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Introduction to Autonomous Mobile Robots, second edition

By: Roland Siegwart,Illah Reza Nourbakhsh,Davide Scaramuzza

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Introduction to Autonomous Mobile Robots, second edition

By: Roland Siegwart,Illah Reza Nourbakhsh,Davide Scaramuzza

The second edition of a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of mobile robotics, from algorithms to mechanisms. Mobile robots range from the Mars Pathfinder mission's teleoperated Sojourner to the cleaning robots in the Paris Metro. This text offers students and other interested readers an introduction to the fundamentals of mobile robotics, spanning the mechanical, motor, sensory, perceptual, and cognitive layers the field comprises. The text focuses on mobility itself, offering an overview of the mechanisms that allow a mobile robot to move through a real world environment to perform its tasks, including locomotion, sensing, localization, and motion planning. It synthesizes material from such fields as kinematics, control theory, signal analysis, computer vision, information theory, artificial intelligence, and probability theory. The book presents the techniques and technology that enable mobility in a series of interacting modules. Each chapter treats a different aspect of mobility, as the book moves from low-level to high-level details. It covers all aspects of mobile robotics, including software and hardware design considerations, related technologies, and algorithmic techniques. This second edition has been revised and updated throughout, with 130 pages of new material on such topics as locomotion, perception, localization, and planning and navigation. Problem sets have been added at the end of each chapter. Bringing together all aspects of mobile robotics into one volume, Introduction to Autonomous Mobile Robots can serve as a textbook or a working tool for beginning practitioners. Curriculum developed by Dr. Robert King, Colorado School of Mines, and Dr. James Conrad, University of North Carolina-Charlotte, to accompany the National Instruments LabVIEW Robotics Starter Kit, are available. Included are 13 (6 by Dr. King and 7 by Dr. Conrad) laboratory exercises for using the LabVIEW Robotics Starter Kit to teach mobile robotics concepts.

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MIT Press

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0262295091

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9780262295093

Subgroup Lattices of Groups

By: Roland Schmidt

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Subgroup Lattices of Groups

By: Roland Schmidt

The aim of the series is to present new and important developments in pure and applied mathematics. Well established in the community over two decades, it offers a large library of mathematics including several important classics. The volumes supply thorough and detailed expositions of the methods and ideas essential to the topics in question. In addition, they convey their relationships to other parts of mathematics. The series is addressed to advanced readers wishing to thoroughly study the topic. Editorial Board Lev Birbrair, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brasil Victor P. Maslov, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia Walter D. Neumann, Columbia University, New York, USA Markus J. Pflaum, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA Dierk Schleicher, Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany

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Walter de Gruyter

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3110868644

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9783110868647

Conformal Mapping

Methods and Applications

By: Roland Schinzinger,Patricio A. A. Laura

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Conformal Mapping

Methods and Applications

By: Roland Schinzinger,Patricio A. A. Laura

Beginning with a brief survey of some basic mathematical concepts, this graduate-level text proceeds to discussions of a selection of mapping functions, numerical methods and mathematical models, nonplanar fields and nonuniform media, static fields in electricity and magnetism, and transmission lines and waveguides. Other topics include vibrating membranes and acoustics, transverse vibrations and buckling of plates, stresses and strains in an elastic medium, steady state heat conduction in doubly connected regions, transient heat transfer in isotropic and anisotropic media, and fluid flow. Revision of 1991 ed. 247 figures. 38 tables. Appendices.

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Courier Corporation

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0486150747

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9780486150741

Competitive Struggle

America's Western Fur Trading Posts, 1764-1865

By: Roland G. Robertson

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Competitive Struggle

America's Western Fur Trading Posts, 1764-1865

By: Roland G. Robertson

Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press Competitive Struggle recounts the 101-year history of America’s western fur trade. From the founding of Saint Louis in 1764 through 1865, the demand for beaver pelts and buffalo robes spawned a competitive fervor that enveloped mountain men, fur trading companies, national governments, and Native Americans alike. R. G. Robertson traces this colorful era through the history of the individual trading posts located between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean. The posts, listed alphabetically, are keyed to eight pages of detailed maps showing the location of each trading house. Posts with multiple names are keyed to a single reference. The book includes a series of easy to read flowcharts showing the evolution of the various fur companies. Extensive end notes, an index, a glossary of terms, and a list of modern-day trading post replicas and their photographs make Competitive Struggle a must-have reference on America’s fur trade.

