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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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Kafka's Last Trial: The Case of a Literary Legacy
Benjamin Balint - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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The story of the international struggle to preserve Kafka's literary legacy.Kafka's Last Trial begins with Kafka's last instruction to his closest friend, Max Brod: to destroy all his remaining papers upon his death. But when the moment arrived in 1924, Brod could not bring... |
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The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into in College
Harlan Cohen - Sourcebooks; 5 edition
Format: Book
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Looking for the perfect high school graduation gift for your college-bound grad? Now in it's 5th edition, the New York Times bestselling Naked Roommate is the #1 go-to guide on dorm and college life! Harlan Cohen's tips and advice on student life -from sharing a bathroom with... |
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Stone Houses: Natural Forms in Historic and Modern Homes
LINDA LEIGH PAUL - Rizzoli
Format: Paperback
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A global look at rustic living in stone houses during the twenty-first century, Stone Houses presents new and recent houses that demonstrate the inexhaustible potential of this most beloved home structure. Stone Houses presents more than twenty-five new and recent projects that represent... |
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Dreamland: An Autobiography
Bob Lazar - Interstellar
Format: Hardcover
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Bob Lazar is the reason Area 51 became infamous in the 1980s and his recent appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast with 7 million listeners is credited with inspiring the Storm Area 51 phenomenon. In his DREAMLAND autobiography, Lazar reveals every detail of his highly controversial story... |
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Schaum’s Outline of Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics, 4th Edition
Cheng Liu - McGraw-Hill; 4 edition
Format: Paperback
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Tough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time? Fortunately, there's Schaum's. This all-in-one-package includes more than 600 fully solved problems, examples, and practice exercises to sharpen your problem-solving skills. Plus, you will have access to 20 detailed videos... |
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America's Death Penalty: Between Past and Present
David Garland - NYU Press
Format: eBook
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Over the past three decades, the United States has embraced the death penalty with tenacious enthusiasm. While most of those countries whose legal systems and cultures are normally compared to the United States have abolished capital punishment, the United States continues to employ this... |
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Makers: The New Industrial Revolution
Chris Anderson - Crown Business; First edition
Format: Hardcover
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Wired magazine editor and bestselling author Chris Anderson takes you to the front lines of a new industrial revolution as today’s entrepreneurs, using open source design and 3-D printing, bring manufacturing to the desktop. In an age of custom-fabricated, do-it-yourself product... |
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Basic Training for Dummies
Rod Powers - John Wiley & Sons; 1 edition
Format: Print book
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The easy way to prepare for basic trainingEach year, thousands of young Americans attempt to enlist in the U.S. Armed Services. A number of factors during a soldier's training could inhibit successful enlistment, including mental toughness and physical fitness levels. Basic Training... |
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When Should Law Forgive?
Martha Minow - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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The potential power of forgiveness in an age of resentment.Crimes and violations of the law require punishment, and our legal system is set up to punish, but what if the system was recalibrated to also weigh grounds for forgiveness? What if something like bankruptcy -- a fresh start for debtors... |
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Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts
Antonin Scalia - West; 1 edition
Format: Book
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In this groundbreaking book by best-selling authors Justice Antonin Scalia and Bryan A. Garner, all the most important principles of constitutional, statutory, and contractual interpretation are systematically explained in an engaging and informative style-including several hundred illustrations... |
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Superpower: One Man's Quest to Transform American Energy
Russell Gold - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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The author of The Boom, "the best all-around book yet on fracking" (San Francisco Chronicle) , turns his attention to renewable energy pioneer Michael Skelly, whose innovations, struggle, and persistence represent the groundbreaking changes underway in American... |
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Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World
Tony Wagner - Scribner; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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IN THIS GROUNDBREAKING BOOK, education expert Tony Wagner provides a powerful rationale for developing an innovation-driven economy. He explores what parents, teachers, and employers must do to develop the capacities of young people to become innovators. In profiling compelling young American... |
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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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The Social Neuroscience of Education: Optimizing Attachment and Learning in the Classroom
Louis Cozolino - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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Creating a healthy, social classroom environment. This book explains how the brain, as a social organism, learns best throughout the lifespan, from our early schooling through late life. Positioning the brain as distinctly social, Louis Cozolino helps teachers make connections to neurobiological... |
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Unfinished Business: Notes of a Chronic Re-reader
Vivian Gornick - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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One of our most beloved writers reassess the electrifying works of literature that have shaped her lifeI sometimes think I was born reading . . . I can't remember the time when I didn't have a book in my hands, my head lost to the world around me.Unfinished Business: Notes of a Chronic... |
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The Immigrant's Guide to Living in Australia
Hymie Zawatzky - BookPOD
Format: Paperback
