The Orphan Tsunami of 1700: Japanese Clues to a Parent Earthquake in North America
Brian F. Atwater, Satoko Musumi-Rokkaku, Kenji Satake and Yoshinobu Tsuji
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A puzzling tsunami entered Japanese history in January 1700. Samurai, merchants, and villagers wrote...
The Simple Physics of Energy Use
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As a society we use energy for climate control and lighting in buildings, moving people and goods...
Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean
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In Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean, writer, sailor, and surfer Jonathan White takes...
I Got a Song: A History of the Newport Folk Festival
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The first-ever book exclusively devoted to the history of the Newport Folk Festival, I Got a Song...
Katherine Dunham: Dance and the African Diaspora
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One of the most important dance artists of the twentieth century, dancer and choreographer Katherine...
Partners in Suspense: Critical Essays on Bernard Herrmann and Alfred Hitchcock
Steven Rawle and Kevin J. Donnelly
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This volume of new, spellbinding essays explores the tense relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and...
Physics of the Piano
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Why does a piano sound like a piano? A similar question can be asked of virtually all musical...
Adventures in Texas Gardening
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Gardening in Texas is not for the faint of heart or weak-willed. Given the remarkable variety of...
Scorecard Diplomacy: Grading States to Influence Their Reputation and Behavior
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What can the international community do when countries would rather ignore a thorny problem?...
Secondary Sources in the History of Canadian Medicine: A Bibliography / Bibliographie de l'Histoire de la Medecine: Volume 2
Charles G. Roland and Jacques Bernier
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Volume Two of this retrospective bibliography is both a continuation and an expansion of Volume One...