E-Book Preview: May 2018

Thursday, May 31, 2018

Extraordinary Jobs in Entertainment

By:"Alecia T. Devantier","Carol A. Turkington"
Published on 2006 by Infobase Publishing

Ever wonder who wrangles the animals during a movie shoot? What it takes to be a brewmaster? How that play-by-play announcer got his job? What it is like to be a secret shopper? The new.

Ranked by Google Books for keyword entertainment for 37.

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Tuesday, May 29, 2018

The Meaning of \

By:"Guglielmo Maisto"
Published on 2011 by IBFD

Ranked by Google Books for keyword business for 17.

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Rational Economic Man

By:"Hollis","Edward J. Nell"
Published on 2007-02-01 by Cambridge University Press

Discusses the alliance between economics and philosophy.

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Monday, May 28, 2018

Brakes

By:"CDX Automotive,"
Published on 2012-10-26 by Jones & Bartlett Publishers

With current content and dynamic features, Brakes: Fundamentals of Automotive Technology bridges the gap by meeting and exceeding the applicable 2012 National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) Automobile Accreditation Task Lists for brakes. Automotive technicians need to know how to safely and effectively perform maintenance, diagnose, and repair brake systems on automobiles. Brakes: Fundamentals of Automotive Technology provides all of the critical knowledge and skills necessary for technicians of all levels to perform these essential tasks. Brakes: Fundamentals of Automotive Technology features: Current Content Applicable 2012 brakes tasks are provided at the beginning of each chapter. The task tables indicate the level of each task—Maintenance & Light Repair (MLR), Auto Service Technology (AST), and Master Auto Service Technology (MAST), and include page references for easy access to coverage. Relaxed, Readable Textbook Brakes: Fundamentals of Automotive Technology is written in a clear, accessible language creating a learning environment in which students are comfortable with the material presented. That comfort level creates an effective and engaging learning experience for students, translating into better understanding and retention, ultimately leading to better pass rates. Reinforcement of Concepts This text is written on the premise that students require a solid foundation in the basics followed by appropriate reinforcement of the concepts learned. Reinforcement is provided with written step-by-step explanations and visual summaries of skills and procedures. Each chapter also concludes with a comprehensive bulleted list summarizing the chapter content, and ASE-Type questions to help students test critical thinking skills and gauge comprehension. The ASE-Type questions help students familiarize with the format of the ASE certification examination. Clear Application to Real-World Practices You Are the Automotive Technician case studies begin each chapter, capturing students’ attention and encouraging critical thinking. Safety, Technician, and Caring for the Customer tip boxes provide real-world advice from experienced technicians. Brakes: Fundamentals of Automotive Technology gives students a genuine context for the application of the knowledge presented in the chapter. This approach makes it clear how all of this new information will be used in the shop. Highly Descriptive and Detailed Illustrations Automotive technology is a technical subject area. With this in mind, this text includes scores of photographs and illustrations to help students visualize automotive systems and mechanical concepts.

Ranked by Google Books for keyword automotive for 39.

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Sunday, May 27, 2018

The Automotive Body Manufacturing Systems and Processes

By:"Mohammed A. Omar"
Published on 2011-02-10 by John Wiley & Sons

A comprehensive and dedicated guide to automotive production lines, The Automotive Body Manufacturing Systems and Processes addresses automotive body processes from the stamping operations through the final assembly activities. To begin, it discusses current metal forming practices, including stamping engineering, die development, and dimensional validation, and new innovations in metal forming, such as folding based forming, super-plastic, and hydro forming technologies. The first section also explains details of automotive spot welding (welding lobes), arc welding, and adhesive bonding, in addition to flexible fixturing systems and welding robotic cells. Guiding readers through each stage in the process of automotive painting, including the calculations needed to compute the number of applicators and paint consumption based on vehicle dimensions and demand, along with the final assembly and automotive mechanical fastening strategies, the book's systematic coverage is unique. The second module of the book focuses on the layout strategies of the automotive production line. A discussion of automotive aggregate planning and master production scheduling ensures that the reader is familiar with operational aspects. The book also reviews the energy emissions and expenditures of automotive production processes and proposes new technical solutions to reduce environmental impact. Provides extensive technical coverage of automotive production processes, discussing flexible stamping, welding and painting lines Gives complete information on automotive production costing as well as the supplier selection process Covers systems from the operational perspective, describing the aggregate and master production planning Details technical aspects of flexible automotive manufacturing lines Methodically discusses the layout and location strategies of automotive manufacturing systems to encompass the structural elements Features topic-related questions with answers on a companion website

