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Audiophile Vacuum Tube Amplifiers Volume 3 - Paperback

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by Igor S. Popovich (Author)Volume 3 of the most complete and practical modern reference on audiophile vacuum tube technology If you liked the practical side of Volumes 1 and 2, Volume 3 will delight you. No theory, just dozens of practical designs, proven circuits and useful test & measurement methods. Various directly-heated triodes are explored and used in line stages and power amplifiers, a true heaven for DHT lovers. Dozens of DIY and commercial amps and preamps with 2A3, 300B, VT25...

Brief Guide to the Persian Embroideries - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Victoria and Albert Museum Dept of (Created by), Leigh Ashton (Created by)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 be...

Watts Pocket Handbook: The Essential Guide to Property and Construction

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Report copyright infringementby Trevor Rushton (Editor)This milestone 30th edition of the Watts Handbook has had a thorough overhaul and renews its commitment to share industry knowledge by providing technical and legal information across a comprehensive spread of property and construction topics.Author BiographyTrevor Rushton is a Chartered Building Surveyor and Chartered Building Engineer, a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a Fellow of the Chartered Association of ...

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Report copyright infringementby Cadfolks (Author)Learn AutoCAD 2026 fundamentals with this practical guide for students, hobbyists, and professionals new to CAD software.Why AutoCAD 2026AutoCAD remains the industry standard across architecture, engineering, and manufacturing. This manual transforms beginners into confident users through project-based learning that mirrors workplace applications.Skills You'll MasterFoundation: Navigate the interface, create geometric shapes, and complete tech...

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Report copyright infringementby Sheojee Prasad (Author)Engineering Drawing - A Practical Approach provides simple steps to learn engineering drawing starting from the concept of lines, geometrical construction and to complicated shapes of engineering drawings. This book even covers the basic requirement of learning how to read and write drawings. All graphical representation has been explained with a brief description. Number of Pages: 338 Dimensions: 0.7 x 10 x 8 IN...

La Evolución de Los Trajes Espaciales - Paperback

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by Danica Kassebaum (Author)Design a flexible protective layer for a space suit. Space suits have come a long way. The look and function of space suits has evolved over time, but their purpose has always been the same--to keep astronauts safe. From the first suits worn during the Mercury missions, to the latest suits being tested by NASA, there have been great improvements. Learn all about the science behind space suits and how they have changed over time. Created in collaboration with the Sm...

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Report copyright infringementby Stephanie Torta (Author), Jonathan Torta (Author)This overview of 3D printing technology in industry, education, and the exploding area of Do-It-Yourself contains a detailed look at the common 3D printers, materials, and software. Full-color images guide you on setting up your own printer and performing calibration tasks, including descriptions of printing methods, best practices, pitfalls to avoid, and how to finish a completed project. Companion files are inc...

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Report copyright infringementby L. Makkonen (Editor)This book focuses on two areas of ice technology: the use of ice as a construction material and the problems caused by ice to constructions. Number of Pages: 112 Dimensions: 0.7 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN Publication Date: October 23, 2019

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Stacey (Author)Technological development of materials has left a designer spoilt for choice. Component Design helps you to cope with this amount of choice by viewing it as an opportunity for innovative and unique design.This comprehensive guide explores the history of technological development, describes manufacturing processes, discusses materials and outlines specific design constraints. It stimulates understanding of the topic and encourages discussi...

Quality Assurance of Welded Construction

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Report copyright infringementby N. Burgess (Editor)Since the first edition of this book was published, most developments in welding construction have been within the quality assurance element of the process rather than in welding technology itself.Author BiographyN.T. Burgess is Managing Director of Quality Management International Ltd. Number of Pages: 232 Dimensions: 0.49 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: June 30, 2020

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Report copyright infringementby Christian M. Carrico (Author)Green Building: An Engineering Approach to Sustainable Construction fills a void in green building which has good textbook options for practitioners, architects, and sustainability experts, but not an engineering focused textbook focused on green building. This new text takes an engineering approach to evaluating green building techniques, systems, and materials. The book examines the built environment from inside out, looking at mi...

Essay On the Theory and History of Cohesive Construction: Applied Especially to the Timbrel Vault

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Report copyright infringementby Rafael Guastavino (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 import...

Means of Control: How the Hidden Alliance of Tech and Government Is Creating a New American Surveillance State - Hardcover

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by Byron Tau (Author)You are being surveilled right now. This sweeping exposé reveals how the U.S. government allied with data brokers, tech companies, and advertisers to monitor us through the phones we carry and the devices in our home. "A revealing . . . startling . . . timely . . . fascinating, sometimes terrifying examination of the decline of privacy in the digital age."--Kirkus Reviews "That evening, I was given a glimpse inside a hidden world. . . . An entirely new kind of surveillanc...

