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Apollo 11: The Inside Story
David Whitehouse - Icon Books
Format: Paperback
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Informed by extensive interviews with astronauts such Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Gene Cernan, David Scott, John Young, Alan Shepard, Charlie Duke, Al Bean, Gordon Cooper, Al Worden, Walt Cunningham, Tom Stafford, Dick Gordon, John Glenn, Pete Conrad, Edgar Mitchel, James Irwin, Stu Roosa,... |
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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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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 Sociology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
Sarah Tomley - DK
Format: Paperback
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The Sociology Book takes on some of humankind's biggest questions: What is society? What makes it tick? Why do we interact in the way that we do with our friends, coworkers, and rivals? The Sociology Book profiles the world's most renowned sociologists and more than 100 of their... |
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True Roots: What Quitting Hair Dye Taught Me about Health and Beauty
Ronnie Citron-Fink - Island Press
Format: Hardcover
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Like 75% of American women, Ronnie Citron-Fink dyed her hair, visiting the salon every few weeks to hide gray roots in her signature dark brown mane. She wanted to look attractive, professional, young. Yet as a journalist covering health and the environment, she knew something wasn't right.... |
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How to Get a Green Card
Ilona Bray - Nolo
Format: Print book
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Only a few categories of people are eligible for U.S. green cards (lawful permanent residence) , and many who apply for them are denied. This book helps everyday people figure out whether they match one of the most likely green card categories, such as through family relationships, asylum,... |
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IRAs, 401(k)s & Other Retirement Plans: Strategies for Taking Your Money Out
Twila Slesnick - NOLO
Format: Other Sellers from
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Take cash out of your retirement plan while avoiding taxes and penalties If you have a retirement plan, IRAs, 401(k) s & Other Retirement Plans is your comprehensive guide on taking money out of it. Make sense of the complex tax rules governing when you can take money out of your plan and how much... |
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Breaking the chains of gravity : the story of spaceflight before nasa
Amy Shira Teitel - Bloomsbury Sigma
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NASA's history is a familiar story, culminating with the agency successfully landing men on the moon in 1969, but its prehistory is an important and rarely told tale. America's space agency drew together some of the best minds the non-Soviet world had to offer. At the end of World... |
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Know My Name
Emily Doe - Viking
Format: Hardcover
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The riveting, powerful memoir of the woman whose letter to Brock Turner gave voice to millions of survivors |
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Solve Your Money Troubles: Strategies to Get Out of Debt and Stay That Way
CARA O'NEILL - NOLO
Format: Print book
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Are you overwhelmed by debt? Facing collection calls, a wage garnishment, car repossession, or lawsuit? Solve Your Money Troubles is a comprehensive guide that provides the practical information you need to take financial control of your life. Learn how to: prioritize debts & create... |
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8 Ways to Avoid Probate
Mary Randolph - NOLO
Format: Tenth Edition
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Some simple planning can spare families the cost and delay of probate court proceedings after a loved ones death. Probate can drag on for years, and can easily cost thousands of dollars -- money that would otherwise have gone to survivors. 8 Ways to Avoid Probate offers simple and effective... |
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When Gifted Kids Don't Have All the Answers: How to Meet Their Social and Emotional Needs
Judy Galbraith M.A. - Free Spirit Publishing; Second Edition, Revised, Revised & Updated edition
Format: Print book
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Gifted kids are so much more than test scores and grades. Still, its sometimes difficult to see past the potential to the child who may be anxious, lonely, confused, or unsure of what the future might bring. This book, now fully revised with updated information and new survey quotes, offers... |
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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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The Old Farmer's Almanac 2019
Bill Cosby - Old Farmer's Almanac
Format: Audiobook
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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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The Dairy Goat Handbook: For Backyard, Homestead, and Small Farm
Ann Starbard - Voyageur Press
Format: Book
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The Dairy Goat Handbook explains everything goat keepers need to know about their animals, from the best ways to keep them healthy to methods for making delicious goat cheese. The Dairy Goat Handbook is a guidebook for those who would like to raise dairy goats - or dream of raising dairy... |
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A Cold Trail
Robert Dugoni - Thomas & Mercer
Format: Paperback
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In New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni's riveting series, Seattle homicide detective Tracy Crosswhite returns home to a brutal murder and her haunted past.The last time homicide detective Tracy Crosswhite was in Cedar Grove, it was to see her sister's killer put behind... |
