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Professor Dalrymple's Deluxe Patented Fairy-Catching System (Professor Dalrymple's)
Beautiful, magical, and fun, what kid can resist the adventure presented by a fairyland world in their own backyard? Approved by the Fairy Queen herself and backed by the Society to Keep Fairies Free (SKFF) and the secretive Fairy Fellowship Coalition (FFC), Professor Dalrymple’s patented system has been teaching kids for over two centuries how to find and befriend their hidden fairy neighbors. As the most deluxe fairy catching system available, the kit includes 5 glistening glitter colors to attract fairies, a humane fairy cage, magnifying glass, fairy net, and 32-page fairy field guide. .
Price: $0.47
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The Inventive Spirit of African Americans: Patented Ingenuity
In this important study, former United States primary patent examiner Patricia Carter Sluby pays homage to the inventive spirit of African Americans. Beginning with the contributions of enslaved Africans brought to American shores, Sluby introduces inventors and patent holders from all fields up to and including the leading edge of today's technology. Along with such recognizable figures as George Washington Carver and Madam C. J. Walker, readers will discover little-known or forgotten pioneers of devices such as a tobacco substitute, a home security system, and a portable heart monitor. Particular attention is given to the innovations of women inventors and scientists. Products to ease domestic life, promote the efficiency of industrial processes, and improve the safety of leisure activities all bear the hallmarks of these creative minds. Sluby details the plight of inventive slaves during the antebellum and Civil War eras. She juxtaposes their efforts with those of free blacks of the same period. Reconstruction saw significant agricultural and industrial innovations by African Americans, some of which would permanently change American industry. Military inventions during the course and aftermath of both world wars showcase the diversity of minority ideas in an age of rapid technological advances. The closing chapter recounts the ongoing efforts of modern thinkers and their contributions in the high-tech and medical fields at the vanguard of the new century..
Price: $12.95
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Subliminal Japanese (3CDs + Guide) (Patented Method for Rapid Learning!)
A revolutionary new approach to language learning based on scientific research A terrific way to jump-start language learning, the Subliminal system is an audio-based approach that engages both hemispheres of a learner's brain, simultaneously, for quick, long-lasting results. The only commercially available system of its kind, the Subliminal series: - Features a unique multisensory approach combining listening, speaking, reading, and writing for maximum retention
- Is scientifically proven to be the quickest, easiest way to learn the 1,000+ foreign words and phrases most used in everyday conversation
- Includes three 75-minute audio CDs and a companion workbook
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Price: $16.07
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The American Patented Brace 1829-1924: An Illustrated Directory of Patents
This is a vastly expanded successor to Dr. PearsonUs earlier Guide to American Brace Patents 1829P1910. Not only are many newly discovered patents included, but these are now cross-indexed and illustrated and, for the first time, the author provides an indication of their rarity. Over 500 brace patents are listed alphabetically by patentee name and chronologically by date and patent number. There is a third index that lists patents by type of brace in four major categories: brace ratchet patents, corner brace patents, brace wrench patents, and brace combination tool patents. An invaluable reference for anyone having an interest in these fascinating examples of American ingenuity. 192 pages. 81/2" x 11". Soft cover. Fully illustrated..
Price: $7.99
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Professor Dalrymple's Patented Fairy Catching System
For two centuries, Professor Dalrymple’s Patented Fairy Catching System has helped fairy seekers to attract and observe their shimmering friends closeup. Its “catch and release” approach-stressing the safety of the fairy-has helped earn this system seals of approval from both the Society to Keep Fairies Free (SKFF) and the more secretive Fairy Fellowship Coalition (FFC). This tongue-in-cheek kit includes fairy dust for attracting fairies, a fairy-sized net, magnifying glass, jar with stopper, and a fairy field guide, all in a pretty carryall bag. .
Price: $2.50
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Corkscrews: 1000 Patented Ways to Open a Bottle
The evolution of corkscrew design is clearly presented in extensive text and displayed in over 500 photographs - over 450 in beautiful color - and 1000 U.S. patent drawings dating from 1851 to 1994. Brother Timothy Diener, the former winemaker at the Christian Brothers celler in Napa, California has written the Foreword. The book is arranged chronologically to show the development of designs. Here is a progression of corkscrews from common to unique, in materials from metals to plastics, and in value from inexpensive to priceless. The diversity is amazing. This book is a unique blend of primary research, visual excitement, and friendly dialogue which enriches our appreciation of corkscrews..
Price: $57.50
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Patently Erotic: Tear-Away Bras, Couple¿s Chairs, Vibrating Condoms, and Patented Strokes of Genius
Erotic? Maybe. Funny? Always. Hot on the stilettos of Patently Ridiculous comes Patently Erotic, Richard Ross’ foray into the nexus of American capitalism, inventiveness—and sex. In this latest collection of actual patent applications, the author delves once again into the archives of the U.S. Patent Office to take a look at contraptions designed to titillate and facilitate. Accompanied by commentary from the author, and illustrated by the inventors’s own diagrams, inventions such as force-sensitive, sound-playing condoms and lap dance liners provide a revealing look at our issues with intimacy. .
Price: $0.01
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