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The Titanium Economy: How Industrial Technology Can Create a Better, Faster, Stronger America

Asutosh Padhi - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover

The future of the American economy is hiding in an unlikely place: the manufacturing sector While Silicon Valley titans dominate headlines, many of the fastest-growing, most profitable companies in the United States are firms you've likely never heard of, such as HEICO, Trex, and Casella....
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The Big Fix: Seven Practical Steps to Save our Planet

Hal Harvey - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

An engaging, accessible citizen's guide to the seven urgent changes that will really make a difference for our climate - and how we can hold our governments accountable for putting these plans into action.Dozens of kids in Montgomery County, Maryland, agitated until their school board...
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Bring It On: The Complete Story of the Cheerleading Movie That Changed, Like, Everything (No, Seriously)

Kase Wickman - Chicago Review Press
Format: Hardcover

Featuring dozens of interviews with the cast and crew, fans of the franchise, film scholars, former and current cheerleaders, fellow filmmakers, and more. Gabrielle Union, Kirsten Dunst, and Eliza Dushku have all risen to fame since their performances in the original cheer classic, but boldface...
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Sunny Days: The Children's Television Revolution That Changed America

David Kamp - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

From bestselling writer David Kamp, the engrossing, behind-the-scenes story of the cultural heroes who created the beloved children's TV programs Sesame Street, The Electric Company, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Free to Be...You and Me, and Schoolhouse Rock! - which collectively...
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Cmo evitar un desastre climtico: Las soluciones que ya tenemos y los avances que aun necesitamos

Bill Gates
Format: (Spanish) Paperback

Bill Gates ha pasado una dcada investigando las causas y efectos del cambio climtico. Con la ayuda de expertos en los campos de la fsica, la qumica, la biologa, la ingeniera, las ciencias polticas y las finanzas, se ha centrado en investigar exactamente qu se debe hacer para detener la deriva...
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The Alpha Female Wolf: The Fierce Legacy of Yellowstone's 06 (The Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone)

Rick McIntyre - Greystone Books
Format: Hardcover

Book Four in the Award-Winning Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone SeriesFollowing five generations of female wolves - including the famous 06 - this gripping family saga set in Yellowstone National Park reveals the pivotal role that female wolves play in pack life."Rick's writing is so vivid,...
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Who Can You Trust?: How Technology Brought Us Together and Why It Might Drive Us Apart

Rachel Botsman - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover

If you can't trust those in charge, who can you trust?From government to business, banks to media, trust in institutions is at an all-time low. But this isn't the age of distrust--far from it. In this revolutionary book, world-renowned trust expert Rachel Botsman reveals that we are at the tipping...
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Track

Jim Pike - The History Press
Format: Book

The permanent way is a principal feature of all railways, but is little explored. Jim Pike's illustrated history fills this gap in railway literature. He investigates the origins and evolution of track from the earliest wooden rails to the welded steel used today. He looks at engineering...
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Create a Culture of Kindness in Elementary School: 126 Lessons to Help Kids Manage Anger, End Bullying, and Build Empathy

Naomi Drew M.A. - Free Spirit Publishing
Format: Paperback

Kids learn better and feel better about themselves in an atmosphere of safety and respect. This book shows you how to help students in grades three through six: Foster kindness, compassion, and empathyManage angerPrevent conflictRespond to conflictAddress name-calling and teasingDeal with...
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Illusion of Justice: Inside Making a Murderer and America's Broken System

Jerome F Buting - Harper
Format: Hardcover

Interweaving his account of the Steven Avery trial at the heart of Making a Murderer with other high profile cases from his criminal defense career, attorney Jerome F. Buting explains the flaws in America's criminal justice system and lays out a provocative, persuasive blue-print for reform.Over...
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