Technology & Engineering

Conventional agriculture destroys our soils, pollutes our water and is a major contributor to climate change. What if our agricultural practices could stabilise, or even reverse these trends? This book explores the dual function of biochar as a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781032256849Author Natalia YakovlevaImprint Taylor & Francis LtdPublisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

In Eradicating Ecocide, international environment lawyer and Ecocide law expert Polly Higgins sets out to demonstrate how our planet is fast being destroyed by the activities of corporations and governments, facilitated by 'compromise' laws that offer...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262534024Author Mario CarpoFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 203mm * 137mm * 13mm

The aim of this textbook is to provide an overview of nanophotonics, a discipline which was developed around the turn of the millennium. This unique and rapidly evolving subject area is the result of a collaboration between various scientific communities...

Stabilizing the world's climates means cutting carbon dioxide pollution. There's no way around it. But what if that's not enough? What if it's too difficult to accomplish in the time allotted or, worse, what if it's so late in the game that even cutting...

Foreword by Dr. Roger D. Launius, Former NASA Chief Historian For the past 75 years, the U.S. government has invested significant time and money into advanced aerospace research, as evidenced by its many experimental X-plane aircraft and rockets. NASA's...

This book introduces the theory of the structural loading on ships and offshore structures caused by wind, waves and currents, and goes on to describe the applications of this theory in terms of real structures. The main topics described are linear-wave...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593331118Author Coco KrummeFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Riverhead Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905414123Author Tony ButlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Dalrymple and Verdun PublishingPublisher Dalrymple and Verdun PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262046510Author Robert BuderiFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Large-scale battery packs are needed in hybrid and electric vehicles, utilities grid backup and storage, and frequency-regulation applications. In order to maximize battery-pack safety, longevity, and performance, it is important to understand how...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781525565090Author Teddy BoyceFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint FriesenPressPublisher FriesenPressWeight(grams) 889gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 20mm

Over more than five decades, legendary architect Moshe Safdie has built some of the world's most influential and memorable structures - from the 1967 modular housing scheme in Montreal known as Habitat to the Marina Bay Sands development in Singapore...

What can a pesticide pump, a jar full of sand, or an old calico print tell us about the Anthropocene the age of humans? Just as paleontologists look to fossil remains to infer past conditions of life on earth, so might past and present-day objects offer...

Turkeys are an excellent source of succulent meat, rich eggs, and nutrient-dense manure, and raising them is a rewarding and profitable activity for many farmers. With helpful tips on acquiring organic certification, processing both meat and eggs, and...

In the world of costume jewelry, the name Lea Stein Paris (R) is recognized as the most notable and innovative designer of plastic jewelry of the 20th century. Her use of sculptured laminated celluloid in many novel combinations of textures, colors, and...

In The Cult of LEGO, Wired's GeekDad blogger John Baichtal and BrickJournal founder Joe Meno take you on a magnificent, illustrated tour of the LEGO (R) community, its people, and their creations. The Cult of LEGO introduces us to fans and builders from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781782818878Author Steve LanhamFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint G2 Entertainment LtdPublisher G2 Entertainment Ltd

Electrolytes are indispensable components in electrochemistry and the fast-growing electrochemical energy storage markets. Research in electrolytes has witnessed exponential growth in recent years, accompanied by their applications in the most popular...

A novel in two acts - told eighteen years apart - gives voice to both mother (Ayesha) and daughter (Mira) after an unplanned teen pregnancy led Ayesha to place Mira up for adoption. Coming to the US to study, Ayesha is swept up...

How do we design in a climate emergency? A new social and ecological prerogative demands appropriate material choices, a re-invention of construction, and evolving building programmes that look at lifecycle, embodied energy, energy use and relative...

Pop Music Production delves into academic depths around the culture, the business, the songwriting, and most importantly, the pop music production process. Phil Harding balances autobiographical discussion of events and relationships with academic...

Northern 'Q': The History of Royal Air Force, Leuchars takes its title from the long standing primary role as one of the oldest airfields in the UK. Leuchars began its links with military aviation as far back as 1911 with the arrival of the Royal...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423660248Author Greg PaprockiPage Count 32Imprint Gibbs M. Smith IncPublisher Gibbs M. Smith Inc

Septic Tank Options & Alternatives by Feidhlim Harty is a user-friendly guide through the maze of selecting an eco-friendly sewage treatment option for your home. With so many different treatment systems and technologies available, it can be a challenge...

A comprehensive how-to manual of Polyface Farm's signature designs--with tips, tricks, and a half century of lessons learned through trial and error Have you wondered how to build the Polyface broiler shelter, or the dolly to move it, or an Eggmobile,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620922873Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Haynes Manuals IncPublisher Haynes Manuals IncWeight(grams) 2720gDimensions(mm)...

This book is designed to offer a comprehensive high-level introduction to transhumanism, an international political and cultural movement that aims to produce a "paradigm shift" in our ethical and political understanding of human evolution. Transhumanist...

How can we learn from previous food production mistakes and pave a way for producing sustainable, nutritious, local meat? The Covid-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerabilities of our globalised food system and highlighted the desperate need for local and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262048750Author Karen BakkerFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Explains in detail how to perform the most commonly used hazard analysis techniques with numerous examples of practical applications Includes new chapters on Concepts of Hazard Recognition, Environmental Hazard Analysis, Process Hazard Analysis, Test...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783967040067Author gestaltenFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint gestaltenPublisher Die Gestalten Verlag

All articles from the Ceramic Processing E-zine are included in this two-volume collection. These newest volumes in the author's "for Ceramists" series contain a tremendous number of practical pointers for practicing ceramic engineers,...

All articles from the Ceramic Processing E-zine are included in this two-volume collection. These newest volumes in the author's "for Ceramists" series contain a tremendous number of practical pointers for practicing ceramic engineers,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781878707482Author Forrest MimsFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint LLH Technology Publishing,USPublisher LLH Technology Publishing,USWeight(grams) 380g

There are thousands of road bridges all over Britain with many being found around the coastline. In a first, transport historian Mark Chatterton takes the reader on a journey along the coast of Great Britain, detailing 100 different road bridges...

For generations, people in the countryside have kept chickens, mainly for the eggs. Now, more and more people, in town as well as countryside, are enjoying the pleasure of keeping hens in the garden and reaping the reward of those fresh eggs every day...

From Teflon to Velcro, from bandwidths to base pairs, the artifacts of engineering and technology reflect the broad scope-and frustrating limitations-of our imagination. Best-selling author James Adams takes readers on an enlightening tour of this...

An Archaeology of Capitalism offers an account of landscape and material culture from the later Middle Ages to the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution. In tracing some of the roots of modernity back to the transformation of the countryside, this book...