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Electronics from the Ground Up: Learn by Hacking, Designing, and Inventing

Ronald Quan · Mcgraw-Hill
Pages: 526
Format: Paperback

Discover the inner-workings of electronics through innovative hands-on experimentsAre you fascinated by the power of even the smallest electronic device? Electronics from the Ground Up guides you through step-by-step experiments that reveal how electronic circuits function so you can advance...
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Accuplacer Math

Tyler S. Holzer · Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated
Pages: 584
Format: Print book

With over 1,500 institutions administering the Accuplacer Math test as part of the enrollment process, it€™s so important for students to be thoroughly prepared on test day. Our Accuplacer Math test prep manual offers everything students need to know about this important college placement...
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The Rooftop Beekeeper: A Scrappy Guide to Keeping Urban Honeybees

Megan Paska · Chronicle Books
Format: Paperback

The number of urban beekeepers has escalated with more than 25 percent increases year over year in the United States and the United Kingdom. From a go-to authority on beekeeping and backyard farming, The Rooftop Beekeeper is the first handbook to explore the ease and charm of keeping bees...
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Crashback: The Power Clash Between the U.S. and China in the Pacific

MICHAEL FABEY · Scribner
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

An alarming message from an award-winning journalist with unprecedented access to the highest naval officers in America and China and their ships and weapons, this is a chilling look at the "warm war" over control of the South China Sea - one that is threatening to flare into...
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Mask of the Sun: The Science, History and Forgotten Lore of Eclipses

John Dvorak · Tantor Audio
Format: Audiobook

Eclipses have stunned, frightened, emboldened, and mesmerized people for thousands of years. They were recorded on ancient turtle shells discovered in the Wastes of Yin in China, on clay tablets from Mesopotamia and on the Mayan "Dresden Codex." They are mentioned in Homer's Iliad...
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The Chemistry Book: From Gunpowder to Graphene, 250 Milestones in the History of Chemistry

Derek B Lowe · Sterling Pub Co Inc, 2016.
Pages: 528
Format: Print book

From atoms and fluorescent pigments to sulfa drug synthesis and buckyballs, this lush and authoritative chronology presents 250 milestones in the world of chemistry. As the "central science" that bridges biology and physics, chemistry plays an important role in countless medical...
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Downstream Toward Home: A Book of Rivers

Oliver A. Houck · Louisiana State University Press
Format: Hardcover

American rivers are among the most diverse and challenging in the world, and for many the excitement and escape they offer develop into a lifelong pursuit. In Downstream Toward Home, Oliver A. Houck recounts his six decades exploring America's waterways, from unnamed creeks and Louisiana...
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Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 576
Format: Hardcover

An exploration of the age-old complicity between skywatchers and warfighters, from the best-selling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry.In this fascinating foray into the centuries-old relationship between science and military power, acclaimed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson...
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Statistics For Dummies

Deborah J Rumsey · John Wiley & Sons
Pages: 408
Format: Print book

Statistics For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781119293521) was previously published as Statistics For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9780470911082) . While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product....
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Darwin's First Theory: Exploring Darwin's Quest for a Theory of Earth

R L Wesson · Pegasus Books
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

An acclaimed geologist leads the reader on an adventure through the landscape that absorbed and inspired Charles Darwin.Everybody knows -- or thinks they know -- Charles Darwin, the father of evolution and the man who altered the way we view our place in the world. But what most people...
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Make: 3D Printing: The Essential Guide to 3D Printers

Anna Kaziunas France · Maker Media, Inc; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

The 3D printing revolution is well upon us, with new machines appearing at an amazing rate. With the abundance of information and options out there, how are makers to choose the 3D printer thats right for them? MAKE is here to help, with our Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing. With articles...
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The Story of the Earth in 25 Rocks: Tales of Important Geological Puzzles and the People Who Solved Them

Donald R Prothero · Columbia University Press
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

Every rock is a tangible trace of the earth's past. In The Story of the Earth in 25 Rocks, Donald R. Prothero tells the fascinating stories behind the discoveries that shook the foundations of geology. In twenty-five chapters -- each about a particular rock, outcrop, or geologic phenomenon...
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StarTalk: Everything You Ever Need to Know About Space Travel, Sci-Fi, the Human Race, the Universe, and Beyond

Neil Degrasse Tyson · National Geographic
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

This beautifully illustrated companion to celebrated scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson's popular podcast and National Geographic Channel TV show is an eye-opening journey for anyone curious about the complexities of our universe. For decades, beloved astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has interpreted...
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Why Science Does Not Disprove God

Amir Aczel · HarperCollins
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

The renowned science writer, mathematician, and bestselling author of Fermat's Last Theorem masterfully refutes the overreaching claims the "New Atheists," providing millions of educated believers with a clear, engaging explanation of what science really says, how there's...
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