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Trolling on the Edge - The Story of a Noyo Fisherman

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Report copyright infringementby Jeanne Duncan (Author)The true story of a young Mendocino Coast fisherman who tells us first-hand about the life and its terrors and charms. He takes us with him on small, wooden boats to fish for salmon and albacore, and into his worst Pacific storm. Number of Pages: 224 Dimensions: 0.63 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: July 19, 2001

Warmwater Fish Farming: The Status of Warmwater Fish Farming and Progress in Fish Farming Research

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Report copyright infringementby Harry K. Dupree (Editor), Jay V. Huner (Editor), U S Fish and Wildlife Service (Author)Although this book provides information on warmwater aquaculture in the United States that should be useful to aquacultural suppliers, lending institutions, resource managers, interested citizens, and others, the principal purpose is to tell the fish farmer what is to be done, why it is to be done, and how to do it. The reader is provided with the essentials of successful war...

Basic Rifle Marksmanship Trainer's Guide

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Report copyright infringementby Us Army Infantry School (Author)The purpose of this Guide is to assist trainers involved with the teaching of basic rifle marksmanship in acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary to be a more effective instructor of basic shooting skills. Number of Pages: 64 Dimensions: 0.15 x 11.02 x 8.44 IN Publication Date: August 30, 2004

The Case for Mars: Concept Development for a Mars Research Station

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Report copyright infringementby N. a. S. a. (Author)This document describes a program to establish a permanent scientific research base on Mars. We present a Mars base as the much needed long-term focus for the space program. A permanent base was chosen rather than the more conventional concept of a series of individual missions to different sites because the permanent base offers much greater scientific return plus greater crew safety and the potential for eventual growth into a settlement. ...

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Report copyright infringementby U. S. Department of Agriculture (Author)The publication Keys to Soil Taxonomy serves two purposes. It provides the taxonomic keys necessary for the classification of soils in a form that can be used easily in the field. It also acquaints users of the taxonomic system with recent changes in the system. The previous eight editions of the Keys to Soil Taxonomy included all revisions of the original keys in Soil Taxonomy: A Basic System of Soil Classification for M...

Mining in the Outer Continental Shelf and in the Deep Ocean

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Report copyright infringementby National Research Council (Author)As the worldwide demands for basic minerals increase and some resources on land show signs of rapid decrease, it is inevitable that the search for new sources will extend to the oceans - the largely unexplored 71 percent of the planet's surface. Of great importance is the rich reserve of hard minerals in the oceans - for example the so-called manganese nodules, which vary in size and shape from small pebbles to massive pavement...

Evaluation and Repair of Concrete Structures

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Report copyright infringementby U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (Author)This manual provides guidance on evaluating the condition of the concrete in a structure, relating the condition of the concrete to the underlying cause or causes of that condition, selecting an appropriate repair material and method for any deficiency found, and using the selected materials and methods to repair or rehabilitate the structure. Guidance is also included on maintenance of concrete and on preparation of concre...

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Report copyright infringementby U. S. Marine Corps (Author)This reprint of the 1940 edition of the Small Wars Manual is an aid to education and training in the historical approach of Marine Corps units conducting operations in low-intensity conflicts. In the 1930s, such conflicts were referred to as "small wars." The Small Wars Manual is one of the best books on military operations in peacekeeping and counterinsurgency operations published before World War II. Number of Pages: 56...

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Report copyright infringementby U S Marine Corps (Author)Marine Combat Water Survival, provides Marine Corps combat water survival techniques, procedures, and training standards. This publication also teaches Marines to cross water obstacles and perform water rescues correctly and safely. This publication is the foundation for teaching Marines correct water survival techniques and procedures that are used throughout the Marine combat water survival program (MCWSP). CONTENTS Chapter 1. Surviva...

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Report copyright infringementby U. S. Forest Service (Author)Nearly every phase of range management is intimately associated with a knowledge of the range plants, their requirements, life history, and forage value. Proper grazing capacity of range lands, periods and degrees of use, and class of livestock to which a particular range is best suited are determined largely by the character and composition of the range vegetation and the life habits and values of the plants themselves. Indications...

