In a land faraway, there is a village where nobody likes to mix with anyone who is different from them. Until an unexpected visitor comes along, and shows the villagers how much stronger they are when
Deanna Smid presents a literary, historical account of imagination in early modern English literature, particularly imagination’s effects on the body and on women, its restraint by reason, and its abi
Charmingly-illustrated, this storybook follows a girl called Luna, whose mother died a year ago. It is designed to be read with children aged 6+ who have been bereaved by suicide to help them cope wit
For computer numerical controlled machine (CNC) operators and machine setup personnel, as well as CNC programmers, engineers, small shop owners, instructors, students, and hobbyists, Smid, a consultan
The third edition of this primary text for a CNC course adds expanded material on CNC lathes with live tooling, more programming examples, additional formulas and calculations, and new material on the
Written by the author of the bestselling CNC Programming Handbook and the recent release Fanuc CNC Custom Macros, this practical and very useful resource covers several programming subjects, includin
The field of comparative philosophy can be understood as both the comparison of philosophies and as philosophical reflection on the nature of comparison itself. It is the latter upon which Smid (philo
This work introduces the important emerging space powers of the world.Brian Harvey describes the origins of the Japanese space program, from rocket designs based on WW II German U-boats to tiny solid
Written by three experienced educators and practitioners, Machine Tool Technology Basics is sure to be a useful tool for anyone needing to learn about today's machine tool trade. Logically organized i
Technology of Machine Tools, 8e provides state-of-the-art training for using machine tools in manufacturing technology, including up-to-date coverage of computer numerical control (CNC). It includes a