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Reducere. If I told you that there was a person that was one of the early 1940s OSS (Office of Strategic Services) operatives and later worked under contract...

Reducere. From the internationally bestselling author of The Atomic City Girls, a provocative novel set in eastern Tennessee that "explores the legacies--of ...

DescriptionAs the Cold War widened in the 1950s, military hero George Kutter and his family trained to be legacy survivors in the event of an atomi...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Dan KingFirsthand accounts from interviews conducted in Japan with five WWII Japanese Naval aviators. All are veterans of t...

In Fly by Wire, one of America's greatest journalists takes us on a "fascinating" (The New York Times) and sometimes humorous journey into the rapi...

Reducere. It happened in an instant but the feeling lasted more than an hour. Wave after wave of glowing, humming energy coursed through me. I remember cryin...

Reducere. The day the second atomic bomb was dropped, Clabe and Leora Wilson's postman brought a telegram to their acreage near Perry, Iowa. One son was alre...

Reducere. On December 7, 1941, Commander Mitsuo Fuchida plunged Japan into war with the United States when he led the attack on Pearl Harbor. His autobiograp...

The definitive, internationally bestselling biography of Albert Einstein from the author of The Innovators, Steve Jobs and Benjamin Franklin. **Now...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Thomas Goodrich"We Americans have the dangerous tendency in our international thinking to take a holier-than-thou attitude ...

Reducere. From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist comes a celebration of the aging process. Not just Dave's, but that of the whole Baby Boom Generation--t...

Reducere. When middle-school mishaps happen, five friends form the S.M.A.R.T. Squad and use their collective skills and the power of STEM to bring order to t...

Reducere. Informative and Fun! Trivial and Important! Fun Facts and Profound Facts! A treat of science and history facts and compelling stories that will inf...

Reducere. This booklet from Carolyn Howard-Johnson, a UCLA Extension Writers' Program instructor for nearly a decade, helps authors love the project they mos...

Reducere. Major Jesse Marcel was the intelligence officer for the 509th Composite Bomb Group of the Army Air Force stationed at Roswell, New Mexico in 1947. ...

Reducere. Hugo Award-winning author Ben Bova joins forces with Nebula Award finalist Doug Beason for an action-packed technothriller with Space Station Down....

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Marilyn Bailey OgilvieThere is probably no woman scientist more famous than Marie Curie (1867-1934). She made one of the mo...

A prodigiously researched biography of Vannevar Bush, one of America's most awe-inspiring polymaths and the secret force behind the biggest technol...

Reducere. The three volumes of Inspirational Heart were written, motivated, and inspired by scriptures 2 Timothy 3 chapter verses 16-17 and Oprah Winfrey on ...

Reducere. This valuable text begins with the general theory of diffraction through the use of Fourier transforms. The author then applies the general results...

Reducere. This book continues to describe Harri Aalto's unique experiences and approach to Self-realization, providing a compelling and colorful - sometimes ...

Reducere. In the tradition of Hidden Figures and The Girls of Atomic City, Code Girls is the amazing true story of the young American women who cracked Germa...

Reducere. How military technology has transformed the world The history of warfare cannot be fully understood without considering the technology of killing. ...

Reducere. DescriptionWe all played tag when we were kids. What most of us don't realize is that this simple chase game is in fact an application of pursuit t...

Reducere. Discover how to become a social superstar that people not only like, but crave to be around.Emotional connection is important to your wellbeing, bu...

Reducere. General Leslie Groves and J. Robert Oppenheimer were the two men chiefly responsible for the building of the first atomic bomb at Los Alamos, code ...

Reducere. New Mexico comes alive in these fascinating stories about events that helped make New Mexico what it is today. From the life and times of Folsom Ma...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Georgia Le CarreEditor: Caryl MiltonEditor: Nicola RheadChelsea When I was a child my favorite fairytale was Beauty And The...

Memorize the Periodic Table: The Fast and Easy Way to Memorize Chemical Elements If you have a chemistry exam tomorrow, thank goodness you're here....

Reducere. In the latest novel by internationally bestselling crime master Mark Billingham featuring Tom Thorne, "the next superstar detective" (Lee Child), a...

Reducere. You think your lack of willpower is why you always fail.You think it's why you can't lose weight, succeed as an entrepreneur, and procrastinate and...

Reducere. This poetic novel, by the acclaimed author of John Dollar, describes America at the brink of the Atomic Age. In the years between the two world war...

Life gets pretty boring when you can beat the snot out of any villain with just one punch. Nothing about Saitama passes the eyeball test when it co...

Reducere. A "Bay ridge life" is the story of the first- born male offspring of two young parents from America's "greatest generation" little Bobby Lane was w...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Dr Paula Horan Ph. D.How can you rejuvenate the cells of your body and simultaneously detoxify your system? What are your o...

The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was not only the largest and most advanced US aircraft to see combat in World War II, it was also the most expensive ...

Reducere. Sakhalin Island or Karafuto as it is known in Japan changed hands a number of times during the course of its history. Each change had a far-reachin...

Reducere. Edward Teller is perhaps best known for his belief in freedom through strong defense. But this extraordinary memoir at last reveals the man behind ...

Reducere. In an attempt to soothe growing Cold War tensions between America and Russia, Premier Nikita Khrushchev visits the US to see all that his "enemy" h...

Although most people associate the term D-Day with the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944, it is military code for the beginning of any offensive op...

Reducere. The movie that inspired filmmakers to direct is like the atomic bomb that went off before their eyes. "The Film That Changed My Life" captures that...