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War Bows

Longbow, crossbow, composite bow and Japanese yumi

By: Mike Loades

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War Bows

Longbow, crossbow, composite bow and Japanese yumi

By: Mike Loades

A fascinating and lively history of four bows that changed warfare – the composite bow, the longbow, the crossbow and the Japanese bow, the yumi – by a world-renowned expert. War bows dominated battlefields across the world for centuries. In their various forms, they allowed trained archers to take down even well-armoured targets from great distances, and played a key role in some of the most famous battles in human history. The composite bow was a versatile and devastatingly effective weapon, on foot, from chariots and on horseback for over a thousand years, used by cultures as diverse as the Hittites, the Romans, the Mongols and the Ottoman Turks. The Middle Ages saw a clash between the iconic longbow and the more technologically sophisticated crossbow, most famously during the Hundred Years War, while in Japan, the samurai used the yumi to deadly effect, unleashing bursts of arrows from their galloping steeds. Historical weapons expert Mike Loades reveals the full history of these four iconic weapons that changed the nature of warfare. Complete with modern ballistics testing, action recreations of what it is like to fire each bow and a critical analysis of the technology and tactics associated with each bow, this book is a must-have for anyone interested in ancient arms.

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City of Quartz

Excavating the Future in Los Angeles

By: Mike Davis

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City of Quartz

Excavating the Future in Los Angeles

By: Mike Davis

This new edition of the visionary social history of Los Angeles is “as central to the L.A. canon as anything that . . . Joan Didion wrote in the seventies” (New Yorker) No metropolis has been more loved or more hated. To its official boosters, “Los Angeles brings it all together.” To detractors, L.A. is a sunlit mortuary where “you can rot without feeling it.” To Mike Davis, the author of this fiercely elegant and wide- ranging work of social history, Los Angeles is both utopia and dystopia, a place where the last Joshua trees are being plowed under to make room for model communities in the desert, where the rich have hired their own police to fend off street gangs, as well as armed Beirut militias. In City of Quartz, Davis reconstructs L.A.’s shadow history and dissects its ethereal economy. He tells us who has the power and how they hold on to it. He gives us a city of Dickensian extremes, Pynchonesque conspiracies, and a desperation straight out of Nathaniel West—a city in which we may glimpse our own future mirrored with terrifying clarity. In this new edition, Davis provides a dazzling update on the city’s current status.

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Verso Books

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1844675688

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Engineering A Level

By: Mike Tooley

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Engineering A Level

By: Mike Tooley

Engineering A Level covers each of the compulsory AS and A2 units from Edexcel in a dedicated chapter. Full coverage is given to the three units required at AS Level, and the 3 additional A2 units required for completion of the A Level award. Students following the GCE courses will find this book essential reading, as it covers all the material they will be following through the duration of their study. Knowledge-check questions and activities are included throughout, along with learning summaries, innovative ‘Another View’ features, and applied maths integrated alongside the appropriate areas of engineering study. All examples relate directly (and exclusively) to engineering practice, to emphasise application of theory in real-world engineering contexts. The result is a clear, straightforward and easily accessible text. The book offers a valuable insight into various areas of engineering technology and related industries, providing a potential springboard to further training, eventual progression to qualifications within higher education, or to suitable employment within the engineering sector. A companion website offers a variety of student resources providing practical assignments to supplement the material in the textbook, including using CAD / CAM, computer modelling (using spreadsheets), and Visio templates, shapes and symbols available for download. Mike Tooley is formerly Director of Learning at Brooklands College, Surrey, and is the author of many best-selling engineering and electronics books.

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1136406611

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High Performance Fasteners and Plumbing

A Guide to Nuts, Bolts, Fuel, Brake, Oil and Coolant Lines, Hoses, Clamps, Racing Hardware and Plumbing Techniques

By: Mike Mavrigian

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High Performance Fasteners and Plumbing

A Guide to Nuts, Bolts, Fuel, Brake, Oil and Coolant Lines, Hoses, Clamps, Racing Hardware and Plumbing Techniques

By: Mike Mavrigian

The essential reference guide for choosing the right fastener and plumbing for any automotive high performance, custom or racing application. This user-friendly guide explains high-performance fasteners, plumbing, and all the other hardware used by racers, rodders, restorers and all other auto enthusiasts. Subjects include hose sizes, fittings, materials, routing and installation tips, heat shielding, brake, fuel, coolant, and oil lines, as well as fastener technology such as thread sizing, clamping loads, bolt stretch, and fastener styles.

