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Charles Goodyear, Connecticut Yankee And Rubber Pioneer: A Biography - Paperback

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by P. W. Barker (Author)""Charles Goodyear, Connecticut Yankee And Rubber Pioneer: A Biography"" is a comprehensive account of the life and work of Charles Goodyear, a pioneering figure in the rubber industry. Written by P.W. Barker, the book chronicles Goodyear's early life and career, including his experiments with rubber and his development of the vulcanization process. The book also explores Goodyear's personal life, including his family relationships and his struggles with financial diff...

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

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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

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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...

Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep, 5th Edition: Breeding, Care, Facilities - Paperback

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by Paula Simmons (Author), Carol Ekarius (Author)Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep is the best-selling, most trusted reference for farmers and backyard homesteaders with any size flock. The fifth edition is now updated with full-color illustrations and photographs throughout, including a gallery of the best breed choices for both meat and fiber. With their small size and gentle dispositions, sheep are one of the easier livestock species to raise and offer varied marketing opportunities, includi...

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women - Paperback

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by Kate Moore (Author)A New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon Charts Bestseller!For fans of Hidden Figures, comes the incredible true story of the women heroes who were exposed to radium in factories across the U.S. in the early 20th century, and their brave and groundbreaking battle to strengthen workers' rights, even as the fatal poison claimed their own lives...In the dark years of the First World War, radium makes gleaming headlines across the nation as the fresh face...

Farming the Woods: An Integrated Permaculture Approach to Growing Food and Medicinals in Temperate Forests - Paperback

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by Ken Mudge (Author), Steve Gabriel (Author), John Munsell (Foreword by)The first in-depth guide for farmers and gardeners who have access to an established woodland and are looking for productive, innovative ways to create a natural forest ecosystems that produces a wide range of food, medicinals, and other non-timber products. "What a joy to read! Nice pictures, great case studies, and well organized. . . . Farming the Woods is the source for temperate climate agroforestry."--Jonathan Bate...

Essential (Further) Elementary & Intermediate Nuclear Reactor Physics & Engineering Unzipped - Paperback

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by Adrian Carrington (Author)Of all subjects the physics, engineering and technology of nuclear reactors is perhaps one of the most esoteric yet it plays a highly important role in most of our lives; and soon, without doubt, will become even more so. Because it is generally unknown means that it is often feared but it shouldn't be. Books that broach this subject often do so from either a most basic approach, leaving the enquiring mind wanting for more, or more often are designed specifically ...

Bim and 3D GIS Integration for Digital Twins: An Introduction - Hardcover

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by Mohsen Kalantari (Author), Christian Clemen (Author), Mojgan Jadidi (Author)Building information modelling (BIM) uses a combination of technologies and resources to capture, manage, analyse, and display a digital representation of the physical and functional characteristics of a facility. A Geographic Information System (GIS) offers tools for visualising and analysing built and natural environments and their impacts on infrastructure systems, such as land use, transportation, etc. This boo...

Advanced Mechanical Vibration: Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation - Hardcover

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by Bingen Yang (Author)Modeling, analysis, and simulation--everything vibration engineering students need to succeed, including late-breaking advances in this ever-changing fieldAdvanced Mechanical Vibration covers modeling and analysis of vibrating systems with damping and gyroscopic effects, dynamics of combined distributed-lumped systems, and approximate methods for solutions of complex vibration problems, which are often overlooked in other such textbooks. Case studies and pre-coded MATLA...

Fractional and Fractal Derivative Models for Anomalous Sediment Transport - Hardcover

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by Hongguang Sun (Author), Zhipeng Li (Author), Shiqian Nie (Author)Author Biography HongGuang Sun, Zhipeng Li, Shiqian Nie, Hohai University, China Number of Pages: 194 Dimensions: 0.5 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN Publication Date: December 02, 2024

FinFET Devices for VLSI Circuits and Systems - Paperback

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by Samar K. Saha (Author)To surmount the continuous scaling challenges of MOSFET devices, FinFETs have emerged as the real alternative for use as the next generation device for IC fabrication technology. The objective of this book is to provide the basic theory and operating principles of FinFET devices and technology, an overview of FinFET device architecture and manufacturing processes, and detailed formulation of FinFET electrostatic and dynamic device characteristics for IC design and man...

