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Abstracts of Administrations of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 1822-1850

Mary Brewer · Heritage Books
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Estuarine comparisons : proceedings of the biennial conference; Gleneden Beach - Ore., November 1-6, 1981

VS Kennedy · Academic Pr
Pages: 709
Format: Hardcover

XVIII, 709 p : fig.; tab.; maps.
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Our American Story: The Search for a Shared National Narrative

Joshua A. Claybourn · Potomac Books
Pages: 228
Format: Hardcover

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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