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Penguin

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1101158034

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Measures for Measure

Geology and the Industrial Revolution

By: Mike Leeder

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Measures for Measure

Geology and the Industrial Revolution

By: Mike Leeder

An illustrated explanation of the geological background to the first Industrial Revolution that originated in eighteenth-century Britain.

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Liverpool University Press

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1780466528

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The Green Guide to Specification

An Environmental Profiling System for Building Materials and Components

By: Jane Anderson,David Shiers,Mike Sinclair

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The Green Guide to Specification

An Environmental Profiling System for Building Materials and Components

By: Jane Anderson,David Shiers,Mike Sinclair

How can you tell if the materials and components you are specifyinghave a low environmental impact? A full life-cycle assessment is acomplex, time-consuming and expensive process; the environmentalratings summarised in this Guide provide a quick and easy way fordesigners and specifiers to assess their options. The relative environmental performance of over 250 materials andcomponents have been assessed in this guide, using carefullyresearched, quantitative data derived from the BRE EnvironmentalDatabase. A wide range of alternative specifications are providedfor: · walls · floor systems · floor finishes · roofs · windows · doors · ceilings · paints · insulation · landscaping. The performance of each specification is measured against arange of environmental impacts including: · climate change · toxicity · fossil fuel and ozone depletion · levels of emissions and pollutants · mineral and water extraction. Environmental performance is indicated by a simple to use A-B-Crating system. To further aid specifiers, guidance on capitalcoasts, typical replacement intervals and information on recyclingis also provided for each material and component. An important part of BREEAM, the BRE's widely accepted scheme toimprove the environmental performance of buildings, The GreenGuide to Specification is an essential tool for architects,surveyors, building managers and property owners seeking to reducethe environmental impacts of building materials through informedchoice.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470680393

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Localized Corrosion in Complex Environments

By: Mike Yongjun Tan

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Localized Corrosion in Complex Environments

By: Mike Yongjun Tan

A comprehensive exploration of the monitoring, prediction, and prevention of major forms of localized corrosion in complex industrial environments In Localized Corrosion in Complex Environments, distinguished researcher Dr. Mike Yongjun Tan delivers a solution focused approach to localized corrosion issues in complex environments with the potential to affect structural integrity, public safety, environmental protection, or energy and water deliverability. The book focuses on significant civil and industrial infrastructures exposed to complex corrosion environments, like underground and offshore gas, oil, and water pipelines. The author offers information to help ensure the continued safe operation of aging infrastructures and discusses the limitations of current technologies and the need to continuously develop new and more efficient technologies to manage integrity, prevent structural failures, protect the environment, and reduce operational costs. Readers will also find: A thorough introduction to the major issues relevant to infrastructural corrosion issues Comprehensive explorations of issues likely to affect future fuel and energy infrastructures, like hydrogen containing pipelines and offshore and onshore wind farms Practical discussions of recent progress in inspection and monitoring technologies, as well as the protection provided by protective coatings Fulsome treatments of the use of corrosion inhibitors Perfect for materials and corrosion scientists, physical chemists, engineers, regulators, technologists, and environmentalists, Localized Corrosion in Complex Environments will also earn a place in the libraries of corrosion and materials engineers, maintenance engineers, pipeline engineers, field personnel, and anyone responsible for the integrity of production and transmission of oil, gas, and water.

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1119778603

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Engineering Science

For Foundation Degree and Higher National

By: Mike Tooley,Lloyd Dingle

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Engineering Science

For Foundation Degree and Higher National

By: Mike Tooley,Lloyd Dingle

Focusing primarily on core topics in mechanical and electrical science, students enrolled on a wide range of higher education engineering courses at undergraduate level will find Engineering Science, second edition, an invaluable aid to their learning. With updated and expanded content, this new edition covers sections on the mechanics of materials, dynamics, thermodynamics, electrostatics and electromagnetic principles, and a.c./d.c. circuit theory. Entirely new sections are devoted to the study of gyroscopes and the effect of applied torques on their behaviour, and the use of Laplace transformation as a tool for modelling complex networks of inductance, capacitance and resistance. In addition, a new overview of the decibel (dB) introduces a handy technique for expressing logarithmic ratios. Knowledge-check and review questions, along with activities, are included throughout the book, and the necessary background mathematics is integrated alongside the appropriate areas of engineering. The result is a clear and easily accessible textbook that encourages independent study and covers the essential scientific principles that students will meet at this level. The book is supported with a companion website for students and lecturers at www.key2engineeringscience.com, and it includes: • Solutions to the Test Your Knowledge and Review Questions in the book • Further guidance on Essential Mathematics with introductions to vectors, vector operations, the calculus and differential equations, etc. • An extra chapter on steam properties, cycles and plant • Downloadable SCILAB scripts that help simplify some of the advanced mathematical content • Selected illustrations from the book