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 Art of Natural Cheesemaking: Using Traditional, Non-Industrial Methods and Raw Ingredients to Make the World's Best Cheeses - Paperback

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by David Asher (Author), Sandor Ellix Katz (Foreword by)Including more than 35 step-by-step recipes from the Black Sheep School of Cheesemaking Most DIY cheesemaking books are hard to follow, complicated, and confusing, and call for the use of packaged freeze-dried cultures, chemical additives, and expensive cheesemaking equipment. For though bread baking has its sourdough, brewing its lambic ales, and pickling its wild fermentation, standard Western cheesemaking practice today is decidedly u...

The Question Concerning Technology: And Other Essays - Paperback

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by Martin Heidegger (Author)As relevant now as ever before, this accessible collection is an essential landmark in the philosophy of science from "one of the most profound thinkers of the twentieth century" (New York Times).The advent of machine technology has given rise to some of the deepest problems of modern thought. Featuring the celebrated essay "The Question Concerning Technology," this prescient volume contains Martin Heidegger's groundbreaking investigation into the pervasive "enfram...

Mahan on Naval Strategy: Selections from the Writings of Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan - Paperback

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by Rear Adm Alfred Thayer Mahan Usn (Author), John B. Hattendorf (Introduction by)Mahan on Naval Strategy, available in paperback for the first time, provides a selection of key writings from one of the greatest naval theorists of all time. An original contributor to the study of strategic thinking, Alfred Thayer Mahan presented concepts and theories in The Influence of Seapower and his other writings that provide guidance in developing strategies to deal with the maritime challenges of the t...

Artificial General Intelligence - Paperback

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by Julian Togelius (Author)How to make AI capable of general intelligence, and what such technology would mean for society. Artificial intelligence surrounds us. More and more of the systems and services you interact with every day are based on AI technology. Although some very recent AI systems are generalists to a degree, most AI is narrowly specific; that is, it can only do a single thing, in a single context. For example, your spellchecker can't do mathematics, and the world's best chess-...

A Prayer Book for the Armed Services: 2008 Edition - Paperback

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by Church Publishing (Author)A spiritual companion for members of the U.S. armed services.The updated edition of this classic pastoral staple for members of the United States military, published in partnership with the Presiding Bishop's Bishop Suffragan for the Chaplaincies. With its compact size (4" x 5.5") and durable soft binding, the book is designed to fit into side pockets and knapsacks--especially convenient for personnel in or near combat zones. Contents include Daily Devotions (Eng...

The Genius of Israel: The Surprising Resilience of a Divided Nation in a Turbulent World - Hardcover

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by Dan Senor (Author), Saul Singer (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * How has a small nation of 9 million people, forced to fight for its existence and security since its founding and riven by ethnic, religious, and economic divides, proven resistant to so many of the societal ills plaguing other wealthy democracies? Why do Israelis have among the world's highest life expectancies and lowest rates of "deaths of despair" from suicide and substance abuse? Why is Israel's population young and g...

Neither Star Wars Nor Sanctuary: Constraining the Military Uses of Space - Paperback

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by Michael E. O'Hanlon (Author)" Space has been militarized for over four decades. Should it now be weaponized? This incisive and insightful book argues that it should not. Since the cold war, space has come to harbor many tools of the tactical warfighter. Satellites have long been used to provide strategic communication, early warning of missile launch, and arms control verification. The U.S. armed forces increasingly use space assets to locate and strike targets on the battlefield. To date,...

The John S. Fray Company 1911 Catalogue No. 26 - Paperback

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by Antique Tools & Trades in Connecticut (Author)The John S. Fray & Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut built an early reputation and brace building success upon the initial patent of Nelson Spofford who s first patent was for a type of split chuck, often termed a clamshell chuck. John Fray apparently began manufacturing Spofford braces in partnership with a gentleman named Horace Pigg. Early braces are marked, Fray & Pigg Manrs / Bridgeport, Conn and Spofford s Pat / Nov 1, 1859. ...

3D Printers: A Beginner's Guide, 2nd Revised and Expanded Edition: All of the Design and Technical Basics You Need to Use Any 3D Printer - Paperback

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by Oliver Bothmann (Author)This must-have book will guide you through your first steps in 3D printing at home! Get started with a solid overview of concepts and techniques and learn the basics of 3D construction with essential information on data files, programs, and software, such as FreeCAD, Blender, Sketchup Free, Autodesk, Cura, Chitubox, and more. Know what your options are for both kits and ready-to-use printers, discover what you need to do to make your first 3D printed part, and find ...