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U of Nebraska Press

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0870045717

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9780870045714

Like A Pelting Rain

The Making of the Modern Mind

By: Roland Cap Ehlke

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Like A Pelting Rain

The Making of the Modern Mind

By: Roland Cap Ehlke

When it comes to analyzing today's culture, people talk about politics, economics, and even morals. Like a Pelting Rain: The Making of the Modern Mind goes deeper and looks at the spiritual condition of Western civilization. How we arrived at where we are is the long and complex interplay of theology and culture. Understanding the trends of the times does not necessitate accepting them. God calls upon Christians to contend for the faith. The Holy Spirit is still at work, and the Gospel remains the power of God for the salvation of all who believe!

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New Reformation Publications

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1945978236

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9781945978234

Knights of Avari

By: C. Gene Roland

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Knights of Avari

By: C. Gene Roland

Orphaned before they were a year old, Simon, Eddi and Adam are raised by in a small mountain town. They have the same problems as any other kids, including dealing with homework and bullies. Each night they're told a story about the magical Land of Avari. Then one day, they travel to Avari and find out just how important they really are.An exciting blend of fantasy, adventure, and multi-cultural mythologies written for readers aged 10-16 and those young at heart.Book I of the Living Cities Trilogy.

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Lulu.com

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0557392217

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9780557392216

State of Michigan Men - Football

By: Roland Hepola

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State of Michigan Men - Football

By: Roland Hepola

The Great Lakes State has produced over 450 football players who have played professionally in the N.F.L from 1970 - 2018. This book lists who they are and gives a brief summary of each player. From Hall of Fame players like Jerome Bettis, Joe DeLamielleure and Paul Krause to relatively unknowns like Dave Walter and Steve Carter. Find out who made it to the N.F.L from the Detroit Public High School League to the Metro Detroit Catholic League, out to western Michigan and the Ottawa - Kent Conference, and all points in between from the Upper Peninsula way down to the Kicking Mules of Temperance Bedford High School. See where these players are from, where they played High School ball, where they went to college and what they did in the Pro's. These are the men who made it to the N.F.L from the State of Michigan; these are the "State of Michigan Men - Football.

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Page Publishing Inc

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1644247674

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Bipartite Graphs and their Applications

By: Armen S. Asratian,Tristan M. J. Denley,Roland Häggkvist

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Bipartite Graphs and their Applications

By: Armen S. Asratian,Tristan M. J. Denley,Roland Häggkvist

Bipartite graphs are perhaps the most basic of objects in graph theory, both from a theoretical and practical point of view. However, sometimes they have been considered only as a special class in some wider context. This book deals solely with bipartite graphs. Together with traditional material, the reader will also find many unusual results. Essentially all proofs are given in full; many of these have been streamlined specifically for this text. Numerous exercises of all standards have also been included. The theory is illustrated with many applications especially to problems in timetabling, chemistry, communication networks and computer science. For the most part the material is accessible to any reader with a graduate understanding of mathematics. However, the book contains advanced sections requiring much more specialized knowledge, which will be of interest to specialists in combinatorics and graph theory.

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Cambridge University Press

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131658268X

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9781316582688

Nobody's Boy

By: Grover Wilcox,Roland R. Hegstad

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Nobody's Boy

By: Grover Wilcox,Roland R. Hegstad

The incredible story of an abused and neglected boy who became a successful teacher, only to have his very existence threatened by a rare, incurable disease.

