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  • Make: Electronics

    Learning by Discovery: A hands-on primer for the new electronics enthusiast

    by Charles Platt ...
    Make: Electronics explores the properties and applications of discrete components that are the fundamental building blocks of circuit design. Understanding resistors, capacitors, transistors, inductors, diodes, and integrated circuit chips is essential even when using microcontrollers. Make: Electronics teaches the fundamentals and also provides advice on the tools and supplies that are necessary. ... Read more

    $29.59 CAD

  • The Silicon Man: Prometheus Award Finalist Novel

    The Charles Platt Science Fiction Library

    by Charles Platt ...
    Series series The Charles Platt Science Fiction Library
    A Dazzling Speculation by the Hugo, Campbell, Prometheus & Locus Award Finalist Author."A plausible, well-crafted narrative exploring cyberspace in a wholly new and very refreshing way." —William Gibson"For the first time, a trip into the Heart of Virtual Reality with a Conrad who actually knows the territory. This fast-paced thriller set on the inter-face between Life and Immortality sends real ... Read more

    Was $5.99 CAD Now $4.99 CAD

  • Make: More Electronics

    Journey Deep Into the World of Logic Chips, Amplifiers, Sensors, and Randomicity

    by Charles Platt ...
    Want to learn even more about electronics in a fun, hands-on way? If you finished the projects in Make: Electronics, or if you're already familiar with the material in that book, you're ready for Make: More Electronics. Right away, you'll start working on real projects, and you'll explore all the key components and essential principles through the book's collection of experiments. You'll build the ... Read more

    $16.79 CAD

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    Saint Gregory the Great: The History of the Early Middle Ages’ Most Influential Pope and the Rise of the Papal States

    by Charles River Editors ...
    Narrated by Stephen Platt ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 52 min

    “No one does more harm in the Church than he who has the title or rank of holiness and acts perversely.”-St. Gregory the GreatThe pope, the bishop of Rome, claims spiritual authority over more than a billion Catholics worldwide. He also exercises temporal authority over a tiny enclave of Rome consisting of the Vatican Palace, Saint Peter’s Basilica, and 44 hectares with the ancient Leonine Walls. ... Read more

    $9.55 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Make: Tools

    How They Work and How to Use Them

    by Charles Platt ...
    Whether you’re interested in becoming a handyman or developing artisanal woodworking skills, the place to begin is by learning the fundamentals of using basic workshop tools correctly. The place to find out how is right here. Make: Tools is shop class in a book.Consumer-level 3D printers and CNC machines are opening up new possibilities for makers. But there will always be a need for traditional ... Read more

    $18.39 CAD

  • Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1

    Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors, Switches, Encoders, Relays, Transistors

    by Charles Platt ...
    Want to know how to use an electronic component? This first book of a three-volume set includes key information on electronics parts for your projects—complete with photographs, schematics, and diagrams. You’ll learn what each one does, how it works, why it’s useful, and what variants exist. No matter how much you know about electronics, you’ll find fascinating details you’ve never come across ... Read more

    $16.79 CAD

  • Free Zone: The Prometheus Award Finalist Novel

    The Charles Platt Science Fiction Library

    by Charles Platt ...
    Series series The Charles Platt Science Fiction Library
    "Free Zone Has Been Compared With The Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy! But Platt Is The Better Writer, And Free Zone Is The Better Book." -Washington Post Book WorldIn a Los Angeles of the near-future where anything goes, Dusty McCullough presides over anarchy with the help of her computer genius lover, whose work triggers a series of unexpected events."Hilariously makes use of almost every sf ... Read more

    Was $5.99 CAD Now $4.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Pan-Hellenic Games in Ancient Greece, The: The History of the Olympics and the Other Major Greek Competitions

    by Charles River Editors ...
    Narrated by Stephen Platt ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 10 min

    The Pan-Hellenic Games is the collective term for the four major sports festivals held in ancient Greece. These include the Olympic Games, held in honor of Zeus at Olympia every four years; the Pythian Games in honor of Apollo, held at Delphi every four years; the Nemean Games, held to celebrate Zeus and Heracles at Nemea near Corinth every two years; and the Isthmian Games, honoring Poseidon at ... Read more

    $9.55 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 3

    Sensors for Location, Presence, Proximity, Orientation, Oscillation, Force, Load, Human Input, Liquid and Gas Properties, Light, Heat, Sound, and Electricity

    by Charles Platt ...
    Want to know how to use an electronic component? This third book of a three-volume set includes key information on electronics parts for your projects--complete with photographs, schematics, and diagrams. You'll learn what each one does, how it works, why it's useful, and what variants exist. No matter how much you know about electronics, you'll find fascinating details you've never come across ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD

  • Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 2

    LEDs, LCDs, Audio, Thyristors, Digital Logic, and Amplification

    by Charles Platt, Fredrik Jansson ...
    Want to know how to use an electronic component? This second book of a three-volume set includes key information on electronics parts for your projects--complete with photographs, schematics, and diagrams. You'll learn what each one does, how it works, why it's useful, and what variants exist. No matter how much you know about electronics, you'll find fascinating details you've never come across ... Read more

    $21.59 CAD

  • Dream Makers: The Uncommon Men And Women Who Write Science Fiction

    The Charles Platt Science Fiction Library

    by Charles Platt ...
    Series series The Charles Platt Science Fiction Library
    Multiple award-finalist and award-winning science fiction writer Charles Platt spent two years travelling America and England on a personal odyssey to interview thirty top writers in the field of science fiction:Isaac Asimov + Thomas M. Disch + Robert Sheckley + Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. + Norman Spinrad + Frederik Pohl + Samuel R. Delany + Barry N. Malzberg + Edward Bryant + Alfred Bester + C. M. ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Soviet Invasion of Hungary in 1956, The: The History and Legacy of the Hungarian Uprising and the Military Operations That Put It Down

    by Charles River Editors ...
    Narrated by Stephen Platt ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 6 min

    After D-Day had all but sealed the Allied victory, Stalin’s Red Army became more aggressive in retaking land formerly held by Germany. Concerned over the ever-widening Soviet map, Churchill met with Stalin in October 1944 (Roosevelt was by this time too frail to join them) and, while ceding Rumania and Bulgaria to the Soviets, insisted that Yugoslavia and Hungary be shared among the allies. The ... Read more

    $9.55 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus