America as Second Creation: Technology and Narratives of ...
 An exploration of the dialogue that emerged after 1776 between different visions of what it meant to use new technologies to transform the land.Mr. Nye }is} a remarkable chronicler of how technological change has impressed itself on the American [... more]
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The Winged Gospel: America's Romance with Aviation
Outstanding Analysis of the Romance of Aviation: This is a classic study of the social history of the airplane and why Americans have been so attracted to its use. First published in 1983, it is now available in this 2002 edition with a new preface. I [... more]
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Meals to Come: A History of the Future of Food
Warren Belasco is a witty, wonderfully observant guide to the hopes and fears that every era projects onto its culinary future. This enlightening study reads like time-travel for foodies. --Laura Shapiro, author of Something From the Oven: Reinventing [... more]
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Yesterday's Tomorrows: Past Visions of the American Future
Enormous skyscrapers will house residents and workers who happily go for weeks without setting foot on the ground. Streamlined, hurricane-proof houses will pivot on their foundations like weather vanes. The family car will turn into an airplane so easily [... more]
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Meals to Come: A History of the Future of Food
Warren Belasco is a witty, wonderfully observant guide to the hopes and fears that every era projects onto its culinary future. This enlightening study reads like time-travel for foodies. --Laura Shapiro, author of Something From the Oven: Reinventing [... more]
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Free Flight: Inventing the Future of Travel
Amazon.com Review: We've all heard, if not experienced, the horror stories: hours spent standing in line, lost luggage, a night passed on an airport bench waiting for a connecting flight that never arrived. And that's not even during the holidays. Though [... more]
$15.00
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The Winged Gospel: America's Romance with Aviation, ...
Outstanding Analysis of the Romance of Aviation: This is a classic study of the social history of the airplane and why Americans have been so attracted to its use. First published in 1983, it is now available in this 2002 edition with a new preface. I [... more]
$28.00
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The Winged Gospel: America's Romance with Aviation, ...
Outstanding Analysis of the Romance of Aviation: This is a classic study of the social history of the airplane and why Americans have been so attracted to its use. First published in 1983, it is now available in this 2002 edition with a new preface. I [... more]
$19.95
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Yesterday's Tomorrows: Past Visions of the American Future
Okay...But...: Amid the other glowing reviews, let me offer a different perspective. First, I was a bit disappointed in the size of the graphics. The book is only about 6 3/4" by 8 3/4", and the graphics and photos in many cases are difficult [... more]
$17.95
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Free Flight: Inventing the Future of Travel
Amazon.com Review: We've all heard, if not experienced, the horror stories: hours spent standing in line, lost luggage, a night passed on an airport bench waiting for a connecting flight that never arrived. And that's not even during the holidays. Though [... more]
$15.00
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Free Flight: From Airline Hell to a New Age of Travel
Amazon.com Review: We've all heard, if not experienced, the horror stories: hours spent standing in line, lost luggage, a night passed on an airport bench waiting for a connecting flight that never arrived. And that's not even during the holidays. Though [... more]
$25.00
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Yesterday's Tomorrows: Past Visions of the American Future
Okay...But...: Amid the other glowing reviews, let me offer a different perspective. First, I was a bit disappointed in the size of the graphics. The book is only about 6 3/4" by 8 3/4", and the graphics and photos in many cases are difficult [... more]
$28.95
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