trust me, you truly want this book:
It’s awesome Tools: A Catalog of Possibilities, as well as it’s the book version of the awesome tools blog, spearheaded by Kevin Kelly (who is all cool, all the time).
Why do you want this book in book-form? since it contains 1500 personal evaluations of awesome tools. Not insert-your-favorite-online-store-here type reviews, however the type of evaluations that only come from repeated, thought about utilize of a tool. as well as the tools themselves? A awesome tool is (as laid out on the extremely very first page):
Anything useful
That boosts learning
Empowers individuals
Does work that matters
Is either the best
Or the cheapest
Or is the only thing that works
The meaning of “tool” is broad sufficient to include goodwill on the internet Auctions (super-cool), Amazon’s almost-secret 1-800 client service number, as well as an encyclopedia of Russian criminal prison tattoos (which I suppose might be a tool provided the right chain of horrific circumstances).
I believe you, Dear Reader, will want this book since it’s decidedly for makers (it’s not called “Cool Stuff,” after all). Every page will assist you be a much better maker (or just assist you make your life better). What makes it dangerous is that it is likewise full of concepts … if you do not believe of five new jobs on every page, you are reading with your eyes closed. (The “Construction Materials” section almost sent me into a projectgasm. inspect out Strong-ties, which Kelly phone calls “he-man K’NEX”.) as well as don’t even get me started on the “Organizers” section … as well as I still discovered things I didn’t understand about in classifications (like Sewing) where I believe I have a great grasp of the awesome tools. (Did you understand there is KEVLAR THREAD? Soon, my buttons will be BULLETPROOF.)
Why do you want this book, rather than just browsing with the blog? since it’s big — approximately 11 x 14. It’s the type of book that demands that you sit on the sofa with somebody else (preferably a kid) as well as chat about possible jobs while you page with it together. (Protip: mark pages with post-its for simple recall later — there’s a great index, however post-its mean you don’t have to keep in mind the name of whatever doohickey caught your fancy.)
So, grab this book when it comes back into stock (supposedly this week or next) as well as then go to town. (And send me links to your projects!)
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