This is William Albert Robinson’s seminal 1944 travel book, "Deep Water and Shoal". Complete with cannibal encounters and contretemps with hostile tribesmen, this fascinating and exciting account of twenty-five-year-old Robinson’s epic sailing adventure is highly recommended for fans of fascinating travel writing. Few have written a book about sailing round the world as good as Mr. Robinson's, which is arguably one of the most enthralling travel books ever written. Many vintage books such ...

In "Education in England in the Middle Ages," Albert William Parry offers a meticulously researched examination of the educational structures and practices that characterized medieval England. Written in a clear and engaging prose style, this scholarly work delves into the influence of social, religious, and political factors on education from the 5th to the 15th centuries. Parry's analysis encompasses a broad spectrum of institutions, including monastic schools, universities, and the burg...

Effectively measuring the usability of any product requires choosing the right metric, applying it, and effectively using the information it reveals. Measuring the User Experience provides the first single source of practical information to enable usability professionals and product developers to do just that. Authors Tullis and Albert organize dozens of metrics into six categories: performance, issues-based, self-reported, web navigation, derived, and behavioral/physiological. They explor...

A tale of time travel, love and murder!It's 2015 and Patsy Lyndell, cub reporter for the Tucson Clarian, and Joe Mack, an Arizona State Patrolman, investigate a double homicide on a lonely road near Slag, Arizona, an old ghost town.It's 1885 and Pete Larkin, an Arizona Ranger, and his young friend Jimmy Sullivan, investigate the murder of Pete's pa and his pa's best friend on a lonely road near Slag, Arizona Territory.It's 2015 and Antonio Piazza DeAngelo has found a way to tra...

In this thesis two variants of the fast variable elimination method are developed. They are intuitive, simple to implement and give results which are in very good agreement with those found from numerical simulations. The relative simplicity of the techniques makes them ideal for applying to problems featuring demographic stochasticity, for experts and non-experts alike.Within the context of mathematical modelling, fast variable elimination is one of the central tools with which one...

The Energy Management Handbook, 10th edition, delivers proven strategies to optimize energy use, reduce costs, and achieve sustainability in industrial and commercial settings. This comprehensive guide, the official reference book for the Certified Energy Management (CEM®) program by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE®), spans 24 chapters, covering essential topics like HVAC, renewable energy, energy auditing, and building automation. It also delves into advanced techniques such as c...

Angels & MiraclesDiscover the awe-inspiring journey of Prince Albert Williams, a man whose life has been touched by angels and miraculous protection. From his humble beginnings as a sharecropper’s son in rural Arkansas to facing near-fatal accidents and toxic burns, Prince Albert’s faith has been tested time and again. Through it all, he shares gripping accounts of divine intervention and encounters with heavenly beings that have transformed his life and strengthened his resolve. “...

Fishing for Butterflies is about a journey into the very soul of our existence. It is a journey of both the mind and the spirit, bringing the reader into a world that is both beautiful and mysterious. Fishing for Butterflies will leave you wondering just how much do we really know about the human race and our origins.

A Walk With ZIA is a journey that questions our perspective of what is possible, probable and real. Each journey builds upon the lessons learned from the prior journey. Let ZIA open new awakenings to how you see the world and your place in it.

Thomas Cromwell rose from very humble beginnings to become Henry VIII's chief minister, his right-hand man during the English Reformation. He wielded enormous power while he retained the king's favour, but the failure of Henry's marriage to Anne of Cleves, which Cromwell had arranged, led to his swift downfall and execution. John Schofield's biography reveals that the popular image of him as a blood-stained henchman is largely fictional. Detailed research into contemporary sources illumina...

Obedience Brings Blessing!God wants to bless His people. Don’t let yourself be concerned about what other people are doing. Concern yourself with what you are doing for God. You must reach the point that you are willing to put your own desires aside and do what God wants you to do. Then you will find yourself in the place for God to give you His peace, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.PrayThe devil can’t defeat a person who prays. The storms may come, but he will jus...

An accessible biography of Henry VIII by one of the country's leading Tudor experts. The future Henry VIII was born on 29 June 1491, the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. This talented, athletic and temperamental man might have proved something of a handful to his elder brother, Prince Arthur, the firstborn, had he survived to wear the crown. But Henry's life was changed forever when Arthur died in 1502 and the course of English history took a very unexpected turn.