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by Frederick C. Beiser (Author) Number of Pages: 240 Dimensions: 0.79 x 9.41 x 6.41 IN Publication Date: February 21, 2025

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Report copyright infringementby Dan N. Clark Ed D. (Author)Whereas fairy tales begin with "One upon a time," military stories tend to start with "Y'all aren't going to believe this." Here is the story of a Tennessee farm boy's journey from high school graduation through four years as a US Air Force security policeman. The odyssey took him to the Philippines, then to a bomber base in Texas before returning a sergeant back to Tennesseefor college. A true coming of age story, the book is filled ...

The Brain in Search of Itself: Santiago Ramón Y Cajal and the Story of the Neuron - Paperback

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by Benjamin Ehrlich (Author)The first major biography of the Nobel Prize-winning scientist who discovered neurons and transformed our understanding of the human mind--illustrated with his extraordinary anatomical drawings As the pioneer of modern neuroscience, Santiago Ramón y Cajal may be the most influential figure in the history of biology you've never heard of. Along with Charles Darwin and Louis Pasteur, Cajal ranks among the most brilliant and original scientists of the nineteenth centu...

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Report copyright infringementby Curzon Paul (Author)The team behind Computer Science for Fun (CS4FN), brings you Conjuring with Computation: A Manual of Magic and Computing for Beginners. Develop your skills as a magician while also learning the basics of computer science by exploring its links to magic. Each chapter explains how to do a simple magic trick, step-by-step, then uses the trick to introduce linked fundamental ideas in computer science in a fun way.By reading the book you will lea...

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Report copyright infringementby Elsie Lathrop (Author)Historic Houses Of Early America is a comprehensive book written by Elsie Lathrop that explores the architectural and historical significance of some of the most iconic houses in America. The book is divided into different sections, each of which focuses on a specific region in the country, including New England, the Mid-Atlantic, the South, and the West. Lathrop provides detailed descriptions of each house, including its history, design, ...

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Report copyright infringementby Haseman Leonard (Author)"An Elementary Study of Insects" is a foundational work within the subject of entomology authored by using Leonard Haseman, a distinguished entomologist. This book, while not well known in famous literature, is distinctly appeared among students, researchers, and lovers interested by the take a look at of insects. Published throughout a generation whilst entomological understanding become still evolving, Haseman's work served as a vital ...

Ice-Caves of France and Switzerland. a Narrative of Subterranean Exploration.

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Report copyright infringementby George Forrest Browne (Author)Title: Ice-Caves of France and Switzerland. A narrative of subterranean exploration.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections incl...

From Hamburgers to COVID: A Scientific Adventure

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Report copyright infringementby Vikram Misra (Author)From Hamburgers to COVID is a memoir which traces Dr. Vikram Misra's path from his childhood in Saskatoon-where his father pursued graduate studies on prairie grasshoppers-to his own career as a virologist. Blending personal anecdotes with scientific discovery, Misra reflects on the mentors, students, and colleagues who shaped his work, as well as the serendipitous turns that guided his research interests. His story moves from an early inte...

Hear the Ocean Sing: Part Three of a Cruising Memoir

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Report copyright infringementby Jan Mitchell (Author)In Hear the Ocean Sing, the final volume of Jan Mitchell's cruising memoirs, she takes the reader to sea with her and husband Ian. Despite experiencing a dismasting, they also wonder at the beauties of the ocean, its creatures and the pristine wildernesses they visit. They sail to remote places most people will never visit, like Bathurst Harbour in Tasmania and Stewart Island in southern New Zealand, showing what can be achieved by ordinary...

The Power of Life: The Invention of Biology and the Revolutionary Science of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

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Report copyright infringementby Jessica Riskin (Author)NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2026 BY THE NEW YORKER "A truly remarkable achievement." --Jill Lepore "A gorgeous story of human nature and animal behavior--and of the way science itself evolves." --Dava Sobel The tumultuous life and radical science of a revolutionary thinker, and the history of an idea that changed the world In the early nineteenth century, the French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck proposed the first evolutionary theory of life ...

America's Leap Into Space: My Time at JPL and the First Explorer Satellites

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Report copyright infringementby Henry L. Richter (Author)After the shock of watching Russia's Sputnik become the world's first artificial satellite, America's infant space program hurried to launch one of their own. In just 90 days, Dr. Henry Richter and his colleagues at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory developed and launched the nation's response. Through innovation, teamwork, and tenacity, these pioneering scientists and engineers began America's exploration of space that continues to determi...

