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Avoiding Attack

The Evolutionary Ecology of Crypsis, Warning Signals and Mimicry

By: Graeme D. Ruxton,Tom N. Sherratt,Michael Patrick Speed

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Avoiding Attack

The Evolutionary Ecology of Crypsis, Warning Signals and Mimicry

By: Graeme D. Ruxton,Tom N. Sherratt,Michael Patrick Speed

This book discusses the evolution of the mechanisms by which prey avoid attack by their potential predators and questions how such defences are maintained through natural selection. Topics covered include camouflage, warning signals and mimicry.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0198528590

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The Pulitzer Air Races

American Aviation and Speed Supremacy, 1920-1925

By: Michael Gough

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The Pulitzer Air Races

American Aviation and Speed Supremacy, 1920-1925

By: Michael Gough

Three years after American raceplanes failed dismally in the most important air race of 1920, a French magazine lamented that American "pilots have broken the records which we, here in France, considered as our own for so long." The Pulitzer Trophy Air Races (1920 through 1925), endowed by the sons of publisher Joseph Pulitzer in his memory, brought about this remarkable turnaround. Pulitzer winning speeds increased from 157 to 249 mph, and Pulitzer racers, mounted on floats, twice won the most prestigious international air race--the Schneider Trophy Race for seaplanes. Airplanes, engines, propellers, and other equipment developed for the Pulitzers were sold domestically and internationally. More than a million spectators saw the Pulitzers; millions more read about them and watched them in newsreels. This, the first book about the Pulitzers, tells the story of businessmen, generals and admirals who saw racing as a way to drive aviation progress, designers and manufacturers who produced record-breaking racers, and dashing pilots who gave the races their public face. It emphasizes the roles played by the communities that hosted the races--Garden City (Long Island), Omaha, Detroit and Mt. Clemens, Michigan, St. Louis, and Dayton. The book concludes with an analysis of the Pulitzers' importance and why they have languished in obscurity for so long.

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McFarland

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1476603243

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In the Skin of a Lion

By: Michael Ondaatje

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In the Skin of a Lion

By: Michael Ondaatje

In the Skin of a Lion is a love story and an irresistible mystery set in the turbulent, muscular new world of Toronto in the 20s and 30s. Michael Ondaatje entwines adventure, romance and history, real and invented, enmeshing us in the lives of the immigrants who built the city and those who dreamed it into being: the politically powerful, the anarchists, bridge builders and tunnellers, a vanished millionaire and his mistress, a rescued nun and a thief who leads a charmed life. This is a haunting tale of passion, privilege and biting physical labour, of men and women moved by compassion and driven by the power of dreams—sometimes even to murder.

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McClelland & Stewart

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1551995425

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Measurement and Data Analysis for Engineering and Science

By: Patrick F Dunn,Michael P. Davis

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Measurement and Data Analysis for Engineering and Science

By: Patrick F Dunn,Michael P. Davis

Measurement and Data Analysis for Engineering and Science, Fourth Edition, provides up-to-date coverage of experimentation methods in science and engineering. This edition adds five new "concept chapters" to introduce major areas of experimentation generally before the topics are treated in detail, to make the text more accessible for undergraduate students. These feature Measurement System Components, Assessing Measurement System Performance, Setting Signal Sampling Conditions, Analyzing Experimental Results, and Reporting Experimental Results. More practical examples, case studies, and a variety of homework problems have been added; and MATLAB and Simulink resources have been updated.

