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David Owen's Books
There are 6 books
1.
Sheetrock & Shellac
A Thinking Person's Guide to the Art and Science of Home Improvement
By: David Owen
This edition: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
Publication date: June 19, 2007
David Owen, author of The Walls Around Us, recounts his projects -- from catching the home improvement bug while watching workmen replacing a leaky roof to his first tentative foray into DIY. As his skill grows, so does his...
Other Formats: eBook
2.
Copies in Seconds
How a Lone Inventor and an Unknown Company Created the Biggest Communication Breakthrough Since Gutenberg--Chester Carlson and the Birth of the Xerox Machine
By: David Owen
This edition: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
Publication date: May 3, 2005
A lone inventor and the story of how one of the most revolutionary inventions of the twentieth century almost didn't happen.
Introduced in 1960, the first plain-paper office copier is unusual among major high-technology...
Other Formats: eBook
3.
Hit & Hope
How the Rest of Us Play Golf
By: David Owen
This edition: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
Publication date: March 22, 2005
The game of golf as it is played by happy hackers and weekend warriors everywhere Most of us may dream about playing golf like Woods, Nicklaus, and Palmer, but the game they've got probably doesn't look much like the one we...
Other Formats: eBook
4.
The Making of the Masters
Clifford Roberts, Augusta National, and Golf's Most Prestigious Tournament
By: David Owen
This edition: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
Publication date: March 25, 2003
The Masters. For any golf fan, the words evoke the immortal greats of the game and their quest for the most prized trophy of all -- the green jacket of Augusta National Golf Club. But behind the legendary links and timeless...
5.
The First National Bank of Dad
The Best Way to Teach Kids About Money
By: David Owen
This edition: Hardcover, 208 pages
Publication date: January 7, 2003
Every parent wants to raise financially responsible children, but often, any efforts to teach kids about money are doomed from the start. As David Owen learned with his own daughter and son, parents who take a traditional...
6.
The Chosen One
By: David Owen
This edition: eBook, 208 pages
Publication date: February 1, 2002
Earl Woods, the father of young Eldrick "Tiger" Woods, was widely ridiculed in 1996 when, in an article anointing his son as Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year, he likened Tiger's potential impact to that of a...
