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This is the twenty-fourth volume in the Memorial Tributes series compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a pe......more
A critical biography of an influential seventeenth-century Welsh intellectual. Edward Lhwyd, an illegitimate son of a fa......more
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"An unknown and hitherto untold story of one of the true pioneers of the international oil industry." William McGarvey w......more
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The Pack tells the true story of Connie Larson, who, along with her partner Jim and their Alaskan malamute Sekima, leave......more
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An energetic and electrifying narrative about all things weather--by one of today’s rising meteorological stars. Get in-......more
Gregor Mendel, the founder of genetics, is renowned as one of the world’s most ingenious and influential scientists. Non......more
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A revolutionary new account of our universe’s creation--and a breathtaking exploration of the landscape from which we sp......more
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Wind Tunnel Tales, Memoirs of a Wind Tunnel Engineer by William "Bill" E. Anderson provides an entertaining glimpse into......more
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The gripping and untold story of how Global Witness have uncovered a worldwide network of highly organized criminality, ......more
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The enigmatic Nikola Tesla--stalked by his ever-present inner demons--invents the modern world. His astonishing story is......more
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A charismatic wine grower and a major figure in biodynamics and in Languedoc Gérard Bertrand named Green Personality of ......more
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The life of trailblazing physicist Mildred Dresselhaus, who expanded our understanding of the physical world. As a girl ......more
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