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CRC Press

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1351686399

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Jacaranda Maths Quest 7 Victorian Curriculum, LearnON and Print

By: Catherine Smith,James Smart,Geetha James,Caitlin Mahony,Beverly Langsford Willing,Michael Sheedy,Kahni Burrows,Paul Menta

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Jacaranda Maths Quest 7 Victorian Curriculum, LearnON and Print

By: Catherine Smith,James Smart,Geetha James,Caitlin Mahony,Beverly Langsford Willing,Michael Sheedy,Kahni Burrows,Paul Menta

Jacaranda Maths Quest VC The Jacaranda Maths Quest Victorian Curriculum series has been completely refreshed with new content, deeper differentiation and even more innovative tools to enable every student to experience success - ensuring no student is left behind, and no student is held back. Jacaranda learning experience Every student is supported to progress from Simple and Complex Familiar contexts through to Complex Unfamiliar contexts and be able to show WHAT they know plus HOW to apply it. Meaningful differentiation at every stage Every student ability is catered for with access to videos for every lesson, simplified theory, differentiated question sets, interactivities, worked examples and more. Upgrade to the Supercourse for even more opportunities for remediation, extension and acceleration. Learning analytics to support teaching Learning is made more visible, with access to instant reports into student progress in formative and summative assessments including, mapping results against the progression points and results by assignment.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0730393496

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Gone Series Complete Collection

Gone, Hunger, Lies, Plague, Fear, Light

By: Michael Grant

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Gone Series Complete Collection

Gone, Hunger, Lies, Plague, Fear, Light

By: Michael Grant

This collection contains all six books in New York Times bestselling author Michael Grant's breathtaking dystopian sci-fi Gone saga. These page-turning thrillers invoke the classic The Lord of the Flies along with the horror of Stephen King. King himself said: "I love these books." In the blink of an eye, everyone disappears. Gone. Except for the young. There are teens, but not one single adult. Just as suddenly, there are no phones, no internet, no television. No way to get help. And no way to figure out what's happened. Hunger threatens. Bullies rule. A sinister creature lurks. Animals are mutating. And the teens themselves are changing, developing new talents—unimaginable, dangerous, deadly powers—that grow stronger by the day. It's a terrifying new world. Sides are being chosen, a fight is shaping up. Townies against rich kids. Bullies against the weak. Powerful against powerless. And time is running out: on your birthday, you disappear just like everyone else. . . . Michael Grant's Gone series has been praised for its compelling storytelling, multidimensional characters, and multiple points of view. Included in this collection are: Gone, Hunger, Lies, Plague, Fear, and Light.

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Harper Collins

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0062371665

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9780062371669

Echo-Planar Imaging

Theory, Technique and Application

By: Franz Schmitt,Michael K. Stehling,Robert Turner

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Echo-Planar Imaging

Theory, Technique and Application

By: Franz Schmitt,Michael K. Stehling,Robert Turner

Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made oj': Benjamin Franklin This book describes the technical principles and applications of echo-planar imaging (EPI) which, as much as any other technique, has shaped the develop ment of modern magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The principle of EPI, namely, the acquisition of multiple nuclear magnetic resonance echoes from a single spin excitation, has made it possible to shorten the previously time-con suming MRI data acquisition from minutes to much less than a second. Interest ingly, EPI is one of the oldest MRI techniques, conceived in 1976 by Sir Peter Mansfield only 4 years after the initial description of the principles of MRI. One of the inventors of MRI himself, Mansfield realized that fast data acquisition would be paramount in bringing medical applications of MRI to full fruition. The technological challenges in implementing EPI, however, were formidable. Until the end of the 1980s few people believed that EPI would be clinically useful, since its complexity was far greater than that of "conventional" MRI methods.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642804438

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9783642804434

Fast Innovation

Achieving Superior Differentiation, Speed to Market, and Increased Profitability

By: Michael L. George, Sr.,James Works,Kimberly Watson-Hemphill

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Fast Innovation

Achieving Superior Differentiation, Speed to Market, and Increased Profitability

By: Michael L. George, Sr.,James Works,Kimberly Watson-Hemphill

Provides strategies for speeding innovation and getting to market. This work explains why it usually takes so long for innovations to reach the market, and why they often fail. It also helps readers learn how to: achieve faster, more controllable time-to-market; generate highly differentiated products, services, or experiences; and more.

