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By: Victor Appleton | |
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Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung
The US Government is very smartly letting Tom Swift Jr. handle the recovery of its probe to Jupiter. But a mystery missile suddenly intercepts the probe and splashes it in the South Atlantic.Faced with a huge search task to find the probe on the ocean bottom, Tom soon realizes that the same shadowy group that attacked the probe is competing to find it, and no holds are barred: kidnap, coercion, and lethal force are all in play.Under such circumstances, what can Tom do? What he does every time, of course! He invents some utterly cool device to get the job done! And his Electronic Hydrolung is just the beginning! | |
Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat, or, under the Ocean for Sunken Treasure | |
Tom Swift and His Sky Racer
A $10,000 prize lures Tom into competing at a local aviation meet at Eagle Park. Tom is determined to build the fastest plane around, but his plans mysteriously disappear, which means Tom must redesign his new airplane from the beginning. | |
By: Victor Gollancz (1893-1967) | |
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The School and the World |
By: Victor MacClure (1887-1963) | |
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She Stands Accused |
By: W. (William) Houghton (1828-1895) | |
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Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children |
By: W. D. Bayliss | |
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Prisoners Their Own Warders A Record of the Convict Prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements Established 1825 |
By: W. G. (William George) Waters (1844-1928) | |
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Jerome Cardan A Biographical Study |
By: W. H. (William Henry) Rhodes (1822-1876) | |
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The Case of Summerfield |
By: W. Hamilton Gibson (1850-1896) | |
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My Studio Neighbors |
By: W. J. (William James) Dawson (1854-1928) | |
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The Quest of the Simple Life |
By: W. Mattieu Williams (1820-1892) | |
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The Chemistry of Cookery
This book, written in the late 1800s, is a book of chemistry that explains the whys and hows of cooking to trained chefs and laymen alike. The book deals with some compounds of common foodstuffs, like albumen or gluten, and illustrates what happens from a chemist's point of view during certain types of food preparation like roasting, frying, or stewing. A part of the chapters also details adulterations of food - thankfully since outlawed - and how to detect them in the finished product. | |
Science in Short Chapters
This is a collection of articles written by W. Mattieu Williams on different subjects, that in his opinion "are likely to be interesting to all readers who are sufficiently intelligent to prefer sober fact to sensational fiction, but who, at the same time, do not profess to be scientific specialists." This book offers and intriguing glimpse into the scientific ideas of late 19th century. Though nowadays these essays should not be seen as wholly scientifically accurate, they are still entertaining and in many basic aspects remain truthful. - Summary by Kikisaulite |
By: W. P. (William Platt) Ball | |
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Are the Effects of Use and Disuse Inherited? An Examination of the View Held by Spencer and Darwin |
By: W. R. (William Robert) Roe | |
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Anecdotes & Incidents of the Deaf and Dumb |
By: W. Stanley | |
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Instruction for Using a Slide Rule |
By: W. Watson | |
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Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation |
By: W.G. Aitchison Robertson (d. 1946) | |
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Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
A 1922 source-book for British criminal pathologists, this will be of particular interest to fans of popular police forensics television shows, films, and murder mysteries. |
By: Wallace West (1900-1980) | |
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The End of Time |
By: Walter A. Wyckoff (1865-1908) | |
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Workers - An Experiment in Reality: The East
A young scholar, recently graduated from Princeton College, travels across the United States as a member of the working class, taking any job he could find, enduring hardships and struggling to make a living. He travelled mainly on foot, designing for himself a social experiment on experiencing different class and culture structures and the reality of working conditions at the end of the 19th century. This volume covers the Eastern part of the United States. - Summary by Phyllis Vincelli The second volume The Workers - An Experiment in Reality - the West covers the Western part of the United States. | |
Workers - An Experiment in Reality: The West
A young scholar, recently graduated from Princeton College, travels across the United States as a member of the working class, taking any job he could find, enduring hardships and struggling to make a living. He travelled mainly on foot, designing for himself a social experiment on experiencing different class and culture structures and the reality of working conditions at the end of the 19th century. This volume continues the story that began in the first volume , and spans the region from Illinois to California - Summary by Phyllis Vincelli |
By: Walter Bagehot (1826-1877) | |
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Physics and Politics, or, Thoughts on the application of the principles of "natural selection" and "inheritance" to political society |
By: Walter J. Sheldon (1917-) | |
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Houlihan's Equation | |
Two Plus Two Makes Crazy | |
This is Klon Calling |
By: Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle (1871-1921) | |
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Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine |
