The author traces the boyhood enthusiasm for rockets that eventually led to a career at NASA, describing how he built model rockets in the family garage in West Virginia, inspired by the launch of the Soviet satellite "Sputnik."
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The uproarious, bestselling true story of the world's most sought-after con man, immortalized by Leonardo DiCaprio in DreamWorks' feature film of the same name. Frank W. Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, and...
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National bestselling author Kiki Swinson never lets up with relentless characters, unpredictable twists, and a merciless depiction of Southern striving, scheming--and dying. Now she takes you to the explosive beginnings of wild-card...
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Despite having their secret revealed, the residents of Melbrook Hall return to Lander University for another year in the Hero Certification Program. Good thing the focus of this year is teamwork, because with their origins known they’ll...
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Le dispositif de test rapide Rapid Response™ COVID-19 Antigen est un test immunochromatographique in vitro pour la détection directe et qualitative des antigènes nucléoprotéiques viraux du SRAS-CoV-2 à partir des sécrétions nasales et...
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The Rapid Response™ COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test Device is an in vitro immunochromatographic assay for the direct and qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 viral nucleoprotein antigens from nasal and nasopharyngeal secretions from...
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The Rapid Response™ COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test Device is an in vitro immunochromatographic assay for the direct and qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 viral nucleoprotein antigens from nasal and nasopharyngeal secretions from...
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Dating Matthew O'Brien—a playboy and younger man—cost Laila Riley her career and her parents' respect: a high price, even for love. So when Laila decides it was just a fling, she breaks it off, despite Matthew's...
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