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How to Booby-Trap Your Home or Bunker to Keep the Weirdos Out - Paperback

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by Billy-Bob Thompson (Author)Discover the ultimate guide to protecting your home or bunker from intruders with "How to Booby-Trap Your Home or Bunker to Keep the Weirdos Out" by Billy-Bob Thompson. From assessing defense needs to creating DIY traps and incorporating advanced technology, this comprehensive handbook covers everything you need to know to ensure your safety. But remember to consider the legal and ethical considerations along the way. Get ready to defend your fortress! Number of ...

Prepper's Guide to Ham Radio: Bands, Antennas, and Off-Grid Power Setup - Guidance for Preppers Planning Self-Reliant Emergency Communications Durin - Paperback

$15.58

by Steve Collins (Author)Keep Communicating When Disaster Strikes - Are You Prepared? What if cell towers failed during a catastrophic storm? How would you coordinate aid in a widespread blackout? Can ham radio contact globally provide lifesaving information? I witnessed firsthand the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Zelda - communities cut off, families separated, rescue efforts stalled without communications. Yet my neighbor's ham radio relayed situation reports managing relief convoys wh...

Emergency Preparedness and Off-Grid Communication Bible for Preppers: [10 Books in 1] The Ultimate Survival Guide When the Grid Goes Down - Paperback

$19.17

by Justin P. Brenner (Author) Number of Pages: 130 Dimensions: 0.28 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: April 19, 2024

BaoFeng Radio Bible: The Complete Prepper's Guide to Emergency Communication & Off-Grid Operations Master Handheld Radios, Discover Advance - Paperback

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by Denny Burton (Author)Harness the power of BaoFeng radios with this ultimate prepper's guide for emergency communication!When the phone lines go down, do you have a plan for reaching your loved ones? Are you worried that a disaster will cut you off from the people you care about most? Or are you looking for an all-in-one guide to help you stay in touch with your friends & family in a catastrophe? When disaster strikes, your phone won't keep you alive. If the cell towers are down and the...

Feedback: How to Destroy or Save the World - Paperback

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by P?ter ?rdi (Author)The book offers an exciting, non-technical intellectual journey around applying feedback control to emerging and managing local and global crises, thus keeping the world on a sustainable trajectory. There is a narrow border between destruction and prosperity: to ensure reasonable growth but avoid existential risk, we must find the fine-tuned balance between positive and negative feedback. This book addresses readers belonging to various generations, such as: young people...

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by Nikola Tesla (Author)Nikola Tesla dreamed of a wireless future. In this volume we have collected thirteen of his essays having to do with wireless. These include the "True Wireless " "Tesla's Wireless Light " "The Transmission of Electrical Energy Without Wires " "The Future of the Wireless Art " "Nikola Tesla Sees A Wireless Vision " and many others. Nikola Tesla has been called the most important man of the 20th Century. Without Tesla's ground-breaking work we'd all be sitting in the dar...

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by Anthony L. Rantz (Author)The "Great White Fleet" sent around the world by President Theodore Roosevelt from 16 December 1907 to 22 February 1909 consisted of sixteen new battleships of the Atlantic Fleet. The battleships were painted white except for gilded scrollwork on their bows. The Atlantic Fleet battleships only later came to be known as the "Great White Fleet." The fourteen-month long voyage was a grand pageant of American sea power. The squadrons were manned by 14,000 sailors. They...

Soil Organisms: Deciphering the Life Beneath Our Feet - Paperback

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by Moonisa Aslam Dervash (Author), Abrar Yousuf (Author), Mohammad Amin Bhat (Author)Back JacketSoil biota is an important and fundamental part of terrestrial ecology. The soil organisms include all those life forms which pass significant proportion of their life within a soil profile. The range of organisms may vary from microscopic entities to a macro level organisms. These organisms are the hidden beauties which take up the task of food chain regulation, organic matter decomposition, and n...

Enhancing Competitiveness in Small Developing States: Approaches, Tools and Policies - Paperback

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by Robert A. Stoddard (Author)This book is designed to help students, practitioners and policy makers gain an understanding of the existential challenges that confront small developing states that have resulted in several economic fallouts to the extent that some countries have experienced the demise of many of their traditional industries. It also presents a compendium of approaches, tools and policies that can assist in resolving some of the lingering challenges faced by these countries. It...

Powering the Future: Constructing Small Modular Reactor Power Stations for Sustainable Energy - Paperback

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by Richard Skiba (Author)This book serves as an in-depth exploration of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and their transformative potential in the modern energy landscape. It is designed to provide a thorough understanding of SMRs, from their technological foundations to their practical applications in power generation. Beginning with an overview of the evolution of nuclear technology, it delves into the unique benefits that SMRs offer over traditional nuclear reactors, such as enhanced safety f...

Introduction to Microstation VBA: Microstation connect Edition - Paperback

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by Saeed Murray (Author)This book provides a comprehensive guide to automating tasks in MicroStation using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). Whether you are new to programming or an experienced MicroStation user looking to enhance your workflows, this book offers a step-by-step approach to mastering VBA in the MicroStation environment.Starting with the basics of the VBA IDE, variables, and code structure, the book guides you through fundamental programming concepts before diving into Micro...