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McGraw Hill Professional

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0071457895

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9780071457897

Azabu Getaway

By: Michael Pronko

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Azabu Getaway

By: Michael Pronko

Money isn’t everything. It’s the deadly thing. After the murder of a high-flying executive in one of Tokyo’s wealth management firms, Detective Hiroshi finds himself investigating the financial schemes that secure the money of Tokyo’s elite investors. His forensic accounting gets sidetracked, though, by a second murder and the abduction of two girls from the home of a hotshot wealth manager. The abducted girls are the daughters of an international couple who seemed to have it all—a large apartment in the high-end Azabu district, top schools for the children, and a life of happy affluence. Their life falls apart and they are swept up in threats and pursuits for reasons they cannot fathom. Tracking the money and tracking the two daughters leads Hiroshi into Tokyo’s murky financial past and outside Japan’s borders as he discovers how overseas investments and tax shelters are really managed. Hiroshi works with Sakaguchi and Takamatsu and others on the homicide team, including an assertive new detective, as they confront greed and violence in one of the wealthiest cities in the world. Azabu Getaway is the fifth novel in the award-winning Detective Hiroshi series.

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Raked Gravel Press

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1942410263

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Natural Attenuation

CERCLA, RBCAs, and the Future of Environmental Remediation

By: Patrick V. Brady,Michael V. Brady,David J. Borns

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Natural Attenuation

CERCLA, RBCAs, and the Future of Environmental Remediation

By: Patrick V. Brady,Michael V. Brady,David J. Borns

Natural Attenuation: CERCLA, RBCAs, and the Future of Environmental Remediation presents the concept of "natural attenuation"-the tendency of soils to severly limit the toxicity of many types of hazardous waste. It reviews and updates the most recent findings from the field and lab and shows how natural attenuation is rapidly changing the direction and focus of environmental remediation. Outlining the legal and regulatory framework that has made waste remediation so costly, this book shows how applying an understanding of natural attenuation can decrease cleanup outlays while lowering risks to human health. Natural Attenuation: CERCLA, RBCAs, and the Future of Environmental Remediation makes it clear why natural attenuation will be relied upon more and more in the future.

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CRC Press

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1351429256

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9781351429252

The Parsifal Pursuit

a Winston Churchill Thriller

By: Patrick McMenamin,Michael McMenamin

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The Parsifal Pursuit

a Winston Churchill Thriller

By: Patrick McMenamin,Michael McMenamin

By the spring of 1931 a conspiracy is underway in Germany to assassinate President Hindenburg and restore the Kaiser's son to the throne, threatening the peace of Europe. At the behest of her godfather Winston Churchill, the adventurous journalist Mattie McGary, a rising star in William Randolph Hearst's press empire, and her lover, Bourke Cockran Jr., a New York law school professor and former Army counterintelligence agent, get involved. A brutal struggle opposes the old Germany and the new; the reactionary industrialists backing Kaiser Wilhelm II versus the racist radicals behind the Nazis and their leader, Adolf Hitler. Winston Churchill is drawn into the fray. An epic quest to recover an ancient Christian artifact, the Spear of Destiny, is underway! The spear was used by Roman centurion Longinus to pierce the side of Christ to end His suffering on the cross. But the spear—long on display at Vienna's Hofburg Museum—is suddenly missing. Hitler wants it every bit as much as the Kaiser and Winston Churchill. Mattie travels to the Austrian Alps on a danger-filled search for the spear. When Cockran joins her, both their lives and their romance are in jeopardy because of the handsome and mysterious leader of her expedition who saves her life and seeks to seduce her. Will she find the spear and retain Cockran's love? Churchill, Hitler, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Eugenics, The Spear of Destiny, The Order of the New Templars, Anti-Semitism, Nazi

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First Edition Design Pub.

