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The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick
Scholastic Press, 2007
Beautiful Storytelling
"The Invention of Hugo Cabret" takes place in Paris, in the early 20th century. It tells the tale of an orphan named Hugo who secretely lives in a train station and fixes the clocks, unbeknownst to the stationmaster. Hugo is not just an ordinary boy however. In ...
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Tesla: Man Out of Time
Margaret Cheney
Touchstone, 2001
Electrifying Read!
For some odd reason, there are not very many books out there on Tesla. This one is all it takes.
The way he could visualize an invention with such focus that he could even make changes to it based on how he saw it operating in his mind, without ever fabricating an ...
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Flash of Genius: And Other True Stories of Invention
John Seabrook
St. Martin's Griffin, 2008
Love books like these
I love books like these that show how regular people can create amazing gadgets. I grew up seeing my Dad fashion problem solving devices from junk in the basement. I can't get enough of books like these. I already bought and read Gadget Nation Gadget Nation: A Journey ...
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The Four Filters Invention of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger
Bud Labitan
Acalmix, 2008
A Must Read For Investors
At a time when the market has never been more tumultuous, this book cuts through much of the mystique that exists in how successful investors like Warren Buffet continue to outperform other investors and indexes. The author does an exceptional job of defining the ...
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The Hungry Scientist Handbook: Electric Birthday Cakes, Edible Origami, and Other DIY Projects for Techies, ...
Patrick Buckley, Lily Binns
Collins Living, 2008
Gut Innovation beats the WHISK out of Gut Renovation
What great fun!! It's the baking soda volcano and the soda bottle tornado -- TIMES 100!!!! This book is rife with clever ideas that will leave you hankering for more time in the kitchen! Between sending my husband out for supplies and bringing my creations over to ...
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Lego Crazy Action Contraptions: A Lego Inventions Book (Klutz)
Dan Rathjen
Klutz Press, 1998
legos to go
My ten year old loves legos ... and I love peace and quiet in the car! This product worked out great as a "trip treat", the bag was great so he could keep track of them. We use an aluminum cake pan with a plastic cover for a lego desk/holder in the car, but the book ...
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Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Harper Perennial, 1997
The Real Facts About Creative People
Few activities are a misunderstood by the general public as inventing and creativity. Sadly, Hollywood and television often portray the great inventor, scientist or musician as some sort of "mad genius". This book seeks to put the study of creativity on a rational ...
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George's Secret Key to the Universe
Stephen Hawking, Lucy Hawking
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2007
Captivating
My 3.5 year old son is completely hooked on this fabulous book! We're plowing through it in just a few nights and he doesn't want it to end. I was floored when after the first night of my husband reading it to him he ran up to me excitedly the next morning and said ...
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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
Dava Sobel
Walker & Company, 2007
Fascinating subject in the hands of Sobel
One of the most pressing issues for early sailors was the problem of longitude. Because it was impossible to determine longitude, many ships and sailors died. Also, captains used the same routes as pirates or enemies of the state, which made it easy to lie in wait for ...
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My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla
bnpublishing, 2007
A fantastic insight into a true genius
Even though this is a very short book and only deals with the first half of Tesla's life, it still provides some fantastic insights into the life of a genius. Written by Tesla after some very traumatic experiences in his life, he still comes through as a very generous ...
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The Invention of Tradition (Canto)
Cambridge University Press, 1992
The real stuff of legend
The principle argumentative thread running through each of this book's essays is that the traditions Europeans hold dear about their respective cultures date back merely to the turn of the 20th century. Far from legendarily old, things like Scottish tartans and the ...
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The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
Barbara W. Tuchman
Ballantine Books, 1985
Prescient and Unintelligible to Neo-Cons
Barbara Tuchman wrote this book to illustrate some of the worst examples of leadership throughout history. She retells the mythical story of Trojan defeat, Papal life that spawned the Reformation, British obtuseness that lost America and the U.S. experience in ...
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How to Make Patent Drawings: A Patent It Yourself Companion
Jack Lo, David Pressman
NOLO, 2007
Outstanding Step by Step for the Do-it-yourself Inventor
I have all of David Pressman's books on patenting, you know why? Because I filed my own patent using these books. That's how good they are. They really do have step by step instructions. He also has software that helps you prepare the docs. I sort of used that as well. ...
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Time For Kids: Thomas Edison: A Brilliant Inventor (Time For Kids)
Editors Of Time For Kids
HarperTrophy, 2005
A Fine Biography
This interesting biography with excellent illustrations and primary source photographs provides facts and fun! An excellent index and table of contents provides easy navigation. The chapters are well-written, beginning with a interest-grabbing first chapter ...
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Kingmakers: The Invention of the Modern Middle East
Karl E. Meyer, Shareen Blair Brysac
W. W. Norton, 2008
Intrusion in the Holy Land
Although Meyer and Brysac don't tell why Americans learn so disastrously little from history, they've made some of the history itself wonderfully accessible. Now they do that for the modern history of the Middle East, whose "three universal faiths" extol "brotherhood ...
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