Technology & Engineering
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The Apple: A Delicious History
$29.99 Add to cartThe Apple: A Delicious History tells the engrossing and richly informative story of a fruit with a unique attachment to the human story. The 10,000-year tale of the round and pleasantly crunchy produc
- Author: Coulthard, Sally
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 06 2025
- ISBN10: 1803287969
- Language: English
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Shell Games: A True Story of Cops, Con Men, and the Smuggling of America’s Strangest Wildlife
$14.99 Add to cartA unique blend of natural history and crime drama, Shell Games by Craig Welch is a riveting tale of rogues, scoundrels, and the hunt for nature’s bounty in the tradition of The Orchid Thief. A strange
- Author: Welch, Craig
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 12 2011
- ISBN10: 0061537144
- Language: English
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Wiring Made Easy: Learn the Basics of Home Wiring and Tackle DIY Electrical Projects with Confidence: Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners to Wire Your Ho
$29.97 Add to cartYou don’t always have to “call a guy” when you want to do wiring projects. Sometimes, e.g., when installing bulbs or fixing switches, you can save your money by doing the wiring yourself.However, you … [more below]
- Author: Victor Wise
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 118
- Publish Date: May 29 2023
- ISBN10: 1803623284
- Language: English
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The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi
$19.99 Add to cartThe Mississippi River lies at the heart of America, an undeniable life force that is intertwined with the nation’s culture and history. Its watershed spans almost half the country, Mark Twain’s travel
- Author: Upholt, Boyce
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 10 2025
- ISBN10: 1324110473
- Language: English
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Off-Grid Projects: A Comprehensive Beginner’s Guide to Build an Efficient Life of Self-Sufficiency
$19.99 Add to cartHave you ever wanted to live a life beyond the reach of modern civilization? A life where you can harness the power of nature to sustain yourself and live autonomously? Off-grid projects offer just th
- Author: Martin, Isabelle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 202
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1088242820
- Language: English
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The Internet of Us: Knowing More and Understanding Less in the Age of Big Data
$16.95 Add to cartWe used to say “seeing is believing”; now, googling is believing. With 24/7 access to nearly all of the world’s information at our fingertips, we no longer trek to the library or the encyclopedia shel
- Author: Lynch, Michael P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 09 2017
- ISBN10: 1631492772
- Language: English
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An Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Raising Backyard Turkeys: Varieties, Feeding, Shelter, Care
$18.99 Add to cartFrom an expert in homesteading, this accessible guide shows you how to nurture happy, healthy turkeys right in your own yard.
Written by a backyard homesteader with a small flock of heritage turkeys,- Author: Benjamin, Stacy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: January 07 2025
- ISBN10: 1635867568
- Language: English
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Cathedrals of Industry: Exploring the Factories and Infrastructure That Made America
$65.00 Add to cart“This book . . . documents better than any economic historian could some of the enormous changes our economy and our society have been going through.”
–From the foreword by Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nob
- Author: Horowitz, Michael L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 0789214989
- Language: English
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3D Printers: A Beginner’s Guide, 2nd Revised and Expanded Edition: All of the Design and Technical Basics You Need to Use Any 3D Printer
$19.99 Add to cartThis must-have book will guide you through your first steps in 3D printing at home! Get started with a solid overview of concepts and techniques, and learn the basics of 3D construction with essential… [more below]
- Author: Bothmann, Oliver
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: February 25 2025
- ISBN10: 1497100623
- Language: English
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Robot-Proof, Revised and Updated Edition: Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
$24.95 Add to cartA fresh look at a “robot-proof” education in the new age of generative AI.
In 2017, Robot-Proof, the first edition, foresaw the advent of the AI economy and called for a new model of higher education
- Author: Aoun, Joseph E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 15 2024
- ISBN10: 0262549859
- Language: English
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The Nature of Nature: The Metabolic Disorder of Climate Change
$19.95 Read moreIn an age of climate catastrophes and extinction, we need to turn back to nature and learn, once again, how to live sustainably on planet Earth–beginning with our relationship to food.
Four billion y
- Author: Shiva, Vandana
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: October 17 2024
- ISBN10: 1645022870
- Language: English
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Building a God: The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and the Race to Control It
$29.95 Add to cartRenowned ethicist provides essential guide to successfully navigating the future AI landscape
In Building a God, Christopher DiCarlo explores the profound implications of artificial intelligence surpas
- Author: Dicarlo, Christopher
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: January 21 2025
- ISBN10: 1493085883
- Language: English
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Pencil Drawing: A Beginner’s Guide
$15.97 Add to cartAnyone can draw but not everyone can make good drawings. Pencil drawing is a skill that needs a good foundation on theories because pencil drawing is a blend of theory and proper execution of these th
- Author: Joe L Lewis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: March 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1805472569
- Language: English
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The Franklin Stove: An Unintended American Revolution
$32.00 Add to cartThe surprising story of Benjamin Franklin’s most famous invention–and a new take on the Founding Father we thought we knew.
The biggest revolution in Benjamin Franklin’s lifetime was made to fit in a- Author: Chaplin, Joyce E.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: March 11 2025
- ISBN10: 037461380X
- Language: English
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World Eaters: How Venture Capital Is Cannibalizing the Economy
$32.00 Add to cartAn urgent and illuminating perspective that offers a window into how the most pernicious aspects of the venture capital ethos is reaching all areas of our lives, into everything from healthcare to foo… [more below]
- Author: Bracy, Catherine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: March 04 2025
- ISBN10: 0593473485
- Language: English
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Panama Fever: The Epic Story of the Building of the Panama Canal
$24.00 Add to cartThe Panama Canal was the costliest undertaking in history; its completion in 1914 marked the beginning of the “American Century.” Panama Fever draws on contemporary accounts, bringing the experience o
- Author: Parker, Matthew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: March 17 2009
- ISBN10: 1400095182
- Language: English
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Aircraft Carrier Intrepid: Naval History Special Edition
$19.95 Add to cartBuilding upon the expertise of the authors and historians of the Naval Institute Press, the Naval History Special Editions are designed to offer studies of the key vessels, battles, and events of arme… [more below]
- Series: Naval History Special Editions #2
- Author: Faltum, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 138
- Publish Date: February 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1682477401
- Language: English
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Microcontroller Exploits
$49.99 Read moreMicrocontroller Exploits is a deep dive into advanced hardware hacking with detailed examples of real-world techniques and a comprehensive survey of vulnerabilities.
In this advanced guide to hardware- Author: Goodspeed, Travis
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 408
- Publish Date: September 10 2024
- ISBN10: 1718503881
- Language: English
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Around the World in 200 Globes
$55.00 Read more– A unique insight into a fascinating private collection of 200 very diverse and beautiful 20th-century globes, each of which are a testimony of the world view of their makers
The Dutch architect Wille
- Author: Jan Neutelings, Willem
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: November 22 2024
- ISBN10: 9460583679
- Language: English
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Lumberjack: Inside an Era in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan – 70th Anniversary Edition
$21.95 Add to cartWinner–Best Biography/Memoir of 2002, Midwest Book Awards (St. Paul, MN)
A firsthand account of the lumbering era during the white pine boom years of the late 1800s – early 1900s in the northern U.S.
- Author: Crowe, William S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 142
- Publish Date: March 05 2024
- ISBN10: 0965057739
- Language: English
