do-it-yourself work

"Do you like to eat in restaurants? Now you can build and run your own! Learn how to get inspired, problem-solve, and work with others as you create your restaurant"--Provided by publisher.

"Do you like to go to the post office? Now you can build and run your own! Learn how to get inspired, problem-solve, and work with others as you create your post office"--Provided by publisher.

"Do you like to go grocery shopping? Now you can build and run your own! Learn how to get inspired, problem-solve, and work with others as you create your store"--Provided by publisher.

"Do you like to play games at arcades? Now you can build and run your own! Learn how to get inspired, problem-solve, and work with others as you create your arcade"--Provided by publisher.

"Discover the sublime pleasure and endless rewards of being self-sufficient. Here's everything you need to know to fix it, cook it, make it, clean it, build it, and sew it yourself. Each title features dozens of essential skills, practical how-tos, and projects, each explained and illustrated with step-by-step instructions, plus relevant charts, sidebars, lists, and handy toolboxes"--Provided by publisher.

"'The Maker's Manual' is a practical and comprehensive guide to becoming a hero of the new industrial revolution. It features dozens of color images, techniques to transform your ideas into physical projects, and must-have skills like electronics prototyping, 3D printing, and programming. This book's clear, precise explanations will help you unleash your creativity, make successful projects, and work toward a sustainable maker business. Written by the founders of Frankenstein Garage, which has organized courses since 2011 to help makers to realize their creations, 'The Maker's Manual' answers your questions about the Maker Movement that is revolutionizing the way we design and produce things"--Provided by publisher.

"Make a Light Your Way! gives readers the confidence to create using the makerspace tools of inspiration, imagination, collaboration, and problem-solving. Using these tools, readers take on fun challenges that help dream up their own survival gadget for seeing in the dark. Colorful images and engaging sidebars, along with guiding prompts and advice, will help today's makers gain the skills to solve tomorrow's real-world problems. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards"--Provided by the publisher.

Explores makerspaces, common locations where people get together to work on creative projects and share ideas.

Williams chronicles her efforts to build an eighty-four-square-foot house following a near-death experience, and discusses how living in a small space with few possesses has transformed and enriched her life.