Author: Erik Baker
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674293606
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Make Your Own Job charts the transformation of the American work ethic in the twentieth century. It is no longer enough to be reliable; now, workers must lead with creative vision. Erik Baker argues that the entrepreneurial ethic has been a Band-Aid for a society in which ever-mounting precarity discredits the old ethics of effort and persistence.
TheDadLab
Author: Sergei Urban
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0525542701
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
The ultimate collection of DIY activities to do with your kids to teach STEM basics and beyond, from a wildly popular online dad. With more than 3 million fans, TheDadLab has become an online sensation, with weekly videos of fun and easy science experiments that parents can do with their kids. These simple projects use materials found around the house, making it easier than ever for busy moms and dads to not only spend more quality time with their children but also get them interested in science and technology. In this mind-blowing book, Sergei Urban takes the challenge off-screen with fifty step-by-step projects, including some that he has never shared online before. Each activity will go beyond the videos, featuring detailed explanations to simplify scientific concepts for parents and help answer the hows and whys of their curious children. Learn how to: explore new fun ways to paint; make slime with only two ingredients; defy gravity with a ping-pong ball; produce your own electricity, and more! With TheDadLab, parents everywhere will have an easy solution to the dreaded "I'm bored" complaint right at their fingertips!
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0525542701
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
The ultimate collection of DIY activities to do with your kids to teach STEM basics and beyond, from a wildly popular online dad. With more than 3 million fans, TheDadLab has become an online sensation, with weekly videos of fun and easy science experiments that parents can do with their kids. These simple projects use materials found around the house, making it easier than ever for busy moms and dads to not only spend more quality time with their children but also get them interested in science and technology. In this mind-blowing book, Sergei Urban takes the challenge off-screen with fifty step-by-step projects, including some that he has never shared online before. Each activity will go beyond the videos, featuring detailed explanations to simplify scientific concepts for parents and help answer the hows and whys of their curious children. Learn how to: explore new fun ways to paint; make slime with only two ingredients; defy gravity with a ping-pong ball; produce your own electricity, and more! With TheDadLab, parents everywhere will have an easy solution to the dreaded "I'm bored" complaint right at their fingertips!
You Have to Make Your Own Fun Around Here
Author: Frances Macken
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1786077671
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
'This atmospheric debut looks like a rural Irish coming-of-age novel, but it’s cleverer, darker, more unreliable.' Daily Mail AN IRISH INDEPENDENT BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR AN IRISH INDEPENDENT CRITICS CHOICE FOR CHRISTMAS WINNER OF THE BERYL BAINBRIDGE BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD, 2020/2021 AN IRISH TIMES, IRISH INDEPENDENT and SUNDAY INDEPENDENT 'TITLE TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2020' Katie, Maeve and Evelyn have been friends forever. Outspoken, unpredictable and intoxicating, Evelyn is the undisputed leader of the trio. But Katie’s dream of escaping their tiny rural town for a new life in Dublin confronts her with a choice: to hold onto a friendship that has made her who she is, or risk leaving her best friend behind. Told from Katie’s witty, quirky perspective and filled with unforgettable characters, this moving, immersive and very funny study of sisterhood takes a keen-eyed look at the delights and complexities of female friendship, the corrosive power of jealousy and guilt, and the people and places that shape us. Compellingly readable and effortlessly sharp, fizzing with the voices of rural Ireland, this is an unmissable novel from a dazzling new talent.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1786077671
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
'This atmospheric debut looks like a rural Irish coming-of-age novel, but it’s cleverer, darker, more unreliable.' Daily Mail AN IRISH INDEPENDENT BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR AN IRISH INDEPENDENT CRITICS CHOICE FOR CHRISTMAS WINNER OF THE BERYL BAINBRIDGE BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD, 2020/2021 AN IRISH TIMES, IRISH INDEPENDENT and SUNDAY INDEPENDENT 'TITLE TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2020' Katie, Maeve and Evelyn have been friends forever. Outspoken, unpredictable and intoxicating, Evelyn is the undisputed leader of the trio. But Katie’s dream of escaping their tiny rural town for a new life in Dublin confronts her with a choice: to hold onto a friendship that has made her who she is, or risk leaving her best friend behind. Told from Katie’s witty, quirky perspective and filled with unforgettable characters, this moving, immersive and very funny study of sisterhood takes a keen-eyed look at the delights and complexities of female friendship, the corrosive power of jealousy and guilt, and the people and places that shape us. Compellingly readable and effortlessly sharp, fizzing with the voices of rural Ireland, this is an unmissable novel from a dazzling new talent.
