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Praxis Manned Spaceflight Log 1961-2006

By: Tim Furniss,Shayler David,Michael D. Shayler

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Praxis Manned Spaceflight Log 1961-2006

By: Tim Furniss,Shayler David,Michael D. Shayler

This flagship work charts a complete chronological log of orbital manned spaceflight. Included are the X-15 "astroflights" of the 1960s, and the two 1961 Mercury and Redstone missions which were non-orbital. There is an image depicting each manned spaceflight, and data boxes containing brief biographies of all the space travelers. The main text is a narrative of each mission, its highlights and accomplishments, including the strange facts and humorous stories connected to every mission. The resulting book is a handy reference to all manned spaceflights, the names of astronauts and cosmonauts who flew on each mission, their roles and accomplishments.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0387739807

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9780387739809

Spacecraft

By: Tim Furniss

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Spacecraft

By: Tim Furniss

Provides information about various spacecraft and machines developed to explore outer space, from Sputnik to the International Space Station.

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Heinemann-Raintree Library

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1410910830

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God in the Whirlwind

Stories of Grace from the Tornado at Union University

By: Tim Ellsworth

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God in the Whirlwind

Stories of Grace from the Tornado at Union University

By: Tim Ellsworth

When a powerful EF-4 tornado with winds in excess of 200 miles per hour slammed the Union University campus on February 5, 2008, destroying eighteen dormitory buildings and causing $40 million in damage, the immediate assumption was that dozens if not hundreds of lives would have been lost. Miraculously, nobody died, and the next morning major media outlets flocked to Jackson, Tennessee, where Union students and faculty credited God for their survival and got to share their faith with millions worldwide. God in the Whirlwind recounts the entire experience through twenty eye-of-the-storm accounts from those who saw the walls and ceilings crashing down upon them and felt their ears pop as the pressure dropped, from anxious parents who waited for their child’s call, and from Union leaders who marvel at the university’s unbroken spirit in the face of such devastation. This inspiring book also includes eighty photographs that visualize God’s mighty hand upon nature and his gentle hand of grace.

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B&H Publishing Group

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0805449515

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9780805449518

Training Disciplined Soldiers for Christ

The Influence of American Fundamentalism on Prairie Bible Institute (1922-1980)

By: Tim W. Callaway

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Training Disciplined Soldiers for Christ

The Influence of American Fundamentalism on Prairie Bible Institute (1922-1980)

By: Tim W. Callaway

A retrospective look at Alberta's Prairie Bible Institute and the influence of American fundamentalism on the school's teachings.

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WestBow Press

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1449789897

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9781449789893

Weird Dance

Curious and Captivating Dance Trivia

By: Tim Rayborn,Abigail Keyes

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Weird Dance

Curious and Captivating Dance Trivia

By: Tim Rayborn,Abigail Keyes

Attend a grand ball of the bizarre and never look at dance the same way again! Weird Dance processes through the odd, grim, and unintentionally humorous history of dance, uncovering strange stories and weird facts. These dark tales of murder, rivalry, insanity, and more reveal all sorts of grim goings-on, proving that—for dancers—life was not just one grand plié. Stories include: An elderly woman who stepped out of her Strasbourg home one summer day in 1518 and began to dance furiously; nothing and no one could stop her. Soon, dozens more joined her, and so began another strange epidemic of the deadly dancing plague. The horrific fate of a young ballerina who had a run-in with a gaslight and saw her career go up in smoke. The medieval Dance of Death that reminded all of their inevitable doom. The controversial ballet that sparked a riot. The strange and macabre fate of the infamous Mata Hari’s head after her execution. The grotesque scarf accident that led to Isadora Duncan’s demise. From Roman Bacchanals to medieval and Renaissance dancing plagues, from the bloody world of ballet to scandals, ghosts, spirit possessions, superstitions, and more, you will attend a grand ball of the bizarre that shows just how awful dancers, choreographers, and even audience members have been to each other over the centuries.

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Simon and Schuster

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1510731059

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9781510731059

Seek Higher Ground

The Natural Solution to Our Urgent Flooding Crisis

By: Tim Palmer

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Seek Higher Ground

The Natural Solution to Our Urgent Flooding Crisis

By: Tim Palmer

Pairing in-depth journalism with historical perspectives, this book makes a compelling case for a natural solution to the growing problem of flooding. With Seek Higher Ground, environmental writer and former land-use planner Tim Palmer explores the legacy of flooding in America, taking a fresh look at the emerging climatic, economic, and ecological realities of our rivers and communities. Global warming is forecast to sharply intensify flooding, and this book urges that we reduce future damage in the most effective, efficient, and equitable ways possible. Through historical narrative, rigorous reporting, and decades of vivid personal experience, Palmer details how our society’s approach to flood control has been infamously inadequate and chronically counterproductive. He builds a powerful argument for both the protection of floodplain open space and for programs that help people voluntarily relocate their homes away from high-water hazards. Only by recognizing the indomitable forces of nature—and adapting to them—can we thrive in the challenging climate to come.

