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- Genius lego inventions with bricks you already have : 40+ new robots, vehicles, contraptions, gadgets, games and other fun STEM creations / by Dees, Sarah.;
- LSC
- Subjects: LEGO toys;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Mick : the wild life and mad genius of Jagger / by Andersen, Christopher P.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Subjects: Jagger, Mick.; Rock musicians;
- © 2012., Gallery Books,
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- When the heavens went on sale : the misfits and geniuses who put space within reach / by Vance, Ashlee,author.;
- "With the launch of the Falcon 1 rocket in 2008, Elon Musk's SpaceX became the first private company to build a low-cost rocket that could reach orbit. And that milestone carried major implications: Silicon Valley, not NASA, was suddenly cemented as the epicenter of the new Space Age. Start-ups and the wealthy investors behind them began to realize that the universe--ungoverned and infinite--was open for business. Welcome to the wild west of aerospace engineering. When the Heavens Went on Sale tells the remarkable, unfolding story of this frenzied intergalactic land grab. Through his trademark immersive reporting, Ashlee Vance follows four pioneering companies--Astra, Firefly, Planet Labs, and Rocket Lab--as they build new space systems and attempt to launch rockets into orbit. While the public fixated on the space tourism being driven by Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Richard Branson, these new companies arrived with a different set of goals: to make rocket and satellite launches fast and cheap, thereby opening Earth's lower orbit for business--and setting it up as the next playing field for humankind's technological evolution, where we can connect, analyze, and monitor everything on Earth. Vance has had a front row seat and singular access to this peculiar and unprecedented moment in history. When the Heavens Went on Sale travels through private company headquarters, labs, and top-secret launch locations around the world, including California, Texas, Alaska, New Zealand, Ukraine, India, and French Guiana. Vance chronicles it all in full color: the private jets, communes, gun-toting bodyguards, hallucinogens, espionage investigations, and multi-millionaires guzzling booze to dull the pain as their fortunes disappear. With the most detailed and intimate reporting of Vance's career, When the Heavens Went on Sale reveals the spectacular chaos of the new business of space, and what happens when the idealistic, ambitious minds of Silicon Valley turn their unbridled vision toward the limitless expanse of the stars. This is the most pressing and controversial technology story of our times, a tale of fascinating characters chasing unimaginable stakes as they race to space"--
- Subjects: Privatization.; Rockets (Aeronautics); Space tourism.;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Mud and stars : travels in Russia with Pushkin, Tolstoy, and other geniuses of the Golden Age / by Wheeler, Sara,author.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Subjects: Biographies.; Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich, 1809-1852; Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837; Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910; Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883; Authors, Russian; Literary landmarks; Russian literature;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Edison's ghosts : the untold weirdness of history's greatest geniuses / by Spalding, Katie,author.;
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-332) and index."Overturn everything you knew about history's greatest minds in this raucous and hilarious book, where it turns out there's a finer line between "genius" and "idiot" than we've previously known"--
- Subjects: Biographies.; Anecdotes.; Personal narratives.; Trivia and miscellanea.; Eccentrics and eccentricities; Gifted persons; Gifted persons; Gifted persons; Gifted persons;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- The smartest kid in the universe / by Grabenstein, Chris.;
- When seventh-grader Jake McQuade mistakes the world's first ingestible knowledge pills for jelly beans, he suddenly knows all about physics and geometry and can speak Swahili (though Spanish would be a lot more useful)--but his sort-of girlfriend Grace thinks they can use his new found brilliance to save their middle school from the new principal, who is conspiring to get it shut down.Ages 8-12.LSC
- Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Genius; Conspiracies; Middle schools;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- The power of different : the link between disorder and genius / by Saltz, Gail.;
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-231), Internet addresses and index."A powerful and inspiring examination of the connection between potential for great talent and conditions commonly thought to be "disabilities""--Provided by publisher.LSC
- Subjects: Children with disabilities.; Creative ability in children.; Ability in children.;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Make your kid a money genius (even if you're not) : a parents' guide for kids 3 to 23 / by Kobliner, Beth,1965-author.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index."From Beth Kobliner, the author of the bestselling personal finance bible Get a Financial Life--a new, must-have guide showing parents how to teach their children (from toddlers to young adults) to manage money in a smart way.
- Subjects: Children; Finance, Personal.; Parenting.;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Belly laugh brilliant jokes for smart kids : 350 genius jokes! / by Paterson, Alex(Alex R. J.);
- Ages 5+."Warning: Not suitable for children under 36 months due to small parts"--Page [4] of cover.LSC
- Subjects: Wit and humor, Juvenile.; Sound effects books;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- The Con Queen of Hollywood : the hunt for an evil genius / by Johnson, Scott C.,author.;
- "Blending years of deep reporting with distinctive, powerful prose, Scott C. Johnson's unique true crime narrative recounts the tale of the brilliantly cunning imposter who carved a path of financial and emotional destruction across the world. Gifted with a diabolical flair for impersonation, manipulation, and deception, the Con Queen used their skill with accents and deft psychological insight to sweep through the entertainment industry. Johnson traces the origins of this mastermind and follows the years-long investigation of a singularly determined private detective who helped deliver them to the FBI"--
- Subjects: Biographies.; True crime stories.; Personal narratives.; Johnson, Scott C.; Johnson, Scott C.; Tahilramani, Hargobind.; Fraud investigation.; Identity theft.; Impostors and imposture; Swindlers and swindling;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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