Make Your Own Money
Author: Ty Allan Jackson
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1635863716
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Saving money for something? Then this is the book for you! Danny Dollar, the “King of Cha-Ching,” will teach you to make money, save money, and spend money wisely—and to dream big! Maybe you get an allowance (clean the bathroom anyone?) or have been gifted money (birthday present?) but did you know that you can actually start a business and make your own money? Even as a kid! It’s called being an entrepreneur. Danny shares tips for starting your own business, like how to write a business plan and raise start-up money (the money you need to get your business going). Plus, you’ll learn how to open a bank account, create a budget, invest, and donate money. Danny will even introduce you to real life kids who are making their own money—and lots of it. Free yourself from having to ask your parents for money, and start making your own today!
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1635863716
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Saving money for something? Then this is the book for you! Danny Dollar, the “King of Cha-Ching,” will teach you to make money, save money, and spend money wisely—and to dream big! Maybe you get an allowance (clean the bathroom anyone?) or have been gifted money (birthday present?) but did you know that you can actually start a business and make your own money? Even as a kid! It’s called being an entrepreneur. Danny shares tips for starting your own business, like how to write a business plan and raise start-up money (the money you need to get your business going). Plus, you’ll learn how to open a bank account, create a budget, invest, and donate money. Danny will even introduce you to real life kids who are making their own money—and lots of it. Free yourself from having to ask your parents for money, and start making your own today!
Make Your Own Book
Author: Matthew Liddle
Publisher: Running Press Kids
ISBN: 9781561383375
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
This kit provides everything a child needs to create his or her own book.ncluded are all the materials needed to create a hardcover book from scratch: book casing, blank pages (with materials to sew them together), endpapers,lue and brush, and a blank dust jacket.
Publisher: Running Press Kids
ISBN: 9781561383375
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
This kit provides everything a child needs to create his or her own book.ncluded are all the materials needed to create a hardcover book from scratch: book casing, blank pages (with materials to sew them together), endpapers,lue and brush, and a blank dust jacket.
Make Your Own Robot
Author: IglooBooks
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781788106535
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Calling all young robot obsessives! Heres your chance to bring your very own robot to life!Make Your Own Robot comes with loads of fun press-out pieces that slot together to make an awesome Robot and includes fascinating facts about Robots as well!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781788106535
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Calling all young robot obsessives! Heres your chance to bring your very own robot to life!Make Your Own Robot comes with loads of fun press-out pieces that slot together to make an awesome Robot and includes fascinating facts about Robots as well!
Make Your Own PuzzleScript Games!
Author: Anna Anthropy
Publisher: No Starch Press
ISBN: 1593279442
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
Fun introduction to game development by well-known game designer using PuzzleScript, a free online tool for creating puzzles/platform games. PuzzleScript is a free, web-based tool you can use to create puzzle games. In a PuzzleScript game, you move objects around to solve problems and play through the levels. In Make Your Own PuzzleScript Games! you'll learn how to use PuzzleScript to create interactive games--no programming experience necessary! Learn the basics like how to make objects, create rules, and add levels. You'll also learn how to edit, test, and share your games online. Learn how to: Decorate your game with fun backgrounds Write rules that define how objects interact Add obstacles like laser guns and guards Herd cats and even pull off a robot heist! With colorful illustrations and plenty of examples for inspiration, Make Your Own PuzzleScript Games! will take you from puzzle solver to game designer in just a few clicks!
Publisher: No Starch Press
ISBN: 1593279442
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
Fun introduction to game development by well-known game designer using PuzzleScript, a free online tool for creating puzzles/platform games. PuzzleScript is a free, web-based tool you can use to create puzzle games. In a PuzzleScript game, you move objects around to solve problems and play through the levels. In Make Your Own PuzzleScript Games! you'll learn how to use PuzzleScript to create interactive games--no programming experience necessary! Learn the basics like how to make objects, create rules, and add levels. You'll also learn how to edit, test, and share your games online. Learn how to: Decorate your game with fun backgrounds Write rules that define how objects interact Add obstacles like laser guns and guards Herd cats and even pull off a robot heist! With colorful illustrations and plenty of examples for inspiration, Make Your Own PuzzleScript Games! will take you from puzzle solver to game designer in just a few clicks!