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Review and Herald Pub Assoc

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0828018170

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9780828018173

PSEUDO

a punk novel

By: Roland Scheller

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PSEUDO

a punk novel

By: Roland Scheller

In the middle of the night a taxi driver noticed a rumbling noise under his car during an empty ride. Whilst traveling down Fördestrasse, the taxi had caught a body on the road and dragged it along for almost twenty metres. The man on the street was already dead by that time. It was likely that another vehicle had run him over at the place where hitchhikers used to stand. For years, undesirable hitchhikers had been intimidated here with gestures and steering manoevers. Was it the brainless fascist skinheads again, who already before went on a manhunt in their car on the bicycle path towards the Olympic Centre? A 15-year-old pseudo-punk joins the Kiel punk scene and experiences a blatant and wired time, which culminated in the Hanover Chaos Days 1983. It is puzzling why he suddenly joined the new skinhead scene around the wicked ex-punks Gonnrad and the Konz brothers. What got him into it? When the teenager later realises that the first skins are taking on right-wing radical tendencies, he tries to break away from the scene, but that doesn't turn out to be that easy. Finally he pulls the ripcord after another incident, even if he would have liked to remain a skinhead – England-style and working-class just like in the beginning. He manages to get out after a brutal fight with Stidi, one of the chief skins. The price is high. His face is smashed and his reputation ruined. Many punks are resentful and can't forgive him for the excursion into the strange world of skinheads. Even for the skins it is not over and done with yet. There is massive trouble on both sides. It was the madness of the 80s, a time full of self-destructive punks, scolding old Nazis, marauding skinheads and streetclubs, aspiring young Nazis and overtaxed policemen at the Chaos Days. After a crime against a rocker, a disoriented skinhead ended up at a New Year's Eve party of ordinary people: I remember there was a lot of light in the flat. The bright light and the white wallpaper hurt in my eyes. In my booze state I scribbled something on the white wallpaper in the hallway: Oi! Oi! Oi!, the battle cry of the skinheads. But I was afraid that this could be brought back to us, and I painted a T before: Toi! Toi! Toi!

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BookRix

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374873381X

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China's Virtual Monopoly of Rare Earth Elements

Economic, Technological and Strategic Implications

By: Roland Howanietz

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China's Virtual Monopoly of Rare Earth Elements

Economic, Technological and Strategic Implications

By: Roland Howanietz

Rare Earth Elements are a group of 17 metals which have a central role in modern industry, increasingly used in the fields of green technologies, high technological consumer goods, industrial and medical appliances and modern weapons systems. Although deposits of Rare Earths are globally dispersed, over 90% of global demand has been provided by Chinese mines since the late 1990s, leading to a situation where China has a virtual monopoly. This book surveys the Rare Earths mining industry, discusses the extent to which Rare Earths really are scarce elsewhere in the world and assesses the economics of production, considering arguments for the rationing of supply, for higher pricing and for a total export embargo. This actually occurred in 2010, demonstrating the vulnerability of the rest of the world to China’s control of these increasingly vital resources.

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Routledge

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1351109898

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Tourists, Signs and the City

The Semiotics of Culture in an Urban Landscape

By: Michelle M. Metro-Roland

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Tourists, Signs and the City

The Semiotics of Culture in an Urban Landscape

By: Michelle M. Metro-Roland

Drawing upon the literature of landscape geography, tourism studies, cultural studies, visual studies and philosophy, this book offers a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding the interaction between urban environments and tourists. This is a necessary prerequisite for cities as they make themselves into enticing destinations and compete for tourists' attention. It argues that tourists make sense of, and draw meaningful conclusions about, the places in which they tour based upon the interpretation of the signs or elements encountered within the built environment, elements such as graffiti and lamp posts. The writings of the American pragmatist Charles S. Peirce on interpretation provide the theoretical model for explaining the way in which mind and world, or thoughts and objects, result in tourists interacting with place. This theoretical framework elucidates three applied studies undertaken with foreign visitors to the Hungarian capital of Budapest. Based upon extensive ethnographic field work, these studies focus on tourists' interpretation of the urban landscape, with particular attention paid to the encounters with national culture, the role of architecture and the importance of the prosaic in urban tourism.

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Routledge

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1317009347

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9781317009344

Lymington Through Time

By: Jude James,Roland Stott

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Lymington Through Time

By: Jude James,Roland Stott

This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Lymington has changed and developed over the last century

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445629364

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9781445629360

In the Realms of Gold

Pioneering in African History

By: Roland Oliver

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In the Realms of Gold

Pioneering in African History

By: Roland Oliver

The core of the book is Oliver's account of his research travels throughout tropical Africa from the 1940s to the 1980s; his efforts to train and foster African graduate students to teach in African universities; his role in establishing conferences and journals to bring together the work of historians and archaeologists from Europe and Africa; his encounters with political and religious leaders, scholars, soldiers, and storytellers; and the political and economic upheavals of the continent that he witnessed.

