Liane Hansen visited NASA and spoke with the authors of the book to learn more about how satellites have captured the changing planet.

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If your car broke down, would you get a book and read it to learn how to repair it?

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The digital book includes 20 instructional videos to help you learn how to butcher and make your own bacon, as well as how to make your own pork smoker.

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To learn more about his upcoming book, The New Killer Apps: How Incumbents Can Beat Startups, coauthored with Paul B.

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More impressive is the e-reader's ability to learn your reading speed and give you information on how long it will take you to finish a chapter, or the entire book.

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