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Vacation Guide to the Solar System: Science for the Savvy Space Traveler!
OLIVIA KOSKI - Penguin Books
Format: Hardcover
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Packed with real science and fueled by imagination, a beautifully illustrated travel guide to traveling in our solar system Imagine taking a hike along the windswept red plains of Mars to dig for signs of life, or touring one of Jupiter's sixty-four moons where you can photograph its swirling... |
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Web Marketing for the Music Business
Tom Hutchison - Routledge
Format: Paperback
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Learn to create a powerful online presence that captures your audience by exposing them to the sights and sounds of your band or music project and allowing them to easily become paying fans. Web Marketing for the Music Business second edition includes updated basics and advice on website... |
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Clyde Baker's Modern Gunsmithing : A Revision of the Classic
Clyde Baker - Stackpole Books; Revised edition
Format: Hardcover
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From DJ flap - Book is a noted classic among professional as well as amateur gunsmiths. Baker wrote with practicality in mind and a deep sense of purpose. He felt very strongly that most repairs could be done better and at less expense by the gun owner himself - at home. Therefore, the tools... |
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Open Concept Houses
FRANCESC ZAMORA - Harper Design
Format: Hardcover
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From the author of the successful 150 Best series comes the debut entry in the forward-thinking Open Concept Houses series, filled with nearly 500 pages of color photos - sure to become the ultimate resource for this fast-growing trend in home design and renovation.One of the hottest lifestyle... |
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Mars: Our Future on the Red Planet
Leonard David - National Geographic Soc
Format: Print book
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The next frontier in space exploration is Mars, the red planet and human habitation of Mars isn t much farther off. In October 2015, NASA declared Mars an achievable goal; that same season, Ridley Scott and Matt Damon s"The Martian"drew crowds into theaters, signaled by its nearly... |
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A Space Traveler's Guide to the Solar System
Mark Thompson - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover
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An eye-opening and provocative tour of our solar system, from one of Britain's celebrated astronomists. Have you ever dreamed of being an astronaut, traveling through the universe on your very own space mission? What would it be like to tour the solar system, visiting the sun and the planets,... |
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The Longevity Diet: Discover the New Science Behind Stem Cell Activation and Regeneration to Slow Aging, Fight Disease, and Optimize Weight
Valter Longo - Avery
Format: Hardcover
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The internationally renowned, clinically tested, revolutionary diet program to lose weight, fight disease, and live a longer, healthier life. Can what you eat determine how long, and how well, you live? The clinically proven answer is yes, and The Longevity Diet is easier to follow than... |
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What Your Third Grader Needs to Know
E.D. Hirsch Jr. - Bantam
Format: Print book
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Give your child a smart start with the revised and updated What Your Third Grader Needs to Know What should your child learn in the third grade? How can you help him or her at home? This book answers these important questions and more, offering the specific shared knowledge that thousands... |
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The Cannabis Revolution
Stephen Holt - iUniverse
Format: Print book
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There is growing public support for the use of cannabis for medical and recreational purposes, but what does science say about the matter? What we know is that cannabis contains more than four hundred potentially bioactive components, and while we're unraveling its secrets, the potential... |
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Habits: The Mothers Secret to Success (Charlotte Mason Topics)
Charlotte Mason - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Format: Paperback
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A selection of Charlotte Masons writings on the topic of Habit Formation in children. Her teachings on the topic of education required six large volumes to cover. This book makes it simple for homeschooling parents to find exactly what they need to learn about Charlotte Masons thoughts... |
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Why Write?: A Master Class on the Art of Writing and Why it Matters
Mark Edmundson - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Print book
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Why write? Why write when it sometimes feels that so few people really read--read as if their lives might be changed by what they're reading? Why write, when the world wants to be informed, not enlightened; to be entertained, not inspired? Writing is backbreaking, mindbreaking, lonely... |
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Fundamentals of Investing in Oil and Gas
Chris Termeer - chris termeer
Format: Hardcover
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Chris Termeer is said to be one of the few people that can clearly explain the vast complexities of the oil and natural gas industry in non-technical language for an average person. His book, Fundamentals of Investing in Oil and Gas, uses 250 detailed pictures, graphs, and necessary visual... |
