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Reclaim Your Mind: Seven Strategies to Enjoy Tech Mindfully - Paperback

$19.39

by Jay Vidyarthi (Author)"A healthier way of living with strength in our technological world." -From the foreword by Daniel J. Siegel, MDIn our ever-connected world, inner peace isn't about rejecting technology-it's about having a better relationship with it. You need boundaries, but that doesn't mean you should feel guilty every time you pull out your phone. Reclaim Your Mind offers a middle way: a balanced, mindful approach to everyday tech.With relatable anecdotes and short, easy-to-follow...

Waste Wars: The Wild Afterlife of Your Trash - Hardcover

$32.00

by Alexander Clapp (Author)A globe-trotting work of relentless investigative reporting, this is the first major book to expose the catastrophic reality of the multi-billion-dollar global garbage trade. Dumps and landfills around the world are overflowing. Disputes about what to do with the millions of tons of garbage generated every day have given rise to waste wars waged almost everywhere you look. Some are border skirmishes. Others hustle trash across thousands of miles and multiple oceans...

The Complete Book of Locks and Locksmithing, Seventh Edition - Paperback

$44.00

by Bill Phillips (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.The most current and comprehensive resource available on locksmithing - fully updated to reflect the latest technologiesThe Complete Book of Locks and Locksmithing, Seventh Edition, offers complete, up-to-date information on locks and keys--from old-fashioned designs to modern elect...

Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves - Hardcover

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by Nicola Twilley (Author)"Frostbite is a perfectly executed cold fusion of science, history, and literary verve...as a fellow nonfiction writer, I bow down. This is how it's done." -- Mary Roach, author of Fuzz and Stiff An engaging and far-reaching exploration of refrigeration, tracing its evolution from scientific mystery to globe-spanning infrastructure, and an essential investigation into how it has remade our entire relationship with food--for better and for worse How often do we open t...

Technology Roadmapping and Development: A Quantitative Approach to the Management of Technology - Hardcover

$129.58

by Olivier L. de Weck (Author)This textbook explains Technology Roadmapping, in both its development and practice, and illustrates the underlying theory of, and empirical evidence for, technologic evolution over time afforded by this strategy. The book contains a rich set of examples and practical exercises from a wide array of domains in applied science and engineering such as transportation, energy, communications, and medicine. Professor de Weck gives a complete review of the principles, m...

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by Daniel Reid Kuespert (Author)Research Laboratory Safety explains the most important prerequisite when working in a laboratory: Knowing the potential hazards of equipment and the chemical materials to be employed. Students learn how to assess and control risks in a research laboratory and to identify a possible danger. An approach on the hazard classes such as physical, chemical, biological and radiation hazards is given and exercises to each class prepare for exams.Author BiographyDaniel R...

The Food Chemistry Laboratory: A Manual for Experimental Foods, Dietetics, and Food Scientists - Paperback

$161.98

by Connie M. Weaver (Author)A popular book in its first edition, The Food Chemistry Laboratory: A Manual for Experimental Foods, Dietetics, and Food Scientists, Second Edition continues to provide students with practical knowledge of the fundamentals of designing, executing, and reporting the results of a research project. Presenting experiments that can be completed, in many cases, without requiring extensive student laboratory facilities, the authors include new exercises in the areas of ph...

MATLAB for Electrical Engineers and Technologists - Paperback

$53.95

by Stephen Philip Tubbs (Author)MATLAB is a popular program. A MATLAB website states "Over 1,000,000 engineers and scientists....use MATLAB and Simulink." Monster.com has hundreds of advertisements for jobs requiring MATLAB. The first purpose of this book is to quickly teach an electrical engineer or technologist how to use MATLAB. The reader learns by example. Complete keystroke-to-keystroke details are provided for problem solution and documentation. Most of this book's examples demonstrate...

Gold Placers and Their Geologic Environment in Northwestern Park County, Colorado - Paperback

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by Quenten D. Singewald (Author)Gold Placers and Their Geologic Environment in Northwestern Park County, Colorado was originally published in 1950 as USGS bulletin 955-D. Publication covers placers and where they derived from in Park county Colorado, a rich placer area once mined by river dredges. Now back in print by miningbooks.com Number of Pages: 84 Dimensions: 0.2 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: December 07, 2010

A Practical Guide for the Use of the Edison Phonograph (1892) - Paperback

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by James L. Andem (Author)A Practical Guide For The Use Of The Edison Phonograph, written by James L. Andem and published in 1892, is a comprehensive manual for anyone who owns or wants to use an Edison Phonograph. The book covers all aspects of the machine, from the basics of how it works to how to properly operate and maintain it. It includes detailed instructions on how to set up the phonograph, how to select and change records, and how to adjust the volume and speed. The book also provide...

