As a young professor at MIT in the 1920s, Vannevar Bush (1890-1974) did seminal work on analog computing and was a cofounder of Raytheon, whose initial success was based on long-lasting radio tubes. B
(One-time use booklet for recording answers with Profile Sheet)These Scoring Forms provide ample space for recording verbatim responses to interview questions, with check boxes to indicate whether the
Linking physics fundamentals to modern technology-a highly applied primer for students and engineersReminding us that modern inventions-new materials, information technologies, medical technological b
Reprint of a 1940's edition of what was originally a five-volume work published c.1925, absent of any authorial or photographic credits. It consists of a collection of more than 1,000 striking b&w
Four cousins spending a summer in a house by the sea discover a magic thyme garden from which they embark on a number of adventures in time, some of them perilous, all of them exciting
Lady Gregory's translations of ancient Celtic stories inspired a generation of writers, including W. B. Yeats, whose original foreword to Gods and Fighting Men is abridged for this classic miniature
The pirate is the original enemy of humankind. As Cicero famously remarked, there are certain enemies with whom one may negotiate and with whom, circumstances permitting, one may establish a truce. B
New edition of a text on CTI, which the author defines by quoting Lois B. Levick: "A technology platform that merges voice and data services at the functional level to add tangible benefits to busines
As Cyndy Hendershot demonstrates, the Gothic is more a mode than a rigid historical period, an "invasive" tendency that reveals the imaginative limits of social realities and literary techniques far b
Strangled with his own flashy necktie, Professor Randy Astin-Berger, an expert on Emily Dickinson and a campus Casanova, tumbles into Professor Karen Pelletier's arms, forcing her to solve the crime b
A Guide to America's Sex Laws is the first concise compendium of the nation's sex laws. It summarizes the laws regulating personal sexual activity, revealing gaps, anachronisms, anomalies, inequalitie
A landmark expose firmly grounded in fact, The Day After Roswell ends the decades-old controversy surrounding the mysterious crash of an unidentified aircraft at Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947. Backed b
In 1941 an 8,000-ton cargo ship ran aground in the Sound of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides. In the difficult war years any gift from the sea was welcome, and the SS Politician had among her cargo a qua
Those lovable Math Monsters return to teach children the combinations of numbers that add up to ten in a math book that includes activities and a note to parents from acclaimed math educator Marilyn B
The people of Japan run into trouble twice when they cast their nightmares into the sea, but a young girl named Sho teaches both the people and the sea how to cast out the nightmare demons
Laura Logan dreams of a glorious Cape Cod day when all the dark secrets are swept away.... For Laura Logan, life on Cape Cod has been nearly perfect, full of magical days spent enjoying the sea with
"Rivers of the United States, Volume 5, Part B: Gulf of Mexico" is an essential volume for studying water-related issues of the region.Provides authoritative coverage by a world-renowned expert on lim
"Rivers of the United States, Volume 5, Part B: Gulf of Mexico" is an essential volume for studying water-related issues of the region.Provides authoritative coverage by a world-renowned expert on lim
Clinical Anatomy of the Eye has proved to be a very popular textbook for ophthalmologists and optometrists in training all over the world. The objective of the book is to provide the reader with the b
This is a comprehensive, practical "How-to" guide to customer-focused software quality assurance, for organizations of all sizes and types. The premise of this book is simple: your customers are the b
Frank B. Linderman knew the frontier types who appear in these robust stories and sketches. A trapper in Montana during his youth, he stayed on as a publisher, politician, and businessman, beginning t
Contains entries on the war's personalities, battles, armaments, support systems, political factions of both nations, and other related topics. Includes 16 b&w maps, a narrative overview of the war an
Cookie Count is a mouth-watering book of lavish surprises -- a baker's bounty of ten pop-up spreads. Award-winner Robert Sabuda's intricate paper engineering, along with his whimsical art, creates a b
Uses previously unavailable Air Force and CIA documents to prove that the "flying saucer" that crashed near Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947, and spawned decades of crackpot theories, was only a weather b
"Who is William Shakespeare?" For more than 20 years, Lois Burdett has asked that question of her elementary school students in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, leading them on a voyage of discovery that b
Feeling and Form in Social Life shows how a vigorous and practical science of society can be built. Drawing in part from the philosophy of Susanne Langer, Lloyd Sandelands reveals human societies to b
A wide-ranging collection of stories from developed and developing countries alike illustrating the many ways in which environments can be altered to promote better health. Intended to serve as both a
We live in an increasingly fragmented world, with islands of natural habitat cast adrift in a sea of cleared, burned, logged, polluted, and otherwise altered lands. Nowhere are fragmentation and its d
Stripped of her fortune and rejected by her fiance+a7's family, Eliza is made into an indentured servant and sent to accompany a spoiled girl on a sea voyage, but she is captured by a buccaneer who mi
This is the first book to paint a clear, research based picture of how Chinese students and their teachers see the context and content of their learning both in Hong Kong and abroad. The focus of much
Full of mischief and valor, ribaldry and romance, The Arabian Nights is a work that has enthralled readers for centuries. The text presented here is that of the 1932 Modern Library edition for which B
This volume of essays, dedicated to the late Raymond B. Dillard, addresses the question, 'Was the Chronicler a Historian?' It includes profiles of the diverse kinds of material found in Chronicles, an
On a small island off the New Hampshire coast in 1873, two women were brutally murdered by an unknown assailant. A third woman survived the attack, hiding in a sea cave until dawn.More than a century
Happy with his Native American wife but unable to forget the woman he truly loves, Jim Blackwood prepares for the spring hunt of 1835, until his camp is attacked by Blackfeet, a situation that sends B
Lawrence McCrank addresses here the processes and consequences of the Christian reconquests in Northeastern Spain during the 12th century, focusing specifically on a€?New Cataloniaa€? then being won b
Welcome to Judge Roy Bean Country! The landscape is big enough and wild enough to contain any legend?even one the size of Judge Roy Bean. Jack Skiles started with a determination to learn the truth b
This book gives an account of an ellipsoidal calculus and ellipsoidal techniques developed by the authors. The text ranges from a specially developed theory of exact set-valued solutions to the descri
