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The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century
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Thomas L Friedman
In THE WORLD IS FLAT, the highly-regarded New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman advances the work on globalization that made his THE LEXUS AND THE OLIVE TREE a bestseller. Claiming that the world is now at an important historical point--as important as the changes brought by the discoveries by Columbus or by the Industrial Revolution- ...
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The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870-1914
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David McCullough
Popular historian David McCullough tells the story of the building of the Panama Canal, which connected the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. He relates the engineering, the politics, and the human drama. THE PATH BETWEEN THE SEAS won a National Book Award in history.
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Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love
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Dava Sobel
Drawing from over 100 recently translated letters, this historical account chronicles the life of the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei by examining his relationship with his eldest daughter, Virginia, a cloistered nun. This biography places their correspondence in historical context, detailing the religious and political climate of Galileo's ...
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Book of five rings
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Musashi Miyamoto
The BOOK OF FIVE RINGS is a legendary Japanese text written in the 17th century by an undefeated samurai, Miyamoto Musashi. Like THE ART OF WAR, it contains a timeless philosophy that has been interpreted over many centuries and applied to many contexts (violent or not) that require strength, fortitude, and focus. This particular translation by ...
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Inside Delta Force: The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit
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Eric L Haney
This insider's story of America's most elite counter-terrorist team reveals the special training that members go through, and reveals what it is like to go on its covert missions. The author was a founding member of Delta Force, the existence of which is never even acknowledged by the government.
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The new way things work
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David Macaulay
Macaulay's enormously popular THE WAY THINGS WORK explains how a variety of mechanical items function through extremely detailed illustrations and helpful text. This updated version includes over 70 pages of new information. Color illustrations accompany the text.
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The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
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Ray Kurzweil, PhD
Inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil, the author of THE AGE OF SPIRITUAL MACHINES, provocatively argues that we are rapidly approaching the Singularity, a point in history in which advances in artificial intelligence, brain scanning, and nanotechnology will blur the division between humans and machines. When we are no longer limited by our current ...
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The Design of Everyday Things
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Donald A Norman
How and why some products are satisfying to use while others are maddening.
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Essentials of Business Communication
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Mary Ellen Guffey
This volume presents a three-in-one approach to business communication, covering text, practical workbook, and a self-teaching grammar/mechanics handbook. Basic writing skills are emphasized, and these are applied to a variety of memos, letters, reports, and resumes. This edition features increased coverage of contemporary business communication ...
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Statistical Techniques in Business & Economics
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Douglas A Lind
The new edition of Lind's "Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics" is a perennial market best seller due to its comprehensive coverage of statistical concepts and methods delivered in a student-friendly, step-by-step format. The text is non-threatening and presents concepts clearly and succinctly with a conversational writing style. All ...
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Visual Explanations
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Edward R. Tufte, Bonnie Scranton (Illustrator), Dmitry Krasny (Illustrator)
Riveting ideas on presenting better information design. Few would disagree: Life in the information age can be overwhelming. Through computers, the Internet, the media, and even our daily newspapers, we are awash in a seemingly endless stream of charts, maps, infographics, diagrams, and data. "Visual Explanations," the latest book by Edward R. ...
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Beyond the hundredth meridian: John Wesley Powell and the second opening of the West.
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Wallace Earle Stegner
The author recounts the successes and frustrations of John Wesley Powell, the distinguished ethnologist and geologist who explored the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon, and the homeland of Indian tribes of the American Southwest. "No library of western/southwestern materials can be without this book. . . ".-- Books of the Southwest.
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CompTIA A+ Certification Exam Guide
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Mike Meyers
This is the number-one "A+ Exam Guide". Completely revised and updated for all four new exams and reviewed and approved by CompTIA, this definitive volume covers everything you need to know to pass the A+ Essentials exam and A+ Exams 220-602, 220-603, and 220-604. Mike Meyers, the leading authority on A+ certification and training, has helped ...
