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The Realization of Star Trek Technologies: The Science, Not Fiction, Behind Brain Implants, Plasma Shields, Quantum Computing, and More

Mark E Lasbury · Springer
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

As Star Trek celebrates its 50th anniversary, the futuristic tools of Kirk, Spock, Scott, and McCoy continue to come to life. This book merges Star Trek scientific lore -- how the science of the time informed the implementation of technology in the series -- and the science as it is playing...
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Common Core Standards For Parents For Dummies

Jared Myracle · For Dummies; 1 edition
Format: Print book

A parents guide to understanding the Common Core educational standards Designed to ensure a similar level of job and college preparedness for students from all backgrounds and regions the Common Core standards have been adopted in states from coast to coast These new common standards are designed...
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William Strickland and the Creation of an American Architecture

Robert Douglass Russell · Univ Tennessee Press
Pages: 344
Format: Hardcover

William Strickland (1788aEURO"1854) was, in his day, among the most notable architects in the United States. An erstwhile student of Benjamin Henry Latrobe and a contemporary of Robert Mills, Strickland first entered the world of architecture at a young age in Philadelphia. But given...
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Where Everybody Looks Like Me: At the Crossroads of America's Black Colleges and Culture

Ron Stodghill · Amistad
Format: Hardcover

A richly reported account of the forces threatening America's historic black colleges and universities - and how diverse leaders nationwide are struggling to keep these institutions and black culture alive for future generations.American education is under siege, and few parts of the system...
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The Long Space Age: The Economic Origins of Space Exploration from Colonial America to the Cold War

Alexander C Macdonald · Yale University Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

An economic historian argues that privately funded space exploration is not a new development, but a trend beginning with the astronomical observatories of the nineteenth century Over the last half-century there has been a rapid expansion in commerce off the surface of our planet. Nations...
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202 Outstanding House Ideas

Bridget Vranckx · Firefly Books
Pages: 599
Format: Print book

202 Outstanding House Ideas is packed with 600 pages of ideas for the dream house. For practicing professionals and homeowners this is a reference to successful designs chock full of ideas, analyses and successful applications from around the world. More than 750 outstanding interior...
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Schaum’s Outline of Strength of Materials, 6th Edition (Schaum's Outlines)

William Nash · McGraw-Hill; 6 edition
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback

Tough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time? Fortunately, there's Schaum's. This all-in-one-package includes more than 600 fully solved problems, examples, and practice exercises to sharpen your problem-solving skills. Plus, you will have access to 22 detailed videos featuring...
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Dirty Genes: A Breakthrough Program to Treat the Root Cause of Illness and Optimize Your Health

Ben Lynch · HarperOne
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

A leading expert in epigenetics - how genes switch on and off - provides a revolutionary, holistic, and personalized approach to better health by improving how your genes behave to prevent and reverse common ailments, chronic illnesses, and life-threatening diseases, including cardiovascular...
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Owned: Property, Privacy, and the New Digital Serfdom

Joshua A T Fairfield · Cambridge University Press
Pages: 250
Format: Paperback

In this compelling examination of the intersection of smart technology and the law, Joshua A. T. Fairfield explains the crisis of digital ownership - how and why we no longer control our smartphones or software-enable devices, which are effectively owned by software and content companies....
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The Inventors Manual

Sean Michael Ragan · Weldon Owen
Pages: 248
Format: Print book

Contrary to popular wisdom, you don t have to be an ace electrician, a coding prodigy, or a mechanical master to come up with a game-changing invention You just need curiosity, a strong desire to fix a problem that you see in the world, and the determination to see your ideas become reality...
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The Space Shuttle Program: Technologies and Accomplishments

Davide Sivolella · Springer
Pages: 360
Format: Paperback

This book tells the story of the Space Shuttle in its many different roles as orbital launch platform, orbital workshop, and science and technology laboratory. It focuses on the technology designed and developed to support the missions of the Space Shuttle program. Each mission is examined,...
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Intellectual Property: A Very Short Introduction

Siva Vaidhyanathan · Oxford University Press
Pages: 136
Format: Print book

We all create intellectual property. We all use intellectual property. Intellectual property is the most pervasive yet least understood way we regulate expression. Despite its importance to so many aspects of the global economy and daily life, intellectual property policy remains a confusing...
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Research-Based Practices for Teaching Common Core Literacy

P. David Pearson · Teachers College Press
Format: Print book

This one-of-a-kind resource will be invaluable to every teacher educator, every curriculum director, and every literacy coach, whether or not they must meet Common Core Standards. Bringing together perspectives from literacy luminaries, each addressing their specialty, this book offers...
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Creating Career Success: A Flexible Plan for the World of Work

Francine Fabricant · Wadsworth Pub Co
Pages: 297
Format: Print book

Today's workplace is a dynamic, ever-changing environment. Job security is a thing of the past, layoffs are common, and people change jobs and careers frequently. Students need to be prepared to adapt to the unexpected twists and turns they may face. CREATING CAREER SUCCESS helps students...
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