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Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion-Dollar Trash Trade
Adam Minter - Bloomsbury Press
Format: Hardcover
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When you drop your Diet Coke can or yesterday’s newspaper in the recycling bin, where does it go? Probably halfway around the world, to people and places that clean up what you don’t want and turn it into something you can’t wait to buy. In Junkyard Planet, Adam Minter—veteran... |
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The Butler's Child: An Autobiography
Lewis Steel - Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover
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The Butler's Child is the personal story of a Warner Brothers family grandson who spent more than fifty years as a fighting, no holds barred civil rights lawyer. Lewis M. Steel explores why he, a privileged white man, devoted his life to seeking racial progress in often uncomprehending... |
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Montessori Learning in the 21st Century: A Guide for Parents and Teachers
M Shannon Helfrich - NewSage Press
Format: Paperback
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This book fills a growing demand for contemporary books on Montessori education and how it applies to childhood learning and education in the 21st Century. Dr. Maria Montessori developed her theories and methods for educating young people more than a hundred years ago. Today, much of Dr. Montessori's... |
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Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think
Peter H. Diamandis - Free Press
Format: Hardcover
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Providing abundance is humanity’s grandest challenge—this is a book about how we rise to meet it. We will soon be able to meet and exceed the basic needs of every man, woman and child on the planet. Abundance for all is within our grasp. This bold, contrarian view,... |
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National Geographic Science of Everything: How Things Work in Our World
National Geographic - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover
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National Geographic answers all the questions about technology, biology, chemistry, physics, math, engineering, computers, and mechanics--in an indispensable book that reveals the science behind virtually everything. How does the voice of a distant radio announcer make it through your alarm... |
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Waves
Fredric Raichlen - The MIT Press
Format: Paperback
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A guide to ocean waves traces their evolution from wind-wave generation to coastal effects. Sitting on the beach on a sunny summer day, we enjoy the steady advance and retreat of the waves. In the water, enthusiastic waders jump and shriek with pleasure when a wave hits them. But where... |
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Howard Stern Comes Again
Howard Stern - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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Rock stars and rap gods. Comedy legends and A-list actors. Supermodels and centerfolds. Moguls and mobsters. A president. Over his unrivaled four-decade career in radio, Howard Stern has interviewed thousands of personalities - discussing sex, relationships, money, fame, spirituality,... |
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Spacewalker: My Journey in Space and Faith as NASA's Record-Setting Frequent Flyer
Jerry L. Ross - Purdue University Press
Format: Paperback
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From the age of ten looking up at the stars Jerry Ross knew that he wanted to journey into space This autobiography tells the story of how he came not only to achieve that goal but to become the most-launched astronaut in history as well as a NASA veteran whose career spanned the entire... |
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Make: Electronics
Charles Platt - Make; 1st edition
Format: Paperback
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"This is teaching at its best!"--Hans Camenzind, inventor of the 555 timer (the world's most successful integrated circuit), and author of Much Ado About Almost Nothing: Man's Encounter with the Electron (Booklocker.com)"A fabulous book: well written, well paced,... |
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Ham Radio For Dummies
H. Ward Silver - For Dummies; 2 edition
Format: Print book
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An ideal first step for learning about ham radio Beyond operating wirelessly, today's ham radio operators can transmit data and pictures; use the Internet, laser, and microwave transmitters; and travel to places high and low to make contact. This hands-on beginner guide reflects the operational... |
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Coal Camps of Sweetwater County
Karen Spence McLean - Arcadia Publishing
Format: Paperback
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In the early to mid-1900s, the coal camps of Reliance, Dines, Winton, and Stansbury emerged from the hillsides and desert in southwestern Wyoming due to the increased need for coal. The miners and their families who came to these coal camps were a true melting pot, bringing with them different... |
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Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation
Blake J. Harris - It Books
Format: Hardcover
