National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering 
Memorial Tributes [EPUB ebook] 
Volume 8

Paul David Wellstone Jr., or ?Dave as he is known to his friends, fell into a zombie-like state of shock when he first got word that the eleven-seater plane carrying his parents and sister couldn t b …

Biofictions introduces three novel concepts: ‘biofiction, ’ ‘bioimagination, ’ and ‘biodiscourse’ to talk about intersections of literary and visual texts and biotechnology. The book proposes a new i …

‘‘Delicious.’ I licked my lips. The wine filled me with joy. A picture of a vineyard drenched in sunlight formed in my mind. Sean drew me rudely back to the lounge of our semi-d. ”How can they be in …

man for the ages. John Adams, philosopher of the Revolution and early America, and participant in many of the major events of that period, strove to fi nd universal patterns in the lives of all men. …

The deliciously funny confessions of a debutante which became an international bestseller Fresh from convent school, Charlotte Bingham finds herself propelled from the private tortures of dancing cla …

In 1987 a massive snowstorm hits New York as Peter Kaldheim flees the city, owing drug debts to a dealer who is no stranger to casual violence. Leaving behind his chaotic past, Kaldheim hits the road …

Within Argentina, Juan Domingo Perón continues to be the subject of exaggerated and diametrically opposed views. A dictator, a great leader, the hero of the working classes and Argentina”s “first wo …

The life of Canada’s police and military hero is “a story worth telling. Macleod’s solid research and clear writing also make it a story worth reading” (Alberta Prime Times.com). Sam Steele, “the man …