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Women Spacefarers: Sixty Different Paths to Space

Umberto Cavallaro · Springer
Pages: 403
Format: Paperback

This book tells the fascinating stories of the valiant women who broke down barriers to join the space program. Beginning with the orbital flight of USSR cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova in 1963, they became players in the greatest adventure of our time. The author contextualizes their accomplishments...
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Raspberry Pi Cookbook

Simon Monk · O'Reilly Media, Inc, USA
Pages: 393
Format: Paperback

The world of Raspberry Pi is evolving quickly, with many new interface boards and software libraries becoming available all the time. In this cookbook, prolific hacker and author Simon Monk provides more than 200 practical recipes for running this tiny low-cost computer with Linux, programming...
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Nolo's Patents for Beginners: Quick & Legal

David Pressman Attorney · NOLO
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback

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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Acquittal: An Insider Reveals the Stories and Strategies Behind Today's Most Infamous Verdi cts

Richard Gabriel · Berkley
Format: Hardcover

October 3, 1995. The shocking outcome of the O.J. Simpson trial leaves a nation divided. July 5, 2011. Casey Anthony walks free despite being convicted by millions on cable news and social media.There are times when something as supposedly simple as a just verdict rises to the level of cultural...
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Getting started with Intel Galileo

Matt Richardson · Maker Media
Format: Paperback

Getting Started with the Intel Galileo gets you up and running with this new, x86-powered board that was developed in collaboration between Arduino and Intel. You'll learn how to set it up, connect it to your computer, and begin programming. You'll learn how to build electronics...
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Hammer's Blueprint Reading Basics

CHARLES GILLIS · Industrial Press, Inc.
Pages: 450
Format: Paperback

Warren Hammer's Blueprint Reading Basics has been a bestselling classic for nearly 2 decades, but it is out of date in terms of illustrations, inclusion of calculations for a global audience, and standards. With this historic revision, new author Charles Gillis will be updating the entire...
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Foreclosure Survival Guide, The: Keep Your House or Walk Away With Money in Your Pocket

Stephen Elias · NOLO
Pages: 360
Format: Paperback

In foreclosure? Know your options If you're one of the millions of Americans in danger of losing your house, The Foreclosure Survival Guide provides the practical information you need, including: the ins and outs of foreclosure how to decide if you should try to keep your...
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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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Robot Builder: The Beginner's Guide to Building Robots

John Baichtal · Que Publishing; 1 edition
Format: Book

Absolutely no experience needed! Learn robot building from the ground up, hands-on, in full color!   Love robots? Start building them. It’s way easier than you ever imagined!   John Baichtal has helped thousands of people get started with robotics. He knows what beginners...
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20 Makey Makey Projects for the Evil Genius

AARON GRAVES · McGraw-Hill Education TAB
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

20 fun and inventive Makey Makey projects for Makers from beginner to expertThis hands-on guide is filled with DIY projects that show readers, step-by-step, how to start creating and making cool inventions with the Makey Makey invention kit. Each project features easy-to-follow, fully-illustrated...
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Public Domain, The: How to Find & Use Copyright-Free Writings, Music, Art & More

Stephen Fishman J.D. · NOLO
Pages: 464
Format: Paperback

Need content? Find public domain works free for the taking! Even though you've always been told otherwise, writers and artists can often copy other people's work and get away with it. Enter the world of the public domain, where everything is free for the taking, and the only secret...
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Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life

William Deresiewicz · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 245
Format: Hardcover

A groundbreaking manifesto for people searching for the kind of insight on leading, thinking, and living that elite schools should be - but aren't - providing.As a professor at Yale, Bill Deresiewicz saw something that troubled him deeply. His students, some of the nation's brightest...
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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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Seeds on Ice: Svalbard and the Global Seed Vault

Cary Fowler · Easton Studio Pr
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

The remarkable story of the Global Seed Vault - and the valiant effort to save the past and the future of agricultureCloser to the North Pole than to the Arctic Circle, on an island in a remote Norwegian archipelago, lies a vast global seed bank buried within a frozen mountain. At the end of a 130-meter...
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Praxis II Health Education

Mometrix Media Preparation Team. · Mometrix Media
Pages: 174
Format: Book

***Includes Practice Test Questions*** Get the test prep help you need to be successful on the Praxis II Health Education test. The Praxis II Health Education (5551) Exam is extremely challenging and thorough test preparation is essential for success. Praxis II Health Education (5551)...
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