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1) Bicycles
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Rourke Pub
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English
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Discusses the history of bicycles, the equipment maintenance, stunts to perform, and safety tips.
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Concord PR, S.A. de C.V
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Version digital restaurada.
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English
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Aerial documentary on the pyramids of Mexico. Covers Teotihuacan, Monte Alban, Mitla, Tulum, Palenque, Chichen Itza and Uxmal.
Filmado casi en su totalidad desde en helicoptero, este documental muestra impresionantes de las siete ruinas arqueologicas mas importantes de Mexico: Teotihuacan, Monte Alban, Mitla, Tulum, Palenque, Chichen Itza y Uxmal.
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Leisure Arts
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Full-frame.
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English
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Melissa Leapman provides beginning crocheters with basic instructions so that even novices will be able to learn enough stitches and techniques to complete the simple projects that are included. Parallel instructions for left-handed crocheters are displayed in a separate box on the screen.
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A detailed reference on the latest craze in lightweight aeronautics, this manual shows how to build and throw paper boomerangs. Techniques for mastering the basics will help beginners, while techniques for impressive throws such as the behind-the-back toss; the boomerang juggle; the under-the-leg catch; and the dreaded double-handed, backward, double-boomerang throw will thrill even the most advanced boomeranger. A history of the device and the physics...
14) The flying machine book: build and launch 35 rockets, gliders, helicopters, boomerangs, and more
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"Shows readers how to turn rubber bands, paper clips, straws, plastic bottles, and index cards into amazing, gravity-defying flyers. Each project contains a material list and detailed step-by-step instructions with photos. Mercer also includes explanations of the science behind each flyer, including concepts such as lift, thrust, and drag, the Bernoulli effect, and more"--Provided by publisher.
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With detailed, step-by-step instructions, this richly illustrated science project book shows how to construct and safely launch homemade balloons. Some designs, including the Solar Tetroon or the Giant Solar Sausage, are made from garbage bags and tape, while others, such as the Khom Loi, are created from tissue paper and wire; yet all of the projects use inexpensive, readily available materials and are easy to construct with only basic crafting skills....
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There is more than one way to power a toy boat. Electric motors, balloons, gears, water jets, belt drives, chemical reactions, steam, and even gravity can be used to propel a small ship across a pool. In addition, the boats propellers and paddles can be side-mounted or at the stern, or even sit above the waterline, like a fan-powered swamp boat. The Motorboat Book will show children how to build more than 20 different models through step-by-step instructions...
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A project book for young readers with a need for speed, this work provides instruction on 25 easy-to-construct racecars that can be driven both indoors and out. They will learn how to use mousetraps, rubber bands, chemical reactions, gravity, and air pressure to power the cars that are made for little or no cost using recycled and repurposed materials. Readers will discover how to turn a potato chip can, a rubber band, and weights into a Chip-Can...
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Since the British colonial period anthropology has been central to policy in India. But today, while the Indian state continues to use ethnography to govern, those who were the "objects" of study are harnessing disciplinary knowledge to redefine their communities, achieve greater prosperity, and secure political rights. In this groundbreaking study, Townsend Middleton tracks these newfound "lives" of anthropology. Offering simultaneous ethnographies...
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In the pantheon of freedom fighters, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi has pride of place. His fame and influence extend far beyond India and are nowhere more significant than in South Africa. "India gave us a Mohandas, we gave them a Mahatma," goes a popular South African refrain. Contemporary South African leaders, including Mandela, have consistently lauded him as being part of the epic battle to defeat the racist white regime. The South African Gandhi...
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