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Product Description: The struggle to kill the BP Macondo gusher in the Gulf of Mexico is the Apollo 13 of our time. This is the story of the nightmare well and of the men who conquered it in dangerous waters. It is a technological thriller for the ages...read more

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9781451625349 | Simon & Schuster, April 5, 2011, cover price $25.99

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9781451625370 | Reprint edition (Simon & Schuster, April 3, 2012), cover price $19.99 | About this edition: The struggle to kill the BP Macondo gusher in the Gulf of Mexico is the Apollo 13 of our time.

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Chronicles retired general George Washington's adventurous 680-mile trek down the Potomac River, a journey during which he endeavored to prevent disunion, collected key frontier and real-estate data, tangled with squatters and the natural elements, and inspired engineering achievements. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.

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9780684848570 | Simon & Schuster, June 1, 2004, cover price $26.00 | About this edition: Chronicles retired general George Washington's adventurous 680-mile trek down the Potomac River, a journey during which he endeavored to prevent disunion, collected key frontier data, and inspired engineering achievements.

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9780743263009 | Reprint edition (Simon & Schuster, June 1, 2005), cover price $23.99 | About this edition: Chronicles retired general George Washington's adventurous 680-mile trek down the Potomac River, a journey during which he endeavored to prevent disunion, collected key frontier and real-estate data, tangled with squatters and the natural elements, and inspired engineering achievements.

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An examination of both sides of the extraterrestrial debate places it into the context of the space program, discoveries in astronomy, and the human quest for meaning, discussing the contributions of numerous scientists, ufologists, and spiritualists. Reprint.

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9780684848563 | Simon & Schuster, November 1, 1999, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: An analysis of the search for extraterrestrial life reflects on larger issues of science, superstition, and spirituality to examine the elusive question of aliens' existence and discusses Carl Sagan, alien abductions, and other related topics

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9780806524962 | Reprint edition (Citadel Pr, August 1, 2003), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: An examination of both sides of the extraterrestrial debate places it into the context of the space program, discoveries in astronomy, and the human quest for meaning, discussing the contributions of numerous scientists, ufologists, and spiritualists.
9780684868707 | Reprint edition (Touchstone Books, November 1, 2001), cover price $14.00 | About this edition: A witty analysis of the search for extraterrestrial life reflects on larger issues of science, superstition, and spirituality to examine the elusive question of aliens' existence and discusses Carl Sagan, alien abduction, and other related topics.

Provides a humorous look at the 2000 presidential election campaign, from the primaries in New Hampshire to the recount debacle in Florida.

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9780743223485 | Simon & Schuster, March 1, 2001, cover price $12.00 | About this edition: Provides a humorous look at the 2000 presidential election campaign, from the primaries in New Hampshire to the recount debacle in Florida.

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9780743225458, titled "It Looks Like a President Only Smaller: Trailing Campaign 2000" | Simon & Schuster, September 19, 2001, cover price $9.99

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Product Description: WHAT IS REALITY, ANYWAY?FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK.Washington Post columnist Joel Achenbach refuses to take "I don't know" for an answer. In Why Things Are, he gave you a world of answers in a nutshell. Well, once again it's time to get cracking...read more

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9780345392886 | Ballantine Books, February 1, 1996, cover price $11.00 | About this edition: WHAT IS REALITY, ANYWAY?

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In the sequel to Why Things Are, the popular humorist answers such questions as why are so many male movie stars short with big heads? and why do we think British accents sound intelligent? Original.
By Joel Achenbach and Richard Thompson (illustrator)

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9780345377982 | 1 edition (Ballantine Books, April 1, 1993), cover price $10.00 | About this edition: The popular humorist answers such questions as 'Why are so many male movie stars short with big heads?

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Provides answers to a host of questions such as 'why don't people talk in elevators,' 'why do fools fall in love,' and 'why do foreign languages sound so fast'

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9780345362247 | 1 edition (Ballantine Books, July 1, 1991), cover price $10.00 | About this edition: Provides answers to a host of questions such as 'why don't people talk in elevators,' 'why do fools fall in love,' and 'why do foreign languages sound so fast'

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