Like Silicon from Clay: What Ancient Jewish Wisdom Can Teach Us about AI - Hardcover

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by Michael M. Rosen (Author)How can we reconcile competing claims about artificial intelligence in today's policy debate? Will AI herald a technological utopia filled with scientific breakthroughs that extend and enhance life, or will the machines we create turn on us and usher in the apocalypse? Will chatbots stifle creativity and crush the human spirit, or are they just reflections of ourselves, for better or worse? As we grapple with these questions, technologists, philosophers, entreprene...

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by Tutorial Books (Author)Creo Parametric 11.0 Basics is a comprehensive and user-friendly guide designed for beginners and those looking to expand their knowledge in 3D design and modeling using Creo Parametric. With clear explanations and practical exercises, this book helps learners grasp essential skills in CAD (Computer-Aided Design) from the ground up. Each chapter covers a key area of Creo Parametric, with topics that build on each other for a step-by-step learning journey. Starting wi...

Ultimate Speed Secrets: The Complete Guide to High-Performance and Race Driving - Paperback

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by Ross Bentley (Author)Performance and racing drivers constantly seek ways to sharpen their skills and lower their lap times. Ultimate Speed Secrets is the indispensable tool to help make you faster, whatever your driving goals. Professional race driver and coach Ross Bentley has raced everything from Indycars to World Sports Cars to production sedans, on ovals, road courses, and street circuits all around the world. His proven high-performance driving techniques benefit novice drivers as we...

The Lost Subways of North America: A Cartographic Guide to the Past, Present, and What Might Have Been - Hardcover

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by Jake Berman (Author), Jake Berman (Illustrator)A visual exploration of the transit histories of twenty-three US and Canadian cities. Every driver in North America shares one miserable, soul-sucking universal experience--being stuck in traffic. But things weren't always like this. Why is it that the mass transit systems of most cities in the United States and Canada are now utterly inadequate? The Lost Subways of North America offers a new way to consider this eternal question, with a stri...

Go, Flight!: The Unsung Heroes of Mission Control, 1965-1992 - Hardcover

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by Rick Houston (Author), Milt Heflin (Author), John Aaron (Foreword by)The inspiration for the documentary Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo At first glance, it looks like just another auditorium in just another government building. But among the talented men (and later women) who worked in mission control, the room located on the third floor of Building 30--at what is now Johnson Space Center--would become known by many as "the Cathedral." These members of the space program were...

The Cambridge History of Strategy: Volume 2, from the Napoleonic Wars to the Present - Hardcover

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by Isabelle Duyvesteyn (Editor), Beatrice Heuser (Editor)Volume II of The Cambridge History of Strategy focuses on the practice of strategy from 1800 to the present day. A team of eminent scholars examine how leaders of states, empires and non-state groups (such as guerrilla forces, rebel groups and terrorists) have attempted to practise strategy in the modern period. With a focus on the actual 'doing' of strategy, the volume aims to understand real-world experiences when ideas about conflict...

The Origins of Agriculture in the Bronze Age Indus Civilization - Hardcover

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by Jennifer Bates (Author)The Indus civilization in South Asia (c. 320 - 1500BC) was one of the most important Old World Bronze Age cultures. Located at the cross-roads of Asia, in modern Pakistan and India, it encompassed ca. one million square kilometers, making it one the largest and most ecologically, culturally, socially, and economically complex among contemporary civilisations. In this study, Jennifer Bates offers new insights into the Indus civilisation through an archaeobotanical rec...

Fundamentals of Laser Spectroscopy for Atoms and Diatomic Molecules - Hardcover

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by Robert P. Lucht (Author) Number of Pages: 430 Dimensions: 0.94 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN Publication Date: December 19, 2024

The Profession and Practice of Horticultural Therapy - Paperback

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by Rebecca L. Haller (Author), Karen L. Kennedy (Author), Christine L. Capra (Author)The Profession and Practice of Horticultural Therapy is a comprehensive guide to the theories that horticultural therapists use as a foundation for their practice and provides wide-ranging illustrative models of programming. This book aims to enhance understanding and provide insight into the profession for both new and experienced practitioners. It is directed to students in the field, along with health care...

Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens, 4th Edition: Breed Selection, Facilities, Feeding, Health Care, Managing Layers & Meat Birds - Paperback

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by Gail Damerow (Author)Serious poultry farmers and backyard bird raisers have relied on this best-selling reference for more than 20 years. The fourth edition of Gail Damerow's comprehensive handbook is now completely revised and redesigned, making it more accessible and informative than ever. You'll get the most up-to-date details on shelter, food, health care, eggs, chicks, and meat, and recent research into chicken behavior and communication makes the sections on flock management truly au...