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The Science of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human and How to Tell Them Better
Will Storr - Abrams Press
Format: Hardcover
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The compelling, groundbreaking guide to creative writing that reveals how the brain responds to storytelling How do master storytellers compel us? There have been many attempts to understand what makes a good story, but few have used a scientific approach. In The Science of Storytelling,... |
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Nolo's Patents for Beginners: Quick & Legal
David Pressman Attorney - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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A brilliantly clear and up-to-date patent guide Patent law is changing, and this bestselling primer on patent law has up-to-date information on the America Invents Act, the most important change to American patent law in two centuries. Packed with detailed information, Nolo's Patents... |
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Butchering Poultry, Rabbit, Lamb, Goat, and Pork: The Comprehensive Photographic Guide to Humane Slaughtering and Butchering
Adam Danforth - Storey Publishing, LLC; Com edition
Format: Hardcover
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Using detailed, step-by-step photography of every stage of the process, Adam Danforth shows you exactly how to humanely slaughter and butcher chickens and other poultry, rabbits, sheep, pigs, and goats. From creating the right pre-slaughter conditions to killing, skinning, keeping cold,... |
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Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court
O'Neill, Cara - NOLO PR
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Win your small claims case You don't need a lawyer to win in small claims court if you know how to prepare and present your own case. Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court provides the information, tips, and strategies you need to sue someone successfully or to put up a winning... |
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Patent, Copyright & Trademark: An Intellectual Property Desk Reference
Richard Stim - NOLO; Thirteenth Edition edition
Format: Print book
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Whether you're an inventor, designer, writer or programmer, you need to understand the language of intellectual property law. Otherwise, you can't intelligently deal with intellectual property issues such as: . who owns creative works or valuable information . how owners can protect... |
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Buzz, Sting, Bite: Why We Need Insects
Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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An enthusiastic, witty, and informative introduction to the world of insects and why we - and the planet we inhabit - could not survive without them.Insects comprise roughly half of the animal kingdom. They live everywhere - deep inside caves, 18,000 feet high in the Himalayas, inside computers,... |
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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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Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Max Tegmark - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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How will Artificial Intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology - and there's nobody better qualified or situated to explore that future than Max Tegmark,... |
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The Glass Cage: Automation and Us
Nicholas Carr - W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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In The Glass Cage, best-selling author Nicholas Carr digs behind the headlines about factory robots and self-driving cars, wearable computers and digitized medicine, as he explores the hidden costs of granting software dominion over our work and our leisure and reveals something we already... |
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Robot Builder: The Beginner's Guide to Building Robots
John Baichtal - Que Publishing; 1 edition
Format: Book
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Absolutely no experience needed! Learn robot building from the ground up, hands-on, in full color! Love robots? Start building them. It’s way easier than you ever imagined! John Baichtal has helped thousands of people get started with robotics. He knows what beginners... |
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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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What Your Second Grader Needs to Know
E.D. Hirsch Jr. - Bantam
Format: Paperback
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"A revised and updated version of What Your Second Grader Needs to Know, Fundamentals of a Good Second-Grade Education, with readings and activities in Literature, Mathematics, History, science, and the arts"-- |
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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 Small-Scale Dairy: The Complete Guide to Milk Production for the Home and Market
Gianaclis Caldwell - Chelsea Green Publishing
Format: Paperback
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The Small-Scale Dairy includes everything you need to know in order to successfully produce nourishing, healthy, farm-fresh milk. Whether for home use, direct sale to the consumer, or sale to an artisanal cheesemaker, high-quality raw milk is a delicate, desirable product. Successful and sustainable... |
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Blood & Ivy: The 1849 Murder That Scandalized Harvard
Paul Collins - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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A delectable true-crime story of scandal and murder at America's most celebrated university.On November 23rd of 1849, in the heart of Boston, one of the city's richest men simply vanished. Dr. George Parkman, a Brahmin who owned much of Boston's West End, was last seen that afternoon visiting... |
