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An Introduction to Behavior Analysis

By: Gregory J. Madden,Derek D. Reed,Florence D. DiGennaro Reed

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An Introduction to Behavior Analysis

By: Gregory J. Madden,Derek D. Reed,Florence D. DiGennaro Reed

AN INTRODUCTION TO BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS Explore a fascinating introductory treatment of the principles of behavior analysis written by three leading voices in the field An Introduction to Behavior Analysis delivers an engaging and comprehensive introduction to the concepts and applications for graduate students of behavior analysis. Written from the ground up to capture and hold student interest, the book keeps its focus on practical issues. The book offers readers sound analyses of Pavlovian and operant learning, reinforcement and punishment, motivation and stimulus control, language and rule-following, decision-making and clinical behavior analysis. With fully up to date empirical research references and theoretical content, An Introduction to Behavior Analysis thoroughly justifies every principle it describes with empirical support and explicitly points out where more data are required. The text encourages students to analyze their own experiences and some foundational findings in the field in a way that minimizes jargon and maximizes engagement. Readers will also benefit from the inclusion of: A clear articulation and defense of the philosophical assumptions and overarching goals of behavior analysis. A thorough description of objective data collection, experimental methods, and data analysis in the context of psychology An exploration of the core principles of behavior analysis, presented at a level comprehensible to an introductory audience A broad array of principles that cover issues as varied as language, substance-use disorders, and common psychological disorders Perfect for students taking their first course in behavior analysis or behavior modification, An Introduction to Behavior Analysis will also earn a place in the libraries of students pursuing certification through the Behavior Analysis Certification Board or taking courses in the applied psychological sciences.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119126533

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A Practical Approach to Motor Vehicle Engineering and Maintenance

By: Allan Bonnick,Derek Newbold

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A Practical Approach to Motor Vehicle Engineering and Maintenance

By: Allan Bonnick,Derek Newbold

Fully updated and in line with latest specifications, this textbook integrates vehicle maintenance procedures, making it the indispensable first classroom and workshop text for all students of motor vehicle engineering, apprentices and keen amateurs. Its clear, logical approach, excellent illustrations and step-by-step development of theory and practice make this an accessible text for students of all abilities. With this book, students have information that they can trust because it is written by an experienced practitioner and lecturer in this area. This book will provide not only the information required to understand automotive engines but also background information that allows readers to put this information into context. The book contains flowcharts, diagnostic case studies, detailed diagrams of how systems operate and overview descriptions of how systems work. All this on top of step-by-step instructions and quick reference tables. Readers won't get bored when working through this book with questions and answers that aid learning and revision included.

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Routledge

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1136270221

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Anatomy and Human Movement

Structure and Function

By: Nigel Palastanga,Derek Field,Roger W. Soames

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Anatomy and Human Movement

Structure and Function

By: Nigel Palastanga,Derek Field,Roger W. Soames

Anatomy and Human Movement: Structure and Function describes the musculoskeletal structures of the human body and the biomechanics behind their movements. The book provides anatomical descriptions of bone and muscle groups with emphasis on the joints; enumeration of common traumatic or pathological problems affecting the musculoskeletal structures; and the use of palpation through intact skin to describe the structures, as well as how movements can be tested and analyzed with respect to joint movement, muscle work and function. Chapters on embryology; the skin and its appendages; terminologies used in the book; and an account of the structure and function of the nervous system are included as well. Students of anatomy will find the text a valuable reference material.

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Butterworth-Heinemann

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1483192741

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A Practical Approach to Motor Vehicle Engineering and Maintenance

By: Derek Newbold,Allan W. M. Bonnick

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A Practical Approach to Motor Vehicle Engineering and Maintenance

By: Derek Newbold,Allan W. M. Bonnick

This text covers all the mandatory and popular optional units of the IMI Technical Certificates and NVQ Level 1 & 2 syllabus, from health and safety regulations to fault finding and replacing components. Fully updated, it also has vehicle maintenance procedures integrated throughout, making it the indispensable first classroom and workshop text for all students of motor vehicle engineering, apprentices and keen amateurs. The text is made accessible to all levels of ability through its clear, logical approach, excellent illustrations and step-by-step development of theory and practice. There is guidance on preparing portfolios of evidence, and practical exercises are included to demonstrate actual workshop practice. * Essential reading for students of motor vehicle engineering, now revised to cover maintenance and all the latest developments in motor vehicle technology * Covers IMI Technical Award, Certificate and Diploma requirements, plus MVE NVQ requirements at Level 1 and 2 * Contains over 480 excellent diagrams, with clear learning objectives and portfolio building tips

