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House
of Invention The Secret Life
of Everyday Objects
by David Lindsay
Take a look around you–every little object and product in
your hojme has its own story to tell, and here are the most fascinating
yarns of how they were invented. From the intercom, the mailbox,
pencils, the microwave oven, Scotch tape,and Post-Its to the
screw thread, the yo-yo, blue jeans, zippers, and the flat-bottomed
paper bag, here are the surprising stories of how the quotidian
objects whose history is little known.
4½' X 7" 179 pages, illustrated, paperbound
#457 House of Invention $9.95 |
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Extraordinary
Origins of Everyday Things by Charles
Panati
Discover the fascinating
stories of how and why hundreds of the every items, expressions,
and customs we take for granted came into existence, such as
•how chewing gum and Silly Putty began as substitutes for
rubber • how the song "Happy Birthday" began
• the hot dog began as an outlawed Roman sausage •
the origins of Kleenex, Barbie Dolls, the Boy Scouts, Slinky,
Mother Goose, nail polish, safety pins, Tupperware, Valium, doughnuts,
honeymoons, the bikini, Uncle Sam, Vick's VapoRub, the lawn and
lawn mower, brassiere, underwear, toilets and toilet paper, and
much more!
6" x 9" 463 pages, index, illustrations, paperbound
#464 Origins of Everyday Things $15.95
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Black
Inventors in the Age of Segregation
by Rayvon Fouché
Cutting through obscuring myths and ideologies, Fouché
vividly captures the real lives of three black inventors: Granville
Woods, and independent inventor; Lewis Latimer, a corporate engineer
for General Electric; and Shelby Davidson, who worked in the
U.S. Treasury Department. He explains how each man used invention
for financial gain, as a claim on entering adversarial environments,
and as a way to achieve respect in the technical and societal
world dominated by Jim Crow barriers.
6" x 9" 225 pages, index, illustated, hardbound
ISBN 0-8018-7319-3
#466 Black Inventors $34.95 |
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A Cartoon of the
District of Columbia Flashbacks
Volume One Patrick M.
Reynolds brings history
to life with a sense of humor. His exciting drawings put you
on the scene with the conflicts, madness, plus the wheeling and
dealing that resulted in the location and construction of the
U.S. capital city. This book covers the early history of DC from
1776 to 1863. You'll be surprised at how many cities served as
the U.S. capital; you'll be amazed that the city was built--despite
all the bickering, petty jealousies, and down-right stupidity.
11¾" x 7½" 106 pages, full color illustrations,
index, paperbound ISBN 0-932514-31-6
#F1 Cartoon History of DC $25.00
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DC Neighborhoods Flashbacks
Vol. Two Artist-writer Patrick M. Reynolds takes
you to the Washington that tourists seldom see The U.S. capital
expanded with the growth of public transportation into such areas
as Shepard Park, Takoma Park, Chevy Chase, Kalorama, Dupont Circle,
Adams Morgan, Capital Hill, LeDroit Park, Tenleytown, Brookland,
and others. Stories in this book go back to the explorations
of Capt. John Smith in the 1600s and the Indian Wars of early
Virginia, continuing into the 20th century with the introduction
of the cherry trees to Washington and the end of segregation
in public schools.
11¾" x 7½" 106 pages, full color illustrations,
index, paperbound ISBN 0-932514-31-6
#F2 Cartoon History of DC $14.95
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