"Ready Player One takes place in the not-so-distant future--the world has turned into a very bleak place, but luckily there is OASIS, a virtual reality world that is a vast online utopia. People can plug into OASIS to play, go to school, earn money, and even meet other people (or at least they can meet their avatars), and for protagonist Wade Watts it certainly beats passing the time in his gri…
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A journey through life, the universe and everything. Introduction by Professor Stephen Hawking. When Edwin Hubble looked into his telescope in the 1920s, he was shocked to find that nearly all of the galaxies he could see through it were flying away from one another. If these galaxies had always been travelling, he reasoned, then they must, at some point, have been on top of one another. This d…
Their very names--Gettysburg, Waterloo, Stalingrad--evoke images of great triumph and equally great suffering, moments when history seemed to hang in the balance. Considered in relation to each other, such battles--and others of less immediate renown--offer insight into the changing nature of armed combat, advances in technology, shifts in strategy and thought, as well as altered geopolitical l…
Contains instructions for various at-home projects that can be done using technology, including electrified drumsticks, an automatic pet feeder, and a collapsible travel hanger
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Gripping stories of truth and lies, deception and discovery. Uncover the hidden facts!
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A practical primer for aspiring observers of the planets and other Solar System objects, written by an experienced amateur astronomer
Presents advice for survival techniques that can be used in different types of weather emergency situations, discussing such scenarios as blizzards, tornadoes, hurricanes, and drought
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"(...) Then came the twentieth century, and with it came the Eleventh Edition, the first truly British-Americain encyclopedia, organized around the unassailable assumption of limitless progress and as forward looking as possible. (...) The Eleventh Edition wasn't just another new reference book. It was perfectly positioned as the logical consequence of earlier Britannicas. It would be the lates…
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Universal change is often the ultimate result of one individual’s lightbulb moment—an invention that triggers a ripple effect across countries, continents, or even out into space. Know-It-All Great Inventions looks at fifty of these great ideas that really did change the world. It covers a wide range, from early days (the wheel) through materials (the invention of steel and plastic) to comm…
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As a phenomenon that resides everywhere and in everything, energy is best understood by example. Exploring energy shows how it cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed--and how plankton and other ancient ocean-dwelling organisms can be used to power your car. Reducing the subject to its essential areas, Know-It-All Energy charts fascinating and fundamental topics, from the nuclear fusio…
Illustrated book with profiles of the men and women who have revolutionized politics, policy, and activism, with a focus on their accomplishments that were 'firsts' in their fields
Illustrated book with profiles of the men and women who have revolutionized science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics, with a focus on their accomplishments that were "firsts" in their fields.
"Earthquake imminent? Stuck in the middle seat on a long-haul flight? Here is a book that will teach you How To Survive Anything. Using the witty, graphic format it will help you withstand any challenge, from the extreme to the ordinary, that life might throw your way."
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"The authors of this book recount the stories of men and women who, more than others, made it possible for history to make greater and more decisive strides; it takes the readers on a journey through light and darkness, to show them how these extraordinary characters played a part in changing the world"
Draws on the perspectives of sixty eminent scientists to discuss what is currently understood about the functioning of the planet as it relates to massive changes in the environment, in an extensively illustrated reference that features such sections as evolution, animal behavior, and global warming
Stone choppers, eyed needles, camel saddles, chariots, and contraceptives: the past is paved with remarkable inventions. The latest book in this popular series takes us on an eye-opening and unusual journey through early human innovations--some fundamental and others intriguing or bizarre. An international team of scientists, archaeologists, and historians reveals seventy of the most extraordin…
Discover 101 extraordinary children from across the world. Featuring an inspirational selection of dedicated young people, this collection includes entertainers such as Taylor Swift and Daniel Radcliffe, sporting heroes like Pelé and Michelle Kwarn, and business entrepreneurs Tavi Gevinson and Jordan Casey. From the arts to STEM, politics to the environment, the one thing these impressive chi…
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Calling all space explorers! We are about to take off in our spaceship. The mission is to discover the solar system, starting with our planet Earth then traveling to the Sun and observing all the planets in orbit around it. Are you ready to discover the mysteries of space in the pages of this incredible concertina book?
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