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  • Stabilizing Fragile States

    Why It Matters and What to Do about It

    by Rufus C. Phillips ...
    Series series Studies in Civil-Military Relations
    Stabilizing Fragile States: Why It Matters and What to Do About It is a masterclass on intervening to help fragile states stabilize in the face of internal challenges that threaten national security and how the United States can do better at less cost with improved chances of success. Written from the point of view of an on-the-ground practitioner after exceptional government and voluntary service ... Read more

    $43.19 USD

  • Why Vietnam Matters

    An Eyewitness Account of Lessons Not Learned

    by Rufus C Phillips III ...
    Rufus Phillips offers an extraordinary inside history of the most critical years of American involvement in Vietnam, from 1954 to 1968, and explains why it still matters. Describing what went right and then wrong, he contends that our failure to understand the Communists, our South Vietnamese allies, or even ourselves took us down the wrong road of a conventional war until it was too late—we ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

  • An Introduction to Chemical Science

    by Rufus Phillips Williams ...
    An Introduction to Chemical Science is a foundational textbook designed to provide readers with a clear and comprehensive understanding of the basic principles of chemistry. Authored by R. P. Williams, this book was originally published in the late 19th century and reflects the pedagogical style and scientific knowledge of its time. The text is structured to guide beginners through the essential ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

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  • The Beauty of Chemistry

    Art, Wonder, and Science

    by Philip Ball ...
    A “visual tour through the under-appreciated chemical beauty that surrounds us”—with astonishing photographs of the scientific processes that create snowflakes, bubbles, flames, and other natural wonders (WIRED)Chemistry is not just about microscopic atoms doing inscrutable things; it is the process that makes flowers and galaxies. We rely on it for bread-baking, vegetable-growing, and producing ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • Why Is Milk White?

    & 200 Other Curious Chemistry Questions

    by Alexa Coelho, Simon Quellen Field ...
    When it comes to chemistry, most kids have more questions than answers. Why do you get cavities when you eat too much sugar? How does sun block protect your skin from getting a sunburn? What makes soda so fizzy? And why do you need antifreeze in your car? Teenager Alexa Coelho quizzed her neighbor, chemist Simon Field, with hundreds of perplexing questions, and now she has the answers. Field ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Chemistry Made Simple

    A Complete Introduction to the Basic Building Blocks of Matter

    by John T. Moore Ed.D. ...
    Series series Made Simple
    See the world, one molecule at a time.Chemistry helps us understand not only the world around us, but also our own bodies. CHEMISTRY MADE SIMPLE makes it fun. Each chapter has practice problems with complete solutions that reinforce learning. A glossary of chemical terms, the modern periodic table, and detailed illustrations throughout make this the best introduction to one of the most studied of ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Elements of Chemistry, in a New System, Containing All the Modern Discoveries

    by Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier ...
    The 1790 translation of the classic first published in 1789. According to Wikipedia, "Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier (26 August 1743 8 May 1794); the father of modern chemistry, was a French noble prominent in the histories of chemistry and biology. He stated the first version of the law of conservation of mass, recognized and named oxygen (1778) and hydrogen (1783), abolished the phlogiston theory, ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • AQA A-level Chemistry Student Guide: Practical Chemistry

    by Nora Henry ...
    Exam Board: AQALevel: AS/A-levelSubject: ChemistryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Ensure your students get to grips with the core practicals and develop the skills needed to succeed with an in-depth assessment-driven approach that builds and reinforces understanding; clear summaries of practical work with sample questions and answers help to im... ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments

    All Lab, No Lecture

    by Robert Bruce Thompson ...
    For students, DIY hobbyists, and science buffs, who can no longer get real chemistry sets, this one-of-a-kind guide explains how to set up and use a home chemistry lab, with step-by-step instructions for conducting experiments in basic chemistry -- not just to make pretty colors and stinky smells, but to learn how to do real lab work:Purify alcohol by distillationProduce hydrogen and oxygen gas by ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Elements

    by Lisa Congdon ...
    A gorgeous nonfiction book for kids from bestselling artist and author Lisa Congdon!The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Elements leads young readers in an exploration of all 118 known elements.From their discoveries to their uses to their special properties, this vibrant book explores all things elements.• A visually stunning tour of the periodic table• Complete with profiles of notable scientists ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

  • Michael Faraday’s The Chemical History of a Candle

    With Guides to Lectures, Teaching Guides & Student Activities

    by Bill Hammack, Don DeCoste ...
    This book introduces modern readers to Michael Faraday’s great nineteenth-century lectures on The Chemical History of a Candle. This edition is a companion book to the popular EngineerGuy YouTube series of the lectures. This books contains supplemental material to help readers appreciate Faraday’s key insight that “there is no more open door by which you can enter into the study of science than by ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Minerals

    by John P Rafferty ...
    Series series Geology: Landforms, Minerals, and Rocks
    Anyone who has marveled at the glimmer of a perfectly cut diamond, tended a garden, or consumed a nutritious meal has appreciated some of the many roles that minerals play in our lives. Present in many natural substances, minerals are highly structured entities, each with a unique chemical composition and set of properties. Accompanied by detailed tables, diagrams, and sidebars, this informative ... Read more

    $48.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus