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Report copyright infringementby Arundel Cotter (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important...

The Suburban Micro-Farm: Modern Solutions for Busy People - Paperback

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by Amy Stross (Author)Nonfiction Book Awards 2018 Gold Winner Foreword INDIE Awards 2018 Gold Winner (Hobbies & Home category) Nautilus Book Awards 2018 Silver Winner (Green Living & Sustainability category) Reduce your lawn and your grocery budget. Take gardening to the next level Would you like to grow healthy food for your table? Do you want to learn the secrets of farming even though you live in a neighborhood? Author Amy Stross talks straight about why the suburbs might be the i...

The Little Black Book of Maintenance Excellence - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Daniel Daley (Author)This book provides an introduction to the concept of "excellence" in the several forms of maintenance used during the life of any system or facility. Unlike most books that tend to focus on just one of the areas of maintenance, this book looks at all the distinct forms of maintenance including: Routine Maintenance, Turnaround Maintenance, Program Maintenance, Project (Maintenance) Management, Reliability in Maintenance, Predictive and Preve...

An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping a Pet Rabbit: Handling, Feeding, Housing, and Grooming

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Report copyright infringementby Adriana Cinteza (Author)Learn everything you need to know to care for your new pet rabbit from a renowned rabbitry owner who specializes in bonding and socialization techniques. An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping a Pet Rabbit is essential guide for rabbit owners. Author Adriana Cinteza explains how to choose the right rabbit for you and your family, and gives detailed information on proper care--including feeding and watering, grooming, housing, handling, ...

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Report copyright infringementby Robert Kimber (Author)Robert Kimber has led a largely rural life as a farmer, writer, and woodsman. The essays gathered in this wide-ranging collection reflect a lifetime of adventures and misadventures. Kimber writes of canoeing and fishing, stubborn sheep and old tractors, and the joys of roaming the woods with his dog. Seasoned with a dash of wit and self-irony, this paean to the upcountry life is as fresh and bracing as it is affectionate.Author BiographyRo...

The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare - Paperback

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by Christian Brose (Author)From a former senior advisor to Senator John McCain comes an urgent wake-up call about how new technologies are threatening America's military might. For generations of Americans, our country has been the world's dominant military power. How the US military fights, and the systems and weapons that it fights with, have been uncontested. That old reality, however, is rapidly deteriorating. America's traditional sources of power are eroding amid the emergence of new te...

Build a Drone: A Step-By-Step Guide to Designing, Constructing, and Flying Your Very Own Drone - Paperback

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by Barry Davies (Author)Whether you plan on using drones for recreation or a more serious purpose (from search and rescue through farming to scanning construction work on a high-rise apartment buildings), Build a Drone will make sure that you not only understand how to construct a drone, but the proper and safe ways to maintain and handle them. Within the last couple of years, the usage of drones in both the public and private (military) sector has exploded. People are talking about drones, b...

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Report copyright infringementby Carlos Arnaiz (Author), Peter G. Rowe (Author), Claire Doussard (Author)In our current era, where human activity is the main cause of planetary change, there's growing concern about how our cities and towns function. Think of a city as having a "metabolism"--it consumes resources to be built and to operate.This book presents a new way to analyze a city's environmental impact. It introduces a method to track the complete lifecycle of all the materials and energy...

The Ultimate Cigar Book: 4th Edition - Hardcover

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by Richard Carleton Hacker (Author)The Ultimate Cigar Book is a classic on the subject, covering everything from how cigars are made, to storage, etiquette, and accessories. Richard Carleton Hacker's category bestselling is often credited with helping to create a new generation of cigar aficionados. No other book contains as much detailed and factual information on virtually every facet of cigar making and cigar smoking. And now this trendsetting has been revised in this fourth edition for th...

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Report copyright infringementby Richard Lowitt (Editor), Harold Lee (Editor) Number of Pages: 262 Dimensions: 0.9 x 9.2 x 6.2 IN Publication Date: February 01, 1987

Stone to Silicon: A History of Technology and Computing

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Report copyright infringementby Roger Whatley (Author), Bill Inmon (Author)Ever wonder how we got from the abacus to AI?From the dawn of computation with tally sticks to Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine, Ada Lovelace's visionary algorithms, and the punch-card revolution of IBM, this book traces the winding path that led us to modern computing. Along the way, you'll meet eccentric inventors, brilliant mathematicians, forgotten pioneers, and everyday "human computers" whose quiet labor power...

