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Ch 8a: History As Cause: Columbia and Challenger, part 1

In The Columbia Accident Investigation Board Final Report, Volume 1

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Columbia Accident Investigation Board


In 1981, Columbia became the first spacecraft of its type to fly in Earth orbit and successfully completed 27 missions over more than two de…

Chapter XIII: What is True Civilization?

In Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule

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Mahatma Gandhi


First written in Gandhi's native language Gujarati, this booklet advocates for Indian non-violent self-rule during the struggle for Indian i…

Principles of Sleight-of-Hand More Especially Applicable to Coin Tricks

In Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring

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Professor Louis Hoffman


This "how-to" book covers everything for the 1800's illusionist, from stage presence & dress, program and stage arrangement, t…

Over the Gobi Desert Part 2

In Across Asia on a Bicycle

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Thomas Gaskell Allen


In 1890, two Americans newly graduated from college set out to travel around the world on a then-new invention, the modern bicycle. In 1893 …

CHAPTER IV: Tents and Tools

In The Book of Camping and Woodcraft: A Guidebook for Those Who Travel in the Wild…

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Horace Kephart


In the Introduction to Camping and Woodcraft, Horace Kephart wrote: “My one aim in writing this little book is to make it of practical servi…

Chapter 14

In On the Trail of the Space Pirates

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Carey Rockwell


Tom Corbett is the main character in a series of Tom Corbett — Space Cadet stories that were depicted in television, radio, books, comic boo…

Chapt 4 pt 8 - High Speed Flight

In Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge FAA-H-8083-25A

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Federal Aviation Administration


"The Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge provides basic knowledge that is essential for pilots. This handbook introduces pilots …

John Ruskin through Salomon de La Selva

In The Latch Key of My Bookhouse

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Olive Beaupre Miller


This is the final book in a six volume set of the "My Bookhouse" books. This final title in the series leaves off the format of th…

XI

In The Massarenes

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Ouida


The last novel by British author Ouida. It is a satirical look at societal norms through the story of the nouveau riche Massarenes. They att…

Yew Trees of Skelldale

In Ruins and Old Trees

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Mary Roberts


Ruins and Old Trees, Associated with Memorable Events in English History is a book that delves into the history of the United Kingdom by lo…

The Cradle of a Locomotive

In The Romance of Modern Locomotion

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Archibald Williams


In the following pages we shall peep into the history of typical companies in Great Britain, the United States, and elsewhere; consider the …