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Fail U.: The False Promise of Higher Education
Charles J. Sykes - St. Martins Press
Format: Hardcover
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The cost of a college degree has increased by 1,125% since 1978 -- four times the rate of inflation. Total student debt has surpassed $1.3 trillion. Nearly two thirds of all college students must borrow to study, and the average student graduates with more than $30,000 in debt. Many college... |
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Modified: GMOs and the Threat to Our Food, Our Land, Our Future
Caitlin Shetterly - G.P. Putnam's Sons
Format: Print book
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A disquieting and meditative look at the issue that started the biggest food fight of our time--GMOs. From a journalist and mother who learned that genetically modified corn was the culprit behind what was making her and her child sick, a must-read book for anyone trying to parse the incendiary... |
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The Sky Below: A True Story of Summits, Space, and Speed
Scott Parazynski - Little A
Format: Hardcover
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"Scott Parazynski's drive, curiosity, inventiveness, and great humor shine through the pages of The Sky Below and will certainly inspire future generations to pursue their dreams with every fiber in their being." - John Glenn, NASA astronautAn epic memoir from a man whose... |
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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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Gastrophysics: The New Science of Eating
Charles Spence - Viking
Format: Hardcover
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The science behind a good meal: all the sounds, sights, and tastes that make us like what we're eating - and want to eat more.Why do we consume 35 percent more food when eating with one other person, and 75 percent more when dining with three? How do we explain the fact that people... |
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The Last Butterflies: A Scientist's Quest to Save a Rare and Vanishing Creature
Nick Haddad - Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover
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A remarkable look at the rarest butterflies, how global changes threaten their existence, and how we can bring them back from near-extinctionMost of us have heard of such popular butterflies as the Monarch or Painted Lady. But what about the Fender's Blue? Or the St. Francis' Satyr?... |
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Ghost of the Innocent Man: A True Story of Trial and Redemption
Benjamin Rachlin - Back Bay Books
Format: Hardcover
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A gripping account of one mans long road to freedom that will forever change how we understand our criminal justice system.. During the last three decades, more than two thousand American citizens have been wrongfully convicted. Ghost of the Innocent Man brings us one of the most dramatic... |
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Hid from Our Eyes: A Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mystery
Julia Spencer-Fleming - Minotaur Books
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times bestseller Julia Spencer-Fleming returns to her beloved Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne mystery series with new crimes that span decades.1952. Millers Kill Police Chief Harry McNeil is called to a crime scene where a woman in a party dress has been murdered with no obvious... |
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The End of College: Creating the Future of Learning and the University of Everywhere
Kevin Carey - Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover
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From a renowned education writer comes a paradigm-shifting examination of the rapidly changing world of college that every parent, student, educator, and investor needs to understand.Over the span of just nine months in 2011 and 2012, the world's most famous universities and high-powered... |
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Get It Together: Organize Your Records So Your Family Won't Have To
Melanie Cullen - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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Everything you need to get organized This workbook provides a complete system for structuring and organizing your information and documents into a records binder. For each topic, you will find helpful content, rich resources, and step-by-step instructions. Also, available: A companion... |
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Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants
John D Clark - Rutgers University Press Classics
Format: Paperback
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This newly reissued debut book in the Rutgers University Press Classics Imprint is the story of the search for a rocket propellant which could be trusted to take man into space. This search was a hazardous enterprise carried out by rival labs who worked against the known laws of nature,... |
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Every Landlord's Legal Guide
Janet Portman - NOLO; Twelfth Edition edition
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Every Landlord's Legal Guide gives landlords the legal and practical solutions they need to rent residential property right. From move-in to move-out, this book covers a wide range of issues, including fair housing, repairs, sublets, screening for good tenants, and environmental hazards... |
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Looking for Lincoln in Illinois: Historic Houses of Lincoln's Illinois
Erika Holst - Southern Illinois University Press
Format: Paperback
