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What the World Needs Now: A Resource Book for Daydreamers, Frustrated Inventors, Cranks, Efficiency Experts, Utopians, Gadgeteers, Tinkerers and Just about Everybody Else

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Johnson is a great writer, so add this tome of fun, frolic and sparks to help you imagine the unimaginable. Book arrived in pristine condition(as advertised)and in record time. Great Amazon associate.

#10 If you've ever lost a shoe--by the way, was it the left one or the right one?--you need to have a spare, but for which foot? See how Steven M. Johnson has solved this problem by creating the Universal Shoe, which will fit either foot.

#9 Find the solution to that annoying problem of overflowing trash, and what happens when you try to fit more in the recycling container--Steve has the perfect solution.

#8 If you're a crazed inventor whose mind can't stop thinking up new ideas, but you can't draw or write a line, you can match wits with this genius to see if you;re idea's better--then you'll be only half-crazed.

#7 Have you ever felt like napping at the office after that big lunch but couldn't get comfortable in that dumb chair they gave you? You can check out the Nod Office and demand better working conditions from the boss.

#6 If you occasionally dine alone and hate the inconvenience of trying to balance a tray or arrange the table while you surf the web, watch TV or clean up the mess afterward, you need Steve's answers for The Lonely Diner.

#5 Every hunter and fisherman needs these latest designs for camouflage and survival equipment.

#4 Cramped quarters? Not to worry. Here are the latest in multi-purpose home furnishings and space saving bathrooms.

#3 If you're a busy person on the go you cannot do without these ingenious "sitcases" "funglasses" and or maybe even the hitchikers dream: a combinations guitar-suitcase.

#2 All urban planners, travelers and city officials must have Johnson's unique and valuable suggestions for solving the urban transportation mess.

#1 And the Number One reason that you must have this book is that this concise, elegant and richly illustrated volume will allow you, through this witty creative master's vision TO SEE AND PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE!

Peter H. Green, author of Dad's War With the United States Marines

Not much to read here, but your mind will have one hell of a workout! Steve must be channeling the creative gods. You'll have some of the best belly laughs you'll ever have with this funny book. And at the same time, it also creates one of the most thought provoking experiences your brain could ever have. I keep it as a coffee table book, and grab it whenever I need a brain pick-me-up. I think Steve has one of the most innovative minds of our time. If you want to give anyone a good gift, this is it.

How does he come up with this stuff??? Not much to read here, but your mind will have one hell of a workout! Steve must be channeling the creative gods. You'll have some of the best belly laughs you'll ever have with this funny book. And at the same time, it also creates one of the most thought provoking experiences your brain could ever have. I keep it as a coffee table book, and grab it whenever I need a brain pick-me-up. I think Steve has one of the most innovative minds of our time. If you want to give anyone a good gift, this is it. This is a great book I highly recommend you buy it, you won't regret this purchase! I guarantee it.