Jim Whiting
1) Drones
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2020.
Description
Takes an in-depth look at drones, describing the past, present, and future of the technological developments, scientific principles, and innovators behind the unmanned aerial vehicles. Includes color photographs, a timeline, a glossary, and further resources.
3) Navy SEALs
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[2014]
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"A chronological account of the American special forces unit known as the Navy SEALs, including key details about important figures, landmark missions, and controversies"--
5) Delta Force
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2015.
Description
"A chronological account of the American military special forces unit known as Delta Force, including key details about important figures, landmark missions, and controversies"--
9) Snowboarding
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[2018]
Description
"An in-depth survey of the popular extreme sport of snowboarding, from its Michigan roots to its current Olympic presence, as well as its techniques, records, equipment, and famous boarders"--
14) Ernest Hemingway
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[2006]
Description
It would be hard to a find a writer who lived a more adventurous life than Ernest Hemingway. Not long after learning to walk, he developed a love of fishing and hunting and other sports that remained for the rest of his life. He survived a serious wound in World War I and decided to try to become a successful writer. His first novel, The Sun Also Rises, made him famous. The continued success of his writing and his rugged lifestyle soon made him an...
15) Skateboarding
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[2018]
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"An in-depth survey of the popular extreme sport of skateboarding, from its homemade beginnings to its heyday under Tony Hawk, as well as its techniques and other famous skaters"--
16) Green Berets
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2014.
Description
"A chronological account of the American military special forces unit known as the Green Berets, including key details about important figures, landmark missions, and controversies"--
19) The human genome
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[2020]
Description
"A historical account of the Human Genome Project, including the events that made genome sequencing possible, the people involved, the competition between public and private sectors, and the ways in which its effects are felt today."-- from the publisher.
20) Skydiving
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[2018]
Description
"An in-depth survey of the popular extreme sport of skydiving, from Leonardo da Vinci's sketches to the parachute-free wingsuit, as well as its records, equipment, and famous divers"--