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Routledge

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0750663146

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9780750663144

The Tropical Oil Crop Revolution

Food, Feed, Fuel, and Forests

By: Derek Byerlee,Walter P. Falcon,Rosamond Naylor

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The Tropical Oil Crop Revolution

Food, Feed, Fuel, and Forests

By: Derek Byerlee,Walter P. Falcon,Rosamond Naylor

The book provides a broad synthesis of the major supply and demand drivers of the dramatic expansion of oil crops in the tropics; its economic, social, and environmental impacts; and the future outlook to 2050. It is a comprehensive review of the oil crop sector with a major focus on oil palm and soybeans, the two most dynamic crops in world agriculture in recent decades.

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Oxford University Press

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0190222980

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Practical Motor Vehicle Engineering

By: Derek Newbold,Allan Bonnick

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Practical Motor Vehicle Engineering

By: Derek Newbold,Allan Bonnick

A Practical Approach to Motor Vehicle Engineering explains the fundamental principles for each system found in the motor vehicle, including engines, brakes, electrical systems and transmission. This core information is then set in the relevant context of health and safety, customer relations and the testing and replacement of engines enabling the student to gain a wider understanding of motor vehicle engineering. The authors make the text accessible to a broad range of abilities by preparing a basic foundation of theory and exercises before including more taxing problems as knowledge is built up. Practical exercises are included to demonstrate the theory and these can be used in schools, colleges and garage workshops to assess understanding as each task is undertaken. This up-to-date text, based on the Institute of the Motor Industry's 600 series NVQ syllabus, is essential reading for students and keen amateurs in the field of motor vehicle engineering and maintenance.

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1136073418

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Newtonian Mechanics

A Modelling Approach

By: Derek Raine

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Newtonian Mechanics

A Modelling Approach

By: Derek Raine

Newtonian mechanics is taught as part of every physics program for several reasons. It is a towering intellectual achievement; it has diverse applications; and it provides a context for teaching modelling and problem solving. This text gives equal prominence to all three missions. It therefore includes some advanced material as well as the customary introductory topics and is designed to be studied over an extended time-frame. The problem-solving aspects are developed more fully than in many other texts; showing readers how problems are approached and bringing out the ways of going about constructing a model and solution. FEATURES: Includes some advanced material as well as the customary introductory topics The problem-solving aspects are developed more fully than in many other texts; showing readers how problems are approached and bringing out the methods of going about constructing a model and solution.

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Mercury Learning and Information

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1683926803

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9781683926801

Operant Conditioning

An Experimental Analysis of Behaviour

By: Derek E. Blackman

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Operant Conditioning

An Experimental Analysis of Behaviour

By: Derek E. Blackman

The approach to psychology advocated by the radical behaviourists was often misunderstood and frequently gave rise to controversy. Originally published in 1974, this book introduced current research in operant conditioning and explains the attempt to understand behaviour inherent in such experiments at the time. After considering the philosophical context in which behaviouristic psychology developed, the author outlines the basic characteristics of operant research by reviewing single experiments on the effects of reinforcement on behaviour. Chapters on schedules of intermittent reinforcement extend this approach to more complex situations and emphasize that behaviour can be maintained and controlled in many different ways by environmental events. The author then discusses recent work on conditional reinforcement and on the discriminative control of behaviour and shows how operant research has changed our understanding of these important concepts in psychology. Subsequent chapters review research within the operant paradigm on the effects on behaviour of punishment, anxiety, aversive stimuli and drugs, again by emphasising the special contribution to these topics made by operant conditioning techniques and methodology. The final chapters consider the general implications of operant research for educational practice and for clinical psychology, and place this approach within the context of psychology as a whole. Dr Blackman argues that it should be recognized as one important attempt to further the scientific analysis of behaviour. This book, filled a long recognized need for an undergraduate text in this area at the time, and helped students form their own evaluation. Now it should be read in its historical context.

