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Explosives
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Blasters Handbook 17TH Edition
Blasters Handbook 17TH Edition
by Isee
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The International Society of Explosives EngineersBlaster's Handbook as the Society enteres its 25th year of service to the explosives industry. The Handbook represents more than 185 years of DuPont and ETI blasting expertise combined with the many... (read more)

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General
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Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge (Touchstone Books)
Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge (Touchstone Books)
by David McCullough
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This monumental book is the enthralling story of one of the greatest events in our nation's history, during the Age of Optimism -- a period when Americans were convinced in their hearts that all things were possible. In the years around 1870, when the... (read more)

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Dams
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Young Mill-Wright and Miller's Guide
Young Mill-Wright and Miller's Guide
by Oliver Evans
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Writing in an era when many tradesmen had limited education, the author undertakes to teach the reader all that is necessary to build and run water-powered grain mills and saw mills. He starts with physics, including the mechanical advantage of... (read more)

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Geology and Mining
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Roadside Geology of Oregon (Roadside Geology)
Roadside Geology of Oregon (Roadside Geology)
by David D Alt
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"[It] provides a handy and understandable account, either to read at home, or to carry along on trips."-Oregon Historical... (read more)

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Bridges
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The Portland Bridge Book
The Portland Bridge Book
by Sharon Wood Wortman and Ed Wortman
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The Portland Bridge Book, now in its third edition, is a richly detailed history of the bridges spanning the Willamette and Columbia Rivers in Portland, Oregon. This edition is totally new, with over 175 photographs and illustrations. The book makes... (read more)

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Cartography
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The Natures of Maps: Cartographic Constructions of the Natural World
The Natures of Maps: Cartographic Constructions of the Natural World
by Denis Wood
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Cartographers have known for decades that maps are far from objective representations of the world; rather, every map reflects the agendas and intentions of its creators. Yet that understanding has had almost no effect on the way maps are viewed and used... (read more)

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Surveying
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Introductory Surveying (Schaum's Outlines)
Introductory Surveying (Schaum's Outlines)
by James R. Wirshing
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With 375 problems fully solved step by step, and clear, well-illustrated coverage of the practices and applications of surveying, this powerful study guide can help you master your course with less study time. Perfect for independent study, it gives you... (read more)

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The Attic
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GISDATA #3: GIS Diffusion
GISDATA #3: GIS Diffusion
by Ian Masser
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This third book in the GISDATA series focuses on the widespread use of geographical information systems GIS in European local government. The editors include a wide range of applications carried out by different professional groups, and offer the... (read more)

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Infinite Perspectives: Two Thousand Years of Three-dimensional Mapmaking
Infinite Perspectives: Two Thousand Years of Three-dimensional Mapmaking
by Brian M. Ambroziak
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Whether from military necessity or unbridled curiosity, mapmakers since early antiquity have attempted to represent the configuration of the land about them. The Greeks paid homage to the landscape and struck its image on their coins. Medieval scholars... (read more)

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The State of Earth Science from Space: Past Progress, Future Prospects
The State of Earth Science from Space: Past Progress, Future Prospects
by Ghassem Asrar
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Market: Researchers in solid earth geophysics and planetary geophysics. This book is a record of the one-day symposium organized by the Space Policy Institute of the George Washington University's Elliot School of International Affairs, in cooperation... (read more)

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Blasters Handbook 17TH Edition
  1. Blasters Handbook 17TH Edition
    by Isee
  2. Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge (Touchstone Books)
    by David McCullough
  3. Chemistry of Powder & Explosives
    by Tenney L. Davis
  4. Fireworks: The Art, Science & Technique
    by Takeo Shimizu
  5. The Portland Bridge Book
    by Sharon Wood Wortman and Ed Wortman
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