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IPT's Industrial Trades Handbook: Power Transmission Systems by Bruce M. Basaraba Publisher Comments IPT's Industrial Trades Handbook is an excellent trouble shooting guide for Millwrights and Industrial Mechanics. It is a required text in many apprenticeship and upgrading programs, and is used by technical colleges, trade unions and the maintenance... (read more) Your price: $16.95 Used - Trade Paper
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How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff Synopsis Mr. Huff's lively, human-interest treatment of the dry-as-bones subject of statistics is a timely tonic. . . . This book needed to be written, and makes its points in an entertaining and highly readable manner.Illustrator and author pool their... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach Staff Pick If you haven't read Mary Roach's previous bestsellers Bonk and Stiff (shame on you!), Packing for Mars is as good an introduction to Roach as you'll find. Space travel hasn't been this funny or intriguing since Douglas Adams — and best of all, it's... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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IPT's Industrial Fasteners Handbook: Bolting and Securing Systems by Bruce M. Basaraba Publisher Comments IPT's Industrial Fasteners Handbook is an excellent reference for engineers, draftsmen, supervisors, journeymen and apprentices of all steel related industries, including: aerospace, refining and chemical, pulp and paper, mining, shipyard, construction... (read more) List Price $22.50 Your price: $10.95 Used - Flexible
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond Publisher Comments In this "artful, informative, and delightful" (William H. McNeill, New York Review of Books) book, Jared Diamond convincingly argues that geographical and environmental factors shaped the modern world. Societies that had had a head start in food... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Roadside Geology of Oregon (Roadside Geology) by David D Alt Publisher Comments "[It] provides a handy and understandable account, either to read at home, or to carry along on trips."-Oregon Historical... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Ugly's Residential Wiring (Ugly's Electrical Reference) by Ugly Publisher Comments Before beginning a residential project make sure youa (TM)ve got Uglya (TM)s Residential Wiring in your toolbox This quick on-the-job reference has been specifically designed to provide the most commonly required electrical wiring information for... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Spiral/comb
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Codebreakers : the Inside Story of Bletchley Park (93 Edition) by F.h. (ed.) Hinsley Publisher Comments Familiar to anyone versed in the history of World War II or interested in the study of modern intelligence work, Bletchley Park was arguably the most successful intelligence operation in world history, the top secret workplace of the remarkable people... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $11.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Starship and the Canoe by Kenneth Brower Publisher Comments The story of a father and son who search for life's meaning in very different ways. "In the tradition of Carl Sagan and John McPhee, a bracing cerebral voyage past intergalactic hoopla and backwoods retreats."--Kirkus... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Physics for Dummies (For Dummies) by Steven Holzner Publisher Comments Does just thinking about the laws of motion make your head spin? Does studying electricity short your circuits? Do the complexities of thermodynamics cool your enthusiasm? Thanks to this book, you don’t have to be Einstein to understand physics. As... (read more) List Price $21.99 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing by Lawrence M. Krauss Staff Pick Lawrence Krauss's new book, A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing, summarizes the continuing developments in the field of cosmology. In addition to championing these new insights in the study of modern physics, Krauss also... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $13.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot Staff Pick The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot is one of my favorite books. Fascinating. Amazing! Physics, swamis, waves, and particles. Extremely readable.... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal (P.S.) by Jared Diamond Publisher Comments The Development of an Extraordinary Species We human beings share 98 percent of our genes with chimpanzees. Yet humans are the dominant species on the planet -- having founded civilizations and religions, developed intricate and diverse forms of... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Practical Algebra by Peter H. Selby Publisher Comments Practical Algebra If you studied algebra years ago and now need a refresher course in order to use algebraic principles on the job, or if youre a student who needs an introduction to the subject, heres the perfect book for you. Practical... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks by Ken Jennings Staff Pick Ken Jennings's Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks is an intriguing (dare I say, captivating?) look into the realm of maps, geography, and cartophiles. Jennings writes remarkably well, infusing his engrossing subject with a... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory by Brian Greene Staff Pick Many books have been written in an attempt to explain quantum physics to the layperson. Considering that most physicists still have problems coming to grips with the counter-intuitive implications of quantum theory, it is easy to understand why they do... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Agile Web Development with Rails (Pragmatic Programmers) by Sam Ruby Publisher Comments You want to write professional-grade applications: Rails is a full-stack, open-source web framework, with integrated support for unit, functional, and integration testing. It enforces good design principles, consistency of code across your team (and... (read more) List Price $43.95 Your price: $31.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood (Vintage) by James Gleick Publisher Comments A New York Times Notable Book A Los Angeles Times and Cleveland Plain Dealer Best Book of the Year Winner of the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award From the bestselling author of the acclaimed Chaos and Genius comes a thoughtful... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Cosmos by Carl Sagan Publisher Comments The best-selling science book ever published in the England language, COSMOS is a magnificent overview of the past, present, and future of science. Brilliant and provocative, it traces today's knowledge and scientific methods to their historical roots... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Mass Market
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Energy Free: Homes for a Small Planet by Ann Edminster Publisher Comments 2011 International Book Awards Award-Winning Finalist in the "Environment: Green/Alternative Energy/Conservation"Energy Free is designed to equip building professionals and homeowners alike with a toolkit for creating homes that use no more energy than... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $17.50 Used - Trade Paper
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