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Seven Easy and Cheap Methods for Preparing, Tanning, Dressing, Scenting and Renovating all Wool and Fur Peltries: Also all Fine Leather as Adapted to - Paperback

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by Chauncey Goodrich (Author)This vintage book contains a guide to the various methods employed in preparing, tanning, dressing, scenting, and renovating wool and fur pelts, as well as fine leather. With simple instructions and a wealth of timeless information, this volume is highly recommended for novice leather workers and tanners. Contents include: "Cautions and Directions", "General preparatory Method", "For Hairing, Fleshing, Graining and Cleaning all Leather Skins", "Process 1", "Proces...

Advanced Teaching Methods for the Technology Classroom - Hardcover

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by Stephen Petrina (Author), Stephen Petrina (Editor)Because of the nature of their subject, technology teachers have found ways to make learning active and exciting, often through new activities and projects that have real-world relevance. As technology fields grow, the success of technology teachers is tied in with innovation rather than the accomplishments of the past. Advanced Teaching Methods for the Technology Classroom provides a comprehensive, critical approach to meeting the new chal...

Project Development & Documentation (PDD) ARE 5.0 Mock Exam (Architect Registration Exam): ARE 5.0 Overview, Exam Prep Tips, Hot Spots, Case Studies, - Paperback

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by Gang Chen (Author)A Practical Guide & Mock Exam for the ARE 5.0 Project Development & Documentation (PDD) Division NCARB launched ARE 5.0 on November 1, 2016. We always incorporate the latest information into our books. To become a licensed architect, you need to have a proper combination of education and/or experience, meet your Board of Architecture's special requirements, and pass the ARE exams. This book provides an ARE 5.0 exam overview, suggested reference and resource link...

Handbook of Centrifugal Pumps - Hardcover

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by Vincent Woods (Editor)Centrifugal pumps are commonly used for pumping sewage, petrochemicals etc. The structure of a hydraulic machine, as a centrifugal pump, has evolved primarily to fulfill the requirements of fluid flow. This book compiles various case studies which take into consideration the strong collaboration between the pump and the pumping installation, and the need to manage the process. It also discusses the necessity to operate best efficiency in order to save energy, the cond...

Autonomous Driving: How the Driverless Revolution Will Change the World - Hardcover

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by Andreas Herrmann (Author), Walter Brenner (Author), Rupert Stadler (Author)This book looks at the latest advances in autonomous driving, demonstrating that a future once considered science fiction is now close at hand. Acceptance of driverless cars relies on more than just the technology that delivers it; in this book the authors consider the shift in attitudes required for social acceptance and a move towards considering cars one aspect of a wider mobility solution. In addition, a clear ...

Engineering Design: A Systematic Approach - Hardcover

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by Gerhard Pahl (Author), W. Beitz (Author), Jörg Feldhusen (Author)This proven and internationally recognized text teaches the methods of engineering design as a condition of successful product development. It breaks down the design process into phases and then into distinct steps, each with its own working methods. Earlier editions of this book already have a well-known reputation among engineering designers. The book has been translated by two of the world's most respected English-speaking...

Build Your Own Electric Vehicle - Paperback

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by Seth Leitman (Author), Bob Brant (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.BUILD, CONVERT, OR BUY A STATE-OF-THE-ART ELECTRIC VEHICLEThoroughly revised and expanded, Build Your Own Electric Vehicle, Third Edition, is your go-to guide for converting an internal combustion engine vehicle to electric or building an EV from the ground up. You...

Ike's Road Trip: How Eisenhower's 1919 Convoy Paved the Way for the Roads We Travel - Hardcover

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by Brian C. Black (Author)All roads begin somewhere and today's U. S. highway system began with an exploratory, cross-country ride, led by 28-year-old Army lieutenant colonel, Dwight Eisenhower. This is the story of that coast-to-coast journey and how the dream of connecting America with roads began. Before he led the liberation of Europe, before he became our nation's 34th President, Dwight D. Eisenhower's made a road trip in 1919 from Washington D.C. to California. The expedition proved to ...

Intersectional Automations: Robotics, Ai, Algorithms, and Equity - Paperback

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by Nathan Rambukkana (Editor), Chlo? L. Nurik (Contribution by), Maude Gauthier (Contribution by)Intersectional Automations explores a range of situations where robotics, biotechnological enhancement, artificial intelligence (AI), and algorithmic culture collide with intersectional social justice issues such as race, class, gender, sexuality, ability, and citizenship. As robots, machine learning applications, and human augmentics are artifacts of human culture, they sometimes carry stereotype...

CNC Machining & Turning Center Programming and Operation: Including Quality in Manufacturing, 2nd Edition - Paperback

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by Kelly Curran (Author), Jon Stenerson (Author)This is the 2nd edition of this textbook. It has practical and understandable coverage of programming machining centers and turning centers. Machining center and turning center canned cycles are covered with many practical examples. Speeds and feeds, work holding, tooling, and carbide holder and insert selection are also covered. Questions and programming exercises guide learning. Answers to selected questions and programming exercises are inclu...