Electric Power Systems: A Conceptual Introduction - Hardcover

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by Alexandra Von Meier (Author)Discover the technology for producing and delivering electricity in this easily accessible introduction to power systems Electric power systems underlie virtually every aspect of modern life. In the face of an unprecedented transition from fossil fuels to clean energy, it has never been more essential for engineers and other professionals from diverse disciplines to understand the electric grid and help chart its future. Since its original publication, Electric ...

Collective Intelligence: The Rise of Swarm Systems and Their Impact on Society - Hardcover

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by Uwe Seebacher (Editor), Christoph Legat (Editor)Unlock the future of technology with this captivating exploration of swarm intelligence. Dive into the future of autonomous systems, enhanced by cutting-edge multi-agent systems and predictive research. Real-world examples illustrate how these algorithms drive intelligent, coordinated behavior in industries like manufacturing and energy. Discover the innovative Industrial-Disruption-Index (IDI), pioneered by Uwe Seebacher, which predicts indu...

How the Old Fella Done It: Building the Shelburne Dory with Milford Buchanan - Paperback

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by Brad Dimock (Author), Douglas Brooks (Author), Graham McKay (Author)The classic Grand Banks Dory became the most-built wooden rowboat in history between the mid-1800s and early 1900s. It's classic form was ideal for codfishing on the Grand Banks, and each boatbuilding town evolved it's own methods and traditions. Today only one unbroken string of dory builders reminas--Milford Buchanan in Shelburne, Nova Scotis is still building the Shelburne Dory the way the Old Fellas taught him. This is...

Robust Control Systems: Theory and Case Studies - Hardcover

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by Uwe Mackenroth (Author)Critical to many engineering applications, control engineering brings together diverse fields such as electrical, mechanical and chemical engineering and applied mathematics. Applications range from can be to systems as simple as a DC motor to ones as complex as a spacecraft. The author crafted this book as a self-contained introduction to control theory that emphasizes the most modern designs for high performance and robustness. It assumes no previous coursework and...

Science Societies: Resources for Life in a Technoscientific World - Paperback

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by Sarah R. Davies (Author)What role do science and technology play in society? What is the nature of expert knowledge? What is science's relation to democracy? This introduction to science, technology, and society answers these questions, and more, by exploring contemporary research on topics such as expertise, activism, science policy, and innovation. It offers a comprehensive resource for considering the place that science and technology have in contemporary societies, and the roles that t...

Globalization and Maritime Power - Paperback

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by Sam J. Tangredi (Author)Prior to September 11, 2001, most Americans viewed globalization as primarily -perhaps exclusively-an economic phenomenon.1 The economic evidence -rapidly shifting flows of world capital, expansion of overseas markets and investments, the global connections of e-commerce and the Internet, as examples -seemed readily apparent, even if some critics viewed globalization itself as an illdefined term. But appropriately defined or not, the concept of globalization had alr...

Atomic Junction: Nuclear Power in Africa After Independence - Paperback

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by Abena Dove Osseo-Asare (Author)After Atomic Junction, along the Haatso-Atomic Road there lies the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, home to Africa's first nuclear programme after independence. Travelling along this road, Abena Dove Osseo-Asare gathers together stories of conflict and compromise on an African nuclear frontier. She speaks with a generation of African scientists who became captivated with 'the atom' and studied in the Soviet Union to make nuclear physics their own. On Pluton La...

Daring Dozen: The Twelve Who Walked on the Moon - Hardcover

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by Suzanne Slade (Author), Alan Marks (Illustrator)A gorgeous introduction to the twelve brave men who have left footprints on the moon, just in time to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the first lunar landing. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took one small step and made history. Over the course of the next three-and-a-half years, twelve lunar explorers, including Alan Shepard and Gene Cernan, touched down on the moon's surface. Author and engineer Suzanne Slade reveals how the Apollo m...

The Lego Architecture Idea Book: 1001 Ideas for Brickwork, Siding, Windows, Columns, Roofing, and Much, Much More - Hardcover

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by Alice Finch (Author)Take your creations to the next level with The LEGO Architecture Idea Book These clever building tips will give you endless inspiration for making your own amazing mansions, castles, houses, spooky shacks, and more. Every chapter includes ideas for creating architectural elements like columns, doors, windows, and walls. But rather than providing step-by-step instructions, the book includes helpful photography from every angle that shows you how to achieve the look, ada...

Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army & Other Diabolical Insects - Hardcover

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by Amy Stewart (Author)In this darkly comical look at the sinister side of our relationship with the natural world, Stewart has tracked down over one hundred of our worst entomological foes--creatures that infest, infect, and generally wreak havoc on human affairs. From the world's most painful hornet, to the flies that transmit deadly diseases, to millipedes that stop traffic, to the "bookworms" that devour libraries, to the Japanese beetles munching on your roses, Wicked Bugs delves into th...

