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1	Making of the Atomic Bomb more books like this by Richard Rhodes Rhodes tells, for the first time, in rich human, political and scientific detail, the complete story of how the bomb was developed, from the turn-of-the-century discovery of the vast energy locked inside the atom to the dropping of the first bombs on Japan. 128 photos. see all copies from $3.60! new only from $12.63! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Dark Sun the Making of the Hydrogen Bomb more books like this by Richard Rhodes (Read by) This is a sequel to Rhodes's "The Making of the Atomic Bomb." "Dark Sun" chronicles the arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union during the 1950s. Each country wanted to develop the hydrogen bomb, and to gain the destructive advantage over the other. The book reveals just how close the world came to nuclear war, particularly ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.12! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Masters of Death: The SS-Einsatzgruppen and the Invention of the Holocaust more books like this by Richard Rhodes In this Holocaust history, Rhodes investigates the role of Hitler's Einsatzgruppen, a killer task force deployed in Eastern Europe which carried out the vicious slaughter of over one-and-a-half million people through direct bullet fire in mass graves. Rhodes's research leads him to conclude that this was the first wave of the murder of the Jews, ... see all copies from $3.54! new only from $8.75! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Power to Save the World: The Truth about Nuclear Energy more books like this by Gwyneth Cravens, Richard Rhodes (Introduction by) In this eye-opening work that is certain to spark debate and influence policy decisions that will affect generations to come, Cravens examines both sides of the controversial debate over nuclear energy, and seeks answers from a host of experts in radiation effects, nuclear medicine, reactor accidents, and risk analysis. see all copies from $15.83! new only from $15.83! \| SVS
5	Eso: How You and Your Lover Can Give Each Other Hours of Extended Sexual Orgasm more books like this by Alan P Brauer, M.D. Forget Masters and Johnson. Drs. Alan and Donna Brauer have redefined what it means to unlock sexual potential. Through years of research and clinical work, they have developed an amazing technique which will revolutionize readers' sex lives. This classic guide explores the mental and emotional as well as the physical and will help readers learn ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.59! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Why They Kill: The Discoveries of a Maverick Criminologist more books like this by Richard Rhodes According to criminologist Dr. Lonnie Athens, all murderers, batterers, and rapists share a pattern of social development. During this four-stage process, the individual learns to use violence to settle social conflicts, to manipulate peers, and to receive the respect of others. In this exploration of Athens' theories, Pulitzer Prize-winner ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.60! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	John James Audubon: The Making of an American more books like this by Richard Rhodes From Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Rhodes comes the first major biography of John James Audubon in 40 years, and the first to illuminate fully the private and family life of the master illustrator of the natural world. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Making Atomic Bomb more books like this by Richard Rhodes A gripping, authoritative account of the men, women, science, drama and intrigue behind the single most important event of the century: the discovery of nuclear energy and construction of the atomic bomb. 32 pages of black-and-white photographs. see all copies from $5.90! new only from $75.23! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Deadly Feasts: The Prion Controversy and the Publics Health more books like this by Richard Rhodes It lurks in the meat we eat. Undetectable, it incubates for years. It kills by eating holes in people's brains, so that they stagger and collapse and lose their minds. It's one hundred percent fatal. And it's already abroad in America. Deadly Feasts reads like a Michael Crichton thriller - but it's documented fact, bringing sober early warning of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Farm: A Year in the Life of an American Farmer more books like this by Richard Rhodes Richly textured and deeply moving, FARM chronicles a year in the life of Tom and Sally Bauer of Crevecoeur County, Missouri, who struggle to build up their farm, harvesting corn, birthing calves, planting wheat, coping with the vagaries of nature and government regulations. Required of them are ancient skills--attunement to weather, animals, crops ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	A Hole in the World: An American Boyhood more books like this by Richard Rhodes In a moving and terrifying memoir of loss and eventual triumph, the winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award for his bestselling The Making of the Atomic Bomb has written an extraordinary portrait of his "American boyhood" and the cruelty and violence he suffered growing up. Photographs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.85! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Deadly Feasts: Tracking the Plague That Threatens Our Food more books like this by Richard Rhodes In a non-fiction narrative that reads like a medical thriller, Richard Rhodes follows virus hunters on three continents as they track the emergence of a deadly new brain disease that first kills cannibals in New Guinea, then cattle and young people in Britain and France. Photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Los Alamos Primer: First Lectures How to Build Atomic Bomb more books like this by Robert Serber, Richard Rhodes (Editor) In April 1943, at a new secret laboratory on a mesa in the high New Mexican desert, a crowd of the most brilliant young scientists in America heard five stunning lectures that summed up everything the world knew about how to build an atomic bomb. The lecturer was Robert Serber, a theoretical physicist and protege of J. Robert Oppenheimer; the ... see all copies from $24.45! new only from $38.75! