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  • Falling to Earthby Al Worden; Francis French; Dick Gordon; Tom Stafford

    Smithsonian 2011; US$ 17.95

    As command module pilot for the Apollo 15 mission to the moon in 1971, Al Worden flew on what is widely regarded as the greatest exploration mission that humans have ever attempted. He spent six days orbiting the moon, including three days completely alone, the most isolated human in existence. During the return from the moon to earth he also conducted... more...

  • Washington on Foot, Fifth Editionby John J. Protopappas; Alvin R. Mcneal

    Smithsonian 2012; US$ 14.95

    The best way to see? really see?any city is on foot. The perennial favorite Washington on Foot has been compeltely revised and updated to offer 24 walking tours of Washington's neighborhoods. Familiar monuments and museums are all here, side-by-side with lesser-known historic sites and storied residential neighborhoods. Washington on Foot offers... more...

  • Second Natureby David J. Shepherdson; Jill D. Mellen; Michael Hutchins

    Smithsonian 2012; US$ 22.95

    Growing recognition of the complexity of animals' physical, social, and psychological lives in the wild has led both zookeepers and the zoo-going public to call for higher environmental standards for animals in captivity. Bringing together the work of animal behaviorists, zoo biologists, and psychologists, Second Nature explores a range of innovative... more...

  • Agnes Chase#s First Book of Grassesby Lynn G. Clark; Richard W. Pohl

    Smithsonian 2012; US$ 18.95

    For almost seventy-five years, Agnes Chase's First Book of Grasses has been the classic guide to the structure of this complex group of plants. Clearly written and copiously illustrated with line drawings, the book is accessible to those with little or no botanical training, yet it also is respected by botanists as an authoritative introduction to... more...

  • Kellyby Clarence L. Johnson

    Smithsonian 2012; US$ 21.95

    Clarence L. ?Kelly? Johnson led the design of such crucial aircraft as the P-38 and Constellation, but he will be more remembered for the U-2 and SR-71 spy planes. His extraordinary leadership of the Lockheed ?Skunk Works? cemented his reputation as a legendary figure in American aerospace management. From the Trade Paperback edition. more...

  • The Garden Club of Americaby William Seale

    Smithsonian 2013; US$ 29.95

    How women changed the American landscape from planting war victory gardens to saving the redwoods, beautifying the highway to creating horticultural standards. In 1904, Elizabeth Price Martin founded the Garden Club of Philadelphia. In 1913, twelve garden clubs in the eastern and central United States signed an agreement to form the Garden Guild.... more...

  • Hat in the Ringby Bert Frandsen

    Smithsonian 2013; US$ 24.95

    When Congress declared war in April 1917, the Europeans had already deployed their third generation of fighters, equipped with machine guns and capable of speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour, while the American Air Service consisted of only a handful of aviators in unarmed trainers. In this first in-depth study of America's first air warriors, Frandsen... more...

  • Red Foxby J. David Henry

    Smithsonian 2013; US$ 16.95

    In this engaging introduction to the red fox ( Vulpes vulpes ), J. David Henry recounts his years of field research on this flame-colored predator. With its catlike whiskers, teeth, and paws, as well as vertical-slit pupils, the North American red fox not only resembles but often behaves like a feline, especially when hunting. Probing the reasons for... more...

  • Fair Americaby Robert W. Rydell; John E. Findling; Kimberly Pelle

    Smithsonian 2013; US$ 15.95

    Since their inception with New York's Crystal Palace Exhibition in the mid-nineteenth century, world's fairs have introduced Americans to ?exotic? pleasures such as belly dancing and the Ferris Wheel; pathbreaking technologies such as telephones and X rays; and futuristic architectural, landscaping, and transportation schemes. Billed by their promoters... more...

  • Domesticating Historyby Patricia West

    Smithsonian 2013; US$ 27.95

    Celebrating the lives of famous men and women, historic house museums showcase restored rooms and period furnishings, and portray in detail their former occupants' daily lives. But behind the gilded molding and curtain brocade lie the largely unknown, politically charged stories of how the homes were first established as museums. Focusing on George... more...