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Within the pages of Untied Knots ...- a 9-hour train trip through central Mexico turns into a 37-hour ordeal- visitors to lively port of Veracruz enjoy sounds and sights of Old Mexico- three hotel clerks must eject unwanted visitor, deal with feuding couple, and placate angry racist- Midwestern couple takes circuitous three-country trip to Mexico City, with no home to return to afterward- developers of early computer system obtain a surprising...

Observations on society and major issues of the day from a stuffed pig who just happens to know everything. Written with the assistance of his longtime collaborator and companion, veteran author/journalist James M. Flammang, Mr. M. conveys his clever and profound thoughts in 78 concise, single-topic chapters. Never at a loss for words, Mr. Maurice unleashes his acerbic, witty, and delightfully wise opinions about everything from work to politi...

Some of us can do practically everything. Even more can do a few things well, and qualify as passable in a number of others. Yet another group of folks are able to do several things adequately - sufficient to provide satisfaction and generate rewards, monetary and otherwise - while falling short on the remainder of life's activities. Then, there are the rest of us. When the Creator passed out skills and talents, we fully-seasoned incompete...

Introduces readers to the people and creative ideas that have developed and changed the field of space travel.

Your new family car looks very different than the Model T developed by Henry Ford. Cars of today are much faster, safer, and more reliable than the Model T. Have you ever wondered how new cars are developed? The Innovation in Transportation series takes a look at the people and creative ideas that have changed the automotive industry.

We hear a lot about the new global economy. How does it work? How are we able to transport so many products around the world? How have innovations in the development of Cargo Ships fueled the global economy? Find the answers to these questions and more when you take a look at cargo ships from a new perspective.

Discover how Larry Page and Sergey Brin started out as two ordinary computer science graduate students at Stanford University, but together, created Google, the world's most powerful information search engine on the Internet. Readers will learn about the power of innovation, creativity and tech smarts.