Tom Swift's Newer PocketBook of Swift Inventions

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In this third collection of stories about many of the inventions Tom Swift creates and used, but that have rarely been given enough room to tell their own tale, are:TOM SWIFT AND THE IDIOT Tom is developing his new Flying Lab but finds that controlling the monster jet is impossible without the aid of a computer; one that is so small that it has never been built before.DAMON SWIFT AND THE FOLDING AUTOCAR Before there was a Swift Enterprises there was the old Swift Construction Company, and some very bad times until Tom Swift's father takes control of the company and brings one special product to market. THE AIR THAT I BREATHE Tom agrees to help outfit a large colonization effort to the Moon, where he must find a way to supply and circulate an atmosphere in the microgravity.TOM SWIFT AND THE ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER A dear employee makes a special request of Tom. Can he bring back a piece of her personal history while imbuing it with all the bells and whistles of its modern ancestors?TOM SWIFT AND THE PLASMA HEADLIGHTS The Southwest is suffering crippling sand and dust storms that blind everyone and cause vehicle traffic to come to a standstill. Rescues are just about out of the question. Can Tom come up with a solution?TOM SWIFT AND HIS DIGITAL BIGEYES An almost-failed search and rescue mission at sea points out a sad lack of quality, long-distance binoculars in the military, so Tom devises a new system to save lives.TOM SWIFT AND THE ULTRASONIC STAIRWAY Tom is asked for a favor by a very influential man and must find a way to fulfill the request to save a man's career as well as a number of unsuspecting creatures.TOM SWIFT AND THE FRICTIONLESS ELF A special short, short, short story featuring Tom, an odd yet cherished gift, and a solution to a bad neighbor.

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