Crash Test Dummies

Author : Jennifer Swanson
Publisher : Holiday House
ISBN 13 : 168263180X
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Save the Crash-test Dummies written by Jennifer Swanson and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jump in the driver's seat for this entertaining, STEM-filled tour of the history of car production and the science and engineering that makes cars safe. Cars take us to work. To school. To soccer practice. To the grocery store and home again. Can you imagine a world without them? It's not so easy! One of the reasons we can use cars so much in our everyday lives is because they are safe to drive. But that hasn't always been the case. If it weren't for the experiments conducted over decades that involved all kinds of crash test volunteers―dead, alive, animal, or automated―cars as we know them might not be around. And then how would you get to school? Filled with historical photographs, graphics and humorous illustrations, this nonfiction book from science educator and award-winning author Jennifer Swanson will appeal to lovers of all things that go and readers who are interested in getting under the hood and seeing how things work.

Author : Gary Larson
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780836220490
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Night of the Crash-Test Dummies written by Gary Larson and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 1988-07-01 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1986, 1988 FarWorks, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Far Side and the Larson signature are registered trademarks of FarWorks, Inc.

Author : Gary Larson
Publisher : Sphere
ISBN 13 : 9780751506891
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Night of the Crash Test Dummies written by Gary Larson and published by Sphere. This book was released on 1989-09-14 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ninth collection of THE FAR SIDE.

Author : Caroline Criado Perez
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1683353145
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Invisible Women written by Caroline Criado Perez and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 International Bestseller Winner of the 2019 Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award Winner of the 2019 Royal Society Science Book Prize A landmark, prize-winning, international bestselling examination of how a gender gap in data perpetuates bias and disadvantages women, now in paperback Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development to health care to education and public policy, we rely on numbers to allocate resources and make crucial decisions. But because so much data fails to take into account gender, because it treats men as the default and women as atypical, bias and discrimination are baked into our systems. And women pay tremendous costs for this insidious bias, in time, in money, and often with their lives. Celebrated feminist advocate Caroline Criado Perez investigates this shocking root cause of gender inequality in the award-winning, #1 international bestseller Invisible Women. Examining the home, the workplace, the public square, the doctor’s office, and more, Criado Perez unearths a dangerous pattern in data and its consequences on women’s lives. Product designers use a “one-size-fits-all” approach to everything from pianos to cell phones to voice recognition software, when in fact this approach is designed to fit men. Cities prioritize men’s needs when designing public transportation, roads, and even snow removal, neglecting to consider women’s safety or unique responsibilities and travel patterns. And in medical research, women have largely been excluded from studies and textbooks, leaving them chronically misunderstood, mistreated, and misdiagnosed. Built on hundreds of studies in the United States, in the United Kingdom, and around the world, and written with energy, wit, and sparkling intelligence, this is a groundbreaking, highly readable exposé that will change the way you look at the world.

Author : Mary Roach
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393324826
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers written by Mary Roach and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2004-04-27 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look inside the world of forensics examines the use of human cadavers in a wide range of endeavors, including research into new surgical procedures, space exploration, and a Tennessee human decay research facility.

Author : Dean Young
Publisher : Copper Canyon Press
ISBN 13 : 1619321475
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shock by Shock written by Dean Young and published by Copper Canyon Press. This book was released on 2016-08-22 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Dean Young challenges the reader to hang on as he jigs from one poetic style to another and sets a wondrous course across a Duchampian landscape."—Chicago Tribune "In Young's work, the big essential questions—mortality, identity, the meaning of life—aren't simply food for thought; they're grounds for entertainment."—The Sunday Star (Toronto) Dean Young escorts his transplanted heart into invigorating poetic territory that combines the joy of being alive with his signature mixture of surrealism, humor, and fast-cut imagery. A Pulitzer finalist known for his hard-won insights, NPR said it best when they observed that Young sees "even in the smallest things the heights of what we can be." From "Harvest": Bring me the high heart of a trapezist. If not, bring me the heart of a drunk monk so I may illuminate an ancient text in a language I can't understand. The brain too is blood, blood racing 100 miles an hour on training wheels so let me splash through a red puddle, let me kiss the face of a red puddle, let me write my crazed, extreme demands on the frost-cracked window of god's split chest… Dean Young is the author of twelve books of poetry, including finalists for the Pulitzer Prize and Griffin Award. He teaches at the University of Texas and lives in Austin.

