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Samantha Hannum is the kind of experienced, calm-under-fire paramedic you'd want if you were badly injured, but the crises and threats she faces each day have begun to erode her compassion and will. She's lost all sense of purpose, a dilemma that is affecting the relationships with her family, friends and the people she serves. Samantha and her rookie partner stumble onto a plot to distribute contaminated medicine. Their discovery puts the med...

This fascinating volume explores the relationships between the technology and history of gunmaking. Covering the period from 1720 to 1950, it sees the mechanical engineering technology of the "lock, stock and barrel" firearm change significantly. David Williams, an engineer and academic, has studied the battle between the manual processes of assembly and the clumsy but tireless machine, and here examines this complex relationship in gunmaking,...

While the near 1, 500 victims of Titanic accounted for a huge loss of life, each of the ships here had a greater number of casualties, in some cases more than five times as many. In total, these 27 merchant ship sinkings resulted in a staggering loss of life at sea - more than 96, 000 in total, 3, 840 per ship.

An illustrated travelogue of all the must-see and must-do events and attractions in Wales.

Essay from the year 2015 in the subject Engineering - Robotics, , language: English, abstract: The Department of Transportation recently announced that it intends to impose a registration system for drones (LINK 1). Drones (scientific name unmanned aerial vehicles) are aircraft that do not need a human pilot on board. Their flight is monitored remotely from the ground or via computers embedded on the vehicle. Previously restricted to military ...

A pictorial celebration of the products, designers, engineers and workforce of the Isle of Wight.

The little-known history of anti-secession Southerners: "Absolutely essential Civil War reading." -Booklist, starred review  Bitterly Divided reveals that the South was in fact fighting two civil wars-the external one that we know so much about, and an internal one about which there is scant literature and virtually no public awareness. In this fascinating look at a hidden side of the South's history, David Williams shows the powerful and litt...

What is God like? That must be something asked by any serious Christian! This book expands the historic Christian confession that He is theistic. That is not an obscure technical word but simply means that God is at once separate and different from His creation and also involved in it. What is exciting is that this affirmation throws light on a lot of issues in theology, such as creation and evolution and the relation of God's foreknowledge an...

This is the candid and compelling new biography of one of the twentieth century's most distinctive and influential scholars. The legendary "Great God beyond the Sierras”, Carl Otwin Sauer is America's most famed geographer, an inspiration to both conservators and poets, yet no book-length biography of him has existed until now. To Pass On a Good Earth reveals the rare qualities of mind and heart that made Sauer one of America's most treasured ...

Free your mind and fill it with color! Hit the reset button and escape from life's hectic pace with the Zen Coloring Book. With 30 stunning illustrations-including mandalas, animals, landscapes, Celtic knots, whimsical patterns, and more-these gorgeous designs help channel your inner artist and allow you to enjoy some tension-relaxing bliss! The book also features blank pages for your own creations. The thicker paper is ideal for crayons, wate...

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Teach and learn the laws of happiness! MY MIND BOOK will help your children use the power of their own thoughts to increase their everyday happiness. Inspired by the wisdom of A Course in Miracles, this book gives children a friendly introduction to the laws which govern their minds, using clear and relatable examples. Young readers are led through tips on how to cool off when they're upset, raise their self-esteem, and become genuinely lo...

Since the start of the 20th century, Detroit has been the hub of the motorized world. It was only natural that the powerful motors built in Detroit's huge factories eventually found their way into high-speed boats and that organized racing soon followed. Starting in 1916, Detroit became the center of powerboat racing. Names like Gar Wood, Chris Smith, and Horace Dodge dominated the sports pages of the 1920s and 1930s. Following World War II, r...

This practical guide to small animal ophthalmic emergencies is ideal for the non-specialist veterinarian. From a problem-oriented approach, it describes ocular emergencies and gives information for immediate palliative measures and long-term treatment. Clinical pathways, diagnostic flowcharts, bullet points, and easy-to-follow line diagrams provide instant access to the correct diagnosis and management of ocular emergencies. Tinted boxes highl...

John Wooden is an American icon. Since he announced his retirement thirty years ago, "Coach" remains one of our country's most popular and heroic figures. What John Wooden accomplished as basketball coach at UCLA will never be repeated--eighty-eight victories in a row, ten national championships--but what makes his legacy even more amazing is how hedid it: with honor, integrity and grace. In his research for How to Be Like Coach Wooden, Pat W...

Hydroplane racing burst onto the Seattle scene in 1950, and local sports fans embraced it with a passion that is hard to imagine. Throughout the early 1950s, thousands of fans flocked to Lake Washington to watch classic races between Seattle's Slo-mo-shun boats and a fleet of East Coast challengers. For over 40 years, hydroplane racing was synonymous with summertime in Seattle. During its golden age, when "hydro fever" was at its height, drive...

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Literaturverfilmung nach dem Roman von Tennessee Williams:Eine Familie, die bereits bessere Tage gesehen hat, steht vor massiven, kaum lösbaren Konflikten: Die erstmals als Südstaaten-Schönheit gefeierte Mutter lebt vornehmlich in den Zeiten vergangenen Glanzes und versucht um jeden Preis ihre hypersensible und verschüchterte Tochter Laura zu verheiraten. Der mit Fluchtphantasien und literarischen Ambitionen kämpfende Sohn, gefangen in einer v...

A Mark Treasure Mystery. The Cathedral town of Litchester has been split with the proposed sale of its 1225 copy of the Magna Carta, but banker Mark Treasure gets more than be bargained for when the Dean's verger is murdered.

Pasco, Kennewick, and Richland sit along the banks of the Columbia River and form a large, vibrant community in Washington known as "the Tri-Cities." For over 40 years, tens of thousands of fans have come to the Columbia River to enjoy a day in the sun and watch the Columbia Cup Unlimited Hydroplane Race. Famous drivers like Bill Muncey, Dean Chenoweth, Chip Hanauer, and Dave Villwock have all come to Tri-Cities and battled deck-to-deck to win...