America's Test Kitchen Live!: All-New Recipes, Techniques, Equipment Ratings, Food Tastings and More from the Hit Public Televisions Show
In this companion to "Cook's Illustrated's" #1 cooking show on public television, "America's Test Kitchen," readers step inside the 2,500 square-foot Test Kitchen just outside of Boston with host Chris Kimball. 26 new episodes launch in January 2005 across the country.
Akai 32" Widescreen LCD HDTV w/ Built-in Digital ATSC/NTSC Tuner & DVD Player, LCT-3201AD
Akai 32" Widescreen LCD HDTV w/ Built-in Digital ATSC/NTSC Tuner & DVD Player, LCT-3201AD 
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Crystal Clear: The Struggle for Reliable Communications Technology in World War II
Quartz crystal— a technology that changed the tide of World War II
Some of the defining leaps in technology in the twentieth century occurred during the Second World War, from radar to nuclear energy. Often left out of historical discussions are quartz crystals, which proved to be just as pivotal to the Allied victory— and to post-war development— as other technologies. Quartz crystals provided the U.S. military, for the first time, with reliable communication on the front lines, and then went on to become the core of some of the most basic devices of the post-war era, from watches, clocks, and color televisions, to cell phones and computers.
In Crystal Clear, Richard Thompson relates the story of the quartz crystal in World War II, from its early days as a curiosity for amateur radio enthusiasts, to its use by the United States Armed Forces. It follows the intrepid group of scientists and engineers from the Office of the Chief Signal Officer of the U.S. Army as they...
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Crime Fiction
"Crime Fiction" provides a lively introduction to what is both a wide-ranging and hugely popular literary genre. Using examples from a variety of novels, short stories, films and televisions series, John Scaggs:
*presents a concise history of crime fiction - from biblical narratives to James Ellroy - broadening the genre to include revenge tragedy and the gothic novel
*explores the key sub-genres of crime fiction, such as "Rational Criminal Investigation," "The Hard-Boiled Mode," "The Police Procedural" and "Historical Crime Fiction"
*locates texts and their recurring themes and motifs in a wider social and historical context
*outlines the various critical concepts that are central to the study of crime fiction, including gender, narrative theory and film theory
*considers contemporary television series like "C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation" alongside the "classic" whodunnits of Agatha Christie.
Crime Fiction
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EasyMount Adapter Plate for Large Screens, EZADP-02
- The EasyMount EZADP-02 expands the maximum bolt pattern for certain large televisions
- Increases vertical spacing by 5.5"
- Increases horizontal spacing by 9.5".
- All mounting hardware included for wood studs, concrete and/or masonry
- This adapter is necessary with the EZLCDP-02 for Phillips flat panel televisions 42" and larger.
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The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey, ISBN 1572702443
When Scotland Yard Inspector Alan Grant is confined to a hospital bed, a friend brings him an assortment of pictures of famous historical figures. Grant is captivated by a portrait of King Richard III and wonders how such a sensitive-appearing soul could have murdered his own nephews to secure the British crown for himself. Grant reconsiders 500-year-old evidence pertaining to one of the most intriguing mysteries of all time. Who really killed the princes in the Tower of London? Josephine Teys answer to this question has fascinated readers since the books publication in 1951. This classic mystery has been ranked fourth by the Mystery Writers of America on its list of the Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time. Fans of public televisions Cadfael or I, Claudius know Jacobis work and he is unsurpassed here in his rich reading.
The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey, ISBN 1572702443
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Campbell Hausfeld Cordless Air Compressor
- 230 PSI capability
- Use it for emergency roadside tire inflation
- Inflates air mattresses, beach balls, bike tires and other recreational equipment
- Comes with an adapter that will power 12-volt televisions, radios, cellular phones, lights and similar appliances
- Inflator has a built-in tire gauge
- Recharges at home or from your car battery
- Indicator lights show when battery needs recharging
- Model No.
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Aliens Are Coming!: The True Account of the 1938 War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast
It was an ordinary night in October of 1938 until a news bulletin interrupted the dance music on "CBS radio-aliens were invading the United States!
Meghan McCarthy's hilarious "Aliens Are Coming! tells the true story of the Halloween radio prank that duped much of the country into believing that Martians had invaded. The book uses excerpts from the actual "War of the Worlds radio broadcast and includes information about the importance of radios in the 1930s (before the time of televisions and computers) as well as facts about Orson Welles and H. G. Wells, author of the novel on which the broadcast was based.
Aliens Are Coming!: The True Account of the 1938 War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast
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Akai 32" Widescreen LCD HDTV w/ Built-in Digital ATSC/NTSC Tuner & DVD Player, LCT-3201AD
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Mathematics for Electricity and Electronics with CDROM
The latest step in the evolution of Mathemtics for Electricty & Electronics, the third edition makes use of more exercises and examples than ever before to make it the most direct route to a thorough understanding of essential algebra and trigonometry for electricty and electronics technology. Practical, well-illustrated information sharpens the reader's ability to think quantitatively, predict results, and troubleshoot effectively, while repetitive drills encourage the learning of necessary rote...
Mathematics for Electricity and Electronics with CDROM America's Test Kitchen Live!: All-New Recipes, Techniques, Equipment Ratings, Food Tastings and More from the Hit Public Televisions Show
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