This book is directed mainly toward Construction Management, Construction Engineering and Contractors and it has three objectives, the first is to provide technical guide for students taking courses i
High-rise buildings continue to be built in increasing numbers throughout the world. However, they quickly become impractically expensive if structural needs are not considered early. Similarly attemp
“Historic Seattle Architecture” is author and photographer Marques Vickers’ illustrated edition of the city’s most prominent high-rise constructions built between 1890-1930. Over 250 photographs docum
Emma Lee Parkinson’s life appears to be perfect. She’s young and beautiful and lives in an elegant high-rise condominium with her rich, handsome husband. Her closet is full of designer clothes, shoes,
The popularity of anabolic steroids has risen since the 1980s, and it will continue to rise well into the future because anabolic steroids work. High-profile athletes and individuals in the entertainm
Nana tells the story of Nana Coupeau's rise from streetwalker to high-class prostitute during the last three years of the French Second Empire. Nana first appeared near the end of Zola's earlier novel
In hopes of bringing the high rollers back to downtown, Mayor Oscar Goodman plans to build a high-rise, glittering casino. He invests everything he has to buy the property and raises the rest of the m
The Havamal in a pocket-sized format. Few collections in the world's literary history present sounder wisdom than the Havamal. These Words of The High One (Othin), occasionally rise to lofty heights o
The rise of the Sprague Electric Company from a kitchen-table high-tech startup with a niche electronic product is representative of much of the U.S. electronics industry. Sprague Electric began in 19
