Download or read book Jack the Toy Man written by Jack Robbins and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-14 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Without a formal education to guide him, Jack Robbins entered the toy industry in 1949 with nothing but enthusiasm and a perpetual willingness to learn. Jack tells his story of humble beginnings in Philadelphia, steering his career as a toy sales representative to great heights. Hitting a crossroad in 1976, Jack bravely jumped into die-cast car manufacturing, a category dominated by global giants, Hot Wheels and Matchbox Cars.Jack's brand, Road Champs rose to the upper echelons, becoming a formidable competitor to the top two producers of die-cast cars in the world. He recounts the immeasurable hard work involved in achieving success during his epic career. Jack also pays tribute to the toy industry and the many people who not only helped him grow his business, but who also shaped the industry into what is has become today.Years into his retirement Jack finally sat down to write his memoirs. However, in the summer of 2013, at the age of 84, Jack passed away before the completion of his manuscript.His legacy and love for the toy industry will continue on in the pages of this full color book. Jack's tenacious ascent to the top will both entertain readers, and offer insight into the amazing history of the toy industry.
Download or read book The Toymakers written by Robert Dinsdale and published by Random House. This book was released on 2020-01-30 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An enchanting, magical novel set in a mysterious toyshop - perfect for fans of Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus, Stephanie Garber's Caraval and Jessie Burton's The Miniaturist. The Christmas Emporium opens with the first sign of frost . . . It is 1917, and while war wages across Europe, in the heart of London, there is a place of hope and enchantment. The Emporium sells toys that capture the imagination of children and adults alike: patchwork dogs that seem alive, toy boxes that are bigger on the inside, soldiers that can fight battles of their own. Into this family business comes young Cathy Wray, running away from a shameful past. The Emporium takes her in, makes her one of its own. But Cathy is about to discover that the Emporium has secrets of its own . . . Complete your collection with Paris by Starlight, the next novel from the author of the The Toymakers, out now ***** 'This vivid, haunting novel is both vast and intimate. A wonderful and thought-provoking read.' KATHERINE ARDEN, author of The Warm Hands of Ghosts Engaging and enchanting . . . A fairytale for adults, with all the wonder – and terror – that that entails.' GUARDIAN 'There is magic at the heart of The Toymakers, a glittery inventiveness that shimmers through the dark corners of a story about love, war and sibling rivalry.' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'I was gripped, and thrilled, and touched, and above all I was completely swept into the magic of the book . . . Just astonishing' ADAM ROBERTS, author of Jack Glass 'Anyone who’s ever stepped inside a traditional toyshop and marvelled at the wonders on display will instantly be captivated by this book' CULTUREFLY
Download or read book The Mirrorman written by Brian Way and published by Baker's Plays. This book was released on 1973 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Discovery Book written by Laurens Valk and published by No Starch Press. This book was released on 2014-06-14 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LEGO MINDSTORMS has changed the way we think about robotics by making it possible for anyone to build real, working robots. The latest MINDSTORMS set, EV3, is more powerful than ever, and The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Discovery Book is the complete, beginner-friendly guide you need to get started. Begin with the basics as you build and program a simple robot to experiment with motors, sensors, and EV3 programming. Then you’ll move on to a series of increasingly sophisticated robots that will show you how to work with advanced programming techniques like data wires, variables, and custom-made programming blocks. You’ll also learn essential building techniques like how to use beams, gears, and connector blocks effectively in your own designs. Master the possibilities of the EV3 set as you build and program: –The EXPLOR3R, a wheeled vehicle that uses sensors to navigate around a room and follow lines –The FORMULA EV3 RACE CAR, a streamlined remote-controlled race car –ANTY, a six-legged walking creature that adapts its behavior to its surroundings –SK3TCHBOT, a robot that lets you play games on the EV3 screen –The SNATCH3R, a robotic arm that can autonomously find, grab, lift, and move the infrared beacon –LAVA R3X, a humanoid robot that walks and talks More than 150 building and programming challenges throughout encourage you to think creatively and apply what you’ve learned to invent your own robots. With The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Discovery Book as your guide, you’ll be building your own out-of-this-world creations in no time! Requirements: One LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 set (LEGO SET #31313)
Download or read book The Supervillain Book written by Gina Misiroglu and published by Visible Ink Press. This book was released on 2006-07-01 with total page 1329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything you ever wanted to know about the bad guys in comics, film, and television! A must-read for anyone who was ever enthralled with mythic wickedness, The Supervillain Book: The Evil Side of Comics and Hollywood exhaustively explores the extraordinary lives and careers of hundreds of overachieving evildoers. Drawing from sources in comic books, film, live-action and animated television, newspaper strips, toys, and manga and anime, it is the definitive guide to nefarious masterminds, mad scientists, and destructive dominators who have battled super- and other fictional heroes. The Supervillain Book investigates each character’s origin, modus operandi, costumes, weapons and gadgetry, secret hideouts, chief henchmen, and minions, while serving up a supersized trove of fascinating trivia. It also takes you behind the scenes, describing the creation and development of these marvelously malicious, menacing, and malevolent characters. With 350 entries on pop culture’s most malicious evildoers, this comprehensive resource also includes 125 illustrations, a helpful resource section, and an extensive index, adding to its usefulness. What would a good guy be without the bad guy? Boring. You won’t be bored with this indispensable guide to the wicked world of supervillains!
