The 21st century is upon us and the whole world wonders, "What will it bring?" Here is an illustrated book of lighthearted prophecy that presents products and systems designed to improve the lives of the next information-addled, sleep-starved generation of Americans joining the work force. 200 line drawings.

Public Therapy Buses, Information Specialty Bums, Solar Cook-A-Mats and Other Visions of the 21st Century

Comics & Graphic Novels

Johnson, Steven M.

Comic Strips

St Martins Pr

This is the 2nd unabridged edition of a small comics-format book first published in 1991. The book offered Steven M. Johnson's illustrations of his preposterous, plausible and prophetic inventions and scenes of the future. For this new edition, the author-illustrator dug into old files and boxes of proposed layouts and located nearly 100 concept sketches–redrawing them when they needed more definition–that had never appeared in the first book. It is 82 pages longer than the original book, and gives a unique and imaginative view of possible future scenes based on technologies and cultural trends in 1990. Many familiar features of the world today, such as small cellphones and the Web, did not exist then. Some readers will discover that the book's vivid, strange or humorous images still seem fresh, and that today's America looks a lot like what Mr. Johnson imagined 22 years earlier.

Public Therapy Buses, Information Specialty Bums, Solar Cook-A-Mats and Other Visions of the 21st Century: Second Edition, Unabridged

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Patent Depending Press

Ever wanted a chair that converts into a rowing machine? Sunglasses that serve as a wallet? A car with a sundeck so you can work on your tan on those long road trips? Well, inventor and illustrator Steven Johnson has designed these marvels and many, many more, spurred on by a truly insatiable imagination. His wacky, wonderful concepts could very well change the world-that is, if someone was ever bold enough to build them. From clothing to dining technology, home furnishings to appliances, and gardening gadgets to survival gear, WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW is a sourcebook of revolutionary designs that prove how far our techno-culture has yet to go. The book includes a three-step description of the author's method for imagining possible future products.

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

This is the third, unabridged edition of a comics-format book that was first published in 1991. It is essentially the same book as the second edition, expect that it has been reformatted to 7.5" x 9.25," to match the author's other books. The first edition offered Steven M. Johnson's illustrations of his preposterous, plausible and prophetic inventions and scenes of the future. For the second edition, the author-illustrator dug into old files and located 96 concept sketches that had not appeared in the first book, and redrew them when they needed more definition. The book gives a unique and imaginative view of possible future scenes based on technologies and cultural trends in 1990. Many familiar features of the world today, such as small smart phones and the World Wide Web, did not exist then. Some readers will discover that the book's vivid, strange or humorous images still seem fresh, and that today's America looks a lot like what Mr. Johnson imagined 24 years earlier.

Public Therapy Buses, Information Specialty Bums, Solar Cook-A-Mats and Other Visions of the 21st Century: Third Edition, Unabridged

The stories of the "Unknown Wars of Asia, Africa and The Americas" were cataclysmic and bloody events that took the lives of millions and impact our world to this day. Yet, most of these wars are hardly mentioned in articles or even textbooks. Among some of the wars covered are: - The wars that involved the Great Wall of China over its' 1,865 year history as a defensive barrier. - The longest war in history which was the 1,049 year long Vietnamese War of Independence from China and the lessons that should have kept France and the US out of Indo-China. - The wars of the Khmer Empire (802 – 1431) and Jayavarman VII who emerged as an unlikely hero in a time of crises in 1177 to become the greatest king of the Angkor era. - The Jewish Bar Kokhba Revolt (132 – 136) that caused the Emperor Hadrian to cover up the massacre of two veteran Roman Legions and the truth about how close the revolt came to succeeding. The Jewish War from 66 – 73 AD is also covered in a preceding chapter. - The wars of the Spanish Conquistadors to conquer the American Southeast and Southwest in the sixteenth century and the Native American apocalypse in North America that followed. - The Cherokee Wars that came very close to wiping out the colony of South Carolina. - The wars of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade that took the lives of more than 12 million Africans and the slave revolts of the Caribbean and South America. - The Taiping Rebellion (1851 – 1871) that was caused by a Confucian scholar who misunderstood a poorly translated gospel tract and started a rebellion that led to over 30 million deaths. - The 74 year Mongol conquest of China and disasters in Syria, Japan, Vietnam, and Java that led to the breakup of the Mongol Empire. - Before the Holocaust of World War II, there was a Christian holocaust in Germany and Bohemia during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) that caused more than 8 million deaths mostly from genocide being committed by both Catholics and Protestants. - England’s Pirate Wars – The French Conquest of Indo-China 1857 – 1884 - The future wars that half of the world’s population of Jews, Christians, and Muslims are expecting in the near future. About the author: Steven Johnson has been a regular contributing author to Military Heritage and Strategy &amp; Tactics Magazines and has taught History at Limestone College and Riverside High School in South Carolina for more than 20 years. Steven Johnson’s style of narrative writing and teaching of History is as a master storyteller of true events that are stranger than fiction. The author’s style of writing has been compared to that of the late author Shelby Foote’s Civil War writing.

