges and rewards of engaging deeply with tradition. This...