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Routledge

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1134571712

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9781134571710

Bones for Barnum Brown

Adventures of a Dinosaur Hunter

By: Roland T. Bird

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Bones for Barnum Brown

Adventures of a Dinosaur Hunter

By: Roland T. Bird

Roland Thaxter Bird, universally and affectionately known to friends and associates as R. T., achieved a kind of Horatio Alger success in the scientific world of dinosaur studies. Forced to drop out of school at a young age by ill health, he was a cowboy who traveled from job to job by motorcycle until he met Barnum Brown, Curator of Vertebrae Paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History in New York and a leader in the study of dinosaurs. Beginning in 1934, Bird spent many years as an employee of the museum and as Brown's right-hand man in the field. His chart of the Howe Quarry in Wyoming, a massive sauropod boneyard, is one of the most complex paleontological charts ever produced and a work of art in its own right. His crowning achievement was the discovery, collection, and interpretation of gigantic Cretaceous dinosaur trackways along the Paluxy River near Glen Rose and at Bandera, Texas. A trackway from Glen Rose is on exhibit at the American Museum and at the Texas Memorial Museum in Austin. His interpretation of these trackways demonstrated that a large carnosaur had pursued and attacked a sauropod, that sauropods migrated in herds, and that, contrary to then-current belief, sauropods were able to support their own weight out of deep water. These behavioral interpretations anticipated later dinosaur studies by at least two decades. From his first meeting with Barnum Brown to his discoveries at Glen Rose and Bandera, this very human account tells the story of Bird's remarkable work on dinosaurs. In a vibrantly descriptive style, Bird recorded both the intensity and excitement of field work and the careful and painstaking detail of laboratory reconstruction. His memoir presents a vivid picture of camp life with Brown and the inner workings of the famous American Museum of Natural History, and it offers a new and humanizing account of Brown himself, one of the giants of his field. Bird's memoir has been supplemented with a clear and concise introduction to the field of dinosaur study and with generous illustrations which delineate the various types of dinosaurs.

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Texas A&M University Press

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0875655165

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9780875655161

Magic: The Life of Earvin “Magic” Johnson

By: Roland Lazenby

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Magic: The Life of Earvin “Magic” Johnson

By: Roland Lazenby

The definitive biography of the basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson, from the highly respected, career sportswriter and author of Michael Jordan: The Life. Magic Johnson is one of the most beloved, and at times controversial, athletes in history. His iconic smile lifted the dowdy sport of American professional basketball from a second-tier sport with low ratings into the global spotlight—a transformation driven by Magic’s ability to eviscerate opponents with a playing style that featured his grand sense of fun. He was a master entertainer who directed the Los Angeles “Showtime” Lakers to the heights of both glory and epic excess, all of it driven by his mind-blowing no-look passes and personal charm. Then, in 1991, at the height of his charismatic power, Johnson shocked the world with a startling cautionary tale about sexually transmitted disease that pushed public awareness of the HIV/AIDS crisis. Then out came his confession of unprotected sex with hundreds of women each year, followed by his retirement, an attempted return, and a proper farewell on the iconic 1992 Olympic Dream Team. Longtime biographer Roland Lazenby spent years tracking the unlikely ascension of Johnson—an immensely popular public figure who was instantly scandalized but who then turned to his legendary will to rise again as a successful entrepreneur with another level of hard-won success. In Lazenby’s portrayal, Johnson’s tale becomes bigger than that of one man. It is a generational saga spanning parts of three centuries that reveals a great deal, not just about his unique basketball journey but about America itself. Through hundreds of interviews with Johnson’s coaches, representatives past and present, teammates, opponents, friends, and loved ones, as well as key conversations with Johnson himself over the years, Lazenby has produced the first truly definitive study, both dark and light, of Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Jr.—the revolutionary player, the icon, the man.