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by United States Steel (Author)Weights of Steel Products is a comprehensive reference book published by United States Steel. The book provides detailed information on the weights of various steel products, including beams, channels, angles, plates, bars, and pipes. It is an essential resource for engineers, architects, and builders who need accurate weight information for steel products in their projects. The book is organized in a user-friendly manner, with each section covering a different ...

Irish Wool and Woollens - History of Wool Manufacture in Ireland - Paperback

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by Anon (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: 74 Dimensions: 0.18 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: November 05, 2010

Sourdough by Science: Understanding Bread Making for Successful Baking - Hardcover

$35.00

by Karyn Lynn Newman (Author)The transformation of a few ingredients into a crackling-crusted sourdough is nothing short of miraculous. Complex and fascinating chemical and biological processes are taking place in your mixing bowl and oven, thanks to wild yeast and bacteria, and the natural sugars, enzymes, and proteins found in flour. However, baking a great loaf of sourdough does not have to be complicated or overwhelming. Understanding the science behind these processes makes all the diffe...

Mastering PLC Programming: The software engineering survival guide to automation programming - Paperback

$71.98

by M. T. White (Author)Learn PLC programming from the software perspective to understand advanced concepts such as OOP and HMI development and design reusable, portable, and robust codePurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookKey Features: Take a deep dive into object-oriented PLC programming to gain hands-on knowledge Explore software engineering concepts such as SDLC, debugging, and SOLID programming Get a thorough grasp on HMI development to build various HMI projects...

Cathedrals of Industry: Exploring the Factories and Infrastructure That Made America - Hardcover

$65.00

by Michael L. Horowitz (Photographer), James P. Holtje (Text by (Art/Photo Books)), Joseph E. Stiglitz (Foreword by) "This book . . . documents better than any economic historian could some of the enormous changes our economy and our society have been going through." --From the foreword by Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel Prize-winning economistAmerican culture and politics are shot through with nostalgia for the country's industrial past, a time when we actually made things--physical things, not ...

Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything - Paperback

$24.00

by Don Tapscott (Author), Anthony D. Williams (Author)The acclaimed bestseller that's teaching the world about the power of mass collaboration. Translated into more than twenty languages and named one of the best business books of the year by reviewers around the world, Wikinomics has become essential reading for business people everywhere. It explains how mass collaboration is happening not just at Web sites like Wikipedia and YouTube, but at traditional companies that have embraced techno...

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by Liakot Ali (Author), Ishak Aris (Author), Roslina Sidek (Author)Verilog HDL is now emerged as the most efficient solution for the design of VLSI chip as well as implementation of any complex digital design in the FPGA technology. There are a number of books available in the market on Verilog HDL. But they are very much descriptive and burdensome for the beginners to learn Verilog HDL in the short time. With a view to learn Verilog HDL in an easy approach, "Learn by Examples" method is adap...

Power Tool Safety and Operations: Woodworking, Metalworking, Metalsand Welding - Paperback

$25.29

by Thomas A. Hoerner (Author), Mervin D. Bettis (Author)This manual features the safety and operation of thirty popular woodworking, metalworking, and metals and welding power tools. The areas covered on each power tool include parts identification, safe operational procedures, general safety practices, and ten completion questions. This manual was developed by two college mechanics professors with more than sixty years combined shop experience at the high school and college level. In additio...

The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability - Paperback

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by Lierre Keith (Author)We've been told that a vegetarian diet can feed the hungry, honor the animals, and save the planet. Lierre Keith believed in that plant-based diet and spent twenty years as a vegan. But in The Vegetarian Myth, she argues that we've been led astray--not by our longings for a just and sustainable world, but by our ignorance. The truth is that agriculture is a relentless assault against the planet, and more of the same won't save us. In service to annual grains, humans ha...

Mission Control: Inventing the Groundwork of Spaceflight - Hardcover

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by Michael Peter Johnson (Author)"We have all seen NASA's mission control centers at moments of both triumph and tragedy. Johnson makes a significant contribution to spaceflight history by analyzing their pivotal role."--Roger Launius, associate director for collections and curatorial affairs, National Air and Space Museum "Addresses a critical yet neglected topic in the history of space exploration, namely the role of mission controllers on the ground, without whom little could have ever be...

Change the Box: A Guide to Dream, Incubate, and Scale Your Innovations - Hardcover

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by John Spencer-Taylor (Author)Change the Box: A Guide to Dream, Incubate, and Scale Your Innovations by John Spencer-Taylor reveals powerful strategies to transform bold ideas into thriving businesses. Drawing from his experience with BrainGu, Spencer-Taylor shares practical advice on balancing creativity with commercial viability. The book also introduces the "Change the Box" mantra, emphasizing small, impactful changes that drive significant results.Readers will learn to navigate the stage...

