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Someone Else's Jack: True Stories of Grit, Gumption and Gambles that Transformed America

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Report copyright infringementby Don Booher (Author), Don Booher If only a believer would scratch my back, someone else's jack is all I lack. I can hit pay dirt with someone else's stash, maybe a dear spinster or crass gambler with cash?Someone Else's Jack is the third installment in Don's three-volume San Juans treasure hunt. Developing a bonanza silver mine would require not only high-grade ore, it would require attracting someone else's jack (money that is). If complex geology was not worri...

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Report copyright infringementby Sun Tzu (Author)Preserved in China for more than 2,000 years before it was brought to the West by the French, this compact little book is widely regarded as the oldest military treatise in the world. Rumored to have been used by Napoleon in his campaigns to conquer Europe, it today retains much of its original merit. American officers read it closely during World War II. The Japanese army studied the work for decades, and many 20th-century Chinese officers are ...

The Myth of Artificial Intelligence: Why Computers Can't Think the Way We Do - Paperback

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by Erik J. Larson (Author)"Exposes the vast gap between the actual science underlying AI and the dramatic claims being made for it."--John Horgan "If you want to know about AI, read this book...It shows how a supposedly futuristic reverence for Artificial Intelligence retards progress when it denigrates our most irreplaceable resource for any future progress: our own human intelligence."--Peter Thiel Ever since Alan Turing, AI enthusiasts have equated artificial intelligence with human intell...

Fire and Clay: How Bricks Reveal the Hidden History of Chicago

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Report copyright infringementby Will Quam (Author)A remarkable exploration of Chicago's architectural history through the humble brick. By the late 1920s, at its peak of brick making and consumption, Chicago was making over a billion bricks a year for its buildings and importing almost another billion nicer face bricks for their front facades. Throughout Chicago's history, brick dramatically transformed from a simple fireproof building material into an integral piece of architectural design....

Woodworking Joinery by Hand: Innovative Techniques Using Japanese Saws and Jigs

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Report copyright infringementby Toyohisa Sugita (Author)Woodworking Joinery by Hand is a ground-breaking woodworking book that introduces a new twist on the traditional hand-cut methods of joint making. With Sugita's unique method of guiding and controlling the saw blade using jigs and magnetic sheets, even a complete beginner can learn advanced joint-making techniques with hand tools alone. Making it easy to produce straight and square cuts, this pioneering technique is a game-changer for pr...

Robots: What Everyone Needs to Know(r) - Paperback

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by Phil Husbands (Author)Since the turn of the millennium a quiet revolution has been underway. Millions of autonomous robots with some level of intelligence are now in domestic use, mainly as vacuum cleaners. Driverless cars - which are nothing less than autonomous robots - are starting to appear on our streets. There is a huge effort underway in industry and universities to develop the next generation of more intelligent, autonomous, mobile robots. Accompanying these arrivals has been a ste...

The Essential Guide to Passing the Construction Civil PE Exam Written in the Form of Questions: 160 CBT Questions Every PE Candidate Must Answer

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Report copyright infringementby Jacob Petro (Author)The main objective of this book is to provide a comprehensive and a thorough coverage for the Construction Engineering Civil PE exam topics with the use of questions. This book is written in accordance with the latest (2024) NCEES exam specifications and design standards with the use of structured and well thought out questions. Questions that serve as an overall guide to help the reader understand and remember all the knowledge areas presen...

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Report copyright infringementby Eric J. Neal (Author)Book Description: "Hazardous Materials Unveiled: The Foundations of Safety and Response"By Eric J. NealIn the high-stakes world of hazardous materials response, knowledge is the key to safety and success. "Hazardous Materials Unveiled: The Foundations of Safety and Response" is the definitive guide for emergency responders, fire service professionals, and anyone seeking to understand the complexities of HazMat incidents. Written by experien...

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Report copyright infringementby David R. Mills (Author)Quaking Aspen, or Pando, is the largest living organism on Earth-an aspen grove in Utah with over 47,000 trunks and millions of leaves, all connected through a single root system. I was a miniature of that aspen grove. For me, the earth where this connection grew was the Québec Provincial Police, the "Sûreté du Québec." The helicopter and I were the roots, linking each mission, each day, and each moment. Every mission became a new tree in...

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Report copyright infringementby Jaboury Ghazoul (Author)Since the dawn of human civilization, forests have provided us with food, resources, and energy. The history of human development is also one of forest loss and transformation, and yet even in our increasingly urbanized societies we remain surprisingly dependent on forests for a wide range of goods and services. Moreover, forests still retain a remarkable hold on our environmental values. In an era of continuing tropical deforestation an...

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Report copyright infringementby Paul Scherz (Author), Simon Monk (Author)Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.A Fully-Updated, No-Nonsense Guide to ElectronicsAdvance your electronics knowledge and gain the skills necessary to develop and construct your own functioning gadgets. Written by a pair of experienced engineers and dedicated hobbyists,...