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Australia is a country superbly organised to assist new immigrants and overseas business people wanting to relocate their business and staff to Australia. Before taking that huge step you need to know what to look for and where to find it. This second edition of The Immigrants Guide has been... |
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The Nature of Technology: What It Is and How It Evolves
W Brian Arthur - Free Press
Format: Print book
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Leading scientific theorist W. Brian Arthur puts forth the first complete theory of the origins and evolution of technology, in a major work that achieves for the invention of new technologies what Darwin's theory achieved for the emergence of new species. Brian Arthur is a pioneer... |
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The Double Helix and the Law of Evidence
David H. Kaye - Harvard University Press; 1 edition
Format: Book
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Bridging law, genetics, and statistics, this book is an authoritative history of the long and tortuous process by which DNA science has been integrated into the American legal system. In a history both scientifically sophisticated and comprehensible to the nonspecialist, David H. Kaye weaves... |
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Your Cabin in the Woods
Conrad E Meinecke - Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Format: Print book
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Ever dream of escaping to a cozy cabin in the great outdoors? This unique bind-up of Conrad Meinecke's classic works helps make that a reality, while imparting a deeper appreciation of nature and of building something with your own two hands. For 70 years, readers have been enjoying Meinecke's... |
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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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She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement
Jodi Kantor - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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From the Pulitzer-prize winning reporters who broke the news of Harvey Weinstein's sexual harassment and abuse for the New York Times, Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, the thrilling untold story of their investigation and its consequences for the #MeToo movementOn October 5, 2017, the New... |
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Lasers, Death Rays, and the Long, Strange Quest for the Ultimate Weapon
Jeff Hecht - Prometheus Books
Format: Hardcover
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The whole story of laser weapons with a focus on its many interesting characters and sometimes bizarre schemesThe laser--a milestone invention of the mid-twentieth century--quickly captured the imagination of the Pentagon as the key to the ultimate weapon. Veteran science writer Jeff Hecht... |
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The End of Big: How the Internet Makes David the New Goliath
Nicco Mele - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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How seemingly innocuous technologies are unsettling the balance of power by putting it in the hands of the masses - and what a world without "big" will mean for all of us.In The End of Big, social media pioneer, political and business strategist, and Harvard Kennedy School faculty... |
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The Incredible Journey of Plants
Mancuso, Stefano - OTHER PR LLC
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In this richly illustrated volume, a leading neurobiologist presents fascinating stories of plant migration that reveal unexpected connections between nature and culture. When we talk about migrations, we should study plants to understand that these phenomena are unstoppable. In the many... |
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College: What it Was, Is, and Should Be
Andrew Delbanco - Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover
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As the commercialization of American higher education accelerates, more and more students are coming to college with the narrow aim of obtaining a preprofessional credential. The traditional four-year college experience--an exploratory time for students to discover their passions and test... |
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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
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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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The Law is a Ass: An Illustrated Anthology of Legal Quotations
Ronald Irving - Overlook Hardcover
Format: Print book
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An irreverent treasury of whimsical law-related quotations is organized under such subjects as lawyers, courts, and wills and is complemented by whimsical cartoon sketches and anecdotal insights by the co-author of Know Your Rights.Title: The Law Is an AssAuthor: Irving, Ronald (COM)Publisher:... |
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Living in Morocco
Taschen GmbH - Taschen
Format: Hardcover
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Once upon a time in a land not so far away Arabian Nights in contemporary Morocco Though it lies just across the Mediterranean from Europe, barely a stone's throw from Spain's southernmost tip, Morocco couldn't possibly be farther away. With its mountainous and desert landscapes,... |
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Unashamed: Musings of a Fat, Black Muslim
Leah Vernon - Beacon Press
Format: Hardcover
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A searingly honest memoir of one young woman's journey toward self-acceptance as she comes to see her body as a symbol of rebellion and hope and chooses to live her life unapologetically.Ever since she was little, Leah Vernon was told what to believe and how to act. There wasn't any room... |
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You Say to Brick: The Life of Louis Kahn
Wendy Lesser - Farrar
Format: Print book
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The first biography of the iconic American architect that delves fully into his life and workBorn to a Jewish family in Estonia in 1901 and brought to America in 1906, the architect Louis Kahn grew up in poverty in Philadelphia; by the time of his death in 1974, he was widely recognized... |
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Paying for the Party: How College Maintains Inequality
Elizabeth A. Armstrong - Harvard University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Two young women, dormitory mates, embark on their education at a big state university. Five years later, one is earning a good salary at a prestigious accounting firm. With no loans to repay, she lives in a fashionable apartment with her fiancé. The other woman, saddled with burdensome... |
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life
Jane Sherron De Hart - Knopf
Format: Book
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In this comprehensive, revelatory biography, Jane De Hart explores the central experiences that crucially shaped Ginsburg's passion for justice.
