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Ad Boy: Vintage Advertising with Character Review

Ad Boy: Vintage Advertising with Character
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Husain's Ad Boy took me by surprise. What could easily have been merely a mish-mash of photos was instead a beautifully designed, homage to those great old products and advertisements that shaped my childhood and made me the person I am today -- a lover of pop culture and art, a ravenous consumer of all things 'old'. This book is a MUST for anyone who has an appreciation of American culture as seen through advertising.

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Adventures from the Technology Underground: Catapults, Pulsejets, Rail Guns, Flamethrowers, Tesla Coils, Air Cannons, and the Garage Warriors Who Love Them Review

Adventures from the Technology Underground: Catapults, Pulsejets, Rail Guns, Flamethrowers, Tesla Coils, Air Cannons, and the Garage Warriors Who Love Them
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I really wanted to like this book, but it's written in such a simplistic and unfocused way as to leave me very disappointed. The author barely scratches the surface of the many technologies/projects/events he covers, and I always felt cheated after finishing each chapter... thinking "That's IT?!"
Underground tech IS a very cool subject to write about, but the lack of information about the inner motivations and passions of these "garage warriors" leaves a glaring hole in the text. If you have a short attention span and hate to read long books, this book is easily absorbed in a few hours. This is NOT a deep exposition on underground tech; it is a quick overview for newbies. Considering that the audience for this subject would be (I assume) more literate that the national average, it's a shame that the writing seems to be limited to what a sixth-grader could easily digest.
I notice now that the price has now dropped to 10 bucks. At that price, it's more in line with the quantity/quantity of content provided, and could now be considered an "okay" value... just don't set your expectations too high. I know this was a fairly harsh review, but I really was disappointed that the amateurish quality of the writing didn't live up to the slick cover design. Don't judge a book by it's cover!

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The Practical Pyromaniac: Build Fire Tornadoes, One-Candlepower Engines, Great Balls of Fire, and More Incendiary Devices Review

The Practical Pyromaniac: Build Fire Tornadoes, One-Candlepower Engines, Great Balls of Fire, and More Incendiary Devices
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I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed William Gurstelle's new book The Practical Pyromaniac. I have only tried two of the projects so far with my children but they were easy, interesting and so much fun! We all loved it. Thanks for writing these books. Science would have been so much more interesting if teachers had used your great experiements while we were in school. We are all looking forward to what your next book will bring to our lives.

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