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by Eugene Alvarez (Author), Leo Daugherty (With)Here, for the first time, author and former Parris Island drill-instructor Eugene Alvarez records the training and tough physical and mental challenges that have helped to churn thousands of Marines out of Parris Island, South Carolina for nearly a century. Drawn from first-hand accounts of recruits themselves, the memories and recollections in these pages are humorous, sad, profane and enlightening--describing a training program that, on first ...

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by Eugene Alvarez (Author)Located near the Palmetto State's historic city of Beaufort, the United States Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina is one of the world's most famous military bases. Having trained Marine recruits since World War I, the base is the oldest major post of the Marine Corps. It is also the first base commissioned exclusively to train United States Marines, and therefore may truly be called "The Cradle of the Corps." Parris Island takes the reader on a...

Parris Island: Once a Recruitlways a Marine - Hardcover

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by Eugene Alvarez (Author)Here, for the first time, author and former Parris Island drill-instructor Eugene Alvarez records the training and tough physical and mental challenges that have helped to churn thousands of Marines out of Parris Island, South Carolina for nearly a century. Drawn from first-hand accounts of recruits themselves, the memories and recollections in these pages are humorous, sad, profane and enlightening--describing a training program that, on first encounter, often appea...

Real Estate Management Course: The Fundamentals of Real Estate Management - Paperback

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by Maureen Green (Author)Are interested in embarking on a rewarding career in the dynamic world of real estate management? Look no further! The fundamentals of real estate management are your comprehensive guide to mastering the essential principles and practices that govern the successful management of real estate assets. This authoritative and practical book provides aspiring real estate professionals, property owners, and managers with the knowledge and skills they need to excel in the com...

Charles Goodyear, Connecticut Yankee And Rubber Pioneer: A Biography - Paperback

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by P. W. Barker (Author)""Charles Goodyear, Connecticut Yankee And Rubber Pioneer: A Biography"" is a comprehensive account of the life and work of Charles Goodyear, a pioneering figure in the rubber industry. Written by P.W. Barker, the book chronicles Goodyear's early life and career, including his experiments with rubber and his development of the vulcanization process. The book also explores Goodyear's personal life, including his family relationships and his struggles with financial diff...

How to Booby-Trap Your Home or Bunker to Keep the Weirdos Out - Paperback

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by Billy-Bob Thompson (Author)Discover the ultimate guide to protecting your home or bunker from intruders with "How to Booby-Trap Your Home or Bunker to Keep the Weirdos Out" by Billy-Bob Thompson. From assessing defense needs to creating DIY traps and incorporating advanced technology, this comprehensive handbook covers everything you need to know to ensure your safety. But remember to consider the legal and ethical considerations along the way. Get ready to defend your fortress! Number of ...

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by James G. Stavridis (Author), Robert P. Girrier (Author), Jeffrey L. Heames (Author)Division Officer's Guide, 12th edition, is a handbook for junior officers and petty officers of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard afloat, in the air, under the sea, and ashore. Originally written in 1952 by Capt. John V. Noel Jr., and last revised in 2004, the book provides division officers with basic lessons of leadership, organization, administration, training, and discipline. This volume has evolved wit...

Open Circuits: The Inner Beauty of Electronic Components - Hardcover

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by Windell Oskay (Author), Eric Schlaepfer (Author)Open Circuits is a photographic exploration of the beautiful design inside everyday electronics. Its stunning cross-section photography unlocks a hidden world full of elegance, subtle complexity, and wonder. Our phones, computers, and appliances are made of hundreds of internal components, each precisely engineered to perform a certain function, but none intended to actually be seen. Through painstakingly executed, vividly detailed cross-sect...

I Like Space ... What Jobs Are There? - Hardcover

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by Steve Martin (Author), Tom Woolley (Illustrator)Explore a day in the life of 25 people whose jobs involve working with space. While it takes all kinds of jobs to put an astronaut in space, there are also space lawyers and space weather forecasters! Learn how to turn your fascination with space into a career. Number of Pages: 48 Dimensions: 0.47 x 11.73 x 9.84 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: January 01, 2021

What Can a Body Do?: How We Meet the Built World - Hardcover

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by Sara Hendren (Author)Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR and LitHub Winner of the 2021 Science in Society Journalism Book Prize A fascinating and provocative new way of looking at the things we use and the spaces we inhabit, and a call to imagine a better-designed world for us all. Furniture and tools, kitchens and campuses and city streets--nearly everything human beings make and use is assistive technology, meant to bridge the gap between body and world. Yet unless, or until, a misfit b...

Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War - Paperback

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by Mary Roach (Author) Grunt tackles the science behind some of a soldier's most challenging adversaries--panic, exhaustion, heat, noise--and introduces us to the scientists who seek to conquer them. Mary Roach dodges hostile fire with the U.S. Marine Corps Paintball Team as part of a study on hearing loss and survivability in combat. She visits the fashion design studio of U.S. Army Natick Labs and learns why a zipper is a problem for a sniper. She visits a repurposed movie studio where ampu...

Airport Operations for the Professional Pilot - Paperback

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by Stephen Walmsley (Author)Since the early days of flight, airports have been a focal point of aircraft activity. Airports today come in many shapes and sizes, with no two airports being the same. Some airports cover vast areas, containing multiple runways and complex maze of taxiways. The increasing number of aircraft taking to the skies has also meant airports are an area in which incidents and accidents are more likely to occur. This means to operate safely at an airport, it is essential ...

The Art of War & Other Classics of Eastern Philosophy - Leather

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by Sun Tzu (Author), Lao-Tzu (Author), Confucius (Author)The words of the ancient Chinese sages are as timeless as they are wise. IBPA Benjamin Franklin Gold Award Winner 2017! The words of ancient Chinese philosophers have influenced other thinkers across the world for more than 2,000 years, and continue to shape our ideas today. The Art of War & Other Classics of Eastern Philosophy includes translations of Sun Tzu's Art of War, Lao-Tzu's Tao Te Ching, the teachings of the master sage Co...

Practical Guide To Production Planning & Control [Revised Edition] - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Kerwin Mathew (Author)DESCRIPTION OF BOOKThis book explicates the "hands-on", practical approach to production planning and control, covering MRP and MRP II as well. Two case studies are included in Chapter 8 to challenge the reader's creativity of thought (with actual solutions provided towards the end of the chapter). The book will greatly benefit the following personnel: -* All personnel directly or indirectly involved in production management and/or product...

ORACLE SQL & PL/SQL Golden Diary: Refactoring, Interoperability of Versions & Integration of related concepts for High Performance - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Asim Chowdhury (Author)This book covers three aspects 1: Interoperability among database versions 2: Integration of related concepts for performance 3: Creation of Golden Diary in a nutshell by practical examples These intentions have been arisen based on the burning need of database users I have come across throughout my career with roles like PL/SQL developers, Database Administrators, Designers, Data analysts, Performance tuning analysts, Architects, Student...

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Report copyright infringementby Russell Doubleday (Author)Stories of Inventors is a classic collection of great inventor biographies by Russell Doubleday. There are many thrilling incidents--all the more attractive because of their truth--in this inventor biography, the trials, the disappointments, the obstacles overcome, and the final triumph of the successful inventor. Number of Pages: 112 Dimensions: 0.23 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN Publication Date: February 24...

An Introduction to Industrial Wastewater Collection and Treatment - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby J. Paul Guyer (Author)This publication provides an introduction to industrial wastewater collection and treatment. Industrial waste should be collected in a manner that avoids unsafe conditions to personnel, equipment, and facilities. Industrial wastes should either be pretreated sufficiently to be accommodated in a domestic wastewater collection and treatment system, or provided with a separate collection and treatment system. Bench scale or pilot plant treata...

OEE Industry Standard v2003: Defining OEE for Optimal Loss Visualization - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Arno Koch (Author)An average machine in an average factory runs about 35 to 45% OEE. So it is losing 55 to 65% capacity( ) while not running, running at a reduced speed or producing products out of spec. How come than, that the average management reports numbers way over 80%? It is all a matter of definition. What you are not looking for, you will not find. To really reveal the hidden machines in our factories, ALL losses need to be visualized. The OEE Industry...

Inventors at Work: The Minds and Motivation Behind Modern Inventions - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Brett Stern (Author)Inventors at Work: The Minds and Motivation Behind Modern Inventions is a collection of interviews with inventors of famous products, innovations, and technologies that have made life easier or even changed the way we live. All of these scientists, engineers, wild-eyed geniuses, and amateur technologists have dedicated their lives to the pursuit of that singular Eureka! moment in their laboratories or garages. Each has altered the modern wor...

The New Empire of AI: The Future of Global Inequality - Hardcover

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by Rachel Adams (Author)As AI takes hold across the planet and wealthy nations seek to position themselves as global leaders of this new technology, the gap is widening between those who benefit from it and those who are subjugated by it. As Rachel Adams shows in this hard-hitting book, growing inequality is the single biggest threat to the transformative potential of AI. Not only is AI built on an unequal global system of power, it stands poised to entrench existing inequities, further conso...

The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming - Paperback

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by Masanobu Fukuoka (Author), Larry Korn (Editor), Wendell Berry (Preface by)Call it "Zen and the Art of Farming" or a "Little Green Book," Masanobu Fukuoka's manifesto about farming, eating, and the limits of human knowledge presents a radical challenge to the global systems we rely on for our food. At the same time, it is a spiritual memoir of a man whose innovative system of cultivating the earth reflects a deep faith in the wholeness and balance of the natural world. As Wendell Berry writ...

