Offers a reference to various aspects of furnace operation and design, with coverage of various key topics including the combustion process and its control, furnace fuels, efficiency, and aerodynamics. This book outlines the key elements of furnace theory for optimum design. It is intended for mecha[...]
'Complex sociotechnical systems' are systems made up of numerous interacting parts, both human and non-human, operating in dynamic, ambiguous and safety critical domains. Cognitive Work Analysis (CWA) is a structured framework specifically developed for considering the development and analysis of th[...]
Analyses of contemporary tourism planning and policymaking practice at local to global scales is lacking and there is an urgent need for research that informs theory and practice. Illustrated with a set of cohesive, theoretically-informed, international case studies constructed through storytelling,[...]
"DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Brazil" leads you straight to the very best this vibrant country has to offer: from the streets of Rio de Janeiro to its beaches, from Carnaval to the best places to hear the sounds of bossa nova and samba. This complete travel guide for Brazil includes street-by-street [...]
This book places Space Shuttle Discovery within the history of the space shuttle program and provides an introduction to space shuttle technology with a focus on the orbiter itself. Discovery's unique history is presented mission by mission that includes a brief narrative of each mission, a chart of[...]
'This excellent book will encourage students to think about the diverse range and broad character of issues encountered at work. It highlights both enduring dilemmas and emerging issues in contemporary employment. Each concept is carefully explained with engaging examples provided throughout. As suc[...]
Describes the parental behavior of Emperor penguins, focusing on how the male keeps the egg warm until it hatches and how the parents care for the chick after it is born.[...]
From New York Times best-selling author Liz Kessler comes the magical tale of a (sometimes invisible) teen and her truly super friends.
Jessica Jenkins has always been a perfectly ordinary girl until one day part of her arm vanishes in the middle of geography class Jessica s friends Izzy and To[...]
Inspired by the heartwarming true story of James Bowen, and his "New York Times" Best Seller "A Street Cat Named Bob: And How He Saved My Life," this picture book explores the familiar tale from a different point of view...Bob's
James and Bob are the best of friends--everywhere James goes, Bob [...]
A master motivator who coached her college basketball team to an unprecedented undefeated season shares her techniques and her personal stories to inspire readers to achieve success in their own lives and businesses. Reprint. $50,000 ad/promo.[...]
Sally Jenkins, bestselling co-author of "It's Not About the Bike, "revives a forgotten piece of history in "The Real All Americans." In doing so, she has crafted a truly inspirational story about a Native American football team that is as much about football as Lance Armstrong's book was about a bik[...]
Marvel's critically acclaimed The End line continues with a look at the final days in the life of Logan - the man called Wolverine! It's the distant future, and a series of strange events sends the aging Wolverine on a globe-spanning quest to find the final truths behind his origin. But when he enco[...]
The tortured soul of the Hulk is pushed to his limits when the person dearest to him is killed by one of his oldest and deadliest foes. After seeking revenge in the only way he knows how, the Hulk attempts to find peace. but just when it seems he's found it, an old pal named Joe Fixit makes him real[...]
For decades, Wolverine's shadowy past has been shrouded in mystery. But before he was the savage mainstay of the X-Men, before he was a tormented secret agent codenamed Weapon X, even before he was a barroom brawler in the wilds of Canada...he was a child. And now, in this landmark event, Marvel rev[...]
The Inhumans are one of Marvel's most enduring oddities. A race of genetic freaks living secluded in their island kingdom of Attilan, their mutations are self-endowed; as a coming of age ritual, each Inhuman exposes themself to the Terrigen Mists, a strange substance that imparts unearthly powers...[...]
The grandest comsmic epic of all time looms on the horizon as Marvel marches toward Infinity But how did Earth's heroes reach this perilous tipping point? Learn the secret origin of the Inhumans, Marvel's strangest and most isolated community. What are the mysteries surrounding the Terrigen Mist th[...]
"Now in its third edition, Peace Education provides a comprehensive approach to educating for a just and sustainable future. It begins with religious and historical trends that have molded our understanding of "peace" and then presents a variety of ways to practice Peace Education in schools and com[...]
Praise for The Truth About Email Marketing ?It?s refreshing to see an author address specifics instead of gloss over generalities that can be boiled down to one sentence. Simms? book debunks the top email marketing myths in a readable and logical fashion.?Tad Clarke, Editorial Director, MarketingSh[...]
From the early daguerreotype to the rise of the motion picture, Images and Enterprise explores the business, technical, and social factors that transformed the American photographic industry between 1839 and 1925. Reese Jenkins's prize-winning history traces the technical changes that culminated in[...]
Reviewers continue to rave about "And the Bride Wore White: Seven Secrets To Purity." But the greatest proof of it's effect is in the lives of tens of thousands of young women who've embraced the book's proven "How-to-wait" skills. Each chapter of "And the Bride Wore White" begins with a narrative o[...]