Follows the development of roads in the United States--and the new forms of transportation that used them--from the National Highway of 1805 through railroads and paved roads for bicycles and...
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Author: Wooldridge, Connie NordhielmSummary:Genre: Juvenile fiction
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Author: VanHecke, SusanSummary:
The author traces the history of inventions that significantly affected music in the United States, including descriptions of both the inventors and the musical instruments they invented.
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Author: Wilson, Edward O.Summary:
Wilson boldly addresses age-old questions (Where did we come from? What are we? Where are we going?) while delving into the biological sources of morality, religion, and the creative arts.
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Author: Kreuger, Alan B.Summary:
Why we need to think more like economists to successfully combat terrorism If we are to correctly assess the root causes of terrorism and successfully address the threat, we must think more like...
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Author: Carroll, Sean M.Summary:
Caltech physicist and author Sean Carroll offers listeners this profile of the Large Hadron Collider and the search for the mysterious Higgs boson particle, the subatomic building block that...
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Author: Fisher, Kenneth L.Summary:
Debunks commonly held investing myths and misconceptions, explaining why each belief or strategy is wrong and how damaging it can be to financial health.
Genre: Business and economics