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“alfred mayer”

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  • The Story of a Prolific Inventor: Thomas Edison

    by Elbert Hubbard, George Shaw, Alfred Mayer ...
    This book deals with the story of Thomas Edison. This remarkable inventor, of whom the public has heard so much, was born in 1847 at the little village of Milan, Ohio. His mother was of Scotch parentage, but born in Massachusetts; she was finely educated, literary and ambitious, and had been a teacher in Canada. Young Edison's only schooling came from his mother, who taught him spelling, reading, ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • How Sound is Produced

    by Bertha M. Clark, Alfred M. Mayer ...
    This book deals with how sounds are produced.In most cases sound reaches the ear through the air; but air is not the only medium through which sound is carried. A loud noise will startle fish, and cause them to dart away, so we conclude that the sound must have reached them through the water. An Indian puts his ear to the ground in order to detect distant footsteps, because sounds too faint to be ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Times-Picayune in a Changing Media World

    The Transformation of an American Newspaper

    by S. L. Alexander, Frank D. Durham, Alfred Lawrence Lorenz, Vicki Mayer ...
    In 2012–2013, one of the largest U.S. newspaper chains, Advance Publications, determined its main product was no longer newspapers but news, and switched from daily print publication of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans to three days a week, while upgrading its presence online (“Digital First”). More than two hundred employees, including half the newsroom, were laid off in one of the poorest U.S. ... Read more

    $93.19 USD

  • The History of Tahiti

    by Alfred G. Mayer ...
    Tahiti is situated in South Latitude 17°40' and West Longitude 149° 25'. In other words, upon the opposite side of the world from the middle of Africa, and nearly at the center of the Pacific Ocean. In outline, it is figure-8 shaped, being a twin island, consisting of two oval land masses joined by the low, narrow isthmus of Taravao. The major axis of the island extends from northwest to southeast ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Event History Analysis

    Statistical theory and Application in the Social Sciences

    by Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Alfred Hamerle, Karl Ulrich Mayer ...
    Serving as both a student textbook and a professional reference/handbook, this volume explores the statistical methods of examining time intervals between successive state transitions or events. Examples include: survival rates of patients in medical studies, unemployment periods in economic studies, or the period of time it takes a criminal to break the law after his release in a criminological ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • The History of Fiji

    by Alfred G. Mayer ...
    Of all the island groups in the outer Pacific none surpass the Fijis in their rare combination of beautiful scenery and interesting natives. The islands are upon the opposite side of the world from England, for the meridian of 180° passes through the centre of the group crossing the island of Taviuni... That dauntless old rover, Abel Jansen Tasman, discovered them in 1643 on his way from Tonga in ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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  • The Alchemy of Us

    How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another

    by Ainissa Ramirez ...
    A “timely, informative, and fascinating” study of 8 inventions—and how they shaped our world—with “totally compelling” insights on little-known inventors throughout history (Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Sixth Extinction)In The Alchemy of Us, scientist and science writer Ainissa Ramirez examines 8 inventions and reveals how they shaped the human experience:• Clocks• Steel ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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  • Paradise of the Pacific

    Approaching Hawaii

    by Susanna Moore ...
    The dramatic history of America's tropical paradise. ... Read more

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  • La Vida de Lazarillo de Tormes

    Y De Sus Fortunas y Adversidades

    by Anonimo ...
    Con Lázarillo de Tormes, el autor anónimo generó todo un género literario, creando un personaje y una historia que han conservado sus encantos mucho después de que hayan pasado los objetivos de la sátira.El objetivo más visible de la burla del autor es la iglesia, que es probablemente la razón por la cual el autor quería permanecer desconocido.Los sacerdotes son expuestos como pecadores hipócritas ... Read more

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  • A Girl's Ride in Iceland

    by Ethel Alec-Tweedie, George Harley ...
    When this little volume (my maiden effort) was published five years ago, it unwittingly originated an angry controversy by raising the question Should women ride astride? ... Read more

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  • Who Was Thomas Alva Edison?

    by Margaret Frith, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by John O'Brien ...
    Series series Who Was?
    One day in 1882, Thomas Edison flipped a switch that lit up lower Manhattan with incandescent light and changed the way people live ever after. The electric light bulb was only one of thousands of Edison’s inventions, which include the phonograph and the kinetoscope, an early precursor to the movie camera. As a boy, observing a robin catch a worm and then take flight, he fed a playmate a mixture ... Read more

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  • Banvard's Folly

    Thirteen Tales of Renowned Obscurity, Famous Anonymity, and Rotten Luck

    by Paul Collins ...
    "Hearteningly strange . . . Collins exhumes little-known figures [and] recounts their perversely inspiring battles against the more logical ways of the world." — The OnionHere are thirteen unforgettable portraits of forgotten people: men and women who might have claimed their share of renown but who, whether from ill timing, skullduggery, monomania, the tinge of madness, or plain bad luck—or ... Read more

    $12.99 USD