By: Walter Libby (1867-1955?) | |
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Introduction to the History of Science
A highly accessible introductory history of the development of scientific thought, method, and application from the first practical concepts of time and space to the development of the first successful heavier-than-air flying machine and the discovery of radioactivity . - Summary by Steven Seitel |
By: Walter M. Miller (1923-1996) | |
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Death of a Spaceman | |
The Hoofer |
By: Walter P. (Walter Penn) Taylor (1888-1972) | |
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Life History of the Kangaroo Rat |
By: Walter S. Tevis (1928-1984) | |
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The Big Bounce |
By: Walter Stitt Robinson | |
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Mother Earth Land Grants in Virginia 1607-1699 |
By: Walter W. Bryant (1865-1923) | |
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Kepler
This biography of Johannes Kepler begins with an account of what the world of astronomy was like before his time, then proceeds to a look at his early years. Two chapters deal with his working relationship with Tycho Brahe. These are followed by a look at Kepler's laws and his last years. |
By: Walter Woelber Dalquest (1917-2000) | |
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A New Doglike Carnivore, Genus Cynarctus, From the Clarendonian, Pliocene, of Texas |
By: Ward McAllister (1827-1895) | |
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Society as I Have Found It
Mark Twain illustrator Dan Beard recalled discussing McAllister’s book with Twain. “It was before Webster & Company failed that Ward McAllister’s book appeared, and when he sauntered into my studio one day, I said: ‘Mr. Clemens, have you read Ward McAllister’s book?’ ‘Yes; have you?’ he replied. ‘Indeed, I have. I have read it through several times, and intend to read it again. It is one of the most humorous books I ever read.’ ‘That’s so,’ said Mark, ‘that’s so... |
By: Ward Moore (1903-1978) | |
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Greener Than You Think
Do remember reading a panic-mongering news story a while back about genetically engineered “Frankengrass” “escaping” from the golf course where it had been planted? That news story was foreshadowed decades previously in the form of prophetic fiction wherein a pushy salesman, a cash-strapped scientist, and a clump of crabgrass accidentally merge forces with apocalyptic consequences. A triple-genre combo of science fiction, horror, and satire, Greener Than You Think is a forgotten classic that resonates beautifully with modern times. This is a faithful reading of a 1947 first edition text. |
By: Warner Van Lorne | |
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Wanted – 7 Fearless Engineers!
A great civilization’s fate lay in Dick Barrow’s hands as he led his courageous fellow engineers into a strange and unknown land. None of them knew what lay ahead–what dangers awaited them–or what rewards. But they did not hesitate because the first question asked them had been: “Are you a brave man?” |
By: Warren H. (Warren Hugh) Wilson (1867-1937) | |
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The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology |
By: Washington Irving (1783-1859) | |
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
Apart from "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" - the pieces which made both Irving and The Sketch Book famous - other tales include "Roscoe", "The Broken Heart", "The Art of Book-making", "A Royal Poet", "The Spectre Bridegroom", "Westminster Abbey", "Little Britain", and "John Bull". His stories were highly influenced by German folktales, with "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" being inspired by a folktale recorded by Karl Musaus. Stories range from the maudlin (such as "The Wife" and... |
By: Wesley Barefoot | |
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The Cuckoo Clock |
By: Will Mohler | |
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In the Control Tower |
By: Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben (1858-1919) | |
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The Land of the Changing Sun |
By: William A Alcott (1798-1859) | |
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Young Woman's Guide to Excellence
Much of this guide for young women is still valuable today. Despite mentions of tight lacing and other out of date matters, it contains many timeless principles. (Bria Snow) |
By: William A. Alcott (1798-1859) | |
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The Young Mother Management of Children in Regard to Health |
By: William Alexander Hammond (1828-1900) | |
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Fasting Girls Their Physiology and Pathology |
By: William Alvin Clemens | |
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Records of the Fossil Mammal Sinclairella, Family Apatemyidae, From the Chadronian and Orellan |
By: William Andrews (1848-1908) | |
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Bygone Punishments |
By: William B. Jackson | |
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Seventeen Species of Bats Recorded from Barro Colorado Island, Panama Canal Zone |
By: William Beebe (1877-1962) | |
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Edge of the Jungle | |
The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year |
By: William Booth (1829-1912) | |
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In Darkest England and the Way Out |
By: William Carpenter (1830-1896) | |
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One Hundred Proofs That the Earth Is Not a Globe
A bit of pseudo-science that will baffle, confuse, and amaze! Until the Space Age, there was little every-day, self-evident proof that the earth was a globe, and plenty of people believed in a flat Earth. Here are 100 short arguments for a flat Earth. Some of them can be proven wrong fairly easily; others confound; and others are stated so confusingly that they MUST be true! - Summary by TriciaG “‘One Hundred Proofs that the Earth is Not a Globe,’ by William Carpenter, is published by the... |
By: William Carroll | |
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Solomon's Orbit |