James G : 517 books

Natural gas represents nearly one-quarter of the world’s energy resources. More than half of American homes rely on it as their main heating fuel. It serves as the raw material necessary in everyday paints, plastics, medicines and explosives. It produces the cleanest of all fossil fuels. It is natural...

Introduction to Enhanced Recovery Methods for Heavy Oil and Tar Sands, Second Edition, explores the importance of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and how it has grown in recent years thanks to the increased need to locate unconventional resources such as heavy oil and shale. Unfortunately, petroleum engineers...

As conventional-oil resources are depleted worldwide, vast heavy oil reserves available in various parts of the world become increasingly important as a secure future energy source. Brief but readable, Heavy Oil Production Processes discusses the latest improvements in production processes including;...

Written by an author with over 38 years of experience in the chemical and petrochemical process industry, this handbook will present an analysis of the process steps used to produce industrial hydrocarbons from various raw materials. It is the first book to offer a thorough analysis of external factors...

Natural gas and crude oil production from hydrocarbon rich deep shale formations is one of the most quickly expanding trends in domestic oil and gas exploration. Vast new natural gas and oil resources are being discovered every year across North America and one of those new resources comes from the...

Unconventional reservoirs of oil and gas represent a huge additional global source of fossil fuels. However, there is much still to be done to improve techniques for their processing to make recovery and refining of these particular energy sources more cost-effective. Brief but readable, Heavy and...

How can every management class be a dynamic, unforgettable experience? This much-needed book distils over half a century of the authors' combined experience as university professors, consultants, and advisors to corporate training departments. In a lively, hands-on fashion, it describes the fundamental...

From raw materials ... to machining and casting ... to assembly and finishing, the Second Edition of this classic guide will introduce you to the principles and procedures of Design for Manufacturability (DFM)Ñthe art of developing high-quality products for the lowest possible manufacturing cost....

From cover to cover Overflowing Earth proclaims a reassuring truth, "Without a gardener, there will never be a garden." Overflowing Earthis for those who doubt all the scary predictions about the future of planet earthfrightening pandemics; worldwide shortages of food, water, oil,...

Novel about a girl who through a series of accidents ends up in the American army pretending to be her twin brother and ends up fighting in WWI France. The whole army thought she was a man--until a woman fell in love with her.

Joyful Imagination just seemed right. I write about everything that comes within my sight. All things make me happy. I express myself quite well. Sometimes I laugh about what I’m writing, sometimes I cry a little. That’s what I’m about. I’m a happy man, and I know God loves me, or I wouldn’t be able to do any of this writing at all. Thank you, Jesus.

As we approach the end of the 20th century we can look back upon the achievements that have been made in a variety of human endeavours with pride. Enormous strides have been made to improve the quality of life of millions of people through the application of the scientific discoveries made during...

The Center for Complex Operations (CCO) has produced this edited volume, Convergence: Illicit Networks and National Security in the Age of Globalization, that delves deeply into everything mentioned above and more. In a time when the threat is growing, this is a timely effort. CCO has gathered an...

George Allen Stonephilosopher, pacifist, equalizer, survivalist, human being, and friendis the kind of fellow everyone wants to know. He and his wife, Judy, share the ability to find the sunshine on the cloudiest days and to find the hope on the darkest day. George and Judy know that laughter is just...