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The Powerhouse: Inside the Invention of a Battery to Save the World

by Steve LeVine

Published: 2015-02-05

Hardcover: 320 pages

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A Soul of the New Machine for our time, a gripping account of invention, commerce, and duplicity in the age of technology A worldwide race is on to perfect the next engine of economic growth, the advanced lithium-ion battery. It will power the electric car, relieve global warming, and cata...

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Disgruntled: A Novel

by Asali Solomon

Published: 2015-02-03

Hardcover: 304 pages

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An elegant, vibrant, startling coming-of-age novel, for anyone who’s ever felt the shame of being aliveKenya Curtis is only eight years old, but she knows that she’s different, even if she can’t put her finger on how or why. It’s not because she’s black—most of the other stude...

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Rodin's Lover: A Novel

by Heather Webb

Published: 2015-01-27

Paperback: 320 pages

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A mesmerizing tale of art and passion in Belle Époque FranceAs a woman, aspiring sculptor Camille Claudel has plenty of critics, especially her ultra-traditional mother. But when Auguste Rodin makes Camille his apprentice—and his muse—their passion inspires groundbreaking works. Yet,...

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Discover Chinese Brush Painting Kit: A Deluxe Art Set for Aspiring Artists (Discover Series)

by Rebecca Yue, Helen Tse

Published: 2006-09-01

Hardcover: 40 pages

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This kit pairs comprehensive art instruction with quality materials to provide a seamless creative experience for the aspiring fine artist. From a set of eight Chinese brush tips to a traditional ink stick and ink stone, the kit features a deluxe set of tools for the beginner. The 40-page ...

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Heart of Darkness (Illustrated Edition)

by Joseph Conrad

Published: 2014-05-01

Kindle Edition: 110 pages

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* Beautifully illustrated with historical images and atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Heart of Darkness is considered one of the greatest English novels ever written. It's the fascinating tale of a white man's journey into the dangerous heart of late nineteenth century Africa in ...

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Little Women (Dover Children's Thrift Classics)

by Louisa May Alcott

Published: 1997-06-04

Paperback: 112 pages

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One of the most popular books ever written about childhood charmingly recounts the homelife of four sisters: literary-minded Jo March; Meg, the older sister who marries a young tutor; fashionable and artistic Amy; and gentle, musically inclined Beth. An unforgettable depiction of mid-19th ...

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A Cold and Lonely Place: A Novel

by Sara J. Henry

Published: 2013-11-05

Paperback: 304 pages

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A riveting novel from the author of the critically acclaimed Learning to Swim and an Anthony Award nominee for Best Novel While she's watching the crew build the Winter Carnival ice palace, Troy Chance sees a body encased in the frozen lake—a man she recognizes as the boyfriend of one...

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Pygmalion and My Fair Lady (Signet Classics)

by George Bernard Shaw, Alan Jay Lerner

Published: 2006-03-07

Paperback: 0 pages

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The ancient Greeks tell the legend of the sculptor Pygmalion, who created a statue of a woman of such surpassing beauty that he fell in love with his own creation. Then, Aphrodite, taking pity on this man whose love could not reach beyond the barrier of stone, brought the statue to life an...

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Flames after Midnight: Murder, Vengeance, and the Desolation of a Texas Community, Revised Edition

by Monte Akers

Published: 2011-05-25

Paperback: 286 pages

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What happened in Kirven, Texas, in May 1922, has been forgotten by the outside world. It was a coworker's whispered words, "Kirven is where they burned the [Negroes]," that set Monte Akers to work at discovering the true story behind a young white woman's brutal murder and the burning aliv...

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My Boys and Girls Are in There: The 1937 New London School Explosion

by Ron Rozelle

Published: 2012-01-23

Hardcover: 184 pages

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On March 18, 1937, a spark ignited a vast pool of natural gas that had collected beneath the school building in New London, a tiny community in East Texas. The resulting explosion leveled the four-year-old structure and resulted in a death toll of more than three hundred—most of them chi...