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Following the success of The Accidental Billionaires and Moneyball comes Console Warsa mesmerizing, behind-the-scenes business thriller that chronicles how Sega, a small, scrappy gaming company led by an unlikely visionary and a team of rebels, took on the juggernaut Nintendo and revolutionized... |
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Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World
Steven Johnson - Riverhead Books
Format: Print book
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From the New York Times-bestselling author of How We Got to Now and Where Good Ideas Come From, a look at the world-changing innovations we made while keeping ourselves entertained. This lushly illustrated history of popular entertainment takes a long-zoom approach,... |
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Building a Better Teacher: How Teaching Works
Elizabeth Green - W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Print book
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A New York Times Book Review Notable Book A must-read book for every American teacher and taxpayer. Amanda Ripley, author of The Smartest Kids in the WorldLaunched with a hugely popular New York Times Magazine cover story, Building a Better Teacher sparked a national conversation about... |
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Raising and Keeping Dairy Goats: A Practical Guide
KATIE NORMET - Firefly Books
Format: Paperback
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The ideal reliable guide to goat-keeping for the new commercial enterprise or the small hobby farm. A city kid, Katie Normet discovered a fascination for large animals early in her life, one that led her to study animal sciences at one of Canada's most distinguished agricultural colleges.... |
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What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know
E D Jr Hirsch - Bantam
Format: Print book
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Grade by grade, these groundbreaking and successful books provide a solid foundation in the fundamentals of a good education for first to sixth graders. B & W photographs, linecuts, and maps throughout; two-color printing. "From the Trade Paperback edition." |
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The Inheritor's Powder: A Tale of Arsenic, Murder, and the New Forensic Science
Sandra Hempel - W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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An infamous murder investigation that changed forever the way poisoners were brought to justice. In the first half of the nineteenth century, an epidemic swept Europe arsenic poisoning. Available at any corner shop for a few pence, arsenic was so frequently used by potential beneficiaries... |
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Help Your Kids with Study Skills
Carol Vorderman - DK Publishing
Format: Print book
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Help Your Kids with Study Skills is a unique step-by-step visual guide with invaluable advice on how to support your child's classwork, homework, and revision, with effective study methods that suit a range of learning styles for the third grade level and beyond.From exploring your... |
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The Great American Jet Pack: The Quest for the Ultimate Individual Lift Device
Steve Lehto - Chicago Review Press
Format: Hardcover
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For a few decades, jet packs seemed to be everywhere: on Gilligan's Island, Lost in Space, Thunderball, and even the opening ceremony of the 1984 Olympics. Inventors promised we'd all be flying with them now, enabling us to zoom around effortlessly in the sky and getting... |
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The Revenge of Analog: Real Things and Why They Matter
David Sax - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover
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One of Michiko Kakutani's (New York Times) top ten books of 2016A funny thing happened on the way to the digital utopia. We've begun to fall back in love with the very analog goods and ideas the tech gurus insisted that we no longer needed. Businesses that once looked outdated,... |
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The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos
Christian Davenport - PublicAffairs
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 Big Book of Homeschooling
Debi Pearl - No Greater Joy Ministries
Format: Paperback
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Homeschooling began with energetic creativity and descended into boring, over organized drudgery. The Big Book of Homeschooling by Debi Pearl takes you back to the successful foundations of the home schooling pioneers. The Big Book of Homeschooling is the most entertaining, imaginative... |
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Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Science
Richard Saferstein - Pearson
Format: Paperback
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For introductory courses in Forensic Science and Crime Scene Investigation A clear introduction to the technology of the modern crime laboratory for non-scientists Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Science, Twelfth Edition, uses clear writing, case stories, and modern... |
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Inside Reality TV: Producing Race, Gender, and Sexuality on "Big Brother"
Ragan Fox - Routledge
Format: Hardcover
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In the summer of 2010, Ragan Fox was one of twelve people selected to participate in the twelfth season of CBS's reality program Big Brother. Offering a rare, autobiographical, and behind-the-scenes peek behind Big Brother's theatrical curtain, Fox provides a scholarly account of the show's... |
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Renewable: The World-Changing Power of Alternative Energy
