"When you ride a bike, what makes you stop? Friction. There are different types of friction that help us do things. Even your fingertips use friction to help you can hold things!"--
The “friction” of the title—one letter away from “fiction”—is what’s generated when reality and the imagination begin to rub against one another, and Eloy Ur
In Frames of Friction, Carsten Junker maps out a dazzling panorama of critical cultural debates from the twentieth century to explore the ways in which African American speakers and writers establishe
There are forces at work all around us. Whenever you push a door open or slow down your bike, youre using friction and resistance. From warming your hands on a cold day to starting an engine, these fo
Ben Tennyson is invading bookshelves everywhere with new, ultra cool alien technology!Cooper drags Ben, Gwen, and Kevin Kevin to the annual Sci-Fi convention, a big attraction for comic book geeks eve
“Michael Shermer has given a lot of things a lot of thought. If your perceptions have ever rubbed you the wrong way, you’ll find Science Friction fascinating.” —Bill Nye, The Science Guy?A scientist p
In Pulp Friction, a highly provocative and frequently humorous collection of essays, Blaise Cronin scrutinizes the world of North American librarianship, excoriating its excesses and inconsistencies.
Provides readers with an engaging introduction to friction. With colorful spreads, clear text, helpful diagrams, and a "Science in Action" activity, this book offers an exciting look at physics in the
Here is a complete guide to the collection, classification, and comparison of friction skin prints and the determination of identity and nonidentity. It discusses: the cause and significance of variat
Noa was trampled and nearly killed by hundreds of horny female fans at a concert of a band she didn't even like, but Alden, the bad boy lead singer of the band, saved her from the trampling tramps. Al
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown comes a gripping story of family ties and forbidden attraction.Crawford Hunt wants his daughter back. Following the death of his wife four years
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown comes a gripping story of family ties and forbidden attraction.Crawford Hunt wants his daughter back. Following the death of his wife four years
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown comes a gripping story of family ties and forbidden attraction. A Texas Ranger, relegated to deskwork due to past recklessness, petitions to rega
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown comes a gripping story of family ties and forbidden attraction. A Texas Ranger with a tarnished badge...An enemy hell-bent on revenge...And the f
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown comes a gripping story of family ties and forbidden attraction.Crawford Hunt wants his daughter back. Following the death of his wife four years
At the powerhouse law firm of Knight & Payne, winning comes first and ethics a distant second. Leary Michaels uses her female charms to daze opponents, and it’s always worked well—until now. O
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown comes a gripping story of family ties and forbidden attraction.A Texas Ranger, relegated to deskwork due to past recklessness, petitions to regai
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown comes a gripping story of family ties and forbidden attraction.A Texas Ranger relegated to desk work due to past recklessness petitions to regain
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown comes a gripping story of family ties and forbidden attraction.Crawford Hunt wants his daughter back. Following the death of his wife four years
This stunning novel by E.R. Frank explores what happens when the truth is worse than the rumor.Twelve-year-old Alex loves her small alternative school. She hangs out with her best friend, Tim, every d
This book is a collection of experimental studies demonstrating structure-function relationships in various biological systems having particular surface specialization to increase/decrease friction an
True or False: Simon is one of the coolest teachers at Forest Alternative: True Simon and Alex are friends: True Tim is jealous of Alex and Simon: False... ...until Stacy walks into class, flashin
Friction Dynamics: Principles and Applications introduces readers to the basic principles of friction dynamics, which are presented in a unified theoretical framework focusing on some of the most impo
In this stimulating nonfiction book, readers will discover the various types of friction--including rolling friction, sliding friction, fluid friction, and static friction--and the huge impacts it has
This book addresses the general theory of motion of mechanical systems with Coulomb friction. In particular, the book focuses on the following specific problems: derivation of the equations of motion,
