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Chemical Analysis of Firearms, Ammunition, and Gunshot Residue

CRC Press, 2008

There are numerous detailed books on firearms available for enthusiasts, the vast majority of the books concentrating on the physical aspects of firearms. Very little has been published on the chemical aspects of firearms and ammunition and what has been published is sparse and fragmented in the literature. One of the reasons for this is that...

Functional Analysis Methods for Reliability Models (Pseudo-Differential Operators)

Birkhauser, 2011

People are often concerned with the reliability of products they use and of the friends and associates with whom they interact daily in a myriad of ways. Although the term “reliability” may not occur in the description of a given product or interaction, it is often the attribute that the individual means in expression of...

Scandinavian Colonialism and the Rise of Modernity: Small Time Agents in a Global Arena

Springer, 2013

In Scandinavian Colonialism and the Rise of Modernity: Small Time Agents in a Global Arena, archaeologists, anthropologists, and historians present case studies that focus on the scope and impact of Scandinavian colonial expansion in the North, Africa, Asia and America as well as within Scandinavia itsself. They discuss early...

Dictionary of Developmental Biology and Embryology

John Wiley & Sons, 2012

A newly revised edition of the standard reference for the field today—updated with new terms, major discoveries, significant scientists, and illustrations

Developmental biology is the study of the mechanisms of development, differentiation, and growth in animals and plants at the molecular, cellular, and genetic...

The Manufacturing Sector in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico: Transformations and Challenges in the Industrial Core of Latin America (Palgrave Studies in Latin American Heterodox Economics)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2019

Using a heterodox perspective, this book discusses the real possibilities of Argentina, Brazil and Mexico ever achieving economic development through industrialization. Through their discussion of the three most industrialized countries of Latin America, the contributors compare trajectories and critically analyze the...

PHP 8 Quick Scripting Reference: A Pocket Guide to PHP Web Scripting

Apress, 2020

This pocket reference has been updated with the new PHP 8 release. It is a condensed, code-rich scripting and syntax handbook for the PHP scripting language. You won’t find any technical jargon, bloated samples, drawn-out history lessons or witty stories in this book. What you will find is a web scripting language...

SQL Anywhere Studio 9 Developer's Guide (With CD-ROM)

Wordware Publishing, 2004

There’s a good reason that SQL Anywhere has over 70% of the mobile database
market. In fact, there are several good reasons: It’s easy to use, easy to administer,
and it doesn’t take up much space. Those are all good things if you’re trying
to deploy hundreds or thousands of databases. And they’re good...

Innovation Happens Elsewhere: Open Source as Business Strategy

Morgan Kaufmann, 2005

It's a plain fact: regardless of how smart, creative, and innovative your organization is, there are more smart, creative, and innovative people outside your organization than inside. Open source offers the possibility of bringing more innovation into your business by building a creative community that reaches beyond the barriers of the business....

Physics of Multiantenna Systems and Broadband Processing (Wiley Series in Microwave and Optical Engineering)

John Wiley & Sons, 2008

Written by three internationally known researchers, this authoritative reference on the merits of MIMO systems provides a sound theoretical basis for its practical implementation. The book also addresses the important issues related to broadband adaptive processing. Physics of Multiantenna Systems and Broadband Processing provides readers...

Provincial Life and the Military in Imperial Japan: The Phantom Samurai (Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia)

Routledge, 2009

In contrast to the enduring stereotype of a ‘nation of samurai’, this book uses provincial newspapers and local records to hear the voices of ordinary people living in imperial Japan through several decades of war and peace. These voices reveal the authentic experiences, opinions and emotions of men, women and children. They show...

Handbook of Exchange Rates (Wiley Handbooks in Financial Engineering and Econometrics)

John Wiley & Sons, 2012

Praise for Handbook of Exchange Rates

“This book is remarkable. I expect it to become the anchor reference for people working in the foreign exchange field.”

—Richard K. Lyons, Dean and Professor of Finance, Haas School of Business, University of California...

Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 (Penguin Books)

Phoenix Books, 2004

Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize

The explosive first-hand account of America's secret history in Afghanistan

With the publication of Ghost Wars, Steve Coll became not only a Pulitzer Prize winner, but also the expert on the rise of the Taliban, the emergence of Bin Laden, and the secret...

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