Celestial navigation is a way to find your latitude and longitude on earth using a sextant to measure the angular heights of celestial bodies above the horizon. It has been used by mariners at sea and explorers on land for three hundred years, and it is still used today as a dependable backup to mod[...]
A comprehensive operator's manual for the body, this newly updated guide provides the science, anatomy, precise definitions, and illustrations necessary for the proper application of knowledge to help keep the body healthy. It provides a current and concise understanding of why people should stretch[...]
Ernst August och Tullan Hedén gifte sig 1911 och blev ett mycket uppskattat par i Göteborg under ett expansivt halvsekel då stadens varvsindustri blev världsledande, Volvobilar rullade på vägarna och SKF:s kullager efterfrågades över hela jorden. Skeppsbyggaren E A Hedén som i Tyskland och [...]
For courses in Probability and Random Processes. Probability, Statistics, and Random Processes for Engineers, 4e is a useful text for electrical and computer engineers. This book is a comprehensive treatment of probability and random processes that, more than any other available source, combines rig[...]
Donald E. Westlake is one of the greats of crime fiction. Under the pseudonym Richard Stark, he wrote twenty-four fast-paced, hardboiled novels featuring Parker, a shrewd career criminal with a talent for heists. Using the same nom de plume, Westlake also completed a separate series in the Parker un[...]
Donald E. Westlake is one of the greats of crime fiction. Under the pseudonym Richard Stark, he wrote twenty-four fast-paced, hardboiled novels featuring Parker, a shrewd career criminal with a talent for heists. Using the same nom de plume, Westlake also completed a separate series in the Parker un[...]
The sixteenth Parker novel, "Butcher's Moon" is more than twice as long as most of the master heister's adventures and absolutely jammed with the action, violence, and nerve-jangling tension readers have come to expect. Back in the corrupt town where he lost his money, and nearly his life, in Slaygr[...]
The sixteenth Parker novel, "Butcher's Moon" is more than twice as long as most of the master heister's adventures and absolutely jammed with the action, violence, and nerve-jangling tension readers have come to expect. Back in the corrupt town where he lost his money, and nearly his life, in Slaygr[...]
Between Parker's 1961 debut and his return in the late 1990s, the world of crime changed considerably. Now fake IDs and credit cards had to be purchased from specialists; increasingly sophisticated policing made escape and evasion tougher; and, worst of all, money had gone digital - the days of cash[...]
By the time Richard Stark sat down to write "Deadly Edge" in 1971, he'd been chronicling the adventures of his antihero, Parker, for nearly a decade. But it turns out he was just warming up: the next three "Parker" novels would see Stark crank everything up a notch - tightening the writing, heighten[...]
By the time Richard Stark sat down to write "Deadly Edge" in 1971, he'd been chronicling the adventures of his antihero, Parker, for nearly a decade. But it turns out he was just warming up: the next three "Parker" novels would see Stark crank everything up a notch - tightening the writing, heighten[...]
By the time Richard Stark sat down to write "Deadly Edge" in 1971, he'd been chronicling the adventures of his antihero, Parker, for nearly a decade. But it turns out he was just warming up: the next three "Parker" novels would see Stark crank everything up a notch - tightening the writing, heighten[...]
Parker, the ruthless antihero of Richard Stark's eponymous mystery novels, is one of the most unforgettable characters in hardboiled noir. Lauded by critics for his taut realism, unapologetic amorality, and razor-sharp prose style - and adored by fans who turn each intoxicating page with increasing [...]
What happens after she says yes ? Together in print for the first time, these four novellas "Take Me, Have Me, Play My Game, "and "Seduce Me" continue the story of billionaire Damien Stark and his fiancee, Nikki Fairchild, from J. Kenner s Stark Trilogy: "Release Me, Claim Me, " and "Complete Me." F[...]
What happens after she says 'yes'? Together in print for the first time in Stark After Dark, these four novellas - Take Me, Have Me, Play My Game, and Seduce Me - continue the story of billionaire Damien Stark and his fiancee, Nikki Fairchild, from J. Kenner's million-copy-selling Stark trilogy: Rel[...]
Everyone loves the taco. Versatile and simple, it can be breakfast, snack, dinner, and even dessert. The Dos Caminos Taco Bible offers amazing recipes from one of the most creative and talented chefs cooking Mexican cuisine today. Here are traditional recipes for the centuries-old dish, as well as m[...]
The popularity of Dos Caminos - a restaurant featuring authentic Mexican food, prepared to order - cannot be overstated. It's always filled to capacity and has recently grown from one location in New York City to six and soon seven outlets, including restaurants in Miami and Las Vegas. In executive [...]