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Mars Rover Curiosity: An Inside Account from Curiosity's Chief Engineer
Rob Manning · Smithsonian Books
Format: Hardcover |
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The firsthand account of the trials and tribulations of engineering one of the most complex pieces of space technology, the Mars Rover Curiosity, by its chief engineer Rob ManningIn the course of our enduring quest for knowledge about ourselves and our universe, we havent found answers... |
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Better Homes and Gardens Make-Ahead Meals: 150 Recipes to Enjoy Every Day of the Week
Better Homes and Gardens · Better Homes and Gardens Books
Pages: 300
Format: Paperback |
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Simple, smart, stress-free cooking to have dinner ready when you are Better Homes and Gardens Make-Ahead Meals is a must-have recipe collection for anyone looking to get homemade dishes on the table with ease. Filled with over 150 recipes and 100 gorgeous photos, plus tips and tricks for quick... |
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The Juice Generation: 100 Recipes for Fresh Juices and Superfood Smoothies
Eric Helms · Touchstone Books
Pages: 237
Format: Paperback |
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Welcome to the Juice Generation ! Refresh, Restore, and Rejuvenate Get ready to live juicy with The Juice Generation. Fresh juices and superfood smoothies will help you feel energized and invigorated with glowing skin and a clear mind. The revitalizing recipes and tips will make you feel... |
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Beyond Human: How Cutting-Edge Science Is Extending Our Lives
Eve Herold · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 304
Format: Print book |
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Never before in the history of medicine has mankind faced such hope and peril as those of us poised to embrace the radical medical technologies of today. Beyond Human examines the medical technologies taking shape at the nexus of computing, microelectronics, engineering, nanotechnology,... |
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The Moth Snowstorm: Nature and Joy
Michael McCarthy · New York Review Books
Pages: 272
Format: Print book |
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The moth snowstorm, a phenomenon Michael McCarthy remembers from his boyhood when moths "would pack a car's headlight beams like snowflakes in a blizzard," is a distant memory. Wildlife is being lost, not only in the wholesale extinctions of species but also in the dwindling... |
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Life From Scratch: A Memoir of Food, Family, and Forgiveness
Sasha Martin · National Geographic Soc
Pages: 352
Format: Book |
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Witty, warm, and poignant, food blogger Sasha Martin's memoir about cooking her way to happiness and self-acceptance is a culinary journey like no other. Over the course of 195 weeks, food writer and blogger Sasha Martin set out to cook - and eat - a meal from every country in the world.... |
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More Than a Score: The New Uprising Against High-Stakes Testing
Diane Ravitch · Haymarket Books
Format: Book |
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For too long so-called education reformers, mostly billionaires, politicians, and others with little or no background in teaching, have gotten away with using standardized testing to punish our nations youth and educators. Now, across the country, students are walking out, parents are opting... |
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The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had
Susan Wise Bauer · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 480
Format: Print book |
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The enduring and engaging guide to educating yourself in the classical tradition.Have you lost the art of reading for pleasure? Are there books you know you should read but haven't because they seem too daunting? In The Well-Educated Mind, Susan Wise Bauer provides a welcome and encouraging... |
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The Butler's Child: An Autobiography
Lewis Steel · Thomas Dunne Books
Pages: 320
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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