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1506905927

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9781506905921

Golf's Short Game For Dummies

By: Michael Patrick Shiels,Michael Kernicki

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Golf's Short Game For Dummies

By: Michael Patrick Shiels,Michael Kernicki

Easy-to-grasp techniques for improving the short game About 70 percent of the shots in a round of golf are taken 75 yards from the pin or closer, making the short game the most significant factor in a golfer's score. This practical guide shows readers how to shave strokes off their game by improving their pitching, chipping, bunker play, and putting. Golfers will find expert tips on choosing the right wedges, putters, and balls, as well as illustrated step-by-step instructions on swings used in short-game shots. They'll also find information on how to beat bunkers and other hazards and how to play various lies-in deep rough, from the fairway, uphill, side-hill, and off bare ground. There's also a section on stretches, exercises, and drills to improve techniques, as well as tips on reading greens for accurate putting. Michael Patrick Sheils (Birmingham, MI) is a member of the Golf Writers Association of America. He has written four books, and his articles and columns have appeared in worldwide magazines and newspapers. Michael Kernicki (Miami Beach, FL) has been a PGA member for 27 years and is currently the Head Professional at the historic Indian Creek Country Club in Miami Beach.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118069927

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9781118069929

Advanced Tuning for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Implementations

By: Michael Jacot,Allen Jacot,Frank Jordan,Gurbinder Bali,Patrick Scott,Kyle Kinder

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Advanced Tuning for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Implementations

By: Michael Jacot,Allen Jacot,Frank Jordan,Gurbinder Bali,Patrick Scott,Kyle Kinder

Best Practices for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tuning and Optimization Achieve peak performance from your ERP platform while minimizing downtime and lowering TCO. Advanced Tuning for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Implementations shows how to plan and adopt a structured, top-to-bottom maintenance methodology. Uncover and eliminate bottlenecks, maximize efficiency at every component layer, troubleshoot databases and web servers, automate system testing, and handle mobile issues. This Oracle Press guide offers complete coverage of the latest cloud, clustering, load balancing, and virtualization solutions. Understand the components of a structured tuning plan Establish benchmarks and implement key industry practices Perform changes and accurately measure system-wide impact Diagnose and repair HTTP, web application, and Java issues Troubleshoot Oracle Database connections and transactions Streamline Oracle’s JD Edwards EnterpriseOne kernel and JDENeT processes Configure, test, and manage virtual machines and servers Work with Oracle Exadata Database Machine and Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud

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McGraw Hill Professional

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0071798552

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9780071798556

Expanding the Envelope

Flight Research at NACA and NASA

By: Michael H. Gorn

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Expanding the Envelope

Flight Research at NACA and NASA

By: Michael H. Gorn

Expanding the Envelope is the first book to explore the full panorama of flight research history, from the earliest attempts by such nineteenth century practitioners as England's Sir George Cayley, who tested his kites and gliders by subjecting them to experimental flight, to the cutting-edge aeronautical research conducted by the NACA and NASA. Michael H. Gorn explores the vital human aspect of the history of flight research, including such well-known figures as James H. Doolittle, Chuck Yeager, and A. Scott Crossfield, as well as the less heralded engineers, pilots, and scientists who also had the "Right Stuff." While the individuals in the cockpit often receive the lion's share of the public's attention, Expanding the Envelope shows flight research to be a collaborative engineering activity, one in which the pilot participates as just one of many team members. Here is more than a century of flight research, from well before the creation of NACA to its rapid transformation under NASA. Gorn gives a behind the scenes look at the development of groundbreaking vehicles such as the X-1, the D-558, and the X-15, which demonstrated manned flight at speeds up to Mach 6.7 and as high as the edge of space.