Microgrids and Active Distribution Networks - Paperback

$157.50

by S. Chowdhury (Author), S. P. Chowdhury (Author), P. Crossley (Author)A companion to Embedded Generation (IET, 2000), this book is a timely publication for an evolving industry. Renewable energy, ancillary services and deregulation of the power industry are changing electricity delivery networks. Microgrids, smartgrids and active distribution networks require a sound understanding of the basic concepts, generation technologies, impacts, operation, control and management, economic viability ...

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by A. Wright (Author), P. G. Newbery (Author)Wright and Newbery's classic guide to the world of electric fuses has been substantially revised and remains the comprehensive reference work on the subject. The third edition of the book includes further analysis of pre-arcing and arcing behaviour, the retrofitting of expulsion fuses with automatic sectionalising links, developments in Chip Fuses and Automotive Fuses, application information on benefits of fuses. IGBT protection and arc flash and ...

Quadcopter Physical Model, Axis and GPS Control: With understandable formulas and block diagrams - Paperback

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by Roland B?chi (Author)This booklet is intended for everyone who wants to set the control parameters of a quadcopter or who works on his own projects with quadcopters. For anyone who wants to understand why a quadrocopter flies at all, or how it realizes the self-balancing, and how to choose controller parameters so that it reaches a predetermined angle of attack in nick or roll, the reading is recommended. For this purpose, the flight mechanics is first derived in the chapter 'Physical Mode...

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Artificial Intelligence Systems in Intelligence Analysis - Paperback

$39.33

by Daniel Ish (Author), Jared Ettinger (Author), Christopher Ferris (Author)The U.S. military and intelligence community are interested in developing and deploying artificial intelligence (AI) systems to support intelligence analysis. The authors develop methods for assessing the impact AI systems are likely to have on intelligence missions that they support. Number of Pages: 108 Dimensions: 0.23 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: October 31, 2021

The Mount Everest Reconnaissance Expedition, 1951 - Paperback

$25.85

by Eric 1907-1977 Shipton (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 enough to be preserved...

Genealogical Record of the Goar Families & Near Relatives / Compiled by Joseph Elmer Goar.; Volume 3 - Paperback

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by Joseph Elmer Goar (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 enough to be preserved, rep...

A Beginner's Guide to Lasers and Their Applications, Part 1: Insights Into Laser Science - Paperback

$105.28

by Dhruba J. Biswas (Author)This two-volume book provides an enriching insight into the laser, covering different types of lasers, the basic science behind the technology, their role at the cutting-edge of current scientific research, and their wide-ranging applications. With just high school physics as a prerequisite and favoring qualitative yet scientifically sound explanations over high-level mathematics, this book is aimed at a broad spectrum of readers in physics, chemistry, engineering,...

Pharmaceutical Chemistry: Theory and Practical - Hardcover

$92.16

by G. D. Gupta (Author), Vivek Asati (Author)The present book is a culmination of very honest and sincere efforts, keeping in view the level and aspiration of pharmacy students at the undergraduate level. The book includes simple language, neat and clean diagram, descriptive figures, flow charts, questions, multiple choice questions easy to understand by students All efforts have been made to make the book student friendly. This book is designed to impart basic knowledge on the chemical struc...

Quantitative Phase Field Modelling of Solidification - Paperback

$102.04

by Nikolas Provatas (Author), Tatu Pinomaa (Author), Nana Ofori-Opoku (Author)This book presents a study of phase field modelling of solidification in metal alloy systems. It is divided in two main themes. The first half discusses several classes of quantitative multi-order parameter phase field models for multi-component alloy solidification. These are derived in grand potential ensemble, thus tracking solidification in alloys through the evolution of the chemical potentials of solute specie...

Instant Insights: Phenotyping Applications in Agriculture - Paperback

$76.48

by Roland Pieruschka (Author), Ulrich Schurr (Author), Sherif Hamdy (Author)This book reviews recent advances in the application of phenotyping techniques to optimise crop breeding programmes. Chapters discuss the use of phenotyping as a means of improving crop yield, boosting genetic gain and identifying desirable traits in crop roots. Number of Pages: 142 Dimensions: 0.31 x 9 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: January 23, 2024

Instant Insights: Using Manure in Soil Management - Paperback

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by Peter Sørensen (Author), Luca Bechini (Author), Lars Stoumann Jensen (Author)This book reviews recent advances in the utilisation of livestock manure to improve soil management and health. Chapters discuss best practices for the storage, treatment and processing of livestock manure, as well as the effects of manure application on the ability of soil to deliver a range of ecosystem services. Number of Pages: 180 Dimensions: 0.39 x 9 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: March 26, 2024