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Assessing Hydrological Drought in a Climate Change: Methods and Measures - Hardcover

$99.83

by Alina Barbulescu (Guest Editor)Water is an indispensable resource for human life and activity, and it is significantly affected by climate change and anthropogenic activities. In the past few decades, the frequency and intensity of drought have increased in extended zones of the planet, with an obvious negative impact on the environment, human life, and the economy. In this context, the Special Issue "Assessing Hydrological Drought in a Climate Change: Methods and Measures" addresses the f...

Beekeeping For Beginners (Large Print Edition): A Beginner's Guide on How to Understand the Basics and Get Started with Beekeeping - Paperback

$11.86

by Kathy Campbell (Author)Learn everything you need to know about bees and the practice of apiculture and take the guesswork out of starting your own healthy bee colony with the definitive guide to beekeeping for beginners!Have you ever thought of becoming a backyard beekeeper for fun, profit and playing your part in sustaining the world's environment? Would you like to raise your own bee colony and have access to a fresh supply of honey?If you answered yes to any of these questions, then thi...

Early Contractor Involvement: Improving the Management of Contract Risk - Paperback

$123.93

by Michael Smith (Author), Matthew Finn (Author), Jon Broome (Author)Early Contractor Involvement: Improving the management of contract risk explains how to structure and administer a process of early contractor involvement within a two-stage tender process. It provides clear practical guidance on the range of factors that need to be considered to achieve the benefits of early contractor involvement (ECI) which includes improved design, pricing and risk management. Drawing on a range of case ...

Stealth Construction: Integrating Practices for Resilience and Sustainability - Hardcover

$188.10

by Seyi S. Stephen (Author), Ayodeji E. Oke (Author), Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa (Author)Historically known for its significant environmental footprint, the construction industry faces increasing pressure to evolve in a landscape where environmental concerns, resource efficiency, and adaptability are paramount. Stealth Construction explores a strategic amalgamation of diverse construction practices and technologies into resilient construction with the aim of improving construction environmental p...

The Complete Guide to Chicken Farming: From Egg to Table - Paperback

$53.98

by Diverne J. Ingraham (Author), Lacher Abril Ingraham (Editor in Chief), Kristian T. Ingraham (Contribution by)Discover the ultimate resource for anyone looking to start or improve their chicken farming experience with "The Complete Guide to Chicken Farming." Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned poultry enthusiast, this book offers everything you need to successfully raise a healthy, productive flock, whether in your backyard or on a larger scale.Chicken Farming Guide: This comprehensive ...

Bioinformatics: Drug Discovery - Paperback

$89.62

by Anil K. Sharma (Editor), Varruchi Sharma (Editor) Quantitative tools are becoming increasingly important in order to understand complex cascade of signal transduction events, pathways or biochemical reactions. The book showcases how computational techniques and algorithms are applied to biological data analysis, interpretation, and modelling. It covers applications in drug design and discovery, immune systems, phylogenetic analysis and protein structures. Author Biography Anil K. Sharma, A...

Bird's Higher Engineering Mathematics - Paperback

$108.52

by John Bird (Author)Higher Engineering Mathematics has helped thousands of students to succeed in their exams by developing problem-solving skills, It is supported by over 600 practical engineering examples and applications which relate theory to practice. The extensive and thorough topic coverage makes this a solid text for undergraduate and upper-level vocational courses. Its companion website provides resources for both students and lecturers, including lists of essential formulae, ands f...

Now about All These Women in the Swedish Film Industry - Paperback

$71.91

by Louise Wallenberg (Author), Frantzeska Papadopoulou (Author), Maaret Koskinen (Author)In the aftermath of the MeToo movement, during an ongoing pandemic, and in the midst of repeated demands for a 50/50 split between men and women in above-the-line positions, this book analyzes and interrogates the politics of gender focusing on the Swedish film industry, often considered to be the most "gender equal" film industry worldwide. While this gender equality (with a considerable proportion of wo...

Petroleum Engineering Handbook Volume IV: Production Operations Engineering: - Paperback

$165.60

by Larry Lake (Editor)The Petroleum Engineering Handbook has long been recognized as a valuable, comprehensive reference book that offers practical day-to-day applications for students and experienced engineering professionals alike. The Petroleum Engineering Handbook is now a series of 7 volumes. Volume IV: Production Operations Engineering will bring readers up to date in the areas of design, equipment selection, and operation procedures for most oil and gas wells. Chapters cover three main...

