Engineering & Transportation

Colonel Chris Hadfield has spent decades training as an astronaut and has logged nearly 4000 hours in space. During this time he has broken into a Space Sta...

Everywhere hailed as a masterpiece of historical adventure, this enthralling narrative recounts the experiences of twelve American sailors who were shipwr...

This unique woodworking primer teaches boys and girls age 7 and up basic carpentry skills through easy-to-make projects: bird feeder, sailboat, tie rack, f...

From the New York Times–bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From and Farsighted, a new look at the power and legacy of great ideas.In this illust...

growing Up In East Africa, The Author Describes Her Life As A Pioneer Aviator, A Horse Breeder, Pilot Of Passengers And Supplies In A Small Plane To Remote...

Chronicles The Military Career Of Lt. Col. John Paul Vann, Profiling His Military And Civilian Roles In The Vietnam War. The Funeral -- Going To War -- Ante...

In this updated paperback edition of a "rich, readable, and authoritative" Fortune) book, Wall Street Journal reporter Petzinger tells the dramatic story ...

Our relationship with the ocean is undergoing a profound transformation. Whereas just three decades ago nearly everything we ate from the sea was wild, ra...

Have you ever wondered what your dog is thinking? Meet one funny dog—Enzo, the lovable mutt who tells this story. Enzo knows he is different from other ...

"A passionately felt, deeply poetic book. It has philosophy. It has humor. It has its share of nerve-tingling adventures...set down in a lean, racing prose...

Magic Tree House Research Guides are now Magic Tree House Fact Trackers! Track the facts with Jack and Annie! When Jack and Annie got back from their ad...

Near The Ontario-michigan Border, Canada's Densest Concentration Of Chemical Manufacturing Surrounds The Aamjiwnaang First Nation. Living In The Polluted He...

A gripping, twisting account of a small town set on fire by hatred, xenophobia, and ecological disaster—a story that weaves together corporate malfeasance...

How to speed up business processes, improve quality, and cut costs in any industry In factories around the world, Toyota consistently makes the highest-qu...

Making your own soap is fun, easy, and rewarding. In this introductory guide, Susan Miller Cavitch shows you how to craft your own all-natural, wonderfully ...

Space elevators. Internet-enabled contact lenses. Cars that fly by floating on magnetic fields. This is the stuff of science fiction—it’s also daily lif...

By Robert M. Zubrin With Richard Wagner ; Foreword By Arthur C. Clarke. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 335-336) And Index.Categories: Engineering &...

A Manifesto For A Radically Different Philosophy And Practice Of Manufacture And Environmentalism. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Urge Environmentalists--in Other ...

guesstimation Is A Book That Unlocks The Power Of Approximation—it's Popular Mathematics Rounded To The Nearest Power Of Ten! The Ability To Estimate Is ...

Time is on your side...and do more with the time you have. Small Woodworking Projects is a stellar collection of approachable and quick-to-make projects fr...

Stephen E. Ambrose, acclaimed author of Band of Brothers and Undaunted Courage, carries us along in the crowded and dangerous B-24s as their crews fought t...

Robert Kemp Adair. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: Reference Encyclopedias & Subject GuidesSports Science & MathHisto...

MAKE YOUR CELEBRATIONS MEMORABLE! Packed with planning strategy and original ideas, Celebrate Everything!, from recognized celebrations expert Darcy Miller...

From the New York Times bestselling authors of Abundance and Bold comes a practical playbook for technological convergence in our modern era.In their book ...

An exhilarating tour of humanity's next great technological achievement--quantum computing--which may eventually illuminate the deepest mysteries of science...

In the tradition of Into Thin Air and The Perfect Storm comes the riveting account of a deadly plane crash in northern Canada and its aftermath. Written by ...

from The new York Times-bestselling Author Of In harm's Way Comes A True-life Story Of American Soldiers Overcoming Great Odds To Achieve A Stunning Milit...

The landmark New York Times best seller that reveals how the explosion of sugar in our diets has created an obesity epidemic, and what we can do to save our...

The Story Of The Rescue Of America's Newest Submarine, Squalus, From The North Atlantic On The Eve Of World War Ii. Thirty-three Crew Miraculously Survived ...

Bruce R. Munson, Donald F. Young, Theodore H. Okiishi. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: Engineering & Transportation Engineerin...

Do you pull out your phone at every idle moment? Do hours slip away as you mindlessly scroll? Has your smartphone added a level of detachment between you ...

The new DK Nature Guides form a comprehensive, accessible, and informative series of illustrated reference books that tackle key natural history subjects i...

Genesis. First Principles -- Patriotism And Profit -- The Acts Of The Founders -- Building With Other People's Money -- Golden Spike -- A Railroad Life: H.k...

Join Elbow Grease, the little truck who never gives up, as he plays with his monster truck brothers in the rain and sun in this Step 1 Step Into Reading le...

Robert Fulghum.Categories: Religion & Spirituality New Age & SpiritualityInspirational

In the final decades of the nineteenth century, three brilliant and visionary titans of America’s Gilded Age—Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, and George Westi...

An unprecedented history of the CIA's secret and amazing gadgetry behind the art of espionageIn this look at the CIA’s most secretive operations and the de...

The New York Times Bestselling Author Of Viper Pilot Chronicles Another Thrilling Chapter In American Aviation History: The Race To Break The Sound Barrier....

"Che's insights are just as alive today as they were when he first wrote them down in 1960, and his work has been placed alongside that of Mao Tse-Tung and ...

A moving and inspirational memoir of love, loss, and renewal, Promised by Heaven tells the amazing story of how one woman’s near-death experience and glim...

"I share the country's admiration for the bravery of Captain Phillips and his selfless concern for his crew. His courage is a model for all Americans."--Pre...

Imagine getting a glimpse of heaven, a preview of life in God's presence. Could life here ever be the same? Capt. Dale Black has flown as a commercial pil...

Making a piece of wood move is fun, but making it tell time is truly amazing! 7 step-by-step projects, arranged by skill level from beginner to advanced ...

A biologist reveals the secret world hidden in a single square meter of old-growth forest--a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Pen/E.O. Wilson Liter...

Tells The Interwoven Stories Of Two Men--hawley Crippen, A Very Unlikely Murderer, And Guglielmo Marconi, The Obsessive Creator Of A Seemingly Supernatural ...

vinegar Is A Health Remedy, A Neutralizer, A Cleaner, A Condiment, And A Preservative. It Can Kill Bacteria, Mold, And Germs, Yet It Is Environmentally Sa...

In 1990, IBM had its most profitable year ever. By 1993, the computer industry had changed so rapidly the company was on its way to losing $16 billion and I...

The essays in this volume analyze war, its strategic characterisitics and its political and social functions, over the past five centuries. The diversity ...