The Essential Guide to Passing the Water Resources and Environmental Civil PE Exam Written in the form of Questions: 160 CBT Questions Every PE Candid

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Report copyright infringementby Jacob Petro (Author)This book contains 110 water resources and environmental depth questions along with 50 relevant breadth questions, making a total of 160 questions. Each solution is explained in detail, with theory explanations provided when necessary. Solutions are referenced in an easy-to-understand manner.The book earns its name as a Guide in the form of Questions because it takes you on a journey through learning water resources and environmental enginee...

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Report copyright infringementby William T. Hutchinson (Author), William E. Dodd (Author)"Cyrus Hall McCormick: Seed-Time, 1809-1856" provides a meticulous exploration of the life and legacy of the man whose mechanical reaper revolutionized the agricultural world. This scholarly biography delves into the formative years of Cyrus Hall McCormick, tracking his journey from a family farm in Rockbridge County, Virginia, to the pinnacle of American industrial success. The narrative captures the ardu...

Lightning Beneath the Sea: The Race to Wire the World and the Dawn of the Information Age

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Report copyright infringementby James M. Tabor (Author)In 1854, the American entrepreneur Cyrus Field set out to lay a 2,000-mile telegraph cable across the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Nothing like it had ever been attempted. Field knew nothing about telegraphy, electricity, ships, or oceans, and science itself still lacked a universal theory of electricity. But he believed that wiring the world for near-instantaneous communication would bring about peace on Earth. In 1866, after enduring o...

Spec Ops: Case Studies in Special Operations Warfare: Theory and Practice

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Report copyright infringementby William H. McRaven (Author)Vice Adm. William H. McRaven helped to devise the strategy for how to bring down Osama bin Laden, and commanded the courageous U.S. military unit that carried it out on May 1, 2011, ending one of the greatest manhunts in history. In Spec Ops, a well-organized and deeply researched study, McRaven analyzes eight classic special operations. Six are from WWII: the German commando raid on the Belgian fort Eben Emael (1940); the Italian tor...

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Report copyright infringementby David Cumming (Author)"Handbook of Lithography: A Practical Treatise for all who are Interested in the Process" by David Cumming offers a comprehensive guide to the art and technique of lithography as it was practiced at the beginning of the 20th century. This detailed handbook provides practical instruction on every aspect of the lithographic process, from the selection and preparation of stones to the intricacies of drawing, etching, and printing. Cumming's ...

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Report copyright infringementby Atlas Portland Cement Company (Created by)"Concrete Country Residences" presents a detailed exploration of the use of concrete in residential architecture. This book, originally published in the early 20th century, offers a fascinating glimpse into the innovative applications of concrete for constructing durable and aesthetically pleasing homes. Featuring numerous photographs and architectural drawings, the book showcases a variety of house designs, illustratin...

The Invention of Crowdfunding (A Circuitous Tale of How Marillion, Their Crazy Fans and I Accidentally Upended the Music Industry)

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Report copyright infringementby Jeffrey Pelletier (Author)The Invention of Crowdfunding is half tech-history and half memoir. Jeffrey Pelletier is widely considered the inventor of modern internet-based crowdfunding for his creation of the Marillion Tour Fund in 1997. This book chronicles the events that led to UK progressive rock band Marillion's fans banding together to bring their favorite group across the Atlantic to tour North America in an unprecedented and historic act that changed the...

Groundwater Management in El Paso, Texas

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Report copyright infringementby William Ray Hutchison (Author)Groundwater represents an important supply source for municipal and irrigation uses in Far West Texas. The City of El Paso receives about 50 percent of its municipal water supply from surface water and 50 percent from local groundwater. Groundwater pumping in El Paso is from the Hueco Bolson and the Mesilla Bolson. Historic groundwater pumping in the Texas portion of the Mesilla Bolson has not resulted in significant changes in gro...

Performance Evaluation of Vision Algorithms on FPGA

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Report copyright infringementby Mahendra Gunathilaka Samarawickrama (Author)The modern FPGAs enable system designers to develop high-performance computing (HPC) applications with a large amount of parallelism. Real-time image processing is such a requirement that demands much more processing power than a conventional processor can deliver. In this research, we implemented software and hardware based architectures on FPGA to achieve real-time image processing. Furthermore, we benchmark and com...

Gesture Generation by Imitation: From Human Behavior to Computer Character Animation

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Kipp (Author)In an effort to extend traditional human-computer interfaces research has introduced embodied agents to utilize the modalities of everyday human-human communication, like facial expression, gestures and body postures. However, giving computer agents a human-like body introduces new challenges. Since human users are very sensitive and critical concerning bodily behavior the agents must act naturally and individually in order to be believable...