Bridge Failures and Lessons Learnt: Future-Proofing to Prevent Disasters - Paperback

$145.35

by Richard Fish (Author)Around the world, bridge failures are occurring on an almost monthly basis. Bridge Failures and Lessons Learnt: Future-proofing to prevent disasters uses case studies from history, as well as more recent events, to analyse in detail the causes and consequences of these failures, shedding light on technological advancements and actionable steps to prevent such disasters in the future. Bridge collapses may be attributed to a relatively small number of causes, including e...

Document Design: From Process to Product in Professional Communication - Paperback

$85.41

by Miles A. Kimball (Author), Derek G. Ross (Author)Introduces students to the basic principles and theories of design, combining practical advice about the design process with a foundation in visual rhetoric and usability.Document Design introduces students to the basic principles and theories of design, combining practical advice about the design process with a foundation in visual rhetoric and usability. Most books on document design lean toward either theory or practice. This book offers ...

A Revolution in Music: The History of the Groupe de Recherches Musicales - Paperback

$81.00

by ?velyne Gayou (Author), David Vaughn (Translator)Established in the 1950s by musician and engineer Pierre Schaeffer, the Groupe de Recherches Musicales would become the nerve center for avant-garde artists experimenting with sound and acoustics, as well as the birthplace of a genre of music-making enabled by new recording technologies and sound pioneers: musique concr?te. ?velyne Gayou--herself a researcher, composer, and producer at the GRM--tells the history of the storied institution th...

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by Yury Polyanskiy (Author), Yihong Wu (Author)This enthusiastic introduction to the fundamentals of information theory builds from classical Shannon theory through to modern applications in statistical learning, equipping students with a uniquely well-rounded and rigorous foundation for further study. Introduces core topics such as data compression, channel coding, and rate-distortion theory using a unique finite block-length approach. With over 210 end-of-part exercises and numerous example...

507 Mechanical Movements: A Viking Age Tool Chest from Gotland - Paperback

$30.69

by Henry T. Brown (Author), Greta Arwidsson (Author), Gosta Berg (Author)The chest was found in Mastrmyr on the the island of Gotland, Sweden in 1936. More than 200 objects were found in and around it. Most are tools that were used by blacksmiths and carpenters, many of them amazingly modern in appearance. Number of Pages: 90 Dimensions: 0.3 x 10.8 x 8.3 IN Publication Date: December 21, 1999

Space to Grow: Unlocking the Final Economic Frontier - Hardcover

$32.00

by Matthew Weinzierl (Author), Brendan Rosseau (Author)Your guide--using the compelling stories of changemakers and the tools of economics--to the transformation and future possibilities of the business and economics of space.Space is a place of unparalleled possibility for humanity, and it's undergoing a revolution. A wave of companies led by gutsy entrepreneurs is unlocking opportunities that fire the imagination and open up new business models. No, it's not hotels on Mars or day trips to o...

To Those Who Have Confused You to Be a Person: Words as Violence and Stories of Women's Resistance Online - Hardcover

$29.00

by Alia Dastagir (Author)An urgently needed reckoning with the harm, harassment, and abuse women face on the Internet, complicating how we think about violence online and featuring deep reporting on how women are surviving the trauma--by an award-winning reporter When Alia Dastagir published a story for USA Today as part of an investigation into child sexual abuse, she became the target of an online mob launched by QAnon and encouraged by Donald Trump, Jr. While female journalists, politicia...

Sweet Pea School: Growing & Arranging the Garden's Most Romantic Blooms - Hardcover

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by Marryn Mathis (Author)From experienced flower farmer and reigning "Sweet Pea Queen" Marryn Mathis comes this gorgeous, instructive guide to growing and harvesting your own sweet peas. "Sweet Pea School reveals the passion and knowledge of an experienced flower farmer who respectfully acknowledges the work of plantspeople who have grown this beloved bloom into the flowering darling of yesterday, today and tomorrow." --Seattle Times With their delicate petals, whimsical vines, and intoxicat...

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

$30.00

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...

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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

$40.30

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

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...