Skyscrapers!: With 25 Science Projects for Kids (Explore Your World) by Elizabeth SchmermundRequirements: .ePUB reader, 13 MBOverview: Look up, up, up! How do skyscrapers get so tall? Skyscrapers are amazing feats of engineering that kids (and adults!) find fascinating. How do they get so high? How do they stay standing? Who is involved in designing […]
Granite Skyscrapers: How Rock Shaped Earth and Other Worlds by David S. StevensonRequirements: .PDF reader, 14 MBOverview: In this book, David Stevenson offers us a look at the evolution of planets as they move from balls of mixed molten rock to vibrant worlds capable of hosting life. Embedded in our everyday architecture and in the […]
The Skyscraper Curse: And How Austrian Economists Predicted Every Major Economic Crisis of the Last Century by Mark ThorntonRequirements: .ePUB, .PDF reader, 2,2 MB; 1,5 MBOverview: The Skyscraper Curse is Dr. Mark Thornton’s definitive work on booms and busts, and it explains why only Austrian economists really understand them. It makes business cycle theory accessible […]
Skyscraper (The Landmark Library) by Dan Cruickshank Requirements: .ePUB reader, 22,2 MbOverview: Chicago’s beautiful Reliance Building, sixteen storeys tall, was designed in 1890 by John Root and completed in 1895 by Charles B. Atwood. In its construction – metal frame, large areas of plate glass, fire-proof brick and terracotta cladding – it pioneers all the […]
Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens: A History of Native-Newcomer Relations in Canada, 4th Edition by J. R. MillerRequirements: .ePUB Reader | 23 MBOverview: First published in 1989, Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens continues to earn wide acclaim for its comprehensive account of Native-newcomer relations throughout Canada’s history. Author J.R. Miller charts the deterioration of the relationship from […]