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Sherlock Holmes for Lawyers: 100 Clues for Litigators from the Master Detective
Cecil C Kuhne III - American Bar Association
Format: Print book
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Sherlock Holmes, the iconic fictional English detective that he was, had a lot to teach modern-day lawyers about logical reasoning and forensic science. The popular and well-beloved creation of the Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes was an immediate success... |
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Citizen Reporters: S.S. McClure, Ida Tarbell, and the Magazine That Rewrote America
Stephanie Gorton - Ecco
Format: Hardcover
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A fascinating history of the rise and fall of influential Gilded Age magazine McClure's and the two unlikely outsiders at its helm - as well as a timely, full-throated defense of investigative journalism in AmericaThe president of the United States made headlines around the world when he publicly... |
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Coal Wars: The Future of Energy and the Fate of the Planet
Richard Martin - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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Since the late 18th century, when it emerged as a source of heating and, later, steam power, coal has brought untold benefits to mankind. Even today, coal generates almost 45 percent of the world's power. Our modern technological society would be inconceivable without coal and the energy... |
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Stop Street Harassment: Making Public Places Safe and Welcoming for Women
Holly Kearl - Praeger; 1 edition
Format: Book
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Street harassment is generally dismissed as harmless, but in reality, it causes women to feel unsafe in public, at least sometimes. To achieve true gender equality, it must come to an end. Stop Street Harassment: Making Public Places Safe and Welcoming for Women draws on academic studies,... |
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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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Without Precedent: Chief Justice John Marshall and His Times
Joel R Paul - Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover
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The remarkable story of John Marshall who, as chief justice, statesman, and diplomat, played a pivotal role in the founding of the United States.No member of America's Founding Generation had a greater impact on the Constitution and the Supreme Court than John Marshall, and no one did more... |
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When Gadgets Betray Us: The Dark Side of Our Infatuation With New Technologies
Robert Vamosi - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover
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Technology is evolving faster than we are. As our mobile phones, mp3 players, cars, and digital cameras become more and more complex, we understand less and less about how they actually work and what personal details these gadgets might reveal about us.Robert Vamosi, an award-winning journalist... |
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Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don't Know You Have
Tatiana Schlossberg - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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From former New York Times Science writer Tatiana Schlossberg comes Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don't Know You Have, a fascinating and unexpectedly entertaining look at the way climate change and environmental pollution are intimately involved in our everyday... |
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Make: The Makerspace Workbench: Tools, Technologies, and Techniques for Making
Adam Kemp - Maker Media, Inc
Format: Paperback
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Create a dynamic space for designing and building DIY electronic hardware, programming, and manufacturing projects. With this illustrated guide, you'll learn the benefits of having a Makerspace - a shared space with a set of shared tools - that attracts fellow makers and gives you more... |
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Drug Facts and Comparisons, 2002
Facts and Comparisons - Facts and Comparisons
Format: Hardcover
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BRANDON/HILL MEDICAL LIST FIRST-PURCHASE SELECTION (#469) ANNUAL REFERENCE, FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, INCORPORATES 32 NEW DRUGS, NEW INDICATIONS AND MAJOR REVISIONS IS SEVERAL SECTIONS. ORGANIZED BY THERAPEUTIC DRUG CLASS |
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The Dyslexia Checklist: A Practical Reference for Parents and Teachers
Sandra F. Rief - Jossey-Bass; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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Essential advice and resources for helping kids with dyslexiaThe Dyslexia Checklist is a valuable guide for parents and teachers that can help them better understand children and teenagers with dyslexia and other reading- and language-based disabilities. The book relays the most current... |