Large Language Models: An Introduction - Paperback

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by Oswald Campesato (Author)This book begins with an overview of the Generative AI landscape, distinguishing it from conversational AI and shedding light on the roles of key players like DeepMind and OpenAI. It then reviews the intricacies of ChatGPT, GPT-4, and Gemini, examining their capabilities, strengths, and competitors. Readers will also gain insights into the BERT family of LLMs, including ALBERT, DistilBERT, and XLNet, and how these models have revolutionized natural language process...

The Woodland Homestead: How to Make Your Land More Productive and Live More Self-Sufficiently in the Woods - Paperback

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by Brett McLeod (Author), Philip Ackerman-Leist (Foreword by)Put your wooded land to work This comprehensive manual shows you how to use your woodlands to produce everything from wine and mushrooms to firewood and livestock feed. You'll learn how to take stock of your woods; use axes, bow saws, chainsaws, and other key tools; create pasture and silvopasture for livestock; prune and coppice trees to make fuel, fodder, and furniture; build living fencing and shelters for animals; grow fruit tr...

A Revolution in Music: The History of the Groupe de Recherches Musicales - Hardcover

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by ?velyne Gayou (Author), David Vaughn (Translator)Established in the 1950s by musician and engineer Pierre Schaeffer, the Groupe de Recherches Musicales would become the nerve center for avant-garde artists experimenting with sound and acoustics, as well as the birthplace of a genre of music-making enabled by new recording technologies and sound pioneers: musique concr?te. ?velyne Gayou--herself a researcher, composer, and producer at the GRM--tells the history of the storied institution th...

Natural Farming: A Practical Guide - Paperback

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by Pat Coleby (Author)Natural Farming carries a simple but widely overlooked message: healthy soil makes healthy plants, which in turn make healthy animals and healthy people. The book explores the consequences in the soil of applications of superphosphate and other artificial fertilizers over decades, and explains soil chemistry in terms that every farmer can understand. It describes the exact role of each mineral and vitamin, both in the soil and in the body. And it explains how to prevent ...

Environmental Issues in Automotive Industry - Paperback

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by Paulina Golinska (Editor)Sustainability in automotive industry.- Environmental friendly practices in the automotive industry.- A declarative approach to new product development in the automotive industry.- What is influencing the sustainable attitude of the automobile industry.- Sustainability Issues for Vehicles and Fleet Vehicles Using Hybrid and Assistive Technologies.- Tools and methods for greener decision making.- Diagnostics systems as a tool to reduce and monitor gas emissions from...

The Infrastructure Book: How Cities Work and Power Our Lives - Paperback

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by Sybil Derrible (Author)One unforgettable journey through seven infrastructure systems across sixteen world cities.Author BiographySybil Derrible is a professor of urban engineering and director of the Complex and Sustainable Urban Networks Laboratory at the University of Illinois Chicago. He is a world-renowned scholar on infrastructure and a lead author on the United Nations Environmental Program's Seventh Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7) report. He received the Walter L. Huber Research...

Butchering Beef: The Comprehensive Photographic Guide to Humane Slaughtering and Butchering - Paperback

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by Adam Danforth (Author), Temple Grandin (Foreword by)Learn how to humanely slaughter cattle and butcher your own beef. In this straightforward guide, Adam Danforth provides clear instructions and step-by-step photography of the entire butchering process, from creating the right preslaughter conditions through killing, skinning, keeping cold, breaking the meat down, and perfecting expert cuts. With plenty of encouragement and expert advice on food safety, packaging, and necessary equipment, ...

Chst Exam Secrets Study Guide: Chst Test Review for the Construction Health and Safety Technician Exam - Paperback

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by Mometrix Safety Certification Test Team (Editor)Mometrix Test Preparation's CHST Exam Secrets Study Guide is the ideal prep solution for anyone who wants to pass their Construction Health and Safety Technician Exam. The exam is extremely challenging, and thorough test preparation is essential for success. Our study guide includes: Practice test questions with detailed answer explanations Tips and strategies to help you get your best test performance A complete review of all CHST test s...

How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy - Hardcover

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by Jenny Odell (Author)** A New York Times Bestseller ** NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY: Time - The New Yorker - NPR - GQ - Elle - Vulture - Fortune - Boing Boing - The Irish Times - The New York Public Library - The Brooklyn Public Library "A complex, smart and ambitious book that at first reads like a self-help manual, then blossoms into a wide-ranging political manifesto."--Jonah Engel Bromwich, The New York Times Book ReviewOne of President Barack Obama's "Favorite Books of 20...