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Combining gripping narrative history with wide-ranging analysis, this book focuses on four revolutions in military affairs and describes how inventions ranging from gunpowder to GPS-guided air strikes have remade the field of battle--and shaped the rise and fall of empires.

(Hardback)

An engineering-oriented introduction to wave propagation by an award-winning MIT professor,with highly accessible expositions and mathematical detailsmany classical but others not heretofore published.

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"This is the first historical work that situates the Strategic Defense Initiative within a new phase in the militarization of space, uncovering a largely secret history of the role of military space technologies in late-Cold War U.S. defense strategy and foreign relations"--

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From high heels to welly boots - one woman's misadventures in becoming a farmer, raising a family, and making a living from the land.

(Hardback)

The next generation of robots will be truly social. How can we make sure that they play well in the sandbox

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In this detective manual for the poultry owner, best-selling author and chicken expert Gail Damerow shows chicken keepers how to identify which predators are likely to be troubling their flock from the clues left behind, and offers proven strategies for protecting poultry.

(Paperback)

Who Made That uncovers the fascinating true stories behind the inventions and items that the world would be unimaginable without!

(Paperback)

A source book for American culture in the 1960s and 1970s: suggested reading from the Last Whole Earth Catalog, from Thoreau to James Baldwin.

(Paperback)

This essential guide leads aspiring and beginning farmers through the business aspects of starting, growing, and maintaining a successful farming enterprise, from goal-setting and thinking like an entrepreneur to selecting equipment, evaluating markets, managing financials, farming with natural systems, and dealing with the day-to-day challenges of operation.

(Paperback)

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(Hardback)

A brilliantly original exploration of humanitys intimate relationship with technology, from the emergence of our species to the advent of AI and beyond.

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"A compilation of essays by H. G. Wells describing a future world encyclopedia, similar to what we now know as Wikipedia"--

(Hardback, Main)

From an award-winning and internationally-renowned expert, a wonderfully illuminating journey through the world of manufacturing and its transformational influence on our lives - and the world around us.

(Paperback)

Fuller provides insightful design and science solutions into OSpaceship Earth'sO most challenging issues, including war, overpopulation, housing, health care, and much more.

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As modern technology continues to revolutionize the science of flight, it is the responsibility of every pilot, student, and flight engineer to be up to date on the most advanced avionics equipment available. This handbook introduces pilots to flight operations in aircrafts with integrated "glass cockpit" advanced avionics systems.

(Paperback)

A traditional text for Navy pilots. Also used by the US Air Force, it remains the definitive work on applied aerodynamics for pilots. It effectively communicates the intricacies of aerodynamics in an accessible manner, and includes more than 500 charts, illustrations, and diagrams to aid in understanding.

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Suitable for navigators, this guide presents information on charts adhering to Visual Flight Rule (VFR) Instrument Flying Rule (IFR). It allows pilots and students to successfully pre-plan flight paths through any type of environment from man-made obstacles to natural terrain.

(Paperback, First published in 1997 by Oxford University Press)

Develops a framework for analysis, and investigates the issues that effect the sector internally and interactions with the rest of the economy. An invaluable text for students of agriculture, economics and business.

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The official FAA guide to maintenance methods, techniques, and practices essential for all pilots and aircraft maintenance...

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The author of "The Milagro Beanfield War" and "The Sterile Cuckoo" presents an impassioned memoir of his journey from child of privilege to author to activist, from self-satisfied to outward-seeking belief in "liberation ecology". Illustrations.

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Intended for animal geneticists, agriculturalists and students, this book places Australia's efforts in selected areas of animal biotechnology in the context of research developments occurring internationally. Topics discussed are relevant to animal production industries into the next century.