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The Beginner's Guide to Engineering: Computer Engineering
James Lance - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Format: Print book
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The Beginner’s Guide to Engineering series is designed to provide a very simple, non-technical introduction to the fields of engineering for people with no experience in the fields. Each book in the series focuses on introducing the reader to the various concepts in the fields of engineering... |
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High Line: The Inside Story of New York City's Park in the Sky
Joshua David - FSG Originals; First Edition edition
Format: Print book
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How two New Yorkers led the transformation of a derelict elevated railway into a grand—and beloved—open space The High Line, a new park atop an ele-vated rail structure on Manhattan’s West Side, is among the most innovative urban reclamation projects in memory. The story... |
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The Old Farmer's Almanac 2018, Trade Edition
Old Farmer's Almanac - Old Farmer's Almanac
Format: Paperback
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It's another new year celebrating everything under the Sun, including the Moon, with The Old Farmer's Almanac, America's oldest continuously published periodical! Always timely, topical, and distinctively "useful, with a pleasant degree of humor," the Almanac has been... |
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Golf Flow
Gio Valiante - Human Kinetics; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Because of the level of precision required for excellence, combined with its sensitivity to a golfers’ psychological state, golf is the most mental of all games. Thus a strong mental game is like having an extra club in your bag, as clear thinking translates directly to your scorecard.... |
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Three Women
Lisa Taddeo - Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Extraordinary ... A nonfiction literary masterpiece ... I can't remember the last time a book affected me as profoundly as Three Women." - Elizabeth Gilbert "The hottest book of the summer ... Groundbreaking ... Breathtaking ... Staggeringly... |
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Teaching Generation Text: Using Cell Phones to Enhance Learning
Lisa Nielsen - Jossey-Bass; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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Mobilizing the power of cell phones to maximize students' learning powerTeaching Generation Text shows how teachers can turn cell phones into an educational opportunity instead of an annoying distraction. With a host of innovative ideas, activities, lessons, and strategies, Nielsen... |
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River of Fire: My Spiritual Journey
Helen Prejean - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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In this revelatory, intimate memoir from the author of Dead Man Walking, the nation's foremost leader in efforts to abolish the death penalty shares the story of her growth as a spiritual leader, speaks out about the challenges of the Catholic Church, and shows that joy and religion... |
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Every Landlord's Guide to Finding Great Tenants
Janet Portman - NOLO; Third Edition edition
Format: Paperback
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Searching for the perfect tenant? Get the only book devoted to the most important decision a landlord can make!Landlords face many challenges, but choosing new tenants has the greatest potential to affect your bottom line. Fortunately, Every Landlord's Guide to Finding Great Tenants... |
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Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That’s Transforming Education
Ken Robinson - Viking
Format: Hardcover
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A revolutionary reappraisal of how to educate our children and young people by Ken Robinson, the New York Times bestselling author of The Element and Finding Your Element Ken Robinson is one of the world's most influential voices in education, and his 2006 TED Talk on the subject is the most... |
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Hacking Electronics: An Illustrated DIY Guide for Makers and Hobbyists
Simon Monk - Tab Books; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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Bring your electronic inventions to life! "This full-color book is impressive...there are some really fun projects!" -GeekDad, Wired.com Who needs an electrical engineering degree? This intuitive guide shows how to wire, disassemble, tweak, and re-purpose everyday devices quickly... |
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Murder in the Bayou: Who Killed the Women Known as the Jeff Davis 8?
