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Detailed profiles and stunning visuals explore every aspect of the cosmos. From the Big Bang to planets in our solar system and beyond, this new edition provides comprehensive and up-to-date maps of the night sky, explores the history of telescopes and the latest equipment for am...
"Beginning with the birth of the internal combustion engine, Drive explores how this once rare and luxurious status symbol has become a staple of everyday life. It shows you the ways in which the automobile has influenced breakthroughs in new technology and design, while becoming...
"Charting the 130-years from the arrival of horseless carriages to the advent of driverless vehicles, celebrate the automobile and the romance of the open road. Beginning with the development of the first vehicles powered by an internal combustion engine, Drive explores the early...
Few things ignite such reverence as a classic car. With more than 250 iconic models from the 1940s to the early 1990s, photographed from every angle, this title is a glorious celebration of the stars in the classic car firmament. Classic Car brings you the story of more than 20 ...
Explorations of how interstellar travel may affect humanity by best-selling authors and scientists. Fundamental transformation. That is what it may take to reach our final destination. And we may not have a choice as dangers from without and pressure from within human civilizatio...
"Humanity has reached a critical moment. Our world is unsettled and rapidly changing, and we face existential risks over the next century. Various outcomes--good and bad--are possible. Yet our approach to the future is characterized by short-term thinking, polarizing debates, ala...
"Stellaris: People of the Stars is a collection of original science fiction stories and nonfiction essays speculating about humanity's far-term expansion into the universe beyond the limits of our solar system--with an emphasis on the changes humans will undergo as a species as w...
She had no pitch, no rhythm, and no tone. Still, Florence Foster Jenkins (Streep) became one of America's best-known sopranos. Born in 1868, Florence was a talented young pianist whose wealthy father refused to let her continue her musical studies in Europe. In retaliation, Flore...
A searing account of what happens when raw talent and extreme personalities collide. In this unflinching, never-before-seen account of drugs and the dark side of professional skateboarding, brothers Tas and Ben Pappas' intense bond and charisma take them from the pinnacle of thei...
PLEASE NOTE - this is a replica of the print book and you will need paper and a pencil to complete the exercises. Boost your child's skills with fun activities and exercises that introduce key concepts in spelling, math, and science. Whether you want to teach your child at...
PLEASE NOTE - this is a replica of the print book and you will need paper and a pencil to complete the exercises. Boost your child's skills with fun activities and exercises that introduce key concepts in spelling, math, and science. Whether you want to teach your child at ho...