Posts Tagged ‘Story’

People, Plants and Genes: The Story of Crops and Humanity

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This book provides a comprehensive overview of the complex story of human-plant interactions, from the hunter-gatherers of the Palaeolithic Era, through to the 21st century and the molecular genetic manipulation of crops… More >>

People, Plants and Genes: The Story of Crops and Humanity

The Education of Ronald Reagan: The General Electric Years and the Untold Story of His Conversion to Conservatism

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In October 1964, Ronald Reagan gave a televised speech in support of Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater. “The Speech,” as it has come to be known, helped launch Ronald Reagan as a leading force in the Americ… More >>

The Education of Ronald Reagan: The General Electric Years and the Untold Story of His Conversion to Conservatism

Passionate Pioneers: The Story of Yiddish Secular Education in North America, 1910-1960

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A little-known chapter in the history of Jews in North America involves a wide network of Yiddish schools and camps that sought to transmit a distinctive, authentic sense of secular yiddishkayt. Over a fifty-year period … More >>

Passionate Pioneers: The Story of Yiddish Secular Education in North America, 1910-1960

Warnings: The True Story of How Science Tamed the Weather

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Experience the most devastating storms of the last fifty years through the eyes of the scientific visionaries who took them on and tamed them. For decades, the author, a pioneering meteorologist, has dedicated himself t… More >>

Warnings: The True Story of How Science Tamed the Weather

A Wedding Story

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Unlike her two sisters who followed their dreams to the altar,Kathryn Bright Goodale doesn’t want to be a bride.What she needs is to win the Great Centennial Race now that her late husband has left her penniless. So Kate… More >>

A Wedding Story

The Greatest Trade Ever: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History

• ISBN13: 9780385529914
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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In 2006, hedge fund manager John Paulson realized something few others suspected–that the housing market and the value of subprime mortgages were grossly inflated and headed for a major fall.  Paulson’s background was … More >>

The Greatest Trade Ever: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History

Touching History: The Untold Story of the Drama That Unfolded in the Skies Over America on 9/11

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On the azure blue morning of 9/11 the skies were pronounced “severe clear,” in the parlance of airline pilots; a gorgeous day for flying. Nearly 5,000 flights were cruising the skies over America when FAA Operations Mana… More >>

Touching History: The Untold Story of the Drama That Unfolded in the Skies Over America on 9/11

Dewey Doo-it Builds a House: A Children’s Story About Habitat for Humanity

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Dewey Doo-It is an energetic little guy with a heart of gold. When he sees someone in trouble he immediately tries to help. In this story Dewey Doo-it discovers that his friend Zoe lives in a drafty old house that leaks … More >>

Dewey Doo-it Builds a House: A Children’s Story About Habitat for Humanity

The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation

• ISBN13: 9780140298512
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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Straddling a small corner of Spain and France in a land that is marked on no maps except their own, the Basques are a puzzling contradiction-they are Europe’s oldest nation without ever having been a country. No one has … More >>

The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation

Inventing the Electronic Century: The Epic Story of the Consumer Electronics and Computer Science Industries

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No industries had greater impact on everyday life and work in the second half of the twentieth century than consumer electronics and computers. Yet the epic story of the founding of the Information Age remains almost co… More >>

Inventing the Electronic Century: The Epic Story of the Consumer Electronics and Computer Science Industries