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Report copyright infringementby Robert B. Ludy (Author)Historic Hotels of the World: Past and Present is a comprehensive guide to some of the world's most remarkable hotels. Written by Robert B. Ludy, an experienced travel writer and historian, this book takes readers on a journey through time, exploring the fascinating history and architecture of some of the world's most iconic hotels. The book is divided into chapters, each focusing on a different region of the world. Within each chapter, L...

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Report copyright infringementby John Maxson Stillman (Author)Lavoisier and the Chemical Revolution is a comprehensive historical account of the life and work of Antoine Lavoisier, a prominent French chemist and pioneer of modern chemistry. Written by John Maxson Stillman, the book explores Lavoisier's contributions to the development of chemical theory and his role in the transformation of chemistry from a qualitative to a quantitative science.The book begins with a detailed biography of Lavo...

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Report copyright infringementby Anne E. Whittingham (Author)All around the planet in the 21st century, there are calls for changes to how we manage natural resources, as the ravages of deprivation, resource depletion and unemployment bite harshly on many fronts. We need to rejuvenate resources, not continue to deplete them. Fields such as human settlements, medicine, ecology, economics, natural resource management and climate change have lagged some one hundred years behind in implementing th...

Physics Galaxy: Physics - 21 Years' NEET Chapterwise & Topicwise Solutions 2001-2021

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Report copyright infringementby Gkp Editorial (Author)""For all NEET aspirants, Physics is the most important subject. The strong concepts of Physics not only give high confidence on overall NEET preparation but also boost understanding in other subjects. To build strong fundamentals of Physics, you should try to understand core concepts practically rather than focusing too much on theory or only on practice. With this objective, it becomes pertinent for students to become familiar with past...

Physics and Philosophy: The Revolution in Modern Science

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Report copyright infringementby Werner Heisenberg (Author)The seminal work by one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century, Physics and Philosophy is Werner Heisenberg's concise and accessible narrative of the revolution in modern physics, in which he played a towering role. The outgrowth of a celebrated lecture series, this book remains as relevant, provocative, and fascinating as when it was first published in 1958. A brilliant scientist whose ideas altered our perception of ...

Physics Galaxy 2021 JEE Main Physics 19 Years ChapterWise Solutions (2002-2020) by Ashish Arora

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Report copyright infringementby Ashish Arora (Author)For a science student preparing for JEE Main, Physics is the most important subject. If you wish to make the concepts of Physics strong, you should try to understand core concepts of Physics practically rather than focusing too much on theory or only on practice. With this aim, it becomes pertinent for students to become familiar with Past years' Questions asked in before undertaking JEE Main. Not only do you get familiar with the exam patt...

Art-Science Undisciplined: A Playbook for Transformative Collaboration

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Report copyright infringementby Janani Balasubramanian (Author), Natalie Gosnell (Author)A guide to mutually transformative collaboration between artists and scientists. Art-Science Undisciplined invites us into a collaborative journey grounded in mutual exploration and transformation. Moving beyond transactional exchanges of expertise, artist Janani Balasubramanian and astrophysicist Natalie Gosnell draw on their own experiences, as well as stories from other art-science collaborators, to o...

Artifact Recovery: The material management field guide

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Report copyright infringementby Nichole Doub (Author)A resource long needed in CRM.Cultural contexts and artifact identification tend to be the focus of archaeological education, with comparatively little emphasis on the actual materials that were used in the fabrication of the objects we recover, or why that information might even be relevant.Artifact Recovery successfully provides a basic introduction to the chemistry of those artifacts and materials most commonly recovered from North Ameri...

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Report copyright infringementby William Cobbett (Author)In the passage which I have just quoted from chap. xxxi. of ECCLESIASTICUS, it is said, that 'wine, measurably taken, and in season, ' is a proper thing. This, and other such passages of the Old Testament, have given a handle to drunkards, and to extravagant people, to insist, that God intended that wine should be commonly drunk. No doubt of that. But, then, he could intend this only in countries in which he had given wine, and to which ...

Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family

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Report copyright infringementby Robert Kolker (Author)#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK - ONE OF GQ's TOP 50 BOOKS OF LITERARY JOURNALISM IN THE 21st CENTURY - The heartrending story of a midcentury American family with twelve children, six of them diagnosed with schizophrenia, that became science's great hope in the quest to understand the disease. "Reads like a medical detective journey and sheds light on a topic so many of us face: mental illness." --Oprah Winfrey A Kir...

Birds of Prey: Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, and Vultures of North America

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Report copyright infringementby Pete Dunne (Author), Kevin T. Karlson (Author)A visually stunning, comprehensive resource on North America's birds of prey Always a popular group of birds, raptors symbolize freedom and fierceness, and in Pete Dunne's definitive guide, these traits are portrayed in hundreds of stunning color photographs showing raptors up close, in flight, and in action--fighting, hunting, and nesting. These gorgeous photographs enhance the comprehensive, authoritative text, w...