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Celadon Books

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1250248019

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9781250248015

The Last Musketeer

By: Roland L Chamberlain

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The Last Musketeer

By: Roland L Chamberlain

About the Book The Last Musketeer explores the questions: What was the true ending of the Musketeers? Did they all perish with the king and queen? This story takes the last two Musketeers through their perilous escape from Europe and into America. In this story, the last Musketeer has not only thrived in America but also has a place in American history. It is a new perspective on what happened to King Louie, Queen Marie-Antoinette, and the Musketeers who bravely tried to defend them. This story explores the life of the last Musketeer: how he lived, prospered, and loved. It is a unique and one of kind possibility as to the end of the last of the brave men who stood for God, king, and country. “All for one and one for all.” About the Author Roland L. Chamberlain was born in Westbrook, Maine. He currently resides in El Mirage, Arizona. He has a passion for history and believes the adage that, “If you forget history, you are doomed to repeat its mistakes.” Chamberlain enjoys drawing landscapes and people and reading science fiction. His wife assists him in both her research and her support of him. His two sons are his sample audience who provide him with excellent feedback.

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Dorrance Publishing

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The Ascent of John Tyndall

Victorian Scientist, Mountaineer, and Public Intellectual

By: Roland Jackson

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The Ascent of John Tyndall

Victorian Scientist, Mountaineer, and Public Intellectual

By: Roland Jackson

John Tyndall was a leading scientific figure in Victorian Britain, who established the physical basis of the greenhouse effect, and why the sky is blue. This rich biography describes the colourful life and achievements of this brilliant communicator, physicist, and mountaineer, who ascended from humble beginnings to the heart of Victorian society."--

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Oxford University Press

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0198788959

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9780198788959

Jerry West

The Life and Legend of a Basketball Icon

By: Roland Lazenby

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Jerry West

The Life and Legend of a Basketball Icon

By: Roland Lazenby

When in 1969 the NBA sought an emblem for the league, one man was chosen above all as the icon of his sport: Jerry West. Silhouetted in white against a red-and-blue backdrop, West’s signature gait and left-handed dribble are still the NBA logo, seen on merchandise around the world. In this marvelous book—the first biography of the basketball legend—award-winning reporter and author Roland Lazenby traces Jerry West’s brilliant career from the coalfields near Cabin Creek, West Virginia, to the bare-knuckled pre-expansion era of the NBA, from the Lakers’ Riley-Magic-Kareem Showtime era to Jackson–Kobe–Shaq teams of the early twenty-first century, and beyond. But fame was not all glory. Called “Mr. Clutch,” West was an incomparable talent—flawless on defense, possessing unmatched court vision, and the perfect jumper, unstoppable when the game was on the line. Beloved and respected by fans and fellow players alike, West was the centerpiece of Lakers teams that starred such players as Elgin Baylor and Wilt Chamberlain, and he went on to nine NBA Finals. Yet in losing eight of those series, including six in a row to the detested Boston Celtics, West became as famous for his failures as for his triumphs. And that notoriety cast long shadows over West’s life on and off the court. Yet as the author discovered through scores of exclusive interviews with West’s teammates, colleagues, and family members, West channeled the frustration of his darkest moments into a driving force that propelled his years as an executive. And in this capacity, the success that often eluded West on the court has enabled him to reach out to successive generations of players to enrich and shape the sport in immeasurable ways. Though sometimes overshadowed by flashier peers on the court, Jerry West nevertheless stands out as the heart and soul of a league that, in fifty years, has metamorphosed from a regional sideshow into a global phenomenon. And in Jerry West, Roland Lazenby provides the ultimate story of a man who has done more to shape basketball than anyone on the planet.

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ESPN

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0345519264

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Environmental Literacy in Science and Society

From Knowledge to Decisions

By: Roland W. Scholz,Claudia R. Binder

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Environmental Literacy in Science and Society

From Knowledge to Decisions

By: Roland W. Scholz,Claudia R. Binder

A comprehensive review and analysis of environmental literacy within the context of environmental science and sustainable development. Approaching the topic from multiple perspectives, the book explores the development of human understanding of the environment and human-environment interactions in the fields of biology, psychology, sociology, economics and industrial ecology.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521183332

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Will & The Wardrobe Of Wonders

Mind Magic

By: Mark Roland Langdale

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Will & The Wardrobe Of Wonders

Mind Magic

By: Mark Roland Langdale

Will is a young boy who loves museums, ancient artifacts and memorabilia, especially memorabilia of a magical nature. He buys a wardrobe at auction on behalf of his father, who says that it belonged to an old-time magician. Will discovers the the wardrobe is a time machine, a portal to another world, an Aladdin’s Cave, a magician’s trunk, a theatre and much more besides. Will travels in time using the wardrobe or is it a portal to another universe – a ‘wardrobe of wonders’ in another time. There then follow an adventure in time, magic and wonders of both the ancient world and the solar system.

