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Home Comforts
My mom gave me a copy of this book when I moved into my first apartment, and I've carted it around with me ever since. While it looks like a Martha Stewart knock-off from the ... Read More
Type(s): Book
Tags: home cleaning mendelson science

Don't Forget the Duct Tape
This book should be standard issue with every new piece of camping equipment sold. It's a great collection of tips for keeping outdoor and travel gear in tip-top shape. It's f... Read More
Type(s): Book
Tags: tips gear outdoor

Practical Math
Chenier's Practical Math Application Guide is the kind of math I wish they'd taught me in high school. Each section uses real-world situations (with a homebuilding bent) to il... Read More
Type(s): Book
Tags: practical+math guide practical math

Sky Calendar
Sky Calendar comes as a one-page per month subscription from Abrams Planetarium at Michigan State University. The front of the page is a calendar that's packed with informati... Read More
Type(s): Book
Tags: calendar astronomy sky+calendar

Riding Machines (for kids)
Are there kids in your life who deserve better than those expensive, battery-powered, disposable plastic toys you find at the mall? Be a good parent, relative, or friend and m... Read More
Type(s): Book
Tags: book wooden+toys toys

Lehman's Non-electric Catalog
Yes, I realize it's strange to promote a "non-electric" catalog here. This catalog is a throwback to the makers of yesteryear. Some people never stopped doing things themse... Read More
Type(s): Book, Travel and Outdoors, Web Site
Tags: diy camping

Required Reading: The Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
I was lucky enough to take a look at Sol Katz and William Weaver's amazing resource, The Encyclopedia of Food and Culture. A three-volume compendium of everything you could ev... Read More
Type(s): Book, Kitchen Tool
Tags: food, encyclopedia, resource, history, culture, science

Required Reading: The Arithmetic of Life and Death
For the numerate among us, it's sometimes hard to understand those who are not (just as it's sometimes hard for the literate, or the emotionally intelligent, or the physically... Read More
Type(s): Book
Tags: book arithmetic math

The Ancient Engineers
MAKE pal Peter Mui brought this book, by L. Sprague de Camp, in to us because he thought it was right up our alley, and he hit the nail on the head (so to speak). A classic, t... Read More
Type(s): Book
Tags: history engineering

Cool Tools
Kevin Kelly's "Cool Tools" comes in three different forms: as a website, as a traditional book, and as a PDF digital book. A descendant of the Whole Earth Catalog, Cool To... Read More
Type(s): Book, Web Site
Tags: cool+tools tools catalog reviews kevin+kelly

Servo Magazine
Over the years, there have been several attempts at creating a magazine aimed at robot enthusiasts. Sadly, none of them have been around for more than a few issues. So it was ... Read More
Type(s): Book
Tags: robotics magazine

Bicycling Science: Third Edition
Released in April 2004, David Gordon Wilson's updated Bicycling Science fills the gap between, on the one hand, shop manuals and training guides, and on the other, contemporar... Read More
Type(s): Book
Tags: bicycle science

The Complete Metalsmith: An Illustrated Handbook
This spiral-bound book by Tim McCreight has been around for years, and it's now available in a "Professional Edition" that's even better. You'll get an overview of common met... Read More
Type(s): Book
Tags: metal+working jewelry metal+work metal techiques

The Best Kitchen Quick Tips
Ever thought of using your washing machine as an ice chest for parties? How about adding balsamic vinegar to the water you boil eggs in so you can tell them apart from the ra... Read More
Type(s): Book
Tags: kitchen tips cooking food

The Big Box of Monster Garage
It's hard to find a set of books that appeals to geeks, car junkies, TV cable fans, and connoisseurs of good design, but this is exactly what Motorbooks has achieved with its ... Read More
Type(s): Book
Tags: customize handbook

Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons, by George Pendle
I already knew a bit about Jack Parsons before I read Strange Angel. I knew he was an avid DIY experimenter, a pioneering rocket scientist from Pasadena who co-founded Jet Pro... Read More
Type(s): Book
Tags: scientist biography

Jack Kamen Comic Book Reprints on Book and CD-ROM
Dean Kamen’s penchant for the fantastic, it turns out, runs in the family. When the millionaire inventor wants a drawing of one of his medical or personal transportation ... Read More
Type(s): Book
Tags: comics cd-rom

Temples of Sound: Inside the Great Recording Studios, by Jim Cogan and William Clark
“Those studios were built with some incredible technology. For instance, the studios were built on four or five inches of cork. A cement slab was then floated (suspended)... Read More
Type(s): Book
Tags: sound music

Knitting for Dummies
I hate television, but if my wife, Jacqui, and kids were going to watch it, I wanted to put the passive consumption of media to good use — by getting them knitting. And w... Read More
Type(s): Art Supply, Book
Tags: knitting

Adventures from the Technology Underground
To find out what happens at Teslathon, LDRS (Large Dangerous Rocket Ships), Burning Man, or the World Championship Punkin Chunkin, you wouldn't want to rely on mainstream medi... Read More
Type(s): Book
Tags: technology culture

The Hippie Handbook
Offering up The Hippie Handbook to your friends quickly becomes a sociological study. The younger hippies – say, 35 and under who still live more or less by the hippie co... Read More
Type(s): Book
Tags: hippie carefree

ReadyMade, How to Make (Almost) Everything: A Do-It-Yourself Primer
This whimsical instructional guide from the folks at ReadyMade magazine (a sort of sister publication to Make) shows you how to make useful objects from things formerly destin... Read More
Type(s): Book
Tags: readymade diy

Machinery's Handbook
Machinery's Handbook is the ultimate reference tool for makers and hardware hackers. In just the past few weeks, I've used it to help an acquaintance figure out how much wate... Read More
Type(s): Book
Tags: machinery reference

Design Yourself
Finally - good design for the masses! This fabulously designed (of course) book was produced collaboratively by the self-described bastard children of the fine arts: MICA grap... Read More
Type(s): Book
Tags: diy design

MacGyver Handbook
MacGyver always seemed like one of one of those "kids, don't try this at home" shows. Well, that was up until this spiffy book came out that includes a complete listing of eve... Read More
Type(s): Book
Tags: Macgyver handbook

McMaster-Carr Catalog
In our book (a big yellow and green one, in fact), McMaster-Carr trumps all other industrial supply companies. You can get anything from McMaster. Standard shipping is surpris... Read More
Type(s): Book
Tags: macmaster carr catalog industrial+supply