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You Belong to the Universe: Buckminster Fuller and the Future
Jonathon Keats · Oxford University Press, USA
Pages: 216
Format: Hardcover |
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A compelling call to apply Buckminster Fuller's creative problem-solving to present-day problemsA self-professed "comprehensive anticipatory design scientist," the inventor Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) was undoubtedly a visionary. Fuller's creations often bordered... |
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21st Century Robot: The Dr. Simon Egerton Stories
Brian David Johnson · Maker Media, Inc; 1 edition
Format: Book |
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When companies develop a new technology, do they ask how it might affect the people who will actually use it? That, more or less, sums up Brian David Johnsons duties as Intels futurist-in-residence. In this fascinating book, Johnson provides a collection of science fiction prototyping stories... |
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The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into in College
Harlan Cohen · Sourcebooks; 5 edition
Format: Book |
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Looking for the perfect high school graduation gift for your college-bound grad? Now in it's 5th edition, the New York Times bestselling Naked Roommate is the #1 go-to guide on dorm and college life! Harlan Cohen's tips and advice on student life -from sharing a bathroom with... |
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A Student's Guide to Law School: What Counts, What Helps, and What Matters
Andrew B. Ayers · University Of Chicago Press
Format: Paperback |
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Law school can be a joyous, soul-transforming challenge that leads to a rewarding career. It can also be an exhausting, self-limiting trap. It all depends on making smart decisions. When every advantage counts, A Student’s Guide to Law School is like having a personal mentor available... |
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Slow Reading in a Hurried Age
David Mikics · Belknap Press
Format: Hardcover |
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Wrapped in the glow of the computer or phone screen, we cruise websites we skim and skip. We glance for a brief moment at whatever catches our eye and then move on. Slow Reading in a Hurried Age reminds us of another mode of reading--the kind that requires our full attention and that has as its goal... |
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Beyond Earth: Our Path to a New Home in the Planets
Charles P Wohlforth · Pantheon Books
Pages: 320
Format: Print book |
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From a leading planetary scientist and an award-winning science writer: a propulsive account of the developments and initiatives that have transformed the dream of space colonization into something that may well be achievable.We are at the cusp of a golden age in space science, as increasingly... |
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Elemental living : contemporary houses in nature
Phaidon Editors · Phaidon Press Limited
Pages: 279
Format: Print book |
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60 stunning works of contemporary architecture, all of which have a special relationship with the natural landscapeElemental Living presents 60 works of architecture from across the 20th and 21st centuries that have a special relationship with the natural world. The book includes a visually... |
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Checklist for Change: Making American Higher Education a Sustainable Enterprise
Robert Zemsky · Rutgers University Press
Format: Hardcover |
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Almost every day American higher education is making news with a list of problems that includes the incoherent nature of the curriculum, the resistance of the faculty to change, and the influential role of the federal government both through major investments in student aid and intrusive... |
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Welding
Don Geary · McGraw-Hill Professional; 2 edition
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback |
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LEARN THE ART OF WELDING FROM THE GROUND UP Filled with step-by-step instructions and detailed illustrations, Welding, Second Edition provides an easy-to-follow introduction to oxyacetylene welding and cutting, soldering, and basic metal properties. You'll learn how to set up your workshop,... |
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