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Marconi: The Man Who Networked the World
Marc Raboy · Oxford University Press
Pages: 872
Format: Print book
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A little over a century ago the world went wireless. Cables and all their limiting inefficiencies gave way to a revolutionary means of transmitting news and information almost everywhere, instantaneously. By means of "Hertzian waves," as radio waves were initially known, ships... |
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Forensic Science
Ayn Embar-seddon O'reilly · Salem Press
Pages: 1200
Format: Hardcover - Revised Ed.
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This completely updated, new edition of Forensic Science approaches its subject from multiple directions. One primary approach is from the points of view of forensic investigators. In addition to its core essays on subspecialties and allied fields, the set has essays on specific types of investigations,... |
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Patent Pending in 24 Hours
Richard Stim Attorney · NOLO; Seventh Edition edition
Format: Print book
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Ready to stamp "patent pending" on your invention? Then you need to file a provisional patent application (PPA) , an inexpensive way to claim your hard work. With a PPA, you'll have time to figure out whether you can make a profit from your creation before you invest more... |
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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
Kate Moore · Sourcebooks
Pages: 479
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times Bestseller!"the glowing ghosts of the radium girls haunt us still." -- NPR Books The incredible true story of the women who fought America's Undark dangerThe Curies' newly discovered element of radium makes gleaming headlines across the nation as the fresh face... |
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The Way of Mindful Education: Cultivating Well-Being in Teachers and Students
Daniel Rechtschaffen · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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A new educational paradigm for youth mindfulness. “If you are a teacher, or an educator, or involved in school administration and curriculum development, the book you hold in your hands has the potential to transform your life, the lives of your students, and the life of the school... |
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Breaking Through: Using Educational Technology for Children with Special Needs
Barbara Albers Hill · Square One Publishers
Pages: 143
Format: Paperback
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While one-on-one therapy is certainly beneficial, for some children, the process of developing social skills, manual dexterity, and educational competency presents much more of a challenge. Fortunately, the introduction of new and easy-to-use technological devices has created a quiet revolution... |
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Blood & Ivy: The 1849 Murder That Scandalized Harvard
Paul Collins · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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A delectable true-crime story of scandal and murder at America's most celebrated university.On November 23rd of 1849, in the heart of Boston, one of the city's richest men simply vanished. Dr. George Parkman, a Brahmin who owned much of Boston's West End, was last seen that afternoon visiting... |
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life
Jane Sherron De Hart · Knopf
Pages: 768
Format: Hardcover
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The first full life - private, public, legal, philosophical - of the 107th Supreme Court Justice, one of the most profound and profoundly transformative legal minds of our time; a book fifteen years in work, written with the cooperation of Ruth Bader Ginsburg herself and based on many interviews... |
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Common Core Math Grade 6: Activities That Captivate, Motivate, & Reinforce
Marjorie Frank · Incentive Publications; Csm Wkb edition
Format: Book
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A collection of motivating and fun activities perfectly aligned with sixth grade Common Core State Standards for Mathematics Full of engaging puzzles, stories, and adventures, these supplemental activities deepen student understanding and reinforce specific math skills. Connections... |
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Copyright Handbook, The: What Every Writer Needs to Know
Stephen Fishman JD · NOLO; Twelfth Edition edition
Format: Book
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This must-have handbook for writers and artists provides every necessary form to protect written expression under U.S. and international copyright law. With step-by-step instructions, it illustrates how to register a written work with the copyright office determine what works can be protected... |
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Nolo's Patents for Beginners: Quick & Legal
David Pressman Attorney · NOLO
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback
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A brilliantly clear and up-to-date patent guide Patent law is changing, and this bestselling primer on patent law has up-to-date information on the America Invents Act, the most important change to American patent law in two centuries. Packed with detailed information, Nolo's Patents... |
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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
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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 canals and crawfish... |
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Bringing Columbia Home: The Untold Story of a Lost Space Shuttle and Her Crew
Michael Leinbach · Arcade Publishing
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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Mike Leinbach was the launch director of the space shuttle program when Columbia disintegrated on reentry before a nation's eyes on February 1, 2003. And it would be Mike Leinbach who would be a key leader in the search and recovery effort as NASA, FEMA, the FBI, the US Forest Service,... |
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Advanced Common Core Math Explorations: Numbers and Operations
Jerry Burkhart · Prufrock Press
Format: Book
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Students become mathematical adventurers in these challenging and engaging activities designed to deepen and extend their understanding of concepts from the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics. The investigations in this book stretch students mathematical imaginations to their limits... |
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