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A textbook on natural stone properties, occurrence, exploration, use, decay and conservation. It is intended for third level students and professionals using natural stone in the built environment. It is also suitable for geologists, geographers, civil engineers, architects, conservators, restorers, sculptors, and historians of art.

A history of the airfield, established in 1917, with many rare photos.

Written by a former UN Chief Prosecutor and a leading international law expert, this is a much needed, short and accessible introduction to the current debates in international humanitarian law. Analyzing the legal and political underpinnings of international judicial institutions, it provides the reader with an understanding of both the historical development of institutions directed towards international justice, as well as an overview of th...

Journey back to the spring of 1775, when Bennington County, Vermont was no more than the wild frontier of the northern territory. It was from here that the first victory of the American Revolution was won, when Patriot Ethan Allen led the famed Green Mountain Boys to raid and capture towering Fort Ticonderoga from the British. Two years later, the British were again defeated at the Battle of Bennington, sufferring two hundred casualties and th...

This book is so understandable you feel what the writer feels. This book is so enlightening even the kids could relate and also feel what the writer's message is about.

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America's homemakers of the twentieth century were its heart and soul. Their quiet dedication, compassion and patience served as a strong foundation not only for their families but their associates and country as well. Mary Louise Smith personified the type of woman that worked behind the scenes. Born in Chicago in 1917, she spent her childhood in California, and learned the value of hard work as her family struggled during the Great Depressio...

Become Smart Homebuyers the easy way...learn from the costly blunders of others.Share over 500 years experience of attorneys, appraisers, architects, bankers, builders, Realtors, surveyors and many "sorry" homebuyer victims via text and many cool CARTOONS.A guaranteed working manual where you will learn life skills saving your wallet and your sanity today. An expensive book? Not compared to buying the WRONG house. PRICED LESS THAN A TANK OF GA...

Weaves the colorful story of New Mexico book artists, their dedication to a timeless craft, and their extraordinary contribution to the literature of the region. From the work of nineteenth-century printers to the illustrated books created by Santa Fe and Taos art colonists in the 1920s and 1930s to contemporary printings spawned by creative-edge book artists, this is distinctly a New Mexico story.

When Dr. Browne's partner retires, his practice is taken over by Dr. Forbes Q. Hazzig, who becomes a zealot for a 'managed care revolution' of 'marketplace medicine.' Browne and his associate Dr. Kennes receive irrational, discordant information from healthcare experts, consultants and economists. Browne learns that rhetoric of a mass movement must be as erroneous as possible promising a vague, glorious future. Hazzig grows immensely rich and ...

A fascinating study of an airfield and its units at the forefront of the air battle for Europe. Through 1941 to the end of the war, action was continuous with famous characters like Harry Broadhurst, Paddy Finucane, Wilfred Duncan-Smith and Max Bygraves joining the myriad of nationalities based there. The Hornchurch base was predominant during vital events such as the Dieppe raid, the Channel Dash, Operation Starkey, D-Day, and in countering t...

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...

This volume is intended for the professional who is a newcomer to the area of environmental radon. It marks the first time that chapters on these subjects have been brought together in a single volume, and it is arranged so that anyone with some basic university-level chemistry and physics can develop a clear understanding of the different aspects involved. The volume is intended to serve as a supplementary textbook in public health, environme...

Captain Noon is in his last year at college. He sleeps till noon, he dreams of being a pilot. Time and opportunities slip away in procrastination. The narrator, his father, recalls his own father's instructions, "play for keeps, " and the head of his high school "hoe-out your row." Get on with it. Finish what you do. A distant cousin Nora put off life and never got around to it. A thorn in the side of members of the family, Nora lives alone an...

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Are you "getting on in years, " or know someone who is? Thinking of changing your birth certificate to show a more favorable birth date? You may lie about your age, but your age won't lie to you! Not sure how to tell when you're about to reach that fun sixtieth birthday? Here are some clues:WebMD is your home page When asked, "Who's your doctor?" you have to reply, "Which one?"An outbreak of acne makes you feel like a teenager again At your cl...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed w...

This MS thesis designs a control strategy for a hybrid power supply to coordinate a fuel cell and a battery to work together and exploit their advantages and undermine their disadvantages. The aspect of making two power sources work together is to have the fuel cell behave like a current source and have the battery behave like a voltage source. The digital controller designed in this thesis regulates the current output of the DC/DC converter o...

Amused by the World' is a compilation of 2009's top stories from Newsarse.com - the UK's fastest growing satirical news website. It casts an irreverent eye over the major events of the year, such as the MPs expenses scandal, the swine flu pandemic and the nation's bizarre fascination with Susan Boyle. Headlines you will find inside include: "Successful Earth Hour delays inevitable global catastrophe, by an hour" "World pig population shows sig...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed w...