Invites readers to watch workers dig, pour, pound, and bolt a skyscraper into existence.

"Renowned luthier John S. Bogdanovich crafted the project shown inside for his own personal use. The design he presents is simple but elegant and is a composite of ideas borrowed from several different guitars admired for their tonal qualities and aesthetic details. In close-up photographs Bogdanovich invites you to stand by his side and follow the entire process from start to finish. He offers guidance through every step, and explains every decision,...

Told in rhyming text, seven new road-building machines set out on a job--building, rolling, paving, and painting a brand new road.

"In this riveting new novel by the bestselling and award-winning author of Shotgun Lovesongs, three troubled construction workers get entangled in a dangerous plan to finish building a home against an impossible deadline"-- Cole, Bart, and Teddy, the three principals of True Triangle Construction, are hired to finish a project for a mysteriously wealthy homeowner. Nestled in the mountains outside of Jackson, Wyoming, the house is a masterpiece, unlike...

We'll take you right up close to all the heavy machinery - concrete trucks, payloaders, backhoes, road graders, and bulldozers. You'll see the business of road consruction in progress.

Told in rhyme, Moby Shinobi tries to help out the construction workers building a house, but as usual his ninja skills just create chaos--until he saves a puppy that has gotten stuck in wet concrete.

A team of pig construction workers building a new road to the county fair use teamwork to overcome unforeseen problems.

"I wrote this book because I love building robots. I want you to love building robots, too. It took me a while to learn about many of the tools and parts in amateur robotics. Perhaps by writing about my experiences, I can give you a head start."--David Cook Robot Building for Beginners, Third Edition provides basic, practical knowledge on getting started in amateur robotics. There is a mix of content: from serious reference tables and descriptions...

This book is a hands-on introduction to the principles and practice of embedded system design using the PIC microcontroller. Packed with helpful examples and illustrations, it gives an in-depth treatment of microcontroller design, programming in both assembly language and C, and features advanced topics such as networking and real-time operating systems. It is accompanied by a CD-ROM containing copies of all programs and software tools used in the...

There is a long tradition of turning recycled instruments into homemade instruments, but creating new instruments is more than an art form. It take science, technology, engineering and math to build an instrument that sounds good, looks good, works well, and is enjoyable to play. Ceceri shows Makers how to create instruments that work-- and enjoy the process. -- adapted from preface.