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(0)David Stephens
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English
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From muddy estuary to tangled kelp forest, the shorelines that fringe Earth's oceans teem with some of the planet's most diverse plant and animal life. With gorgeous, color illustrations, and informative diagrams, this book offers a comprehensive look at the variety of animals that make their homes along the ocean's shore, while also exploring the steps we can take to preserve their at-risk habitats. Fact-filled sidebars will intrigue reluctant readers,...
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English
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Even though sharks are the apex predators of the oceans, they aren't as aggressive as some people think. The anatomy, behaviors, and territories of several kinds of sharks are all explained in this volume that explores the ocean depths and one of its most powerful species. Full of exciting and detail-rich illustrations.
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NASA technical memorandum volume 217227
Publisher
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Glenn Research Center
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
6) Nearfield unsteady pressures at cruise Mach numbers for a model scale counter-rotation open rotor
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NASA technical memorandum volume 2012-217672
Publisher
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Glenn Research Center
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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NASA technical memorandum volume 20230001811
Publisher
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Glenn Research Center
Pub. Date
August 2023.
Language
English
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NASA technical memorandum volume 217885
Publisher
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Glenn Research Center
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2013.
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English
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NASA technical memorandum volume 20220007033
Publisher
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Glenn Research Center
Pub. Date
November 2022.
Language
English
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English
Description
What you should know about the Covid-19 vaccines from top experts in the field.
As the SARS-Cov2 virus emerged and spread globally in early 2020, unprecedented international efforts began to develop and test vaccines to control the devastating pandemic. This book focuses on the remarkable progress in developing vaccines, the amazing effectiveness of the early vaccines, and the challenges of delivering them to the population. To put this extraordinary...
11) The world wars
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A&E Television Networks, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Adolf Hitler. Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Benito Mussolini. Winston Churchill. Charles de Gaulle. George Patton. Before they were the giants of WWII, they were infantrymen and privates in WWI, the war to end all wars. The story of the devastating three decades of twentieth-century world war is told through the eyes of the men whose characters were forged in the trenches before they commanded a world on the brink of disaster.
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NASA technical memorandum volume 2019-220162
Publisher
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Glenn Research Center
Pub. Date
May 2019.
Language
English
14) Sons of liberty
Publisher
A&E Television Network
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
As riots consume the streets of Boston, a dangerous game plays out between a British governor and ringleader Sam Adams, which escalates to extreme measures, street brawls, black market dealings, espionage, and murder. A sizzling, romantic affair percolates against a backdrop of rising civil unrest, the infamous Boston Tea Party, and Paul Revere's legendary ride. From the Battle of Lexington, a clash between the dedicated colonists and the superior...
15) American genius
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The eight-part docudrama, reveals the competitive forces behind history's most remarkable races for innovation. From Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates to the Wright Brothers vs. Glen Curtiss, explores the rivalries, delving into the fierce power struggles, deceit, fluke timing and raw ambition out of which innovation was born. Bold reenactments are woven together with expert interviews to shed new perspective on the backstories of innovation that have shaped...
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Distributed by Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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From the Revolution through the California Gold Rush, it tells the visceral, immersive narrative of the American frontier through the eyes of the most iconic figures who explored and fought to claim the country's vast wilderness. A prequel to the first award-winning miniseries, this four-part docuseries features dramatized portrayals of Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, Lewis & Clark, Tecumseh, Kit Carson, John Fremont, Andrew Jackson.
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Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Out of the ashes of World War I, a new generation of Titan rises: Pierre Du Pont, Walter Chrysler, J.P. Morgan Jr., Henry Ford, and William Boeing. Their fight to reach the top will transform America as they compete to dominate new industries, from the highways to the skyways. After years of fighting each other, and FDR, these rivals must unite during World War II to defeat a greater enemy and save the world.
18) God or the girl
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
A serious exploration of some of the questions surrounding religious vocation in an aggressively secular culture, the series chronicles several emotional weeks in the lives of four young men as they struggle with the decision to enter the seminary and become Roman Catholic priests. All grapple with the sacrifices they would have to make should they enter the priesthood, including the vow of celibacy. And all of them do unusual things things, often...