{"product_id":"makers-bob-parks-9780596101886","title":"Makers: All Kinds of People Making Amazing Things in Their Backyard, Basement or Garage","description":"\u003ci\u003eMake\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, launched in February 2005 as the first magazine devoted to Tech DIY projects, hardware hacks, and DIY inspiration, has been hailed as \"a how-to guide for the opposable thumb set\" and \"Popular Mechanics for the modern age.\" Itching to build a cockroach-controlled robot, a portable satellite radio or your very own backyard monorail? Hankering to hack a game boy or your circadian rhythms? Rather read about people who fashion laptop bags from recycled wetsuits and build shopping cart go-karts? \u003ci\u003eMake\u003c\/i\u003e is required reading. \u003cp\u003e Now, following on the heels of \u003ci\u003eMake\u003c\/i\u003e's wildly popular inaugural issues, O'Reilly offers \u003ci\u003eMakers\u003c\/i\u003e, a beautiful hardbound book celebrating creativity, resourcefulness and the DIY spirit. Author Bob Parks profiles 100 people and their homebrew projects-people who make ingenious things in their backyards, basements and garages with a lot of imagination and a little applied skill.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eMakers\u003c\/i\u003e features technologies old and new used in service of the serious and the amusing, the practical and the outrageous. The makers profiled are driven by a combination of curiosity, passion and plain old stick-to-itiveness to create the unique and astonishing. Most are simply hobbyists who'll never gain notoriety for their work, but that's not what motivates them to tinker. The collection explores both the projects and the characters behind them, and includes full-color photographs and instructions to inspire weekend hackers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Parks is just the man to track the quirky and outlandish in their natural maker habitats. A well-known journalist and author who covers the personalities behind the latest technologies, Parks' articles on innovations of all kinds have appeared in \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBusiness 2.0\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMake\u003c\/i\u003e. He has contributed essays to \"All Things Considered\" on public radio and discussed trends in technology devices with Regis Philbin and Russ Mitchell on television. As a \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e editor, Parks directed coverage of new consumer technologies and contributed feature articles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e All those who love to tinker or who fancy themselves kindred DIY spirits will appreciate Parks' eclectic and intriguing collection of independent thinkers and makers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bob Parks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0596101880\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780596101886\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Make Community, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/10\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 8.70w x 0.80d","brand":"Bob Parks","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43920322724095,"sku":"9780596101886","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7689b2e4-3e94-4ab5-910e-25314cf4ce8c.jpg?v=1680814760","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/makers-bob-parks-9780596101886","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}