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New Titles - Science
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Abstracts of Administrations of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 1822-1850
Mary Brewer · Heritage Books Pages: 160 Format: Paperback
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Montgomery County was formed in 1784 from part of Philadelphia County, Pennsylania. This volume contains abstracts of the administration accounts (probate records) of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Administration accounts can fill in details when someone died without a will. An index... |
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Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919
Puleo, Stephen · Beacon Press Format: Paperback
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A new 100th anniversary edition of the only adult book on one of the odder disasters in US history--and the greed, disregard for poor immigrants, and lack of safety standards that led to it.Around noon on January 15, 1919, a group of firefighters were playing cards in Boston's North... |
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Five Pillars of the Mind: Redesigning Education to Suit the Brain
Tokuhama-Espinosa, Tracey · W. W. Norton & Company Pages: 224 Format: Paperback
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From the author of Neuromyths, a revolutionary look at teaching and learning via the logical pathways of the brain. A review of the research on brain networks reveals, surprisingly, that there are just five basic pillars through which all learning takes place: Symbols, Patterns, Order,... |
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Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
McCulloch, Gretchen · Riverhead Books Pages: 336 Format: Hardcover
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A linguistically informed look at how our digital world is transforming the English language.Language is humanity's most spectacular open-source project, and the internet is making our language change faster and in more interesting ways than ever before. Internet conversations are structured... |
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In Oceans Deep: Courage, Innovation, and Adventure Beneath the Waves
Streever, Bill · Little, Brown and Company Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover
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A thrilling exploration of the science and history of the deep sea.Full of mystery and danger, the deep sea has long been a symbol of the great unknown. In this dramatic and thrilling account, acclaimed biologist and deep sea diver Bill Streever shows us the incredible adventures happening... |
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State of the Heart: Exploring the History, Science, and Future of Cardiac Disease
Haider Warraich · St. Martin's Press Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover
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In State of the Heart, Dr. Haider Warraich takes readers inside the ER, inside patients' rooms, and inside the history and science of cardiac disease.State of the Heart traces the entire arc of the heart, from the very first time it was depicted on stone tablets, to a future in which... |
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Interplanetary Robots: True Stories of Space Exploration
Rod Pyle · Prometheus Books Pages: 320 Format: Paperback
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A NASA insider tells the exciting story of robotic space missions to explore the solar system.Exploring the planets has been a goal of America's space program since the dawn of the space race. This insider's perspective examines incredible missions of robotic spacecraft to every... |
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Robot, Take the Wheel: The Road to Autonomous Cars and the Lost Art of Driving
Jason Torchinsky · Apollo Publishers Pages: 248 Format: Hardcover
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From the star of the YouTube sensation Jason Drives, the senior editor of the acclaimed website Jalopnik, and a producer of Jay Leno's Garage comes the wittiest and most insightful guide yet to self-driving cars and the road ahead. Self-driving cars sound fantastical and futuristic... |
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Our American Story: The Search for a Shared National Narrative
Joshua A. Claybourn · Potomac Books Pages: 228 Format: Hardcover
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Over the past few decades, the complicated divides of geography, class, religion, and race created deep fractures in the United States, each side fighting to advance its own mythology and political interests. We lack a central story, a common ground we can celebrate and enrich with deeper... |
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