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1) Light bulb
Author
Publisher
Kane Press, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A nonfiction "biography" of the light bulb from the electric precursors like the arc lamp to Thomas Edison's invention and beyond to current innovations in light bulb technology"--
Author
Publisher
Open Road Integrated Media
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Young Simone flees the chaotic violence of Haiti only to land in a world no less brutal or bizarre--the world of upstate New York's Porter family. Here, dead sheep swing from trees, light bulbs are ceremoniously buried, a fur-clad mother carves terrifying goddesses from pumice, and learning to lie is the principle rite of passage into adulthood.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
©2017.
Language
English
Description
Shepard's novel "opens with a man in his house at dawn, surrounded by aspens, coyotes cackling in the distance as he quietly navigates the distance between present and past. More and more, memory is overtaking him: in his mind he sees himself in a movie-set trailer, his young face staring back at him in a mirror surrounded by light bulbs. In his dreams and in visions he sees his late father--sometimes in miniature, sometimes flying planes, sometimes...
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Tabitha Brewer wakes up one morning to find her husband gone, leaving her no way to support herself and their two children, never mind their upscale Philadelphia lifestyle. She'd confess her situation to her friends-if it wasn't for those dreadful words of warning in his goodbye note: zI'll tell them what you did. Instead, she does her best to keep up appearances, even as months pass and she can barely put food on the table-much less replace a light...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Believing his long-absent father is missing and leaving clues behind through geocaching, Zig, thirteen, relies on his love of electronics, a garage sale GPS unit, and his best friend, Gianna, to search for answers.
Kirby "Zig" Zigonski lives for the world of simple circuits, light bulbs, buzzers, and motors. Electronics are, after all, much more predictable than most people--especially his father, who he hasn't seen in over a year. When his dad's...
6) Green homes
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"This STEM-based set of True Books introduces students to the engineering innovations that can help us reach more environmentally friendly goals"--
"Envision a brighter future with this STEM-based subset of True Books.Small changes over the years - from smarter light bulbs to energy-efficient appliances - have made our homes more environmentally friendly. In recent years we have learned how to make alternative energies and Earth-friendly building...
Author
Publisher
Watkins
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The Anxiety Antidote makes understanding and dealing with anxiety easy and practical. The book offers tools and techniques that the reader can apply quickly on a daily basis, such as exercises on self-reflection, breath work, mindfulness and visualization. As a practical, "how to" self-help book, the reader will get a deeper understanding of their anxiety from a cognitive and emotional point of view, allowing them to transform their mind and emotions...
Author
Publisher
Taschen
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Science and illustration have always walked hand in hand, and not only the scientific community but the general public as well have used images since early history to understand natural phenomena. Moreover, from Galileo to Einstein, our modern history has been written with the key support of art and with all the insights it contributes. This XL-sized book collects more than 300 graphic works that range from original sketches to technical drawings,...
Author
Publisher
dpunkt.verlag
Pub. Date
2021
Language
Deutsch
Description
Der Einstieg in die Lichtmalerei mit Tipps und Tricks f�ur die perfekten Lichtkunstbilder! Lichtmalerei ist eine der kreativsten Formen der Fotografie mit nahezu unendlichen M�glichkeiten. Aber wie entsteht so ein Bild? Was brauche ich daf�ur? Mithilfe dieses Buches erfahren Sie Schritt f�ur Schritt, worauf es bei der Lichtmalerei ankommt und wie Sie zun�chst einfache und sp�ter immer spektakul�rere Figuren mithilfe von Licht erstellen....
Author
Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Many of us go about our daily lives completely-some might say blissfully-unaware that we are surrounded by a cornucopia of devices that are running on various connected platforms and recording our physical presence, voices, heartbeats, and preferences. Have a look around you. Beyond your computer, tablet, or smartphone, how many 'things' that you see are connected to the Internet, either directly or indirectly? Are you wearing a Fitbit or an Apple...
Author
Publisher
dpunkt
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Deutsch
Description
Die Z9 schließt eine Lücke in Nikons Portfolio: Wer bislang Sport/Action, Natur/Tiere oder Reportage mit den Flagschiffen D5 oder D6 fotografierte, kann nun endlich auch den Schritt in die Welt der Spiegellosen tun. Dieser Schritt ist allerdings ein Paradigmenwechsel - und weil mit dieser Kamera Geld verdient wird, braucht es dafür ein begleitendes Buch.Was neu ist: Der deutlich ausgebaute und beschleunigte Autofokus mit seiner KI-basierten Motiverkennung...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A Fran Lebowitz-esque comic exploration of a year in the life of "imaginatively twisted and fearless" (Los Angeles Times) bestselling writer. In a half-changed America, "liberated" women have had to wear fifteen different hats to make everyday life work-while putting themselves second. As the self-appointed spokeswoman for the forgotten generation of Gen-X women-those who came of age in the 1980s and 1990s, neither First Wave Bella Abzug feminists...
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