Download or read book The Man who Changed how Boys and Toys Were Made written by Bruce Watson and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 2003 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the man who invented the Erector Set.C. Gilbert was all of these, but he made his name by refusing to grow up.
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Download or read book Vivid Unleashed written by Graham Gillam and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2015-09-09 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A little monkey mesmerized by the twinkling, sits atop a tree across the street from a jewelry store. After he intently watches a man propose and give his fianc a beautiful ring, the mastermind monkey goes on a spree, stealing sparkling jewelry from unsuspecting victims. With a cunning policeman in pursuit, the monkey accomplishes one final act that no one sees coming. Graham Gillam shares creepy tales that highlight an eclectic group of characters that include a band of circus animals on a rampage, a train passenger seemingly trapped in an unthinkable nightmare, two detectives investigating a rash of missing children, and a boy who purchases a rope one day without any idea of its power. Included in this diverse collection is an excerpt from Gillams Edgar Allan Poe inspired memoir and two screenplays that will instigate chills and thrills as a young couple enters a graveyard and experiences what soon becomes their worst nightmare and an artist contemplates the disappearance of his dark shadow. VIVID Unleashed is a unique collection of horror tales, a true story, and two screenplays that lead the curious through terrifying scenarios that prompt the question: What if?
Download or read book Coding and Redundancy written by Jack P. Hailman and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2008-05-31 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the strikingly similar ways in which information is encoded in nonverbal man-made signals (e.g., traffic lights and tornado sirens) and animal-evolved signals (e.g., color patterns and vocalizations). The book also considers some coding principles for reducing certain unwanted redundancies and explains how desirable redundancies enhance communication reliability. Jack Hailman believes this work pioneers several aspects of analyzing human and animal communication. The book is the first to survey man-made signals as a class. It is also the first to compare such human-devised systems with signaling in animals by showing the highly similar ways in which the two encode information. A third innovation is generalizing principles of quantitative information theory to apply to a broad range of signaling systems. Finally, another first is distinguishing among types of redundancy and their separation into unwanted and desirable categories. This remarkably novel book will be of interest to a wide readership. Appealing not only to specialists in semiotics, animal behavior, psychology, and allied fields but also to general readers, it serves as an introduction to animal signaling and to an important class of human communication.
Download or read book The Story of a Nodding Donkey written by Laura Lee Hope and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Toy Collector written by James Gunn and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-07-06 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tragicomic novel about nostalgia, addiction, and 1970s action figures. The Toy Collector is a wickedly funny portrait of a young man who sells stolen pharmaceuticals to finance his growing addiction to memorabilia. An orderly at a Times Square hospital, he buys his toys at exorbitant prices, searching the familiar tacky plastic in a perverse effort to avoid adulthood. As the story switches from the make-believe world he creates with his childhood friends-populated by Scrunch-Em, Grow-Em Dinosaurs and toy robots-to the grown-up pleasures of sex, drugs and alcohol, James falls in and out of love, and stumbles through New York City in search of dubious redemption.