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The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google
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Nicholas Carr
In this eye-opening look at the new computer revolution and its consequences, Nicholas Carr explains why computing is changing and what this means for all of us. A hundred years ago, companies stopped producing their own power and plugged into the newly built electric grid. The cheap power pumped out by electricity providers not only changed how ...
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Five Acres and Independence: A Handbook for Small Farm Management
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M G Kains, J E Oldfield (Introduction by)
Great back-to-the-land classic explains basics of self-sufficient farming. The one book to get. 95 illustrations.
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Art of War
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Sun Tzu
The aphorisms that make up the philosophy of war and strategy by Sun Tzu have, several centuries later, become a must-read for young professionals in business. Though the text can be applied to the ruthless world of commerce, this translation by Thomas Cleary contextualizes the teachings in the Taoist tradition, enabling the work to transcend the ...
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FE Review Manual: Rapid Preparation for the General Fundamentals of Engineering Exam
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Michael R Lindeburg
The FE exam, the first in the two-part engineering licensing process, is taken typically by upper-level students or recent graduates in April or October. This eight-hour exam is closed-book except for a handout provided in the examination room. The exam is divided into morning and afternoon sessions. The morning exam, with 120 multiple-choice ...
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Building Construction Illustrated
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Francis D K Ching
This is the classic visual guide to the basics of building construction, now with the most current information. For nearly three decades, "Building Construction Illustrated" has offered an outstanding introduction to the principles of building construction. This new edition of the revered classic remains as relevant as ever - providing the latest ...
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Radiologic Science for Technologists Physics, Biology, and Protection
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Stewart C Bushong
Develop the skills and knowledge to make informed decisions regarding technical factors and diagnostic imaging quality with this highly detailed, vibrantly illustrated, full-color resource. Updated with the latest advances in radiologic science, this new edition addresses a broad range of radiologic disciplines, providing a strong foundation in ...
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Pocket Ref
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T Glover
All the reference information anyone needs on virtually any subject is right at their fingertips in this handy pocket-sized guide. Its tables, drawings, charts, lists, and formulas cover virtually every practical topic and fact imaginable. Provides more than 3,000 conversion factors and useful general data.
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Phlebotomy Essentials
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Ruth E McCall
This updated third edition provides accurate, practical information and instruction in phlebotomy procedures and techniques with a comprehensive background in theory and principles. This new edition reflects the latest NCCLS guidelines for venipuncture and skin puncture, new safety issues and equipment, NAACLS competencies, lab computerization ...
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Grown Up Digital: How the Net Generation Is Changing Your World
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Don Tapscott
In "Growing Up Digital," Tapscott reveals how the digital world has created a generation that thinks, plays, and relates to their world in a way radically different from that of their parents. In this fascinating follow-up, he revisits the Net Generation as the eldest of its members turns 30.
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Home Cheese Making: Recipes for 75 Homemade Cheeses
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Ricki Carroll, Laura Werlin (Foreword by)
Here are 85 recipes for cheeses and other dairy products that require basic cheese making techniques and the freshest of ingredients, offering the satisfaction of turning out a coveted delicacy. Among the step-by-step tested recipes for cheese varieties are farmhouse cheddar, gouda, fromage blanc, queso blanco, marscarpone, ricotta and 30-minute ...
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Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage
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Sherry Sontag, Christopher Drew
This real-life Hunt for Red October is a story Naval Intelligence doesnt want you to know: the dramatic history of Americas highly clandestine, dangerous, and sometimes deadly submarine espionage missions, from the Cold War thorough the Clinton administration. Over the course of five years, investigative reporters Sherry Sontag and Chris Drew ...
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Chemistry: An Introduction to General Organic and Biological Chemistry
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Karen C Timberlake
This best-seller, now in its Eighth Edition, makes chemistry exciting to students by showing them why important concepts are relevant to their lives and future careers. The new design, digital images, photos, Career Focus features, and macro-to-micro art enhance the new edition while it retains the many features that have made the book so ...
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