Technology & Engineering

The devil is in the details-the science and art of designing and building durable, efficient, straw bale buildings Straw bale buildings promise superior insulation and flexibility across a range of design aesthetics, while using a typically local and...

The major contribution made by Coastal Forces to the Allied war effort has had surprisingly little coverage in the literature of the Second World War. Motor torpedo boats, PT boats, motor gunboats, launches and submarine chasers served with distinction...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780244967567Author P M KnightFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 12mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913111366Author Meena KandasamyFormat HardbackPage Count 150Imprint Galley Beggar PressPublisher Galley Beggar Press

In April 1972, after six gruelling years of design and development, the then Lockheed California Company (now Lockheed Martin) delivered the most technologically advanced commercial jet of its era, the L-1011 TriStar, to its first client, Eastern...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838003906Author K Allado-McDowellFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Ignota BooksPublisher Ignota Books

Rare Earth Frontiers is a work of human geography that serves to demystify the powerful elements that make possible the miniaturization of electronics, green energy and medical technologies, and essential telecommunications and defense systems. Julie...

The Tree Faller's Manual is an essential handbook for forest operators and others who need to fell trees manually using a hand-held chainsaw. This manual builds on the information provided by the Chainsaw Operator's Manual. Tree felling is a high risk...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781554073634Author Henry KockFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint Firefly Books LtdPublisher Firefly Books Ltd

Popularized by Michael Pollan in his best-selling In Defense of Food, Gyorgy Scrinis's concept of nutritionism refers to the reductive understanding of nutrients as the key indicators of healthy food-an approach that has dominated nutrition science,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838362126Author Robert VernonFormat PaperbackPage Count 562Imprint R VernonPublisher R Vernon

An undergraduate text for engineers studying materials science, this book deals with the basic principles in a simple yet meaningful manner. Updated throughout and with new diagrams and photographs in this fourth edition, this continues to be a popular...

For more than three decades, this best-selling guide to the practice of vermicomposting has taught people how to use worms to recycle food waste into nutrient-rich fertilizer for houseplants or gardens. Small-scale, self-contained worm bins can be kept...

First book ever published on this little known aspect of German military equipment. Shown is the wide variety of horsedrawn equipment on a variety of war fronts.Book InformationISBN 9780764312731Author Wilfried KopenhagenFormat PaperbackPage Count...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486244075Author Scott D. CampbellFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

This highly topical book is a concise and accessible account of the relationship between technology and work. Firstly, it reviews and critically assesses a variety of recent approaches to the social and cultural dimensions of technology. Secondly, it...

This comprehensive textbook highlights the fundamental concepts and design principles related to water and wastewater engineering. Problems and issues arising from the lack of sustainable conventional treatment practices and potential methods for...

A Question of Standing deals with recognizable events that have shaped the history of the first 75 years of the CIA. Unsparing in its accounts of dirty tricks and their consequences, it values the agency's intelligence and analysis work to offer balanced...

'Ferrara's book is an introduction to writing as a process of revelation, but it's also a celebration of these things still undeciphered, and many other tantalising mysteries besides.' - The SpectatorThis book tells the story of our greatest invention...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915969040Author Thomas JentzFormat PaperbackPage Count 60Imprint Panzer TractsPublisher Panzerwrecks LimitedWeight(grams) 400gDimensions(mm) 280mm *...

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people ever to set foot on the Moon, their iconic "small steps" captured forever by the camera the astronauts carried with them: the Hasselblad 500EL. This book looks at the history of the...

'One of the most popular voices on nutrition.' - The Atlantic Do you try hard to eat healthy - and wonder why you still don't feel really good? Do you follow the 'rules' as best you can - and still struggle with your weight or wellness? Maybe you know on...

Across the world, universities are transforming their teaching and learning practices to meet the challenges facing Higher Education in the 21st century. Research into teaching and learning in Higher Education has never been a more important issue...

Presents Fundamentals of Modeling, Analysis, and Control of Electric Power Converters for Power System Applications Electronic (static) power conversion has gained widespread acceptance in power systems applications; electronic power converters are...

Now in paperback, this book provides an overview of the physics of condensed matter systems. Assuming a familiarity with the basics of quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics, the book establishes a general framework for describing condensed phases...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781970054019Author Sarmad NaimiFormat PaperbackPage Count 544Imprint MicrodigitaledPublisher MicrodigitaledWeight(grams) 1243gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsNominated for Arizona Young Readers Award 2017.Book InformationISBN 9781580892889Author Melissa StewartFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S...

Enables readers to easily understand the contract to enable better compliance and efficiency Guide to the FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Construction: The Red Book 2017 helps the reader overcome some of the difficulties encountered on a typical...

Coal, gas and oil have been capitalism's main fuels since the industrial revolution. And yet, of all the fossil fuels ever consumed, more than half were burned in the last 50 years. Most alarming of all, fossil fuel consumption has grown fastest in the...

The brochs are among the best-known ancient monuments in Scotland. However, despite a long and colourful history of research, it is only in the last 20 years that the results of field survey, excavation and radiocarbon dating have begun to flesh out a...

'Witty, rigorous, and as urgent as a fire alarm' Dorian Lynskey 'Cooly prosecutorial' Guardian Nobody meant for this to happen. Facebook didn't mean to facilitate a genocide. Twitter didn't want to be used to harass women. YouTube never...

Discover a simple, direct approach that highlights the basics you need within A FIRST COURSE IN THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD, 6E. This unique book is written so both undergraduate and graduate students can easily comprehend the content without the usual...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262547420Author Tiziano BoniniFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

This is a groundbreaking, technical analysis of yacht design, linked to the theory and testing of how a sailing yacht behaves underway. It is cutting edge - the author (a world expert in the field) has drawn his conclusions from years of research,...

This book -- the third and final volume in a series describing battery-management systems - shows you how to use physics-based models of battery cells in a computationally efficient way for optimal battery-pack management and control to maximize...

The simulation of complex, integrated engineering systems is a core tool in industry which has been greatly enhanced by the MATLAB and Simulink software programs. The second edition of Dynamic Systems: Modeling, Simulation, and Control teaches...

Use of the NEC4 suite of contracts continues to grow and the new edition of Understanding the NEC4 Term Service Contract includes significant additional materials and changes since its original publication immediately after the initial release of the...

Platinotype: Making Photographs in Platinum and Palladium with the Contemporary Printing-out Process describes the mechanisms and chemistry of platinum/palladium printing in safe and practical ways. Clearly presented formulae allow the printer to work...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613252550Author Arvid SvendsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 146Imprint CartechPublisher CartechWeight(grams) 354gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 8mm

The cruiser evolved from a whole range of powered sailing warships, emerging in response to the sheer size and cost of larger vessels. The impact of rapid technological advance during the Victorian era saw the cruiser quickly assume the familiar forms in...