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Thomas Hackworth
Locomotive Engineer
A biography of Thomas Hackworth, one of the great overlooked names from the early days of steam
ISBN-13: 9781781554647 (Paperback)
Publisher: FONTHILL
Imprint: FONTHILL
George Turner Smith
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AUD $50.99
Stock: 2 in stock
Local release date: 22/10/2015
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Categories: Biography: science, technology & medicine [BGT]Railway technology, engineering & trades [TRF]Trains & railways: general interest [WGF]c 1800 to c 1900 [3JH]

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Gregor Mendel
His Life and Legacy
Gregor Mendel, the founder of genetics, is renowned as one of the world's most ingenious and influential scientists. Nonetheless, he remains misunderstood and enigmatic, his history shrouded in controversy and myth. Escaping poverty, he joined a scholarly community of Augustinian friars in a monastery and studied at the University of Vienna under ......
ISBN-13: 9781633888388 (Hardback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: PROMETHEUS
Daniel J. Fairbanks
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AUD $59.99
Stock: 1 in stock
Local release date: 08/02/2023
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Categories: Biography: science, technology & medicine [BGT]History of science [PDX]Genetics (non-medical) [PSAK]

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A Body, Undone
Living On After Great Pain
In the early evening on October 1, 2003, Christina Crosby was three miles into a seventeen mile bicycle ride, intent on reaching her goal of 1,000 miles for the riding season. She was a respected senior professor of English who had celebrated her fiftieth birthday a month before. As she crested a hill, she caught a branch in the spokes of her ......
ISBN-13: 9781479853168 (Paperback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Christina Crosby
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AUD $62.99
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Local release date: 02/11/2017
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Categories: Biography: science, technology & medicine [BGT]Gender studies: women [JFSJ1]

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This Monstrous Obsession
Hard Lessons Learned about Addiction
The insidious opioid epidemic has ravaged American homes and communities for far too long. Three million American families have a loved one addicted to opioids, and fatal drug overdose is the number one cause of death for all Americans aged eighteen to forty-four. Though we are deeply familiar with the tragedy and severity of this public health ......
ISBN-13: 9781633889446 (Hardback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: PROMETHEUS
James Baker
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AUD $59.99
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Local release date: 05/08/2024
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Categories: Biography: science, technology & medicine [BGT]Abnormal psychology [JMP]Addiction & therapy [MMZR]Coping with drug & alcohol abuse [VFJK]

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The Struggle for Public Health
Seven People Who Saved the Lives of Millions and Transformed the Way We
The fascinating stories of public health innovators who overcame immense obstacles to improve the health of millions. In the nineteenth century, the scourge of deadly infectious diseases permanently receded for the first time in human history while longevity steadily improved. This progress was due in large part to advances in the public health ......
ISBN-13: 9781421447933 (Hardback)
Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
Fred C Pampel
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AUD $70.99
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Local release date: 10/06/2024
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Categories: Biography: science, technology & medicine [BGT]Central government policies [JPQB]Public health & preventive medicine [MBN]

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Edmond Halley
The Many Discoveries of the Most Curious Astronomer Royal
In this surprising biography, author David K. Love reveals the boundless mind and endless curiosity of Edmond Halley, a man whom many readers may think they already know. From his inventions and innovations to his personal life, Edmond Halley firmly cements the legacy of the second Astronomer Royal among the first-rate scientists of his time.
ISBN-13: 9781633888913 (Hardback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: PROMETHEUS
David K. Love
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AUD $55.99
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Local release date: 15/02/2024
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Categories: Biography: science, technology & medicine [BGT]History of science [PDX]Astronomy, space & time [PG]

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Lost But Found
Reflections on an Upcountry Life
Robert Kimber has led a largely rural life as a farmer, writer, and woodsman. The essays gathered in this wide-ranging collection reflect a lifetime of adventures and misadventures. Kimber writes of canoeing and fishing, stubborn sheep and old tractors, and the joys of roaming the woods with his dog. Seasoned with a dash of wit and self-irony, ......
ISBN-13: 9781684750948 (Hardback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Robert Kimber
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AUD $55.99
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Local release date: 15/10/2023
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Categories: Biography: science, technology & medicine [BGT]Natural history [WN]

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Just One More Thing, Doc
Further Farmyard Adventures of a Maine Veterinarian
Brad Brown is back with a second set of stories just as entertaining and fascinating as his first book.
ISBN-13: 9781684752201 (Paperback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Bradford B Brown
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AUD $38.99
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Local release date: 01/08/2023
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Categories: Biography: science, technology & medicine [BGT]History of the Americas [HBJK]Veterinary medicine [MZ]Domestic animals & pets [WNG]Horses & ponies [WNGH]Local history [WQH]Northeastern & North Atlantic states [1KBBE]

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Island Medicine
Come along with Dr. Radis as he makes his rounds with a new batch of stories filled with equal parts hilarity, heartache, and wisdom.
ISBN-13: 9781608937462 (Hardback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: DOWN EAST BOOKS
Dr. Chuck Radis
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AUD $45.99
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Local release date: 15/05/2022
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Categories: Biography: science, technology & medicine [BGT]