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This richly illustrated compendium of twenty-two historic buildings in the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area includes houses, a hotel, and an art center, all of which are open to the public. Each site links today's visitors with a place Lincoln lived, a home of a Lincoln friend... |
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The Collagen Diet: A 21-Day Plan for Sustained Weight Loss, Glowing Skin, Great Gut Health, and a Younger You
Josh Axe - Little, Brown Spark
Format: Hardcover
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Dr. Josh Axe, bestselling author of Keto Diet and Eat Dirt, explains how to lose weight, prevent disease, improve your digestion, and renew your youth by taking advantage of dietary collagen.Today, interest in dietary collagen is growing at an astounding rate, and with good... |
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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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Popular Mechanics Gadget Planet: 150 Gizmos & Inventions that Changed the World
Popular Mechanics - Hearst
Format: Hardcover
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These gadgets changed the world! In 2011, Popular Mechanics gathered a panel of experts—esteemed inventors, designers, tech gurus, even a moonwalking astronaut—to create a definitive list of 101 gadgets that changed the course of history. The feature was so popular that it became... |
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Why the Wheel Is Round: Muscles, Technology, and How We Make Things Move
Steven Vogel - The University of Chicago Press
Format: Print book
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There is no part of our bodies that fully rotates - be it a wrist or ankle or arm in a shoulder socket, we are made to twist only so far. And yet there is no more fundamental human invention than the wheel - a rotational mechanism that accomplishes what our physical form cannot. Throughout... |
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Simplified Engineering for Architects and Builders
James E Ambrose - Wiley
Format: Print book
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The bestselling structural design reference, fully updated and revised Simplified Engineering for Architects and Builders is the go-to reference on structural design, giving architects and designers a concise introduction to the structures commonly used for typical buildings. The clear,... |
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This Blessed Earth: A Year in the Life of an American Family Farm
TED GENOWAYS - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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Is there still a place for the farm in today's America?The family farm lies at the heart of our national identity, yet its future is in peril. Rick Hammond grew up on a small ranch, and for forty years he has raised cattle and crops on his wife's fifth-generation homestead in York County,... |
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Burglar's guide to the city.
Geoff Manaugh - Farrar
Format: Book
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Encompassing nearly 2,000 years of heists and tunnel jobs, break-ins and escapes, A Burglar's Guide to the City offers an unexpected blueprint to the criminal possibilities in the world all around us. You'll never see the city the same way again.At the core of A Burglar's Guide... |
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Make: Drones: How to Teach an Arduino to Fly
David Mcgriffy - O'Reilly Media
Format: Print book
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Make: Drones will help the widest possible audience understand how drones work by providing several DIY drone projects based on the world's most popular robot controller--the Arduino. The information imparted in this book will show Makers how to build better drones and be better drone... |
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Wild Beauty: Wisdom & Recipes for Natural Self-Care
Jana Blankenship - Ten Speed Press
Format: Hardcover
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An inspiring and easy-to-use primer on natural beauty, featuring 45 recipes for using essential oils to make your own perfumes and room sprays, lip balm, face and body oils, bath salts, juices, tonics, and more, including an overview of important plant ingredients, the benefits of detoxing... |
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Your Rights in the Workplace
Barbara Kate Repa - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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The most complete handbook on workplace laws ever published -- a must-have for every employee. Your Rights in the Workplace covers everything from rules for hiring and getting paid through losing a job and unemployment benefits -- all in plain English. Get the facts on: - illegal firings... |
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Estate Planning Basics
DENNIS CLIFFORD - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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This book provides concise, straightforward, and easy-to-read information about the major components of estate planning - without going into endless detail about arcane options that apply only to the wealthy. Topics include: choosing beneficiaries estate planning by parents with minor... |
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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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Filmmaking For Dummies
Bryan Michael Stoller - For Dummies
Format: Paperback
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Everything you ever wanted to know about making a movie but were afraid to ask ... Lights, camera, action! We all have at least one movie in us, and the amazing and affordable advances in digital technology makes it increasingly easy to make your dream a reality and share it with the world.... |
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Dreams of Other Worlds: The Amazing Story of Unmanned Space Exploration
Chris Impey - Princeton University Pres, 2016.