Ranked by Google Books for keyword automotive for 33.

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Family Assessment

By:"Harold D. Grotevant","Cindy I. Carlson"
Published on 1989 by Guilford Press

Focusing primarily on instruments that concern whole family functioning or the functioning of multiple family relationships, FAMILY ASSESSMENT methodically covers measures involving the coding of family interaction, the global rating of family processes, and self-reports of perceptions of family functioning. With the continuity of an authored, rather than an edited text, this authoritative and up-to-date reference encompasses the best current measures in the broad field of family studies, presenting detailed descriptions as well as critical evaluations of selected measures. This innovative work will greatly assist clinicians, researchers, students, and other family scholars in the selection of appropriate measures for research questions or for clinical screening, diagnosis, and treatment evaluation.

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Monday, May 21, 2018

Inside the Politics of Technology

By:"Hans Harbers"
Published on 2005 by Amsterdam University Press

Though the old saying claims that man is the measure of all things, the authors of Inside the Politics of Technology argue that the distinction implied between autonomous humans and neutral instruments of technology is an illusion. On the contrary, the technologies humans create simultaneously shape humans themselves. By means of case studies of technologies as diverse as video cameras, electric cars, pregnancy tests, and genetic screenings, this volume considers the implications of this \

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Streetwise Business Plans

By:"Michele Cagan"
Published on 2006-10-12 by Adams Media

Nearly half of all new businesses fail within the first two years. To beat these odds, your new business needs a plan. Streetwise Business Plans shows you how to create a professional business plan in no time flat. This book explains how to use a business plan to establish a sound business, develop a complete marketing strategy, and forecast change. This updated edition of a long-standing successful title provides multiple samples of prewritten text for every part of your plan and includes two complete sample business plans. Whether you're expanding an established enterprise or opening a one-person shop, the best way to get your new business off to a good start is with Streetwise Business Plans! The e-book version of this title does not include a CD.

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Sunday, May 20, 2018

Calming the Family Storm

By:"Gary D. McKay","Steven A. Maybell"
Published on 2004 by Impact Publishers

A practical guide to help families deal effectively with anger includes strategies for anger control, problem solving techniques to avoid conflict, and a tool kit for discipline without anger.

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Saturday, May 19, 2018

The Stages of Economic Growth

By:"Walt Whitman Rostow"
Published on 1990 by Cambridge University Press

This volume will be of interest not only to those concerned with the theory of economic growth but also to students of policy since the 1960s

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Friday, May 18, 2018

Technology of Integrated Circuits

By:"D. Widmann","H. Mader","H. Friedrich"
Published on 2000-07-06 by Springer Science & Business Media

Strongly involved with SIEMENS Corp. in the tremendous recent developments of process technologies for IC fabrication the authors comprehensively record their authoritative knowledge and practical experience. New materials , modern planar technology, process designs for CMOS, Bipolar, BICMOS and smart-power technologies, self-adjusting doping techniques are just a few of the highlights. With its strong application-orientation this is a need-to-have book for professionals in semiconductor industries. Senior students in electrical engineering and physics can use it as a textbook because of the systematic treatment of the subjects. With regard to their later careers as industrial engineers they will particularly appreciate the deep insight into the actual methods and problems of IC manufacturing.

Ranked by Google Books for keyword technology for 17.