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University Press of Kentucky

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081315894X

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Those Who Wish Me Dead

By: Michael Koryta

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Those Who Wish Me Dead

By: Michael Koryta

This "heart-thumping backwoods adventure" (New York Times Book Review) from bestselling author Michael Koryta will soon be a major motion picture starring Angelina Jolie and Nicholas Hoult. When fourteen-year-old Jace Wilson witnesses a brutal murder, he's plunged into a new life, issued a false identity and hidden in a wilderness skills program for troubled teens. The plan is to get Jace off the grid while police find the two killers. The result is the start of a nightmare. The killers, known as the Blackwell Brothers, are slaughtering anyone who gets in their way in a methodical quest to reach him. Now all that remains between them and the boy are Ethan and Allison Serbin, who run the wilderness survival program; Hannah Faber, who occupies a lonely fire lookout tower; and endless miles of desolate Montana mountains. The clock is ticking, the mountains are burning, and those who wish Jace Wilson dead are no longer far behind. "Outstanding in every way...Don't you dare miss it." --Lee Child

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Little, Brown

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031627996X

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9780316279963

College Physics

By: Michael Tammaro

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College Physics

By: Michael Tammaro

Tammaro's College Physics, First Edition will convert more students from passive to active learners through a unique presentation of material built from the ground up in a digital environment. When students become "active" learners, they study "smarter" by spending time on content that will help them improve their understanding of key concepts (NOT skipping straight to the problems to find out what they don't know). College Physics, First Edition utilizes an assignable, module structure with frequent assessment check points at various difficulty levels to ensure maximum points of student engagement and retention.

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1119361052

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Birdmen, Batmen, and Skyflyers

Wingsuits and the Pioneers Who Flew in Them, Fell in Them, and Perfected Them

By: Michael Abrams

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Birdmen, Batmen, and Skyflyers

Wingsuits and the Pioneers Who Flew in Them, Fell in Them, and Perfected Them

By: Michael Abrams

The Wright Brothers were wimps. Or so you might think after reading this account of their unsung but even more daring rivals—the men and women who strapped wings to their backs and took to the sky. If only for a few seconds. People have been dying to fly, quite literally, since the dawn of history. They’ve made wings of feather and bone, leather and wood, canvas and taffeta, and thrown themselves off the highest places they could find. Theirs is the world’s first and still most dangerous extreme sport, and its full history has never been told. Birdmen, Batmen, and Skyflyers is a thrilling, hilarious, and often touching chronicle of these obsessive inventors and eccentric daredevils. It traces the story of winged flight from its doomed early pioneers to their glorious high-tech descendants, who’ve at last conquered gravity (sometimes, anyway). Michael Abrams gives us a brilliant bird’s-eye view of what it’s like to fly with wings. And then, inevitably, to fall. In the Immortal Words of Great Birdmen... “Someday I think that everyone will have wings and be able to soar from the housetops. But there must be a lot more experimenting before that can happen.” —Clem Sohn, the world’s first batman, who plummeted to his death at the Paris Air Show in 1937 “The trouble was that he went only halfway up the radio tower. If he had gone clear to the top it would have been different.” —Amadeo Catao Lopes in 1946, explaining the broken legs of the man who tried his wings “One day, a jump will be the last. The jump of death. But that idea does not hold me back.” —Rudolf Richard Boehlen, who died of jump-related injuries in 1953 “It turned out that almost everyone from the thirties and forties had died. That just made me want to do it more.” —Garth Taggart, stunt jumper for The Gypsy Moths, filmed in 1968 “You have to be the first one. The second one is the first loser.” —Felix Baumgartner, who in 2003 became the first birdman to cross the English Channel

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Crown

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1400054923

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Perilous Periplus

By: Michael Fitzalan

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Perilous Periplus

By: Michael Fitzalan

Adventure on the high seas. A psychological novel that tells the story of two brothers and their struggle against waves and winds, their trials, tribulations, turmoil and success. Sailing from Portugal to Spain sounds like a wonderful experience but it was fraught with danger. With disasters came celebrations of survival before another trial was put before them. They conquered the oceans and became firm friends

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Lulu.com

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0244361150

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NASCAR Nation

How Racing's Values Mirror America's

By: Chris Myers,Michael Levin,NASCAR

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NASCAR Nation

How Racing's Values Mirror America's

By: Chris Myers,Michael Levin,NASCAR

Longtime Fox Sports broadcaster and NASCAR prerace show host Chris Myers demonstrates that racing embodies the best of what makes America great: our competitive spirit; our will to win; our love of pageantry, heroes, and tradition; our willingness to face risks and build for the future. This unique book is a love letter to the NASCAR community -- from an outsider turned insider who "gets" what NASCAR fans and the world of NASCAR is all about. NASCAR has been slighted in the mainstream media for too long. Now, everyone will see that NASCAR and its fans truly represent what's best about our country. Myers takes fans to track-side, places them in the car and in the middle of the action and shares the sports finer moments, its most challenging times and introduces fans to a world that is so deeply cherished by all fans of motorsport.

