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A large scale and much publicized expedition to Antarctica is about to take place. While excitement runs high in the scientific community over this expedition, one geologist tries his hardest to stop the trip from ever happening. This is because William Dyer has been to Antarctica on an expedition before, and knows of the unspeakable horrors that lie in its frigid terrain. Dyer goes into explaining that during his last trip, he and another small group...
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260 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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"Lee Murphy, a passionate and knowledgeable jam master and owner of Vista D'oro Farms & Winery, presents a vibrant look at the pleasures of creating and using beautiful, seasonal preserves. A short drive from Vancouver, and an even easier trip over the border from Washington, The Preservatory is located on the bucolic ten-acre farm and winery in South Langley, British Columbia, Canada, and is home to a growing international brand where the star of...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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"Carmela LaVigna Coyle's new picture book takes readers on an epic journey through time. Through ice ages, meteor showers, and earthquakes, readers experience the formation of an ancient treasure. Meanwhile, somewhere in the present, a little girl sets out on a hike with her family. The two stories collide when the little girl finds something SPECTACULAR on the side of a trail-a treasure forged over the course of hundreds of MILLIONS of years all...
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213 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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The book is organized by sweeteners, and includes recipes like Sriracha-style Hot Sauce (using honey), Date Pancake Syrup (with maple), Cantaloupe Basil Jam and Marinated Multicolored Peppers (both sweetened with agave), and Fennel & Parsley Relish (sweetened with fruit juice).
49) Japanese Joinery; Guía de carpintería japonesa de nivel intermedio: El secreto para hacer juntas
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¿Eres un carpintero aficionado de fin de semana con una pasión por crear piezas de alta calidad, pero no cuentas con el presupuesto para el equipamiento necesario?
¿Te gustaría saber cómo crear juntas japonesas utilizando herramientas comunes?
La carpintería japonesa es una habilidad antigua que fue desarrollada en una época anterior a la producción masiva de muebles, cuando el ingenio y el carácter del diseño aún importaban. Ahora puedes...
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xxxi, 222 pages ; 23 cm
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"Grit isn't always great. Perseverance doesn't always pay off. In Quitting: A Life Strategy, Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Julia Keller dives into "the neuroscience of nope," and the cultural messaging that drives our reluctance to throw in the towel, to dismantle the myth of perseverance once and for all. Combining reportage from the front lines of scientific research, pop culture, with conversations with people who have made profound change...
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King Tut's tomb has been discovered, but Egyptologist Ralph Trilipush finds himself in a far less spectacular position when he stakes everything on a scrap of hieroglyphic pornography. Halfway around the world, an Australian detective sets off on a globetrotting quest to find a murderer. These events, seemingly unrelated, are about to collide in a spectacular fashion.
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263 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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"In Jam Session, master preserver Joyce Goldstein provides straightforward, no-fail instructions for all-natural fruit preserving, with sections focusing on specific fruits from peaches and nectarines to berries, tomatoes, figs, and fourteen others. Along with descriptions of the best varieties for preserving, Goldstein also includes dozens of ideas for using fruit preserves to elevate common foods, from pork chops to cake. Lushly photographed and...
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256 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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This is a fabulous photographic guide to the world of rocks and minerals, as well as how to build your own collection. Expertly written text describes the impact of factors such as time, weather and water erosion on the development of these substances, and the part played by natural phenomena such as volcanoes and earthquakes. Specimens are grouped according to their chemical composition and characteristics, and all entries include quick-reference...
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282 pages ; 22 cm
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"How close would you hold those you love, when the end comes? In a society where self-preservation is as much an art as a science, Norah and Arthur are learning how to co-exist in their new little world. Though they hardly know each other, everything seems to be going perfectly - from the home they're building together to the ring on Norah's finger. But survival in this world is a tricky thing, the air is thicker every day and illness creeps fast...
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A comprehensive guide to the architectural history of Jamestown, New York.
New York's small cities are little-known treasure troves of American history. Among them, Jamestown stands out with a memorable and engaging cityscape highlighted by steep hills, brick streets, a remarkably intact city center, and numerous buildings of historical and architectural interest.
Peter A. Lombardi's Jamestown, New York chronicles the development of this Southern...
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El investigador nos comparte, a partir de una sólida documentación hemerobibliográfica, el registro de personajes protagónicos de esta preparatoria: sus fundadores, directores y cuerpo académico, incluso algunos salvados del olvido. Y a los que ya están en el registro de la historia nos los hace sentir vigentes, ¡vivos!.
A la calidad del texto hay que agregar lo artístico del material fotográfico y el valioso rescate de algunas imágenes...
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When disaster strikes, the first few hours are critical to saving art, artifacts and important objects. This ebook, written by highly regarded professional museum conservators, outlines procedures and techniques to help improve the chances of rescuing artworks, photographs, books, memorabilia, textiles, and furniture from catastrophic damage. Although not a manual on formal art conservation, this ebook will help you to organize materials, time and...
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Con gran rigor y claridad, David Sánchez relata el devenir histórico de la tarea de la catalogación de las obras de arte. Advierte de los errores y desorden que, debidos a la inexperiencia, caracterizaron a los primeros intentos oficiales de catalogación, situación que podría resolverse con un uso correcto de las novedades técnicas, siempre que puedan ser diseñadas, implementadas y manejadas apropiadamente. El correcto trabajo de catalogación...
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These 53 magnificent drawings by a distinguished architect recapture landmarks of colonial America. Originally published in 1922, Otto Reinhold Eggers' portfolio of pencil sketches depicts historic structures in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Baltimore as well as those of smaller towns in Connecticut, Virginia, and elsewhere. Images of churches, municipal structures, homes, and other architectural gems range from the majesty of St. Paul's Chapel,...
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