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A Guide to Making a Leather Purse - A Collection of Historical Articles on Designs and Methods for Making Purses - Paperback

$38.86

by Various (Author)This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Carefully selecting the best articles from our collection we have compiled a series of historical and informative publications on the subject of leather. The titles in this range include "A Guide to the Decoration of Leather" "Tools for Leatherwork" "The Vegetable Tanning Process" and many more. Each publicatio...

Feeding Cows on the Dairy Farm - A Collection of Articles on the Methods and Rations of Feeding Cattle for Milk Production - Paperback

$54.70

by Various (Author)This book contains a collection of detailed articles on the methods and rations of feeding cattle for milk production. A compendium that will be of much value to the farmer, this text makes for a worthy addition to collections of cattle farming literature and is not to be missed by those with an interest in the entirety of cattle management. The articles contained herein include: 'Dairy Cattle and Milk Production - For the Use of Agricultural College Students and Dairy Farm...

Solving the Naval Radar Crisis: The Eddy Test - Admission to the Most Unusual Training Program of World War II - Hardcover

$44.93

by Raymond C. Jr. Watson (Author)When World War II started, there was a crisis in naval radar: few U.S. Navy ships had this vital weapon and almost no personnel were trained in the secret technology. For the first time, this crisis and its solution are fully covered in book form. Number of Pages: 432 Dimensions: 1.13 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: January 23, 2008

Sanjaya2016: The China Tour Complete: Picture and all the Slides - Paperback

$128.25

by Sanjaya Maniktala (Author)This consolidates roughly 1000 slides delivered in the whirlwind 2-week, 5-city, 7-semimar tour. Unaltered are the seminars at Huawei HQ Shenzhen, Marco Polo Hotel Shenzhen and Beijing, on the following topics respectively: Magnetics, Practical Tips and Control Loop Theory. They were the first two and last seminars of the trip. Material from the remaining four seminars, including the full one on EMI delivered to TI in Shanghai, and the public seminars in Shanghai,...

Basic Machines and How They Work - Paperback

$16.18

by Naval Education (Author), Naval Education and Training Program (Author)Only elementary math skills are needed to follow this manual, which covers many machines and their components, including hydrostatics and hydraulics, internal combustion engines, trains, and more. 204 black-and-white illustrations. Number of Pages: 132 Dimensions: 0.28 x 9.69 x 7.44 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: September 17, 2008

Gearheads: The Turbulent Rise of Robotic Sports (Original) - Paperback

$19.99

by Brad Stone (Author)In the early nineties, a visionary special-effects guru named Marc Thorpe conjured a field of dreams different from any the world had seen before: It would be framed by unbreakable plastic instead of cornstalks; populated not by ghostly ballplayers but by remote-controlled robots, armed to the steely teeth, fighting in a booby-trapped ring. If you built it, they'd come all right.... In Gearheads, Newsweek technology correspondent Brad Stone examines the history of robot...

World Wide Waste: How Digital Is Killing Our Planet-and What We Can Do About It - Paperback

$30.60

by Gerry McGovern (Author)Speaking out when it's unpopular. Back in the day, Henry David Thoreau raged at the robber barons-the big shots of their age, despoiling the environment in the name of progress. Deep in the throes of the seemingly unstoppable growth of tech, a modern-day Thoreau has emerged in the guise of Gerry McGovern-decrying the massive, hidden negative impacts of tech on the environment. McGovern has thoroughly documented in World Wide Waste how tech damages the Earth-and what ...

RFC/RAF Engine Repair Shops- France 1914 to 1918 - Paperback

$14.20

by Aidan J. Williams (Author)Some years ago, Aidan Williams published two articles for Cross and Cockade, the Journal of the First World War Aviation Historical Society. The subject of both articles was the relatively little-known Engine Repair Shops of the Royal Flying Corps (later the Royal Air Force) in France during the Great War. Aidan has updated the information, added background stories, and included more photographs and extra details to introduce the history of the Engine Repair Shops...

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by Institute for Career Research (Author)WHAT DO BERNIE SANDERS, HARRISON FORD, and Matt LeBlanc have in common? They all worked as carpenters before becoming famous in movies and politics. Most carpenters are not hoping for fame, nor are they working in their craft temporarily while planning for another career. Carpenters love what they do and are happy to build rewarding careers that will last a lifetime. Carpentry is a craft that primarily involves making things from wood. Most carpenters ...

Offensive Cyber Operations: Understanding Intangible Warfare - Hardcover

$85.41

by Daniel Moore (Author)Cyber-warfare is often discussed, but rarely truly seen. When does an intrusion turn into an attack, and what does that entail? How do nations fold offensive cyber operations into their strategies? Operations against networks mostly occur to collect intelligence, in peacetime. Understanding the lifecycle and complexity of targeting adversary networks is key to doing so effectively in conflict. Rather than discussing the spectre of cyber war, Daniel Moore seeks to obser...