Concrete and Masonry Repairs and Utilities

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Report copyright infringementby U. S. Army (Author)CONTENTS Introduction Excavating, Preparing Bases, Filling, and Backfilling Forms and Reinforcement Preparing and Placing Concrete Precast Concrete Concrete Slabs and Floors Maintenance and Waterproofing of Concrete Walls Repair and Waterproofing of Underground Structures Brick and Concrete Masonry Glass Block Masonry Maintenance and Waterproofing of Masonry Walls Cleaning Safety Appendix References Specifications for Concrete Specification f...

Handbook on Design of Piles and Drilled Shafts Under Lateral Load

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Report copyright infringementby Lymon C. Reese (Author), Federal Highway Administration (Author)This book is specifically designed as a guide to highway engineers. It was used as a textbook for the FHWA training courses on the above title. Several methods of analysis and design of piles under lateral loading are in use. Two methods are presented: the method of Broms, and the method where nonlinear soil-response curves, p-y curves, are employed. The latter method is given prominence because of...

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Report copyright infringementby U. S. Army Engineer School (Author)CONTENTS PREFACE CHAPTER 1. EMPLOYMENT OF ENGINEER DIVERS Command and Control Engineer Diving Support Priorities Diving Support Request Procedures CHAPTER 2. ENGINEER DIVING ORGANIZATIONS Control and Support Diving Detachment Lightweight Diving Team CHAPTER 3. ENGINEER DIVING MISSIONS Port Clearance Ship Husbandry Physical Security Logistics Over the Shore Operations Offshore Petroleum Distribution Systems River Crossing CHAPT...

Handling Fishery Wastes and By-products: Fish Liquifaction

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Report copyright infringementby U. S. Departments of Food Science (Author), Meat and Animal Science (Author)CONTENTS: Introduction Methods and Materials Procedures and Discussion Standardizing Liquid Fish Fertilizer Trace Element Content of Liquid Fish Summary of Costs Involved in Production of Liquid Fish Marketing Liquid Fish Fertilizer Farmers' Fertilizer Needs Professional Growers Home Uses of Fertilizers Marketing Strategies for Fish Processors Producing Liquid Fish Promotional Activitie...

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Report copyright infringementby U S Marine Corps (Author), Mountain Warfare Training Center (Other)CONTENTS Mountain Safety Mountain Health Awareness Mountain Leadership Challenges Mountain Weather Summer Warfighting Load Requirements MAC Kit Nomenclature and Care of Mountaineering Equipment Rope Management Movement in Mountainous Terrain Mountain Casualty Evacuations Natural and Artificial Anchors Stream Crossing Mechanical Advantage One Rope Bridge A-Frames Vertical Hauling Lines Suspension...

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Report copyright infringementby W. C. Stevens (Author), N. Turner (Author), Forest Products Research Laboratory (Author)CONTENTS: Introduction. The Principles of Wood Bending SOLID BENDING The Selection and Preparation of Bending Material Quality - Species - Trees - Moisture content - Machining Softening Treatments Steaming - Other heating methods - Chemical treatments - Compressed wood Hand Bending Cold bending - Hot bending (unsupported) - Hot bending (supported) - Simple "U" bend - Two-pla...

Gasolene Engines; Their Operation, Use And Care

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Report copyright infringementby A. Hyatt Verrill (Author)Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Number of Pages: 280 Dimensions: 0.63 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: May 16, 2008

Archie, Flak, AAA, and Sam: A Short Operational History of Ground-Based Air Defense

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Report copyright infringementby Kenneth P. Werrell (Author) Number of Pages: 224 Dimensions: 0.47 x 9.25 x 7.5 IN Publication Date: July 02, 2002

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Report copyright infringementby U S Dept of the Army (Author), Secretary of the Army (Author) Number of Pages: 136 Dimensions: 0.32 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: July 02, 2002

Beyond the Paths of Heaven: The Emergence of Space Power Thought

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Report copyright infringementby The School of Advanced Airpower Studies (Author), Bruce M. Deblois (Editor) Number of Pages: 608 Dimensions: 1.23 x 9.25 x 7.5 IN Publication Date: July 02, 2002

Forces of Production: A Social History of Industrial Automation

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Report copyright infringementby David Noble (Author)Focusing on the design and implementation of computer-based automatic machine tools, David F. Noble challenges the idea that technology has a life of its own. Technology has been both a convenient scapegoat and a universal solution, serving to disarm critics, divert attention, depoliticize debate, and dismiss discussion of the fundamental antagonisms and inequalities that continue to beset America. This provocative study of the postwar autom...