The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry - Paperback

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by Wendell Berry (Author), Norman Wirzba (Editor)"Here is a human being speaking with calm and sanity out of the wilderness. We would do well to hear him." --The Washington Post Book World The Art of the Commonplace gathers twenty essays by Wendell Berry that offer an agrarian alternative to our dominant urban culture. Grouped around five themes--an agrarian critique of culture, agrarian fundamentals, agrarian economics, agrarian religion, and geobiography--these essays promote a clearly defi...

Mapping the Deep: Innovation, Exploration, and the Dive of a Lifetime - Paperback

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by Dawn J. Wright (Author), Kathryn Sullivan (Foreword by)Mapping the Deep takes you on an adventure into the depths of Challenger Deep, showcasing one woman's perseverance and innovation needed for ocean exploration.Back JacketEmbark on an extraordinary journey into the depths of the ocean.Oceanographer Dawn Wright made history in 2022 when she became the first Black person to visit Challenger Deep, the deepest and most unexplored place on Earth--a trip that took her over 10,000 meters benea...

Apollo Remastered: The Ultimate Photographic Record - Hardcover

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by Andy Saunders (Author)Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the last steps taken on the moon, this unique, definitive book about the Apollo missions reveals hundreds of extraordinary, newly-restored, and all-new images from the NASA archives that provide a never-before-seen perspective on the Apollo endeavors. In Houston, Texas, there is a frozen vault that preserves the original NASA photographic film of the Apollo missions. For half a century, almost every image of the Moon ...

How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems That Shape Our World - Hardcover

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by Deb Chachra (Author)NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2023 BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "Revelatory, superbly written, and pulsing with wisdom and humanity, How Infrastructure Works is a masterpiece." --Ed Yong, author of An Immense World A new way of seeing the essential systems hidden inside our walls, under our streets, and all around us Infrastructure is a marvel, meeting our basic needs and enabling lives of astounding ease and productivity that would have been unimaginable just a century ago. It is the ...

The Science of Wine: From Vine to Glass - 3rd Edition - Hardcover

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by Jamie Goode (Author)An up-to-the-moment new edition of Jamie Goode's celebrated wine science book. A thoroughly revised and updated third edition of this essential and groundbreaking reference gives a comprehensive overview of one of the most fascinating, important, and controversial trends in the world of wine: the scientific and technological innovations that are now influencing how grapes are grown and how wine is made. Jamie Goode, an authority on wine science, details the key scienti...

Wild Clay: Creating Ceramics and Glazes from Natural and Found Resources - Hardcover

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by Matt Levy (Author), Takuro Shibata (Author), Hitomi Shibata (Author)The ultimate illustrated guide for sourcing, processing and using wild clay. Potters around the world are taking to the local landscape to dig their own wild clay, discover its unique properties, and apply it to their craft. This guide is the ideal starting point for anyone - from novices, improvers and experts to educators and students - who wants to forge a closer bond between their art and their surroundings. Testing an...

The Small-Scale Poultry Flock, Revised Edition: An All-Natural Approach to Raising and Breeding Chickens and Other Fowl for Home and Market Growers - Paperback

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by Harvey Ussery (Author)The most comprehensive book on how to raise and breed your own poultry flock is now fully updated and expanded "The ultimate book for those who want to know everything there is to know about raising poultry."--Gene Logsdon, author of Letter to a Young Farmer "There's no better introductory reference on the joy of home-raising chickens."--Booklist The first edition of The Small-Scale Poultry Flock helped thousands of small-scale farmers and homesteaders successfully a...

Technology of the Gods: The Incredible Sciences of the Ancients - Paperback

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by David Hatcher Childress (Author)Childress opens the door to the amazing world of ancient technology, from the computers of the ancient world to the 'flying machines of the gods'. The book explores the technology that was allegedly used in Atlantis and the theory that the great pyramid of Egypt was originally a gigantic power station. From beginning to end, the book is filled with facts, keen observations and tales that challenge modern assumptions in a humorous, intelligent and compelling ...

Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations - Paperback

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by David R. Montgomery (Author)Dirt, soil, call it what you want--it's everywhere we go. It is the root of our existence, supporting our feet, our farms, our cities. This fascinating yet disquieting book finds, however, that we are running out of dirt, and it's no laughing matter. An engaging natural and cultural history of soil that sweeps from ancient civilizations to modern times, Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations explores the compelling idea that we are--and have long been--using up Eart...

Micro-Hydro Design Manual: A Guide to Small-Scale Water Power Schemes - Paperback

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by Adam Harvey (Author)This book has grown from Intermediate Technology's field experiences with micro-hydro installations and covers operation and maintenance, commissioning, electrical power, induction generators, electronic controllers, management and energy surveys. Number of Pages: 400 Dimensions: 0.91 x 11.43 x 8.27 IN Publication Date: December 15, 1993

The Long History of the Future: Why Tomorrow's Technology Still Isn't Here - Hardcover

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by Nicole Kobie (Author)We love to imagine the future. But why are groundbreaking future technologies always just around the corner, and never a reality? For decades we've delighted in dreaming about a sci-fi utopia, from flying cars and bionic humans to hyperloops and smart cities. And why not? Building a better world - be it a free-flying commute or an automated urban lifestyle - is a worthy dream. Given the pace of technological change, nothing seems impossible anymore. But why are these i...