The Geek Dad's Guide to Weekend Fun: Cool Hacks, Cutting-Edge Games, and More Awesome Projects for the Whole Family

by Ken Denmead

Overview

The wildly popular DIY dad follows up his instant New York Times bestseller with a fresh batch of geeky weekend science projects for the whole family to enjoy.

Ken Denmead struck a chord with parents and kids across America with his GeekDad blog on Wired.com, which receives more than one million page views per month. His debut book, Geek Dad, was on bestseller lists and in its seventh printing just two months after hitting store shelves. With The Geek Dad's Guide to Weekend Fun, he keeps the nerdtastic novelties coming, with projects that teach readers how to:

• Build homemade robots from scratch
• Write and direct simple stop-motion movies
• Hack into mechanical toys to add cool electronic twists, and more

United by the premise that to really understand science and how something works you must design and build it yourself or remake it better, Geek Parents everywhere will celebrate this latest installment of weekend workshop wonders.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781592406449
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	05/03/2011
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Ken Denmead is an author, a civil engineer, and the publisher of the wildly popular GeekDad blog. The blog's success has led to the Geek Dad series, which includes Geek Dad, The Geek Dad Book for Aspiring Mad Scientists, and The Geek Dad's Guide to Weekend Fun. He lives in the San Fransisco Bay Area with his wife and two sons.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"This book is packed with delightfully fun projects for a rainy day or romping in the sun. The ratio of building and playing is just right."
-Chris Anderson, Editor in Chief, Wired

Editorial Reviews

Ken Denmead's GeekDad blog on the Wire website qualifies as one of the most entertaining educational addresses on the net, which helps explain its one plus million hits per month. His debut Geek Dad, now in its seventh printing, became a word-of-mouth favorite; to which he now adds this ultimate geek activity book. The Geek Dad's Guide to Weekend Fun contains everything to keep girls, boys, and (let's admit it) dad busy and happy during their free time. Much more illuminating than boob tube watching.

"This book is packed with delightfully fun projects for a rainy day or romping in the sun. The ratio of building and playing is just right."
-Chris Anderson, Editor in Chief, Wired

From the Publisher