Model Number: BBM0071374485DLDA
Author: Black, Ira B.
Until recently, theories of the brain and its diseases, and how it gives rise to mind and emotions were based on the model of a static, non-renewable network of nerve cells and their connections. Then, seemingly overnight, a revolutionary new conception of the brain emerged in the mid-1990s. The sudden ...more »
Model Number: BBR0385500254DLDA
Author: LEVY, SHAWN
For the first time, the full story of what happened when Frank Sinatra brought his best pals to party in a land called Vegas. January 1960. Las Vegas is at its smooth, cool peak. The Strip is a jet-age theme park, and the greatest singer in the history of American popular music summons a group of friends ...more »
Model Number: BBR140005060XDLDA
Author: BODANIS, DAVID
In his bestselling E=mc2, David Bodanis led us, with astonishing ease, through the world's most famous equation. Now, in Electric Universe , he illuminates the wondrous yet invisible force that permeates our universe--and introduces us to the virtuoso scientists who plumbed its secrets. For centuries ...more »
Model Number: BBT0203088611DLDA
Author: Andrew W. Gale / Marilyn J. Davidson
With women in the UK construction industry constituting just 13% of the workforce and black and Asian workers numbering only 1.9%, despite representing 6.4% of the working population, diversity is a problem that the construction industry needs to tackle directly. In this key title, unparalleled in print ...more »
Model Number: BBT0203973925DLDA
Author: R.T.L.ALLEN / S.C.EDWARDS / J.D.N.SHAW
This practical and comprehensive book enables the engineer to diagnose the cause of a fault, choose the appropriate remedial technique and ensure that the repair work is completed satisfactorily. It will be of value to all those who need to commission, supervise or carry out repairs to concrete structures ...more »
Model Number: BBT020302673XDLDA
Author: Seppo Salminen / Atte von Wright / Arthur Ouwehand
With more than 25 percent new material, this third edition provides an excellent overview of current research on the function, utilization, and nutritional aspects of lactic acid bacteria. The book showcases the scientific, commercial, and technological findings of 37 international contributors that ...more »
Model Number: BBT0203973402DLDA
Author: Alexander Bogdanovich / C.W.BERT
This monograph will be valuable for English-speaking scientists wanting to know more about the state-of-the-art in Russian research on non-linear shell theory. It will also be of value to all materials scientists concerned with the use and behaviour of composite materials in structural applications. ...more »
Model Number: BBT0203499433DLDA
Author: Mohammad Karamouz / Ferenc Szidarovszky / Banafsheh Zahraie
Focusing on conflict resolution, Water Resources Systems Analysis discusses systematic approaches to the mathematical modeling of various water resources issues, which helps decision-makers allocate water effectively and efficiently. Readers will gain an understanding of simulation, optimization, multi ...more »
Model Number: BBR0767916417DLDA
Author: Bryson, Bill
One of the world's most beloved and bestselling writers takes his ultimate journey--into the most intriguing and intractable questions that science seeks to answer. In A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson trekked the Appalachian Trail--well, most of it. In In A Sunburned Country, he confronted some of the ...more »
Model Number: BBSS0743293789DLDA
Author: Klosterman, Chuck
Chuck Klosterman IV Consists of Three Parts: THINGS THAT ARE TRUE Profiles And Trend Stories: Britney Spears, Radiohead, Billy Joel, Metallica, Val Kilmer, Bono, Wilco, The White Stripes, Steve Nash, Morrissey, Robert Plant -- All With New Introductions And Footnotes. THINGS THAT MIGHT BE TRUE Opinions ...more »
Model Number: BBT0203496698DLDA
Author: David Clapham
There are approximately 50,000 small water supplies in the UK alone, and thousands more worldwide. Dealing with idiosyncratic characteristics of small water supplies requires specialist knowledge. Small Water Supplies: A Practical Guide provides invaluable guidance for their appropriate management. This ...more »
Model Number: BBT0203970993DLDA
Author: A.H.Wickens
Fundamentals of Rail Vehicle Dynamics lays a foundation for the design of rail vehicles based on the mechanics of wheel-rail interaction as described by the equations of motion. The author advances simple models to elucidate particular challenges and demonstrate innovative systems while using analytical ...more »