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My Inventions_ The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla - Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla has been called the most important man of the twentieth century. Certainly, he contributed more to the field of electricity, radio, and television than any other perso... -
The Vivisector - Patrick White; J. M. Coetzee
Review"One of the great magicians of fiction . . . White's scope is vast and his invention endless."-_The Observer_ (London) Product DescriptionHurtle Duffield, a pai... -
The Invention of Air - Steven L. Johnson
Bestselling author Steven Johnson recounts—in dazzling, multidisciplinary fashion—the story of the brilliant man who embodied the relationship between science, religion, and pol... -
The Gun - C. J. Chivers
FromThis superior history of the AK family of assault rifles begins with the invention of the machine gun by Hiram Maxim and traces automatic weapons through WWII. In 1947, Russian... -
The Glass Key - Dashiell Hammett
Review"Hammett's prose was clean and entirely unique. His characters were as sharply and economically defined as any in American fiction. His gift of invention never tempted him be... -
Sometime, Never - G. Williams; Sir William Goldin
'3 extraordinary tales of fantasy each by a master of the art, and in each there is incident and invention enough to surpass most full-length novels... -
On the Yankee Station_ Stories - William Boyd
Review"A skilled narrator with great powers of witty invention.... William Boyd has established himself as an accomplished and adventurous writer."?_The New York Times Book Review_... -
Blood, Iron, and Gold - Christian Wolmar
From Publishers WeeklyThis spirited, dramatic history of the most important invention of the second millennium celebrates railroads as the central innovation of the industrial revo... -
Balance of Power - Dafydd ab Hugh
Product DescriptionWhen a famous Federation scientist dies, his son puts his inventions up for sale to the highest bidder, be they Federation, Klingon, Romulan, or Cardassian. Amon... -
Anathem - Neal Stephenson
Anathem, the latest invention by the New York Times bestselling author of Cryptonomicon and The Baroque Cycle, is a magnificent creation: a work of great scope, ...