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The bite in the apple : a memoir of my life with Steve Jobs / by Brennan, Chrisann.(CARDINAL)404476;
"An intimate look at the life of Steve Jobs by the mother of his first child and a complement to Walter Isaacson's biography, providing rare insight into Jobs's formative, lesser-known years. Steve Jobs was a remarkable man who wanted to unify the world through technology. For him, the point was to set people free with tools to explore their own unique creativity. Chrisann Brennan knows this better than anyone. She met him in high school, at a time when Jobs was passionately aware that there was something much bigger to be had out of life, and that new kinds of revelations were within reach. The Bite in the Apple is the very human tale of Jobs's ascent and the toll it took, told from the author's unique perspective as his first girlfriend, co-parent, friend, and--like many others--object of his cruelty. Brennan writes with depth and breadth, and she doesn't buy into all the hype. She talks with passion about an idealistic young man who was driven to change the world, about a young father who denied his own child, and about a man who mistook power for love. Chrisann Brennan's intimate memoir provides the reader with a human dimension to Jobs' myth. Finally, a book that reveals the real Steve Jobs"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Jobs, Steve, 1955-2011.; Jobs, Steve, 1955-2011; Brennan, Chrisann.; Jobs, Steve, 1955-2011; Jobs, Steve, 1955-2011; Apple Computer, Inc.; Computer engineers; Businessmen;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The science of car racing / by Kenney, Karen Latchana,author.;
"Describes the science concepts involved in several types of car racing"--Ages 10-14.Grades 4 to 6.780LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Automobile racing; Automobiles, Racing;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 11
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The complete history of railroads : trade, transport, and expansion / by Curley, Robert,1955-;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-228) and index.Presents a history of railroads and provides profiles of railroad tycoons, engineers, and bridge builders.
Subjects: Railroads;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Night flights / by Reeve, Philip,author.(CARDINAL)340017; McQue, Ian,illustrator.(CARDINAL)839104;
Frozen heart -- Traction city blues -- Teeth of the sea."In a dangerous future world where gigantic, motorized cities attack and devour each other, London hunts where no other predator dares. But Anna Fang -- pilot, adventurer, spy -- isn't afraid. These three stories show gripping, moving, exciting moments in Anna Fang's life: her childhood as a slave aboard the moving city Arkangel, a showdown against a robotic Stalker that is terrifyingly out of control, and her free life as an intelligence agent for the Anti-Traction league ..."."--Provided by publisher.930LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Science fiction.; Spy fiction.; Steampunk fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Airships; Enslaved persons; Imaginary places; Imaginary wars and battles; Robots;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Be your best boss : reinvent yourself from employee to entrepreneur / by Seagraves, William R.,author.(CARDINAL)412521;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-198).Part I. Are you ready for a new boss? Chapter 1. The American dream gone awry ; Chapter 2. Don't sell yourself short ; Chapter 3. How entrepreneurially ready are you? -- Part II. Size matters. Chapter 4. Company of one ; Chapter 5. Boss of a few ; Chapter 6. Business of many -- Part III. To build or buy? That is the question. Chapter 7. Buying a franchise ; Chapter 8. Buying an existing business ; Chapter 9. Building your own business ; Chapter 10. To partner or not? -- Part IV. Start your engines! Chapter 11. The road map: business planning ; Chapter 12. Fuel up: finding the funds ; Chapter 13. Gaining traction: the first six months ; Chapter 14. Acceleration: six months to two years ; Chapter 15. Full speed: two-plus years -- Part V. Where to next, boss? Chapter 16. When and how to exit ; Chapter 17. The new American dream ; Epilogue: Entrepreneurship on steroids -- Additional resources. Notes for my business plan ; Relevant reading and research material ; Take this myth-busting quiz ; The full picture of 401(k) funding."A guide to help make the most of your mid-career entrepreneurial pursuits ... whether they were originally planned for or not. Employee to Entrepreneur is the book to help entrepreneurially minded professionals seize the opportunity offered by the current economic environment to begin a "second act" in their careers. This complete guide explores the full range of questions and concerns voiced by mid-career entrepreneurs, including: how to get started after a lifetime of having other bosses, risks and rewards of making the entrepreneurial leap, and the drawbacks to starting a business under the constraints of traditional start-up costs. Aspiring entrepreneurs will learn to: - Recognize why the right business fit is so important. - Understand the impact that proper funding can have on the future success of a business. - Assess the financial risks and potential rewards of funding their business using a self-directed 401(k). - Avoid common mistakes by learning through the experiences of others. - Gain the needed confidence to act on making their dreams a reality. William Seagraves, a seasoned and serial entrepreneur himself, carefully deconstructs each part of the process so that the reader is able to honestly evaluate first themselves and second the unique mid-career business opportunity at hand. The book includes wide-ranging advice from a financial professional who has helped hundreds of clients navigate the tricky waters of this mid-career change. This book will be the go-to resource for the rapidly growing number of mid-career entrepreneurs"--
