Coverage includes: the history of NASA, from its origins in the l950s as the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Projects Mercury and Gemini; the history and timeline, triumphs and tragedies of the famed Apollo missions, including the historic Apollo 11, which put the first men on the Moon in l969; NASA's contributions to our everyday life, most notably on robotics and the creation of cutting-edge research on aerodynamics and chapters on important NASA discoveries: the Pioneer and Voyager Spacecraft, the Hubble Space Telescope, communications satellites such as the Echo, Telstar, and Syncom.

The Complete Idiot's Guide(R) to NASA

Science & Math

Jones, Thomas D.

Benson, Michael

Astronomy & Space Science

Alpha

The history of the Central Intelligence Agency and its role in world events since its creation in 1947.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the CIA

Politics & Social Sciences

Swenson, Allan

Swenson, Allen

Politics & Government

Providing a detailed look at modern submarines and an exhaustively researched history, this book will be a comprehensive look into the world of underwater boats. An extensive look at submarines in battle and an inside look at future submarines is also included. The technology discussed will be as cutting-edge as it gets-co-author Michael DeMercurio is well-known in the world of submarines for his novels such as Threat Vector and Venus Sub Zero.

Complete Idiot's Guide to Submarines (The Complete Idiot's Guide)

History

DiMercurio, Michael

Military

So you think you're smarter than a fifth grader? Well, as many contestants have already discovered on the smash hit TV show hosted by Jeff Foxworthy, you may have either forgotten more than you realize about "the three R's" or simply never learned in the first place! How much do you really know about third grade math? Fourth grade social studies? Fifth grade science? First grade spelling?
You may have a high school diploma or a college degree hanging on your wall, but are you smarter than a fifth grader? You'll find out in this book, which includes brain-teasing ten-question quizzes (including million-dollar bonus questions) on information the average eleven-year-old is expected to know—plus there are great bits of fun and fascinating trivia sprinkled throughout. Go ahead—we dare you to prove you're as bright as that gum-chewing kid with the backpack who's waiting on the corner for that yellow bus every morning. School is back in session. And maybe you'll even learn a thing or two that you missed by not paying attention the first time around.

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?: The Play-at-Home Companion Book to the Hit TV Show!

Humor & Entertainment

Puzzles & Games

Dey Street Books

Explores the history of famous and infamous winning teams in sports history.

Dream Teams: The Best Teams of All Time

Children's Books

Sports Illustrated for Kids

White Collar Crime: An Opportunity Perspective (Criminology and Justice Studies)

As an instructor teaching white collar crime, are you frustrated by texts which leave your students feeling outraged but helpless about the subject? Assigning this new text by Mike Benson and Sally Simpson can successfully address that problem, because it explains to students why white-collar crime is so prevalent and so difficult to control. Using this text, instructors can show students how these crimes are carried out in ways that make them difficult to discover. Instructors can also show how opportunities for white-collar crimes could be reduced if we were to approach the problem from the perspective of situational crime prevention. The authors address the difficulty of controlling white-collar crime in detail, and speculate on the future of white-collar crime in the rapidly globalizing world of trans-national corporations.

Social Sciences

Routledge

Crime and the Life Course (Criminology and Justice Studies)

In recent years, the lifecourse perspective has become a popular theoretical orientation toward crime. Yet despite its growing importance in the field of criminology, most textbooks give it only cursory treatment. Crime and the Lifecourse: An Introduction by Michael L. Benson provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary research and theory on the life-course approach to crime. The book emphasizes a conceptual understanding of this approach. A special feature is the integration of qualitative and quantitative research on criminal life histories. This book: <ul>
<li>provides an overview of the life course approach and describes the major concepts and issues in lifecourse theory as it applies to criminology</li> <li>reviews evidence on biological and genetic influences on crime</li> <li>reviews research on the role of the family in crime and juvenile delinquency</li> <li>provides a detailed discussion of the criminological lifecourse theories of Moffitt, Hagan, Sampson and Laub, and others</li> <li>discusses the connections between youthful crime and adult outcomes in education, occupation, and marriage</li> <li>presents an application of the lifecourse approach to white-collar crime</li> <li>discusses how macro sociological and historical developments have influenced the shape of the lifecourse in American society as it relates to patterns in crime.</li>
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Over 100 color photos. 8 1/2 x 11.

Monster Trucks

Gramercy

Stock Car Spectacular

Random House Value Publishing

Demonstrating the craftsmanship and power of the pickup truck, an enthusiast's gift book features full-color photographs throughout, important statistical and historical data, and a special focus on modified racing machines and monster trucks.

Pickup Trucks

Technology

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