Just mention the words
Nearly a decade ago, PM reported on the crafting and history of fireworks with a profile of the Grucci family, which we called "America's First Family of Fireworks." (The Zambellis staked their claim for the international title when we caught [... more]
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Jane's Guns Recognition Guide 4e
 Nice pictures, never before heard of weapons, OK research: This addition of Jane's Guns Recognition guide deserves both praise and criticism. It covers a magnificent spectum of weapons from all over the world, but stops short of including new weapons, [... more]
$24.95
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Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics
Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics merges two long-running serials--Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics and Advances in Optical and Electron Microscopy. The series features extended articles on the physics of electron devices (especially [... more]
$206.00
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iPod-Informing Archos Could Set Mini-Remote Trend With ...
Try as they may with the fanboy sites and speculation, most geeks eager for a sneak peek at future iPod functionality have to wait for a Steve Jobs keynote address. But we just look to the unheralded designers over at Archos. Years before Apple ... [... more]
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Archos 704 WiFi Mobile DVR: Test Drive
By Erik Sofge Photograph by Chris Eckert/Studio D Published in the June 2007 issue. In theory, the Archos 704 WiFi is a tantalizingly capable device. It has an 80GB hard drive and a 7-in. touchscreen, plays movies and music, surfs the Web with ... [... more]
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-Glenn Reynolds
Earlier this month, I reviewed two tiny PCs and concluded that neither was quite on the mark as a go-anywhere Web surfing and e-mail tool. I had hoped to test the small Asus Eee PC, but wasn't able to get a review copy in the run-up to CES, where ... [... more]
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Panasonic HD Solid State Camcorder: VIDEO
So far, the best consumer-level hi-def camcorder we've seen at CES is Panasonic's HDC-SD1, which has a 3-CCD sensor, and it can output 1080i video directly to a TV through an HDMI port. Possibly its coolest feature is the way its integrated ... [... more]
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* PLUS: Complete Coverage From MacWorld
After unveiling the MacBook Air, Apple TV 2.0 and iPhone updates, does Steve Jobs have another trick up his mock turtleneck for 2008? Senior tech editor Glenn Derene joins us live from MacWorld to forecast Apple's next brilliant design. Plus, ... [... more]
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Four-minute Forensic Mysteries: Shadow Of Doubt (Crime ...
Four-minute Forensic Mysteries: Shadow Of Doubt (Crime Files): I love the book. The mysteries are very tricky but realistic. Too easy: This book contains some interesting forensics, but it's not a success as a puzzle book. Because each story contains [... more]
$5.99
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-Glenn Derene
This morning, Chrysler and Sirius Satellite Radio held a pre-New York auto show press conference on the Army recruiting office traffic island in New York's Times Square (we're still puzzling over the significance of the location). Execs from both ... [... more]
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Space-Saving Furniture Projects (Master Craftsmen)
Pretty basic stuff: If you're a beginning wood-worker or don't have a lot of time, than this book would be wonderful. If you have a lot of skill and experience, however, I think you'd find the ideas too basic. There are a few more complicated projects, [... more]
$17.95
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Capitalism as if the World Matters
A bold new vision for capitalism: Activist Jonathon Porritt offers the startling proposal that capitalism may provide the best solution to poverty and global environmental degradation, though his solution requires reshaping capitalism. Porritt is aware [... more]
$24.95
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