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Report copyright infringementby Elizabeth Bode Firnhaber (Author)45 Presidents Through the Eyes of AI offers a fresh and engaging exploration of America's presidents from George Washington to Joe Biden through the unique lens of artificial intelligence. At 94, author Elizabeth Bode Firnhaber embarked on a remarkable digital journey, using AI tools to illuminate the personal and political stories behind each presidency. Every chapter delves into the human side of leadership family life, triump...

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Report copyright infringementby Alfred Ollivant (Author), Marguerite Kirmse (Illustrator)Bob: Son of Battle is a classic novel written by Alfred Ollivant, first published in 1898. Set in the rugged countryside of northern England, the story follows the lives of two sheepdogs, Red Wull and Bob, as they compete for the title of champion sheepdog. Bob, the son of Red Wull, is a strong and intelligent dog with a fierce loyalty to his master, Adam McAdam. The novel explores the relationship betwee...

Instalaciones Eléctricas Residenciales - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Juan Guerrero (Author), Jupiter Figuera (Author) Transforma tu futuro con nuestro libro de Instalaciones Eléctricas Residenciales! Este libro es tu puerta de entrada al importante mundo del diseño y la implementación de proyectos eléctricos en el hogar en ambientes tales como cocinas, salas de estar, dormitorios y jardines. Asimismo será útil en espacios como restaurantes, lavanderías, piscinas, parques, edificios multifamiliares, etc. Ya seas un principiante a...

The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World - Paperback

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by Russell Gold (Author)The "best all-around book yet on fracking" (San Francisco Chronicle) from a Pulitzer Prize finalist: "Gold's work is a tour de force of contemporary journalism" (Booklist). First invented in 1947, hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has not only become a major source of energy, it is changing the way we use energy, and the energy we use. It is both a threat and a godsend for the environment, and it is leading the revival of manufacturing in the United States. A definiti...

Into Stability: Walter R. Evans and the Story of Root Locus (Color Interior Edition)

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Report copyright infringementby Gregory Walter Evans (Author), Robert Hamilton Cannon (Foreword by)In 1950, a young engineer named Walter R. Evans introduced a revolutionary graphical method for analyzing feedback control systems. His paper, "Control System Synthesis by Root Locus Method," transformed the practice of control engineering and became one of the most influential contributions in the history of the field.In Into Stability, Walter's son, Gregory Walter Evans-himself an engineer-tel...

The Ultimate Guide to Raising Farm Animals: A Complete Guide to Raising Chickens, Pigs, Cows, and More - Paperback

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by Laura Childs (Author), Jennifer Megyesi (Author), Jessie Shiers (Author)Learn how to take care of chickens, pigs, sheep, cows, and other livestock. Each chapter of this fully illustrated book is dedicated to a different animal, and you will learn not only how to take care of them but also what sorts of things you can get from them. Imagine putting together a big breakfast using eggs straight from your own chickens and bacon from the pig. This is an ideal that many dream of but few ever get...

Seasteading: How Floating Nations Will Restore the Environment, Enrich the Poor, Cure the Sick, and Liberate Humanity from Politicians - Paperback

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by Joe Quirk (Author), Patri Friedman (With)In these "thought-provoking visions of the future" (The Wall Street Journal), Joe Quirk and Patri Friedman of the Seasteading Institute explain how ocean cities can solve many of our environmental, technological, and civic problems, and introduce the visionaries and pioneers who are now making seasteading a reality. Our planet has been suffering from serious environmental problems and their social and political consequences. But imagine a vast new s...

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by David Allan Galloway (Author)Do you want to make a difference? There are many ways someone in a leadership role can have a positive impact on the lives of their employees. Perhaps there is no leadership responsibility more profound than creating a sustainable, injury-free workplace. Every person who goes to work expects to return home in the same condition. When someone is hurt, the adverse effects of their injury ripple through the employee's family and friends. Achieving an injury-free e...

Visits To Fields Of Battle, In England, Of The Fifteenth Century (1857)

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Report copyright infringementby Richard Brooke (Author)""Visits to Fields of Battle in England of the Fifteenth Century"" is a historical book written by Richard Brooke and published in 1857. The book provides a detailed account of the battles fought in England during the 15th century. The author describes the various locations where these battles took place and provides a vivid description of the events that occurred on these battlefields. The book covers a range of battles, including the Ba...

