New Releases by Paul Beck

"A pictorial history of Ulland Brothers, Inc., a construction firm located in the Minnesota cities of Cloquet, Virginia, and Albert Lea"-- Provided by publisher.

"A pictorial history of the University of Missouri's School of Engineering, located in Columbia, Missouri"--

Dig into the tail-wagging world of man’s best friend with this interactive book featuring a layered model of of a dog embedded right into the book! Uncover the secrets of man’s best friend layer by layer in this totally redesigned title in the popular Uncover series. Young dog fans will love discovering all the weird and wild facts, viewing the cool illustrations and diagrams, and examining the unique 3-D layered model of a dog. With every turn of the page, the pup is deconstructed before their eyes, as the model demonstrates the hidden workings of the dog’s body. Perfect for curious kids, ages 8 and up.

You're having fun on your tropical trip. But as you dash to catch your flight home, your dream vacation quickly turns into a nightmare. Your plane crashes in the Himalayas! You're charged by a rhino in India! A rip current in Australia sucks you out to sea! What do you do! In each situation, you'll have a choice to make-and the actions you choose will determine whether you make it home. See if you've got what it takes to get yourself out of life-or-death encounters with wild animals, national disasters, freak accidents, and just plain bad luck. In a world of danger, will you survive? Book jacket.

Calling landlubbers and swashbucklers alike! Inside Out: Pirate Ship explores everything you need to take to the seas, from swabbing the deck to walking the plank. Alongside beautiful illustrations and photographs, an interactive die-cut model reveals the many nooks and crannies of the classic pirate ship. Though piracy's golden age was in the 1700s, many still long for a life searching for treasure. From famous pirates like Blackbeard and Captain Kidd, to precious plunder like Spanish coins and colorful jewels, to the less glamorous tasks of climbing dangerous ropes or cleaning dirty decks, Inside Out: Pirate Ship takes you deck by deck into the scourge of the sea. Get a fascinating glimpse into how these crews lived, worked, and attacked. You will be amazed by everything from the sky-high crow's nest, to the billowing sails, to the teeny-tiny sleeping quarters. When it comes to hidden treasure, there's always somewhere else to look! The Inside Out series also includes: Inside Out: Human Body, Inside Out: Shark, Inside Out: T-Rex, Inside Out: Mummy, Inside Out: Horse, and Inside Out: Medieval Castle.

There is more to outer space than what we can see in the night sky. Explore it all with Amazing World Stars & Planets and be a real space traveler. How is a star born? Why does it die? What is the difference between a star cluster and a planetary nebula? Discover the answers to these questions and more in Amazing World: Stars and Planets! This exciting exploration is a door to the infinite realm beyond the pale blue dot we call home. From stellar nurseries, to glowing green clouds, to spiral galaxies, find out about the dramatic lives of these explosive players in our universe. This is the perfect introduction to the great celestial bodies of outer space for science lovers and their children. Kids will love the gorgeous, bright images, and will also learn quickly from the easily digestible bites of information on each page. Amazing World Stars & Planets also includes a collection of glow-in-the-dark stickers to put on notebooks, folders, bedroom ceilings, anywhere!

Fierce Fighters Predators put the most dominant predators in the world into hypothetical fights and analyzes their power, quickness, venom, to see who would win. For the world’s fiercest predators, winning is second nature. But what would happen if they forgot their prey and battled one another, instead? Featuring dozens of the world’s greatest hunters, Fierce Fighters: Predators showcases the most epic battles imaginable between the champions of the land, sea, and sky. Grizzly versus mountain lion. Electric eel versus piranha. Orca versus great white shark. Komodo dragon versus tiger. Python versus king cobra. These aren’t just head-to-head match-ups—they are tooth-to-tooth and claw-to-claw. Deadly venom against powerful jaws. Speed and agility against brute force. Brainy mammals against cold-blooded reptiles with a survival instinct millions of years in the making. Weigh the skills of the contestants and try to guess who will emerge victorious, then check and see if the experts agree. In these dozens of earth-wide battles, can you predict the most ferocious fighters of all?

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City of parks -- A city at work -- City people -- Building a city -- A city alive -- About Murphy Library.

The SharePoint 2013 Handbook: An insight by the SharePoint community contains eight chapters about different aspects of SharePoint 2013. The book starts with a prologue by Seb Matthews about his views of the greatness of the SharePoint community. Danny Burlage, Office 365 MVP, shares his vision of the new SharePoint release. The first three chapters are written by Jasper Oosterveld and aimed at business/end-users. The first chapter provides an insight in an Extranet scenario with SharePoint Online 2013 and continues with an insight in building communities and the new and improved search engine in SharePoint 2013. René Modery, Office 365 MVP, explores hybrid environments with Office 365 and SharePoint 2013. John Timney, a long time SharePoint MVP, shares his vision in creating a SharePoint 2013 best practice. Paul Becks writes about DTAP best practices with useful installation and configuration tips. Mark Macrae, an BI expert, informs us about the Microsoft's Business Intelligence strategy. Yvonne Green has the honour to write the last chapter about the new and improved User Profile Service.

