Unforgettable Books
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Water to the Angels: William Mulholland, His Monumental Aqueduct, and the Rise of Los Angeles: William Mulholland, His Monumental Aqueduct, and the Rise of Los Angeles
The author of Last Train to Paradise tells the story of the largest public water project ever created--William Mulholland's Los Angeles aqueduct--a story of Gilded Age ambition, hubris, greed, and one determined man who's vision shaped the future and continues to impact us today.In 1907, Irish immigrant William Mulholland conceived and built one of the greatest civil engineering feats in history: the aqueduct that carried water 223 miles from the Sierra Nevada mountains to Los Angeles--allowing this small, resource-challenged desert city to grow into a modern global metropolis. Drawing on new research, Les Standiford vividly captures the larger-then-life engineer and the breathtaking scope of his six-year, $23 million project that would transform a region, a state, and a nation at the dawn of its greatest century.With energy and colorful detail, Water to the Angels brings to life the personalities, politics, and power--including bribery, deception, force, and bicoastal financial warfare--behind this dramatic event. At a time when the importance of water is being recognized as never before--considered by many experts to be the essential resource of the twenty-first century--Water to the Angels brings into focus the vigor of a fabled era, the might of a larger than life individual, and the scale of a priceless construction project, and sheds critical light on a past that offers insights for our future.Water to the Angels includes 8 pages of photographs.
$28.99
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Watermark
In this brief, intense, gemlike book, equal parts extended autobiographical essay and prose poem, Joseph Brodsky turns his eye to the seductive and enigmatic city of Venice. A mosaic of forty-eight short chapters--each recalling a specific episode from one of his many visits there (Brodsky spent his winters in Venice for nearly twenty years)--Watermark associatively and brilliantly evokes one city's architectural and atmospheric character. Brodsky writes in Watermark that water "stores our reflections for when we are long gone." This reissued edition of one of Brodsky's most important titles, on the occasion of the late Nobel laureate's eightieth birthday, allows the reader to visit the canals of Brodsky's Venice and rediscover the reflection of the writer himself.
$17.00
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We Are the Beatles
The Fab Four, the most beloved band of all time, join the ranks of this New York Times bestselling picture book biography series about heroes, for ages 5 to 9. They began as Johnny and the Moondogs, and they weren't very good. But these teens who loved music more than anything kept working at their craft and playing on any small stage they could find. And eventually they became the most recognizable, most influential rock and roll band of all time. How? Through dedicated teamwork, shared passion, and love. They knew that the best music is the music you make together! This friendly, fun biography series inspired the PBS Kids TV show Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum. One great role model at a time, these books encourage kids to dream big. Included in each book are: - A timeline of key events in the hero's history- Photos that bring the story more fully to life- Comic-book-style illustrations that are irresistibly adorable- Childhood moments that influenced the heroes- Facts that make great conversation-starters- A virtue these heroes embody: This book celebrates the importance of teamwork. You'll want to collect each book in this dynamic, informative series!
$16.99
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We Can Sleep Later: Alfred D. Hershey and the Origins of Molecular Biology
We Can Sleep Later: Alfred D. Hershey and the Origins of Molecular Biology Discover the life and groundbreaking contributions of one of the 20th century’s most enigmatic scientists. We Can Sleep Later offers a definitive look at the career of Alfred D. Hershey, a Nobel Prize-winning pioneer whose work helped unlock the fundamental secrets of life. In this compelling biography, readers are taken on a journey through the birth of molecular biology—a time when the code of life was still a mystery. Alfred D. Hershey, known for his instrumental role in the Hershey-Chase experiment, fundamentally changed our understanding of genetics by proving that DNA, not protein, is the carrier of genetic information. Why We Can Sleep Later Is Essential Reading This book provides more than just a scientific timeline; it offers a profound look at the collaborative and competitive spirit that defined the early days of molecular biology. The Origins of Molecular Biology: Gain insights into the experimental methodologies and innovative thinking that transitioned biology from a descriptive science to a molecular one. The Iconic Hershey-Chase Experiment: Explore the story behind one of the most famous experiments in biological history, which established DNA as the genetic material. A Portrait of a Maverick: Get to know Alfred D. Hershey as a person—a dedicated, often reclusive, and deeply insightful researcher who preferred the lab bench to the spotlight. A Scientific Legacy: Understand how Hershey’s rigorous focus and technical innovations paved the way for modern biotechnology and genetic research. Core Topics Covered The Development of Phage Biology The Shift Toward Molecular Genetic Research Collaborative Dynamics in Mid-20th Century Science Technical Breakthroughs in Bacteriophage Study Historical Context of the Nobel Prize-Winning Era Product Details Key Focus: History of science, molecular biology, biography, and genetic research. Subject: Alfred D. Hershey and the development of modern genetics. Step into the laboratory where the genetic revolution began. We Can Sleep Later is an essential read for students of science history, professional researchers, and anyone fascinated by the individuals who fundamentally reshaped our world. Add this important scientific biography to your library today to better understand the foundations of modern biology.
