Sneaky Green Uses for Everyday Things: How to Craft Eco-Garments and Sneaky Snack Kits, Create Green Cleaners, Remake Paper into Flying Toys, Assemble ... a Robot Recycle Bin with Everyday Things [Paperback]

Cy Tymony (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 17, 2009

Ingenuity has met its match and his name is Cy Tymony. In his book, Sneaky Green Uses for Everyday Things, Cy combines the sneaky fun of his Sneaky Uses series with the growing interest in green living. The result is an easy-to-practice manual for conserving energy.

The book includes 40 projects using green techniques with step-by-step instructions, as well as illustrations and directions for an Earth-friendly existence. Projects are enjoyable for kids and also engaging for adults.

* Made from 100 percent usable information that really does conserve energy and improve the way we live.

* Contains sneaky things we can do to go green and includes a helpful energy reduction section that is full of tips and resources, making energy conservation easy.

* "I discovered Cy Tymony...There, amid the pages of hand-drawn illustrations, were the kinds of projects I hadn't seen in years...Thank you, Cy, for reinvigorating those creative juices [and] opening up the world of tinkering and creativity to a whole new generation of hobbyists looking to get their hands dirty with new and exciting projects." --Ira Flatow, host of NPR's Science Friday

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About the Author

Cy Tymony has created his homemade inventions since he was a kid. His imagination and innovative way at looking at the world continues today as a technical writer and computer network specialist in the Los Angeles area. He has appeared on CNN and NPR, and has been featured in the Los Angeles Times and U.S. News and World Report.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; Original edition (March 17, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740779338
• ISBN-13: 978-0740779336
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,069,194 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Cy Tymony has created his homemade inventions since he was a kid. His imagination and innovative way at looking at the world continues today as a technical writer and computer network specialist in the Los Angeles area. He has appeared on CNN and NPR, and has been featured in the Los Angeles Times and U.S. News & World Report.

Visit the Author's Website:
http://www.sneakyuses.com

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars They took the notion of recycling too close to heart, December 9, 2010

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This review is from: Sneaky Green Uses for Everyday Things: How to Craft Eco-Garments and Sneaky Snack Kits, Create Green Cleaners, Remake Paper into Flying Toys, Assemble ... a Robot Recycle Bin with Everyday Things (Paperback)

I bought this book along with another book in the series, Sneakiest Uses for Everyday Things: How to Make a Boomerang with a Business Card, Convert a Pencil into a Microphone, Make Animated Origami, Turn a TV ... Create Alternative Energy Science Projects, and was severely disappointed when I found out that a majority of the content in this book was EXACTLY the same as in the other book! I felt really cheated. And a lot of the projects aren't very "green," like making animated origami or business-card boomerangs. Rather, they seem like they're just there to pad out the book, which otherwise is pretty sparse. Finally, the projects in it don't seem very fun or useful. I gave it two stars, as opposed to one, because I don't think that it's complete junk, but I recommend purchasing any of the other "Sneaky" books and skipping this one completely.