The Essential Guide to Passing the Structural Civil PE Exam Written in the form of Questions: 160 CBT Questions Every PE Candidate Must Answer

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Report copyright infringementby Jacob Petro (Author)The main objective of this book is to provide a comprehensive and a thorough coverage for the Structural Civil PE exam topics with the use of questions. This book is written in accordance with the latest (2024) NCEES exam specifications and design standards with the use of structured and well thought out questions. Questions that serve as an overall guide to help the reader understand and remember all the knowledge areas presented in the 202...

Timbers and Their Uses; a Handbook for Woodworkers, Merchants, and all Interested in the Conversion and use of Timber

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Report copyright infringementby Wren Winn (Author)"Timbers and Their Uses" is a comprehensive handbook designed for woodworkers, merchants, and anyone involved in the timber industry. Written by Wren Winn, this book, originally published in 1919, provides detailed information on the conversion and utilization of various types of timber. It serves as an invaluable resource, offering insights into the properties, strengths, and best applications of different woods.From selecting the right timbe...

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Report copyright infringementby William James Baldwin (Author)Baldwin On Heating, Or Steam Heating for Buildings, by William James Baldwin, originally published in 1908, provides a detailed examination of steam heating systems for buildings. This comprehensive guide delves into the principles, design, and practical applications of steam heating, reflecting the engineering practices of the early 20th century. Baldwin's work covers a range of topics, including system components, installation te...

Building Bridges Starts in the Mind: Engineering - More Than Technical Solutions

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Report copyright infringementby Moritz Menge (Author)Being a civil engineer is a fulfilling profession. Civil engineers design sustainable infrastructure. We build houses, roads, bridges, tunnels, cultural centres, towers and much more. We often bring all our engineering skills to bear to achieve solid solutions. And often even more, which lies beyond the technical art of engineering.The book looks beyond the technical solutions into the wider environment of civil engineers and reflects on th...

Maturity Model for Effective Management of Construction Teams

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Report copyright infringementby Tawfig Khidir Ibnouf (Author)The construction industry is a dynamic and multifaceted sector characterized by complex projects that demand meticulous resource allocation, precise scheduling, and the cohesive collaboration of effective teams. Managing construction teams effectively is critical to delivering successful project outcomes.While numerous books, articles, and seminars have addressed teamwork and team effectiveness, they often provide generalized framew...

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Report copyright infringementby National Lumber Manufacturers' Associ (Created by)Farm Structures, Volume 7, presents a comprehensive guide to the design and construction of agricultural buildings. Authored by the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association. Trade Extension Department, this volume offers detailed insights into various structural aspects crucial for efficient farm operations. Focusing on practical applications, the book covers essential topics such as material selection, struct...

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Report copyright infringementby Bernie Collins (Author)Lifts the lid on how an F1 team really works. Formula 1 drivers are the public face of Grand Prix racing but behind every driver is a team of several hundred people sharing the same passionate desire to win. On race day it's the Team Strategist who calls the shots, working under immense pressure to make split-second and crucial decisions. Welcome to Bernie Collins' world. Through her eyes and experience as a Chief Race Engineer and F...

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas Reid (Author)Delve into the intricate world of horology with Thomas Reid's "Treatise On Clock and Watch Making: Theoretical and Practical." Originally published in 1826, this comprehensive guide offers a fascinating look at the principles and practices behind crafting timekeeping devices.Reid meticulously details the construction of clocks and watches, covering essential topics such as gear ratios, escapements, and the intricacies of balance mechanisms. ...

The Art of Beekeeping Bees and Humans: A Partnership Through Time

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Report copyright infringementby Tibor Weiner Sennyey (Author)This is not a practical manual, but a book of essays at the crossroads of nature, culture, and thought.Drawing on mythology, literature, art history, and contemporary science, The Art of Beekeeping examines how bees have shaped human imagination, agriculture, and ethics for thousands of years. For Weiner Sennyey, the practice of apiculture opens a path toward ecotherapy and biophilia - a renewed love of nature grounded in attention,...

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Report copyright infringementby T. J. Cram (Author)"Report Upon the Decay and Preservation of Timber" presents a detailed exploration of methods to combat wood decay, offering insights into 19th-century practices and materials. Authored by T.J. Cram, this report delves into various treatments, including the use of creosote oil, carbolic acid, and the kyanizing process, to extend the lifespan of timber. The report references communications with A.A. Gillmore, adding professional context.Reader...

Future Politics: Living Together in a World Transformed by Tech - Paperback

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by Jamie Susskind (Author)Politics in the Twentieth Century was dominated by a single question: how much of our collective life should be determined by the state, and what should be left to the market and civil society? Now the debate is different: to what extent should our lives be directed and controlled by powerful digital systems - and on what terms? Digital technologies - from artificial intelligence to blockchain, from robotics to virtual reality - are transforming the way we live toget...