$46.00 $41.00
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We Dared to Fly: Dangerous Secret Missions During the Vietnam War: Dangerous Secret Missions During the Vietnam War
We Dared to Fly is the true story of the young men who risked their lives daily on classified missions deep behind enemy lines during the Vietnam War. The Army aviators and enlisted observers assigned to the 131st Surveillance Airplane Company, call sign Iron Spud, flew the Grumman OV-1 Mohawk into the jaws of death to capture timely intelligence for top military decision makers and senior national officials. The story is the author's account of his assignment to that special mission unit, of the history that came before and the events that unfolded while he was there. When he arrived, three-quarters of the unit's aircraft had been lost, most to combat action in Laos and North Vietnam--some of the most hostile threat environments in aviation history. The Army quickly replaced losses because of the critical need for the information they collected. Some downed crew members were recovered; most were killed or missing in action.In recognition of the exceptional sacrifices made during the war, the unit received the Valorous Unit Award for "gallant actions and extraordinary heroism." The book is filled with riveting combat accounts. It is also a human-interest story, bringing the reader into the lives of this group of fascinating brave men.
$32.95
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We Now Belong to Ourselves: J.L. Edmonds, the Black Press, and Black Citizenship in America: J.L. Edmonds, the Black Press, and Black Citizenship in America
Weaving together poetry, personal narrative, and never-before-seen documents from the Jefferson Lewis Edmonds' family archive, Arianne Edmonds provides a wide-ranging look at how the Black Press of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries defined Black citizenship after Reconstruction, fostered networks of resistance, and set in motion critical social justice narratives that are still relevant today. At the turn of the twentieth century, the Black press provided a blueprint to help Black Americans transition from slavery and find opportunities to advance and define African American citizenship. Among the vanguard of the Black press was Jefferson Lewis Edmonds, founder and editor of The Liberator newspaper. His Los Angeles-based newspaper championed for women's rights, land and business ownership, education, and civic engagement, while condemning lynchings and other violent acts against African Americans. It encouraged readers to move westward and build new communities, and it printed stories about weddings and graduations as a testament to the lives and moments not chronicled in the White-owned press. Edmonds took this fierce perspective in his career as a journalist, for he himself was born into slavery and dedicated his life to creating pathways of liberation for those who came after him. Across the pages of his newspaper, Edmonds painted a different perspective on Black life in America and championed for his community--from highlighting the important work of his contemporaries, including Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois, to helping local readers find love in the personal ads section. The Liberator, along with a chorus of Black newspapers at the turn of the century, educated an entire generation on how to guard their rights and take claim of their new American citizenship. Written by Jefferson Lewis Edmonds' great-great granddaughter, We Now Belong to Ourselves chronicles how Edmonds and other pioneering Black publishers documented the shifting tides in the advancement of Black liberation. Arianne Edmonds argues that the Black press was central in transforming Black Americans' communication patterns, constructing national resistance networks, and defining Black citizenship after Reconstruction--a vision, mission, and spirit that persists today through Black online social movements. Weaving together poetry, personal narrative, newspaper clips, and documents from the Edmonds family archive, We Now Belong to Ourselves illustrates how Edmonds used his platform to center Black joy, Black triumph, and radical Black acceptance.
