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The Art of Welding: Featuring Ryan Friedlinghaus of West Coast Customs

William Galvery · Industrial Press
Format: Paperback

Overview Ryan Friedlinghaus, the celebrated guru of automotive customization and host ofWest Coast Customs on Fox Sports read About the Author for more, adds practical knowledge to William Galverys acclaimed welding insight and everyday tips and tricks developed over his long professional...
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What I Didn't Know: True Stories of Becoming a Teacher

Lee Gutkind · Underland Pr
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Teachers delve into the most difficult, rewarding, and transformative moments of their careers, as they discover that succeeding at teaching is a test not just of training or of subject matter, but of resolve, dedication, faith, and character. Whether in a New England prep school or a public...
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How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim

Joseph Matthews Attorney · NOLO
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback

After your injury: Settle your claim the right way When you've been hurt in an accident, dealing with insurance companies and lawyers can feel exhausting. But armed with the right information, you can handle a claim yourself -- and save many thousands of dollars in the process. How to Win Your...
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Lighting the World: Transforming our Energy Future by Bringing Electricity to Everyone

Jim Rogers · St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

1.2 billion people on Earth still don't have electricity. Even where cell phones are now common, like sub-Saharan Africa and parts of India, villagers still walk miles to charge them. But new large-scale, sustainable solutions will not only usher in a new era of light, but be an important...
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The world becomes what we teach : educating a generation of solutionaries

Zoe Weil · Lantern Books
Format:  Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats

112 pages ; 21 cm
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How to Make Patent Drawings: Save Thousands of Dollars and Do It With a Camera and Computer!

Jack Lo · NOLO; Seventh edition
Format: Paperback

Save on patent drafting by doing it yourself! If you're trying to patent your invention, you know need a drawing to complete your USPTO application. Professional patent drafters charge per sheet for their patent drawing services and it can cost you hundreds of dollars. But with How to Make...
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Creating Courses for Adults: Design for Learning

Ralf St. Clair · Jossey-Bass; 1 edition
Format: eBook

Become an effective adult educator by approaching teaching systematically As the author describes at the beginning of Creating Courses for Adults, "The big idea of this book is that education for adults has to be designed." Whether in basic skills training, English language classes,...
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Researching the Law: Finding What You Need When You Need It

Amy E Sloan · Wolters Kluwer
Pages: 147
Format: Paperback

Concise new title by the top author in legal research. Focuses on pre-and post-search analysis for effectively filtering vast amounts of material. Teaches students how to identify the most pertinent and authoritative information to solve a legal problem. Features: Concise, reasonably...
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Mars: Our Future on the Red Planet

Leonard David · National Geographic Soc
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

The next frontier in space exploration is Mars, the red planet and human habitation of Mars isn t much farther off. In October 2015, NASA declared Mars an achievable goal; that same season, Ridley Scott and Matt Damon s"The Martian"drew crowds into theaters, signaled by its nearly...
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Practical electronics : components and techniques

John M Hughes · O'Reilly Media
Format:  Print book : English : First editionView all editions and formats

How much do you need to know about electronics to create something interesting, or creatively modify something that already exists? If you'd like to build an electronic device, but don't have much experience with electronics components, this hands-on workbench reference helps you find...
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Raising Kids Who Read: What Parents and Teachers Can Do

Daniel T. Willingham · Jossey-Bass; 1 edition
Format: Book

How parents and educators can teach kids to love reading in the digital age Everyone agrees that reading is important, but kids today tend to lose interest in reading before adolescence. In Raising Kids Who Read, bestselling author and psychology professor Daniel T. Willingham explains...
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Exonerated: A History of the Innocence Movement

Robert J Norris · NYU Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

The fascinating story behind the innocence movement's quest for justice.Documentaries like Making a Murderer, the first season of Serial, and the cause célèbre that was the West Memphis Three captured the attention of millions and focused the national discussion on wrongful convictions....
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A Dangerous Master: How to Keep Technology from Slipping Beyond Our Control

Wendell Wallach · Basic Books (AZ)
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

We live in an age of awesome technological potential. From nanotechnology to synthetic organisms, new technologies stand to revolutionize whole domains of human experience. But with awesome potential comes awesome risk: drones can deliver a bomb as readily as they can a new smartphone;...
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The Punisher's Brain: The Evolution of Judge and Jury

Morris B. Hoffman · Cambridge University Press
Format: Book

Why do we punish, and why do we forgive? Are these learned behaviors, or is there something deeper going on? This book argues that there is indeed something deeper going on, and that our essential response to the killers, rapists, and other wrongdoers among us has been programmed into our brains...
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