How Humanity Lost the Natural Way of Walking and Ended Up with Poor Posture and Back Pain: A Comprehensive Research into Contemporary and Centuries Ol

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Report copyright infringementby Vlad Gladoun (Author)How many times as we were growing up were we told to "put your shoes on"? It sounded like a sensible idea. Ever since durable footwear became more widely accessible a few generations ago, individuals have valued the protection they provide. It changed the way people walked since they were no longer concerned about the discomfort of walking on rough or pointy surfaces. You'll notice that your walk changes from walking in shoes to walking bar...

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Report copyright infringementby Jean-Claude Ellena (Author), Karin Doering-Froger (Illustrator), Erik Butler (Translator)The follow-up volume to Atlas of Perfumed Botany continues the exploration of nature's most captivating scents, focusing on the botanical elements that shape the world of perfumery. This volume presents a selection of woods, leaves, flowers, fruits, gums, resins, seeds, and roots, each contributing unique aromatic qualities. From the deep, rich notes of rosewood and oud to ...

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Report copyright infringementby Tom Orrowchild (Author)Earth2035 is a compelling and visionary nonfiction work exploring humanity's role in the survival of Earth and its ecosystems. Through a philosophical and scientific lens, the book presents the challenges facing our planet-climate change, overpopulation, unsustainable growth, pollution, and biodiversity loss-while proposing intelligent, actionable solutions through global cooperation. Using the unique concept of the "Logic of Scale," the ...

Streetlife: Urban Retail Dynamics and Prospects

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Report copyright infringementby Conrad Kickert (Editor), Emily Talen (Editor)Our street-level economy is undergoing dramatic change. Retailers are reeling from the rise of e-commerce, rising rents, and increasing storefront vacancies, along with a cultural shift from material to experiential consumerism. Today, the COVID-19 pandemic is contributing to economic upheaval as commercial corridors and the small businesses they house face sweeping closures, bankruptcy, and job losses. Streetlife br...

Great Pyramid Passages And Chambers V2: The Measurements Of The Great Pyramid

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Report copyright infringementby John Edgar (Author), Morton Edgar (Author)Great Pyramid Passages and Chambers V2: The Measurements of the Great Pyramid is a book written by John Edgar. The book provides a detailed analysis of the measurements of the Great Pyramid, one of the most iconic structures in the world. Edgar delves into the various passages and chambers within the pyramid, and examines their dimensions and proportions. The book is a comprehensive guide to the Great Pyramid, with deta...

Electrolysis: A Practical Treatise On Nickeling, Coppering, Gilding, Silvering, The Refining Of Metals And Treatment Of Ores By Mean

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Report copyright infringementby Hippolyte Fontaine (Author), J. A. Berly (Translator)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the origin...

Role of Pakistan in India's Energy Security: An Issue Brief

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Report copyright infringementby A. K. Chaturvedi (Retd) (Author)India's energy security concerns. It sheds light on India's energy insecurity and explores its various dimensions, its nature and extent. It examines the role that trade, foreign and security policy should play in enhancing India's energy security. It is argued that the key challenge for India is to increase economic growth while at the same time keeping energy demands low. This is especially challenging with the transition from ...

The Longevity Diet: Slow Aging, Fight Disease, Optimize Weight

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Report copyright infringementby Valter PhD Longo (Author)The internationally renowned, clinically tested, revolutionary diet program to lose weight, fight disease, and live a longer, healthier life. Can what you eat determine how long, and how well, you live? The clinically proven answer is yes, and The Longevity Diet is easier to follow than you'd think. The culmination of 25 years of research on aging, nutrition, and disease across the globe, this unique program lays out a simple solution t...

Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains - Paperback

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by Bethany Brookshire (Author)An engrossing and revealing study of why we deem certain animals "pests" and others not--from cats to rats, elephants to pigeons--and what this tells us about our own perceptions, beliefs, and actions, as well as our place in the natural worldA squirrel in the garden. A rat in the wall. A pigeon on the street. Humans have spent so much of our history drawing a hard line between human spaces and wild places. When animals pop up where we don't expect or want them, ...

Nightwatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe - Spiral

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by Terence Dickinson (Author), Ken Hewitt-White (Author), Richard Tresch Fienberg (Foreword by) As NightWatch, Terence Dickinson's classic stargazing guide, neared its 40th anniversary, Dickinson worked with a small group of trusted colleagues to give this groundbreaking reference an overhaul that will take it deep into the 21st century. Longtime astronomy writer and sky observer Ken Hewitt-White led the editorial team. A central aspect to this new edition is the subtle improvements to the un...