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Eames

Gloria Koenig - Taschen
Format: Print book

Visual impact: Nothing says modernist perfection like an Eames design
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Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words

Randall Munroe - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book

Have you ever tried to learn more about some incredible thing, only to be frustrated by incomprehensible jargon? Randall Munroe is here to help. In Thing Explainer, he uses line drawings and only the thousand (or, rather, "ten hundred") most common words to provide...
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Programming Arduino: Getting Started With Sketches

Monk Simon - Tab Books; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Clear, easy-to-follow examples show you how to program Arduino with ease! "Programming Arduino: Getting Started with Sketches" helps you understand the software side of Arduino and explains how to write well-crafted Sketches (the name given to Arduino programs) using the C language...
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U.S. Immigration Made Easy

Ilona Bray J.D. - NOLO
Format: Print book

Many people have misconceptions about the complex tangle that is U.S. immigration law. Even a prospective immigrant with simple questions about who is eligible to come to the U.S. on a permanent or temporary basis will find the rules hard to interpret, and even harder to act upon. U.S....
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MCAT Biochemistry Review: Online Book

Alexander Stone Macnow - Kaplan Publishing
Format: Print book

More people get into medical school with a Kaplan MCAT course than all major courses combined. Now the same results are available with MCAT Biochemistry Review. This book features thorough subject review, more questions than any competitor, and the highest-yield questions available. The commentary...
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Nolo's Encyclopedia of Everyday Law: Answers to Your Most Frequently Asked Legal Questions

Shae Irving - Nolo
Format: Print book

Everything you wanted to know about the law, but couldn't afford to ask. How do I get a collection agency to stop harassing me? What are the pros and cons of the different types of adoption? Do I need a copyright for my YouTube videos? What are my rights when it comes to a noisy neighbor?...
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The Complete Book of Locks and Locksmithing, Seventh Edition

Bill Phillips - McGraw-Hill Education
Format: Print book

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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The Crime Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

Dorling Kindersley, Inc. - DK
Format: Hardcover

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...
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Electronics from the Ground Up: Learn by Hacking, Designing, and Inventing

Ronald Quan - Mcgraw-Hill
Format: Paperback

Discover the inner-workings of electronics through innovative hands-on experimentsAre you fascinated by the power of even the smallest electronic device? Electronics from the Ground Up guides you through step-by-step experiments that reveal how electronic circuits function so you can advance...
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Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World

Mark Miodownik - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times Bestseller An eye-opening adventure deep inside the everyday materials that surround us, packed with surprising stories and fascinating science Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does a paper clip bend? Why does any material look and behave the way it does?...
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A Rift in the Earth: Art, Memory, and the Fight for a Vietnam War Memorial

James Reston, Jr. - Arcade Publishing
Format: Hardcover

A Distinguished and Bestselling Historian and Army Veteran Revisits the Culture War that Raged around the Selection of Maya Lin's Design for the Vietnam Memorial A Rift in the Earth tells the remarkable story of the ferocious "art war" that raged between 1979 and 1984...
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Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 2: Diodes, Transistors, Chips, Light, Heat, and Sound Emitters

Charles Platt - Make
Format: Paperback

Want to know how to use an electronic component? This second book of a three-volume set includes key information on electronics parts for your projects--complete with photographs, schematics, and diagrams. You'll learn what each one does, how it works, why it's useful, and what...
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Humans 3.0: The Upgrading of the Species

Peter Nowak - Lyons Press
Format: Print book

Our species is entering a new era. Millions of years ago, we created tools to change our environment. Caves became huts, fires became ovens, and clubs became swords. Collectively these tools became technology, and the pace of innovation accelerated. Now we're applying the latest advancements...
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101 Law Forms for Personal Use

Nolo Editors - NOLO
Format: Paperback

Reliable legal forms for common personal and family transactions At one time or another, we all need to get an agreement in writing. But where to start? 101 Law Forms for Personal Use makes it easy to create legal agreements and organize essential information. The plain-English instructions...
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McGraw-Hill Education Firefighter Exam, 2nd Edition

Ronald Spadafora - McGraw-Hill; 2 edition
Format: Print book

Your up-to-the-minute guide for acing the firefighter exam McGraw-Hill Education: Firefighter Exams offers 7 full-length sample exams (two more exams than previous edition), plus valuable instruction and practice in all the most common question types--all designed to reflect today's...
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Technician Class 2014-18 FCC Element 2 Radio License Preparation

Gordon West - The W5YI Group; 8 edition
Format: Print book

FCC radio license exam preparation book for the 2014-2018 Element 2 Technician Class question pool. Contains all 426 Q&A reorganized into logical topic groups. Education, fun answer explanations have key words highlighted to help you learn and remember important aspects of ham radio. Fully...
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How to Make Patent Drawings: Save Thousands of Dollars and Do It With a Camera and Computer!

