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Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"For readers of The Rosie Project and One Plus One, an "entertaining and moving" novel about what happens when a matchmaking company finds an ideal match in an unlikely pair, by the author of The Unhoneymooners"--
Single mom Jessica Davis is a data and statistics wizard, but no amount of number crunching can convince her to step back into the dating world. Jess has been left behind too often to feel comfortable letting anyone in; she holds her loved...
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"When you're cooking, you're a chemist! Every time you follow or modify a recipe you are experimenting with acids and bases, emulsions and suspensions, gels and foams. In your kitchen you denature proteins, crystallize compounds, react enzymes with substrates, and nurture desired microbial life while suppressing harmful microbes. And unlike in a laboratory, you can eat your experiments to verify your hypotheses. In Culinary Reactions, author Simon...
Author
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"No literary form is as admired and feared as poetry. Admired for its lengthy pedigree--a line of poets extending back to a time before recorded history--and a ubiquitous presence in virtually all cultures, poetry is also revered for its great beauty and the powerful emotions it evokes. But the form has also instilled trepidation in its many admirers mainly because of a lack of familiarity and knowledge. Poetry demands more from readers--intellectually,...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the invisible light that radiates around the world, tracing infrared, microwaves, ultraviolet, X-rays, gamma rays, radio waves, and other forms of radiation from the nineteenth century to today and exploring the consequences of new technologies.
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
For anyone wanting to master music's language, being able to read musical notation is a necessity. But this course, as Professor Greenberg notes, is a basic course, designed to introduce you to music's language in a way that is similar to the way you learned your own native language, by "discovering and exploring musical syntax through our ears-- by learning what the parts of musical speech sound like--rather than what they look like on paper." By...
Author
Publisher
Family Tree Books, an imprint of F+W Media Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A plain-English guide that explains the how and why of genealogy DNA testing. Bettinger gives you advice on choosing the right test to answer your specific genealogy questions, and helps you demystify and interpret the test results. He also discusses the ethics and future of genetic genealogy, and how adoptees can benefit from it.
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Mary Buffett and David Clark clearly outline Warren Buffett's strategies in a way that will appeal to newcomers and seasoned Buffettologists alike. Inspired by the seminal work of Buffett's mentor, Benjamin Graham (The Interpretation of Financial Statements, 1937), this book presents Buffett's interpretation of financial statements with anecdotes and quotes from the master investor himself.Potential investors will discover:-Buffett's time-tested dos...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A groundbreaking book about how technological advances in genomics and the extraction of ancient DNA have profoundly changed our understanding of human prehistory while resolving many long-standing controversies. Massive technological innovations now allow scientists to extract and analyze ancient DNA as never before, and it has become clear--in part from David Reich's own contributions to the field--that genomics is as important a means of understanding...
9) The core
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
A team of top scientific minds from around the world are assembled to determine what has been happening to Earth. Dr. Keyes makes the startling discovery that the Earth's electromagnetic forces have begun to collapse. If the planet is to be saved, the core of the Earth needs a jump start, and Keyes assembles a team to burrow to the center of the planet and bomb the insides back into action. However, as the crew digs deeper into the Earth, the more...
Author
Publisher
YNR Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"If you've heard about the special properties of ionized water this book will help you separate fact from fiction. Dr. Tim McKnight got a Bachelors degree in nutrition, then a masters in Nutrition then did his PhD in Nutrition, then he went to med school at Ohio State. He has been in private practice for the past 15 years. He dug deep to find out about ionized water and he shares his findings and summarizes the current research with over 30 pages...
Author
Publisher
The Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"In How Not to Be Wrong, Jordan Ellenberg shows us that math isn't confined to abstract incidents that never occur in real life, but rather touches everything we do--the whole world is shot through with it. Math allows us to see the hidden structures underneath the messy and chaotic surface of our world. It's a science of not being wrong, hammered out by centuries of hard work and argument. Armed with the tools of mathematics, we can see through to...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"When it comes to food safety and germs, there are as many common questions as there are misconceptions. And yet there has never been a book that clearly examines the science behind these important issues--until now. In Did You Just Eat That? food scientists Paul Dawson and Brian Sheldon take readers into the lab to show, for example, how they determine the amount of bacteria that gets transferred by sharing utensils or how many microbes live on restaurant...
16) Crystals
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Pub. Group's PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2007.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Square One Publishers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A blood test can tell you many important facts about the state of your health. And yet, most of us cannot decipher these results ourselves, nor can we formulate the right questions to ask about them. LaValle explains all the information found on a typical lab report, and makes it accessible to you, so that you can take control of your life.
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"A clear, simple, and complete guide for beginning investors from bestselling author Mary Buffett and Sean Seah that explains Warren Buffett's techniques of Value Investing and his proven strategies to ensure long-term success"--Amazon.
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