Format: Print book
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Dreams of Other Worlds describes the unmanned space missions that have opened new windows on distant worlds. Spanning four decades of dramatic advances in astronomy and planetary science, this book tells the story of eleven iconic exploratory missions and how they have fundamentally transformed... |
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NFPA 70 : National Electrical Code
National Electrical Code Committee - National Fire Protection Association
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"Throughout the United States and around the world, NFPA 70: National Electrical Code (NEC) sets the foundation for electrical safety in residential, commercial, and industrial occupancies. The 2017 edition of this trusted Code presents the latest comprehensive regulations for electrical... |
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Space Atlas, Second Edition: Mapping the Universe and Beyond
James Trefil - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover
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Space Atlas combines updated maps, lavish photographs, and elegant illustrations to chart the solar system, the universe, and beyond. For space enthusiasts, science lovers, and star gazers, here is the newly revised edition of National Geographic's enduring guide to space, with a new introduction... |
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Soulless: The Case Against R. Kelly
Jim DeRogatis - Abrams Press
Format: Hardcover
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The essential account of R. Kelly's actions and their consequences, a reckoning two decades in the making In November 2000, Chicago journalist and music critic Jim DeRogatis received an anonymous fax that alleged R. Kelly had a problem with "young girls." Weeks later, DeRogatis... |
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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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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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Craft Beer for the Homebrewer: Recipes from America's Top Brewmasters
Michael Agnew - Motorbooks Intl
Format: Hardcover
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As the craft beer craze continues to sweep the nation, more and more people are deciding to try their hand at creating their own perfect brew. In Craft Beer for the Homebrewer, beer writer and certified cicerone (think sommelier for beer) Michael Agnew merges the passions of consumption... |
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On Your Case: A Comprehensive, Compassionate
Lisa Green - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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Television legal analyst and attorney Lisa Green offers something new: a witty, direct and empowering legal guide for women, filled with accessible information they can employ to understand and respond to common legal issues throughout their lives, from dating, marriage, and kids to jobs,... |
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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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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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The Old Farmers Almanac 2017, Trade Edition: Special Anniversary Edition
Old Farmers Almanac - Old Farmers Almanac; Special, Anniversary edition
Format: Hardcover
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What is 225 years old yet always of the moment? The Old Farmers Almanac! Americas oldest continuously published periodical, beloved by generations for being "useful, with a pleasant degree of humor," celebrates its unique... |
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Treknology: The Science of Star Trek from Tricorders to Warp Drive
Ethan Siegel - Voyageur Press
Format: Hardcover
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The name Star Trek conjures images of faster-than-light spacecraft, holographic crew members, and phasers set to stun. Some of these incredible devices may still be far from our reach, but others have made the leap from science fiction to science fact - and now you can learn the science... |
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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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American Sour Beers
Michael Tonsmeire - Brewer'S Publications
Format: Paperback
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One of the most exciting and dynamic segments of today's craft brewing scene , American-brewed sour beers are designed intentionally to be tart and may be inoculated with souring bacteria, fermented with wild yeast or fruit, aged in barrels or blended with younger beer. Craft brewers... |
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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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Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court
Ralph Warner - Nolo
Format: Paperback
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Successfully present and win your small claims court case. Thorough preparation for your day in small claims court can make the difference between writing a check and receiving one, so get the only guide to small claims court that provides tips by former judges. Everybody's Guide... |
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The Fracking Truth:America's Energy Revolution: the Inside, Untold Story
Chris Faulkner - Platform Press; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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The revolution has already begun. The fracking revolution, that is. The Fracking Truth is a primer on America’s ongoing energy revolution, but it’s also a call to action. The oil and gas industry has failed itself and failed the American public by doing a poor job of educating... |
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How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim