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Univ of California Press

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0520382749

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9780520382749

GWB Sheffield

Remembering 1914 - 1918

By: Tim Lynch

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GWB Sheffield

Remembering 1914 - 1918

By: Tim Lynch

The First World War claimed over 995,000 British lives, and its legacy continues to be remembered today. Great War Britain: Sheffield offers an intimate portrayal of the city and its people living in the shadow of the Great War for five years. A beautifully illustrated and highly accessible volume, it recounts the tale of a Boy Scout leader's journey to Gallipoli, the terror of the first air raids, and the university's best and brightest who formed their own Pals battalion only to lose poets, writers and students on the Somme. It contrasts the strikes and political unrest with patriotism and sacrifice in the city they called 'the armourer to the Empire'. The Great War story of Sheffield is told through the voices of those who were there and is vividly illustrated with evocative images.

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The History Press

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0750963298

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9780750963299

The Collected Works of Ann Yearsley Vol 1

By: Kerri Andrews,Tim Fulford,Bridget Keegan

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The Collected Works of Ann Yearsley Vol 1

By: Kerri Andrews,Tim Fulford,Bridget Keegan

Presents the works of Ann Yearsley, a laboring-class poet' whose writing forms part of an under-represented area of romanticism. This work includes her play "Earl Goodwin" and novel "The Royal Captives".

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Routledge

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1000748774

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9781000748772

The Politicos Guide to the New House of Commons 2017

By: Tim Carr,Robert Waller,Iain Dale

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The Politicos Guide to the New House of Commons 2017

By: Tim Carr,Robert Waller,Iain Dale

Following Theresa May's shock general election announcement, the UK political landscape looks set to change dramatically. Will predictions of a Tory landslide come to pass, or will the pollsters be surprised again? Whatever the result, the latest edition of the bestselling Politicos Guide to the New House of Commons will have all the info. Public affairs consultant Tim Carr and political experts Iain Dale and Robert Waller are rolling up their sleeves to put together a complete guide to the new personalities occupying the House of Commons benches in 2017. Who are they, what's their background and where will they lead the country? The Politicos Guide to the New House of Commons 2017 is a must-read for anyone eager to know the details of the election result and to understand its consequences. This essential, accessible and comprehensive volume provides, amongst much else: - Biographies of the class of 2017, alongside details of their majorities and constituencies; - Demographic analysis by age, gender, ethnic origin, education and background; - Lists of new marginal constituencies, possible target seats, defeated MPs and more; - Expert commentary from political journalists and pollsters, exploring the role of the media and the possible ways in which the new parliament will shape the future of Britain and redefine its relationship with Europe.

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1785902784

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Dear Undercover Economist

Priceless Advice on Money, Work, Sex, Kids, and Life's Other Challenges

By: Tim Harford

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Dear Undercover Economist

Priceless Advice on Money, Work, Sex, Kids, and Life's Other Challenges

By: Tim Harford

A fantastic collection of witty, insightful, and often outrageous Financial Times columns that answer readers’ personal dilemmas using the latest economic theory. Tim Harford employs his idiosyncratic style to explain economic principles so that anyone can understand them—and reveals how they apply to (and can solve) issues in everyday life. Does money buy happiness? Is “the one” really out there? Can cities be greener than farms? When’s the best time to settle down? Can you really “dress for success”? How can I stop my girlfriend from eating my dessert? Harford provides brilliant, hilarious, and weirdly wise answers to these and other questions. Arranged by topic, easy to read, and hard to put down, Dear Undercover Economist is a provocative, compassionate, and indispensable perspective on anything that may irk or ail you—a book well worth the investment.

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Anchor Canada

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0307372391

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9780307372390

Stone

Stories of Urban Materiality

By: Tim Edensor

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Stone

Stories of Urban Materiality

By: Tim Edensor

In undertaking a systematic analysis of urban materiality, this book investigates one kind of material in Melbourne: stone. The work draws on a range of pertinent, current theories that consider materiality, assemblages, networks, phenomenology, resource and extraction geographies, memorialisation, maintenance and repair, place identity, skill, sensation and affect, haunting and the vitalism of the non-human. In appealing to the general reader, academics and students, this book provides a highly readable account, replete with evocative examples and fascinating historical and contemporary stories about stone in Melbourne.