$29.99
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We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution: A History of the U.S. Constitution
The U.S. Constitution is among the oldest constitutions in the world but also one of the most difficult to amend. Jill Lepore, Harvard professor of history and law, explains why in We the People, the most original history of the Constitution in decades--and an essential companion to her landmark history of the United States, These Truths. Arriving on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding--the anniversary, too, of the first state constitutions--We the People offers a wholly new history of the Constitution. "One of the Constitution's founding purposes was to prevent change," Lepore writes. "Another was to allow for change without violence." Relying on the extraordinary database she has assembled at the Amendments Project, Lepore recounts centuries of attempts, mostly by ordinary Americans, to realize the promise of the Constitution. Yet nearly all those efforts have failed. Although nearly twelve thousand amendments have been introduced in Congress since 1789, and thousands more have been proposed outside its doors, only twenty-seven have ever been ratified. More troubling, the Constitution has not been meaningfully amended since 1971. Without recourse to amendment, she argues, the risk of political violence rises. So does the risk of constitutional change by presidential or judicial fiat. Challenging both the Supreme Court's monopoly on constitutional interpretation and the flawed theory of "originalism," Lepore contends in this "gripping and unfamiliar story of our own past" that the philosophy of amendment is foundational to American constitutionalism. The framers never intended for the Constitution to be preserved, like a butterfly, under glass, Lepore argues, but expected that future generations would be forever tinkering with it, hoping to mend America by amending its Constitution through an orderly deliberative and democratic process. Lepore's remarkable history seeks, too, to rekindle a sense of constitutional possibility. Congressman Jamie Raskin writes that Lepore "has thrown us a lifeline, a way of seeing the Constitution neither as an authoritarian straitjacket nor a foolproof magic amulet but as the arena of fierce, logical, passionate, and often deadly struggle for a more perfect union." At a time when the Constitution's vulnerability is all too evident, and the risk of political violence all too real, We the People, with its shimmering prose and pioneering research, hints at the prospects for a better constitutional future, an amended America.
$39.99
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Web-Based Control and Robotics Education (2009)
For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them. Aristotle Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not as a hard duty. Albert Einstein The second most important job in the world, second only to being a good parent, is being a good teacher. S.G. Ellis The fast technological changes and the resulting shifts of market conditions require the development and use of educational methodologies and opportunities with moderate economic demands. Currently, there is an increasing number of edu- tional institutes that respond to this challenge through the creation and adoption of distance education programs in which the teachers and students are separated by physical distance. It has been verified in many cases that, with the proper methods and tools, teaching and learning at a distance can be as effective as traditional fa- to-face instruction. Today, distance education is primarily performed through the Internet, which is the biggest and most powerful computer network of the World, and the World Wide Web (WWW), which is an effective front-end to the Internet and allows the Internet users to uniformly access a large repertory of resources (text, data, images, sound, video, etc.) available on the Internet.
$109.99
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Weekend Thrill Pack
Looking for a thriller that grabs you on page one and doesn’t let go?The Weekend Thrill Pack is a hand-picked trio of psychological page-turners designed for one thing: finishing the book before the weekend is over. These are smart, suspense-driven reads with shocking twists, gripping pacing, and no unnecessary gore or explicit content. Just tight storytelling that keeps you turning pages late into the night. Perfect for readers who love: Big twists you don’t see coming Psychological tension over graphic violence Stories that linger long after the final page 📚 Included in this bundle: The Silent Patient — Alex Michaelides Gone Girl — Gillian Flynn The Girl on the Train — Paula Hawkins If you only have a few days to read, make them count.
