This updated and augmented second edition covers the history of mechanics in such a way as to explain how this all-important discipline shaped our world. Like the first edition, Dr. Allen presents the material in an engaging, accessible manner, with many historic insights and thorough explanations of attending concepts. The text retains its coverage of classical mechanics, essentially Newtonian mechanics, and adds chapters on three additional topics that go well beyond classical mechanics:...

Introduction to the Mechanics of Deformable Solids: Bars and Beams introduces the theory of beams and bars, including axial, torsion, and bending loading and analysis of bars that are subjected to combined loadings, including resulting complex stress states using Mohr’s circle. The book provides failure analysis based on maximum stress criteria and introduces design using models developed in the text. Throughout the book, the author emphasizes fundamentals, including consistent ma...

**One of Daniel Pink's 13 Books to Read Before 30The book Lifehack calls "The Bible of business and personal productivity.""A completely revised and updated edition of the blockbuster bestseller from 'the personal productivity guru'"—Fast Company**Since it was first published almost fifteen years ago, David Allen’s Getting Things Done has become one of the most influential business books of its era, and the ultimate book on personal organi...

Covering the history of the U.S. Coast Guard from 1790--when it was called the U.S. Revenue Marine--through World War I, this book describes the service's national defense missions, including actions during the War of 1812, clashes with pirates, slave ships and Seminole Indians, the Civil War and the Spanish-American War. During World War I the USCG supported U.S. Navy operations across the Atlantic, escorted merchant convoys and engaged in anti-submarine warfare. Original maps are include...

This textbook lays out the state of the art for modeling of asphalt concrete as the major structural component of flexible pavements. The text adopts a pedagogy in which a scientific approach, based on materials science and continuum mechanics, predicts the performance of any configuration of flexible roadways subjected to cyclic loadings. The authors incorporate state-of the-art computational mechanics to predict the evolution of material properties, stresses and strains, and roadway dete...

**'The Bible of business and personal productivity' Lifehack'A completely revised and updated edition of the blockbuster bestseller from 'the personal productivity guru' Fast Company**Since it was first published almost twenty-five years ago, David Allen's Getting Things Done has become one of the most influential business books of its era, and the ultimate book on personal organization. 'GTD' is now shorthand for an entire way of approaching prof...

'Mijn favoriet over het organiseren van je leven: Getting Things Done helpt je om nieuwe mentale vaardigheden te ontwikkelen die je nodig hebt in een tijd van multitasken en informatiestress.' – The Wall Street Journal 'Getting Things Done beschrijft een ongelooflijk praktische methode die drukke mensen weer controle geeft over hun leven. Het kan je helpen om succesvoller te worden. En belangrijker, het kan je helpen om een gelukkiger leven te leiden.' – Marshall Goldsmith, auteur van Tot ...

An accessible, practical, step-by-step how-to guide that supplements Getting Things Done by providing the details, the how-to's, and the practices to apply GTD more fully and easily in daily lifeThe incredible popularity of Getting Things Done revealed people's need to take control of their own productivity with a system that reduces the stress of staying on top of it all. Around the world hundreds of certified trainers and coaches are engaged ful...

A groundbreaking book about how to harness the power of collaboration and work most effectively in groups—coauthored by Getting Things Done’s David AllenWhen Getting Things Done was published in 2001, it was a game changer. By revealing the principles of healthy high performance at an individual level, it transformed the experience of work and leisure for millions. Twenty years later, it has become clear that the best way to build on that success ...

• Nueva edición totalmente revisada y actualizada del clásico best seller.• Un libro imprescindible sobre organización y gestión del tiempo.14 años después de la aparición del libro original, David Allen ha decidido reescribirlo todo para actualizarlo a las nuevas tecnologías y a las nuevas formas de trabajar. En esa primera década, el libro ha sido considerado por la revista Time como “El libro de autoayuda empresarial imprescindible de la década” y su sistema GTD (Getting...

De kracht van samenwerking en productiviteit voor teams volgens de beproefde Getting Things Done-methodiek In Team van David Allen en Edward Lamont, verschuift de focus van individuele productiviteit naar teamdynamiek. Gebaseerd op de beproefde principes van Allen's revolutionaire Getting Things Done-methodiek, is dit boek een onmisbare gids voor moderne organisaties die streven naar maximale samenwerking en effectiviteit. Team laat zien hoe je de krachten van individuele teamleden kunt bu...

"99 Science Fiction Short Stories" brings together some of the finest sci fi short stories ever crafted. Featuring gems from masters of the genre, such as H.G Wells , Robert Barr , PKD, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Norton, and many, many more!