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Other Resources Enter Keywords:   Privacy Statement	ReadyMade: How to Make [Almost] Everything: A Do-It-Yourself Primer Music Books > Black Sabbath > Item 2      ReadyMade: How to Make [Almost] Everything: A Do-It-Yourself Primer by Shoshana Berger and Grace Hawthorne Sales Rank: 31997 List Price: $25.00 $16.50 At Amazon on 12-29-2007. Features Hardcover: 208 pages Publisher: Clarkson Potter December 6, 2005 Language: English ISBN-10: 1400081076 ISBN-13: 978-1400081073 Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds From Publishers Weekly A partly serious, partly humorous look at materials we usually discard, the work provides step-by-step instructions on how to transform paper, plastic, metal, wood, concrete and fabric into such unlikely (and undesirable) household items as a chopstick clock or a colander light sconce. Berger and Hawthorne (the editor-in-chief and publisher, respectively, of ReadyMade magazine) also include acknowledged failures, such as the water bottle lounge chair, too fragile and noisy to sit on. Each section begins with a history of the "raw" material, designed to make readers more aware of the environment and the uses of these materials. In addition to proposing new uses for Fed Ex boxes (a CD rack) and plastic detergent containers (an "ultraclean coatrack"), the authors also offer how-to advice, both silly (how to write a love note) and useful (how to self-publish). The playfulness extends to noncraft instruction on what to do with plastic ("how to start a business on credit cards") and glass ("how to break through your own glass ceiling"). Inspired by Marcel Duchamp, who coined the term "readymade," the authors are interested in encouraging creative thinking as much as, if not more than, making re-purposed objects. Photos. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From Booklist From the pages of ReadyMade magazine appears this compendium of more than 30 projects making the most of recycled paper, plastic, wood, metal, glass, and fabric. Not content to simply show and tell, authors Berger (magazine editor in chief) and Hawthorne (magazine publisher and CEO) add their own funny commentary. Want to debate the utility of chopsticks versus forks? Need to research the manufacture and ingredients of polyester, say, or specific alloys? Desire non-do-it-yourself recycling ideas for some of the more than 730 pounds of paper an average American uses each year? Instructions are easy to follow, the tone is always engaging, and all the projects are practical (for instance, why not have a beer-can room divider or FedEx CD rack?). Appended are abbreviations, hardware screw sizes, conversions, and glossary. Barbara Jacobs Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism I expected this book to show me how to make projects comparable to those found in the "ReadyMade" magazine: Practical, attractive projects that make good use out of cast off items. Instead, this book shows projects made out of junk that look like nothing more than projects made out of junk. A coat rack made out of laundry soap bottles looks like a stack of laundry soap bottles. The cd racks made out of shipping cartons look like shipping cartons. I was very surprised to find not one item in the book that I wanted to make. Tastes being what they are, you may enjoy this book more than me. All I'm saying is that you'd probably want to look at a copy of it before buying, to make sure. Comment | Permalink | (Report this) ReadyMade: How to Make [Almost] Everything: A Do-It-Yourself Primer Updated on 12-29-2007. Music Books > Black Sabbath > Item 2      NOTICE: All product prices, availability, and specifications are subject to verification by their respective retailers. (C) Copyright 1996-2002 Musicbookshops.com.   All Rights Reserved Contact Us         Privacy Policy Last Modified : 12-29-2007

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