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Shoot for the Moon: The Space Race and the Extraordinary Voyage of Apollo 11

James Donovan · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

"This is the best book on Apollo that I have read. Extensively researched and meticulously accurate, it successfully traces not only the technical highlights of the program but also the contributions of the extraordinary people who made it possible." --Mike Collins, Command module...
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Insight Guides US National Parks West

Insight Guides · Insight Guides
Pages: 424
Format: Paperback

Insight Guides: all you need to inspire every step of your journey. An in-depth book, now with free app and eBook.This is a comprehensive book about all the National Parks in the western states of the USA. It includes a guide around each park, giving ideal lengths of time to spend in each...
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A Human's Guide to Machine Intelligence: How Algorithms Are Shaping Our Lives and How We Can Stay in Control

Kartik Hosanagar · Viking
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

A Wharton professor and tech entrepreneur examines how algorithms and artificial intelligence are starting to run every aspect of our lives, and how we can shape the way they impact usThrough the technology embedded in almost every major tech platform and every web-enabled device, algorithms...
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The Disaster Survival Guide: How to Prepare For and Survive Floods, Fires, Earthquakes and More

Marie D Jones · Visible Ink Press
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback

Hurricanes. Tornadoes. Floods. Wildfires. Earthquakes. Epidemics. Droughts. Landslides. Trillions of dollars in damages. Billions of people affected. Terrorist attacks. Gas explosions. Bridge collapses. Car, train, and plane crashes. These sudden and unexpected events make it feel as if chaos...
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The Book of Humans: 4 Billion Years, 20,000 Genes, and the New Story of How We Became Us

Adam Rutherford · The Experiment
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

The author of A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived investigates what it means to be human - and the ways we are (and aren't) unique among animals We like to think of ourselves as exceptional beings, but are we really more special than other animals? In this original and entertaining...
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Throwaway Nation: The Ugly Truth about American Garbage

Jeff Dondero · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 296
Format: Hardcover

Americans are burying ourselves in our own waste. It's befouling our air, land, waters, food, and bodies. The US tosses out enough foodstuff to feed the rest of the world. America is the largest buyer of fashion and cosmetics, the second dirtiest industry in the world. We lead the planet...
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The Popular Mechanics Essential Survival Guide: The Only Book You Need in Any Emergency

Popular Mechanics · Hearst
Pages: 224
Format: Flexibound

Popular Mechanics' ultimate survival manual will teach you the essential skills to protect your family, save yourself, and conquer any possible danger. In an emergency, would you know how to survive - to purify water, jump-start a car, escape a flood or fire, forage for firewood, protect...
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