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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1836286902

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9781836286905

Brushless Motors and Controllers

By: Roland Büchi

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Brushless Motors and Controllers

By: Roland Büchi

In recent years, brushless DC motors and controllers have begun an unparalleled triumph in model construction and in all technical fields. This book is intended to show how a brushless motor works. The basic principle is discussed first, before all the key terms such as kV and rpm/V, operating voltage, load and idle current, torque, turns, electrical and mechanical power, losses, efficiency, etc. are explained. A brushless motor can't work without a brushless controller, it requires a three-phase AC voltage. To increase the speed properly, the controller must have information on the rotor position. This can be done by Hall sensors or directly via the motor windings. All that will be taken into account in the book.

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3844801073

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9783844801071

In Strange Company

An American Soldier with Multinational Forces in the Middle East and Iraq

By: Roland J. Tiso

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In Strange Company

An American Soldier with Multinational Forces in the Middle East and Iraq

By: Roland J. Tiso

“Colonel Tiso’s experience with operational planning and combat service with multinational forces in Iraq provides an exceptional background for this riveting, exciting, and most interesting book that superbly captures the challenges of Coalition Warfare.” — Lieutenant General (Retired) Joseph W. Kinzer, USA The decision to not deploy reoriented, trained Iraqi divisions and other allied forces in numbers significant enough to adequately stabilize the situation in Iraq in 2003–04 resulted in significant shortages of manpower and equipment that eventually led to a less-than-satisfactory ending to the campaign, and significantly challenged the entire Coalition effort in the first year of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The roles and missions assumed by allies were vitally important in the under-resourced effort to bring order to the chaos of Iraq but would remain relatively unheralded throughout most of the campaign. Colonel Tiso’s account of this time offers unique insights into the challenges of planning the Iraqi campaign and the intricacies and challenges of multinational service through the lens of his assignments as a war planner at U.S. Central Command, Senior Military Adviser of the Arab Peninsula Shield Force and the Polish-led Multinational Division (Central-South), and Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations (C-3) of the Coalition Military Assistance Training Team tasked to develop the New Iraqi Army. His observations cast significant light on the missions these units undertook and the challenges they confronted. His firsthand account of operational planning for war in Iraq captures the concerns of the military planners and senior commanders to liberate and stabilize the country, enabling the reader to better understand the challenges of operational war planning, coalition warfare, the difficulty of stabilizing Iraq after the fall of Baghdad, the development of the New Iraqi Army, and ultimately a deeper understanding of America’s “long war” in Iraq.

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Casemate

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1636243959

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9781636243955

Sitting on the Galerie and Playing on the Banquette

New Orleans Memories

By: Roland J. Davidson

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Sitting on the Galerie and Playing on the Banquette

New Orleans Memories

By: Roland J. Davidson

One of the many unique characteristics of the City of New Orleans is the way the people speak. The historical roots of the city, with its African, French, Native American, and Spanish populations, produced everyday words that are still used by some families well into the twenty-first century. Many of these words and expressions might puzzle some people who hear them today. When choosing a title for this little book, there was no difficulty selecting the one used by this writer. Since I believe it conveys the exuberance of playing on the banquette and the tranquility of sitting on the galerie. The word banquette referred to the early sidewalks that lined the streets of New Orleans. Its origin has been attributed to the fact that, in the early French colonial period, the city was plagued with pools of water that settled into wagon tracks and holes in the muddy streets and made foot traffic very difficult.

