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Spaceport Earth: The Reinvention of Spaceflight

Joe Pappalardo · The Overlook Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Is there a future in orbit? This timely book reveals the state of spaceflight at a crucial juncture in the industry's history.It's the 21st-century and everything about the space industry is changing. Rather than despair over the end of American manned missions and a moribund commercial...
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This Blessed Earth: A Year in the Life of an American Family Farm

Genoways, Ted · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 226
Format: Hardcover

Is there still a place for the farm in today's America?The family farm lies at the heart of our national identity, yet its future is in peril. Rick Hammond grew up on a small ranch, and for forty years he has raised cattle and crops on his wife's fifth-generation homestead in York...
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Separate: The Story of Plessy v. Ferguson, and America's Journey from Slavery to Segregation

Luxenberg, Steve · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 624
Format: Hardcover

A myth-shattering narrative of how a nation embraced "separation" and its pernicious consequences.Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court case synonymous with "separate but equal," created remarkably little stir when the justices announced their near-unanimous decision...
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2018/2019 ASVAB For Dummies with Online Practice

Papple Johnston, Angie · For Dummies
Pages: 560
Format: Paperback

Ace the ASVAB with this easy to use guide - including online practice! Looking to join the military and get the job of your dreams? Before your boots hit the ground, you'll have to perform on the ASVAB to qualify for military participation and for specialty placement. 2018/2019 ASVAB...
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