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The skyscraper book
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James Giblin |
Discusses skyscrapers, from the first one constructed in Chicago in 1884 to those of today, and points out the problems skyscrapers have helped solve and create. |
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The mystery of the mammoth bones
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James Giblin |
Describes the efforts of the artist, museum curator, and self-taught paleontologist, Charles Willson Peale, to excavate, study, and display the bones of a prehistoric creature that is later named "ma… |
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Milk
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James Giblin |
Traces the history of the centuries-long effort of philanthropists, scientists, and consumers to make milk a reliably pure and safe product. |
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The truth about Santa Claus
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James Giblin |
Explains how historical facts, religious mythology, folklore, tradition, and commercial promotion have combined to give us the modern figure of Santa Claus. |
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