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Class is now in session with Professor Andy McElfresh (not a real professor), science aficionado and co-host of the Edumacation podcast with Kevin Smith. This is the book that gives you a crash course in Cocktail-Party Science, the strange and astonishing scientific facts that you’ll want to share at all your social gatherings.
Chapters explore the Four Chambers of Knowledge—The Sci, The Fi, The Why, and The Bye—and examine such tantalizing topics as:
• Elevator Decapitations and a Deadly Wedgie • Bigfoot, Mermaids, and the Mongolian Death Worm • Dolphins Getting High Off Puffer Fish Toxin • Staggering Feats of Shaolin Monks • The Pentagon’s Weaponized Heat Ray • Flying Cars, Real Telepathy, and Other Breakthroughs of Tomorrow . . . and many more! Open this book and open your mind: You’re about to get Edumacated!
The Complete Book of Clean
The follow-up to the bestselling Complete Book of Home Organization, the Complete Book of Clean is a foolproof, eco-friendly guide to cleaning your home. From establishing routines, making schedules, and DIYing green cleaning solutions to help keep every area of your home neat, safe and spotless—find it all here.
Learn the best seasons to tackle home projects, storage solutions to simplify the process and teach even the messiest kids to clean up after themselves. This book will help you tackle every mess, stain and dust-magnet, and keep things from getting out of hand in the future—all while being friendly to the environment and keeping toxic chemicals out of your home.
Whether you’re a neat freak or new to the world of homekeeping, let Toni Hammersley be your guide to establishing routines, learning techniques and mastering the best home cleaning hacks out there. Learn what needs a deep-clean and how often, how to substitute kitchen supplies for chemicals and what to do about the toughest homekeeping dilemmas. Soon you’ll find that no matter the number of pets, kids, or home traffic, maintaining a clean home can be a breeze.
The Big Book of Maker Skills
Makers, get ready: This is your ultimate, must-have, tip-packed guide for taking your DIY projects to the next level—from basic wood- and metalworking skills to 3D printing and laser-cutting wizardry, plus the entrepreneurial and crowd-sourcing tactics needed to transform your back-of-the-envelope idea into a gleaming finished product.
In The Big Book of Maker Skills: 334 Tools and Techniques for Building Great Tech Projects, readers learn classic, tried-and-true techniques from the shop class of yore—how to use a metal lathe, or pick the perfect drill bit or saw—and get introduced to a whole new world of modern manufacturing technologies, like using CAD software, printing circuits, and more. Step-by-step illustrations, helpful diagrams, and exceptional photography make this book an easy-to-follow and easy-on-the-eyes guide to getting your project done.
With an emphasis on making DIY projects that can change the world, The Big Book of Maker Skills includes sections and tutorials on: Setting Up a Hackerspace Picking the Right Tools Welding Smarts Circuitry Basics Programming & Arduinos Working with Wood 3-D Printing Laser-cutting CNC Routing Testing & Prototyping Drones and Space Exploration Tools Robotics Biotechnology Sourcing and Crowdsourcing
The Art of the Cookie
There’s more to cookies than initially meets the eye. A cookie is actually a delicious blank canvas for hungry kids, cookie swap participants and aspiring confectionary artists alike. The Art of the Cookie is jam packed with delicious cookies recipes, which were selected for their visual appeal as much as their flavor, and top tips for cookie decoration.
A beautifully crafted cookie is a work of art and beloved by all. Still-warm cookies fresh from the oven are irresistibly enticing but decorating the treats doubles the fun. Whether it's a cookie exchange, holiday gathering, or Mother's Day tea, these cookies promise exceptional flavor and a stunning visual that will be a memorable addition to any occasion.
The Art of the Cookie presents over 40 delectable recipes and inspiring decorating ideas. Rather than focusing on the techniques of baking cookies, this book focuses on transforming a simple cookie into a masterpiece.
Roll, cut, repeat – then get to work. This first chapter offers classic yet versatile roll-and-cut dough recipes, such as brown sugar cookies and gingerbread. The cookies may be ready to go but the decorations are not. Find clever, yet simple ideas for decorating any type of roll-and-cut: vibrant vanilla-sugar flowers; alphabet shapes flooded with icing and sprinkled with colorful sugars; and petits fours stacked to resemble a miniature wedding cake.
Extravagant made easy. The second chapter includes classics with a modern twist, such as sparkly macaroons; wreath-shaped sugar cookies baked with lemon and thyme. Decoration and filling ideas include icing ornaments and striped cookies that taste and look like peppermint sticks.
With gorgeous, colorful photographs throughout this book has all the encouragement and know-how you'll need to create artful cookies that look as if they were purchased from a pastry shop – and taste like it too.
100 Inventions That Changed the World
We take thousands of inventions for granted, using them daily and enjoying their benefits. But how much do we really know about their origins and development? This absorbing new book tells the stories behind the inventions that have changed the world, with details about–
Convenience items, such as safety pins, toothbrushes, and bifocals.
Weapons of war, including explosives, gunpowder, and shrapnel shellsIndustrial advances, such as the steam engine and the power loom for weaving.
Transportation advances, including the airplane, the diesel engine, the automobile, and the air-inflated rubber tire.