Author : Lori Alexander
Publisher : HMH Books For Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 1328884201
Total Pages : 99 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book All in a Drop written by Lori Alexander and published by HMH Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 2019 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of the "Who Was" series, this lively, accessible, and full-color chapter book biography shows how a self-taught scientist was the first to observe the microbial life in and around us. By building his own microscope, Antony van Leeuwenhoek advanced humanity's understanding of our oft-invisible world around us. Microbes are everywhere: in the soil and oceans, in snow, and inside our bodies. But in Antony van Leeuwenhoek's time, people believed that what they saw with their own eyes was all that existed in the world. How did a simple tradesman--who didn't go to college or speak English or Latin like all the other scientists--change everyone's minds? Proving that remarkable discoveries can come from the most unexpected people and places, this eye-opening chapter book, illustrated with lively full-color art, celebrates the power of curiosity, ingenuity, and persistence.

Author : Gary Larson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780812494006
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Night of the Crash-Test Dummies: A Far Side Collection written by Gary Larson and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of the syndicated cartoon panel "The Far Side."

Author : Nicholas Jennings
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 014319920X
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lightfoot written by Nicholas Jennings and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-09-26 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER A 2023 ROLLING STONE RECOMMENDED BOOK Shortlisted for the 2017 Legislative Assembly of Ontario Speaker's Book Award Nominated for the 2018 Heritage Toronto Award - Historical Writing: Book “The preeminent account of the late singer's life.” —Rolling Stone The definitive, full-access story of the life and songs of Canada's legendary troubadour Gordon Lightfoot’s name is synonymous with timeless songs about trains and shipwrecks, rivers and highways, lovers and loneliness. His music defined the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and ‘70s, topped charts and sold millions. He is unquestionably Canada’s greatest songwriter, and an international star who has performed on the world’s biggest stages. While Lightfoot’s songs are well known, the man behind them is elusive. He’s never allowed his life to be chronicled in a book—until now. Biographer Nick Jennings has had unprecedented access to the notoriously reticent musician. Lightfoot takes us deep inside the artist’s world, from his idyllic childhood in Orillia, the wild sixties, and his canoe trips into Canada’s North to his heady times atop the music world. Jennings explores the toll that success took on his personal life—including his troubled relationships, his battle with alcohol and his near-death experiences—and the extraordinary drive and tenacity that pulled him through it all. Rich in voices from fellow musicians, close friends, Lightfoot’s family and the singer’s own reminiscences, the biography tells the stories behind some of his best-known love songs, including “Beautiful” and “Song for a Winter’s Night,” as well as the infidelity and divorce that resulted in classics like “Sundown” and “If You Could Read My Mind.” Kris Kristofferson has called Lightfoot’s songs “some of the most beautiful and lasting music of our time.” Lightfoot is an unforgettable portrait of a treasured singer-songwriter, an artist whose work has been covered by everyone from Joni Mitchell, Barbra Streisand and Nico to Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley and Gord Downie. Revealing and insightful, Lightfoot is both an inspiring story of redemption and an exhilarating read.

Author : Wallie Walker-Hammond
Publisher : Research & Education Assoc.
ISBN 13 : 0738669717
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book ASVAB AFQT Crash Course written by Wallie Walker-Hammond and published by Research & Education Assoc.. This book was released on 2013-04-09 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: REA’s ASVAB AFQT Crash Course... A Breakthrough Way to Study for the AFQT! REA’s ASVAB AFQT (Armed Forces Qualification Test) Crash Course helps potential recruits get the score they need on this military enlistment test. It’s an excellent resource for the last-minute studier or any AFQT test-taker who needs a focused review of the subject matter. Targeted, Focused Review – Study Only What You Need to Know Our easy-to-read review chapters give you a crash course in all the topics covered on the exam: word knowledge, paragraph comprehension, mathematics knowledge, and arithmetic reasoning skills. Our book covers only the information tested on the AFQT, so you can make the most of your valuable study time. Practice What You’ve Learned & Get Test Strategies Practice drills and exercises in each chapter increase your knowledge while reinforcing the skills you need to succeed on the AFQT. The author provides test-taking strategies that will help you raise your confidence, so you can get a great score on test day. Take an ASVAB Practice Exam Online After studying the material in the Crash Course, go online and test what you’ve learned. Our full-length ASVAB practice exam features timed testing, detailed explanations of answers, automatic scoring, and diagnostic feedback. The exam is balanced to include every topic and type of question found on the actual ASVAB, so you know you’re studying the smart way! If you’re looking to enlist in the military, you need REA’s ASVAB AFQT Crash Course!