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Great Courses volume 29
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English
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Drawing on themes of previous lectures - the widespread availability of electric power, the mass production of goods, and consumer distribution channels - this lecture shows you how appliances such as vacuum cleaners and washing machines were invented, how they changed life in American homes, and how they act as symbols for the middle class.
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A gorgeously written, sharp debut novel about three middle-aged couples who find themselves unmoored in the prime of their lives.
Three couples in San Diego-best friends, empty nesters living the California dream, have reached a tipping point. With the blurry years of child rearing and corporate ladder-climbing over, each pair is finally free to enjoy the golden years together. Until two of the husbands suddenly announce they want a divorce. As marriages...
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143 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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English
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"A comprehensive guide to instlling and performing basic maintenance on all major appliances, including washers and dryers, refrigerators, garbage disposers, dishwashers, water heaters, ovens ranges and more"--Provided by publisher.
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1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Five electrical appliances find that their young owner has disappeared. The toaster takes charge, rounding up the vacuum cleaner, the electric blanket, bedside lamp and radio. Together they take off for the big city in search of their master.
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x, 267 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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"Humans coped with heat by harvesting ice and devising cooling systems that utilized ventilation and evaporation. By mid 1800s, they developed machines to manufacture ice. By early 1900s, engineers developed refrigerators, which by 1927 were affordable household appliances. Today refrigeration preserves food for worldwide distribution, makes tropical climates habitable, saves lives with medical applications and enables space flight"--
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xvi, 216 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
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English
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The revised and updated third edition of How Your House Works is a hands-on guide that gives you the low-down on why your faucet is leaking, your dishwasher is overflowing, or your furnace is on the fritz. This comprehensive book is your reference to virtually everything in your house with richly illustrated explanations of electrical systems, heating and air conditioning, plumbing, major household appliances, foundation, framing, doors, and windows....
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153 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"In Scarper Lee's world, parents don't make children -- children make parents. Scarper's father is his pride and joy, a wind-powered brass construction with a following sail. His mother is a Bakelite hairdryer. In this world, it rains knives and household appliances have souls. There are no birthdays -- only deathdays. Scarper knows he has just three weeks to live. As his deathday approaches, he is forced from his routine and strikes out into the...
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"The day gets off to a bad start for Montalbano: while trying to break up a fight on Marinella beach, he hits the wrong man and is stopped by the Carabinieri. When he finally gets to the office, the inspector learns about a strange abduction: a woman was abducted, drugged, and then released unharmed a few hours later. A few days later, the same thing happens again. The only link between the two events is that both women are thirty years old and work...
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