Electronic marvels, including colour television, the microprocessor, the personal computer, the compact disc, and the cell phone.
Medical advances, from antiseptic surgery to the electron microscope… and much more.
Inventors and pioneers of science and technology, including Eli Whitney, James Watt, Benjamin Franklin, Henry Bessemer, Thomas Edison, J.B. Dunlop, the Wright Brothers, Werner von Braun, Jonas Salk, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and many others are also discussed.
100 Mysteries of Science Explained
From end of the world scenarios to disappearing bees and beyond, the experts at Popular Science magazine uncover the secrets of the universe and answer 100 of science’s most mysterious questions.
100 Mysteries is segmented into chapters by Physical Matter and Forces, Space, Human Body, Earth, Other Life-Forms, and Human Triumphs and Troubles.
Explore the secrets of the universe, and understand the latest scientific thinking on dark matter, black holes, time travel, and much more.
100 Hoaxes & Mistakes That Fooled Science
Even experts get duped from time to time – and often by other scientists or experts. Some hoaxes are intended merely as well-intended humorous tricks while others are serious frauds devised for personal gain of glory and riches. In this title, we've gathered together the greatest science hoaxes of all time. Discover the truth behind 100 of the most scandalous scientific errors & outright lies – all brought to you by the experts at Popular Science. gain of glory and riches. In this title, we've gathered together the greatest science hoaxes of all time.
World's Best Life Hacks
Hacks are simple tips to make your life easier and more enjoyable.
Too little space in your wardrobe? Hang up the tab on a can of soda to your hanger and attach to it a new coat hanger. Twice as much hanging space!
No speaker at hand? Make it quickly with a toilet roll and two plastic cups. Super convenient!
Did you know that you can turn a bag of chips in an instant into a bowl? Or that you can peel a mango with a glass?
This is a collection of the 200 most useful life hacks for your home, garden, kids and much more. Everything is explained with clear, step-by-step pictures so you can get started right away!
Hello Glow
Forget paying big bucks at a spa, or slathering on overpriced “mystery cream” that contains who knows what. Make your own fresh, organic, and effective spa, skincare, hair-maintenance, and cosmetics recipes at home with these 50 beautiful, tried-and-tested tutorials, brought to you by the popular DIY beauty and wellness website Hello Glow.
Stephanie believes the journey to well-being can -and should!– be simple and beautiful, natural and stylish. Which is why her site is the trusted destination for organic wellness, nutrition, and skincare ideas. From masks of all flavors and for all skin types, to soothing bath oils and invigorating scrubs, and from treats for your tresses to beauty-boosting DIY cosmetics, Hello Glow has you covered.
Featuring a collection of favorite recipes from her site and all-new ideas that Stephanie has cooked up from scratch, Hello Glow readers will discover:
For the Face:
Whipped Green Tea Moisturizer Creamy Marsala Lip Gloss Homemade Fennel Toner Moroccan Red Clay Mask Cranberry-Coconut Cheek Stain Parsley Mask for Undereye Circles Anti-Aging Mocha Mud Mask … plus 15 more ways to get that healthy glow. For the Body:
Green Smoothie Detox Body Wrap Grapefruit Cellulite Scrub Homemade Natural Sunscreen Warming Chai Body Oil DIY Solid Shimmering Perfume Jasmine-Thyme Essential Oil Bath Bomb Mango Body Scrub for Sensitive Skin … and 15 more organic recipes that pamper and soothe. For Hair:
Rosemary-Guinness Volumizing Hair Rinse Blackberry Mask for Your Tresses DIY Dry Shampoo Argon Oil Deep Conditioner Lavender Anti-Frizz Spray Natural Split-End Healer DIY Natural Highlights for Blondes, Brunettes, and Redheads …with 10 more great natural tips for an amazing head of hair.
Start your journey to a healthier life and look with this all-inclusive guide to natural beauty!
The Total Poker Manual
Eileen Sutton has been writing about—and winning at!—poker for over a decade. Now, in this comprehensive book, she joins with the experts at Card Player magazine to demystify the game and detail everything you need to know to play (and win), whether you’re sitting down to a friendly kitchen-table game with the friends or hoping to compete in the high-stakes world of multimillion dollar tournaments. The Total Poker Player Manual is packed with the strategies, tactics and techniques needed to beat future opponents and take the winnings in Texas Hold’em, Draw and Stud.
The Total Poker Player Manual covers everything, from the basics of each type of game and the hands needed to win, to the insider tips such as specific strategies for different versions and how to beat the odds. These skills and many more are all accompanied by some of the most fascinating poker stories in history, from the riverboat gamblers to today’s international stars players.
Detailed sections cover how to play online, in casinos, and in tournaments large or small, as well as how to run a game for fun at home. You’ll also get insider tips from the following poker experts:
Vanessa Selbts, Linda Johnson, Matt Matros, Jennifer Harman, Ed Miller, Mario Ho, Xuan Liu, Leo Margets, Jared Tendler, Randy Lew, Tommy Angelo, Brian Rast, Kelly Minkin, James Sweeney
Learn something new, improve your poker game and walk away a winner with The Total Poker Manual. With high-quality design, intricate detail, and a durable flexicover—this manual is the perfect gift!