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Routledge

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1351535994

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From Plain Fare to Fusion Food

British Diet from the 1890s to the 1990s

By: Derek J. Oddy

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From Plain Fare to Fusion Food

British Diet from the 1890s to the 1990s

By: Derek J. Oddy

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Boydell Press

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0851159346

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Paradyse

"Upon This Rock, I Will Build My Church"

By: Derek Phillips Jr

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Paradyse

"Upon This Rock, I Will Build My Church"

By: Derek Phillips Jr

Paradyse: A group of thousands of adolescent beings holding genetically infused super powers strive to survive in a city built by themselves known as "Paradyse", as they sanction themselves from a post apocalyptic "zombie" world, with unknown origin of it's neglected upbringing. After a brief moment of war, severing the bond of trust between the four main factions, the adolescence desert their home to sort their problems, returning only to see that Paradyse was gone. Now with a new goal, even less trust, and with different intentions, the four factions leave once again on a race to find Paradyse and regain their sanctuary for better... Or worse...

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Booktango

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1468970003

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The Mayflower Pilgrims

Sifting Fact from Fable

By: Derek Wilson

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The Mayflower Pilgrims

Sifting Fact from Fable

By: Derek Wilson

The voyage of the ‘Pilgrim Fathers’ from Plymouth, England, and their settlement in Plymouth, New England, is iconic. Unfortunately. Why unfortunately? Because icons both simplify and glamorise. The Mayflower story is a gilded myth, a historical episode seen through the distorting lens of nationalism. Of all the accounts of New World colonisation in the 16th/17th centuries this is the one that has come to typify those qualities today’s US citizens admire and believe their nation stands for. And yet the 102 men, women and children who made that journey in the autumn of 1620 would not have recognised themselves in the heroes and heroines portrayed in films and romantic novels over the last century or so. Derek Wilson strips away the over-painting from the icon in order to discover what motivated the Pilgrim ‘Fathers’ (a term not invented until 1840), and to explain them against the background of the age in which they lived. He does this by exploring a series of probing questions, each of which narrows the focus until the travellers on the storm-tossed Mayflower stand before us clearly delineated.

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SPCK

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0281079145

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9780281079148

Geriatricks 1

a) Maddie's UXB b) Tobias's Cattle c) Hewry's Brolly d) Rotary Rendezvous (a poem)

By: Derek G Mynard

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Geriatricks 1

a) Maddie's UXB b) Tobias's Cattle c) Hewry's Brolly d) Rotary Rendezvous (a poem)

By: Derek G Mynard

Old Folk? Old folk, wearing tartan slippers, trammelled into the backwater of a comfy armchair in front of the tele? “Sit down GrandMa, I’ll get you a nice cup of cocoa”. Oh yes, this is the lot of many geriatrics these days. When these out-of-sight ‘oldies’ do grope for a cane to stand up on shaky legs and open their mouths, they are perceived as cantankerous, rude, gossipy and out-of-date: “Have another biscuit GrandPa.” Born in times of war and adversity, these humble oldies remain canny, experienced and brave – they reminisce and remember! They are especially ‘up for it’ when confronted with challenges, problems or oppression that could seriously affect their ways of life, bring about financial difficulties, interfere with a colleagues’ welfare, even to destroy hard-earned reputations. Geriatricks 1 has a cast of doughty, eccentric and humourous oldie characters who will just not ‘stay out of sight and sit quietly’. It unfolds as a series of novellas and poetry that will transport you into a world where ‘old ‘uns’ address or answer their call to duty! Will their devilish plots, ploys and whirlwind fightbacks confound, bemuse to eventually lead to the defeat of their adversaries, and bring about victory – or not?

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1783061707

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Hornet's Sting

By: Derek Robinson

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Hornet's Sting

By: Derek Robinson

It's 1917, and Captain Stanley Woolley joins an R.F.C. squadron whose pilots are starting to fear the worst: their war over the Western Front may go on for years. A pilot's life is usually short, so while it lasts it is celebrated strenuously. Distractions from the brutality of the air war include British nurses; eccentric Russian pilots; bureaucratic battles over the plum-jam ration; rat-hunting with Very pistols; and the C.O.'s patent, potent cocktail, known as "Hornet's Sting." But as the summer offensives boil up, none of these can offer any lasting comfort.