$58.99 $53.99
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Weight of the Earth: The Tape Journals of David Wojnarowicz: The Tape Journals of David Wojnarowicz
Audio journals that document Wojnarowicz's turbulent attempts to understand his anxieties and passions, and tracking his thoughts as they develop in real time.In these moments I hate language. I hate what words are like, I hate the idea of putting these preformed gestures on the tip of my tongue, or through my lips, or through the inside of my mouth, forming sounds to approximate something that's like a cyclone, or something that's like a flood, or something that's like a weather system that's out of control, that's dangerous, or alarming.... It just seems like sounds that have been uttered back and forth maybe now over centuries. And it always boils down to the same meaning within those sounds, unless you're more intense uttering them, or you precede them or accompany them with certain forms of violence.--from The Weight of the EarthArtist, writer, and activist David Wojnarowicz (1954-1992) was an important figure in the downtown New York art scene. His art was preoccupied with sex, death, violence, and the limitations of language. At the height of the AIDS epidemic, Wojnarowicz began keeping audio journals, returning to a practice he'd begun in his youth.The Weight of the Earth presents transcripts of these tapes, documenting Wojnarowicz's turbulent attempts to understand his anxieties and passions, and tracking his thoughts as they develop in real time.In these taped diaries, Wojnarowicz talks about his frustrations with the art world, recounts his dreams, and describes his rage, fear, and confusion about his HIV diagnosis. Primarily spanning the years 1987 and 1989, recorded as Wojnarowicz took solitary road trips around the United States or ruminated in his New York loft, the audio journals are an intimate and affecting record of an artist facing death. By turns despairing, funny, exalted, and angry, this volume covers a period largely missing from Wojnarowicz's written journals, providing us with an essential new record of a singular American voice.
$16.95
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Weird But True! Know-It-All: Weather & Natural Disasters
From towering twisters and bone-chilling blizzards to pillowy white clouds and warm gentle breezes, this book from National Geographic Kids plunges into Earth's wild and wondrous weather--and includes loads of weird but true facts! What's the difference between a hurricane, cyclone, and typhoon? What really makes all those magnificent colors of the rainbow? How can one side of a mountain be bone dry and the other lush with life? This latest installment in the hit Weird But True! Know-It-All series uncovers the mysteries of our planet's weather and how it impacts our daily life, from simple things like what to wear to how to avoid deadly disasters. Ride along with intrepid storm chasers, see why lightning forms over volcanoes, pick up brr-illiant facts about Earth's coldest places, and marvel over incredible survival stories, including one about a man who was carried more than 1,300 feet through the air by a terrifying tornado--and lived to tell the tale. Plus, find out what high-tech gadgets and cutting-edge techniques scientists are using today to help predict the weather better in the future--and potentially save lives. Jam-packed with photos, illustrations, and loads of surprising facts and stats, the Weird But True! Know-It-All series is the anything-but-boring way to boost your brain! Complete your collection with: Weird But True! Know-It-All Ancient Egypt Weird But True! Know-It-All Greek Mythology Weird But True! Know-It-All Middle Ages Weird But True! Know-It-All Rocks and Minerals Weird But True! Know-It-All U.S. Government Weird But True! Know-It-All U.S. Presidents
$24.99
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Weird But True! Star Wars: 300 Epic Facts from a Galaxy Far, Far Away....: 300 Epic Facts from a Galaxy Far, Far Away....
Star Wars meets Weird But True! in this jam-packed official collection of amazing facts from a galaxy far, far away. Inside this book, you'll uncover the surprising secrets and mind-blowing facts behind one of the most beloved franchises ever. Chew-bacca on these funny facts: The slimy sound of Jabba the Hutt's movements was made mainly with recordings of hands being run through a bowl of mac and cheese! The Corellian hounds in Solo: A Star Wars Story were played by dogs wearing costumes! A full-scale Millennium Falcon built for Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back weighed more than a whale shark! Bursting with photos and facts from across the Star Wars galaxy--including trivia from all three film trilogies, The Mandalorian, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge(R), and beyond--this book will delight fans of all ages. Readers will glimpse the real-world inspiration behind the planet Tatooine, find out how many people it actually takes to play the Mandalorian, Din Djarin, and even discover hidden wonders to see and explore in the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge(R) theme park locations. And much, much more. May the facts be with you! This book is perfect for anyone who loves Star Wars, National Geographic, Disney, Weird But True!, and all things wacky, weird, and wonderful!
$19.99
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