Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021.
Hardcover. A groundbreaking and endlessly surprising history of how artisans created America, from the nation's origins to the present day.
At the center of the United States' economic and social development, according to conventional wisdom, are industry and technology-while craftspeople and handmade objects are relegated to a......
New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1960.
Hardcover. Translated by former U. S. President Herbert Clark Hoover and his wife Lou Henry Hoover. An unaltered, unabridged reprint of the 1912 edition (London: The Mining Magazine). Originally published in 1556, Agricola's De Re Metallica was the first book on mining to be.....
W. W. Norton & Company, 2021.
Paperback. On November 8, 2018, the ferocious Camp Fire razed nearly every home in Paradise, California, and killed at least 85 people. Jouranalists Alastair Gee and Dani Anguiano reported on Paradise from the day the fire began and conducted hundreds of in-depth interviews with.....
Harper Perennial, 2021.
Paperback. The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller What Kind of Woman returns with a collection of erasure poems created from notes she received from followers, supporters and detractors--an artform that reclaims the vitriol from online trolls and inspires readers to transform what is ugly.....
Mariner Books, 2021.
Paperback. Winner of the Motor Press Guild Best Book of the Year Award & Dean Batchelor Award for Excellence in Automotive Journalism
For fans of The Boys in the Boat and In the Garden of Beasts, a pulse-pounding tale of triumph by an improbable team of upstarts.....
Springfield, Oregon: Booth-Kelly Lumber Company, ca. 1950.
Hardcover. An album of photographs depicting the commercial logging and lumber operations of the Booth-Kelly Lumber Company in Mosby Creek and Springfield, Oregon, in the mid-twentieth century. The album contains 115 8x10” black and white photographs. The process is presented in chronological order.....
New York: Industrial Publication Company, 1884.
Illustrated by the author. First Edition. Hardcover. The principal part of this book is a revised republication of the series on Water-Closets which appeared in The American Architect and Building News during the year 1883. A section on tanks and supply-valves has been added.....
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2012.
First Thus. Hardcover. New Revised Edition. First U. S. Printing of the revised edition.
The final volume in a three-volume history of British battleships first published in 1993. In this volume, the author examines the evolution of the battleship classes through all their modifications.....
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2012.
First Thus. Hardcover. New Revised Edition. First U.S. Printing of the revised edition.
The second volume in a three-volume history of British battleships first published in 1986.
The complete technical history of British capital ship design and construction during the dreadnought era. One hundred.....
W. W. Norton & Company, 2020.
Paperback. A finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in Nonfiction, Nicholas Carr's bestseller The Shallows has become a foundational book in one of the most important debates of our time: As we enjoy the internet's bounties, are we sacrificing our ability to read and.....
Vintage, 2020.
Paperback. The Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year
A New York Times Notable Book A Washington Post Notable Book
One of the Best Books of the Year: NPR, San Francisco Chronicle, Time, Esquire, Fortune, Marie Claire, GQ, Mental Floss, Science Friday.....
ANTIBOOKCLUB, 2012.
Limited Edition. Paperbound. #74 of pre-publication slipcase edition limited to 176 copies with inscription "For Jeremy", signed by the author. First Edition, First Printing.
Award-winning author Andrei Codrescu surveys the evolutionary relationship between language and technology by examining his own career as an American writer over more than.....
Cook's Illustrated, 2012.
Hardcover. Master 50 simple concepts to ensure success in the kitchen.
Unlock a lifetime of successful cooking with this groundbreaking new volume from the editors of Cook's Illustrated, the magazine that put food science on the map. Organized around 50 core principles our test cooks.....
Little Bigfoot, 2022.
Hardcover. This visually engaging book filled with cross sections and exploded views of working boats is perfect for children--and even adults--curious about the mechanics of boats and the lives of people who work on boats.Filled with full-page spreads of cross sections of ten intriguing working boats, this.....
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2010.
First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Forward by Ken Marschall. The ultimate ship modeller's guide to the storied Titanic with practical information on how to construct every part of the liner useful to the builder of a small, bread-and-butter display model or a large-scale version. 400.....
Timber Press (OR), 2017.
Hardcover. "This comprehensive book offers a fascinating overview of how those fires are fought, and some conversation-starters for how we might reimagine our relationship with the woods." --Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New PlanetWildfire season is burning longer and hotter.....
Annapolis & London: Naval Institute Pess / Conway Maritime Press, 1977-1986.
Hardcover. Warship is a quarterly series devoted to the design, development and service history of combat ships. The contributors are all well-known authorities so detailed and accurate information is the keynote of all the articles – fully supported by.....
Knopf Publishing Group, 2021.
Hardcover. In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical--and accessible--plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe.Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With.....
Basic Books, 2019.
Paperback. As seen on PBS's American Spring LIVE, the award-winning author of The Triumph of Seeds and Feathers presents a natural and cultural history of bees: the buzzing wee beasties that make the world go round.Bees are like oxygen: ubiquitous, essential, and, for the most part, unseen.....
Harper Perennial, 2018.
Paperback. Official U.S. edition with full color illustrations throughout.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Yuval Noah Harari, author of the critically-acclaimed New York Times bestseller and international phenomenon Sapiens, returns with an equally original, compelling, and provocative book, turning his focus toward humanity's future, and our quest.....
Harper Perennial, 2018.
Paperback. Official U.S. edition with full color illustrations throughout. #1 New York Times Bestseller The Summer Reading Pick for President Barack Obama, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg, now available as a beautifully packaged paperback From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution--a.....
Portland, Oregon: Binford & Mort Publishing, 1976.
First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong quarto, grey pictorial cloth over boards, 211pp, apps, map of building locations, glossary of terms, notes, index of proper names, fully illus. Presentation inscription signed by the author dated in year of publication on first free endpaper. An exploration.....
Oregon State University Press, 2020.
Paperback. The craft brewing renaissance of recent decades has brought a renewed interest in hops. These vigorous vines, with their flavorful flowers, have long played a key role in beer making and in Oregon's agricultural landscape. This compendium of photographs offers a visual dive into.....
Simon & Schuster, 2020.
Paperback. A New York Times Best Book of the Year A Time Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence WinnerFrom journalist Adam Higginbotham, the New York Times bestselling "account that reads almost like.....
Scribner Book Company, 2017.
Hardcover. The future is now. Acclaimed technologist and inventor Amir Husain explains how we can live amidst the coming age of sentient machines and artificial intelligence--and not only survive, but thrive.Artificial "machine" intelligence is playing an ever-greater role in our society. We are already using cruise.....