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0771061196

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The Dawn of Fluid Dynamics

A Discipline Between Science and Technology

By: Michael Eckert

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The Dawn of Fluid Dynamics

A Discipline Between Science and Technology

By: Michael Eckert

This is the first publication to describe the evolution of fluid dynamics as a major field in modern science and engineering. It contains a description of the interaction between applied research and application, taking as its example the history of fluid mechanics in the 20th century. The focus lies on the work of Ludwig Prandtl, founder of the aerodynamic research center (AVA) in Göttingen, whose ideas and publications have influenced modern aerodynamics and fluid mechanics in many fields. While suitable for others, this book is intended for natural scientists and engineers as well as historians of science and technology.

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John Wiley & Sons

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352761074X

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Radioactivity

Introduction and History, From the Quantum to Quarks

By: Michael F. L'Annunziata

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Radioactivity

Introduction and History, From the Quantum to Quarks

By: Michael F. L'Annunziata

A recipient of the PROSE 2017 Honorable Mention in Chemistry & Physics, Radioactivity: Introduction and History, From the Quantum to Quarks, Second Edition provides a greatly expanded overview of radioactivity from natural and artificial sources on earth, radiation of cosmic origins, and an introduction to the atom and its nucleus. The book also includes historical accounts of the lives, works, and major achievements of many famous pioneers and Nobel Laureates from 1895 to the present. These leaders in the field have contributed to our knowledge of the science of the atom, its nucleus, nuclear decay, and subatomic particles that are part of our current knowledge of the structure of matter, including the role of quarks, leptons, and the bosons (force carriers). Users will find a completely revised and greatly expanded text that includes all new material that further describes the significant historical events on the topic dating from the 1950s to the present. - Provides a detailed account of nuclear radiation – its origin and properties, the atom, its nucleus, and subatomic particles including quarks, leptons, and force carriers (bosons) - Includes fascinating biographies of the pioneers in the field, including captivating anecdotes and insights - Presents meticulous accounts of experiments and calculations used by pioneers to confirm their findings

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Elsevier

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0444634967

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From the Wright Brothers to Top Gun

Aviation, Nationalism, and Popular Cinema

By: Michael Paris

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From the Wright Brothers to Top Gun

Aviation, Nationalism, and Popular Cinema

By: Michael Paris

The cinema and aviation developed alongside each other, and were both products of the technology and imagination of the early 20th century. This book examines the ways in which aeroplanes and flying have been portrayed in the many different genres within popular cinema, from Hollywood epics to comedy spoofs to modern tragedies. It covers over 500 American and British films, including, The Dambusters, The High and the Mighty, Airplane, Top Gun and The Shadowmakers.

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Manchester University Press

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0719040744

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The experience of suburban modernity

How private transport changed interwar London

By: Michael John Law

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The experience of suburban modernity

How private transport changed interwar London

By: Michael John Law

The experience of suburban modernity looks at the history of the London suburbs in the interwar years. It shows that, contrary to those accounts that portray suburbia as static and boring, these suburbs were in fact at the heart of the adoption of private transport and new mobilities. Wealthier middle-class suburbanites enjoyed driving at speed on new arterial roads, visiting roadhouses for a transgressive night out, taking five-shilling flights from the local airport, and joining cycling and motorcycle clubs. All this fun came at a price for some in the form of thousands of deaths in road accidents, plane crashes on suburban housing and in the despoiling of the countryside through road development. This book will be welcomed by academics and students working in suburban studies, historical geography and interwar British history and can also be enjoyed by anyone interested in the history of London.