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Springer Nature

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9811546509

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Yorkshire's War

Voices of the First World War

By: Tim Lynch

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Yorkshire's War

Voices of the First World War

By: Tim Lynch

Capturing the experiences of the people of Yorkshire in the First World War in their own words, from prisoners of war to life on the Home Front

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445634562

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Knowledge and Indifference in English Romantic Prose

By: Tim Milnes

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Knowledge and Indifference in English Romantic Prose

By: Tim Milnes

This 2003 study sheds light on the way in which the English Romantics dealt with the basic problems of knowledge, particularly as they inherited them from the philosopher David Hume. Kant complained that the failure of philosophy in the eighteenth century to answer empirical scepticism had produced a culture of 'indifferentism'. Tim Milnes explores the way in which Romantic writers extended this epistemic indifference through their resistance to argumentation, and finds that it exists in a perpetual state of tension with a compulsion to know. This tension is most clearly evident in the prose writing of the period, in works such as Wordsworth's Preface to Lyrical Ballads, Hazlitt's Essay on the Principles of Human Action and Coleridge's Biographia Literaria. Milnes argues that it is in their oscillation between knowledge and indifference that the Romantics prefigure the ambivalent negotiations of modern post-analytic philosophy.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139435957

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Nigeria’s University Age

Reframing Decolonisation and Development

By: Tim Livsey

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Nigeria’s University Age

Reframing Decolonisation and Development

By: Tim Livsey

This book explores the world of Nigerian universities to offer an innovative perspective on the history of development and decolonisation from the 1930s to the 1960s. Using political, cultural and spatial approaches, the book shows that Nigerians and foreign donors alike saw the nation’s new universities as vital institutions: a means to educate future national leaders, drive economic growth, and make a modern Nigeria. Universities were vibrant places, centres of nightlife, dance, and the construction of spectacular buildings, as well as teaching and research. At universities, students, scholars, visionaries, and rebels considered and contested colonialism, the global Cold War, and the future of Nigeria. University life was shaped by, and formative to, experiences of development and decolonisation. The book will be of interest to historians of Africa, empire, education, architecture, and the Cold War.

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1137565055

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Eminent Victorian Chess Players

Ten Biographies

By: Tim Harding

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Eminent Victorian Chess Players

Ten Biographies

By: Tim Harding

This book portrays British chess life in the nineteenth century through biographical studies of ten players who shaped the modern game. From Captain Evans, inventor of the famous gambit, to Isidor Gunsberg, England's first challenger for the world championship, personal narratives are blended with game annotations to reassess players' achievements and character. The author has combined deep reading in primary sources with genealogical research to reveal new facts and correct previous misunderstandings. Major chapters on Howard Staunton and William Steinitz, in particular, highlight the tensions between Englishmen and immigrants, amateurs and professionals. The contrasting long careers of Henry Bird and Joseph Blackburne provide a thread of continuity. The lives of several other important figures in Victorian chess are also presented. More than 160 games (with diagrams), several annotated in detail, and 50 photographs and line drawings are included. Appendices provide career records for all ten; there are extensive notes, a bibliography and indexes.

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McFarland

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1476601437

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Snowy to the Somme

A Muddy and Bloody Campaign, 1916-1918

By: Tim Cook

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Snowy to the Somme

A Muddy and Bloody Campaign, 1916-1918

By: Tim Cook

In 1915, news of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps landing and the slaughter at Gallipoli stirred tens of thousands of young men to go to war. They answered the call and formed battalions of the Australian Imperial Force. By the time the new recruits were combat ready, the campaign at Gallipoli had ended. Their battlefields became the muddy paddocks of France and Belgium. Based on eyewitness accounts, Snowy to the Somme traces the story of one of these battalions, the 55th, from its birth in the dusty camps of Egypt through three years of brutal, bloody conflict on the bitter Western Front. When the Great War ended in 1918, over 500 of the 3,000 men who served in the 55th had been slain and another 1,000 wounded. Snowy to the Somme, shares personal stories of Australian men as they stared down the horrors of war with determination, courage and mateship. With chapters devoted to the significant battles at Fromelles, Doignies, Polygon Wood, Péronne and Bellicourt, this book tells the story of one battalion, but in doing so it encapsulates the experiences of many Australians on the Western Front.

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Simon and Schuster

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1922132640

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9781922132642

Fantastic Facts about Stars & Planets

By: Tim Furniss

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Fantastic Facts about Stars & Planets

By: Tim Furniss

A handy reference guide with facts and figures about our solar system.

