Arc of Empire: America's Wars in Asia from the Philippines to Vietnam

(Hardback)

Conventionally treated as separate America's four wars in Asia, according to Michael H. Hunt and Steven I. Levine, were actually phases in a sustained U.S. bid for regional dominance. This effort, they argue, unfolded as an imperial project in which military power and the imposition of America's political will were crucial. Devoting equal attention to Asian and American perspectives, the....

The Feeding of Nations: Re-Defining Food Security for the 21st Century

By Mark Gibson(Hardback)

Written for academicians, policymakers, and students, this reference addresses fundamental questions about food security: the ability to physically and economically obtain basic food needs. The authors examine whether the food produced today will be hampered by climate change, food and fuel competition, or land use policy changes. The reference also analyzes and interprets current trends and emerging challenges to provide....

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Hanscomb Yardsticks for Costing 2012

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Yardsticks for Costing, is Cost Data for the Canadian Construction Industry. It has been pre-figured for 8 major regions coast-to-coast, in metric and imperial. It contains all new 2012 current market unit costs - metric and imperial - for over 2,600 construction components, new 2012 composite unit rates for more than 300 installed systems - both metric and imperial as....

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Inorganic Nanostructures: Properties and Characterization

By Petra Reinke & Keith Williams(Hardback)

This comprehensive reference for young researchers and professionals offers an advanced treatment that extends beyond an introductory work. It covers the inorganic nanostructures in the breadth needed, presenting them with the surface science tools used to characterize them.

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Design of Cold-formed Steel Structures: Eurocode 3: Design of Steel Structures. Part 1-3 Design of Cold-formed Steel Structures

(Paperback)

The book is concerned with design of cold-formed steel structures in building based on the Eurocode 3 Package, particularly on EN 1993-1-3. It contains the essentials of theoretical background and design rules for cold-formed steel sections and sheeting, members and connections for building applications.

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The Photophysics Behind Photovoltaics and Photonics

By Guglielmo Lanzani(Hardback)

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Optimal and Robust Control: Advanced Topics with MATLAB(R)

(Hardback)

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Coffee: Emerging Health Effects and Disease Prevention

By Y. Chu(Hardback)

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Mathematical Modeling in Science and Engineering

By Ismael Herrera & George F. Pinder(Hardback)

Mathematical and computational modeling (MCM) can be used in a diverse set of applications making it a very appealing and potent modeling tool. This book uses a novel and powerful procedural approach to teaching MCM, the Axiomatic Approach, which permits incorporating in a single model, systems that occur in many different branches of science and engineering.This book focuses on the....

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Understanding Internet Telephony and Unified Communications: Making VOiP and UC Work for You

By William A. Flanagan(Paperback)

* Includes a very detailed index * Tells readers how to deal with vendors, network engineers, data center gurus, and top management with the confidence of a clear understanding of how things really work in Voice Telephony * Provides a useful tool as the new hire's introduction to the communications industry.

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Electricity in Locomotion: An Account of Its Mechanism, Its Achievements, and Its Prospects

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This 1911 text contains an informative account of the role of electricity in the development of various forms of locomotion.

Engineering Problem Solving with C

By D.M. Etter(Paperback)

In Engineering Problem Solving with C, 4e, best-selling author, Delores Etter, uses real-world engineering and scientific examples and problems throughout the text. Solutions to the problems are developed using the language C and the author's signature five-step problem solving process. Since learning any new skill requires practice at a number of different levels of difficulty, four types of exercises are....

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System Dynamics: Modeling, Simulation, and Control of Mechatronic Systems

By Dean C. Karnopp & Donald L. Margolis & Ronald C. Rosenberg(Hardback)

This revised and updated edition deals with the modeling of physical systems and features extensive use of bond graphs to illustrate and model these systems. Its coverage encompasses electromechanical transducers, mechanical systems in plane motion, and formulas for computing hydraulic compliances and for modeling acoustic systems.

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Building Systems: Design Technology and Society

By Kiel Moe & Ryan E. Smith & Ryan E Smith(Paperback)

We can no longer view building components as artifacts (a brick or a boiler) or as autonomous systems (air conditioning or prefabrication). Rather these components and systems are but part of much larger systems of which architects are one agent. This book will help architects more broadly envision these networks: Including canonical texts as well as contemporary thinking from well....

Natural Resources - Technology, Economics & Policy

(Hardback)

Natural resources management has two principal dimensions : Science-illuminated (earth, space, hydrological, pedological, information, etc. sciences) management of local resources (waters, soils, bioresources, minerals, rocks, sediments, etc.) in an ecologically-sustainable manner, and Value-addition through processing of natural products, through the application of technology is most marked in the case of some mineral products. The wellness of a community is....

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Chilton 2012 Labor Guide: Domestic & Imported Vehicles

By Chilton(Hardback)

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Enhancing Building Performance

By Shauna Mallory-Hill & Wolfgang F. E. Preiser & Christopher G. Watson & Dr. Shauna Mallory-Hill(Paperback)

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Construction Contract Preparation and Management: From Concept to Completion

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A practical approach starting at the very beginning of projects and making important connections between stages which are often misunderstood. Considers the topic from an industry perspective including key issues such as Health & Safety, the Environment and EU regulations often ignored in other texts. Covers NEC and JCT contracts.

Basic Pharmacokinetics

(Hardback)

This book provides a clear presentation of the basic concepts of pharmacokinetics through graphs and simulations. Expanding on the first edition, the text covers the biological and physiological basis of the different pharmacokinetic behavior. It also contains seven new chapters with topics including bioequivalence, pharmacogenomics, pharmacokinetic basis of drug interaction, computers in pharmacokinetics, and physiological pharmacokinetic modeling and animal scale-up.....

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Beautiful Ducks

By Christie Aschwanden(Paperback)

Beautiful Ducks plucks 40 of the world's most distinctive duck breeds from the pond and displays them in all thier glory.