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1000171310

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The Crossbow

By: Mike Loades

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The Crossbow

By: Mike Loades

Technologically sophisticated and powerful, the crossbow has long enjoyed a popular reputation for villainous superiority because it could be used with little training as a weapon of assassination. The study of bow designs, trigger mechanisms and spanning devices reveals a tale of considerable mechanical ingenuity; advances that produced a battlefield weapon requiring comparatively little training to use. It was an extremely useful weapon, and especially effective in siege warfare for both attack and defence. Known to the Ancient Greeks and the Chinese as early as the 5th century BC, the crossbow developed both in Western Europe and in the Far East. Advances in trigger mechanisms, spanning and bow design allowed the development of ever more powerful bows. In this study acknowledged weaponry expert Mike Loades traces the origins, development, combat record and lasting legacy of the crossbow, the formidable projectile weapon that played a key role in a host of battles and sieges across Europe and Asia.

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Chevrolet Pickups

By: Mike Mueller

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Chevrolet Pickups

By: Mike Mueller

In the pages of Chevrolet Pickups, you'll find a legendary tale of how Chevrolet's line of trucks evolved from cars with beds_to the sophisticated luxurious trucks of modern times. Mueller's text includes the rise of the Depression-era trucks that made Chevrolet the number one manufacturer of light pickups, and Chevy's 30-year run in that top spot. Mueller explains how the leaders and engineers at Chevrolet made the company's truck line such a dominant force-" and goes in-depth on many specific models that had enormous impact on the pickup truck industry. "The complete history of Chevrolet trucks is covered, with side-trips that shed light on the GMC counterparts, competitive brands, and the ElCamino and Corvair pickups." Packed with photographs of beautifully restored pickup trucks, ""Chevrolet Pickups tells the history of one of the (20th) century's greatest accomplishments.

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BTEC National Engineering

By: Mike Tooley,Lloyd Dingle

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BTEC National Engineering

By: Mike Tooley,Lloyd Dingle

First Published in 2010. This is a new edition of a well established book which has sold 7000 copies in its current edition, and covers all of the 6 mandatory units of the 2010 BTEC Level 3 Engineering specification. The BTEC National Engineering qualifications in the UK attract over 10,000 students per year and are recognised by industry as appropriate qualifications, giving the required skills to entrants and trainees to the Engineering industry. Key points and definitions highlight the most important concepts and hundreds of activities and worked examples help put the theory in context. Questions throughout the text, with answers provided, allow students to test their knowledge as they go, while end of unit review questions are ideal for exam revision and set course work.

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1136443371

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BTEC First Engineering

By: Mike Tooley

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BTEC First Engineering

By: Mike Tooley

A clearly written and easily accessible textbook that encourages independent study, covering all the core material required for the BTEC First Certificate and Diploma. Knowledge-check questions and activities are included throughout, along with review questions and worked mathematical examples, all of which relate to real-world engineering contexts. Students will gain a valuable insight into various areas of engineering technology and related industries, providing a potential springboard to further training, qualifications, or suitable employment. For those students wishing to progress to BTEC National, this textbook covers all the vital material required as a prerequisite to NVQ Level 3. New in this edition: • Updated in line with the 2010 changes to the BTEC First specifications • Includes detailed information on assessment, featuring example questions and answers • Layout and design changes provide extra clarity

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1136443444

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Trading Nation

Advancing Australia's Interests in world markets

By: Mike Adams,Nicolas Brown,Ron Wickes

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Trading Nation

Advancing Australia's Interests in world markets

By: Mike Adams,Nicolas Brown,Ron Wickes

From wool and gold to minerals and manufacturing, Trading Nation reviews the history of Australia’s trade and trade policy since Federation. The book tackles a number of key questions which are central to the nation’s future. What is the future of our trade in minerals, agriculture, manufacturing and services? How can trade policy help address our faltering productivity? Is the Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations dead and, if not, what can be done to conclude it? What can we expect from new free trade agreements? Is there more we could be doing in trade policy with Europe, India and Latin America? This comprehensive book also looks ahead at the options for Australia’s future trade and trade policy.