Make Your Own Job
Author: Erik Baker
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674293606
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Make Your Own Job charts the transformation of the American work ethic in the twentieth century. It is no longer enough to be reliable; now, workers must lead with creative vision. Erik Baker argues that the entrepreneurial ethic has been a Band-Aid for a society in which ever-mounting precarity discredits the old ethics of effort and persistence.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674293606
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Make Your Own Job charts the transformation of the American work ethic in the twentieth century. It is no longer enough to be reliable; now, workers must lead with creative vision. Erik Baker argues that the entrepreneurial ethic has been a Band-Aid for a society in which ever-mounting precarity discredits the old ethics of effort and persistence.
Make Your Own Scratch Games!
Author: Anna Anthropy
Publisher: No Starch Press
ISBN: 1593279361
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Learn to make interactive games with Scratch—the beginner-friendly, block-based programming language from the MIT Media Lab! Anna Anthropy, game designer extraordinaire, will show you how to do everything from building a game map to creating animations and debugging the end product. Take a peek inside the history of video game design, learn programming basics, and turn your ideas into creative games that you can play and share with your friends. Learn how to: •Draw characters like a hungry, leaf-eating bug•Animate characters—make them walk, jump, climb, and fall! •Create objects for your player to collect and obstacles to avoid •Design multiple levels to create a cave exploring platform game•Create sound effects and music for your games •Share your games online and use player feedback to improve your games Isn’t it time to Make Your Own Scratch Games? The world is waiting! Covers Scratch 3.0
Publisher: No Starch Press
ISBN: 1593279361
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Learn to make interactive games with Scratch—the beginner-friendly, block-based programming language from the MIT Media Lab! Anna Anthropy, game designer extraordinaire, will show you how to do everything from building a game map to creating animations and debugging the end product. Take a peek inside the history of video game design, learn programming basics, and turn your ideas into creative games that you can play and share with your friends. Learn how to: •Draw characters like a hungry, leaf-eating bug•Animate characters—make them walk, jump, climb, and fall! •Create objects for your player to collect and obstacles to avoid •Design multiple levels to create a cave exploring platform game•Create sound effects and music for your games •Share your games online and use player feedback to improve your games Isn’t it time to Make Your Own Scratch Games? The world is waiting! Covers Scratch 3.0
Make Your Own Homemade Chocolate
Author: Nishant Baxi
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 5041867402
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Chocolate bars or chocolate treats at the store and do not mull over it. Yet, have made custom made chocolate for many years. A few people feel that hand crafted chocolate tastes much superior to business chocolate. What’s more, what does it mean?
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 5041867402
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Chocolate bars or chocolate treats at the store and do not mull over it. Yet, have made custom made chocolate for many years. A few people feel that hand crafted chocolate tastes much superior to business chocolate. What’s more, what does it mean?
Make Your Own Maps
Author: Graham Davis
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402752476
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
This multimedia book and DVD kit covers the entire world! Featuring 160 ready-made maps of every country and major geographical area, it’s a revolutionary new resource for the home (to remember a vacation, for example) and the classroom. The DVD contains the maps themselves, each in the form of a PC and Mac-friendly Photoshop file. Inside the book, there are simple instructions for adapting those maps to your own requirements, and then printing them out, distributing them, or publishing them online. All the maps contain 15 different Photoshop layers, offering a wide choice of cartographic styles, and you can turn country borders, place names, and other elements on or off at will. Every map will print perfectly on a desktop printer, fits on letter-sized paper, and can easily accommodate added graphics, photos, or text.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402752476
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
This multimedia book and DVD kit covers the entire world! Featuring 160 ready-made maps of every country and major geographical area, it’s a revolutionary new resource for the home (to remember a vacation, for example) and the classroom. The DVD contains the maps themselves, each in the form of a PC and Mac-friendly Photoshop file. Inside the book, there are simple instructions for adapting those maps to your own requirements, and then printing them out, distributing them, or publishing them online. All the maps contain 15 different Photoshop layers, offering a wide choice of cartographic styles, and you can turn country borders, place names, and other elements on or off at will. Every map will print perfectly on a desktop printer, fits on letter-sized paper, and can easily accommodate added graphics, photos, or text.