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Boom!: The Chemistry and History of Explosives
Simon Field · Chicago Review Press
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
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Black powder, the world's first chemical explosive, was originally developed during the Tang dynasty in China.It was a crude mixture at first, but over time chemists discovered the optimum proportion of sulfur, charcoal, and nitrates, as well as the best way to mix them for a complete and powerful... |
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The End of College: Creating the Future of Learning and the University of Everywhere
Kevin Carey · Riverhead Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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From a renowned education writer comes a paradigm-shifting examination of the rapidly changing world of college that every parent, student, educator, and investor needs to understand.Over the span of just nine months in 2011 and 2012, the world's most famous universities and high-powered... |
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Significant Changes to the International Building Code, 2015 Edition
International Code Council · Cengage Learning
Pages: 352
Format: Print book
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Gain full access to the most critical updates in the International Building Code, including the real-world application of those changes and how they originated -- all in a single, easy-to-use resource. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE 2015 Edition provides a comprehensive... |
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A Courageous Fool: Marie Deans and Her Struggle against the Death Penalty
Todd C Peppers · Vanderbilt University Press
Pages: 286
Format: Hardcover
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There have been many heroes and victims in the battle to abolish the death penalty, and Marie Deans fits into both of those categories. A South Carolina native who yearned to be a fiction writer, Marie was thrust by a combination of circumstances -- including the murder of her beloved mother-in-law... |
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You Can Do This: Hope and Help for New Teachers
Robyn R. Jackson · Jossey-Bass; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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HOPE IS ON THE WAY! “I firmly believe that what will make you a master teacher is not the advice I give you; what will make you a master teacher is that you figure out how to solve those challenges on your own, in your own way.” —From the Preface As a new teacher you face... |
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Managing the Graduate School Experience: From Acceptance to Graduation and Beyond
Mark H. Rossman · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Knowledge is power. Simply stated, Managing the Graduate School Experience From Acceptance to Graduation and Beyond provides graduate students with power as it helps them to understand and complete a graduate degree, regardless of how the degree is offered—online or on-campus. It also... |
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The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos
Christian Davenport · PublicAffairs
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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The historic quest to rekindle the human exploration and colonization of space led by two rivals and their vast fortunes, egos, and visions of space as the next entrepreneurial frontier The Space Barons is the story of a group of billionaire entrepreneurs who are pouring their fortunes... |
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The Crime Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
Dorling Kindersley, Inc. · DK
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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An essential guide to criminology, exploring the most infamous cases of all time, from serial killers to mob hits to war crimes and more.From Jack the Ripper to Jeffrey Dahmer, The Crime Book is a complete study of international true crime history that unpacks the shocking stories through... |
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The Complete Book of Locks and Locksmithing, Seventh Edition
Bill Phillips · McGraw-Hill Education
Pages: 672
Format: Print book
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The most current and comprehensive resource available on locksmithing - fully updated to reflect the latest technologiesThe Complete Book of Locks and Locksmithing, Seventh Edition, offers complete, up-to-date information on locks and keys -- from old-fashioned designs to modern electromagnetic... |
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Hammer's Blueprint Reading Basics
CHARLES GILLIS · Industrial Press, Inc.
Pages: 450
Format: Paperback
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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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