Clever Construction - Use Common Stuff To Make Cool And Useful
by Alan Detwiler
Price: $2.99 USD. 11990 words.
Published on February 12, 2012. Nonfiction.
Clever Construction describes a variety of homemade projects: toys and playthings, curiosities and novelties, useful and practical items. The book could be for someone looking for a hobby, cub scouts, boy scouts, or anyone interested in hands-on building and creating. It is meant to inspire wonder and appreciation for things mechanical and people's ability to conceive and create them.
Location: United States
Member Since: Jan. 13, 2012
Alan Detwiler
Biography
Alan Detwiler grew up on a small farm. That background gave him some special insights and perspectives. The weather and the natural world are very much a part of living on a farm. On a farm, everyday observations demonstrate how plants and animals grow and develop and how weather and climate interact with living things. Alan and anyone growing up a farm knows that our food supply is very much dependant on how much it rains, when it rains, and how warm or cold it is.
Genetics and disease are topics of special concern to anyone living on a farm. Farm crops and farm animals are not the plants and animals of the wild. They have been genetically altered by human intervention. Farmers are especially aware of those differences and how genetics produce those differences. Farm animals are in constant threat of disease. It is not uncommon for farmers to loose substantial numbers of their animals to disease.
Farm living, plus an interest in science gave Alan the background for writing the science fiction novel Extreme Distance Genome Exchange. The novel examines drastic climate change and epidemic. Those two threats are very serious and are perhaps likely to drastically affect our lives. The consequences of either of those calamities are bound to be unpleasant, but why react with anxiety? Wouldn't a better reaction be to take action to be prepared and feel good that you have done so?
The main themes in the novel are maximizing resilience through self sufficiency and self reliance. Extreme Distance Genome exchange is the story of how people prepare for and react to the changes of the upcoming decades.
Alan writes to explore ideas and to discover ways to more enjoy life. He uses the ideas of others and adds what his own experiences and observations can contribute. Imagination adds new ideas for appreciating all that is good. His hope is that the readers of his books will do the same.
Genetics and disease are topics of special concern to anyone living on a farm. Farm crops and farm animals are not the plants and animals of the wild. They have been genetically altered by human intervention. Farmers are especially aware of those differences and how genetics produce those differences. Farm animals are in constant threat of disease. It is not uncommon for farmers to loose substantial numbers of their animals to disease.
Farm living, plus an interest in science gave Alan the background for writing the science fiction novel Extreme Distance Genome Exchange. The novel examines drastic climate change and epidemic. Those two threats are very serious and are perhaps likely to drastically affect our lives. The consequences of either of those calamities are bound to be unpleasant, but why react with anxiety? Wouldn't a better reaction be to take action to be prepared and feel good that you have done so?
The main themes in the novel are maximizing resilience through self sufficiency and self reliance. Extreme Distance Genome exchange is the story of how people prepare for and react to the changes of the upcoming decades.
Alan writes to explore ideas and to discover ways to more enjoy life. He uses the ideas of others and adds what his own experiences and observations can contribute. Imagination adds new ideas for appreciating all that is good. His hope is that the readers of his books will do the same.
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Books
Homemade Devices For Inventive Teens - Make Stuff For Fun
by Alan Detwiler
Price: $2.99 USD. 21220 words. Published on February 11, 2012. Nonfiction.
For the adolescent or anyone who enjoys making interesting mechanical devices and gadgets. Most items are made from small pieces of wooden boards, coat hanger wire, paper, and discarded household items. The items are mostly mechanically interesting, clever, or useful. This is for the tinkerer or anyone who enjoys using ingenuity to make improvised devices with common tools and materials.
Price: $2.99 USD. 21220 words. Published on February 11, 2012. Nonfiction.
For the adolescent or anyone who enjoys making interesting mechanical devices and gadgets. Most items are made from small pieces of wooden boards, coat hanger wire, paper, and discarded household items. The items are mostly mechanically interesting, clever, or useful. This is for the tinkerer or anyone who enjoys using ingenuity to make improvised devices with common tools and materials.
Date Ideas: Fun Things To Do For Couples
by Alan Detwiler
Price: $2.99 USD. 15500 words. Published on February 1, 2012. Nonfiction.
Date Ideas describes over 100 things to do on a date, many of which are out of the ordinary. A variety of ideas are given. The emphasis is on simple, inexpensive activities that give you and your date a chance to get to know each other. Enjoyable activities make the time you spend together pleasant and worthwhile. Can also be used by married couples wishing to keep fun in their relationship.
Price: $2.99 USD. 15500 words. Published on February 1, 2012. Nonfiction.
Date Ideas describes over 100 things to do on a date, many of which are out of the ordinary. A variety of ideas are given. The emphasis is on simple, inexpensive activities that give you and your date a chance to get to know each other. Enjoyable activities make the time you spend together pleasant and worthwhile. Can also be used by married couples wishing to keep fun in their relationship.
Extreme Distance Genome Exchange
by Alan Detwiler
Price: $2.99 USD. 122360 words. Published on January 13, 2012. Fiction.
This is a science fiction story about the near future that presents a plausible scenario of what could happen in the reader's lifetime. In the coming decades circumstances make it necessary for people to rely on their ingenuity and resourcefulness. The future is uncertain. The main themes are science, self sufficiency, and maximizing resilience as the best strategies to deal with future unknowns.
Price: $2.99 USD. 122360 words. Published on January 13, 2012. Fiction.
This is a science fiction story about the near future that presents a plausible scenario of what could happen in the reader's lifetime. In the coming decades circumstances make it necessary for people to rely on their ingenuity and resourcefulness. The future is uncertain. The main themes are science, self sufficiency, and maximizing resilience as the best strategies to deal with future unknowns.
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