Jeremy Shere - St. Martin's Press; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Where does the energy we use come from? Its absolutely vital to every single thing we do every day, but for most people, it is utterly invisible. Flick a switch and the lights go on. It might as well be magic. Science writer Jeremy Shere shows us in Renewable The World-Changing Power of Alternative... |
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Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon
JEFFREY KLUGER - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover
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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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20 Makey Makey Projects for the Evil Genius
AARON GRAVES - McGraw-Hill Education TAB
Format: Paperback
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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 Happy Teacher Habits: 11 Habits of the Happiest, Most Effective Teachers on Earth
Michael Linsin - JME Publishing
Format: Paperback
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What do daffodils, baseball announcing, and Tina Fey have to do with teaching? As it turns out, a lot. In The Happy Teacher Habits, Michael Linsin guides you through 11 little-known habits of the happiest, most effective teachers on Earth.Based on the latest research, and drawing on experts... |
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Teaching Outside the Box: How to Grab Your Students By Their Brains
LouAnne Johnson - Jossey-Bass
Format: Paperback
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Bring a fresh perspective to your classroom Teaching Outside the Box: How to Grab Your Students by Their Brain, Third Edition integrates practical strategies and engaging advice for new and experienced teachers. Whether you are preparing for your first year of teaching or have been... |
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Neighbor Law: Fences, Trees, Boundaries & Noise
Emily Doskow - NOLO; Eighth Edition edition
Format: Paperback
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An easy-to-read guide on laws concerning common neighbor disputes Is the noise from next door keeping you up at night? Is the view from your backyard being obstructed? Is a neighboring business driving you crazy? Your home is important to you and your neighbors aren't going anywhere... |
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GIS For Surveyors: A Land Surveyor's Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Rj Zimmer - Montana Technical Writing
Format: Paperback
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The GIS for Surveyors book explains how surveyors use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technologies to support land surveying activities and how GIS helps surveyors work more effectively and efficiently. Additionally, the book covers how surveyors support GIS data development, integrity,... |
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Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
Mary Roach - W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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The author of Stiff and Bonk explores the irresistibly strange universe of space travel and life without gravity. Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh produce, privacy, beer. Space exploration is in some ways an exploration of what... |
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Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler's Guide to Unshakable Peace
Sarah Mackenzie - Classical Academic Press
Format: Print book
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This new, revised, and first print edition of Sarah Mackenzie's best-selling eBook version contains 35% new content! Those who have made the decision to homeschool their children have done so out of great love for their children and a desire to provide them an excellent education in the context... |
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Identically Different: Why We Can Change Our Genes
Tim Spector - Overlook Hardcover
Format: Print book
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If you share most of the same genetic material, what makes you so different from your siblings? How much are the things you choose to do everyday--what you eat, how you vote, who you love--determined by your genes, and how much is your own free will? Using fascinating case studies of identical... |
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Life at the Speed of Light: From the Double Helix to the Dawn of Digital Life
J. Craig Venter - Viking Adult
Format: Hardcover
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The renowned scientist and author of A Life Decoded examines the creation of life in the new field of synthetic genomics In 2010, scientists led by J. Craig Venter became the first to successfully create “synthetic life”—putting humankind at the threshold of the most important... |
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Maps That Changed the World
John O E Clark - Batsford
Format: Print book
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From beautifully engraved sixteenth-century Dutch maps to sinister Nazi maps, this stunning compendium features some of the most famous cartography ever created. Stretching back to when explorers feared dropping off the "edge of the world," these 65 examples include Lewis and Clark's... |
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Alternative Energy DeMYSTiFieD, 2nd Edition
Stan Gibilisco - McGraw-Hill Professional; 2 edition
Format: Paperback
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DeMYSTiFieD fuels your knowledge of tricky subjects like alternative energy If you think a Maglev train is a child's toy, or learning about fusion makes your brain reach critical mass, Alternative Energy DeMYSTiFieD, Second Edition will power up your knowledge of this topic's fundamental... |
