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J. Krishnamurti (1895-1986) was thought by many to be a modern-day equivalent of the Buddha. In fact, he was once even considered to be the second coming of Christ. While many think it wonderful to live and work in close proximity with such a person, it's difficult to understand the depth of what this means and how challenging this might be. In Knocking at the Open Door, author R.E. Mark Lee provides an ordinary person view of what being ...

J. Krishnamurti (1895-1986) was thought by many to be a modern-day equivalent of the Buddha. In fact, he was once even considered to be the second coming of Christ. While many think it wonderful to live and work in close proximity with such a person, it's difficult to understand the depth of what this means and how challenging this might be. In Knocking at the Open Door, author R.E. Mark Lee provides an ordinary person view of what being close...

This volume explores how technology-supported learning environments can incorporate physical activity and interactive experiences in formal education. It presents cutting-edge research and design work on a new generation of "body-centric" technologies such as wearable body sensors, GPS tracking devices, interactive display surfaces, video game controller devices, and humanlike avatars. Contributors discuss how and why each of these technologie...

This volume explores how technology-supported learning environments can incorporate physical activity and interactive experiences in formal education. It presents cutting-edge research and design work on a new generation of "body-centric" technologies such as wearable body sensors, GPS tracking devices, interactive display surfaces, video game controller devices, and humanlike avatars. Contributors discuss how and why each of these technologie...

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The first edition of this book was written prior to 1991 and it seemed appropriate to revise and update the text in view of the rapid expansion in information which has occurred in the last decade. Furthermore, in the first edition, the reproduction of some of the illustrations was not of sufficient standard to be of value to the reader. Accordingly some of the inadequate figures have been replaced by colour figures which have been inserted in...

The adventures of two wild dogs, Pot and Cakes, who find a way to survive extreme hardships in the Bahamas and come to live happy lives in the U.S.

First Published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Excerpt from Anecdotes of the Habits and Instincts of Birds, Reptiles, and FishesThe favourable reception given to the Anecdotes of Animals previously published, enables me to redeem the pledge contained in the preface to that volume, and to lay before my Readers those histories of Birds, Reptiles, and Fishes, which.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com...

This unique book provides an up-to-date overview of the concepts behind lead-free soldering techniques. Readers will find a description of the physical and mechanical properties of lead-free solders, in addition to lead-free electronics and solder alloys. Additional topics covered include the reliability of lead-free soldering, tin whiskering and electromigration, in addition to emerging technologies and research.

Excerpt from Taxidermy, or the Art of Collecting, Preparing, and Mounting Objects of Natural History: For the Use of Museums and Travellers It only remains for us to skin the tail, which is the most difficult. To enable us to do so, we must disengage or bare the first two or three joints, we tie them strongly with a cord, which we fasten to a cramp iron or to a wall hook, we pass a cleft stick between the cord which holds the tail and the ski...

Drawing from both mainstream psychological and cross-cultural psychological ways of thought, this book explores how culture influences personality and behavior and compares and contrasts the societal norms of several different cultures.

Brian R. Lee has been involved in the old car hobby for about 30 years, attending many different events focusing around cars during that time. He has belonged to several local car clubs, as well as the national Veteran Motor Car Club of America (VMCCA). He wrote for various car club newsletters as well as for the VMCCA quarterly magazine. Brian's experience in writing began as a freelance writer, but quickly pushed him into newspapers after mo...

HOUSEtrap! provides the politically incorrect truth about how the House on Capitol Hill has a chokehold around the neck of every home on Main Street and every investment bank on Wall Street. Come to understand the mortgage and housing crisis from an industry insider who has seen it all from bottom to top. Find out why neither political party is totally to blame, but why both are responsible to some extent and complicit to a large extent. Disco...

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

Originally published in 1898. The detailed and illustrated contents include: The Art of Training Cocks - Nineteen Different Rules - Articles of Agreement - Heeling and Handling - Diseases - Useful Knowledge - A Few Don'ts - The Pit Dog - Dog Pit Rules - Treating Sick Dogs - Conditioning Dogs - Tom Howards 14 day Exercise for Cocks. Adverts etc. Many of the earliest cockfighting and pit dog books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s...

R. Alton Lee is a professor emeritus of history at the University of South Dakota. He is the author of The Bizarre Careers of John R. Brinkley and T-Town on the Plains.

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

The purpose of this book is to provide a balanced introduction to process control and management, aimed at the general process engineer. Rapid changes have occurred in process control over the past decade, mainly because of the deployment of robust and effective digital control equipment, and the development of the models which underpin the area. Historically, process control was seen as simply the maintenance of particular process variables...