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Family Ties in Victorian England

By:"Claudia Nelson"
Published on 2007 by Greenwood Publishing Group

A vivid look at the Victorian British family emphasizing interpersonal relationships, using both non-fiction and fiction sources.

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Thursday, May 17, 2018

Automotive Sheet Metal Forming & Fabrication

By:"Matt Joseph"
Published on 2011 by CarTech Inc

This book contains useful instruction and information for metal workers, from novice to intermediate and even advanced, on how to apply force and use good judgment, thorough planning, close observation, creativity, and restraint to create almost any metal part. With this book, simple to complex fabrication and metal forming tasks are within the reach of adept enthusiasts.

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Wednesday, May 16, 2018

An Introduction to Business Ethics

By:"George D. Chryssides","John H. Kaler"
Published on 1993 by Cengage Learning EMEA

An Introduction to Business Ethics explores the issues of individual and corporate responsibility in business, and integrates many contemporary and classic readings with the text. The book has a cross-cultural approach and case studies are used throughout.

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Monday, May 14, 2018

The Elementary Forms of Religious Life

By:"Emile Durkheim","Carol Cosman","Mark Sydney Cladis"
Published on 2001 by Oxford University Press, USA

In this title, Emile Durkheim set himself the task of discovering the enduring source of human social identity. He investigated what he considered to be the simplest form of documented religion - totemism among the Aborigines of Australia. Aboriginal religion was an avenue \

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Saturday, May 12, 2018

Virtual Politics

By:"Dr David Holmes, Llb"
Published on 1997-12-08 by SAGE

Virtual Politics is a critical overview of the new - digital - body politic, with new technologies framing the discussion of key themes in social theory. This book shows how these new technologies are altering the nature of identity and agency, the relation of self to other, and the structure of community and political representation.

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Friday, May 11, 2018

Elements of Religion

By:"Henry Eyster Jacobs"
Published on 1913 by

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Thursday, May 10, 2018

The Physics of Information Technology

By:"Neil Gershenfeld"
Published on 2000-10-16 by Cambridge University Press

A companion volume to the best-selling The Nature of Mathematical Modeling from the same author, first published in 2000.

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Monday, May 7, 2018

Enterprise Restructuring and Economic Policy in Russia

By:"Simon Commander","Qimiao Fan","Mark E. Schaffer"
Published on 1996-01-01 by World Bank Publications

Considers the achievements and challenges facing East Asia's workers. The report reviews labor outcomes and evaluates the benefits of rapid growth to workers and the impact that the region's role in the global economy has had on them. It also examines labor market policies and institutions in the region, labor in the transition economies, and the outlook for East Asian workers in the 21st century. Also available: World Development Report 1995: Workers in an Integrating World Stock no. 61102 (ISBN 0-19-521102-2).

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Saturday, May 5, 2018

3d Automotive Modeling

By:"Andrew Gahan"
Published on 2012-10-02 by Taylor & Francis

Master techniques from top automotive designers and world-class game developers with this insider's guide to designing and modeling 3D vehicles. With techniques demonstrated in 3ds Max, Maya, XSI, and Photoshop, \

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Friday, May 4, 2018

Folklore, Cultural Performances, and Popular Entertainments

By:"Richard Bauman"
Published on 1992-05-14 by Oxford University Press

This collection of thirty-seven entries selected from the more than 550 that make up the International Encyclopedia of Communications focuses on expressive forms and practices that are popular and participatory in nature: folklore forms such as folktale and riddle; cultural performances such as ritual and festival; and popular entertainments such as puppetry and mime. Cross-references within each individual entry facilitate exploration within the volume, while bibliographies appended to each entry direct the reader to related literature. Covering basic concepts, analytical perspectives, communicative media, expressive genres, and complex performance events, this concise yet comprehensive book is a handy reference for those interested in folklore and its growing role in drama, anthropology, and cultural studies.

Ranked by Google Books for keyword entertainment for 7.

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The Complete Book of Collecting Hobbies

By:"William Paul Bricker"
Published on 1951 by

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