Ethan Brown - Scribner
Format: Paperback
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Soon to be a Showtime documentary, Murder in the Bayou is a New York Times bestselling chronicle of a high-stakes investigation into the murders of eight women in a troubled Southern parish that is "part murder case, part corruption expos, and part Louisiana noir"... |
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Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling
Harold R. Kerzner - Wiley; 10 edition
Format: Hardcover
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This is the latest edition of the bestselling "bible" of project management. This Tenth Edition maintains the streamlined approach of the prior editions while moving the content closer to the forthcoming fourth edition of PMI's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMOBOK) . Changes... |
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Run to Failure: BP and the Making of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Abrahm Lustgarten - W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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It was Big Oil's nightmare moment, and the dominoes began falling years before the well was drilled. Two decades ago, British Petroleum, a venerable and storied corporation, was running out of oil reserves. Along came a new CEO of vision and vast ambition, John Browne, who pulled off one of the greatest... |
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Forensic Science in Court: Challenges in the Twenty First Century
Hon. Donald Shelton - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Print book
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Forensic Science in Court explores the legal implications of forensic science—an increasingly important and complex part of the justice system. Judge Donald Shelton provides an accessible overview of the legal aissues, from the history of evidence in court, to "gatekeeper"... |
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Bringing Columbia Home: The Untold Story of a Lost Space Shuttle and Her Crew
Michael D Leinbach - Arcade Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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The "gripping and dramatic" inside story of the epic search and recovery operation after the Columbia shuttle disaster that united thousands of Americans (BOOKLIST ) .Voted the Best Space Book of the Year by the Space HipstersOn February 1, 2003, Columbia disintegrated on reentry... |
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Powering the Dream: The History and Promise of Green Technology
Alexis Madrigal - Da Capo Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Few today realize that electric cabs dominated Manhattan's streets in the 1890s; that Boise, Idaho, had a geothermal heating system in 1910; or that the first megawatt turbine in the world was built in 1941 by the son of publishing magnate G. P. Putnam--a feat that would not be duplicated... |
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Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies Thatll Improve and/or Ruin Everything
Kelly Weinersmith - Penguin Books
Format: Hardcover
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The instant New York Times bestseller!A Wall Street Journal Best Science Book of the Year!A Popular Science Best Science Book of the Year! From a top scientist and the creator of the hugely popular web comic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, a hilariously illustrated investigation into... |
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Apollo: A Graphic Guide to Mankind's Greatest Mission
Zack Scott - Abrams Image
Format: Hardcover
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July 20, 1969, marked one of the greatest achievements of mankind - the moon landing. In his infographic-packed book, Apollo: A Graphic Guide to Mankind's Greatest Mission, Zack Scott recounts the entire journey of the Apollo space program. Unlike previous books on this topic, Scott... |
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The Mobile Wave: How Mobile Intelligence Will Change Everything
Michael Saylor - Vanguard Press
Format: Hardcover
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In the tradition of international bestsellers, Future Shock and Megatrends, Michael J. Saylor, CEO of MicroStrategy, brings The Mobile Wave, a ground-breaking analysis of the impact of mobile intelligence—the fifth wave of computer technology. The Mobile Wave argues that the changes... |
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Chasing Gideon: The Elusive Quest for Poor People's Justice
Karen Houppert - The New Press; First Printing edition
Format: Hardcover
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On March 18, 1963, in one of its most significant legal decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Gideon v. Wainwright that all defendants facing significant jail time have the constitutional right to a free attorney if they cannot afford their own. Fifty years later, 80 percent... |
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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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Educational Courage: Resisting the Ambush of Public Education
Mara Sapon-Shevin - Beacon Press
Format: Paperback
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Lost amid the debate over educational policies are the stories of the educators, parents, and students who are most affected by legislation such as No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top. In Educational Courage, veteran educators and activists Nancy Schniedewind and Mara Sapon-Shevin... |
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The Age of Living Machines: How Biology Will Build the Next Technology Revolution
Susan Hockfield - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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From the former president of MIT, the story of the next technology revolution, and how it will change our lives.A century ago, discoveries in physics came together with engineering to produce an array of astonishing new technologies: radios, telephones, televisions, aircraft, radar, nuclear... |
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Writing to Persuade: How to Bring People Over to Your Side
Trish Hall - Liveright
Format: Hardcover
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From the former New York Times Op-Ed page editor, a definitive and entertaining resource for writers of every stripe on the neglected art of persuasion.From the former New York Times Op-Ed page editor, a definitive and entertaining resource for writers of every stripe on the neglected art of persuasion.... |
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Green Intelligence: Creating Environments That Protect Human Health
John Wargo - Yale University Press
Format: Print book
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We live in a world awash in manmade chemicals, from the pesticides on our front lawns to the diesel exhaust in the air we breathe. Although experts are beginning to understand the potential dangers of these substances, there are still more than 80,000 synthetic compounds that have not been... |
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Coroners and Justice Act 2009: Ellizabeth II - Chapter 25
Stationery Office - Stationery Office
Format: Paperback
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"The Coroners and Justice Act 2009" received Royal Assent on 12 November 2009. It is an Act to amend the law relating to coroners, investigation of deaths and to certification and registration of deaths. It will also: amend the criminal law; make provision about criminal justice... |
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The Book Publishing Industry
Albert N. Greco - Routledge; 3 edition
Format: Book
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The Book Publishing Industry focuses on consumer books (adult, juvenile, and mass market paperbacks) and reviews all major book categories to present a comprehensive overview of this diverse business. In addition to the insights and portrayals of the U.S. publishing industry, this book... |
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Getting in the Game: Title IX and the Women's Sports Revolution
Deborah L. Brake - NYU Press
Format: Book
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Title IX, a landmark federal statute enacted in 1972 to prohibit sex discrimination in education, has worked its way into American culture as few other laws have. It is an iconic law, the subject of web blogs and T-shirt slogans, and is widely credited with opening the doors to the massive... |
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I Cant Breathe: A Killing on Bay Street
Matt Taibbi - Random House Audio
Format: Hardcover
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A work of riveting literary journalism that explores the roots and repercussions of the infamous killing of Eric Garner by the New York City police - from the bestselling author of The DivideNAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POSTOn July 17, 2014, a forty-three-year-old... |
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School Success for Kids with Dyslexia and Other Reading Difficulties
Walter Dunson Ph.D. - Prufrock Press, Inc.
