Britain's abolition of the slave trade in 1807 did not end the traffic of human beings across the Atlantic. Indeed, for many decades to come, hundreds of thousands of Africans continued to be shipped
In Cairo Traffic, his third book of poems, Lloyd Schwartz asks the Sphinx to explain the riddle "about, you know, / Time and Power and Families-the one you think you / have the answer to. Tell me your
This textbook provides a comprehensive and instructive coverage of vehicular traffic flow dynamics and modeling. It makes this fascinating interdisciplinary topic, which to date was only documented in
'You shall have thousands of gold pieces; - thousands of thousands - millions - mountains of gold: where will you keep them?'Two of Ruskin's most powerful essays: 'Traffic' and 'The Roots of Honour'In
An uneasy combination of farcical comedy and hopeless tragedy, Traffic is a drama of Aristotelian proportions. Goldsmith's book unfolds like all classic narratives, tracing the beginning, middle and
For courses in traffic engineering. Focuses on the key skills and understanding required for careers in traffic engineering Traffic Engineering , 5th Edition focuses on the key engineering ski
This volume describes and discusses recent advances in the study of traffic psychology, with a major focus on how the field contributes to the understanding of at-risk road-user behaviour. The intende
Poetry. A buffeting sequence of dramatic monologues that provoke and disturb, Larissa Szporluk's TRAFFIC WITH MACBETH evokes a dark world linked to the black magic of Shakespeare's tortured Scottish a
Fasten helmets, rev it up! Through the city... Traffic Pups! The pups are on a mission to keep the roads safe for all their friends. From stopping speeders to directing traffic in a parade, these pups
Traffic Measurement on the Internet presents several novel online measurement methods that are compact and fast. Traffic measurement provides critical real-world data for service providers and network
The New York Times Book Review has praised Richard Burgin’s stories as "eerily funny... dexterous... too haunting to be easily forgotten," while the Philadelphia Inquirer calls him "one of America’s
Poetry. "Traffic and weather hold all that we know about multipleness in their loose, but insistent embrace. This multiple, seething, singing confluence rises up out of the city of life to join the en
This remarkable collection investigates the relations between literature and the economy in the context of the unprecedented expansion of early modern England’s long distance trade. Studying a range o
Pictura is a stunning range of black-and-white artworks to collect and colour, for ages 9 to 90. It's rush hour, and the entire city is covered in traffic. This detailed 'Where's Wally' style illustra
Cell Traffic presents new poems and uncollected prose poetry along with selected work from award-winning poet Heid Erdrich's three previous poetry collections. Erdrich's new work reflects her continui
Vertical transportation systems (elevators, lifts, escalators and passenger conveyors) are used in almost all buildings of more than a few stories high. Traffic design and control, namely the movement
"Are there common phenomena and laws in the dynamic behavior of granular materials, traffic, and socio-economic systems?" The answers given at the international workshop "Traffic and Granular Flow '99
Gain unique insights into all facets of today's traffic and highway engineering with the enhanced edition of Garber and Hoel's best-selling TRAFFIC AND HIGHWAY ENGINEERING, 5th Edition. This edition i
Follow the development of piggyback and container traffic from the steam era to today. Learn how trailers and containers have been loaded onto rail cars, evolving from end-ramp loading to today's over
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Traffic has filled the world. From livable, coastal Trondheim, Norway, to gridlocked Moscow an
Readers will learn what it takes to succeed as an air traffic controller. The book also explains the necessary educational steps, useful character traits, potential hazards, and daily job tasks relate
The modern traffic system is ecologically unsustainable, emotionally stressful, and poses a physical threat to individuals and communities alike. Traffic is not only an ecological and social problem b
This book presents an overview of traffic anomaly detection analysis, allowing you to monitor security aspects of multimedia services. The author's approach is based on the analysis of
This book has helped thousands of people flood massive amounts of traffic into their websites, blogs, videos, and many other pages online, and will help you too.If you have ever wanted a complete list
The Handbook of Traffic Psychology covers all key areas of research in this field including theory, applications, methodology and analyses, variables that affect traffic, driver problem behaviors, an
U.S. Traffic Calming Manual is a comprehensive how-to manual for traffic calming in the United States. Planners and engineers can look to this manual for guidance on the appropriate use, design, and s
This practical guide to road traffic law covers all the principal aspects of roads policing and has been fully updated for this second edition. This new edition covers significant changes in road traf
"Ching-In Chen's first book, The Heart's Traffic, constructs a re-naming, a caterwaul call to arms to attend to an archipelago of hybrid identity: political, sexual and always love-persuaded. Here the
Tokyo Bay Traffic, set in a geographically extended Tokyo, follows three characters through the illusory world of Tokyo’s hostess clubs and a newly built theme park, Fresh Style New York (F.S.N.Y). Ka
Maisy the mouse, every toddler's best friend, is stuck in a traffic jam in this concertina book full of vehicles and lift-the-flap fun!Beep-beep, ding-ding, nee-nah-nee-nah! Maisy and her friends are
In 2000, the average driver in US metropolitan areas endured 27 hours of traffic delays, a rise from 7 hours in 1980. In many other countries, traffic delays are considerably worse than in the United
In this revised and expanded edition of his work Stuck in Traffic, Anthony Downs examines the benefits and costs of various anticongestion strategies. Drawing on a significant body of research by tra