The Basic Principles of Operational Art and Tactics: A Soviet View

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Report copyright infringementby V. Ye Savkin (Author) Number of Pages: 296 Dimensions: 0.67 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: August 05, 2002

The United States Army Air Arm: April 1861 to April 1917

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Report copyright infringementby Juliette A. Hennessy (Author)This book recounts the development of aviation in the United States Army from April 1861, when the Army first became interested in balloons as a means of observation, to April 1917, when America entered World War I. The origins and organizations of the Army's air arm are told in detail, with particular emphasis on early air force personnel, planes, and experiments. In the process the monograph traces the early development of what to...

The Corps of Engineers: The War against Germany

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Report copyright infringementby Alfred M. Beck (Author), Abe Bortz (Author), Charles W. Lynch (Author)In this book the Army Corps of Engineers' support of the war in the European and North African theaters is recounted in detail. This narrative makes clear the indispensable role of the military engineer at the fighting front and his part in maintaining Allied armies in the field against European Axis powers. American engineers carried the fight to enemy shores by their mastery of amphibious w...

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Report copyright infringementby Refaat El Attar (Author)Z-Transform is one of several transforms that are essential mathematical tools used in engineering and applied sciences. This short edition of this note is written to provide an introduction to the subject of Z-Transform. The material presented in this note can be covered in four to five 2-hour classroom lectures. Basic knowledge of calculus is needed. The note is not intended as a substitute for a text book on the subject. It is intende...

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Report copyright infringementby Patrick O'Connor (Author)The first book that explains why managing engineering is more difficult, more demanding and more important than managing any other human activity in modern society. It explains how, by adhering to the principles taught by Peter F. Drucker in his landmark book "The Practice of Management", managers can exploit the full potentials of their peoples' talents and of changing technologies, methods and markets. It brings together the whole ran...

Vought F4U-4 Corsair Fighter Pilot's Flight Manual

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Report copyright infringementby Periscope Film Com (Author)One of the most storied aircraft of WWII, the Vought F4U-4 Corsair was the first single engine production aircraft capable of 400 mph in level flight. With its characteristic gull wing and giant 18-cylinder double wasp engine, it proved a superb fighter in the Pacific campaign and achieved victory ratio approaching 10 to 1. The exploits of the famed Black Sheep Squadron of Corsairs was recounted by their leader, Marine fighter ace Maj...

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Report copyright infringementby Terry Wilbur Smith (Author), Malcolm Smith (Author), J. Wilfred Cahill (Author)Up through the ranks from enlisted to Lieutenant Commander as the Coast Guard transformed from the old guard to the modern Coast Guard- one of the few enlisted to become a pilot. Number of Pages: 216 Dimensions: 0.49 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: September 10, 2003

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Report copyright infringementby John Schaub (Author) TheLife of an HVAC/R Technician contains a detailed explanation of troubleshooting techniques and answers to many question of how and why systems have failed. This book will save you precious time, money and accelerate your learning curve dramatically. It will include everything from techniques and stories to safety tips and unit sizing. Remarkably detailed� this service manual is especially helpful for first-time service technicians just...

When Radio Was King: Looking Back at Radio's Golden Age

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Report copyright infringementby Jack D. Coombe (Author), Trafford Publishing (Manufactured by), Chuck Shaden (Foreword by)An intimate look at the comedy of the Golden Age of radio by one of its noted scriptwriters and actors. Number of Pages: 148 Dimensions: 0.34 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: May 15, 2006

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Report copyright infringementby Salve R. Testaverde (Author)Memoirs of a Gloucester Fisherman is one man's story of a lifetime spent seafaring out of Gloucester - a personal record, an intimate summing-up, of unusual candor and strength. At the same time, Salve Testaverde's account represents an important document in the history of commercial fishing over the past fifty years. In the span of his working life, which began in 1931 on his father's boat, R. Salve Testaverde has seen the coastal f...

Basic Reliability: An Introduction to Reliability Engineering

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Report copyright infringementby Nicholas Summerville (Author)Basic Reliability is an invaluable resource for anyone who wants to work in Reliability Engineering or has a project that has to be completed with the principles of Reliability. Author Nicholas Summerville brings over 15 years of Reliability, Quality, and Safety Engineering to light in this easy to understand book. In clear and easy to understand language, Summerville points out the key principles of Reliability Engineering and how ...