Unknown Wars of Asia, Africa and The America's That Changed History: Unknown Wars of Asia, Africa, and the America's That Changed History

History

Africa

Steven M. Johnson

As part of the Illustrated Series, this text offers a quick, visual, and step-by-step approach for learning the basics of this software authoring tool.

Macromedia Director 8 Shockwave Studio - Illustrated Introductory

Computers & Technology

Web Development & Design

Course Technology Ptr

The book is a survey of 40 years of whimsical self-illustrated inventions created by the author as a personal sideline artistic and creative endeavor. The book includes over 400 illustrations of ludicrous, whimsical or marginally-plausible inventions relating to the automobile, as well as to vans, motorcycles, bicycles and unique personal conveyances. Many of the images appear for the first time in color.

Patent Depending: Vehicles

A collection of self-illustrated inventions and product concepts in color, created by author-artist Steven M. Johnson as part of a sideline artistic and creative endeavor over more than 40 years. The 220 full color illustrations offer an array of his ludicrous, whimsical or marginally-plausible inventions that are designed to make one’s life more comfortable and efficient.

Patent Depending: Armbrella, Sofa Shower, Unzipped Fly Alarm and Other Essential Products

This collection represents Steven M. Johnson's 7th book; some of his books have gone to several editions. With the exception of a drawing done in 1962, most of the work included in this book was published in 1984 and 1991, though many drawings were created in intervening years up to and including 2017. Johnson began to focus on a specialty around 1974 while working as a magazine cartoonist. The specialty was whimsical variations and humorous alternative versions of existing products. Most of the drawings in this large collection of nearly 400 panels were published first in black-and-white. Select drawings have been converted to color for this volume. The style of presentation emulates the appearance of book of comics, yet the drawings are not comics, having no narrative, plot development or recognizable characters. Each panel is a separate invention or product idea with many drawings. The panels have been arranged by theme. Johnson developed a habit of thinking up product ideas while still half asleep in the morning. Notes were made before the ideas vanished from his mind. Thinking of variations intrigues him especially: An example is the fifty-six shirt and tie combinations included in this book. Some readers are sure to think that the inventions have, as an online critic noted, "already been invented." This is because in many cases, his concepts foretold future, actual products. The glasses with video or computer-generated images projected onto the inside glass surface were drawn in 1992, long before Google Glass was a product. A vacuum cleaner that is small enough to fit underneath furniture and that runs around on its own was drawn and published in 1991, long before the Roomba! He has been told that he "stole" the automobile periscope from Larry David, who used the concept in his "Curb Your Enthusiasm" series, yet the drawing was first published in the mid-1980s. A reader will discover that the tone of the book varies from silly to serious. The author is comfortable thinking in either mode, and the method he employs for coming up with silly concepts is the same thaty he uses for his pessimistic images.

Patent Depending: A Collection

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Microsoft Office for Windows 95, Professional Edition: A First Course

Beskeen, David W.

Reding, Elizabeth Eisner

Halvorson, Michael

Swanson, Marie L.

Software

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