Jack Lo - NOLO; Seventh edition
Format: Paperback

Save on patent drafting by doing it yourself! If you're trying to patent your invention, you know need a drawing to complete your USPTO application. Professional patent drafters charge per sheet for their patent drawing services and it can cost you hundreds of dollars. But with How to Make...
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Nolo's Patents for Beginners: Quick & Legal

David Pressman Attorney - NOLO
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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Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon

JEFFREY KLUGER - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

The untold story of the historic voyage to the moon that closed out one of our darkest years with a nearly unimaginable triumphIn August 1968, NASA made a bold decision: in just sixteen weeks, the United States would launch humankind's first flight to the moon. Only the year before, three...
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Blacks law dictionary

Bryan A Garner - Thomson Reuters West
Format: Print book

Black s Law Dictionary, Pocket Edition is the top-selling paperback law dictionary for good reason. With more than 19,000 definitions from the industry-standard Black s Law Dictionary 10th, it is an essential reference tool for legal terms in a compact format. The terms that matter most,...
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The Great Quake: How the Biggest Earthquake in North America Changed Our Understanding of the Planet

Henry Fountain - Crown
Format: Hardcover

In the bestselling tradition of Erik Larson's Isaac's Storm, The Great Quake is a riveting narrative about the biggest earthquake in North American recorded history -- the 1964 Alaska earthquake that demolished the city of Valdez and swept away the island village of Chenega...
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Criminal Justice: A Very Short Introduction

Julian V Roberts - Oxford University Press, 2015.
Format: Print book

The criminal justice system is wide ranging; from the crimes themselves and policing to the sentencing of offenders and prisons. In this Very Short Introduction Julian V. Roberts draws upon the latest research and current practices from a number of different countries around the world....
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Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

Margot Lee Shetterly - William Morrow & Company
Format: Paperback

The #1 New York Times bestsellerThe phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America's greatest achievements in space. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kirsten Dunst,...
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Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1: Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors, Switches, Encoders, Relays, Transistors

Charles Platt - Maker Media, Inc; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Want to know how to use an electronic component? This first book of a three-volume set includes key information on electronics parts for your projects—complete with photographs, schematics, and diagrams. You’ll learn what each one does, how it works, why it’s useful, and what...
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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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How We'll Live on Mars

Stephen Petranek - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

Award-winning journalist Stephen Petranek says humans will live on Mars by 2027. Now he makes the case that living on Mars is not just plausible, but inevitable.It sounds like science fiction, but Stephen Petranek considers it fact: Within twenty years, humans will live on Mars. We'll...
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Nolo's Encyclopedia of Everyday Law: Answers to Your Most Frequently Asked Legal Questions

Shae Irving - Ingram Pub Services
Format: Paperback

Everything you wanted to know about the law, but couldn't afford to ask. How do I get a collection agency to stop harassing me? If I work 50 hours a week, shouldn't I be getting overtime? My new car is a lemon -- what can I do? Like it or not, the law affects practically every...
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20 Makey Makey Projects for the Evil Genius

AARON GRAVES - McGraw-Hill Education TAB
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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The Old Farmer's Almanac 2016

Old FarmerÂ?s Almanac - Yankee Publishing Incorporated
Format: Print book

As surely as the Sun rises in the east and maple leaves turn color in autumn, The Old Farmer's Almanac is back - and it's better than ever! Recognized for generations by its familiar yellow cover, America's best-loved annual and oldest continuously published periodical (now in its 224th...
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Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics, 6th Edition

Stan Gibilisco - Mcgraw-Hill Education
Format: Print book

Learn electricity and electronics fundamentals and applications -- all without taking a formal course This fully updated guide offers practical, easy-to-follow instruction on electricity and electronics. Written by a pair of experienced instructors, Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics,...
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