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1) Every Tool's a Hammer: Lessons from a Lifetime of Making

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Pub. Date

2019

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In this New York Times bestselling "imperative how-to for creativity" (Nick Offerman), Adam Savage—star of Discovery Channel's Mythbusters—shares his golden rules of creativity, from finding inspiration to following through and successfully making your idea a reality.
Every Tool's a Hammer is a chronicle of my life as a maker. It's an exploration of making, but it's also a permission slip of...

2) Every tool's a hammer: life is what you make it

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Savage, Adam

Pub. Date

2019.

Physical Desc

309 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Adam Savage -- star of Discovery Channel's MythBusters and one of the most beloved figures in science and tech -- shares his golden rules of creativity, from finding inspiration to following through and successfully making your idea a reality. "[This book] is a chronicle of my life as a maker. It's an exploration of making and of my own productive obsessions, but it's also a permission slip of sorts from me to you. Permission to grab hold of the things...

3) Every tool's a hammer: life is what you make it

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Savage, Adam

Pub. Date

[2019]

Physical Desc

7 audio discs (8 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.

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Adam Savage, star of Discovery Channel's Mythbusters and one of the most beloved figures in science and tech, shares his golden rules of creativity, from finding inspiration to following through and successfully making an idea a reality.

4) Mythbusters: Season 6

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2 videodiscs (430 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

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Time-honored legends, trivia, and even textbook theories: no myth is safe when Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman put them to the test. The journey to the truth is full of explosive action and mind-blowing science.

5) MythBusters: Season 2

Pub. Date

[2007]

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3 videodiscs (ca. 600 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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No theory is safe from the scrutiny of the MythBusters, who take on the Hindenburg disaster, Tesla's Earthquake Machine, the Mentos mint-Diet Coke Internet myth, and much more.

6) Mythbusters: Season 5

Pub. Date

2010

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2 videodiscs (430 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

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Jamie and Adam, two special effects experts with over thirty years of experience, set out to methodically bust three urban legends in each episode. They test myths to prove or disprove what is real and what is truly urban legend. Includes ten episodes.

7) Mythbusters: Season 7

Pub. Date

2011

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2 videodiscs (430 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

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Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman are special effects experts who will stop at nothing to find the truth. Using modern day science, they put everyday mythis and urban legends to the test to determine what's busted, and what's confirmed. Joined by fellow MythBusters Tory Belleci, Kari Byron, and Grant Imahara, this team is always ready to take it to the next level with explosive results. Contains ten episodes.

8) Mythbusters: Season 8

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2 videodiscs (440 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

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Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman return in this eighth installment of the popular television series Mythbusters. Using modern day science to test everyday myths and urban legends, the special effects experts determine which myths are busted and which are plausible.

9) An honest liar

Pub. Date

[2016?]

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1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

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"An Honest Liar tells the story of the world-famous magician, escape artist and enemy of deception, James 'The Amazing' Randi. He devised intricate investigations exposing the 'miracles' of psychics, faith healers and con-artists. A master deceiver who came out of the the closet [at] 81, Randi created fictional characters, fake psychics, and even turned his partner of 25 years, the artist Jose Alvarez, into a sham guru named Carlos. But when a shocking...