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MacLehose Press

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1623653274

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The Companion to The Mechanical Muse: The Piano, Pianism and Piano Music, c.1760–1850

By: Dr Derek Carew

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The Companion to The Mechanical Muse: The Piano, Pianism and Piano Music, c.1760–1850

By: Dr Derek Carew

Intended as a supplement to The Mechanical Muse: The Piano, Pianism and Piano Music, c.1760-1850, this Companion provides additional information which, largely for reasons of space but also of continuity, it was not possible or desirable to include in that volume. The book is laid out alphabetically and full biographical entries are provided for all musical figures mentioned, including composers, performers, theoreticians and teachers, as well as piano makers and publishers of music, within the period covered by The Mechanical Muse. There are also entries on figures of importance from outside the period but whose influence is palpably important within it, such as J.S. Bach. As well as biographical information, all these entries contain lists of principal works and a section on further reading so that readers can follow up people and matters of particular interest. Also included in The Companion are entries devoted to particular works and other information of relevance, such as descriptions of musical forms, characteristics of dances and so on, as well as some technical information on music and explanations of technical terms pertaining to keyboard instruments themselves and to ways of playing them. This Companion is not intended to replace existing reference books such as Grove or Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart, but will be useful for those who desire to know more about a particular topic and do not necessarily have access to more specialist reference works, or time to visit large or specialist libraries. As such it is indispensable to users of The Mechanical Muse.

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1409493784

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9781409493785

Heavenly Clockwork

The Great Astronomical Clocks of Medieval China

By: Joseph Needham,Ling Wang,Derek John de Solla Price

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Heavenly Clockwork

The Great Astronomical Clocks of Medieval China

By: Joseph Needham,Ling Wang,Derek John de Solla Price

A reissue with a foreword and supplement, of a modern classic published in 1960. The invention of the mechanical clock was one of the most important turning points in the history of science and technology. This study revealed six centuries of mechanical clockwork preceding the first mechanical escapement clocks of the West of about AD 1300. Detailed and fully illustrated accounts of elaborate Chinese clocks are accompanied by a discussion of the social context of the Chinese inventions and an assessment of their possible transmission to medieval Europe. For this revised edition, Dr Joseph Needham has contributed a new foreword on recent research and perceptions. In a supplement John H. Combridge details a modern reconstruction of Su Sung's timekeeping device, which together with textual studies modifies our understanding of this important early technology.

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CUP Archive

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0521322766

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9780521322768

More Cats Tails

The Further Adventures of Rommy and Reemy

By: Derek T. Morgan

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The Further Adventures of Rommy and Reemy

By: Derek T. Morgan

Welcome once again to Rommy and Reemy’s world, where love, honour, and friendship abound in warm and fuzzy tales of derring-do, as these twin kittens push the boundaries of feline knowledge to the limit! Each chapter in the fun-filled children’s book More Cats Tails (The Further Adventures of Rommy and Reemy) presents a separate adventure with its own conclusion. Kids twelve and older can explore the crazy world of these very special kittens and their friends, when they interact with the other animals they meet and deal with the consequences of their actions. Loyalty and honour are paramount in these curious kittens’ lives. And there is usually a happy ending, even if it is not quite what you expect…

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Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency

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1681819783

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9781681819785

Climatology of West Africa

By: Derek F. Hayward,Julius S. Oguntoyinbo

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Climatology of West Africa

By: Derek F. Hayward,Julius S. Oguntoyinbo

Originally published in 1987, this book brings together information previously buried in specialist sources and makes it available to the student in a non-technical and well-illustrated synthesis. It builds a clear and detailed picture of the climates of West Africa, describing and explaining them and showing how crucial this understanding is to everyday life. The climate’s relevance to water resources, agriculture, health and industry is systematically considered.

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Routledge

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1000692698

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9781000692693

"The Mechanical Muse: The Piano, Pianism and Piano Music, c.1760?850 "

By: Derek Carew

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"The Mechanical Muse: The Piano, Pianism and Piano Music, c.1760?850 "

By: Derek Carew

This book charts the piano's accession from musical curiosity to cultural icon, examining the instrument itself in its various guises as well as the music written for it. Both the piano and piano music were very much the product of the intellectual, cultural and social environments of the period and both were subject to many influences, directly and indirectly. These included character (individualism), the vernacular ('folk/popular') and creativity (improvisation), all of which are discussed generally and with respect to the music itself. Derek Carew surveys the most important pianistic genres of the period (variations, rondos, and so on), showing how these changed from their received forms into vehicles of Romantic expressiveness. The piano is also looked at in its role as an accompanying instrument. The Mechanical Muse will be of interest to anyone who loves the piano or the period, from the non-specialist to the music postgraduate.

