86 books
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83 voters
Inventing Books
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Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as inventing)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,293 ratings — published 2016
One Simple Idea: Turn Your Dreams Into a Licensing Goldmine While Letting Others Do the Work (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as inventing)
avg rating 3.95 — 966 ratings — published
Inventing For Dummies (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as inventing)
avg rating 4.00 — 22 ratings — published 2004
Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as inventing)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,521 ratings — published 2019
The Boy Who Invented the Popsicle: The Cool Science Behind Frank Epperson's Famous Frozen Treat (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as inventing)
avg rating 4.17 — 331 ratings — published 2014
Pop!: The Invention of Bubble Gum (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as inventing)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,355 ratings — published 2010
Rosie Revere, Engineer: A Picture Book (The Questioneers)
by (shelved 3 times as inventing)
avg rating 4.46 — 12,982 ratings — published 2013
Josephine and Her Dishwashing Machine: Josephine Cochrane's Bright Invention Makes a Splash (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as inventing)
avg rating 4.11 — 196 ratings — published
Super Spaghetti (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as inventing)
avg rating 2.80 — 71 ratings — published
How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as inventing)
avg rating 4.14 — 6,457 ratings — published 2018
The Unstoppable Garrett Morgan: Inventor, Entrepreneur, Hero (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as inventing)
avg rating 4.33 — 219 ratings — published 2019
Hedy Lamarr's Double Life: Hollywood Legend and Brilliant Inventor (People Who Shaped Our World, #4)
by (shelved 2 times as inventing)
avg rating 4.25 — 620 ratings — published 2019
The Crayon Man: the True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as inventing)
avg rating 4.37 — 2,235 ratings — published 2019
The Hole Story of the Doughnut (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as inventing)
avg rating 3.78 — 586 ratings — published 2016
Izzy Gizmo and the Invention Convention (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as inventing)
avg rating 4.09 — 212 ratings — published
Patent It Yourself (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as inventing)
avg rating 4.09 — 198 ratings — published 1985
If the Hat Fits (Volume 1) (Miss Bunsen's School for Brilliant Girls)
by (shelved 2 times as inventing)
avg rating 3.59 — 22 ratings — published
Pass Go and Collect $200: The Real Story of How Monopoly Was Invented (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as inventing)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,015 ratings — published 2018
Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as inventing)
avg rating 4.29 — 2,102 ratings — published 2016
Audrey the Amazing Inventor (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as inventing)
avg rating 3.81 — 74 ratings — published
Izzy Gizmo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as inventing)
avg rating 4.22 — 699 ratings — published 2017
John Deere, That's Who! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as inventing)
avg rating 3.92 — 345 ratings — published
The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as inventing)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,713 ratings — published 2009
Earmuffs for Everyone!: How Chester Greenwood Became Known as the Inventor of Earmuffs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as inventing)
avg rating 3.59 — 631 ratings — published 2015
The Secret Subway (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as inventing)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,071 ratings — published 2016
Mr. Ferris and His Wheel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as inventing)
avg rating 4.25 — 2,126 ratings — published 2014
Inventions: That Could Have Changed the World...But Didn't! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as inventing)
avg rating 3.75 — 53 ratings — published 2014
Papa's Mechanical Fish (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as inventing)
avg rating 3.92 — 989 ratings — published 2013
Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as inventing)
avg rating 4.05 — 5,250 ratings — published 2018
Emmie Builds Something New (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as inventing)
avg rating 4.50 — 78 ratings — published
Lateral Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as inventing)
avg rating 3.76 — 4,805 ratings — published
Sawyer's Big Idea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as inventing)
avg rating 4.39 — 49 ratings — published
Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as inventing)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,355 ratings — published 2020
A Young Innovator's Guide to STEM: 5 Steps To Problem Solving For Students, Educators, and Parents (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as inventing)
avg rating 4.80 — 15 ratings — published
We Carry the Sun (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as inventing)
avg rating 4.15 — 143 ratings — published
Smash, Crash, Topple, Roll!: The Inventive Rube Goldberg―A Life in Comics, Contraptions, and Six Simple Machines (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as inventing)
avg rating 3.94 — 47 ratings — published 2025
The Most Magnificent Team (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as inventing)
avg rating 4.27 — 182 ratings — published
Marianne the Maker (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as inventing)
avg rating 3.93 — 67 ratings — published
Blake Laser: A Graphic Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as inventing)
avg rating 3.85 — 39 ratings — published
Made in Japan: Akio Morita and Sony (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as inventing)
avg rating 4.09 — 4,529 ratings — published 1986
Jerry Changed the Game!: How Engineer Jerry Lawson Revolutionized Video Games Forever (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as inventing)
avg rating 4.06 — 140 ratings — published
Secrets from an Inventor's Notebook (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as inventing)
avg rating 4.19 — 31 ratings — published 2000
Teleportation and Other Luxuries (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as inventing)
avg rating 3.48 — 102 ratings — published 2024
The Running Machine: The Invention of the Very First Bicycle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as inventing)
avg rating 3.96 — 46 ratings — published
The First Week of School (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as inventing)
avg rating 3.97 — 254 ratings — published
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as inventing)
avg rating 4.24 — 11,992 ratings — published 2009
Erno Rubik and His Magic Cube (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as inventing)
avg rating 4.31 — 420 ratings — published 2024
Og Finds the Cog: Ready-to-Read Pre-Level 1 (Monster Og)
by (shelved 1 time as inventing)
avg rating 3.94 — 31 ratings — published
Kid-ventors: 35 Real Kids and their Amazing Inventions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as inventing)
avg rating 4.49 — 41 ratings — published 2024
“Wherever you may find the inventor, you may give him wealth or you may take from him all that he has; and he will go on inventing. He can no more help inventing that he can help thinking or breathing.”
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