Format: Paperback
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"School Success for Kids With Dyslexia and Other Reading Difficulties" provides parents and teachers with goals that will meet the needs of students who are struggling with reading, leading them to work through their reading difficulties and enjoy the task of reading. It includes... |
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Introduction to Biotechnology (3rd Edition)
William J. Thieman - Benjamin Cummings; 3 edition
Format: Paperback
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Thoroughly updated for currency and with exciting new practical examples throughout, this popular text provides the tools, practice, and basic knowledge for success in the biotech workforce. With its balanced coverage of basic cell and molecular biology, fundamental techniques, historical... |
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Stand Your Ground: A History of America's Love Affair with Lethal Self-Defense
Caroline E Light - Beacon Press
Format: Print book
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A history of America's Stand Your Ground gun laws, from Reconstruction to Trayvon MartinIn the aftermath of the 2012 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, conservative legislators and school administrators shocked some observers when they proposed armed "public school patrols"... |
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Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster
Adam Higginbotham - Simon & Schuster Audio and Blackstone Audio
Format: Audiobook
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[Read by Jacques Roy] The definitive, dramatic untold story of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster, based on original reporting and new archival research.April 25, 1986 in Chernobyl was a turning point in world history. The disaster not only changed the world's perception of nuclear... |
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Chief Engineer: Washington Roebling, The Man Who Built the Brooklyn Bridge
Erica Wagner - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover
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The first full biography of a crucial figure in the American story--Washington Roebling, builder of the Brooklyn Bridge."I know that nothing can be done perfectly at the first trial; I also know that each day brings its little quota of experiences, which with honest intentions,... |
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The Law School Admission Game: Play Like an Expert, Second Edition
Ann K. Levine Esq. - Abraham Publishing; 2 Exp New edition
Format: Paperback
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Learn everything you need to know to get into law school. This re-written and completely updated version of the bestselling law school admission guide (first published in 2009) provides detailed information on how to present yourself in the law school application process. Ann Levine brings... |
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100 Plants to Feed the Bees: Provide a Healthy Habitat to Help Pollinators Thrive
Xerces Society. - Storey Books
Format: Print book
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The international bee crisis is threatening our global food supply, but this user-friendly field guide shows what you can do to help protect our pollinators. The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation offers browsable profiles of 100 common flowers, herbs, shrubs, and trees that attract... |
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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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Hydraulics and Pneumatics, Third Edition: A technician's and engineer's guide
Andrew Parr - Butterworth-Heinemann; 3 edition
Format: Paperback
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Nearly all industrial processes require objects to be moved, manipulated or subjected to some sort of force. Such movements and manipulations are frequently accomplished by means of devices driven by liquids (hydraulics) or air (pneumatics), the subject of this book. Hydraulics and Pneumatics... |
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Pax Technica: How the Internet of Things May Set Us Free or Lock Us Up
Philip N. Howard - Yale University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Should we fear or welcome the internet’s evolution? The “internet of things” is the rapidly growing network of everyday objects—eyeglasses, cars, thermostats—made smart with sensors and internet addresses. Soon we will live in a pervasive yet invisible network... |
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Dog Is Love: Why and How Your Dog Loves You
Clive D.L. Wynne PhD - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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Does your dog love you Every dog lover knows the feeling. The nuzzle of a dog's nose, the warmth of them lying at our feet, even their whining when they want to get up on the bed. It really seems like our dogs love us, too. But for years, scientists have resisted that conclusion, warning... |
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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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Be Honest: And Other Advice from Students Across the Country
Nínive Calegari - The New Press
Format: Hardcover
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Students speak up about American education in this book from 826 National, the celebrated tutoring center founded by Dave Eggers and Nínive Calegari. This unique volume collects personal essays, letters, and stories by dozens of high school students who were given the chance to speak... |
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Beyond Human: How Cutting-Edge Science Is Extending Our Lives
Eve Herold - St Martin'S Press