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1351542672

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Swiss Army Knives

A Collector's Edition

By: Derek Jackson

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Swiss Army Knives

A Collector's Edition

By: Derek Jackson

Swiss Army Knives is the comprehensive guide for Swiss Army Knives no collector should live without. This fascinating, colorfully illustrated book is a celebration of one of the great icons of Swiss culture. Swiss Army Knives catalogs each gadget, beginning with the simple Soldier’s knife, later developed into the Student Knife, the Cadet Knife, and Farmer’s Knife. Each model is accompanied with a narrative. For example, the Soldier’s knife was heavy, which led developers to create the lighter Officer’s knife, with an added second blade and a corkscrew. The book includes hundreds of illustrated examples of Swiss Army Knives and anecdotes from military personnel and other owners and a comprehensive model identification system, for the dedicated collectors. This fascinating, colorfully illustrated celebration of one of the great icons of Swiss culture—in France it’s the Couteau Swiss, in Germany the Schweizer Messer, and to the English-speaking world it’s the Victorinox Swiss Army Knife—used by military programs the world over and given away as gifts to guests by the White House (Lyndon Johnson did it first). Switzerland is not a country we associate with war. Nor is it a major steel-producing country. Yet the Swiss Army Knife, originally produced by a Swiss master cutler for the Swiss armed forces, is now recognized throughout the world. Like the Rolls-Royce or the Zippo lighter, it has become part of mythology, an icon that represents a standard of quality and versatility which has carried through from the nineteenth into the twenty-first century. The basic design of the knife has changed little since Karl Elsener patented the first Swiss Officer’s Knife in 1897, but the context within which the knives are now used would have astonished him. Elsener’s knives have been used at the top of Mount Everest and on coral reefs; astronauts carry them in the Space Shuttle; and they have saved lives on the ocean, in the air and in the desert. Charles Elsener, the fourth son of a hat-maker, decided not to enter the family business but to become a cutler. After serving his apprenticeship in south Germany, he opened his own business near Schwyz in Switzerland. Soon after, in 1891, he formed the Swiss Cutlery Guild with the main aim of producing soldiers’ knives for the Swiss Army, which had to date been bought from German sources. By the end of the year, the first batch had been delivered and Elsener’s plan proved a success—the first knife, known by name rather than type number—the Soldier’s knife—had a blade, awl, can opener, and screwdriver. Then the development started: as well as the simple Soldier’s knife he quickly developed the Student Knife, the Cadet Knife and Farmer’s Knife. Because the Soldier’s knife was heavy, Elsener developed the lighter Officer’s knife, with an added second blade and a corkscrew. On 26 April 2005 Victorinox acquired Wenger, its historic rival and the other official supplier of the Swiss Army knife. It also started expanding its product range to include fragrances, travel gear, and watches. Victorinox has since licensed the Swiss Army brand and shield logo to companies producing watches, writing tools, luggage and clothing. Victorinox produces some 34,000 Swiss Army knives, 38,000 multi-tools, and 30,000 household, kitchen, and knives per workday. Approximately 90 percent of its production is exported to more than 100 countries. With a wide reach and diverse product development, it's no wonder their knives are so popular.

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Chartwell Books

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0785836349

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King's Counsel

The Life of Sir Henry Curtis-Bennett

By: Roland Wild,Derek Curtis-Bennett

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King's Counsel

The Life of Sir Henry Curtis-Bennett

By: Roland Wild,Derek Curtis-Bennett

The tale of one man's life, written by authors who knew him. Derek Curtis-Bennet (1904-1956) and Roland Wild (author of The Arctic Command and Extension Night).

