Catalog Search Results
Showing Results using Keyword index
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury USA
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"The bicycle is one of mankind's greatest inventions and the most popular form of transport in history. Robert Penn has ridden one most days of his adult life. In his late 20s, he pedaled around the world. Yet, like cyclists everywhere, the utilitarian bikes he currently owns don't even hint at this devotion. Robert needs a new bike, a customized machine that reflects how he feels when he's riding it - like an ordinary man touching the gods. It's...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"This inspiring illustrated guide reveals the ultimate bucket list destinations for cyclists"--
Expert cyclists and casual enthusiasts alike will enjoy this bucket-list collection of biking routes around the globe. Each one- to five-page spread introduces you to a spectacular route, from traffic-free paths in Maine to rugged mountain bike trails in Utah, and the incredible cloud forest mountain of the Mae Hong Son Loop in Thailand. Smith includes...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
As a teenager, Kate Harris realized that the career she craved--to be an explorer, equal parts swashbuckler and metaphysician--had gone extinct. From what she could tell of the world from small-town Ontario, the likes of Marco Polo and Magellan had mapped the whole earth; there was nothing left to be discovered. Looking beyond this planet, she decided to become a scientist and go to Mars. In between studying at Oxford and MIT, Harris set off by bicycle...
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
The world is filled with machines that make our lives easier. Many of these machines are run by electricity, but you also can use your own power to run machines as well. You power your bicycle you open a door you move a box. Simple machines are devices with very few parts that help us move objects. Learn about the basic simple machines that we use every day.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
In this memoir adapted for young readers, William Kamkwamba describes the drought that struck his tiny village in Malawi, his subsequent interest in science, and his idea to build a windmill. Made out of scrap metal and old bicycle parts, William's windmill brought electricity to his home and helped his family pump the water they needed to farm the land.
Author
Series
Publisher
Forge, a Tom Doherty Associates book
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
For the firm of Carpenter and Quincannon, Professional Detective Services, stopping extortionists is not only grand, but excitingly lucrative. When a pleasant afternoon's bicycling through Golden Gate Park with a friend ends with the revelation of threatening letters, followed by a gunshot in a mansion garden, Sabina Carpenter knows this is a case that demands her immediate and undivided attention.The questions her partner John Quincannon has to unravel...
Author
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Organic chemistry has a long-standing reputation as a difficult course. 'Organic Chemistry I For Dummies' takes a simple approach to the topic, allowing you to grasp concepts at your own pace. This fun, easy-to-understand guide explains the basic principles of organic chemistry in simple terms, providing insight into the language of organic chemists, the major classes of compounds, and top trouble spots. You'll also get the nuts and bolts of tackling...
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request