Implementing the automation of electric distribution networks, from simple remote control to the application of software-based decision tools, requires many considerations, such as assessing costs, selecting the control infrastructure type and automation level, deciding on the ambition level, and ju[...]
The third edition of this highly respected book brings MG's rollercoaster story right up to date, to include the new models produced by today's Chinese owners. The core appeal of this colourful book, though, is the classic MGs and all models from 1923 are covered, with special emphasis on the T-type[...]
This book provides a complete guide to modelling the Messerschmitt Me 262, the greatest jet fighter of World War II. Developed from a 1938 design, the Me 262 'Schwalbe' (Swallow) was the world's first operational turbojet aircraft. First flown as a pure jet in 1942, it proved much faster than conven[...]
Classic adventure story of a man marooned on an uninhabited island for 24 years: his struggle to survive, the dramatic encounter with Friday and their eventual escape and return to civilization. 6 new illus. (Abridged.)
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Get Cutting-Edge Coverage of All Chemical Engineering Topics-- from Fundamentals to the Latest Computer Applications. First published in 1934, Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook has equipped generations of engineers and chemists with an expert source of chemical engineering information and data. N[...]
Imaginative, exciting tale recounts the remarkable exploits of an orphaned child raised by a family of apes in the African jungle. 18 illus. (Abridged)
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Recounts the adventures of a young boy and an escaped slave as they travel down the Mississippi River on a raft.[...]
In today's fast-paced networked economy, professionals must work harder than ever to maintain and improve their business skills and knowledge. But technical mastery of your discipline is not enough, assert world-renowned professional advisors David H. Maister, Charles H. Green, and Robert M. Galford[...]
In the modern world of business, it's all about the ability to earn the client's trust and thereby win the ability to influence them. This detailed resource book provides readers with the five crucial steps they need for developing, managing and improving client confidence.[...]
Worldwide, as many as 293 million people suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Yet conventional approaches to treatment, with their regimes of drugs and unceasing physical therapy, provide neither cure nor significant relief. In "Natural Therapies For Emphysema", Robert Green sho[...]
This book takes readers on an adventure into the inner workings of the molecular world, following a logical step-by-step progression of ideas and examples from the field.It helps readers understand the world around them in molecular terms. It features helpful pedagogy, including chapter ending-summa[...]