Joseph Matthews - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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After your injury: Settle your claim the right wayWhen you've been hurt in an accident, dealing with insurance companies and lawyers can feel exhausting. But armed with the right information, you can handle a claim yourself -- and save many thousands of dollars in the process.How to Win Your... |
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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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Our Robots, Ourselves: Robotics and the Myths of Autonomy
David A. Mindell - Viking
Format: Print book
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"[An] essential book ... it is required reading as we seriously engage one of the most important debates of our time." - Sherry Turkle, author of Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital AgeFrom drones to Mars rovers - an exploration of the most innovative... |
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Moon Rush: The New Space Race
Leonard David - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover
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Veteran space journalist digs into the science and technology--past, present, and future--central to our explorations of Earth's only satellite, the space destination most hotly pursued today.In these rich pages, veteran science journalist Leonard David explores the moon in all its facets,... |
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Apollo to the Moon: A History in 50 Objects
TEASEL E MUIR-HARMONY - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover
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A celebration of the 50th anniversary of NASA's Apollo missions to the moon, this narrative uses 50 key artifacts from the Smithsonian archives to tell the story of the groundbreaking space exploration program.Bold photographs, fascinating graphics, and engaging stories commemorate the 20th... |
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Making Eden: How Plants Transformed a Barren Planet
David Beerling - Oxford University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Over 7 billion people depend on plants for healthy, productive, secure lives, but few of us stop to consider the origin of the plant kingdom that turned the world green and made our lives possible. And as the human population continues to escalate, our survival depends on how we treat the plant... |
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Renters' Rights: The Basics
Janet Portman Attorney - NOLO; Eighth Edition edition
Format: Print book
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Handle problems with landlords and roommates The landlord ignores your repair requests. Your roommate is always late with his share of the rent. Your upstairs neighbors party all the time. The landlord won't return your security deposit. How can you deal with these problems - and others... |
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The Book of the Moon: A Guide to Our Closest Neighbor
Maggie Aderin-Pocock - Abrams Image
Format: Hardcover
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Have you ever wondered if there are seasons on the moon or if space tourism will ever become commonplace? So has Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock. In fact, she earned her nickname "Lunatic" because of her deep fascination for all things lunar. In her lucidly written, comprehensive guide... |
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The end of sex and the future of human reproduction
Henry T Greely - Harvard University Press
Format: Print book
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Within twenty, maybe forty, years most people in developed countries will stop having sex for the purpose of reproduction. Instead, prospective parents will be told as much as they wish to know about the genetic makeup of dozens of embryos, and they will pick one or two for implantation,... |
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The Official Guide to Medical School Admissions 2015: How to Prepare for and Apply to Medical School
Association of American Medical Colleges - Assn of Amer Medical Colleges; 2015 Edition edition
Format: Print book
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The Official Guide to Medical School Admissions is your accurate and trusted resource of official information on medical school admissions. In this must-have guide you will discover How to prepare during your undergraduate years How to choose the right schools for you MCAT exam structure... |
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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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Consultant & Independent Contractor Agreements
Stephen Fishman JD - NOLO; Eighth edition
Format: Print book
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Designed for both independent contractors and the businesses who hire them, Consultant Independent Contractor Agreements is the most comprehensive guide youll find anywhere. The book shows you how to define a projects scope, components, and duration protect trade secrets, trademarks,... |
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The Common Core Standards (Idiots Guides)
Jared T. Bigham - Alpha
Format: Paperback
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The Common Core State Standards are a set of standards for Kindergarten through 12th grade that have been adopted by 45 states in an effort to ensure that all U.S. students are equally prepared for college and careers. But no change in educational policy will ever meet with universal approval,... |
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Nolo's Deposition Handbook
Paul Bergman JD - NOLO; Sixth Edition edition
Format: Paperback
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Getting deposed? Conducting a deposition? Heres the book you need to take the mystery out of the deposition process and answer questions with confidence. Youll even learn the three golden rules for answering questions and the trick questions lawyers often use to influence testimony. A perfect... |
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