Subjects: New business enterprises.; Career changes.; Entrepreneurship.; Self-employed.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Predator's gold / by Reeve, Philip.(CARDINAL)340017;
With the great Traction City of London completely destroyed, Tom Natsworthy and Hester Shaw travel across the world, trading with other airships and adventuring on the exciting and exotic routes of the Bird Roads. When their little scrapyard aircraft is pursued by rocket-firing gunships, the ice city of Anchorage offers them sanctuary. But as Tom and Hester soon discover, it is no safe refuge. Devastated by plague in recent years and haunted by ghosts and madness, Anchorage is headed for the Dead Continent of North America. It's a perilous course, one that will take them directly into a firestorm of danger and conflict.950LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Science fiction.; Steampunk fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Cities and towns; Good and evil;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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The life of the automobile : a history of the motor car / by Parissien, Steven.(CARDINAL)291700;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The car has shaped the modern era more profoundly than any other human invention. Its manufacture introduced mass-production to the world, bringing with it tarmac, suburbs, and car culture. In this comprehensive world history of the most important transport innovation of the modern age, historian Dr. Steven Parissien examines the impact, development, and significance of the automobile over its turbulent and colorful 130-year history. He tells the story of the automobile, and of its creators, from its earliest appearance in the late nineteenth century - as little more than a powered quadricycle - through the mergers and bailouts of the twenty-first century. Readers will learn about Andre Citroen and his Traction Avant of 1934, Ferdinand Porsche and the Volkswagen, Gene Bordinat and the Ford Mustang, among numerous other game changers and iconic vehicles. Bringing to life the flamboyant entrepreneurs, shrewd businessmen, and gifted engineers that worked behind the scenes to bring us horsepower and performance, The Life of the Automobile is a globe-spanning account of the auto industry that is sure to rev the engines of gearheads across the country. But above all, this book illustrates how the epic story of the car mirrors the history of the modern era, from the brave hopes and soaring ambitions of the late eighteen hundreds to the cynicism and ecological concerns we face more than a century later"--
Subjects: Automobiles;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Ingenious : a true story of invention, automotive daring, and the race to revive America / by Fagone, Jason.(CARDINAL)347789;
"An epic tale of invention, in which ordinary people's lives are changed forever by a quest that combines elements of the Olympics, NASCAR, Junkyard Wars, the Longitude Prize of 1714, and the Apollo program In 2006, science-fiction enthusiast Peter Diamandis announced he would give $10 million to anyone who could build a safe, mass-producible car that traveled 100 miles on the energy equivalent of a gallon of gas. Anyone. The challenge attracted more than 300 teams from all over the world, including dozens of amateurs. Many designed their cars entirely from scratch, rejecting decades of thinking about what a car should look like. This book follows four teams from the build stage to the final race and beyond. One team hacked together an electric-powered dreamboat in an old pole barn in central Illinois. A team based in Virginia built a car so light that you could push it across the floor with your thumb. A third team was a Southern California start-up with a car that looked like an alien egg. A fourth was an inner-city high school. Fagone takes the reader into the garages and the minds of the inventors, capturing their passions, and traces the development of the cars in prose that renders automotive engineering romantic and vivid even to nongeeks. Written with propulsive energy and emotion, this is the bighearted story of ordinary people risking failure, economic ruin, and ridicule to create something Detroit had said was impossible. As the Illinois team wrote in chalk on the wall of their barn, "SOMEONE HAS TO DO SOMETHING, AND THAT SOMEONE IS US.""--
Subjects: Automobiles; Automobiles; Automobiles; Inventors; Creative ability; Industrial development projects;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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The art of the catapult : build Greek ballistae, Roman onagers, English trebuchets, and more ancient artillery / by Gurstelle, William.(CARDINAL)661103;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Ballista; Ballista; Catapult; Catapult;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 11
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The power makers : steam, electricity, and the men who invented modern America / by Klein, Maury,1939-(CARDINAL)183299;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 511-520) and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Inventions; Inventors; Force and energy;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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