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A history of just about everything : 180 events, people and inventions that changed the world

MacLeod, Elizabeth.

Publication Date

2013

Format:

Books

Call Number

909 MAC

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SD_ILS:275456

111 places in Seattle that you must not miss

Baskas, Harriet, author.

Publication Date

2024

Format:

Books

Call Number

917.9777204 BAS 2024

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SD_ILS:789070

Nexus : a brief history of information networks from the Stone Age to AI

Harari, Yuval Noah, author.

Publication Date

2024

Format:

Books

Call Number

001.09 HAR

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SD_ILS:718004

That's fact-tastic! : mind-blowing, eye-popping, jaw-dropping stuff about our world.

Beer, Julie (Children's author), author.

Publication Date

2023

Format:

Books

Call Number

031.02 THA

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SD_ILS:670182

Invention and innovation : a brief history of hype and failure

Smil, Vaclav, author.

Publication Date

2023

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Books

Call Number

600 SMI

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SD_ILS:670286

The things we make : the unknown history of invention from cathedrals to soda cans

Hammack, William Scott, 1961- author.

Publication Date

2023

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Books

Call Number

620 HAM

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SD_ILS:671743

Becoming bionic, and other ways science is making us super

Camlot, Heather, author.

Publication Date

2023

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Books

Call Number

303.48 CAM

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SD_ILS:682839

The mysterious case of Rudolf Diesel : genius, power, and deception on the eve of World War I

Brunt, Douglas, author.

Publication Date

2023

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Books

Call Number

926 DIE

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SD_ILS:691422

Myth America : historians take on the biggest legends and lies about our past

Kruse, Kevin Michael, 1972- editor.

Publication Date

2022

Format:

Books

Call Number

973 MYT

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SD_ILS:669131

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History : a visual encyclopedia.

Dorling Kindersley Limited, publisher.

Publication Date

2022

Format:

Books

Call Number

909 HIS

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SD_ILS:650107

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Magic tree house collection. Books 29-32 [CD]

Osborne, Mary Pope, author, narrator.

Publication Date

2022

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Call Number

OSB

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SD_ILS:682302

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The greatest invention : a history of the world in nine mysterious scripts

Ferrara, Silvia, author.

Publication Date

2022

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Call Number

411.09 FER

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SD_ILS:633493

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Bandages and bandaging -- History -- Juvenile literature.

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Birdseye, Clarence, 1886-1956.

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Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) -- Juvenile fiction.

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Buildings.

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Caldecott Medal (2008) -- Winner.

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Capitalism -- United States -- History.

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Design -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

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Designers -- United States -- Biography.

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Dickson, Earle, 1892-1961 -- Juvenile literature.

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Diesel motor -- History.

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Diesel, Rudolf, 1858-1913.

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Discoveries in science -- History.

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Economic development -- United States -- History.

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Economic history.

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Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 -- Travel -- United States.

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Errors -- History.

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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.

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Frozen foods industry -- United States -- History.

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Galveston (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.

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Geddes, Norman Bel, 1893-1958.

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Gene therapy -- Germany -- Berlin -- History.

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Gifted persons -- Italy -- Biography.

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Global warming.

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Greece -- Civilization -- Juvenile literature

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Greenhouse gases -- Environmental aspects.

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Guidebooks.

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HIV infections -- Treatment -- Germany -- Berlin.

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HIV infections.

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Historical television programs.

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History -- Errors, inventions, etc. -- Anecdotes.

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History -- Juvenile literature.

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History -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature.

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Hoaxes -- Anecdotes.

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Holland, John Philip, 1841?-1914.

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Human body and technology -- History -- Juvenile literature.

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Human body and technology -- Juvenile literature.

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Human body and technology -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Juvenile literature.

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Human physiology -- Juvenile literature.

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Hurricanes -- Texas -- Galveston -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.

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Information behavior -- History.

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Information networks -- History.

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Information technology -- History.

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Inscriptions -- History.

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Internet -- History.

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Inventions -- Greece -- History -- Juvenile literature

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Inventions -- History -- Encyclopedias, Juvenile.

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Inventions -- United States -- Anecdotes.

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Inventors -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

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Inventors -- Germany -- 20th century -- Biography.

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Inventors -- Juvenile fiction.

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Inventors -- Juvenile literature.

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Inventors -- Netherlands.

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Inventors -- United States -- Anecdotes.

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Inventors -- United States -- Juvenile fiction.

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Inventors.

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Jack (Fictitious character from Osborne) -- Juvenile fiction.

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Johnson & Johnson -- History -- Juvenile literature.

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Journalism -- Europe -- History.

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Journalism -- History.

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Lemelson Center -- History.

(1)

Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519.

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Magic -- Juvenile fiction.

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Manufactures.

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Marconi, Guglielmo, 1874-1937 -- Juvenile literature.

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Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180 -- Juvenile fiction.

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Medical innovations -- History -- Juvenile literature.

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Medical innovations -- Juvenile literature.

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Medical technology -- Juvenile literature.

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Medicine -- History -- 18th century.

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Medicine -- History -- Juvenile literature.

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Misinformation.

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Missing persons -- Case studies.

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Méliès, Georges, 1861-1938 -- Juvenile fiction

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National Museum of American History (U.S.)

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Natural disasters -- Juvenile fiction.

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Naval architects -- United States -- Biography.

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New products -- History.

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Nonfiction films

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Nonfiction television programs.