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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Differentiating Instruction in the Regular Classroom: How to Reach and Teach All Learners
Diane Heacox Ed.D. - Free Spirit Publishing; Book with Digital Content edition
Format: Paperback
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This updated edition presents a practical introduction to differentiation and explains how to differentiate instruction in a wide range of settings to provide variety and challenge. Chapters focus on evaluation in a differentiated classroom and how to manage both behavior and work tasks.... |
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In Our Prime: How Older Women Are Reinventing the Road Ahead
Susan Douglas - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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Do you see women your age portrayed as puttering gardeners and docile grannies? Do you feel bombarded by anti-aging products that insist you must "defy" getting older? Do you feel invisible in professional and social situations? And have you had enough and are you ready to challenge... |
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The Benefit and The Burden: Tax Reform-Why We Need It and What It Will Take
Bruce Bartlett - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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A thoughtful and surprising argument for American tax reform, arguably the most overdue political debate facing the nation, from one of the most respected political and economic thinkers, advisers, and writers of our time. The United States Tax Code has undergone no serious reform since... |
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The Body Builders: Inside the Science of the Engineered Human
Adam Piore - Ecco
Format: Print book
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For millennia, humans have tried - and often failed - to master nature and transcend our limits. But this has started to change. The new scientific frontier is the human body: the greatest engineers of our generation have turned their sights inward, and their work is beginning to revolutionize... |
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Making Contact: Jill Tarter and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Sarah Scoles - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover
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For anyone who has ever looked up at the night sky and wondered, "Are we alone?" A brilliant examination of the science behind the search for extraterrestrial intelligence and its pioneer, Jill Tarter, the inspiration for the main character in Carl Sagan's Contact. Jill Tarter... |
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Beyond Earth: Our Path to a New Home in the Planets
Charles P Wohlforth - Pantheon
Format: Hardcover
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From a leading planetary scientist and an award-winning science writer, a propulsive account of the developments and initiatives that have transformed the dream of space colonization into something that may well be achievable. We are at the cusp of a golden age in space science, as increasingly... |
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Audience of One: Donald Trump, Television, and the Fracturing of America
James Poniewozik - Liveright
Format: Hardcover
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A generational work that, using television, reframes America's identity through the rattled mind of a septuagenarian, insomniac, cable-news-junkie president.In the tradition of great cultural figures like Marshall McLuhan and Neil Postman, New York Times chief television critic James Poniewozik... |
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Networking All-in-One For Dummies
LOWE. - For Dummies
Format: Paperback
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Becoming a master of networking has never been easier Whether you're in charge of a small network or a large network, Networking All-in-One is full of the information you'll need to set up a network and keep it functioning. Fully updated to capture the latest Windows 10 releases... |
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Bone Appetit: 50 Clean Recipes for Healthier, Happier Dogs
Debora Robertson - Harper Design
Format: Hardcover
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Forget processed store-bought food - feed your dog a nutritious, balanced diet that uses healthy quality ingredients with this charming full-color illustrated guide with fifty great recipes for your beloved companion.Modern dog people only want the best for their canine companions, and that... |
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Biopunk: DIY Scientists Hack the Software of Life
Marcus Wohlsen - Current
Format: Print book
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Bill Gates recently told Wired that if he were a teenager today, he would be hacking biology. "If you want to change the world in some big way," he says, "that's where you should start-biological molecules." The most disruptive force on the planet resides in DNA. Biotech... |
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Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds: 100 New Ways to See the World
Ian Wright - The Experiment
Format: Hardcover
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A singular atlas of 100 infographic maps from thought-provoking to flat-out fun Publisher's note: Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds was published in the UK under the title Brilliant Maps. Which countries don't have rivers? Which ones have North Korean embassies? Who drives... |
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Why Race & Culture Matter in Schools: Closing the Achievement Gap in Americas Classrooms
Tyrone C. Howard - Teachers College Press
Format: Paperback
