This book brings together, in a concise format, the key elements of the loads produced from explosive sources, and how they interact with structures. Explosive sources include gas, high explosives, dust and nuclear materials. It presents quantitative information and design methods in a useable form [...]

The year 2003 marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the lifting of the ban excluding black members from the priesthood of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Now available in paperback, the essays collected in Newell G. Bringhurst and Darron T. Smith's "Black and Mormon" look at the me[...]

This book details the growth of the European Fur trade in North America and how it drew the Native Americans who lived in the Great Lakes region, notably the Huron, Dakota, Sauk and Fox, Miami and Shawnee tribes into the colonial European Wars. During the French and Indian War, the American Revoluti[...]

Electrical, electronic and programmable electronic systems increasingly carry out safety functions to guard workers and the public against injury or death and the environment against pollution. The international functional safety standard IEC 61508 was revised in 2010, and this is the first comprehe[...]

This pioneering study examines all aspects of the history of cocoa and chocolate and the effect of these commodities globally. William Gervase Clarence-Smith looks at the effects of increased production of cocoa on the environment and on land distribution, at the coercion of labor to work the planta[...]

Sixteen large illustrations re-create the beauty of traditional Chinese art in this fun-to-color collection. Apply hues of your choice to stylized floral sprays depicting buds in bloom and full-blown blossoms; graceful butterflies, mythical creatures, and other subjects. Then, just add some light an[...]

This is an integrated textbook on the digestive system, covering the anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of the system, all presented in a clinically relevant context suitable for the first two years of the medical student course.[...]

Usborne's newspaper history books present facts about various periods in history through the use of a fictional tabloid newspaper. The Greek Gazette depicts in lurid detail the trials, terrors, tribulations and triumphs of the ancient Greeks.[...]

So many words about the Word. The study of anything seems to generate its own special vocabulary, and biblical studies is no different. What's more, it's got nearly a two-thousand-year lead on you How can you catch up? Here is the answer If you are puzzled by parataxis or rankled by recensions, th[...]

By introducing each step taken in a criminal investigation, this text allows students to gain a clear understanding of the processes involved and helps them to critically assess the interplay of investigations, criminology and forensics.[...]

This handbook and ready reference offers a well-balanced industrial and academic perspective, with chapters by industry authors complemented by contributions from leading research institutions. The result is an introduction to inkjet-based micromanufacturing, followed by an overview of the underlyin[...]