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Murder in the Bayou: Who Killed the Women Known as the "Jeff Davis 8?"
Ethan Brown · Scribner
Pages: 272
Format: Print book |
An explosive, true-life southern gothic story, Murder in the Bayou chronicles the twists and turns of a high-stakes investigation into the murders of eight women in a troubled Louisiana parish.
Between 2005 and 2009, the bodies of eight women were discovered around the murky... |
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Barron's PRAXIS, 7th Edition: CORE/PLT
Robert Postman · Barron's Educational Series; 7 edition
Format: Print book |
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This brand-new, updated resource provides full preparation and two practice tests for the new computer-delivered Core Academic Skills for Educators (5712, 5722, 5732) . The book incorporates the most recent computer delivered Praxis Core test question. Comprehensive Reading, Writing and Mathematics... |
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Beyond Human: How Cutting-Edge Science Is Extending Our Lives
Eve Herold · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 304
Format: Print book |
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Never before in the history of medicine has mankind faced such hope and peril as those of us poised to embrace the radical medical technologies of today. Beyond Human examines the medical technologies taking shape at the nexus of computing, microelectronics, engineering, nanotechnology,... |
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Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World
Steven Johnson · Riverhead Books
Pages: 336
Format: Print book |
From the New York Times-bestselling author of How We Got to Now and Where Good Ideas Come From, a look at the world-changing innovations we made while keeping ourselves entertained.
This lushly illustrated history of popular entertainment takes a long-zoom... |
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Make: Wearable Electronics: Design, prototype, and wear your own interactive garments
Kate Hartman · Maker Media, Inc; 1 edition
Format: Print book |
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What if your clothing could change color to complement your skin tone, respond to your racing heartbeat, or connect you with a loved one from afar? Welcome to the world of shoes that can dynamically shift your height, jackets that display when the next bus is coming, and neckties that can nudge... |
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Reading in the Wild: The Book Whisperer's Keys to Cultivating Lifelong Reading Habits
Donalyn Miller · Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
Pages: 273
Format: Paperback |
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In Reading in the Wild, reading expert Donalyn Miller continues the conversation that began in her bestselling book, The Book Whisperer. While The Book Whisperer revealed the secrets of getting students to love reading, Reading in the Wild, written with reading teacher Susan Kelley, describes... |
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A Space Traveler's Guide to the Solar System
Mark Thompson · Pegasus Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover |
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An eye-opening and provocative tour of our solar system, from one of Britain's celebrated astronomists. Have you ever dreamed of being an astronaut, traveling through the universe on your very own space mission? What would it be like to tour the solar system, visiting the sun and the planets,... |
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Why Write?: A Master Class on the Art of Writing and Why it Matters
Mark Edmundson · Bloomsbury USA
Pages: 288
Format: Print book |
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Why write? Why write when it sometimes feels that so few people really read--read as if their lives might be changed by what they're reading? Why write, when the world wants to be informed, not enlightened; to be entertained, not inspired? Writing is backbreaking, mindbreaking, lonely... |
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Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius
Marc Seifer · Citadel Press
Pages: 576
Format: Print book |
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"The story of one of the most prolific, independent, and iconoclastic inventors of this century . . . fascinating." - Scientific AmericanNikola Tesla (1856-1943) , credited as the inspiration for radio, robots, and even radar, has been called the patron saint of modern electricity.... |
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Forensics For Dummies
Douglas P. Lyle · For Dummies
Pages: 384
Format: Print book |
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Understand the real-life science behind crime scene investigation Forensics For Dummies takes you inside the world of crime scene investigation to give you the low down on this exciting field. Written by a doctor and former Law & Order consultant, this guide will have... |
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U.S. Immigration Made Easy
Ilona Bray J.D. · NOLO
Pages: 688
Format: Print book |
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Many people have misconceptions about the complex tangle that is U.S. immigration law. Even a prospective immigrant with simple questions about who is eligible to come to the U.S. on a permanent or temporary basis will find the rules hard to interpret, and even harder to act upon. U.S.... |
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