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Illusion of Justice: Inside Making a Murderer and America's Broken System
Jerome F Buting - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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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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Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics, 6th Edition
Stan Gibilisco - Mcgraw-Hill Education
Format: Print book
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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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The Complete Book of Locks and Locksmithing, Seventh Edition
Bill Phillips - McGraw-Hill Education
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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Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War
Mary Roach - W.W. Norton & Company
Format: Print book
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A New York Times / National Bestseller "America's funniest science writer" (Washington Post) Mary Roach explores the science of keeping human beings intact, awake, sane, uninfected, and uninfested in the bizarre and extreme circumstances of war.Grunt tackles the science behind... |
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Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto
Alan Stern - Picador
Format: Hardcover
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The up close, inside story of the greatest space exploration project of our time, New Horizons' mission to Pluto, as shared with David Grinspoon by mission leader Alan Stern and other key players.On July 14, 2015, something amazing happened. More than 3 billion miles from Earth, a small... |
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Essential Guide to Federal Employment Laws
Lisa Guerin - NOLO; Fourth Edition edition
Format: Paperback
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The Essential Guide to Federal Employment Laws explains the 20 most important federal laws dealing with employment issues -- a must-have book for any HR professional, manager or entrepreneur. Get the facts on: . which business must comply with each law . where to find the text of each... |
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Common Core Standards For Parents For Dummies
Jared Myracle - For Dummies
Format: 1st Edition
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A parents guide to understanding the Common Core educational standards Designed to ensure a similar level of job and college preparedness for students from all backgrounds and regions, the Common Core standards have been adopted in 45 states from coast to coast. These new common standards... |
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A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution
Jennifer A Doudna - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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A trailblazing biologist grapples with her role in the biggest scientific discovery of our era: a cheap, easy way of rewriting genetic code, with nearly limitless promise and peril. Not since the atomic bomb has a technology so alarmed its inventors that they warned the world about its use.... |
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Traveling the Power Line: From the Mojave Desert to the Bay of Fundy
Julianne Couch - University of Nebraska Press; 0th edition edition
Format: Paperback
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In our power-hungry world, all the talk about energy—what’s safe and what’s risky, what’s clean and what’s dirty, what’s cheap and what’s easy—tends to generate more heat than light. What, Julianne Couch wanted to know, is the real story on power... |
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Moonshots in Education: Launching Blended Learning in the Classroom
Esther Wojcicki - Pacific Research Institute
Format: Paperback
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MOONSHOTS IN EDUCATION: LAUNCHING BLENDED LEARNING IN THE CLASSROOM. Moonshots in Education explores digital and online learning in the classroom. It gives several models and examples of schools that are already implementing digital learning and what the success rate has been. |
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Professional Sheet Metal Fabrication
Ed Barr - Motorbooks
Format: Paperback
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Professional Sheet Metal Fabrication is the number-one resource for sheet metal workers old and new. Join veteran metalworker Ed Barr as he walks you through the ins and outs of planning a sheet metal project, acquiring the necessary tools and resources, doing the work, and adding the perfect... |
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Coal in Campbell County
Mary Kelley - Arcadia Publishing
Format: Paperback
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In his Annual Report of the Territorial Geologist to the Governor of Wyoming 1890, Louis D. Ricketts wrote, "The coal of this district has little other use than that of supplying a local market." Years later, nothing could be further from the truth. The United States uses approximately... |
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Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past
David Reich - Pantheon
Format: Hardcover
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A groundbreaking book about how technological advances in genomics and the extraction of ancient DNA have profoundly changed our understanding of human prehistory while resolving many long-standing controversies.Massive technological innovations now allow scientists to extract and analyze... |
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