For anyone curious about the nuts and bolts of human ingenuity, How Things Are Made is a fascinating exploration of the process behind the manufacture of everyday items. What are bulletproof vests made of? How do manufacturers get lipstick into the tube? How many layers are there in an iPhone screen? The answers to these questions and so much more fascinating information can be found in How Things Are Made, a behind-the-scenes look at the production everyday objects of all kinds, from guitars, sunscreen, and seismographs to running shoes, jet engines, and chocolate. Thoroughly revised and redesigned from the best-selling 1995 edition, How Things Are Made also contains three new entries by author Andrew Terranova. However, each page still contains informative step-by-step text along with detailed but easy-to-follow illustrations, diagrams, and sidebars to tell the stories behind the things we sometimes take for granted. For example, did you know that Edison didn't really invent the light bulb? Or that the first bar code was on a pack of Wrigley's Spearmint gum? Or that a maple seed inspired the design for the helicopter? Discover these fascinating anecdotes and much more in How Things Are Made.

How Things Are Made: From Automobiles to Zippers

Rose, Sharon

Terranova, Andrew

Reference

Black Dog Leventhal

Explains the history behind products and provides detailed, step-by-step descriptions of processes.

How do they make that?: How everyday products are made

Children's Books

Old Beulah Henry slipped on the ice and died.  A terrible accident say the local police.  But why did Beulah leave her cabin without a coat? It was thirty below in Parson’s Cove.  Someone must have forced her, amateur sleuth Mabel Wickles suggests to her friend Flori.  Nobody seems to know anything, and Mabel is becoming frustrated.    When Mabel witnesses some strange goings-on one night in the vacant house next door, she perks up.  A person or persons unknown appear to be using the empty house for nefarious purposes.  Could they be connected to Beulah’s death?  Mabel suspects they might and she sets out to investigate.  But Mabel should be cautious.  One unsuspecting resident of Parson’s Cove has already slipped and died.  Mabel might be next.

Slip and Go Die: A Parson's Cove Cozy Mystery

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Cozy Cat Press

Mabel Wickles never won anything in her life.  So when she found herself one of five winners in a national contest, with the grand prize an all-expense paid trip to Las Vegas, she rejoiced.  However, when Mabel got back to her regular life in tiny Parson’s Cove, she expected things to return to normal.    But the excitement is just beginning for Mabel.  Shortly after coming home from her trip, Mabel discovers one of her fellow prize winners dead in the local morgue.  Who would want to kill this woman and what was she doing in Parson’s Cove?  The only person in Parson’s Cove who knows anything about her is Mabel, and all she knows is from the brief time she spent with the dead woman in Las Vegas.  Could this woman's death and her unexplained presence in Mabel’s hometown spell danger for Mabel?  Mabel isn’t going to just wait around to find out.  She decides to investigate.  When Mabel’s detecting leads her and her lifelong buddy Flori Flanders to Yellow Rose, a sleepy Texas gulf port town, and a row of several homes on a small avenue located as an afterthought between P Street and Q Street, Mabel and Flori discover what true perplexity is.  As they become further entrenched in this widespread mystery, these two feisty ladies are determined to solve the contest winner’s death–and find out what’s going on Avenue P½.

Perplexity on P 1/2: A Parson's Cove Cozy Mystery

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Save as Murder: A Parson's Cove Cozy Mystery

From Mimi's Heart

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

AuthorHouse

Missed, by a Hair is an adventure story with a touch of humor. Mabel Wickles witnesses two people removing a body in the middle of the night. While snooping, she and her friend, Flori, are kidnapped by the killer. Before Adam eliminates the two women, Mabel is forced to rob a bank. The women manage to escape and run into the forest. Mabel is sure her life is over as a bullet whizzes past her head. Suddenly a scream fills the air. Adam is impaled on a tree root. Meanwhile, back in the quiet village of Parson’s Cove, Jake is wondering where his wife is, Sheriff Smee is searching for Mabel whose robbery was caught on bank video, and Captain Maxymowich is trying to find out who killed two women. Sheriff Smee and his deputies become unlikely heroes, as does Mabel, who has never learned to mind her own business.

Missed, By A Hair

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Publishamerica Inc

Oops I Spilled the Coffee Again

Religion & Spirituality

Barbour Publishing, Incorporated

For anyone, young or old, who has ever wondered, how do they make those?-here is an entertaining, illustrated exploration of the process behind the manufacture of everyday items. What are bulletproof vests made of? How do manufacturers get lipstick into the tube? How much brass does it take to make a trumpet? The answers -- and so much more fascinating information -- can be found in How Things Are Made, a behind-the-scene look at everyday objects of all kinds, from guitars, sunscreen, and seismographs to running shoes, jetpacks, and chocolate. Each page of How Things Are Made features informative step-by-step text along with detailed but easy-to-follow illustrations, diagrams, and sidebars to tell the stories behind the things we sometimes take for granted but often wonder about. Did you know that Edison didn't really invent the light bulb? Or that the first bar code was on a pack of Wrigley Spearmint gum? Or that a maple seed inspired the design for the helicopter? Discover these fascinating anecdotes and much more in How Things Are Made. What are bulletproof vests made of? How do they get lipstick into the tube? How much brass does it take to make a trumpet? The answers-and so much more fascinating information-can be found in How Things Are Made, a behind-the-machine look at everyday objects of all kinds, from guitars, helicopters, and compact discs to lawn mowers, running shoes, and chocolate. Each page of How Things Are Made features informative, step-by-step text along with detailed illustrations, diagrams, and sidebars to tell the stories behind the things we sometimes take for granted but often wonder about. Did you know that Edison didn't really invent the light bulb? Or that the first bar code was on a pack of Wrigley Spearmint gum? Find out these answers and much more in How Things Are Made.

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

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