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Wildside Press LLC

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1434406520

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9781434406521

Edinburgh in the Great War

By: Derek Tait

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Edinburgh in the Great War

By: Derek Tait

When news of the war broke out in 1914, nothing could prepare the citizens of Edinburgh for the changes that would envelop their city over the next four years. The story of Edinburgh in the Great War is both an interesting and intriguing one. This book covers this historic city's involvement from the commencement of the Great War in July 1914, to the Armistice in November 1918, describing in great detail what happened to the city and its people, including their everyday lives, entertainment, spies and the internment of aliens living within the city. Edinburgh played a key role in the deployment of troops to Northern Europe as well as supplying vital munitions. Local men responded keenly to recruitment drives, and thousands of soldiers were billeted in the city before being sent off to fight the enemy overseas. The city also played a vital role in caring for the many wounded soldiers who returned home from the Front. The effect of the war on Edinburgh was great. By the end of the conflict, there wasn't a family in the city who hadn't lost a son, father, nephew, uncle or brother. There were tremendous celebrations in the streets as the end of the war was announced, but the effects of the conflict lasted for years to come. Edinburgh in the Great War features many forgotten news stories of the day and includes a considerable collection of rare photographs, which were last seen in newspapers nearly 100 years ago.

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Pen and Sword

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1473828104

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9781473828100

What Makes You Clever: The Puzzle Of Intelligence

By: Derek Partridge

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What Makes You Clever: The Puzzle Of Intelligence

By: Derek Partridge

From Black Holes and Big Bangs to the Higgs boson and the infinitesimal building blocks of all matter, modern science has been spectacularly successful, with one glaring exception — intelligence. Intelligence still remains as one of the greatest mysteries in science.How do you chat so effortlessly? How do you remember, and why do you forget? From a basis of ten maxims What Makes You Clever explains the difficulties as well as the persuasive and persistent over-estimations of progress in Artificial Intelligence. Computers have transformed our lives, and will continue to do so for many years to come. But ever since the Turing Test proposed in 1950 up to IBM's Deep Blue computer that won the second six-game match against world champion Garry Kasparov, the science of artificial intelligence has struggled to make progress.The reader's expertise is engaged to probe human language, machine learning, neural computing, holistic systems and emergent phenomenon. What Makes You Clever reveals the difficulties that scientists grapple with in their efforts to understand your cleverness, and points to possible ways forward.

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World Scientific

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9814513067

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9789814513067

A Practical Approach to Motor Vehicle Engineering

By: Derek Newbold,Allan Bonnick

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A Practical Approach to Motor Vehicle Engineering

By: Derek Newbold,Allan Bonnick

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0340692316

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The Mechanical Muse: The Piano, Pianism and Piano Music, c.1760-1850

By: Derek Carew

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The Mechanical Muse: The Piano, Pianism and Piano Music, c.1760-1850

By: Derek Carew

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1351542680

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9781351542685

Pushing the Boundaries: Cricket in the Eighties

The Perfect Gift Book for Cricket Fans

By: Derek Pringle

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Pushing the Boundaries: Cricket in the Eighties

The Perfect Gift Book for Cricket Fans

By: Derek Pringle

Derek Pringle is finally ready to tell his story of cricket in the 80s. First chosen by England whilst still at university in 1982, Derek featured in the national side for the next 11 years. He played 30 Tests, 44 One Day Internationals, and appeared in 2 World Cups. Inside the dressing room, and out on the pitch, Derek witnessed at first hand an era of English cricket populated by characters such as Botham, Gooch, Lamb, and Gower. An era so far removed from today's rather anodyne sporting environment. And it wasn't just at international level that the sport lived life to the full. He was an integral part of Essex's all conquering side that won the County Championship 6 times as well as numerous one day trophies. Full of insight and experience here is the story of one of English cricket's most tumultuous periods told by someone who was there.

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1473674948

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9781473674943

Minnie the Brave Little Digger

By: Peter Caplen,Derek Pearson

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Minnie the Brave Little Digger

By: Peter Caplen,Derek Pearson

Minnie as her name suggests is a Mini-Digger working in a quarry, alongside full sized heavy duty quarry diggers. She was brought over from Japan with her friend Laurie a small tipper truck and together they provide small quantities of aggregate for minor building companies while the big diggers and trucks produce huge amounts of aggregate for the heavy construction industry. The big machines laugh and joke about Minnie and Laurie and are generally unkind to them due to their diminutive size. However, when Digby, the newest and brashest digger gets buried while working in the quarry only Minnie and Laurie can save him. Thereafter the big diggers and trucks have a new respect for Minnie and Laurie and they all work happily together in friendship and harmony!

