{"product_id":"makers-guide-to-the-zombie-apocalypse","title":"Maker's Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse","description":"\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eWhere will you be when the zombie apocalypse hits? Trapping yourself in the basement? Roasting the family pet? Beheading reanimated neighbours?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eNo way. You’ll be building fortresses, setting traps, and hoarding supplies, because you, savvy survivor, have snatched up your copy of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eThe Maker's Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebefore it’s too late! This indispensable guide to survival after Z-day, written by hardware hacker and zombie anthropologist Simon Monk, will teach you how to generate your own electricity, salvage parts, craft essential electronics, and out-survive the undead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eTake charge of your environment:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eMonitor zombie movement with tripwires and motion sensors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eKeep vigilant watch over your compound with Arduino and Raspberry Pi surveillance systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003ePower zombie defence devices with car batteries, bicycle generators, and solar power\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eEscape imminent danger:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eRepurpose old disposable cameras for zombie-distracting flashbangs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eOpen doors remotely for a successful sprint home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eForestall subplot disasters with fire and smoke detectors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eCommunicate with other survivors:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eHail nearby humans using Morse code\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003ePass silent messages with two-way vibration walkie-talkies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eFervently scan the airwaves with a frequency hopper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eFor anyone from the budding maker to the keen hobbyist,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eThe Maker’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an essential survival tool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eUses the \u003c\/b\u003eArduino Uno\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003e board and \u003c\/b\u003eRaspberry Pi Model B\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"field-label\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eAuthor Bio \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-item even\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eSimon Monk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a full-time author and maker, mostly writing about electronics for makers. Some of his better-known books include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eProgramming Arduino: Getting Started with Sketches\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eRaspberry Pi Cookbook\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eHacking ­Electronics\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the co-author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003ePractical Electronics for Inventors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand wrote\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eMinecraft Mastery\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith his son, Matthew Monk. Simon also designs a range of hardware for the Raspberry Pi, micro:bit and more!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"field-label\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eTable of contents \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eDownload the source code from GitHub\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-item even\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eChapter 1:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eApocalypse Basics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eChapter 2:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGenerating Electricity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eChapter 3:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eUsing Electricity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eChapter 4:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eZombie Alarms\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eChapter 5:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSurveillance and Raspberry Pi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eChapter 6:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAdd Remote Access and Detect Open Doors\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eChapter 7:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEnvironmental Monitoring\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eChapter 8:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBuilding a Control Center for Your Base\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eChapter 9:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eZombie Distractors\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10: Communicating with Other Survivors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eChapter 11:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHaptic Communication\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eAppendix A:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eParts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eAppendix B:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSkills\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eAppendix C:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eArduino Primer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"field-label\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eReviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWatch Simon Monk's interview on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis Week in Tech\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with Leo Laporte!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-item even\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eSimon Monk hosted an\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eO'Reilly Webcast\u003c\/b\u003e. Watch now to learn how to use Arduino and Raspberry Pi to survive the zombie apocalypse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"When the zombies come for your town, this helpful guide will protect your delicious brain. The book's DIY projects—like creating a generator using a car alternator and a bike—may come in handy in less-apocalyptic times, too.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eKeith Blanchard,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I devoured this book (metaphorically speaking) from cover to cover, and it's 100% recommended for readers ranging from teenagers to grizzled old engineers.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eMax Maxfield,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEE Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Simon Monk's The Maker's Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse is a dead serious hands-on survivor's guide to life in a post-apocalyptic world. Simon takes us on a technological tour, improvising a survivor's electric supply from scavenged auto parts, building zombie alarms, and adding remote access and devices that will detect open doors. I highly recommend this book for readers at all levels of expertise.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eDavid Herres\u003c\/b\u003e, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eThe Homeowner's DIY Guide to Electrical Wiring\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003e\"\u003ci data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003eThe Maker’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis chock-full of cool projects for people who like tinkering, building, and programming—or for people who want to learn those things.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eDaily XY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The Maker’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse by Simon Monk is a fun way to learn about basic preparedness and how to craft some essential electronic contraptions to survive the horde.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAmazing Stories Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Simon Monk's The Maker's Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse stands out from the rest of the survival guides...you'll learn practical things like how to draw zombies away from your location or how to communicate with your scavenging team while you're at your home base. You won't be disappointed.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eHorror Talk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I recommend this book to anyone thinking about getting into hobby electronics. Simon Monk does an excellent job of providing great detail and information about general electronics, Arduino and Raspberry Pi.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eManhattan Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“The book is fun to read and lovely illustrated; all in all, The Maker’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse gives a great introduction into making and is one of the best books for encouraging young people to become makers.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eKnight of Pi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"No Starch Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48624267952346,"sku":"zfc1789688316083","price":16.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/8318\/3834\/files\/makers-guide-to-the-zombie-apocalypse_1.jpg?v=1789688322","url":"https:\/\/memoryfoamwear.shop\/products\/makers-guide-to-the-zombie-apocalypse","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}