Technology Made Simple for the Technical Recruiter, Second Edition: A Technical Skills Primer - Paperback

$22.66

by Obi Ogbanufe (Author)If you're a technical recruiter who wants to keep your skills up to date in the competitive field of technical resource placement, you need a detailed guidebook to outpace competitors. This technical skills primer focuses on technology fundamentals-from basic programming terms to big data vocabulary, network lingo, operating system jargon, and other crucial skill sets. Topics covered include: -sample questions to ask candidates, -types of networks and operating systems...

Offshore Oil and Gas PEOPLE: Overview of Offshore Drilling Operations - Paperback

$13.50

by Amanda Barlow (Author)Working on an offshore drilling rig is something most people will never get to experience in their lifetime. It is like no other workplace in the world and only those who have worked offshore can appreciate the diversity of people, cultures and roles that are represented in their remote "office". Offshore Oil and Gas PEOPLE is an overview of what it's like to work on an oil rig, and the role everyone plays in getting the job done safely and on time. The saying "Time i...

How To Grow Your Very Own Fruit Trees: Quick Start Guide - Paperback

$12.13

by Htebooks (Author)Fruits are a store of goodness. They are tasty, juicy and nutritious, and they are packed with essential vitamins for your health and well being. It is therefore, a pleasureable responsibility to plant fruit trees. People have planted fruit trees all over the world, since the early times. Some people even show interest in growing fruit trees when they only have a limited space in their compounds. However, if you do not have the necessary knowledge and skills to plant and m...

RioBotz Combat Robot Tutorial - Paperback

$20.25

by Marco Antonio Meggiolaro (Author)Combat robotics is a sport that is practiced world-wide. It attracts all kinds of participants, especially people interested in technology, engineering, machine design, computer science, new technologies and their trends. The competitions involve one-on-one duels between radio-controlled robotic vehicles in a bulletproof arena. RioBotz is the Robotic Competition team from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The team is formed by co...

Designing Our Future: GIS for Architecture, Engineering & Construction - Paperback

$23.99

by Kathleen Kewley (Editor), Micah Callough (Editor), Keith Mann (Editor)Learn how architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) firms work to improve sustainability objectives and advance new ideas about creating more livable cities, workplaces, and campuses as they create greater operational efficiency. Location intelligence is changing how land development and large infrastructure projects take shape. From new residential construction to planning a modern urban experience to building a...

Project Management Case Studies - Paperback

$116.21

by Harold Kerzner (Author)The latest edition in the gold standard of project management case study collections As a critical part of any successful, competitive business, project management sits at the intersection of several functional areas. And in the newly revised Sixth Edition of Project Management Case Studies, world-renowned project management professional Dr. Harold Kerzner delivers practical and in-depth coverage of project management in industries as varied as automotive, healthcare...

The Chicken Encyclopedia: An Illustrated Reference - Paperback

$19.95

by Gail Damerow (Author)From addled to wind egg and crossed beak to zygote, the terminology of everything chicken is demystified in The Chicken Encyclopedia. Complete with breed descriptions, common medical concerns, and plenty of chicken trivia, this illustrated A-to-Z reference guide is both informative and entertaining. Covering tail types, breeding, molting, communication, and much more, Gail Damerow provides answers to all of your chicken questions and quandaries. Even seasoned chicken f...

Virtual Water: Tackling the Threat to Our Planet's Most Precious Resource - Paperback

$55.71

by Tony Allan (Author)The groundbreaking new concept that reveals the true and hazardous extent of our everyday water consumption. How much water does it take to make a cup of coffee? The answer may shock you: 140 litres That's the true amount of water used in growing, producing, packaging and shipping the beans you use to make your morning coffee. Your lunchtime hamburger takes 2,400 litres and that favourite pair of blue jeans a whopping 11,000 litres. In fact, all the goods we buy - from ...

Stagtine: Kincentric Rewilding, Science, & A Tale of Letting Go - Paperback

$20.50

by Daniel Firth Griffith (Author), Fred Provenza (Foreword by) Number of Pages: 338 Dimensions: 0.76 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: March 20, 2024

Elements of Dimensionality Reduction and Manifold Learning - Hardcover

$161.98

by Benyamin Ghojogh (Author), Mark Crowley (Author), Fakhri Karray (Author)Dimensionality reduction, also known as manifold learning, is an area of machine learning used for extracting informative features from data for better representation of data or separation between classes. This book presents a cohesive review of linear and nonlinear dimensionality reduction and manifold learning. Three main aspects of dimensionality reduction are covered: spectral dimensionality reduction, probabilisti...

Artist Management for the Music Business: Manage Your Career in Music: Manage the Music Careers of Others - Paperback

$89.08

by Paul Allen (Author)Anyone managing an artist's career needs to be well versed and have a savvy understanding of the moving parts of the music business. Learn how and why those moving parts "move," as well as how to manage and navigate a music-based career.Artist Management for the Music Business gives a comprehensive view of how to generate income through music and how to strategically plan for future growth. The book is full of valuable practical insights. It includes interviews and case ...

