LEADER 00000nam 2200265Mi 4500 001 sky295492749 003 SKY 005 20190603123706.0 008 190205s2019 nyu 000 0 eng d 020 9781982113476 020 1982113472 040 CNWPU|beng|erda|cCNWPU|dSKYRV|dUtOrBLW 082 0 502 092 158.1|bSAV 100 1 Savage, Adam. 245 10 Every Tool's a Hammer :|blessons from a lifetime of making /|cAdam Savage 264 1 New York|bSimon & Schuster,|c2019. 300 309 pages :|billustrations,|c24 cm 336 text|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|2rdamedia 338 volume|2rdacontent 520 "Adam Savage is a maker. From Chewbacca's bandolier to a thousand-shot Nerf gun, he has built thousands of spectacular projects as a special effects artist and the co-host of MythBusters. Adam is also an educator, passionate about instilling the principles of making in the next generation of inventors and inspiring them to turn their curiosity into creation.In this practical and passionate guide, Adam weaves together vivid personal stories, original sketches and photographs from some of his most memorable projects, and interviews with many of his iconic and visionary friends in the arts and sciencesincluding Pixar director Andrew Stanton, Nick Offerman, Oscar-winner Guillermo Del Toro, artist Tom Sachs, and chef Traci Des Jardinsto demonstrate the many lessons he has picked up from a lifetime of making.Things like: don't wait until everything is perfectin your workshop or in your lifeto begin. Plan with pencil and paper. Sweep up every day. Learn from doing. Share your toys. There is an exact tool for every task (Adam probably has four of them in his wondrous shop), but if you need to pound in a nail and all you have handy is a skill sawhammer away. The most important thing, always, is just that you make something.Every Tool's a Hammer is sure to guide and inspire you to build, make, invent, explore, and most of all, enjoy the thrills of being a creator."-- Overdrive 650 0 Self-help techniques.
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