Technology & Engineering

Mouldmaking and Casting is a technical manual of the many techniques of this ancient craft and art form. With step-by-step illustrations, it explains the materials required and the processes involved to create reproductions of a range of pieces. The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735223288Author Nicola TwilleyFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Prentice Hall PressPublisher Prentice Hall Press

1936 onwards (all marks), The legendary Supermarine Spitfire receives the famous Haynes manual treatment with the full co-operation and authorisation of the Royal Air Force., Here is a unique perspective on what it takes to own, restore and operate a...

This book examines how safety failings during the use of any designed product or system-be it a car, a building, or a chemical plant-can be mitigated through effective understanding of the conditions and controls surrounding its use.Drawing on historical...

Building prototypes and models is an essential component of any design activity. Prototyping and Modelmaking for Product Design illustrates how prototypes are used to help designers understand problems better, explore more imaginative solutions,...

The author unpicks the threads that link female textile artists and the arts they produce, revealing a global and historic patchwork of assorted roles, identities and representations. Entertaining as well as informative, this book offers a unique...

Stay on track and within budget with this accessible guide to project planning Project Management For Dummies guides you to a thorough understanding of how to successfully manage projects-and the people who work on them-even if you're brand new to the...

In addition to its thorough coverage of DSP design and programming techniques, Smith also covers the operation and usage of DSP chips. He uses Analog Devices' popular DSP chip family as design examples.Book InformationISBN 9780750674447Author Steven...

Goss's Roofing Ready Reckoner provides cutting angle and lengths for traditional 'cut' roofs and design tables for timber sizing, based on BS5268 'Structural use of timber' and now including a comparison of timber sizes using Eurocode 5 'Design of Timber...

The full story of the Half-Ton Land Rover 'Lightweight', packed with many previously unpublished facts and photographs. Covers all variants used in the UK and abroad. Invaluable to all would-be buyers, owners, restorers and modellers. Mark Cook was...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789554014Author Andy TomlinsonFormat HardbackPage Count 484Imprint New Generation PublishingPublisher New Generation PublishingWeight(grams) 814g

Learn electricity and electronics fundamentals and up-to-date applications all without taking a formal courseThis fully updated guide offers practical, easy-to-follow instruction on electricity and electronics. Written by a pair of experienced...

A Times Higher Education Book of the WeekA virulent strain of antifeminism is thriving online that treats women's empowerment as a mortal threat to men and to the integrity of Western civilization. Its proponents cite ancient Greek and Latin texts to...

One of the most useful functions of a modern lathe is its ability to cut any form of external or internal thread of any thread form, pitch or diameter within the overall capacity of the machine. Detailed information of a practical nature is, however, not...

This history of the Lotus Evora traces the genesis, context, manufacture and evolution of the Type 122 Evora and its derivative models.The Evora's prowess as a grand touring sports car is demonstrated with the author's international road trips, and its...

The Navier-Stokes equations describe the motion of fluids and are an invaluable addition to the toolbox of every physicist, applied mathematician, and engineer. The equations arise from applying Newton's laws of motion to a moving fluid and are...

For over thirty years, the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Specialties has guided students and junior doctors through their clinical placements, renowned for providing all the information needed for both practice and revision in a deceptively small package...

From the ideas of Clausewitz to contemporary doctrines of containment and cold war, this is a definitive history of modern military thought. A one-volume collection of Azar Gat's acclaimed trilogy, it traces the quest for a general theory of war from its...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992949266Author Graham StoakesFormat PaperbackPage Count 198Imprint Graham StoakesPublisher Graham Stoakes

A Dictionary of Biomedicine includes 10,000 A-Z entries on all areas of biomedicine. Entries are authoritative and wide-ranging, covering terms from the related areas of anatomy, genetics, molecular bioscience, pathology, pharmacology, and clinical...

The second collection of memoirs from the author who inspired the BBC and Channel 5 series All Creatures Great and Small.Now settled into the sleepy Yorkshire village of Darrowby, and married to Helen the farmer's daughter, James Herriot thinks he's...

Ensure your learners have the knowledge and skills to start a successful career in the construction industry, with this comprehensive new textbook published in association with City & Guilds for the legacy 6706, new 7906 and new Apprenticeship standard...

Whatever you do, don't look down... 'I loved it' TOM PALMER 'Henderson reaches new heights with her fabulously gripping historical adventure-absolutely riveting!' SUSAN BROWNRIGG 'Packed with fascinating historical detail, real-life peril and...

This enthusiastic introduction to the fundamentals of information theory builds from classical Shannon theory through to modern applications in statistical learning, equipping students with a uniquely well-rounded and rigorous foundation for further...

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First written by the definitive expert in 1957, Watch Repair for Beginners is the ideal book for anyone who wants to know how to fix their own watch, or take up watch repair as a hobby.Learn what horology is; the basics of watch and clock repairing; the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781563924323Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Haynes Manuals IncPublisher Haynes PublishingWeight(grams) 485gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Winner, 2008 Eugene M. Emme Astronautical Literature Award, given by the American Astronautical Society 2008 and Winner, 2008 Eugene M. Emme Astronautical...

A biologist's up-close account of how he and fellow biologists cracked long-standing puzzles about honey bee behaviorPiping Hot Bees and Boisterous Buzz-Runners takes readers inside a world seldom seen even by beekeepers, shedding light on twenty of the...

Practical how-to advice for keeping chickens "For me, raising chickens, for eggs and meat, has been one of the most enjoyable aspects of our family farm. I am a great admirer of "chicken whisperer" Pammy Riggs, and with her two co-authors she has...

This book is quite simply about contract administration using the JCT contracts. The key features of the new and updated edition continue to be its brevity, readability and relevance to everyday practice. It provides a succinct guide written from the...

This book predicts the decline of today's professions and introduces the people and systems that will replace them. In an internet-enhanced society, according to Richard Susskind and Daniel Susskind, we will neither need nor want doctors, teachers,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620922842Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Haynes Manuals IncPublisher Haynes Manuals IncWeight(grams) 1220gDimensions(mm)...

The author's earlier book Electric Motors (Workshop Practice Series No. 16) described the basic principles of operation and methods of application of the wide range of motor types likely to be encountered in small scale engineering. This book provides...

As usage of the NEC family of contracts continues to grow worldwide, so does the importance of understanding its clauses and nuances to everyone working in the built environment. Understanding the NEC4 ECC Contract uses plain English to lead the reader...

Discover and explore the most incredible statues, monuments, temples, bridges, and ancient cities with this unparalleled survey of the most famous buildings and structures created by humans.From Stonehenge to the Sagrada Familia, from the Great Wall of...

Now in its seventh edition, Bird's Electrical and Electronic Principles and Technology introduces and covers theory through detailed examples and laboratory experiments, enabling students to gain knowledge required by technicians in fields such as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783732293407Author Roland BuchiFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint Books on DemandPublisher Books on DemandWeight(grams) 172gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm...

The inside story of the most expensive and controversial military program in history, as told by those who lived it. The F-35 has changed allied combat warfare. But by the time it's completed, it will cost more than the Manhattan Project and the B-2...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780727763518Author Eshrar Latif, Rachel Bevan, Tom WoolleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint ICE PublishingPublisher ICE Publishing