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While race and culture remain important variables in how young people experience schools, they are often misunderstood by educators and school personnel. Building on three studies that investigated schools successful in closing the achievement gap, Tyrone Howard shows how adopting greater... |
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War Play: Video Games and the Future of Armed Conflict
Corey Mead - Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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A behind-the-scenes look at how the military uses video game technology to train soldiers, treat veterans, and entice new recruits How does the U.S. military train its soldiers for new forms of armed conflict, all within the constraints of diminished defense budgets? Increasingly, the answer... |
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Court Officer Exam
LearningExpress LLC - Learningexpress, Llc; 2nd Edition edition
Format: Paperback
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This all new, updated second edition provides prospective courtroom attendants, courtroom deputies, bailiffs, and marshals, with the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on what court officers do, how they are selected, what the their exam could consist of, and how it is administered.... |
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Decorating with Fabric: Hundreds of Ideas for Window Treatments and Shades, Bed Linen, Pillows, Slipcovers and Lampshades
French, Kate - RYLAND PETERS & SMALL INC
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Whether your favored look is sophisticated or relaxed, traditional or modern, urban or country, fabrics can help you create a look that is individual, comfortable, and effortlessly stylish. In Decorating with Fabric, Kate French and Katherine Sorrell offer imaginative ideas for every room,... |
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How to Fix the Future
ANDREW KEEN - Atlantic Monthly Press
Format: Hardcover
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Former Internet entrepreneur Andrew Keen was among the earliest to write about the dangers that the Internet poses to our culture and society. His 2007 book The Cult of the Amateur was critical in helping advance the conversation around the Internet, which has now morphed from a tool... |
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Tom Waits by Matt Mahurin
Matt Mahurin - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover
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A collection of wildly inventive portraits of musician Tom Waits, the result of a 30-year collaboration with photographer and illustrator Matt Mahurin This visually arresting book is a testament to the unique collaboration, going back three decades, between the photographer and illustrator... |
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Poisoned Legacy: The Human Cost of BP's Rise to Power
Mike Magner - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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The story is all too-familiar On April the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded killing eleven workers and creating the largest oil spill in the history of US offshore drilling But this wasnt the first time British Petroleum and its cost-cutting practices destroyed parts of the natural... |
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Geek Heresy: Rescuing Social Change from the Cult of Technology
Kentaro Toyama - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover
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In 2004, Kentaro Toyama, an award-winning computer scientist, moved to India to start a new research group for Microsoft. Its mission: to explore novel technological solutions to the world's persistent social problems. Together with his team, he invented electronic devices for under-resourced... |
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The Doomsday Machine: The High Price of Nuclear Energy, the World's Most Dangerous Fuel
Martin Cohen - Palgrave Macmillan Trade
Format: Hardcover
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Today, there are over one hundred nuclear reactors operating in our backyards, from Indian Point in New York to Diablo Canyon in California. Proponents claim that nuclear power is the only viable alternative to fossil fuels, and due to rising energy consumption and the looming threat of global... |
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Electronics All-in-One For Dummies
Doug Lowe - For Dummies
Format: Print book
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A comprehensive collection of 8 books in 1 offering electronics guidance that can't be found anywhere else! If you know a breadboard from a breadbox but want to take your hobby electronics skills to the next level, this is the only reference you need. Electronics All-in-One For Dummies... |
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Barron's FE Exam, 3rd Edition: Fundamentals of Engineering Exam
Masoud Olia Ph.D P.E. - Barron's Educational Series; 3 edition
Format: Book
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Passing the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam is the first step toward becoming a Registered, or Professional, Engineer. The P.E. designation is a prerequisite for work as a consulting engineer, as well as for engineering management positions in many industries. This book prepares applicants... |
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Do Death: For a life better lived
Amanda Blainey - The Do Book Company
Format: Paperback
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Death has a 100% success rate. Yet when someone close to us dies, why are we utterly unprepared? When we stopped talking about death, we lost our capacity to deal with it. This needs to change. By accepting death as a natural part of life and changing how we feel and talk about it, we can start... |
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