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    Pain is the number one reason that people seek medical attention but pain is still under- and poorly-treated world-wide. The purpose of this book is to give an up to date picture of what causes pain, how pain becomes chronic and what pharmacological targets might be manipulated to alleviate acute and chronic pain. The book will cover a wide array of topics from gene polymorphisms to voltage-gated ... Read more

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  • The German Spy in America

    The Secret Plotting of German Spies in the United States and the Inside Story of the Sinking of the Lusitania

    **“Germany has waged war upon us, and has waged war against our property, and has waged war against the lives of non-combatants, including women and children, and [is] therefore a far more evil war than one waged openly.” – Theodore RooseveltThe German Spy in America gives a firsthand documentation of German espionage and sabotage in the U.S. in the lead-up to World War I.** Published in 1917 just ... Read more

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    The German Spy in America

    The Secret Plotting of German Spies in the United States and the Inside Story of the Sinking of the Lusitania

    Narrated by Cory Herndon ...

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    5 hours 24 min

    **“Germany has waged war upon us, and has waged war against our property, and has waged war against the lives of non-combatants, including women and children, and [is] therefore a far more evil war than one waged openly.” – Theodore RooseveltThe German Spy in America gives a firsthand documentation of German espionage and sabotage in the U.S. in the lead-up to World War I.** Published in 1917 just ... Read more

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  • On the Origin of Clockwork, Perpetual Motion Devices, and the Compass

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    In "On the Origin of Clockwork, Perpetual Motion Devices, and the Compass," Derek J. de Solla Price offers an exhaustive exploration of the technological advancements that underpin human ingenuity. The book embraces a meticulous approach, merging the history of science with the philosophy of technology, while employing a narrative style that deftly interweaves historical anecdotes with scholarly ... Read more

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  • To Explain the World

    The Discovery of Modern Science

    The Nobel Prize–winner shares "a masterful journey through humankind's scientific coming-of-age" from the Greeks to modern times (Brian Greene).In this rich, irreverent, and compelling history, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg takes us across centuries of human striving to unravel the mysteries of the world. This sweeping saga ranges from ancient Miletus to medieval Baghdad and Oxford ... Read more

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  • A More Perfect Heaven

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    By 1514, the reclusive cleric Nicolaus Copernicus had written and hand-copied an initial outline of his heliocentric theory-in which he defied common sense and received wisdom to place the sun, not the earth, at the center of our universe, and set the earth spinning among the other planets. Over the next two decades, Copernicus expanded his theory through hundreds of observations, while compiling ... Read more

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