Fermentation Microbiology and Biotechnology, Fourth Edition - Paperback

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by E. M. T. El-Mansi (Editor), Jens Nielsen (Editor), David Mousdale (Editor)Fermentation Microbiology and Biotechnology , 4th Edition reviews metabolic pathways that produce primary and secondary metabolites and biopharmaceuticals. Entirely re-written chapters focus on fermentation biotechnology - kinetics and dynamics to protein and co-factor engineering. The 4th edition covers industrial biotechnologyAuthor BiographyMansi El-Mansi has been on the faculty of Glasgow University, in Edinburgh...

Model Archiving and Sustainment for Aerospace Design - Paperback

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by Sean Barker (Author)Model Archiving and Sustainment for Aerospace Design, written by Sean Barker, an industry veteran from the UK, focuses on the techniques developed by the LOTAR (Long Term Archiving and Retrieval) project, a collaboration among the major US and European aerospace companies. Long-term archiving models follows LOTAR by taking the exchange of mechanical CAD fi le as the paradigm for long-term retention and developing general principles for model archiving. These include ele...

Cement Types, Admixtures, and Technical Procedures of Cement Analysis: An Introduction - Paperback

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by Tadele Assefa Aragaw (Author)A bulky document on cement science and manufacturing technology is difficult for a college junior to easily understand. Thus, it is better to write a short and precise book that contains only the necessary basic content. This introductory book is designed as a short and concise resource for undergraduate university students studying chemical science (chemistry and chemical engineering), material science, geology, and construction technology. It emphasizes diffe...

Pen Drawing: An Illustrated Treatise - Paperback

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by Charles Donagh (Author)Style, materials, techniques, and values are the focus of this richly illustrated guide to pen drawing. In addition to proposing solutions for practical problems, the book offers advice on architectural and decorative drawing. More than 70 drawings by assorted artists range from tranquil churchyards and bustling city streets to striking posters. Many of the images are derived from The Century Magazine, Harper's Magazine, The Architectural Review, and other illustrate...

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by Thomas Otte (Author)Leuthen (1757) is one of the best-known battles of the Seven Years' War, the most consequential conflict in continental Europe between the Thirty Years' War and the wars of Revolutionary and then Napoleonic France. It was a victory against the odds, over a vastly superior Austrian enemy who held the initiative in the war. Leuthen confirmed the reputation of Frederick II ('the Great') of Prussia as one of history's greatest military commanders. His victory rested on supe...

Instant Insights: Improving the Sustainability of Dairy Production - Paperback

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by Various Authors (Author), Sophie Bertrand (Author), J. Upton (Author)This book provides a detailed overview of recent research that considers how modern dairy production can be optimised to reduce its environmental impact and contribute to achieving a more sustainable agriculture. Number of Pages: 122 Dimensions: 0.29 x 9 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: September 24, 2024

Weeds: In Defense of Nature's Most Unloved Plants - Paperback

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by Richard Mabey (Author)" A] witty and beguiling meditation on weeds and their wily ways....You will never look at a weed, or flourish a garden fork, in the same way again."--Richard Holmes, author of The Age of Wonder"In this fascinating, richly detailed book, Richard Mabey gives weeds their full due."--Carl Zimmer, author of EvolutionRichard Mabey, Great Britain's Britain's "greatest living nature writer" (London Times), has written a stirring and passionate defense of nature's most unlove...

Mercury Rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War - Paperback

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by Jeff Shesol (Author)If the United States couldn't catch up to the Soviets in space, how could it compete with them on Earth? That was the question facing John F. Kennedy at the height of the Cold War--a perilous time when the Soviet Union built the wall in Berlin, tested nuclear bombs more destructive than any in history, and beat the United States to every major milestone in space. The race to the heavens seemed a race for survival--and America was losing.On February 20, 1962, when John G...

About Time: A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks - Paperback

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by David Rooney (Author)For thousands of years, people of all cultures have made and used clocks, from the city sundials of ancient Rome to the medieval water clocks of imperial China, hourglasses fomenting revolution in the Middle Ages, the Stock Exchange clock of Amsterdam in 1611, Enlightenment observatories in India, and the high-precision clocks circling the Earth on a fleet of GPS satellites that have been launched since 1978. Clocks have helped us navigate the world and build empires, ...

Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber - Paperback

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by Mike Isaac (Author)Hailed as the definitive book on Uber and Silicon Valley, Super Pumped is an epic story of ambition and deception, obscene wealth, and bad behavior that explores how blistering technological and financial innovation culminated in one of the most catastrophic twelve-month periods in American corporate history.Backed by billions in venture capital dollars and led by a brash and ambitious founder, Uber promised to revolutionize the way we move people and goods through the w...

Growing a Revolution: Bringing Our Soil Back to Life - Paperback

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by David R. Montgomery (Author)For centuries, agricultural practices have eroded the soil that farming depends on, stripping it of the organic matter vital to its productivity. Now conventional agriculture is threatening disaster for the world's growing population. In Growing a Revolution, geologist David R. Montgomery travels the world, meeting farmers at the forefront of an agricultural movement to restore soil health. From Kansas to Ghana, he sees why adopting the three tenets of conservat...