Women Behind the Wheel: An Unexpected and Personal History of the Car - Hardcover

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Report copyright infringementby Nancy A. Nichols (Author)From the adolescent thrill of getting a driver's license to the dreaded commutes of adulthood, from vintage muscle cars to electric vehicles, this groundbreaking book reveals the outsized impact the car has had--and will continue to have--on the lives of women. Since their inception cars have defined American culture, but until quite recently car histories were largely written by and about men--with little attention given to the fascina...

Nine Decades of Making the Best Better: A History of 4-H in Fairfax County, Virginia - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Karliana Brooks Sakas (Author) Number of Pages: 180 Dimensions: 0.41 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: May 27, 2002

The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare - Paperback

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by Christian Brose (Author)From a former senior advisor to Senator John McCain comes an urgent wake-up call about how new technologies are threatening America's military might. For generations of Americans, our country has been the world's dominant military power. How the US military fights, and the systems and weapons that it fights with, have been uncontested. That old reality, however, is rapidly deteriorating. America's traditional sources of power are eroding amid the emergence of new te...

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by Chromatic (Author)Have you ever wondered "What's the deal with that silly coin with the happy dog face on it?"Or perhaps you think "I'm an experienced shibe, and I've seen everything and done everything, so what's in it for me?"More likely, you're somewhere between the two. This is the book for you!It contains 101 tips, tricks, and ideas on things to do with Dogecoin, including but not limited to: Understanding cryptography and cryptocurrency Running your own node Managing your wallet sec...

The Complete Encyclopedia of Ham Radio for Beginners - Paperback

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by Gareth Thomas (Author)Unlock the world of amateur radio with The Complete Encyclopedia of Ham Radio for Beginners-your all-in-one guide for mastering licensing, building your station, and tackling emergency communications.Whether you're a beginner getting your first license or an experienced operator fine-tuning your setup, this comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know: Master Every License Class: Technician, General, and Extra. Set Up Your Station: Radios, antennas, and p...

The Bee Book: Discover the Wonder of Bees and How to Protect Them for Generations to Come - Hardcover

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by DK (Author), Emma Tennant (Contribution by), Fergus Chadwick (Contribution by)The Bee Book shows you step-by-step how to create a bee-friendly garden, get started in beekeeping, and harness the power of honey for well-being.Fully illustrated with full-color photographs throughout, this beautiful guide covers everything you need to know to start your own backyard hive, from setup to harvest. Practical beekeeping techniques are explained with clear step-by-step sequences, photos, and diagram...

Electronics All-In-One for Dummies - Paperback

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by Doug Lowe (Author)Open up a world of electronic possibilities with the easiest "how-to" guide available today If you're looking for a new hobby that's tons of fun--and practical to boot--electronics might be right up your alley. And getting started has never been easier! In Electronics All-in-One For Dummies, you'll find a plethora of helpful information, from tinkering with basic electronic components to more advanced subjects like working with digital electronics and Arduino microproces...

AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future - Paperback

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by Kai-Fu Lee (Author), Chen Qiufan (Author)How will AI change our world within twenty years? A pioneering technologist and acclaimed writer team up for a "dazzling" (The New York Times) look at the future that "brims with intriguing insights" (Financial Times). This edition includes a new foreword by Kai-Fu Lee. A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Financial Times Long before the advent of ChatGPT, Kai-Fu Lee and Chen Qiufan understood the enormous potential...

ROS 2 from Scratch: Get started with ROS 2 and create robotics applications with Python and C++ - Paperback

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by Edouard Renard (Author) Number of Pages: 380 Dimensions: 0.78 x 9.25 x 7.5 IN Publication Date: November 22, 2024

Making Soap: DIY Bath & Body Products Made with All-Natural Scents, Oils, and Colors - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Agnes Stuber (Author), Gun Penhoat (Translator)Welcome to the world of homemade soap! It is perfectly possible to make soap at home--from simple everyday soaps to fragrant masterpieces. Making Soap describes what cold-stirred craft soap is, why it works, what you need, and how to make it. Read about fatty acids, essential oils, natural dyes, and other materials that give soap its characteristics. Recipes include: Scrubbing poppy soap Facial soap with acti...

Technological Slavery: Enhanced Edition Volume 1 - Paperback

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by Theodore John Kaczynski (Author)Logical, lucid, and direct, Technological Slavery radically reinvigorates and reforms the intellectual foundations of an age-old and resurgent world-view: "Progress" is a myth. Wild nature and humanity are fundamentally incompatible with technological growth. In Technological Slavery, Kaczynski argues that: (i) the unfolding human and environmental crises are the direct, inevitable result of technology itself; (ii) many of the stresses endured in contemporar...