Ugly's Electric Motors and Controls, 2020 Edition - Spiral

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by Charles R. Miller (Author)Work safely and efficiently on motors and controls with Ugly's Electric Motors and Controls, 2020 Edition. Updated to reflect the 2020 National Electrical Code (NEC), this pocket guide is a quick, on-the-job reference specifically designed to provide the most commonly required information on the design, installation, application, and maintenance of motors and controls in an easy-to-read, easy-to-access format. An ideal tool for electricians, contractors, designers...

The Land Where Lemons Grow: The Story of Italy and Its Citrus Fruit - Hardcover

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by Helena Attlee (Author) The Land Where Lemons Grow is the sweeping story of Italy's cultural history told through the history of its citrus crops. From the early migration of citrus from the foothills of the Himalayas to Italy's shores to the persistent role of unique crops such as bergamot (and its place in the perfume and cosmetics industries) and the vital role played by Calabria's unique Diamante citrons in the Jewish celebration of Sukkoth, author Helena Attlee brings the fascinating h...

Quantum Supremacy: How the Quantum Computer Revolution Will Change Everything - Paperback

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by Michio Kaku (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - An exhilarating tour of humanity's next great technological achievement--quantum computing--which may eventually illuminate the deepest mysteries of science, supercharge artificial intelligence, and solve some of humanity's biggest problems, like global warming, world hunger, and incurable disease, by the bestselling author of The God Equation. The runaway success of the microchip processor may be reaching its end. Running up against the phys...

The Book of Five Rings: A Classic Text on the Japanese Way of the Sword - Paperback

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by Miyamoto Musashi (Author), Thomas Cleary (Translator)The Book of Five Rings is one of the most insightful texts on the subtle arts of confrontation and victory to emerge from Asian culture. Written not only for martial artists but for anyone who wants to apply the timeless principles of this text to their life, the book analyzes the process of struggle and mastery over conflict that underlies every level of human interaction. The Book of Five Rings was composed in 1643 by the famed duel...

Techgnosis: Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information - Paperback

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by Erik Davis (Author), Eugene Thacker (Foreword by)TechGnosis is a cult classic of media studies that straddles the line between academic discourse and popular culture; it appeals to both those secular and spiritual, to fans of cyberpunk and hacker literature and culture as much as new-thought adherents and spiritual seekers How does our fascination with technology intersect with the religious imagination? In TechGnosis--a cult classic now updated and reissued with a new afterword--Erik Dav...

Landrace Gardening: Food Security through Biodiversity and Promiscuous Pollination, International Edition in Standard Color - Paperback

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by Joseph Lofthouse (Author), Merlla McLaughlin (Editor)How to grow food when you can't buy seeds, fertilizers, or pesticides. Bringing dynamic back into vegetable gardening, seed saving, and breeding of plants and animals. A joyful and accessible approach to growing tasty, productive, and resiliently diverse food.Advocating a return to traditional regenerative horticulture methods of gardening and farming, while minimizing the use of industrialized methods. Focusing on communities, and local...

The Independent Farmstead: Growing Soil, Biodiversity, and Nutrient-Dense Food with Grassfed Animals and Intensive Pasture Management - Paperback

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by Beth Dougherty (Author), Shawn Dougherty (Author), Joel Salatin (Foreword by)With in-depth information on electric fencing, watering, and husbandry for ruminants, poultry, and pigs, plus butchering, dairying, and more "If we work hard, we sleep well." Twenty years ago, when authors Shawn and Beth Dougherty purchased the land they would come to name the Sow's Ear, the state of Ohio designated it "not suitable for agriculture." Today, their family raises and grows 90% of their own food. Such...

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by Erik Larson (Author)A true story of love, murder, and the end of the world's "great hush."In Thunderstruck, Erik Larson tells the interwoven stories of two men--Hawley Crippen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Marconi, the obsessive creator of a seemingly supernatural means of communication--whose lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal chases of all time. Set in Edwardian London and on the stormy coasts of Cornwall, Cape Cod, and Nova Scotia, Thunderstruck evokes the dy...

City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America's Highways - Hardcover

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by Megan Kimble (Author)An eye-opening investigation into how our ever-expanding urban highways accelerated inequality and fractured communities--and a call for a more just, sustainable path forward "Megan Kimble manages to turn a book about transportation and infrastructure into a fascinating human drama."--Michael Harriot, New York Times bestselling author of Black AF History Every major American city has a highway tearing through its center. Seventy years ago, planners sold these highways ...