Product Description: The science and inventions that make us who we are . . . literally!Did you know the first blood transfusions were between people and lambs? Or that the first prosthetic hand with a hook was created so a French soldier could hold the reins of his horse in battle? Or that scientists recently grew a nose? Invention & Impact, an exciting new series from PYRG-Smithsonian, introduces young readers to experiments, discoveries, and breakthroughs such as these, which have huge impacts on our world...read more

Product Description: Magic is a word we use to describe something amazing, awe-inspiring, or spectacular. Truly great magic makes us believe in things we know can't be real. In the hands of the greatest magicians, even a simple card trick can become truly wondrous...read more

Product Description: 75 Worst Ways to Die reveals the intriguing facts behind the many ways humans bite the dust in encounters with deadly insects, hungry predators, natural disasters, and freak occurrences. Thoroughly researched and illustrated, not to mention thoroughly hilarious, this book describes in deathly detail what happens to the body when it's struck by lightning, slimed by a dart frog, or flung from a mountaintop...read more

Presents a collection of exciting trivia for boys, including information on supercars, pizza statistics, and nature's deadliest poisons, and provides tips on such subjects as fighting sharks, creating codes, and escaping.

Examines the make-up, layers, and processes of the brain through a comprehensive dissection of its various parts, enhanced with line drawings and illustrations throughout.

Product Description: (Book). Play and sound like the hard rock masters! This book explores the works of 8 guitar czars: Ace Frehley (Kiss), Angus Young (AC/DC), Eddie Van Halen, Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains), Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Dave Navarro, and Dean Deleo (Stone Temple Pilots)...read more

Product Description: (Book). This great book/CD pack lets you explore the work of ten guitar heroes who span the entire acoustic-rock spectrum: Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Eagles, Tom Petty, Keith Richards, Paul Simon, Peter Buck, George Harrison, James Taylor and Pete Townshend...read more

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A indispensable guide to getting the most from the World Wide Web without spending hours of searching provides authoritative surfing techniques and strategies, suggestions for enhancing one's personal webpage, comprehensive site reviews, helpful icons to identify website features, and other helpful tips. Original.

Up-to-date and comprehensive, this 'desk reference' to the World Wide Web shows readers where to look for the best travel information, health facts, bargains, job leads, and auction sites while avoiding dead links and dead ends. Original. (view table of contents)

Product Description: (Book). This book is a virtual encyclopedia of great electric guitar players, with 35 chapters examining the major players in each important era of rock. The book begins with rock's birth from the blues, covering masters like Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters...read more

Introduces readers to the concept and images of virtual reality with brilliant 3-D art and 3-D glasses and explains how virtual reality, much more than a game tool, is used by scientists, pilots, and architects. Original.

Covers MIDI, the Musical Instrument Digital Interface, music software, digital instruments, sequencers and samplers, and recording technology