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 The Physics of RugbyThis book began three decades ago, on a cold Saturday morning in early September. That was when I pulled on for the first time the scarlet jersey of Icknield, a high school named for a fierce tribe of Britons, the Iceni, who under their warrior queen Boadicea inflicted several heavy defeats upon the Romans. Our opponents that morning were from the... | | Practical Lock Picking: A Physical Penetration Tester's Training Guide
I feel somewhat like an old man remarking in this fashion, but this book is a great example of the
wonderful time in which you currently find yourself. To be alive and learning right now—when there
are accessible resources such as this about lockpicking, with beautiful illustrations and lessons written
with passion visible on... | | The Soft Science of Road Racing Motorcycles
If your intention is to improve, not just pick up some "tricks," you
should understand exactly what is going on with the most mportant part
of the riding package, the rider. After all. whether your bike works well
or not is measured in ten/thousandths of inches and millimeters, that's
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Wearable Monitoring Systems
As diverse as tomorrow’s society constituent groups may be, they will share the common requirements that their life should become safer and healthier, offering higher levels of effectiveness, communication and personal freedom. The key common part to all potential solutions fulfilling these requirements is wearable embedded systems,... | | Machine Learning for Vision-Based Motion Analysis: Theory and Techniques
Techniques of vision-based motion analysis aim to detect, track, identify, and generally understand the behavior of objects in image sequences. With the growth of video data in a wide range of applications from visual surveillance to human-machine interfaces, the ability to automatically analyze and understand object motions from video... | | Be Your Own Sailing Coach: 20 Goals for Racing Success (Wiley Nautical)
One of the reasons why it is so hard to improve your racing is that sailing is such a time-intensive sport. If you are running, you can start your training session fi ve minutes after you’ve shut your front door, whereas it may take a sailor fi ve hours (or more) to drive to the venue, fully rig the boat and get on the water. This is... |
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Skateboarding: Legendary Tricks 2
In Legendary Tricks 2, I write about some of the tricks that I didn’t cover in the first Legendary Tricks book. Though the stories and photos will help give you an understanding of these legendary tricks, I still didn’t cover all the tricks I wanted to write about.
| | Scotland For Dummies (Dummies Travel)
Enjoy sightseeing and shopping in bustling Edinburgh and Glasgow or explore unspoiled scenery and welcoming towns in the Hebridean Islands, Southern Scotland, Tayside, and the Northeast. Go from the Highlands to the Lowlands. Hike, canoe, or just relax at Loch Lomand. This friendly guide gives you the scoop on:
| | How Race Car Drivers Use Math (Math in the Real World)The drivers have suited up and climbed into their cars. Engines roar. All eyes are on the checkered flag. The flag drops. The drivers roar off—challenging themselves, their teams, and other drivers to perform to the best of their ability. Math is used by the drivers, by their pit crews, and by race car designers before, during, and after a... |
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The Concept of CapitalismA single system of economic governance – capitalism – prevails in the world today, both in theory and in practice. Yet there is neither a standard definition of capitalism nor a theory of how it works. Moreover, the most common conception of capitalism is that of a one-level system governed by markets, i.e., supply and demand, where... | | Game Day: A Rollicking Journey to the Heart of College FootballThe popular college football analyst weighs in on the craziness of college football and the 2008 season
If television's college football analysts had a Hall of Fame, Craig James would definitely be in it. His opinion and insight on ABC and ESPN-not to mention occasional jabs of sharp humor and Texas charm-are as addictive as the games... | | A Wavelet Tour of Signal Processing, Third Edition: The Sparse Way
I cannot help but find striking resemblances between scientific communities and schools of fish. We interact in conferences and through articles, and we move together while a global trajectory emerges from individual contributions. Some of us like to be at the center of the school, others prefer to wander around, and a few swim in multiple... |
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