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UNSW Press

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1742241514

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Quakernomics

An Ethical Capitalism

By: Mike King

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Quakernomics

An Ethical Capitalism

By: Mike King

Combining commercial success with philanthropy and social activism, ‘Quakernomics’ offers a compelling model for corporate social responsibility in the modern world. Mike King explores the ethical capitalism of Quaker enterprises from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries, testing this theory against those of prominent economists. With a foreword by Sir Adrian Cadbury, this book proves that the Quaker practice of ‘total capitalism’ is not a historically remote nicety but an immediately relevant guide for today’s global economy.

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Anthem Press

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0857281186

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Handbook of Machining with Grinding Wheels

By: Ioan D. Marinescu,Mike P. Hitchiner,Eckart Uhlmann,W. Brian Rowe,Ichiro Inasaki

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Handbook of Machining with Grinding Wheels

By: Ioan D. Marinescu,Mike P. Hitchiner,Eckart Uhlmann,W. Brian Rowe,Ichiro Inasaki

Grinding is a crucial technology that employs specific abrasive processes for the fabrication of advanced products and surfaces. Handbook of Machining with Grinding Wheels, Second Edition highlights important industry developments that can lead to improved part quality, higher productivity, and lower costs. Divided into two parts, the book b

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CRC Press

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1482206706

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The Unorthodox Guitar

A Guide to Alternative Performance Practice

By: Mike Frengel

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The Unorthodox Guitar

A Guide to Alternative Performance Practice

By: Mike Frengel

The Unorthodox Guitar: A Guide to Alternative Performance Practice is a comprehensive resource for experimentally minded guitarists and composers wishing to write for or perform on the instrument in new ways. The book focuses primarily on unconventional approaches to guitar performance, which include alternative tunings, extended techniques, instrumental preparations, electronic augmentations, and issues related to performing and recording with a computer. Embracing all guitar types-nylon, steel-string acoustic, and electric-techniques and examples are culled from a broad range of musical genres, including blues, contemporary classical, country, folk, jazz, rock, and non-Western idioms. While the writing offers a treasure trove of possibilities for experimental improvisation, it is oriented towards formal composition, and to that end details the controllable dimensions of the techniques and preparations at hand, along with strategies that might be adopted to notate them. Conventional guitar amplifiers, effect pedals, and pedalboards are examined, along with a discussion of analog signal chains, rig design, and best practices for the preservation of tone. In addition, possibilities afforded by the addition of a computer to the guitar rig are explored, including signal processing, sensor augmentation, and score following. The writing is paired with a companion website that contains an abundance of audio, video, and software materials to supplement the ideas presented. This information is intended to serve as a guide, reference, and source of inspiration for those wishing to compose and/or perform on the instrument in innovative ways.

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Oxford University Press

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0199381879

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Construction Technology 1: House Construction

By: Mike Riley,Alison Cotgrave

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Construction Technology 1: House Construction

By: Mike Riley,Alison Cotgrave

Construction Technology 1: House Construction offers a highly accessible introduction to the key stages of domestic house construction from planning to internal finishes. Its student-friendly layout uses detailed figures, photos and case studies from real-life building sites to aid a practical understanding of construction techniques, providing clear step-by-step guidance in learning the basic principles of low-rise residential construction. This textbook is a vital resource for students in construction, property and architecture, BSc and MSc, including any student taking courses in building surveying, quantity surveying, real estate and construction management, as well as those studying at the HNC/HND level. New to this Edition: - The sections on off-site manufacture and modular approaches to construction have been significantly updated and expanded. The nature of house construction utilising panelised and volumetric approaches is explained with supporting case study examples and photographic illustrations. - The increased recognition of sustainability as a key element in modern house building is reflected in expanded consideration of the environmental implications of construction design and practice. - The characteristics of house form, construction and technology that impact upon thermal and environmental performance are included together with updated content relating to SAP calculations and target energy performance. - Advances in technology and evolving approaches to passive features of environmentally-conscious design are incorporated together with the introduction of issues around connected homes. - The material has been amended in line with current UK building regulations, environmental guidance and legislation including statutory control of the building process and health and safety.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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135200190X

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The RF and Microwave Handbook - 3 Volume Set

By: Mike Golio

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The RF and Microwave Handbook - 3 Volume Set

