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World in the Balance

World in the Balance

The Historic Quest for an Absolute System of Measurement

By
Robert P. Crease
Robert P. Crease
2011

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Mockingjay
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Rise of Empire
Heir of Novron

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A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World
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Millennium Year By Year: A Chronicle of World History from AD 1000 to the Present Day

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The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History
A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World
The Century
Millennium Year By Year: A Chronicle of World History from AD 1000 to the Present Day
National Geographic Society Atlas of World History
How the Irish Saved Civilization

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Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes?: Bodies, Behavior, and Brains--the Science Behind Sex, Love, and Attraction
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Is That a Fish in Your Ear?: Translation and the Meaning of Everything
Women in the Ancient World
Great Christian Thinkers: From the Early Church through the Middle Ages
The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
Vanished kingdoms the rise and fall of states and nations

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Snowstruck: In the Grip of Avalanches
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What Einstein Kept Under His Hat: Secrets of Science in the Kitchen
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The Eternal Darkness: A Personal History of Deep-Sea Exploration
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The Eternal Darkness: A Personal History of Deep-Sea Exploration
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