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First Light
The First Ever Brady Coyne / J. W. Jackson Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2002
Discover the first Brady Coyne and J.W. Jackson mystery with this compelling novel following two old friends who suspect that there’s a dangerous killer on the loose on the picturesque island of Martha’s Vineyard.
As summer winds down on Martha’s Vineyard, J.W. Jackson is looking forward...
by Sally R. Snowman, James G. Thomson
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2016
On September 14, 1716, Boston Light became the first lighthouse established in Colonial America. With many ships floundering in the treacherous waters of the Massachusetts harbor, there was a great need for navigational aid. At night and during storms, it was difficult to discern the entrance to the...
Italian Prisoners of War in Pennsylvania
Allies on the Home Front, 1944–1945
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2016
During World War II 51,000 Italian prisoners of war were detained in the United States. When Italy signed an armistice with the Allies in September 1943, most of these soldiers agreed to swear allegiance to the United States and to collaborate in the fight against Germany. At the Letterkenny Army...
by Alan R. Perry, Flavio G. Conti
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2017
During World War II, the US government interned more than 1,200 captured Italian soldiers at the Letterkenny Army Ordnance Depot located near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. These troops collaborated with the United States in a collective effort to defeat the Axis powers. They formed the 321st Italian...
Hemingway and Women
Female Critics and the Female Voice
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2011
Female scholars reevaluate gender and the female presence in the life and work of one of America’s foremost writers.
Ernest Hemingway has often been criticized as a misogynist because of his portrayal of women. But some of the most exciting Hemingway scholarship of recent years has come from...
by Dr. Christopher Lavers, Edmund G.R. Kraal
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2014
This book is a companion to Reeds Vol. 6: Basic Electrotechnology for Marine Engineers and covers aspects of theory beyond the scope of Volume 6. The book will cover the more advanced topics in electrotechnology for professional trainees studying Merchant Navy Marine Engineering Certificates of Competency...
by C. Lee Harrington, Anthony R. Bardo, Rebecca G. Adams
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2014
The intersections of aging, media, and culture are under-explored given trends in population aging, rapid increases in the mediation of everyday life, and the growing cultural significance of media consumption at the global level. This book brings together an international collection of critical scholars,...
The Economic Thought of Henry Calvert Simons
Crown Prince of the Chicago School
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2018
Drawing on years of research, Gerald Steele delves into the diverse ideas of Henry Simons, a neglected economist whose work in the 1930s on monetary and financial instability is extremely relevant to today’s debates about commercial bank credit, the interdependence of fiscal and monetary policy,...
Individual Positive Behavior Supports
A Standards-Based Guide to Practices in School and Community Settings
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2016
Aligned with the Association for Positive Behavior Support’s Standards of Practice, this graduate-level text is an authoritative PBS primer for professionals preparing for work in educational and community-based settings. More than 60 leading scholars present the critical skills and knowledge...
Airport Systems, Second Edition
Planning, Design and Management
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2013
THE MOST PRACTICAL, COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE PLANNING, DESIGN, AND MANAGEMENT OF AIRPORTS--UPDATED BY LEADING PROFESSIONALS
"With the accelerated rate of change occurring throughout the aviation industry, this edition is a timely and very effective resource for ensuring both airport professionals...
The Finite Element Method
A Practical Course
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2013
Written for practicing engineers and students alike, this book emphasizes the role of finite element modeling and simulation in the engineering design process. It provides the necessary theories and techniques of the FEM in a concise and easy-to-understand format and applies the techniques to civil,...
by R.L. Carlson, G.A. Kardomateas, J.I. Craig
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2012
This book focuses on the mechanisms and underlying mechanics of failure in various classes of materials such as metallic, ceramic, polymeric, composite and bio-material. Topics include tensile and compressive fracture, crack initiation and growth, fatigue and creep rupture in metallic materials,...
The DelFly
Design, Aerodynamics, and Artificial Intelligence of a Flapping Wing Robot
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2015
This book introduces the topics most relevant to autonomously flying flapping wing robots: flapping-wing design, aerodynamics, and artificial intelligence. Readers can explore these topics in the context of the "Delfly", a flapping wing robot designed at Delft University in The Netherlands.
How...
Peak Energy
Myth or Reality?
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2016
Does the Earth contain enough oil to provide energy for the human race indefinitely? If not, how long will the oil last? What about renewable energy technologies like wind and solar? Will they be able to supply an indefinite supply of energy for the human race? If not, how long will it last? And what...