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The book contains step-by-step instructions for making a variety of fascinating projects, such as a light bulb greenhouse, a flashlight business card, carrot caviar, and a trebuchet made from office supplies.

In between projects are interspersed many pictures and descriptions of additional projects that can be accessed online for free.

As a set of instructions, this book is unsurpassed, but it is an interesting read simply as a compelling story. The story is that of thousands of users who created. Who cooked. Who played. Who dreamed up something new. And then shared it with the world.

Clear, simple instructions, coupled with superb photographs and tinged with humor, this book is very well done. I will admit that I am somewhat hard to please when it comes to books, and I have little patience for a badly written book, but this one impressed me.

I highly recommend that you read it, and also check out the thousands of other projects found on www.instructables.com.

You might even find yourself posting instructions for something awesome you've made, or show how you followed the instructions to make one of the projects in the book!