Stuff

Stuff
Author: John C. Ryan
Publisher: Seattle, Wash. : Northwest Environment Watch
Total Pages: 98
Release: 1997
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

This volume takes you to the places and people you touch every day. - BOOK JACKET.

Bent Objects

Bent Objects
Author: Terry Border
Publisher: Running Press Adult
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-10-06
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 9780762435623

Trained as a photographer, Terry Border left the commercial world for story-telling. His complex vignettes are made of the simplest, everyday items: a jar of spices, a cigarette stub, a flower, a snack food. These sly photos range from whimsical scenes to sexy scenarios, the sad truths to the hilarious happenings in everyday life. In the tradition of bestselling humorous photography books like Chicks with Baggage, Play with Your Food, and Hello Cupcake!, this volume will surprise you with every viewing. A sunflower missing a petal becomes the tortured artist Van Gogh; an egg arrives to visit his mom only to discover roast chicken on the table; when confronted by a jar of peanut butter, peanuts hold a wake; and hot dogs leave behind their own brand of little presents. Marshmallows, wine corks, bread, soap, rocks, and tea bags—no common household item is safe from the twisted (wire) mind behind these uncommon creations!

Stories Behind Everyday Things

Stories Behind Everyday Things
Author: Jane Polley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 424
Release: 1980
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780895770684

Presents 300 articles containing little-known information about "things" that figure in everyday life, such as advertising, shoe polish, ketchup, pajamas, and zippers.

The Design of Everyday Things

The Design of Everyday Things
Author: Don Norman
Publisher: Constellation
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2013-11-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0465050654

Even the smartest among us can feel inept as we fail to figure out which light switch or oven burner to turn on, or whether to push, pull, or slide a door. The fault, argues this ingenious—even liberating—book, lies not in ourselves, but in product design that ignores the needs of users and the principles of cognitive psychology. The problems range from ambiguous and hidden controls to arbitrary relationships between controls and functions, coupled with a lack of feedback or other assistance and unreasonable demands on memorization. The Design of Everyday Things shows that good, usable design is possible. The rules are simple: make things visible, exploit natural relationships that couple function and control, and make intelligent use of constraints. The goal: guide the user effortlessly to the right action on the right control at the right time. In this entertaining and insightful analysis, cognitive scientist Don Norman hails excellence of design as the most important key to regaining the competitive edge in influencing consumer behavior. Now fully expanded and updated, with a new introduction by the author, The Design of Everyday Things is a powerful primer on how—and why—some products satisfy customers while others only frustrate them.

Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things

Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things
Author: Cy Tymony
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2013-07-16
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 0740786989

The original, practical guide that offers readers “a chance to become real-life MacGyvers” with “sections on gimmicks, gadgets and survival techniques” (Publishers Weekly). Do you know how to generate battery power with simple household items? Or how to create your own home security system? Science-savvy author Cy Tymony does. And now you can learn how to create these things—and more than 40 other handy gadgets and gizmos—in Sneaky Uses For Everyday Things. More than a simple do-it-yourself guide, this quirky collection teaches you how to transform ordinary objects into the extraordinary just a few minutes. With more than 80 solutions and bonus applications at your disposal, you will be ready for almost any situation. Included are survival, security, self-defense, and silly applications that are just plain fun

The Secret Daily Teachings

The Secret Daily Teachings
Author: Rhonda Byrne
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2013-08-27
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1476751943

First time available in ebook! The Secret Daily Teachings, the much-loved companion guide for living The Secret day by day, is now available in a new ebook format. Take the next step with The Secret Daily Teachings—the much-loved companion guide for living The Secret day by day is now available in a new ebook format. The Secret contains clear principles on how to live your life in accordance with the natural laws of the Universe, but the important thing for every person is to LIVE IT. Now, with The Secret Daily Teachings, Rhonda Byrne takes you through a year of teachings, sharing wisdom and insights for living in harmony with the laws that govern all human beings, so that you may become the master of your life. Building upon The Secret’s powerful truths, your knowledge of the law of attraction is about to expand far beyond what you can imagine. More joy, more abundance, more magnificence—every single day of the year.

The Story-book of Science

The Story-book of Science
Author: Jean-Henri Fabre
Publisher:
Total Pages: 426
Release: 1917
Genre: Natural history
ISBN:

A book about metals, plants, animals, and planets.

The Secret Meaning of Things

The Secret Meaning of Things
Author: Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
Total Pages: 70
Release: 1969
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780811200455

The Secret Meaning of Things is Lawrence Ferlinghetti's fourth book of poems.

The Secret Things of God

The Secret Things of God
Author: Dr. Henry Cloud
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2014-05-22
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1471136787

The phenomenal bestseller, The Secret, tapped into a spiritual hunger present in our society, revealing the Law of Attraction as a way to improve your life and find harmony with universal energies. Dr Cloud builds on these ideas by offering a positive Christian interpretation of the thinking found in that book. By comparing ideas and concepts in The Secretwith biblical scripture, he points readers to the Creator of the universe as the source of all power, offering twenty spiritual truths that hold within them the secrets of happiness, relationships and purpose. Yet even among those who claim a Christian faith, these truths often lie dormant and untapped within the soul. The Secret Things of Godwill help readers unlock the secret treasures God has for them, and gives guidance on how to activate these truths in our lives.