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0752533851

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Space Exploration

By: Parragon, Incorporated,Tim Furniss

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Space Exploration

By: Parragon, Incorporated,Tim Furniss

Color Overheads Included! The information and activities in this Space Exploration Resource Guide are organized in roughly three sections: the Space Travel Simulation; Our Solar System and Beyond; and Energy, Force, and Motion in Space. Learning opportunities in each section are planned to engage children and teachers in experiences that allow for free exploration, concept development, and application of concepts. A classroom space shuttle simulation provides the focus for child exploration throughout the unit of study. Pretend space exploration stimulates curiosity, motivating children to research information about the solar system and investigate scientific principles at work in the universe. The activities in the resource guide are not organized in a sequential, lock-step way, but rather are structured so teachers can choose from activities as if they were selecting from a menuplanning learning opportunities based on children's interests and levels of understanding.

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0752556053

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9780752556055

Stars and Planets

By: Parragon, Incorporated,Tim Furniss

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Stars and Planets

By: Parragon, Incorporated,Tim Furniss

A handy reference guide with facts and figures about our solar system.

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0752548794

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The Moon

By: Tim Furniss

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The Moon

By: Tim Furniss

Describes the composition, movements, eclipses, and exploration of the moon, as well as various theories about its formation.

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Raintree

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0739827383

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9780739827383

Atlas of Space Exploration

By: Tim Furniss

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Atlas of Space Exploration

By: Tim Furniss

Examines the history of human interest in and exploration of our solar system and the universe beyond.

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Gareth Stevens Publishing

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0836825063

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9780836825060

Space Rocket

By: Tim Furniss

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Space Rocket

By: Tim Furniss

Addresses the problems of getting machinery and people into space, dealing with weightlessness, radiation, and other problems while in space, and returning to earth.

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Franklin Watts

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0531170993

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9780531170991

Coal and Coalbed Gas

Future Directions and Opportunities

By: Romeo M. Flores,Tim A. Moore

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Coal and Coalbed Gas

Future Directions and Opportunities

By: Romeo M. Flores,Tim A. Moore

Coal and Coalbed Gas: Future Directions and Opportunities, Second Edition introduces the latest in coal geology research and the engineering of gas extraction. Importantly, the second edition examines how, over the last 10 years, research has both changed focus and where it is conducted. This shift essentially depicts "a tale of two worlds"—one half (Western Europe, North America) moving away from coal and coalbed gas research and production towards cleaner energy resources, and the other half (Asia–Pacific region, Eastern Europe, South America) increasing both research and usage of coal. These changes are marked by a precipitous fall in coalbed gas production in North America; however, at the same time there has been a significant rise in coal and coalbed gas production in Australia, China, and India. The driver for higher production and its associated research is a quest for affordable energy and economic security that a large resource base brings to any country like Australia's first large-scale coalbed gas to liquid natural gas projects supplying the demand for cleaner burning LNG to the Asian-Pacific region. Since the last edition of this book, global climate change policies have more forcibly emphasized the impact of methane from coal mines and placed these emissions equal to, or even more harmful than, CO2 emissions from fossil fuels in general. Governmental policies have prioritized capture, use, and storage of CO2, burning coal in new highly efficient low emission power plants, and gas pre-drainage of coal mines. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries and China are also introducing new research into alternative, non-fuel uses for coal, such as carbon fibers, nanocarbons, graphene, soil amendments, and as an unconventional ore for critical elements. New to this edition: Each chapter is substantially changed from the 1st edition including expanded and new literature citations and reviews, important new data and information, new features and materials, as well as re-organized and re-designed themes. Importantly, three new chapters cover global coal endowment and gas potential, groundwater systems related to coalbed gas production and biogenic gas generation as well as the changing landscape of coal and coalbed gas influenced by global climate change and net-zero carbon greenhouse gas emissions. FOREWORD When I reviewed the first edition of this book, my initial thought was, "Do we need another book on coal geology?" and then I read it and realised, "Yes, we need this book" and my students downloaded copies as soon as it was available. So now we come to 2023, and a lot has happened in the past decade. For a different reason we might ask if we still need this book, or even coal geoscientists and engineers, as the world aims for rapid decarbonisation of the energy sector and a reduction of coal as a feedstock for industrial resources, like steel manufacture.

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Elsevier

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0323859380

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9780323859387

Escapes

By: Tim Healey

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Escapes

By: Tim Healey

Chronicles in text and illustrations many famous escapes throughout history. Also discusses various techniques, devices, and disguises used in successful escapes.

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0382063341

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