By: Mike Golio

By 1990 the wireless revolution had begun. In late 2000, Mike Golio gave the world a significant tool to use in this revolution: The RF and Microwave Handbook. Since then, wireless technology spread across the globe with unprecedented speed, fueled by 3G and 4G mobile technology and the proliferation of wireless LANs. Updated to reflect this tremendous growth, the second edition of this widely embraced, bestselling handbook divides its coverage conveniently into a set of three books, each focused on a particular aspect of the technology. Six new chapters cover WiMAX, broadband cable, bit error ratio (BER) testing, high-power PAs (power amplifiers), heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs), as well as an overview of microwave engineering. Over 100 contributors, with diverse backgrounds in academic, industrial, government, manufacturing, design, and research reflect the breadth and depth of the field. This eclectic mix of contributors ensures that the coverage balances fundamental technical issues with the important business and marketing constraints that define commercial RF and microwave engineering. Focused chapters filled with formulas, charts, graphs, diagrams, and tables make the information easy to locate and apply to practical cases. The new format, three tightly focused volumes, provides not only increased information but also ease of use. You can find the information you need quickly, without wading through material you don’t immediately need, giving you access to the caliber of data you have come to expect in a much more user-friendly format.

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Construction Technology 2: Industrial and Commercial Building

By: Mike Riley,Alison Cotgrave

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Construction Technology 2: Industrial and Commercial Building

By: Mike Riley,Alison Cotgrave

Designed in a structured, directed format to help develop understanding, rather than just providing a simple source of information, this popular undergraduate textbook offers comprehensive coverage of industrial and commercial building technology. It builds on material in the first volume in the series Construction Technology 1: House Construction but it is also valuable as a standalone text. The most student-friendly textbook in the area, it uses a wealth of features to reinforce understanding and test knowledge, including case studies and comparative studies. Case studies include photographs and commentary on specific aspects of the technology of framed buildings, while comparative studies allow the reader to make a critical evaluation, comparing and contrasting design details and solutions. This textbook is aimed at undergraduates in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying and Building Surveying, and HNC/D students in the same areas. It is also ideal for associated Built Environment courses e.g. Land Management, Civil Engineering, where the basic technologies need to be understood. New to this Edition: - Thoroughly revised throughout - New material on sustainable construction incorporated as a key theme in each aspect of technology - A new chapter on building services installations - A new section of the highly topical subject of Building Information Modelling (BIM)

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1350315710

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Gadsden, City of Champions

By: Mike Goodson

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Gadsden, City of Champions

By: Mike Goodson

On July 4, 1845, the piercing sound of a steamboat's whistle along the banks of the Coosa River served as an exotic, technological proclamation for the beginning of a new era in Northeast Alabama. The landing of Captain James Lafferty's steamboat, the Coosa, marked the genesis of a new town and the realization of a shared vision of Gabriel Hughes, Joseph Hughes, and John S. Moragne. From that moment on, hundreds upon hundreds of pioneering men and women immigrated to Gadsden in the latter part of the nineteenth century pursuing the American dream of land and opportunity. Gadsden: City of Champions, with over 100 black-and-white illustrations, presents a comprehensive history of Gadsden's astonishing development and details the various stages of the city's evolution, from a neutral playing field between rival Cherokee and Creek tribes, to a wilderness stagecoach stop, to a humble village, to a major riverboat port, into a modern industrial city. Amid streetcars, opera houses, bustling mills, and unpaved streets, readers meet local figures, such as Colonel R.B. Kyle, Captain James M. Elliott Jr., Judge John H. Disque, Emma Sansom, and John W. Wisdom, and a host of colorful CHaracters-riverboat pilots, theater managers, mill workers, Pulltight saloonkeepers, and bootleggers-against an epic backdrop of war, Reconstruction, depression, fire, and prosperity.

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0738523755

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Consensus Organizing

Building Communities of Mutual Self Interest

By: Mike Eichler

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Consensus Organizing

Building Communities of Mutual Self Interest

By: Mike Eichler

The first new form of community organizing since Saul Alinsky, this book connects the poor to the rest of society. Written in a logical, teachable, and pragmatic style, Consensus Organizing: Building Communities of Mutual Self Interest is a model of social change for the 21st century. Through real examples, author Mike Eichler illustrates how anyone can practice consensus organizing and help the poor, forgotten, and disempowered.