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Report copyright infringementby John K. Rollinson (Author), E. A. Brininstool (Editor)""Pony Trails In Wyoming: Hoofprints Of A Cowboy And U.S. Ranger"" is a book written by John K. Rollinson. This book is a memoir that takes readers on a journey through the author's experiences as a cowboy and U.S. Ranger in Wyoming. The book is filled with stories of Rollinson's adventures on horseback, including his time working on ranches and his experiences as a law enforcement officer. The author also s...

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Report copyright infringementby Frederic M. Wise (Author), Meigs O. Frost (Author)""A Marine Tells It To You"" is a book written by Frederic M. Wise, a former United States Marine. In this book, Wise shares his personal experiences and insights from his time serving in the Marines. The book covers a wide range of topics, including basic training, combat, leadership, and the importance of discipline and teamwork. Wise also shares stories of his fellow Marines and the bonds that are formed betw...

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Report copyright infringementby John B. Watson (Author), William Macdougall (Author)The Battle of Behaviorism: An Exposition and an Exposure is a book written by John B. Watson, a prominent psychologist and behaviorist. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the behaviorist movement in psychology and the debates that surrounded it during the early 20th century. Watson begins by outlining the core principles of behaviorism, which emphasizes the study of observable behavior rather than s...

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Report copyright infringementby Russell Birdwell (Author)Women In Battle Dress is a historical fiction novel written by Russell Birdwell. The book revolves around the life of a young woman named Juana, who disguises herself as a man in order to fight in the Chilean army during the 19th century. The story is set during the time of the War of the Pacific, which was fought between Chile and Peru/Bolivia.Juana, who is originally from Peru, joins the Chilean army in order to avenge the death of he...

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Report copyright infringementby Mabee Carleton (Author), Allan Nevins (Introduction by)The American Leonardo: A Life Of Samuel F. B. Morse is a biographical book written by Carleton Mabee. The book is a comprehensive and detailed account of the life of Samuel F. B. Morse, an American inventor and artist who is best known for his invention of the Morse code. The book covers Morse's early life, his education, his career as a painter, and his eventual transition into the field of telegraphy.Thro...

The Library of Lost Maps: An Archive of a World in Progress

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Report copyright infringementby James Cheshire (Author)Join renowned geographer James Cheshire on a tour through a forgotten collection of maps that shaped over 200 years of Western history. Tucked just beyond offices and a lecture hall in the heart of London lies a turquoise door. Intrigued, James Cheshire stepped through and was astonished by what he found inside: thousands of maps and atlases, spilling out of wooden drawers. It was a map library. In The Library of Lost Maps, Cheshire trans...

Why the Hindenburg Had a Smoking Lounge: Essays in Unintended Consequences

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Report copyright infringementby Edward Tenner (Author)Essays by international bestselling author Edward Tenner that explore both the negative and positive surprises of human ingenuity How did the addition of lifeboats after the Titanic shipwreck contribute to another tragedy in Chicago harbor three years later? How efficient are wild animals as investors, and how do dog breeds become national symbols? Why have scientific breakthroughs so often originated in the study of shadows? How did the f...

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Report copyright infringementby W. T. Jeans (Author)The book ""Sir Henry Bessemer"" by W. T. Jeans is a biography of the famous English inventor and engineer, Sir Henry Bessemer. Bessemer is best known for his development of the Bessemer process, a method for mass-producing steel that revolutionized the steel industry. The book traces Bessemer's life and career, from his early days as a portrait painter to his later work as an inventor and entrepreneur. It covers his many inventions and innov...

Naval Operations Analysis: Third Edition - Paperback

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by Donald H. Wagner (Editor), W. Charles Mylander (Editor), Thomas J. Sanders (Editor)This textbook for Naval Academy midshipmen focuses on search and detection theory as it was developed in World War II and evolved after the war. Accessible to anyone with a mathematical background, it covers analytical decision-making, simulation techniques, and models used in determining the probability of detection. This third edition is a comprehensive update that collects in one place the basic analytica...

Hannibal: A History Of The Art Of War Among The Carthaginians And Romans Down To The Battle Of Pydna; Volume 1

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Report copyright infringementby Theodore Ayrault Dodge (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is i...

The Masons', Bricklayers' and Plasterers' Guide: A Book on the Art and Science of the Masons' Trade

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas C. Lynch (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is importan...

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Report copyright infringementby Octave 1852-1931 Uzanne (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is im...