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1490725776

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Beyond Cybersecurity

Protecting Your Digital Business

By: James M. Kaplan,Tucker Bailey,Derek O'Halloran,Alan Marcus,Chris Rezek

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Beyond Cybersecurity

Protecting Your Digital Business

By: James M. Kaplan,Tucker Bailey,Derek O'Halloran,Alan Marcus,Chris Rezek

Move beyond cybersecurity to take protection of your digital business to the next level Beyond Cybersecurity: Protecting Your Digital Business arms your company against devastating online security breaches by providing you with the information and guidance you need to avoid catastrophic data compromise. Based upon highly-regarded risk assessment analysis, this critical text is founded upon proprietary research, client experience, and interviews with over 200 executives, regulators, and security experts, offering you a well-rounded, thoroughly researched resource that presents its findings in an organized, approachable style. Members of the global economy have spent years and tens of billions of dollars fighting cyber threats—but attacks remain an immense concern in the world of online business. The threat of data compromise that can lead to the leak of important financial and personal details can make consumers suspicious of the digital economy, and cause a nosedive in their trust and confidence in online business models. Understand the critical issue of cyber-attacks, and how they are both a social and a business issue that could slow the pace of innovation while wreaking financial havoc Consider how step-change capability improvements can create more resilient organizations Discuss how increased collaboration within the cybersecurity industry could improve alignment on a broad range of policy issues Explore how the active engagement of top-level business and public leaders can achieve progress toward cyber-resiliency Beyond Cybersecurity: Protecting Your Digital Business is an essential resource for business leaders who want to protect their organizations against cyber-attacks.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119026911

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In Pursuit of Jefferson

Traveling through Europe with the Most Perplexing Founding Father

By: Derek Baxter

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In Pursuit of Jefferson

Traveling through Europe with the Most Perplexing Founding Father

By: Derek Baxter

A debut that combines historical nonfiction with travel books, for fans of Bill Bryson and Tony Horwitz, In Pursuit of Jefferson is the story of an American on a journey through Europe, following the epic trail of Thomas Jefferson. A controversial founding father. A man ready for a change. And a completely unique trip through Europe. In 1784, Thomas Jefferson was a broken man. Reeling from the loss of his wife and stung from a political scandal during the Revolutionary war, he needed to remake himself. To do that, he traveled. Wandering through Europe, Jefferson saw and learned as much as he could, ultimately bringing his knowledge home to a young America. There, he would rise to power and shape a nation. More than two hundred years later, Derek Baxter, a devotee of American history, stumbles on an obscure travel guide written by Jefferson—Hints for Americans Traveling Through Europe—as he's going through his own personal crisis. Who better to offer advice than a founding father himself? Using Hints as his roadmap, Baxter follows Jefferson through six countries and countless lessons. But what Baxter learns isn't always what Jefferson had in mind, and as he comes to understand Jefferson better, he doesn't always like what he finds. In Pursuit of Jefferson is at once the story of a life-changing trip through Europe, an unflinching look at a founding father, and a moving personal journey. With rich historical detail, a sense of humor, and boundless heart, Baxter explores how we can be better moving forward only by first looking back.

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Sourcebooks, Inc.

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1728225396

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9781728225395

Scary School #2: Monsters on the March

By: Derek the Ghost

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Scary School #2: Monsters on the March

By: Derek the Ghost

In this second book in the Scary School series, the students of Scary School are off to Monster Forest. School may be scary, but the forest has a few frights of its own, including bearodactyls; Captain Pigbeard, fearsome leader of the Monster-Pirates; and his fiancée, Princess Zogette. When Zogette falls in love with Charles and follows him to Scary School, Captain Pigbeard raises his army in pursuit. But what the monster army doesn’t realize is that the teachers and students of Scary School are even more frightening than anything in the Monster Forest. Fans of the Intergalactic Bed and Breakfast series and the Bailey School books will love the way the Scary School series for middle-grade readers mixes spooky scares and laughs.

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Harper Collins

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0062114476

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Personnel Management

A New Approach

By: Derek Torrington,Laura Hall

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Personnel Management

A New Approach

By: Derek Torrington,Laura Hall

Adopting a human resources approach to and within personnel management, this book uses current research to discuss performance management, strategy, planning, cultural aspects, sick pay, pensions, equal opportunities, communication, interpersonal skills and organizational theories.

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0136586678

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