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SAGE Publications

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1452222762

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Investigation of land subsidence and earth fissures in Cedar Valley, Iron County, Utah

By: Paul Inkenbrandt,Willian Lund,Mike Lowe,Tyler Knudsen,Steve Bowman

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Investigation of land subsidence and earth fissures in Cedar Valley, Iron County, Utah

By: Paul Inkenbrandt,Willian Lund,Mike Lowe,Tyler Knudsen,Steve Bowman

This 116-page report presents the results of an investigation by the Utah Geological Survey of land subsidence and earth fissures in Cedar Valley, Iron County, Utah. Basin-fill sediments of the Cedar Valley Aquifer contain a high percentage of fine-grained material susceptible to compaction upon dewatering. Groundwater discharge in excess of recharge (groundwater mining) has lowered the potentiometric surface in Cedar Valley as much as 114 feet since 1939. Groundwater mining has caused permanent compaction of fine-grained sediments of the Cedar Valley aquifer, which has caused the land surface to subside, and a minimum of 8.3 miles of earth fissures to form. Recently acquired interferometric synthetic aperture radar imagery shows that land subsidence has affected approximately 100 mi² in Cedar Valley, but a lack of accurate historical benchmark elevation data over much of the valley prevents its detailed quantification. Continued groundwater mining and resultant subsidence will likely cause existing fissures to lengthen and new fissures to form which may eventually impact developed areas in Cedar Valley. This report also includes possible aquifer management options to help mitigate subsidence and fissure formation, and recommended guidelines for conducting subsidence-related hazard investigations prior to development.

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Utah Geological Survey

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1557918910

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Gun Trader's Guide to Collectible Knives

A Comprehensive, Fully Illustrated Reference with Current Market Values

By: Mike Robuck

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Gun Trader's Guide to Collectible Knives

A Comprehensive, Fully Illustrated Reference with Current Market Values

By: Mike Robuck

The Gun Trader’s Guide is the standard reference for collectors, curators, dealers, shooters, and gun enthusiasts, and now is extending their influence to collectible knives. Focusing mainly on old and out of production knives, the Gun Trader’s Guide to Collectible Knives is the ideal gift for any knife enthusiast looking to start a collecting of their own. Parts of the guide will focus on the following: • How and where to start your collection • The value of knives and how to determine their value • How to work knife shows • How to care for older knives Each knife featured will have its own short description and will be divided by grade (very good, good, fine, etc.). Fitting in with the Gun Trader’s Guide series, this guide will be updated every few years to accommodate the changing market. Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for hunters and firearms enthusiasts. We publish books about shotguns, rifles, handguns, target shooting, gun collecting, self-defense, archery, ammunition, knives, gunsmithing, gun repair, and wilderness survival. We publish books on deer hunting, big game hunting, small game hunting, wing shooting, turkey hunting, deer stands, duck blinds, bowhunting, wing shooting, hunting dogs, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

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Simon and Schuster

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1629143200

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9781629143200

Pearson Edexcel A Level Physics (Year 1 and Year 2)

By: Mike Benn,Tim Akrill,Graham George

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Pearson Edexcel A Level Physics (Year 1 and Year 2)

By: Mike Benn,Tim Akrill,Graham George

Help students to develop their knowledge and build essential skills with practical assessment guidance and plenty of support for the new mathematical requirements in this updated, all-in-one textbook for Years 1 and 2. Combining everything your students need to know for the Pearson Edexcel A level Physics specification, this revised textbook will: - Support practical assessment with practical skill summaries throughout. - Provide support for all 16 required practicals with detailed explanations, data and exam style questions for students to answer. - Build understanding and knowledge with a variety of questions to engage and challenge students throughout the course: prior knowledge, worked examples, 'Test yourself' and exam practice questions. - Aid mathematical understanding and application with worked examples of calculations and a dedicated 'Maths for Physics' chapter. - Develop understanding and enable self- and peer-assessment with free online access to 'Test yourself' answers.

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Keep Calm

A Thriller

By: Mike Binder

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Keep Calm

A Thriller

By: Mike Binder

Starts with a bang and never slows down--a very superior high-stakes thriller." --#1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child When a bombing at 10 Downing Street wounds the Prime Minister and tests Great Britain's resolve, American ex-cop Adam Tatum must confront a conspiracy in the highest halls of power Former Michigan detective Adam Tatum receives an unexpected offer, a golden opportunity that seems almost too good to be true. He travels to 10 Downing Street to participate in a high-stakes conference. Immediately after his visit, a bomb detonates, wounding the prime minister and placing Adam Tatum squarely in the crosshairs of suspicion. Sensing a setup, Tatum flees with his family, desperately fighting for survival in an unfamiliar country. The lives of his children, the future of his marriage, and the fate of a nation depend on Tatum exposing the conspirators who pegged him for a fall. Georgia Turnbull, the chancellor of the exchequer, and Davina Steel, the lead investigator, both stand to gain from the successful manhunt of Adam Tatum. But, as motives emerge and desires ignite, each must decide what they're really after. Layered plots, crackling dialogue, and propulsive action mark Keep Calm, the riveting debut thriller from award-winning actor, director, and screenwriter Mike Binder.

