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A Journey Through the Eccentric World of Invention
Sterling
May 2008
On Sale: May 6, 2008
256 pages ISBN: 140273686X EAN: 9781402736865 Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
Have you ever heard of bird diapers?
Interested in a talking toilet paper dispenser?
What about a motorized ice cream cone?
A handle for carrying your turkey around the kitchen?
Looking for a Kosher Lamp? These aren't gag gadgets from some lame late night talk show
skit. They are actual, real products that you can buy today.
Maybe you already have? Americans love their gadgets--and Gadget Nation takes you
behind the scenes and introduces you to the men and women
who have spent countless hours and money, (in some cases
cashing in their 401(k)), trying to turn their gadget idea
into a gadget bonanza. Steve Greenberg, dubbed The Innovation Insider, travels the
country seeking out clever off-beat new products. His
journey through the underbelly of American invention has
brought him face to face with hundreds of garage inventors.
Steve has spent years exploring and observing this often
bizarre slice of Americana. And while most of us might look
at these products and wonder, "Why didn't I think of that?"
Steve will tell you why these people did. Featuring more than 100 quirky innovations from garage
inventors across the nation, this visual showcase captures
America's can-do spirit and creative energy. Sure, there are some scary examples of gadgets that have
gone terribly wrong, but others will amaze you, and still
others will make you laugh. One fascinating aspect of each story is learning which
inventors have achieved some degree of financial success. In
this world, logic doesn't enter into the equation. A product
that most people might look at and think, "Who needs that?"
might be raking in millions and yet another product that
seems truly ingenious might be drowning in red ink. The inventions in the book are divided between eight
chapters. Each chapter focuses on a specific gadget category
such as Travel and Electronics. For example Chapter 4, "What
Goes In...", looks at food related gadgets, while Chapter 5
"...Must Come Out" looks at bathroom-related gadgets. Every inventor dreams their invention will be the next the
Thigh Master™, Chia Pet™, Hairagami™, or Pocket Fisherman™.
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