Shapiro, Irwin 1911-1981

The gift of magic sleep : early experiments in anesthesia by Irwin Shapiro( Book )

2 editions published in 1979 in English and held by 268 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Traces the discovery of anesthesia in the mid-19th century discussing the contributions of the four men most directly responsible, Crawford W. Long, Horace Wells, William Morton, and Charles Jackson

Tenggren's golden tales from the Arabian nights by Gustaf Tenggren( Book )

1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 259 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Illustrated retellings of ten stories of Scheherazade, along with the legend of how they came to be told

Willie's whizmobile by Irwin Shapiro( Book )

1 edition published in 1973 in English and held by 256 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When one of his roller skates is hopelessly damaged, Willie uses the other to invent a device with which he can still win a race at the fair

Joe Magarac and his U.S.A. citizen papers by Irwin Shapiro( Book )

5 editions published between 1948 and 1979 in English and held by 223 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Presents the tale of the Hungarian-born hero of the western Pennsylvania steel mills who could make steel rails bare-fingered

The Universal history of the world( Book )

2 editions published in 1966 in English and held by 214 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Darwin and the enchanted isles by Irwin Shapiro( Book )

1 edition published in 1977 in English and held by 210 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Describes the events leading to Darwin's voyage on the Beagle and the subsequent theories on evolution he posed based mainly on observations made on the Galapagos Islands

Dan McCann and his fast sooner hound by Irwin Shapiro( Book )

2 editions published in 1975 in English and held by 197 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Chagrined that the hound Sooner continually outruns his trains, the roadmaster pits the dog's speed against that of his fastest train, the Cannon Ball

Moby Dick by Herman Melville( Book )

5 editions published between 1973 and 1979 in English and Spanish and held by 191 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A retelling of Moby Dick in comic book format

John Henry and the double jointed steam-drill by Irwin Shapiro( Book )

6 editions published in 1945 in English and held by 182 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

John Henry is a black man from the Black River Country. He left the country to travel to New Orleans in hopes of finding a job. While in New Orleans he marries Pollie Ann and becomes a master at using the steam drill. He ran the steam drill right into the ground by the end of the story

Sam Patch, champion jumper by Irwin Shapiro( Book )

2 editions published in 1972 in English and held by 180 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A jumpy Rhode Island boy leaps his way to fame and then disappears in an amazing jump right through the earth