Warning: Extreme danger! They stalk, sting, pounce, and chomp. They're the deadliest creatures on earth, and now you can see why as you explore them all through incredible action photos. Extreme: Dangerous Animals brings you face-to-face with tigers, wolves, great whites, and cobras—and a few animals you might not expect!

Explore outer space from our solar system to the edges to the universe! Extreme: Outer Space pairs the most bizarre and mind-blowing facts about our planets with breathtaking images!

Warning: Extreme danger! They stalk, sting, pounce, and chomp. They're the deadliest creatures on earth, and now you can see why as you explore them all through incredible 3-D photos. Extreme 3-D: Dangerous Animals brings you face-to-face with tigers, wolves, great whites, and cobras—and a few animals you might not expect!

Explore outer space from our solar system to the edges to the universe! Extreme 3-D: Outer Space pairs the most bizarre and mind-blowing facts about our planets with breathtaking images—all in 3-D!

The oldest dinosaurs lived more than 248 million years ago, in the Mesozoic era. No one has ever seen a living one. But in Color and Play: Dinosaurs, you ll meet some famous and not-so-famous creatures from the past Informative and exciting, Color and Play: Dinosaurs brings kids face-to-face with fifteen of the most intriguing animals that ever lived. They ll meet the Barosaurus, one of the largest animals to ever walk on earth, and the Maiasaura, whose fossils proved that dinosaurs cared for their young. They ll also meet the Coelophysis, a Corythosaurus, a Triceratops, and a T. Rex. Then they can color the model pieces, punch them out, and fit them together to build these amazing animals, with a removable diorama available as well to complete the scene. With Color and Play: Dinosaurs, kids can fulfill all their dino dreams "

Takes an inside look at the special anatomical and behavioral characteristics that make cats lovable animal companions.

Traces the development of rockets and the scientific principles behind them and discusses speed, the parts of a rocket, rockets from different countries, satellites, Saturn V and other rockets used in space exploration, and future steps.

From the appetizing intestines to the tasty respiratory system, explore every part of the human body through a zombie's rotting eyes.

Young explorers can take the adventure of a lifetime with The Field Guide to Safari Animals. Inside this book, kids will discover the 1924 journal of fictional naturalist Rebecca Mayhew. Through her journal entries, learn all about her exciting adventure across exotic Africa--from tracking lions in Nairobi to marveling at the birth of a baby giraffe in Botswana. Each page is filled with stunning photographs, maps, illustrations, and fascinating facts about Africa's most majestic animals. At the end of this incredible journey, kids can recreate animal scenes by setting up a cool diorama and 8 different animal models. Let's go on safari!Included are 59 pieces to assemble, eight safari animals and a removable diorama.The Field Guide series offers an exceptional experience to young pioneers who want to explore exotic places. Every two-page spread comes with a different animal to assemble. As readers learn interesting facts about each animal, they can construct furry and feathery friends to play with. Each book provides a beautifully illustrated diorama to use as a realistic backdrop for play.Ages 8 and up

Fake left shoot right SCORE! Discover why air hockey is the fastest table sport in the world. Kit includes a snap-together mini air hockey table with a blower motor pucks and paddles--everything kids need to throw down a championship game ofair hockey. Not only will kids revel in the thrill of competition they'll also learn about the science and physics behind this popular fast-paced sport. Includes: snap-together mini air hockey table blower motor two paddles four pucks score board 32-page fully illustrated book

Go on the prowl with a fierce predator-and discover what makes him tick! An amazing new book in the popular Uncover series, Uncover a Tiger features a fantastic 3-D layered model Bengal tiger. Tigers are the largest member of the cat family--in fact, some males grow more than 10 feet long. They can eat 100 pounds of meat in a single day. And like people's fingerprints, no two tigers share the same stripe pattern. Wild, isn't it? Kids can learn these and other amazing facts in Uncover a Tiger, while also examining how a Bengal tiger's powerful body works, layer by layer. Bringing together the best elements of a traditional book with an incredible 3-D model, Uncover a Tiger takes kids on a fabulous adventure. The book is filled with intriguing facts, cool illustrations and colourful diagrams. At the same time, with every turn of the page, kids will see a tiger deconstructed before their very eyes!Ages 8 and up

Young scientists and explorers will "uncover" the secrets of the mighty crocodile in this 3-D layered model/book, part of the popular Uncover It series (with two million copies in print worldwide). Young scientists-in-training can explore the biological inner workings of these remarkable reptiles-from their powerful jaws to their scaly tails-thanks to the detailed 3-D layered model. The safest way kids can get up close with the king of lizards, each spread is full of factoids, croc trivia, cool illustrations and diagrams.Ages 8 and up

Traces the history of the region from World War I to the present, and describes influential events, movements, and individuals.