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People, Places and Themes

By: Mike Ridout,Wendy Keeling

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People, Places and Themes

By: Mike Ridout,Wendy Keeling

This textbook follows the structure of the Bristol Project (OCR Syllabus C). It can be used as a stand-alone resource or alongside the core book as the pagination is identical. The text has been simplified to make it suitable for low-ability students, and covers skills, techniques and coursework.

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25 Accidental Inventions

Amazing Mistakes That Worked

By: Mike Ciman

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25 Accidental Inventions

Amazing Mistakes That Worked

By: Mike Ciman

25 Accidental Inventions, by Mistake, that Changed the World Many of the inventions we use in our everyday lives originate from unexpected moments, when scientists, engineers and inventors stumbled upon brilliant solutions while pursuing other goals. From the creation of Penicillin to the discovery of X-rays, and from Microwaves to Hot Air Balloons, our world is full of fascinating stories of happy accidents that revolutionized the way we live. This book will reveal 25 unique stories of how unforeseen circumstances, error and curiosity gave rise to technologies and products that changed the course of history. Inspiring stories that celebrate human creativity and remind us that sometimes it is through trial and error that we end up finding the most brilliant solutions. Discover how chance can combine with creativity. Get his amazing Gift for a Curious Mind.

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Managing in Construction Supply Chains and Markets

Reactive and Proactive Options for Improving Performance and Relationship Menagement

By: Andrew W. Cox,Paul Ireland,Mike Townsend

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Managing in Construction Supply Chains and Markets

Reactive and Proactive Options for Improving Performance and Relationship Menagement

By: Andrew W. Cox,Paul Ireland,Mike Townsend

This text outlines the practical and theoretical basis for thinking analytically about the balance of power in construction supply chains. It presents the practical findings from EPSRC sponsored research, undertaken in conjunction with the construction industry.

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Thomas Telford

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0727730010

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Chevelle

By: Mike Mueller

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Chevelle

By: Mike Mueller

This book begins with the first Chevrolet SS models in 1964 and goes all the way through the SS Chevelle's last year (1973). Also featured are the SS454 and small-block varieties.

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Classic American Streamliners

By: Mike Schafer

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Classic American Streamliners

By: Mike Schafer

Richly illustrated with over 200 photos, this book tells the story of railroad streamliners, from their early days as short little articulated speedsters to their halcyon years as 20-car "cities on wheels"--Places that were going somewhere. And it also tells a story of a time of individuality, when streamliners reflected the personality of the regions they served.

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Ultra Haulers

Global Giants of the Mining Industry

By: Mike Woof

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Ultra Haulers

Global Giants of the Mining Industry

By: Mike Woof

For anyone who ever stood in awe of a three-story-high dump truck or marveled at the engineering revolution propelling mechanical vehicles into the robotic age, Ultra Haulers presents the past, present, and future of the world’s greatest haul trucks. From early rigid trucks and articulated dump trucks to tire technology and scraper tractors, Ultra Haulers details the innovations, evolutions, and revolutions in large-scale earthmoving equipment. Author Mike Woof, former editor-in-chief of World Mining Equipment magazine and current international editor for E&MJ and Coal Age, is a leading authority on mining equipment, including the largest, most sophisticated factory-made equipment produced. The book incorporates original analysis, primary data, and firsthand commentary, putting an ear to the ground and a finger to the pulse of this dynamic and exciting field. Both knowledgeable hobbyists and industry veterans will enjoy Woof’s sweeping overview, which is beholden to no one manufacturer, no one type of machine, and no one era, but to the entire field. With expert, prescient commentary, Woof’s understanding of these machines and enthusiasm for the engineering triumphs they represent comes through on every page.

