Oops! It's Plastic!
Oops! It's Plastic!

Author: Meta Manchester

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2019-07-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1538239973

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How many items can you think of that are made of plastic? It's seemingly everywhere. It might be difficult to imagine a world without plastic, but until about 100 years ago, plastic as we know it today didn't exist. The word "plastic" wasn't even used until the 1920s. Readers will learn how many types of plastic were invented accidentally by scientists who were trying to make something else. Accessible, fun content describes how these discoveries were made and how they would go on to change the world in ways both big and small.

Oops! It's Penicillin!
Oops! It's Penicillin!

Author: Jonathan Bard

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2019-07-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1538239930

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One of the single greatest leaps forward in human healthcare happened because of an accident in a laboratory. This serendipitous event was the result of a summer vacation in Scotland and an unattended experiment. Dr. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, one of the first antibiotics, in 1928 when he noticed that mold had gotten into a petri dish and it had prevented bacteria from growing. This book explores Fleming's accidental discovery, the science behind antibiotics, and the dawn of the era of antibiotics.

Oops! They're X-Rays!
Oops! They're X-Rays!

Author: Nick Wojtan

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2019-07-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 153824005X

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The foundation of the human body is our bones. Whether it's in regard to health or even a skeleton costume on Halloween, the discovery of the X-ray machine has greatly improved our understanding of the human body and its bones. The technology for X-rays dated back to the late nineteenth century but was in plain sight for years until their true potential was discovered by accident. This volume introduces readers to the story of their discovery and how they've changed medicine for the better ever since.

Oops! It's Dynamite!
Oops! It's Dynamite!

Author: Melissa Raé Shofner

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2019-07-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1538239892

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Boom! Dynamite can blast away mountainsides and bring down buildings. This powerful explosive was discovered over 150 years ago, but it wasn't always safe to use. That's because dynamite contains nitroglycerin, a very dangerous explosive. In the late 1860s, Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel accidentally invented dynamite while he was working on a way to make nitroglycerin safer to handle. This book takes an in-depth look at the science behind dynamite, as well as its role in the past, present, and future of demolition. Readers will have a blast learning about this explosive discovery.

Beautiful Oops!
Beautiful Oops!

Author: Barney Saltzberg

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Published: 2010-09-23

Total Pages: 33

ISBN-13: 076115728X

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A life lesson that all parents want their children to learn: It’s OK to make a mistake. In fact, hooray for mistakes! A mistake is an adventure in creativity, a portal of discovery. A spill doesn’t ruin a drawing—not when it becomes the shape of a goofy animal. And an accidental tear in your paper? Don’t be upset about it when you can turn it into the roaring mouth of an alligator. An award winning, best-selling, one-of-a-kind interactive book, Beautiful Oops! shows young readers how every mistake is an opportunity to make something beautiful. A singular work of imagination, creativity, and paper engineering, Beautiful Oops! is filled with pop-ups, lift-the-flaps, tears, holes, overlays, bends, smudges, and even an accordion “telescope”—each demonstrating the magical transformation from blunder to wonder.

Say Nothing
Say Nothing

Author: Brad Parks

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2019-11-26

Total Pages: 594

ISBN-13: 1524745308

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“Outstanding—starts with a bang and gets tenser and tenser. Say Nothing shows Parks is a quality writer at the top of his form.”—Lee Child “Terrific book. Truly terrific. Tension throughout and tears at the end.”—Sue Grafton Judge Scott Sampson doesn’t brag about having a perfect life, but the evidence is clear: A prestigious job. A loving marriage. A pair of healthy children. Then a phone call begins every parent’s most chilling nightmare. Scott’s six-year-old twins, Sam and Emma, have been taken. The judge must rule exactly as instructed in a drug case he is about to hear. If he refuses, the consequences for the children will be dire. For Scott and his wife, Alison, the kidnapper’s call is only the beginning of a twisting, gut-churning ordeal of blackmail, deceit, and terror. Through it all, they will stop at nothing to get their children back, no matter the cost to themselves...or to each other. “Complications and twists build to an unexpected climax that is both perfect and gut-wrenching.”—Library Journal (starred review) “Grips the reader from the get-go and doesn’t let up until the final twist.”—Associated Press

Soft Hearts, Hard Memories
Soft Hearts, Hard Memories

Author: Simon Woodington

Publisher: Simon Woodington

Published:

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13:

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Aaran's priorities seem up for grabs as one of Whitegraft's rarefied Private Investigators, but her recent exploits rescuing underage prostitutes and their families from the Council of Sex Trade Workers has not gone unnoticed. When a young woman seeks protection for her 'sisters' from a violent knife wielding mark, Aaran is drawn into a web of conflicting political agendas that nearly severs her silver thread.Enter Akane, heiress of Diverse Industries, kidnapped and converted into a Mawathi assassin cyborg. Wary of a tampering trap, Aaran must first learn the intent of Shiru-Ya, a veteran with information that could have Alliance-wide ramifications. Oh, but her troubles haven't yet begun, as she stumbles into an illegal snuff ring operating within the borders of the Council's government sanctioned business. She'd better sort things out before the Crown issues its order to shut down the Stargazers altogether...

Becoming Zodiak
Becoming Zodiak

Author: Craig Jones

Publisher: Pants On Fire Press

Published: 2014-10-07

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1625175736

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He has the looks, the skills and even the name, but is that enough to win... Becoming Zodiak? Zodiak. An unmatched, unbeatable team composed of twelve elite fighters. Their purpose? To rid the streets of crime and corruption, and to fend against a kind of wickedness that runs much deeper than any ordinary crime could. And they were unmatched, they were unbeatable. Until they weren’t. After the events of what should have been just another mission, Zodiak finds itself one member short—one member too few. The team is scrambling to fill their empty seat, to find a new number twelve, and this desperation brings about one of the largest media events the world has ever seen: a competition. From thousands of applicants all across the globe, only five will be chosen to compete to fight alongside the world’s most powerful human weapons. And Jimmy Taurus, a nobody in England with a knack for a paintball gun, is about to find out just how close to being unmatched and unbeatable he can get.

The Hypnotist (rubber pants version)
The Hypnotist (rubber pants version)

Author: Ben Pathen

Publisher: AB Discovery

Published: 2024-10-05

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13:

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Sebastian has a serious problem. His smoking is out of control and threatens to shorten his life. He is single, alone and desperately wants a relationship and knows that heavy smoking is not exactly an attraction to a smart, attractive and sexy woman like Alicia. But Alicia isn't a friend. She is his hypnotherapist. While secretly admiring her and even more secretly lusting after her when she wears leather, Sebastian decides to get rid of his smoking addiction and spent some quality time with the woman he lusts after. She gets rid of his smoking alright... But something else happens to him that will alter the trajectory of his entire life... for the better. Sebastian starts to feel like he is a baby again. Will it last? Will it get deeper? Read on to find out.