Word Search for Kids Ages 6-8: 100 Word Search Puzzles - Paperback

$13.48

by Word Adventure Books (Author)Are you looking for a fun way to boost your child's learning while providing hours of screen-free entertainment? This book of word search puzzles is the perfect choice. Brain games are a proven, engaging, and fun way to learn: Reading speed, word association, vocabulary, spelling, and other subjects are improved with word search activities. And using a pen or pencil to complete the puzzles engages certain parts of your child's brain that digital products do no...

Electrical Engineering: Fundamentals - Paperback

$57.99

by Viktor Hacker (Author), Christof Sumereder (Author)Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering is an excellent introduction into the areas of electricity, electronic devices and electrochemistry. The book covers aspects of electrical science including Ohm and Kirkoff's laws, P-N junctions, semiconductors, circuit diagrams, magnetic fields, electrochemistry, and devices such as DC motors. This text is useful for students of electrical, chemical, materials, and mechanical engineering.Author Biogr...

Digital Electronic Circuits: Principles and Practices - Paperback

$64.99

by Shuqin Lou (Author), Chunling Yang (Author), China Science Publishing &. Media Ltd (Contribution by)This book presents three aspects of digital circuits: digital principles, digital electronics, and digital design. The modern design methods of using electronic design automation (EDA) are also introduced, including the hardware description language (HDL), designs with programmable logic devices and large scale integrated circuit (LSI).The applications of digital devices and integrated c...

Suspension Concentrates: Preparation, Stability and Industrial Applications - Paperback

$103.99

by Tharwat F. Tadros (Author)Suspension Concentrates is a survey into the theory of the formulation and stabilization of suspensions, elaborating on the breaking of aggregates and agglomerates and the role of dispersing agents on flocculation and electrostatic and steric stabilization. Practical analysis by rheology is discussed. Suspension Concentrates is ideal for research scientists and Ph.D. students investigating chemistry, chemical engineering and colloidal science. Author BiographyThar...

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by Kazutake Kyuma (Author)This book is an important reference for those concerned with the continuing sustainability of wet rice agriculture, which remains the staple diet for most people throughout Asia. Kazutake Kyuma draws on his extensive experience regarding rice agriculture to explain the interactions between the various human, environmental, biological and chemical factors needed to protect the long-term productivity of rice paddy soils. Number of Pages: 280 Dimen...

Muck and Mind: Encountering Biodynamic Agriculture: An Alchemical Journey - Paperback

$25.00

by Jonathan Michael Code (Author)A healthy culture implies a healthy agriculture.Beyond the technology and use of machines, today rapidly developing technology (i.e., "genetic engineering") extends into the realm of life, which we can, and therefore do, manipulate for the ostensibly noble purpose of feeding the people of the world.Life, however, is not mechanical. To begin to comprehend life, something is desperately needed--a fundamental shift in our approach, one that seeks to comprehend ...

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by Nathaniel Rich (Author)From Nathaniel Rich, author of Losing Earth, comes a beautifully told exploration of our post-natural world that points the way to a new mode of ecological writing. We live in a time when scientists race to reanimate extinct beasts, our most essential ecosystems require monumental engineering projects to survive, chicken breasts grow in test tubes, and multinational corporations conspire to poison the blood of every living creature. No rock, leaf, or cubic foot of ai...

Software Defined Radio with Zynq Ultrascale+ RFSoC - Hardcover

$142.56

by Louise H. Crockett (Editor), David Northcote (Editor), Robert W. Stewart (Editor)This book introduces Zynq Ultrascale+ RFSoC, a technology that brings real, single-chip, Software Defined Radio (SDR) to the marketplace. RFSoC devices are the first adaptive SoCs (Systems-on-Chip) to monolithically integrate multiple RF signal chains along with Arm application and real-time, multicore processors and programmable logic. By eliminating the need for dozens of discrete devices, RFSoC chips offer ...

Software Defined Radio with Zynq Ultrascale+ RFSoC - Paperback

$122.40

Pain-Free Writing for Nurses: A Step-By-Step Guide - Paperback

$122.40

by Joseph Perazzo (Author), Robert Topp (Author)This book will make you a more effective and prolific author of scholarshipPain-Free Writing for Nurses is an enjoyable but effective primer on writing and will improve your scholarly contributions to the nursing literature.The tips provided in this book will improve your writing, increase your output, and help you address the stress involved in creating meaningful, professional content.This concise, practical text provides: Strategies to deal ...

La Gestión de Riesgos en las Industrias Alimentarias - Paperback

$22.07

by José Rodríguez Pérez (Author), Ma Ángeles Martín Linares (Author)La gestión de riesgos en calidad/seguridad alimentaria es un componente valioso para un marco eficaz de los sistemas de gestión. Puede, por ejemplo, ayudar a guiar el establecimiento de especificaciones y parámetros de proceso para la fabricación de alimentos seguros, a evaluar y mitigar el riesgo de cambiar un proceso o una especificación, y a determinar el alcance de las investigaciones de no conformidades y acciones correc...