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	How to Write: Advice and Reflections more books like this by Richard Rhodes ving personal account of of the things that inspire one of the most original writers of our day. "How generous Rhodes is with his mind and his heart. Buy this book, buy it. It's a handbook on how to live".--The Washington Post. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15	Making Love: An Erotic Odyssey more books like this by Richard Rhodes A brilliant, illuminating, and often shocking exploration of one man's sexual odyssey, written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb and A Hole in the World. Making Love marks the first time a major author has written with such unapologetic candor of his most intimate experiences, fantasies, and thoughts. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Arsenals of Folly: The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race more books like this by Richard Rhodes From the Pulitzer Prize-wining author of "The Making of the Atomic Bomb" comes this story of the postwar superpower arms race, which peaked during the Reagan-Gorbachev decade when the United States and the Soviet Union came within minutes of nuclear war. Illustrated. see all copies from $11.75! new only from $15.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Ungodly: A Novel of the Donner Party more books like this by Richard Rhodes In 1846 several hundred wagons set out from Independence, Missouri, to follow the California Trail. One group, the Donner Party, braver or more foolhardy than the rest, chose an untried route that would shorten the distance. It did. It also subjected them to obstacles so formidable that it cost many of them their lives. Yet it preserved their ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Visions of Technology: A Century of Debate about Machines, Systems, and the Human World more books like this by Richard Rhodes (Editor) The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Making of the Atomic Bomb" provides a unique perspective on the 20th century through a lively collection of writings about the unexpected and paradoxical ways in which technology has changed our lives--and will affect our future. 50 photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.75! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Jason and the Golden Fleece: The Argonautica more books like this by Apollonius of Rhodes, Richard Hunter (Translator) The Argonautica is the dramatic story of Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece and his relations with the dangerous princess Medea. The only surviving Greek epic to bridge the gap between Homer and late antiquity, this epic poem is the crowning literary achievement of the Ptolemaic court at Alexandria, written by Appolonius of Rhodes in the third ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.28! \| SVS
20	The Ozarks more books like this by Richard Rhodes, Time-Life Books Null see all copies from $1.99! new only from $40.46! \| SVS
21	Global Politics in a Changing World: A Reader more books like this by Richard W Mansbach, Edward Rhodes This unique reader goes beyond the traditional concept of international relations as simply interactions between states. It instead addresses all the players in the current global political scene, from international companies and intergovernmental organizations to traditional states and terrorist organizations. "Global Politics "blends conceptual ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.93! \| SVS
22	The Eso Ecstasy Program: Better, Safer Sexual Intimacy and Extended Orgasmic Response more books like this by Alan P Brauer, M.D., Donna J Brauer, Richard Rhodes A 90-day program that will be the sensual guide for the Nineties--offering step-by-step techniques for safe sex and enhanced pleasure for both singles and couples. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $63.86! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Manhattan Project: The Birth of the Atomic Bomb in the Words of Its Creators, Eyewitnesses and Historians more books like this by Cynthia C Kelly (Editor), Richard Rhodes (Introduction by) The Manhattan Project resulted in the development and detonation of the first nuclear weapons--and changed the world forever. This authoritative book provides a vivid history of the Project and its legacy, told for the first time by the key players and observers. 60 b&w photos. see all copies from $10.00! new only from $10.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Visions of Technology: A Century of Vital Debate about Machines Systems and the Human World more books like this by Richard Rhodes The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Making of the Atomic Bomb" presents a compelling overview of the effects of technology on modern life in a one-of-a-kind collection. Illustrations throughout. see all copies from $2.95! new only from $9.64! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Power in the Blood: An Odyssey of Discovery in the American South more books like this by John Bentley Mays, Richard Rhodes (Photographer) John Bentley Mays had for years lived away from his ancestral home in Louisiana. The death of his Aunt Vandalia summoned him back home, and in a moment of recognition, Mays found himself searching for a sense of place. Power in the Blood is about the blood and soul of a Southern family dating back to the Jamestown colony of 1609, about memory and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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