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Manchester University Press

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1847799426

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The Automobile in American History and Culture

A Reference Guide

By: Michael L. Berger

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The Automobile in American History and Culture

A Reference Guide

By: Michael L. Berger

This comprehensive reference guide reviews the literature concerning the impact of the automobile on American social, economic, and political history. Covering the complete history of the automobile to date, twelve chapters of bibliographic essays describe the important works in a series of related topics and provide broad thematic contexts. This work includes general histories of the automobile, the industry it spawned and labor-management relations, as well as biographies of famous automotive personalities. Focusing on books concerned with various social aspects, chapters discuss such issues as the car's influence on family life, youth, women, the elderly, minorities, literature, and leisure and recreation. Berger has also included works that investigate the government's role in aiding and regulating the automobile, with sections on roads and highways, safety, and pollution. The guide concludes with an overview of reference works and periodicals in the field and a description of selected research collections. The Automobile in American History and Culture provides a resource with which to examine the entire field and its structure. Popular culture scholars and enthusiasts involved in automotive research will appreciate the extensive scope of this reference. Cross-referenced throughout, it will serve as a valuable research tool.

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0313016062

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I Think I Grew up Better Than You

By: Michael Colyer

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I Think I Grew up Better Than You

By: Michael Colyer

Northern Rhodesia just off the Congo border in the nineteen fifties was thick with untamed bush, man height grass, and tall vined trees. The sweltering heat, animal paths, deadly reptiles, stinging insects, and its rivers and streams, was the world of the author and his young friends. The deluging rains, the floods and the forked lightning heralding thunderstorms, were all part and parcel of growing up in the best playground in world. Author Michael Colyer encapsulates the wonderful enthusiasms of developing young boys. He exalts the driving force behind their escapades and antics in and just outside of a small copper mining town. In his words, our games were inadvertently dangerous learning curves, and we literally tried everything young boys dared to imagine. The dangers shout out to you, the adventures, the boys, the animals, the reptiles and insects are very real, and the happenings are a recitation of true and unforgettable memories. The astounding historical, geographical, animal and reptilian facts are seamlessly woven to the tales, but, read it alone, or risk laughing out loud in company at the wicked humour the author has managed to incorporate throughout.

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Apolo Anton Ohno

By: Michael V. Uschan

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Apolo Anton Ohno

By: Michael V. Uschan

Credited as the face of American speed skating, Apolo Anton Ohno has done much to bring the sport out of obscurity. According to the United States Olympic Committee, Ohno holds the record for most medals won by a U.S. Winter Olympian: two golds, two silvers, and four bronze. This compelling edition provides a balanced biographical overview of Apolo Anton Ohno. Chapters discuss his childhood being raised by a single father, his decision to pursue speed skating, and his appearances at the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Winter Olympic games.

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Greenhaven Publishing LLC

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1420507443

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The Psychotronic Video Guide To Film

By: Michael Weldon

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The Psychotronic Video Guide To Film

By: Michael Weldon

The bible of B-movies is back--and better than ever! From Abby to Zontar, this book covers more than 9,000 amazing movies--from the turn of the century right up to today's Golden Age of Video--all described with Michael Weldon's dry wit. More than 450 rare and wonderful illustrations round out thie treasure trove of cinematic lore--an essential reference for every bad film fan.

