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Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2008
Language
English
Description
Simon Winchester profiles the life and work of Joseph Needham, a man who, in the mid-20th century, dedicated his life to studying the history of Chinese science. He would go on to write the definitive history of China's scientific progress.
13822) The industrial revolution
Author
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Explores the evolution and effects of the Industrial Revolution and its transformation of Great Britain, the United States, and the rest of the world.
13823) Brexit extended
Author
Series
Insight volume IN 11102
Publisher
Congressional Research Service
Pub. Date
2019-
Language
English
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Sidle up to the bar. It's last call down at The Crown. The Men Behaving Badly gang are bowing out with the hilarious final trilogy of feature-length episodes. So join Gary, Tony, Dorothy and Debs in time for one last, extra-large, extra-special helping of bad behavior, British style.
Author
Series
International finance discussion papers volume 231
Publisher
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Pub. Date
1983]
Language
English
13826) War lord: a novel
Author
Publisher
Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The final installment in Bernard Cornwell's bestselling Saxon Tales series, chronicling the epic story of the making of England. England is under attack. Chaos reigns. Northumbria, the last kingdom, is threatened by armies from all sides, by land and sea, and only one man stands in their way. Torn between loyalty and sworn oaths, the warrior king Lord Uhtred of Bebbanburg faces his greatest ever battle - and prepares for his ultimate fate."--Publisher's...
13827) Cromwell
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
17th century Britain was a hotbed of revolution, treachery and court intrigue. Oliver Cromwell, the fiery ambitious commoner took on the monarchy and changed the course of Western civilization. He and King Charles I fought for absolute rule.
Author
Publisher
Playaway/Findaway World
Pub. Date
[2011], p2011
Language
English
Description
On the terrifying, chaotic night of April 14, 1912, while the Titanic was sinking, J. Bruce Ismay, the ship's owner, made a decision that would save his life, and end it. Ismay boarded a lifeboat meant for women and children, and within days became the Most Talked-of Man in the World. Branded a coward, he became a flesh-and-blood embodiment of Joseph Conrad's legendary eponymous character, Lord Jim.
13830) Outlaw
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
On the lawless streets the guilty are left unhindered to go about their business. Returning from a tour of duty in Iraq, former Paratrooper Bryant is appalled by what he sees in a country he can no longer recognize. Determined to do something about it, he assembles a group of like minded souls who resolve to restore the balance between right and wrong, good and evil, enforcing justice with a brutality to match that of the once unpunished, unsuspecting...
Author
Series
Treaties and other international acts volume 07-212
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of State
Pub. Date
[2011?]
Language
English
Author
Series
Treaties and other international acts volume 04-1215
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of State
Pub. Date
[2012?]
Language
English
Author
Series
In focus volume IF12113
Publisher
Congressional Research Service
Pub. Date
2022-
Language
English
Author
Series
Treaties and other international acts volume 05-901
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of State
Pub. Date
[2011?]
Language
English
Author
Series
USITC publication volume 3486
Publisher
U.S. International Trade Commission
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
13837) DNA: secret of photo 51
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
The story of Rosalind Franklin, a scientist whose work was crucial in the discovery of the famous double-helix structure of DNA, but who went without credit for years.
13838) Everest
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Discover the world's largest mountain and the highest peak in the world. "Everest, the death zone": In the wake of the 1996 disaster that took eight climbers in a single day, scientists follow a team of hikers to measure, for the first time ever, the toll high-altitude climbing takes on the heart, lungs, blood, and brain. "Everest, the mystery of Mallory and Irvine": The story of the early attempts on Mt. Everest and an exploration of the mystery...