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Orphans -- Juvenile fiction

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Ottens, Lou, 1926-

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Paris (France) -- Description and travel.

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Paris (France) -- Guidebooks -- History -- 17th century.

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Paris (France) -- History -- 17th century.

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Paris (France) -- History -- 1870-1940 -- Juvenile fiction

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Paris (France) -- History -- 19th century.

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Paris (France) -- History -- 20th century.

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Paris (France) -- Intellectual life -- 19th century.

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Paris (France) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.

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Paris (France) -- Social life and customs -- 17th century.

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Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973 -- Criticism and interpretation.

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Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973. Demoiselles d'Avignon.

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Printers -- United States -- Biography.

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Printers -- United States -- Juvenile fiction.

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Radio -- History -- Juvenile literature.

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Railroad stations -- Juvenile fiction

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Red Cedar Book Awards (2020/21) -- Nominee.

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Red Cedar Book Awards (2024/25) -- Nominee.

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Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972 -- Juvenile fiction.

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Robots -- History.

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Robots -- Juvenile fiction

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Rockets (Aeronautics) -- History.

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Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D. -- Juvenile fiction.

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Royal Society (Great Britain) -- History.

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Science -- China -- History.

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Science -- Great Britain -- History.

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Science -- Juvenile literature.

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Science and civilization.

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Science television programs.

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Scientists -- Italy -- Biography.

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Scientists -- United States -- Biography.

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Scientists -- United States -- Juvenile fiction.

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Seattle (Wash.) -- Guidebooks.

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Serendipity in science -- Juvenile literature.

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Skin -- Wounds and injuries -- Juvenile literature.

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Smartphones -- History.

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Smithsonian Books (Publisher) -- History.

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Soldiers -- Juvenile fiction.

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Space and time -- Juvenile fiction.

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Speech -- Study and teaching -- United States -- History.

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Statesmen -- United States -- Biography.

(1)

Statesmen -- United States -- Juvenile fiction.

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Submarines (Ships) -- History.

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System failures (Engineering) -- History.

(1)

Talking books.

(1)

Tall tales -- Anecdotes.

(1)

Technological forecasting.

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Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- History.

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Technological innovations -- Juvenile literature.

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Technological innovations.

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Technology -- China -- History.

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Baskas, Harriet, author.

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Booth, Katie (Writing instructor), author.

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Bordessa, Kris

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Brunt, Douglas, author.

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Bueno de Mesquita, Bruce, 1946- author.

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Camlot, Heather, author.

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Challoner, Jack, contributor.

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DeJean, Joan E., author.

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Dorling Kindersley Limited, publisher.

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Dukin, Kerry, narrator.

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Evans, Claire Lisa, author.

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Farndon, John, author.

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Fenster, J. M. (Julie M.)

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Ferrara, Silvia, author.

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Field, Jacob, author.

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Ford, AG, illustrator.

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Fullman, Joe, author.

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Garmon, Anita.

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Goldstone, Lawrence, 1947- author.

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Gravitas Ventures (Firm), publisher.

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Green, Tim (Television producer and director), television producer.

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Guinn, Jeff, author.

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Hammack, William Scott, 1961- author.

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Harari, Yuval Noah, author.

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Harding, Ben (Documentary filmmaker), television director.

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Harford, Tim, 1973- author.

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Harris, Michelle, author.

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Hazan, Éric.

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Holt, Nathalia, 1980- author.

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Hsu, Chris, illustrator.

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Humphreys, Andrew, 1965- author.

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Hurt, Avery Elizabeth, author.

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Isaacson, Walter, author.

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Isaacson, Walter, uthor.

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Jahren, Hope, author.

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Jurado, Damien.

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Kelley, Cortney, photographer.

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Klein, Maury, 1939-

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Kruse, Kevin Michael, 1972- editor.

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MacLeod, Elizabeth, author.

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MacLeod, Elizabeth.

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Malkin, Michelle.

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Mizelas, Stephen, television director.

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Molina, Alfred, 1953- narrator.

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National Geographic Kids (Firm), issuing body.

(1)

National Museum of American History (U.S.)

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Newquist, H. P. (Harvey P.), author.

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North, Ryan, 1980- author.

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Névraumont, Peter, author.

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Osborne, Mary Pope, author, narrator.

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Osborne, Mary Pope, author.

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Ottens, Lou, 1926-

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Pettegree, Andrew, author.

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Playford, Jennifer, illustrator.

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Portnowitz, Todd, 1986- translator.

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Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), production company, publisher.

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Riley, Chris (Director), television director.

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Rollins, Henry, 1961-

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Rudnicki, Richard.

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Selznick, Brian

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Sharman, Nat, television director.

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Sheffield, Rob.

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Smil, Vaclav, author.

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Smith, Sean, 1961 March 18- television director.

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Smithsonian Books (Publishers)

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Sparrow, Giles, 1970- author.

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Srinivasan, Bhu, author.

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Stewart, Patrick, 1940- narrator.

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Szerlip, Barbara, author.

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Tattersall, Ian, author.

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Taylor, Zack (Filmmaker), film director.

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Temple, Robert K. G.

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Tinniswood, Adrian, author.

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Unger, Miles, author.

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Williams, Nathan (Documentary filmmaker), television director.

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Wishinsky, Frieda, author.

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Wishinsky, Frieda.

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Wittenstein, Barry, author.

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Wong, Victor (Illustrator), illustrator.

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Zelizer, Julian E., editor.

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