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Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists Are Changing American Cities
Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists Are Changing American Cities
by Jeff Mapes
Staff Pick
Mapes's fantastic and inspiring Pedaling Revolution deserves to be read by everyone, from the cycle-curious to the cycle-phobic. Love it or hate it, the pedaling revolution is upon us — read all about it!... (read more)

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Hobby Electronics
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Build Your Own Underwater Robot: And Other Wet Projects
Build Your Own Underwater Robot: And Other Wet Projects
by Harry Bohm
Publisher Comments
Unlike fish, whales or frogs, humans are not designed to live in water. Yet we have an amazing ability to survive and function underwater because of our invented technology. This book shows you how to use some of that amazing technology to construct... (read more)

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Gift Ideas
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Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair: A Do-It-Yourself Repair Guide From Park Tool, 2nd Edition
Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair: A Do-It-Yourself Repair Guide From Park Tool, 2nd Edition
by C. Calvin Jones
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Big Blue just got bigger and better! Freshly updated to include new topics, techniques and equipment. Packed with hundreds of photos and hundreds of procedures, the BBB-2 provides both the novice and veteran mechanic the information needed to perform... (read more)

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Computers
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The Golden Section: Nature's Greatest Secret (Wooden Books)
The Golden Section: Nature's Greatest Secret (Wooden Books)
by Scott Olson
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A concise and useful handbook on the Golden Section also known as the Golden Ratio and Golden Mean. The Golden Section is a line segment divided into two parts, such that the ratio of the short portion to the longer portion is equal to the ratio of the... (read more)

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Hello, Spring!
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Beachcombers Guide To Seashore Life 2ND Edition
Beachcombers Guide To Seashore Life 2ND Edition
by J Duane Sept
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Newly revised and updated in 2008 with additional photographs and an easier-to-use layout, this beautifully illustrated guide aids in identifying the most common intertidal animals and plants of British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. What's that purple... (read more)

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New Arrivals
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The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives
The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives
by Leonard Mlodinow
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With the born storyteller's command of narrative and imaginative approach, Leonard Mlodinow vividly demonstrates how our lives are profoundly informed by chance and randomness and how everything from wine ratings and corporate success to school grades... (read more)

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What Do I Do With This Thing?
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How to Run a Lathe: The Care and Operation of a Screw Cutting Lathe,  1942 edtion
How to Run a Lathe: The Care and Operation of a Screw Cutting Lathe, 1942 edtion
by South Bend Lathe Works
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You get everything you need to set up a lathe and get it running. This is the lathe manual that Dave Gingery raves about. You get eleven chapters: history and development of the lathe, setting up and leveling the lathe, operation of the lathe, lathe... (read more)

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Sudoku
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O'Ekaki: Paint by Sudoku
O'Ekaki: Paint by Sudoku
by Kenji Onishi
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The next generation of Japanese number puzzles is "O' ekaki" (paint by numbers), in which players are rewarded with fun images for successfully completing the mind-bender.... (read more)

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Birds of the Willamette Valley Region
Birds of the Willamette Valley Region
by Harry Nehls
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Birds of the Willamette Valley Region is an identification guide for the birds of the greater Willamette Valley area. The Species Account pages provide color photographs of over 200 local birds and have a companion page with key information about... (read more)

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The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous & Broke
The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous & Broke
by Suze Orman
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First time in paperback. The #1 New York Times bestseller from the phenomenal author of The Courage to Be Rich. The world's most trusted expert on money matters answers a generation's cry for help-and gives advice on - Credit card debt - Student loans... (read more)

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Contributors | June 2, 2009

Theodore Gray: IMG Is Science As Important As Football?



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