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Wonderworks : the 25 most powerful inventions in the history of literature

Fletcher, Angus, 1976- author.

Publication Date

2021

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809 FLE

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SD_ILS:597571

The invention of prehistory : empire, violence, and our obsession with human origins

Geroulanos, Stefanos, 1979- author.

Publication Date

2024

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Books

Call Number

909 GER

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SD_ILS:713642

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

Harari, Yuval Noah, author.

Publication Date

2024

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Books

Call Number

001.09 HAR

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SD_ILS:718004

This day in history for kids : 1,001 remarkable moments & fascinating facts

Bova, Dan, author.

Publication Date

2024

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Books

Call Number

909 BOV

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SD_ILS:703956

111 places in Seattle that you must not miss

Baskas, Harriet, author.

Publication Date

2024

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917.9777204 BAS 2024

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SD_ILS:789070

The extraordinary ideas of Leonardo Da Vinci

Woolf, Alex, 1964- author.

Publication Date

2024

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609.2 WOO

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SD_ILS:799650

Secret factopia! : follow the trail of 400 hidden facts

Towler, Paige, author.

Publication Date

2024

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Call Number

031 TOW

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SD_ILS:727478

Invention and innovation : a brief history of hype and failure

Smil, Vaclav, author.

Publication Date

2023

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600 SMI

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SD_ILS:670286

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

Brunt, Douglas, author.

Publication Date

2023

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Call Number

926 DIE

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SD_ILS:697595

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Oscar Hammerstein II and the invention of the musical

Winer, Laurie, author.

Publication Date

2023

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Call Number

927.8281 HAM

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SD_ILS:721321

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Nuts & bolts : seven small inventions that changed the world (in a big way)

Agrawal, Roma, 1983- author.

Publication Date

2023

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Call Number

303.483 AGR

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SD_ILS:697781

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The invention of power [CD] : popes, kings, and the birth of the West

Bueno de Mesquita, Bruce, 1946- author.

Publication Date

2022

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Call Number

909.09821 BUE

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SD_ILS:645862

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Blackstone Publishing, publisher.

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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

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Grant, John, 1949- author.

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History Channel (Television network)

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Johnston, David, 1941-, author.

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Kelley, Cortney, photographer.

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Kheraj, Sean, 1980-

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Kruse, Kevin Michael, 1972- editor.

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Lane Fox, Robin, 1946- author.

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Recorded Books, LLC.

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Sweet, Melissa, 1956- illustrator.

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