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A Boy from Flakkee

The Story of a Young Boy Who Grew Up on the Island of Goeree and Overflakkee in the Southwest Region of the Netherland

By: Roland Krygsman

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A Boy from Flakkee

The Story of a Young Boy Who Grew Up on the Island of Goeree and Overflakkee in the Southwest Region of the Netherland

By: Roland Krygsman

It was on December 15, 1928 when a boy by the name of Roel Krijgsman, also known as Roland Krygsman, was born to Dutch parents on the island of Goeree and Overflakkee in the southwest region of the Netherlands. It was depression time that not only affected the United States, but also in Europe and other parts of the World. Survival was only for the strong. The weak and timid would perish under the world's oppression. It was a time that many would never forget. It was about survival, obtaining food, clothing, shelter, and achieving employment. Watching out for one another became a family affair. Work was scarce, along with food and money. The young and old alike persisted in their efforts to make ends meet. It is through the eyes and collective thoughts of this little boy from Holland that we are introduced to his more than ordinary life near the North Sea. As life goes on, many follow the same road from childhood to adulthood. It is through life changing circumstances that ultimately shape our well-being. What happens in our lives and what we learn will define us in what we become and achieve. The autobiography of Roland's life is indeed extraordinary. The stories of his life, his loves, his adventures, and his quest to succeed in life are imaginable, but yet remind us of our human nature and our ever increasing need to live our lives to the fullest. Modernization was unheard of. There was no television, or modern appliances like a washer, dryer, and refrigerator. People were poor and many families were quite large. Roland came from a family of seven children. He was the second oldest of six brothers and one sister. As many families found out, each day was a struggle. For the Krygsman family, growing up during the depression period meant that they all needed to work together. Each child was to be treated equally. Each received just enough to survive. There was never abundance; only what each child would get from mother and father. Even grandpa and grandma from both sides of the family assisted in caring for all the children. It was truly a family affair. Mother and father shouldn't have picked their favorites, but they did. Roland would come to find out sooner than later in his young life that he wasn't wanted. How could such loving parents like his deny him of love or to be loved? It is through our childhood that helps shape us into the men and women we become. How we reach that pinnacle is embedded in our minds. As children, we dream of someday becoming someone we can respect, honor, and adore. We all have dreams, but somehow many are robbed of the grand scheme and fall short in life. We have to settle for less and of course, our play on life is distorted. We are locked into life's grip of being less than worthy. We share feelings of inadequacy and failure and wonder aimlessly through life looking for the right answers. Roland was such a boy who developed into a young man looking for life's answers. As a young boy he suffered the loss of a dear brother and was destined to forever try winning over his mother and father's admiration. While going from childhood to adolescence, he faced many challenges and adventures that would have many children today standing in awe. From repairing to rebuilding bicycles, Roland hustled to carve out a piece of his own stake. Attending technical school to become a dental assistant, he persevered to achieve the most in life. Some of his adventures are shared with the reader. Throughout all what he lived through life was never simple.

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The Rose Secateurs

By: Roland Curram

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The Rose Secateurs

By: Roland Curram

In a Hampshire cottage on the eve of the twentieth century an unwanted child is born. Brought up in an institutional home, young Sarah Smith comes to the attention of one of the governors, Lady Isabel Kingsford, and becomes her maid servant. As we follow Sarah's story from rags to riches to romance, the author cleverly blends fact and fiction, bridging the emotional and historical divide between Edwardian and the modern world in a gripping and absorbing tale, one that explodes catastrophically in scandal and madness.

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1906221227

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Introductory Signal Processing

By: Roland Priemer

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Introductory Signal Processing

By: Roland Priemer

A valuable introduction to the fundamentals of continuous and discrete time signal processing, this book is intended for the reader with little or no background in this subject. The emphasis is on development from basic principles. With this book the reader can become knowledgeable about both the theoretical and practical aspects of digital signal processing.Some special features of this book are: (1) gradual and step-by-step development of the mathematics for signal processing, (2) numerous examples and homework problems, (3) evolutionary development of Fourier series, Discrete Fourier Transform, Fourier Transform, Laplace Transform, and Z-Transform, (4) emphasis on the relationship between continuous and discrete time signal processing, (5) many examples of using the computer for applying the theory, (6) computer based assignments to gain practical insight, (7) a set of computer programs to aid the reader in applying the theory.

