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Natural and Wood Fibre Reinforcement in Polymers (Rapra Review Reports)
The use of composite materials dates from centuries
ago, when it all started with natural fibres. In ancient
Egypt some 3,000 years ago, clay was reinforced by
straw to build walls. Later on the natural fibre lost much
of its interest.
This report examines the different fibre types available and the current research. The... | | The Anthology of Rap
From the school yards of the South Bronx to the tops of the Billboard charts, rap has emerged as one of the most influential musical and cultural forces of our time. In The Anthology of Rap, editors Adam Bradley and Andrew DuBois explore rap as a literary form, demonstrating that rap is also a wide-reaching and vital... | | The Princeton Companion to Mathematics
This is a one-of-a-kind reference for anyone with a serious interest in mathematics. Edited by Timothy Gowers, a recipient of the Fields Medal, it presents nearly two hundred entries, written especially for this book by some of the world's leading mathematicians, that introduce basic mathematical tools and vocabulary; trace the... |
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Embed with Games: A Year on the Couch with Game Developers
In January of 2014 Cara wasn't quite making rent but her cultural criticism on games for places like The Guardian seemed pretty popular. On a whim she pledged to her Twitter followers that she would do gonzo journalism and travel each month to stay with game creators she found across the world, if they put a bit of money towards ... | | C++ FAQs, Second EditionIn a concise and direct question-and-answer format, C++ FAQs, Second Edition brings you the most efficient solutions to more than four hundred of the practical programming challenges you face every day.
Moderators of the on-line C++ FAQ at comp.lang.c++, Marshall Cline,... | | The Digital Photography BookScott Kelby, the man who changed the "digital darkroom" forever with his groundbreaking, #1 bestselling, award-winning book The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers, now tackles the most important side of digital photography--how to take pro-quality shots using the same tricks today's top digital pros... |
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The Business of Design
For thirty years, consultant Keith Granet has enjoyed helping design professionals turn their passion into profit. In his new book, The Business of Design: Balancing Creativity and Profitability, Granet debunks the myth that business sense and creative talent are mutually exclusive. The Business of Design: Balancing Creativity... | | Programming 8-bit PIC Microcontrollers in C: with Interactive Hardware SimulationEmbedded microcontrollers are everywhere today. In the average household you will find them far beyond the obvious places like cell phones, calculators, and MP3 players. Hardly any new appliance arrives in the home without at least one controller and, most likely, there will be several—one microcontroller for the user interface (buttons and... | | The Herschel Objects and How to Observe Them (Astronomers' Observing Guides)
Many active amateur astronomers today, having already surveyed the clusters,
nebulae, and galaxies contained in the popular Messier and Caldwell catalogs, are
seeking new horizons to explore with their telescopes. None better can possibly be
found than those discoveries made by the great English astronomer Sir William
Herschel in... |
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The Entrepreneur's Guide to Managing Information TechnologySoftware. Hardware. Networks. Wireless. Entrepreneurs face a bewildering array of choices and decisions when it comes to incorporating technology into the fabric of their businesses. Yet nothing could be more important these days. Aligning information technology (IT) with business strategy is essential to meet and beat the competition. As business... | | The Conspirators Hierarchy: The Committee of Three HundredCan you imagine an all powerful group, that knows no national boundaries, above the laws of all countries, one that controls every aspect of politics, religion, commerce and industry; banking, insurance, mining, the drug trade, the petroleum industry, a group answerable to no one but its members. To the vast majority of us, such a group would... | | Process Improvement for Effective Budgeting and Financial Reporting"The budget and financial reporting processes are well known sources of frustration for most CFOs. Seeking a quick fix to the problem, the common solution is to pour more money into new and better software. This leaves the root cause, the inefficient and dysfunctional underlying processes and routines, unaddressed. As this book shows,... |
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