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Macmillan

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0312131496

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BOTH SIDES OF THE SAME COIN

By: Michael Weiner MD

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BOTH SIDES OF THE SAME COIN

By: Michael Weiner MD

The Doyle, Carbone, and Roth families immigrate to the United States from Europe for a variety of reasons: the 1850 potato famine in Ireland, religious freedom, and persecution of the mafia in Sicily by Mussolini in 1925. It is the appearance of Oscar Klein, an orphan from Philadelphia, which brings them all together in the post-depression, pre-World War II era of the late 1930s to 1940s. Oscar Klein is a kid of the streets without formal education, but he becomes the driving force and innovator. His ideas shape, mold, and secure the future of his colleagues, Patrick Doyle and Anthony Carbone. Together they create KCD Incorporated, purchase taxi medallions, and own and operate parking garages, private clubs, and restaurants. Oscar marries Mildred Stein—a wedding not to be missed at the Plaza Hotel attended by the New York City elite, including Anthony’s father, Luca Carbone, the Mafia Don and head of the Cosa Nostra in New York. Together they build success and give back to the community. However, with accomplishments come unavoidable heartbreak and misfortune, illness, drug addiction, and death. Follow the saga of four families that combines historical events with the personal dramas of its characters.

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Archway Publishing

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1665762519

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Statistical Encyclopedia of North American Professional Sports

All Major League Teams and Major Non-Team Events Year by Year, 1876 through 2006, 2d ed.

By: K. Michael Gaschnitz

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Statistical Encyclopedia of North American Professional Sports

All Major League Teams and Major Non-Team Events Year by Year, 1876 through 2006, 2d ed.

By: K. Michael Gaschnitz

This reference work, updated since the 1997 edition, provides comprehensive information on the major professional leagues in North America--baseball, basketball, football, hockey and soccer. Arranged chronologically, the entries for each league in each sport include individual statistical leaders, championship results, major rules changes, winners of major awards, and hall of fame inductees.

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McFarland

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0786451122

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Zonal Marking

From Ajax to Zidane, the Making of Modern Soccer

By: Michael W. Cox

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Zonal Marking

From Ajax to Zidane, the Making of Modern Soccer

By: Michael W. Cox

A mazy dribble through the recent history of European soccer, showing how shifting styles and influence have shaped the game. In the early 1990s, the Dutch footballing philosophy was worshipped across the continent. Then the baton passed to the Italians, who clearly boasted Europe's strongest league. But when France started winning everything at the international level its national academy became the template for others, until suddenly, almost out of nowhere, Europe's most revered player and manager both hailed from Portugal. Next, Barcelona and Spain won everything during a very obvious four-year period of dominance, before tiki-taka's decline meant Bayern and Germany took control. Finally, Europe's most successful coaches found themselves competing in England, introducing a brilliant cacophony of styles to the Premier League. Zonal Marking is a glorious travelogue through soccer's triumphant styles and characters.

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Bold Type Books

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1568589328

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Real Likenesses

Representation in Paintings, Photographs, and Novels

By: Michael Morris

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Real Likenesses

Representation in Paintings, Photographs, and Novels

By: Michael Morris

Real Likenesses presents a radical new approach to artistic representation. At its heart is a serious reconsideration of the relationship between medium and content in representational art, which counters currently dominant theories that make attention to the former inevitably a distraction from attending to the latter. Through close analysis of paintings, photographs, and novels, Michael Morris proposes a new understanding of the real likenesses we encounter in representational art; what they are, how they are made present to us, and how they are created. The result is an intuitive way of thinking about how these art forms work.

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Oxford University Press

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019260631X

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Hockey Sucks: Let's Fix It

By: Michael Munro

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Hockey Sucks: Let's Fix It

By: Michael Munro

The game of hockey has drastically changed over the past two decades and not for the better. Gone are the days of goal scorers, stick handlers, tough guys and passers. When they left so did the excitement and the unexpected. Now it is a game played by drones in exactly the same fashion by every team. Former hockey reporter Michael Munro examines the impact manufactured hockey players are having on the National Hockey League and its feeder systems. In this Western based critique Munro explains how the NHL ended up eliminating goal scorers and entertainers with a series of rule changes and management decisions. And it is a discussion of how Canada lost its role as the dominant hockey nation and started developing only supporting players and not lead actors. An honest and sometimes disturbing 250 page essay that is a must read for anyone who loves hockey and wants to see it become a global success.

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198825714X

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