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A pioneer of science fiction presents two stories from his legendary "Dr. Kinney" series. Homer E. Flint, who got his start writing for silent movies, contributed to pulp magazines of the early twentieth century. Flint anticipated genetic testing and fantasized about time travel when cars and movies were in their infancy. Both of the stories in this book were originally published in 1921, in issues of Argosy magazine. In The Devolutionist, Dr. Kinney...
83) Gwendolyn
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A small town girl blessed with extraordinary physical beauty, slowed by a weak intellect, and sometimes goaded by a hot temper, Gwendolyn finds tragedy, unconventional love, notoriety, and revenge as she stumbles through a life of lucky turns and misfortunes. Gwen's story involves a host of characters, some loving and some hostile, and is a tale of stubborn survival. The reader is certain to root for her throughout.
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Bringing proofs which will satisfy the most skeptical Dr. William G. Kinney G. Van Emmon E. Williams Jackson and John W. Smith who left the earth on December 9 in a powerful sky-car of the doctor's design returned on the 23rd after having explored the two planets which lie between the earth and the sun. (Goodreads)
86) Vector Analysis
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When employed with skill and understanding, vector analysis can be a practical and powerful tool. This text develops the algebra and calculus of vectors in a manner useful to physicists and engineers. Numerous exercises (with answers) not only provide practice in manipulation but also help establish students' physical and geometric intuition in regard to vectors and vector concepts. Part I, the basic portion of the text, consists of a thorough treatment...
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In the summer of 1977, drug smuggling was rampant in the southern Arizona desert. Using horses, smugglers made a massive profit, as these horse trains were much more difficult to detectuntil the United States Customs Patrol decided to beat these smugglers at their own game. Horses seized from the drug dealers were used by Customs Patrol agents, and soon the smugglers were running from the law.The Last Horse Patrol is the firsthand account of this...
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In the years following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, several polls show that at least 48% of all Americans, and an even greater number worldwide, do not believe the U.S. government's official version of what happened. Based on knowledge of the conspiracy, which rules us, there were, a number of individuals, who actually, predicted the events of that tragic day, months in advance. Two of these were author Homer Van Meter and his longtime...
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This supplementary teacher's edition to High School Journalism follows the revised edition of the textbook. The teacher's edition covers the new material in the textbook including the emergence of digital media, such as blogs, newsfeeds, news aggregators, news Web sites, and more.
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The newly revised workbook for High School Journalism follows the revised material in the textbook. The lessons here track the newly revised material in the textbook, including the emergence of digital media, such as blogs, newsfeeds, news aggregators, news Web sites, and more.
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This volume deals with the production of asparagus, offering the reader historical details before exploring every aspect from planting to cropping and beyond. Comprehensive and profusely-illustrated, "Asparagus Production" contains a wealth of information for farmers or home-growers alike. Contents include: "Origin And Development", "Asparagus As A Crop Plant", "Climate, Soil And Soil", "Preparation", "Growing And Handling Of", "Asparagus Crowns",...
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In 1941, on a farm outside Troy, Missouri, a boy named Homer Page was born. Blind since birth, Homer has lived his life in vibrant determination to be a part of the game. He has known success and failure, felt hope and heartache, and experienced joy and despair. He struggled to find the courage to act and the wisdom to accept what he could not change. Through it all, he never let circumstances become limitations. Homer received two letters in wrestling...
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Amid the numerous challenges the United States faces, possibly the greatest of all is overcoming the tremendous swamp of corruption that lines the streets and chambers of Washington D.C.
With pointed wisdom, army veteran Homer W. Worrell, author of Culture Shock, writes this incredibly important book that exposes the mechanics of political lobbying. When officials are elected, their continued success depends on their relationships with wealthy donors....
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This exciting survey of the American space science program is the work of a top NASA administrator. Ranging from the laboratory to launching pad and from international conference halls to lunar wastelands, it chronicles technological advances, explores the relationship of space science to general science, and places the space program in a broader social, political, and economic context. Homer E. Newell was instrumental in the founding of NASA and...
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How did the heroics of a frontier Kansas cattleman and post trader vault him into a commission with the famous Fifth Cavalry and a leading role in the Indian Wars of the 1870s?
In 1925, former cowboy, rancher, bullwhacker, Rocky Mountain miner, post-trader, Indian scout, and cavalry officer Col Homer W. Wheeler would write of his many hair-raising adventures on the Plains and Rocky Mountain frontier in his narrative titled, "Buffalo Days: Forty Years...
97) The Blind Spot
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The story is a sort of science-fiction mystery concerning the disappearance of a professor and several others through a dimensional portal in a San Francisco house. The portal is the "blind spot" of the title and the characters spend the bulk of the story trying to solve its mystery.
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Crater Trueblood has to rescue his ex-girlfriend . . . and the entire human race. Maria Medaris is the 21-year-old matriarch of the most powerful family on the moon-gorgeous, powerful, and high-maintenance. When she is kidnapped by green-lipped, gene-splicing scientists, Maria's only hope turns out to be the very man she once spurned: Crater Trueblood.Crater and the Lunar Rescue Company must rescue Maria before she joins forces with the lunatics who...
99) Don't Blow Yourself Up: The Further True Adventures and Travails of the Rocket Boy of October Sky
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Homer Hickam's memoir Rocket Boys and the movie adaptation October Sky have become one of the most popular stories in the world, inspiring millions to pursue a better life. But what happened to Homer after he was a West Virginia rocket boy? In his latest memoir, Homer recounts his life in college where he built the world's biggest, baddest game cannon, fought through some of the worst battles in Vietnam, became a scuba instructor, discovered sunken...
100) Crater
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A mining colony on the moon. A deadly mission. And a secret bigger than two worlds. It's the 22nd Century. A tough, pioneering people mine the moon for Helium-3 to produce energy for a desperate, war-torn Earth. Sixteen-year-old Crater Trueblood loves his job as a Helium-3 miner. But when he saves a fellow miner, his life changes forever. Impressed by his heroism, the owner of the mine orders Crater to undertake a dangerous mission. Crater doubts...
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