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World Scientific

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9971509199

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9789971509194

Multiconfigurational Quantum Chemistry

By: Björn O. Roos,Roland Lindh,Per ke Malmqvist,Valera Veryazov,Per-Olof Widmark

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Multiconfigurational Quantum Chemistry

By: Björn O. Roos,Roland Lindh,Per ke Malmqvist,Valera Veryazov,Per-Olof Widmark

The first book to aid in the understanding of multiconfigurational quantum chemistry, Multiconfigurational Quantum Chemistry demystifies a subject that has historically been considered difficult to learn. Accessible to any reader with a background in quantum mechanics and quantum chemistry, the book contains illustrative examples showing how these methods can be used in various areas of chemistry, such as chemical reactions in ground and excited states, transition metal and other heavy element systems. The authors detail the drawbacks and limitations of DFT and coupled-cluster based methods and offer alternative, wavefunction-based methods more suitable for smaller molecules.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119277884

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Mythologies

The Complete Edition, in a New Translation

By: Roland Barthes

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Mythologies

The Complete Edition, in a New Translation

By: Roland Barthes

This new edition of MYTHOLOGIES is the first complete, authoritative English version of the French classic, Roland Barthes's most emblematic work"--

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Macmillan

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0809071940

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Unfinished Revolutions

Legacies of Upheaval in Modern French Culture

By: Robert T. Denommé,Roland H. Simon

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Unfinished Revolutions

Legacies of Upheaval in Modern French Culture

By: Robert T. Denommé,Roland H. Simon

Original essays that show how the French Revolution continues to influence that country to the present day.

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Penn State Press

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0271041803

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Constructing Black Education at Oberlin College

A Documentary History

By: Roland M. Baumann

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Constructing Black Education at Oberlin College

A Documentary History

By: Roland M. Baumann

In 1835 Oberlin became the first institute of higher education to make a cause of racial egalitarianism when it decided to educate students “irrespective of color.” Yet the visionary college’s implementation of this admissions policy was uneven. In Constructing Black Education at Oberlin College: A Documentary History, Roland M. Baumann presents a comprehensive documentary history of the education of African American students at Oberlin College. Following the Reconstruction era, Oberlin College mirrored the rest of society as it reduced its commitment to black students by treating them as less than equals of their white counterparts. By the middle of the twentieth century, black and white student activists partially reclaimed the Oberlin legacy by refusing to be defined by race. Generations of Oberlin students, plus a minority of faculty and staff, rekindled the college’s commitment to racial equality by 1970. In time, black separatism in its many forms replaced the integrationist ethic on campus as African Americans sought to chart their own destiny and advance curricular change. Oberlin’s is not a story of unbroken progress, but rather of irony, of contradictions and integrity, of myth and reality, and of imperfections. Baumann takes readers directly to the original sources by including thirty complete documents from the Oberlin College Archives. This richly illustrated volume is an important contribution to the college’s 175th anniversary celebration of its distinguished history, for it convincinglydocuments how Oberlin wrestled over the meaning of race and the destiny of black people in American society.

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Ohio University Press

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0821443631

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9780821443637

Harvey Plumstead and the Dinnertime Dog

By: Roland Bond

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Harvey Plumstead and the Dinnertime Dog

By: Roland Bond

It is dinnertime at Middlemoor Primary School, and ten-year-old Harvey Plumstead is in the playground with his friends. Although he has a reputation for being a troublesome boy, Harvey is never deliberately naughty. But he must be the unluckiest boy in the world because everything he touches turns out to be a complete disaster. Perhaps things will be different today. When a large dog appears on the pavement outside the school gate, Harvey is convinced it must be lost. Determined to help this dog, he decides to inform the Head who he is sure will be delighted with him. But will Harvey succeed in impressing the Head for once, or will he simply get himself into even more trouble?

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1477243178

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The Last Englishman

The Double Life of Arthur Ransome

By: Roland Chambers

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The Last Englishman

The Double Life of Arthur Ransome

By: Roland Chambers

Arthur Ransome, best known for the Swallows and Amazons series, led a double, and often tortured, life. Before his fame as an author, he was notorious for very different reasons: between 1917 and 1924, he was the Russian correspondent for the Daily News and the Manchester Guardian, and his sympathy for the Bolshevik regime gave him access to its leaders, politics, and plots. He was friends with Karl Radek, the Bolshevik's Chief of Propaganda, and Felix Dzerzhinsky, founder of the secret police. In this biography, Chambers explores the tensions Ransome felt between his allegiance to England's decencies and the egalitarian Bolshevik vision, between the Lake Country he loved and always considered home and the lure of the Russian steppes to which he repeatedly returned. What emerges is not only history, but also the story of an immensely troubled man not entirely at home in either culture or country.

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1567924174

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9781567924176

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