Rise of the Rocket GirlsIn the 1940s and 50s, when the newly minted Jet Propulsion Laboratory needed quick thinking mathematicians to calculate velocities and plot trajectories, they recruited an elite group of young women who, with only pencil, paper, and mathematical prowess, transformed rocket design, helped bring about the first American satellites, and made the exploration of the solar system possible. Rise of the Rocket Girls tells the stories of these women known as

met such skilled people whose visions can transform the nation

crime and supernatural

drug treatments

His most tried-and-true remedies - from beak-delivered beer to the slobbering affection of the loyal but dim-witted dog Dennis - fail to cure his owner

- A thoughtful and sensitive discussion of how race intersects with puberty and mental health

capturing their meteoric and often turbulent rise to fame

and landed a coveted job on Wall Street

la fuerza le seguirá la pista

she risks plunging her beloved lands back into a terrible darkness

The harrowing adventure-at-sea memoir recounting the heroic search-and-rescue mission for lost Montauk fisherman John Aldridge

With technology advancing faster than ever

I've almost forgotten how to take it slow