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David P. Billington (1927–2018) was the Gordon Y. S. Wu Professor of Engineering Emeritus at Princeton University. His many books include Robert Maillart's Bridges and Power, Speed, and Form (both Princeton).
An essential exploration of the engineering aesthetics of celebrated structures from long-span bridges to high-rise buildings
What do structures such as the Eiffel Tower, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the concrete roofs of Pier Luigi Nervi have...
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Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 42
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Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Moldy mozzarella! It was only a few days before Halloween when all of the pumpkins in New Mouse City disappeared. A thief was on the loose, and there was only one person I could count on to help me solve this peculiar mystery--my detective friend Hercule Poirat. But would we be able to figure out what was going on in time to save Halloween?" -- p. [4] of cover.
4) Peterrific
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
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IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Peter, Pinkalicious's brother, loves to build with his blocks. He decides to build a tower out of blocks high enough to reach the stars and the moon all by himself. But once he's up there, he realizes that he's all alone and he has no way of getting down easily.
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The Fellowship has been broken. Boromir is dead; Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee have gone to Mordor alone to destroy the One Ring; Merry and Pippin have been captured by the Uruk-hai; Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli have made friends of the Rohan, a race of humans that are in the path of the upcoming war, led by its aging king, Theoden. The two towers between Mordor and Isengard, Barad-dur and Orthanc, have united in their lust for destruction. The...
7) Godless
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2004
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IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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When sixteen-year-old Jason Bock and his friends create their own religion to worship the town's water tower, what started out as a joke begins to take on a power of its own.
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Barbour Pub
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c2008
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English
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Ivy Towers-Tucker is looking forward to her first Christmas as a married woman, but a few days before December 25, Ivy and her husband Deputy Sheriff Amos Parker are awakened by noises on their rooftop. Amos's joke that Santa Claus must have arrived early loses its humor when a body goes flying past their second-story window. A look outside reveals two legs covered in red velvet trousers and black boots sticking out of a snow bank! Ivy and Amos are...
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Rourke Educational Media
Pub. Date
[2016]
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IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Have you ever looked up and seen a skyscraper or tower? How were these amazing structures built? It took thousands of years to create and perfect the technology needed to help these giants withstand the forces of nature. In this scientific text, students will learn all about famous skyscrapers and towers around the world and why they are considered engineering wonders!"--Provided by publisher.
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Simon & Schuster Children's Pub
Pub. Date
�2003
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IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Young children are encouraged to make observations about how things work. By building towers of blocks, creating solid foundations with clay and making paper bridges span short and long distances without falling down, children learn important and basic science concepts.
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Holiday House
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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"Updated to include the latest building techniques, this exciting book takes readers to new heights as they learn how skyscrapers are built step by step, from architectural drawings to the foundation to ironworkers building 30 stories up"--
16) Fall
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Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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For best friends Becky and Hunter, life is all about conquering fears and pushing limits. But after they climb 2,000 feet to the top of a remote, abandoned radio tower, they find themselves stranded with no way down.
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Amber Books
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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From the ancient hilltop fortress of Masada in Israel through the many castles of medieval Europe to the 19th-century Fort Union in the New Mexico desert, Abandoned castles tell, in 150 striking images, the stories of more than 100 massive stone strongholds, forts, towers and citadels.
18) Tower of god: 2
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Webtoon Unscrolled, a division of Wattpad Corp
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"The action-packed, fast-paced global sensation Tower of God is a story of wealth, power, betrayal and revenge. Whatever you desire--you can find it here, at the Tower. When Bam's best friend Rachel declares she's going to climb the mysterious Tower, he risks everything and breaks inside to find her. Twenty-Fifth Bam must journey skyward in a mysterious tower if he has any chance of reuniting with his best friend Rachel, even if that means facing...
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