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The Education of a Mathematician - Philip J. Davis - Google Books

https://books.google.de/books?id=dmoawfYIFk4C&pg=PT68&dq=Koppernickel

In this charming memoir, a renowned mathematician and winner of the American Book Award traces his career in mathematics from early lessons in horse racing and the realities of life to his adventures on the lecture circuit. A thought-provoking mix of…

The Beasts That Hide from Man: Seeking the World's Last Undiscovered Animals - Karl Shuker - Google Books

http://books.google.de/books?hl=de&lr=&id=QNFR4xHHIegC&oi=fnd&pg=PA8&dq=cryptobotanical&ots=HsAQfOm5S8&sig=5OGgMSXhSGTDtgiHiGjxb

Cryptozoology -- the study of hidden animals -- is gaining attention thanks to a startling number of zoological discoveries. Karl P.N. Shuker has collected evidence of these mysterious, somewhat mythical creatures in THE BEASTS THAT HIDE FROM MAN. Shuker…

Alabama Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff - Andy Duncan - Google Books

https://books.google.de/books?id=ULC5CAAAQBAJ&pg=PA211&lpg=PA211&dq=Ma%E2%80%99Cille%E2%80%99s+Museum+of+Miscellanea&source=bl&o

Discover Alabama's curious underside with this oddly entertaining little guide! Travelers with a taste for the bizarre, tacky, and hilarious can visit the Coon Dog Cemetery, learn about the cattle-mutilation mystery, view the world's largest boll weevil,…

Breakfast: A History - Heather Arndt Anderson - Google Books

https://books.google.de/books?id=5LghYCqDJw8C&pg=PA69#v=onepage

From corn flakes to pancakes, Breakfast: A History explores this “most important meal of the day” as a social and gastronomic phenomenon. It explains how and why the meal emerged, what is eaten commonly in this meal across the globe, why certain foods are…

Breakfast: A History - Heather Arndt Anderson - Google Books

https://books.google.de/books?id=5LghYCqDJw8C&pg=PA52#v=onepage

From corn flakes to pancakes, Breakfast: A History explores this “most important meal of the day” as a social and gastronomic phenomenon. It explains how and why the meal emerged, what is eaten commonly in this meal across the globe, why certain foods are…

Strange Sounds: Music, Technology & Culture - Timothy Dean Taylor - Google Books

http://books.google.de/books?id=Jk8TUsA_QCsC&pg=PA104&lpg=PA104&dq=%22world+fair%22++1939+futurama+groening&source=bl&ots=kkGnpX

In Strange Sounds, Timothy D. Taylor explains the wonder and anxiety provoked by a technological revolution that began in the 1940s and gathers steam daily. Taylor discusses the ultural role of technology, its use in making music, and the inevitable…

Bullspotting: Finding Facts in the Age of Misinformation - Loren Collins - Google Books

https://books.google.de/books?id=8gXvP3MCAqcC&pg=PT2&dq=%22Bullspotting:+Finding+Facts+in+the+Age+of+Misinformation%22&hl=de&sa=

This entertaining and educational book applies the tools of critical thinking to identify the common features and trends among misinformation campaigns. With illustrations drawn from conspiracy theorists and deniers of every stripe, the author teaches…

Games vs. Hardware. The History of PC video games: The 80's - Bogdan Ion Purcaru - Google Books

https://books.google.de/books?id=lB4PAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA226&lpg=PA226&focus=viewport&dq=%22boulder+dash%22&hl=de

My two biggest passions concerning computers are hardware and gaming. I wrote this book because I don’t want that important pieces of history regarding computer hardware, games and, in a smaller amount the 80’s operating systems to be forgotten and…

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Thermodynamik - nicht nur für Nerds als Buch von Werner Stadlmayr, Das Malbuch für Nerds, Leo & Co. 01 - Nerds an die Macht!, ION Sportrucksack »Nerd Pack Rucksack«, grau, Rahmenlos Kaffeebecher für den aktiven Nerd im Geschenkkarton,

The Good Lord Bird - James McBride - Google Books

http://books.google.de/books?id=BnudfIm9NMUC&lpg=PP1&dq=James%20McBride%20The%20Good%20Lord%20Bird&hl=de&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q=Jame

Winner of the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction Soon to be a Showtime limited series starring Ethan Hawke A Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Oprah Magazine Top 10 Book of the Year “A magnificent new novel by the best-selling author James McBride.”…