Paper: Paging Through History - Paperback

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by Mark Kurlansky (Author)Paper is one of the simplest and most essential pieces of human technology. For the past two millennia, the ability to produce it in ever more efficient ways has supported the proliferation of literacy, media, religion, education, commerce, and art; it has formed the foundation of civilizations, promoting revolutions and restoring stability. By tracing paper's evolution from antiquity to the present, with an emphasis on the contributions made in Asia and the Middle E...

Picturing Apollo 11: Rare Views and Undiscovered Moments - Hardcover

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by J. L. Pickering (Author), John Bisney (Author)July 16, 1969. Nearly one million spectators flock to Cape Canaveral to witness the largest rocket ever built send three Americans to the Moon. Four days later, two step onto the lunar surface. The extraordinary achievement is celebrated around the world. Images capturing these incredible moments fill the pages of Picturing Apollo 11, an unprecedented photo¬graphic history of the space mission that defined an era. Through a wealth of unpublishe...

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by Vansh Tailor (Author)Dangerous goods, hazardous materials or hazardous goods, are substances or materials that can pose significant risks to health, safety, property, or the environment when not properly handled, transported, stored, or disposed of. These materials can be in various forms, including solids, liquids, gases, or mixtures, and they can exhibit characteristics such as toxicity, flammability, explosiveness, corrosiveness, or reactivity.the transportation, handling, and storage o...

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by Jolie Group (Author)Fire alarm and detection systems are considered the most important systems that were invented by human beings. In 2017 in USA an estimate of more than $10 billion in property damage occurred as a result of fire, an average property loss more than $21,000. Could we avoid all these troubles? Of course yes, if we use suitable fire alarm system (well designed) and if people have a good understanding and awareness of fire alarm system. It is not too late to learn what is a f...

Creo Parametric 11.0 Black Book - Paperback

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by Gaurav Verma (Author), Matt Weber (Author)The Creo Parametric 11.0 Black Book is New and Updated! 9th edition of our series on Creo Parametric. With lots of additions and thorough review, we present a book to help professionals as well as learners in creating some of the most complex solid models. The book follows a step-by-step methodology. In this book, we have tried to give real-world examples with real challenges in designing. We have tried to reduce the gap between university use of C...

Combined Pile-Raft Foundations: Design and Practice - Hardcover

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by Oliver Reul (Author), Mark Randolph (Author)This book presents the fundamental features of the design and performance of combined pile-raft foundations (CPRFs). Whereas in a traditional foundation the loads are carried either by the raft or by the piles, the capacity of CPRFs is assessed for the foundation as a whole, reducing total and differential settlements economically.The five chapters provide an overview of the historical development of piled rafts in practice and research, and of t...

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by David Butler (Author), Christopher Digman (Author), Christos Makropoulos (Author)This new edition of a well-established textbook covers the health, environmental, and engineering aspects of the management of rainwater and wastewater in areas of human development. Urban Drainage deals comprehensively not only with the design of new systems but also with the analysis and upgrading of existing infrastructure. Keeping its balance of principles, practice, and research, the fifth edition has had...

Climate Change, Education, and Technology - Hardcover

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by Men# Alkış K???kaydın (Editor), Hakan Ulum (Editor), ?mer G?khan Ulum (Editor)The climate change crisis is the greatest challenge humanity has ever confronted. As human activities are the most significant cause for this crisis, the solution must come from within humanity. While global movements--NGOs, universities, municipal governments, etc.--are doing their part to combat the crisis, the role of education and technology cannot be emphasized enough. Education is necessary to enhance aware...

Soil Management for Sustainable Agriculture: New Research and Strategies - Paperback

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by Nintu Mandal (Editor), Abir Dey (Editor), Rajiv Rakshit (Editor)Taking a sustainable approach, this volume explores the various soil management techniques. It begins with an overview of the elementary concepts of soil management and then delves into new research and novel soil management tools and techniques.Topics include: - Clays as a critical component in sustainable agriculture with respect to carbon sequestration in conjunction with its interaction with soil enzymes- The potential uti...

Battery Management in Electric Vehicles: Current Status and Future Trends - Hardcover

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by Prodip K. Das (Guest Editor)Lithium-ion batteries are an indispensable component of the global transition to zero-carbon energy and are instrumental in achieving COP26's objective of attaining global net-zero emissions by the mid-century. However, their rapid expansion comes with significant challenges. The continuous demand for lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles (EVs) is expected to raise global environmental and supply chain concerns, given that the critical materials required fo...

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by Sun Tzu (Author), Lionel Giles Xgiles (Author)This is the most important book ever written about warfare and conflict. Lionel Giles' translation is the definitive edition and his commentary is indispensable. The Art of War can be used and adapted in every facet of your life. This book explains when and how to go to war as well as when not to. Learn how to win any conflict whether it be on the battlefield or in the boardroom. Number of Pages: 84 Dimensions: 0.2 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: ...