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1610592360

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Modern Engine Blueprinting Techniques

A Practical Guide to Precision Engine Building

By: Mike Mavrigian

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Modern Engine Blueprinting Techniques

A Practical Guide to Precision Engine Building

By: Mike Mavrigian

Engine production for the typical car manufactured today is a study in mass production. Benefits in the manufacturing process for the manufacturer often run counter to the interests of the end user. What speeds up production and saves manufacturing costs results in an engine that is made to fall within a wide set of standards and specifications, often not optimized to meet the original design. In short, cheap and fast engine production results in a sloppy final product. Of course, this is not what enthusiasts want out of their engines. To maximize the performance of any engine, it must be balanced and blueprinted to the exact tolerances that the factory should have adhered to in the first place. Four cylinder, V-8, American or import, the performance of all engines is greatly improved by balancing and blueprinting. Dedicated enthusiasts and professional racers balance and blueprint their engines because the engines will produce more horsepower and torque, more efficiently use fuel, run cooler and last longer. In this book, expert engine builder and veteran author Mike Mavrigian explains and illustrates the most discriminating engine building techniques and perform detailed procedures, so the engine is perfectly balanced, matched, and optimized. Balancing and blueprinting is a time consuming and exacting process, but the investment in time pays off with superior performance. Through the process, you carefully measure, adjust, machine and fit each part together with precision tolerances, optimizing the design and maximizing performance. The book covers the block, crankshaft, connecting rods, pistons, cylinder heads, intake manifolds, camshaft, measuring tools and final assembly techniques. For more than 50 years, balancing and blueprinting has been an accepted and common practice for maximi

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CarTech Inc

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1613250479

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Global Marketing Management

By: Masaaki (Mike) Kotabe,Kristiaan Helsen

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Global Marketing Management

By: Masaaki (Mike) Kotabe,Kristiaan Helsen

An indispensable resource for students of marketing, management, and international business In the newly revised ninth edition of Global Marketing Management, a decorated team of international marketing professionals delivers an authoritative discussion of the realities of global marketing in today’s economy and an insightful exploration of the future of marketing to an international audience. You’ll obtain an integrated understanding of marketing best practices on a global scale, complete with relevant historical background and descriptions of current marketing environments. The latest edition builds on four major structural changes to the global marketing environment: growing anti-globalization sentiment, the growth of information technology tools, the increasing demand for personalization, and the environmental impact of business activity. In-depth case studies offer lively discussions of real-world global marketing campaigns and are accessible online. Global Marketing Management also provides: Thoroughly updated examples and case studies with contemporary information An ongoing emphasis on the increased volatility and uncertainty of today’s global markets Updated discussions of the balance to be struck between pursuing economies of scale and respecting unique cultural sensitivities New explorations of major global environmental and ethical issues New chapters on emerging markets, internet marketing, and corporate social responsibility

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John Wiley & Sons

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111988876X

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Plumbing NVQ and Technical Certificate Level 2

By: Mike Phoenix,John Thompson

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Plumbing NVQ and Technical Certificate Level 2

By: Mike Phoenix,John Thompson

Delivering full, tailored support for students, tutors and tradespeople alike, this resource provides the key plumbing knowledge students, tutors and tradespeople require. It also includes safety tips that highlight key safety points that students need to remember, relating health and safety information directly to the task being learnt.

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Brake Systems

OEM & Racing Brake Technology

By: Mike Mavrigian,Larry W. Carley

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Brake Systems

OEM & Racing Brake Technology

By: Mike Mavrigian,Larry W. Carley

Brakes are one of the most frequently repaired maintenance items on vehicles and a critical component to racing success. Whether you're an auto enthusiast, brake repair professional or avid racer, a thorough understanding of how brakes function and operate is important.

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Penguin

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1557882819

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Footbridges

Construction, Design, History

By: Ursula Baus,Mike Schlaich

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Footbridges

Construction, Design, History

By: Ursula Baus,Mike Schlaich

Bridges have become a focus of increased attention and awareness in the last ten years as highly visible elements that define the urban and nonurban landscape. This book contains detailed presentations of some sixty-five bridges from ten European countries, with text, comprehensive and detail plans, and photographs taken especially for the volume.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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Plant and Process Engineering 360

By: Mike Tooley

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Plant and Process Engineering 360

By: Mike Tooley

Plant and Process Engineering 360 will be the backbone of any plant, chemical, or process engineer's library. This is a broad area in which engineers need to be familiar with a wide array of techniques, technologies and equipment. Its focus on providing a broad introduction to key systems make the book the first point of reference for engineers who are involved with designing, specifying, maintaining or working with plant, process and control technologies in many sectors, including manufacturing, chemical process, and energy. - A single-source of plant and process equipment information for engineers, providing a 360 degree view of the critical equipment engineers encounter - Enables readers to get up to speed with unfamiliar topics quickly with an overview of important but disparate technologies that are specific to plant engineering - Covers the systems and processes that drive effective and efficient plants and processes - Drawn from authoritative Elsevier resources, this book is a 'first port of call' with breadth and depth of content, from leading figures in the field.

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1856178412

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