Unusual Machines
Unusual Machines

Author: Peter Sloan

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 8

ISBN-13: 9780760806692

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Discusses some odd machines and what they do.

Unusual Machines
Unusual Machines

Author: Econo-Clad Books

Publisher: Turtleback

Published: 1995-01-01

Total Pages: 8

ISBN-13: 9780613308281

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Discusses some odd machines and what they do.

The World's Strangest Aircraft
The World's Strangest Aircraft

Author: Michael Taylor

Publisher: Metro Publishing, Limited

Published: 2001-04

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781586632120

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Man has challenged the rules of gravity, engineering, and design ever since he first set his sights on the sky. From the brilliantly strange to the strangely brilliant, this collection of flying machines represents some of the most unusual and unconventional vehicles ever to take to the air.

Extreme Machines
Extreme Machines

Author: Anne Rooney

Publisher:

Published: 2017-07

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781783122677

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Whether on land, in the air, at sea, or in space, these are the most EXTREME machines ever invented Fastest. Biggest. Weirdest. From ultra-luxurious motorhomes and mining giants to gigantic spaceship-carrying transporters and the Large Hadron Collider, this eye-popping book features everything young readers want to know about the most amazing machines on the planet With bite-size fact panels and incredible action photography of such contraptions as the powerful road train and big diggers, Extreme Machines is guaranteed to keep gadget-mad kids spellbound.

Maverick!
Maverick!

Author: Ricardo Semler

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0712678867

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Semco is one of Latin America's fastest-growing companies, acknowledged to be the best in Brazil to work for, and with a waiting list of thousands of applicants waiting to join it. Here, the author shares his secrets, and tells how he tore up the rule books.

The World's Toughest Machines
The World's Toughest Machines

Author: Judy Kentor Schmauss

Publisher: Raintree

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1406219762

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This series introduces some of the world's most amazing pieces of machinery. Each book includes extraordinary feats, unusual uses, incredible photographs, and exciting designs.

Gastro Obscura
Gastro Obscura

Author: Cecily Wong

Publisher: Workman Publishing Company

Published: 2021-10-12

Total Pages: 1107

ISBN-13: 1523511877

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A New York Times, USA Today, and national indie bestseller. A Feast of Wonder! Created by the ever-curious minds behind Atlas Obscura, this breathtaking guide transforms our sense of what people around the world eat and drink. Covering all seven continents, Gastro Obscura serves up a loaded plate of incredible ingredients, food adventures, and edible wonders. Ready for a beer made from fog in Chile? Sardinia’s “Threads of God” pasta? Egypt’s 2000-year-old egg ovens? But far more than a menu of curious minds delicacies and unexpected dishes, Gastro Obscura reveals food’s central place in our lives as well as our bellies, touching on history–trace the network of ancient Roman fish sauce factories. Culture–picture four million women gathering to make rice pudding. Travel–scale China’s sacred Mount Hua to reach a tea house. Festivals–feed wild macaques pyramid of fruit at Thailand’s Monkey Buffet Festival. And hidden gems that might be right around the corner, like the vending machine in Texas dispensing full sized pecan pies. Dig in and feed your sense of wonder. “Like a great tapas meal, Gastro Obscura is deep yet snackable, and full of surprises. This is the book for anyone interested in eating, adventure and the human condition.” –Tom Colicchio, chef and activist “This exquisite guide kept me at the breakfast table until dinner time.” –Kyle Maclachlan, actor and vintner