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In "The New Science of Strong Materials" the author made plain the secrets of materials science. In this volume he explains the importance and properties of different structures.

Why isn't wood weaker that it is? Why isn't steel stronger? Why does glass sometimes shatter and sometimes bend like spring? Why do ships break in half? What is a liquid and is treacle one? All these are questions about the nature of materials. All of them are vital to engineers but also fascinating as scientific problems. During the 250 years up to the 1920s and 1930s they had been answered largely by seeing how materials behaved in practice. But materials continued to do things that they...

Two Hell Beasts. Three Shades. One forbidden destiny.At Ravenhold Academy, power is everything and someone is kidnapping the strongest graduating students across the supernatural world.When the Order of the Shades sends a team to uncover the truth, they expect danger. What they don't expect is Ari Sloane, a fierce, guarded student with hidden power, two deadly familiars, and a secret that could get her killed. Known to the academy only by the name she's bee...

For the first eighteen years of her life, Larissa had only three constants in her world, her adopted brother Ryker and her two uncles Brent and Cade. Hidden away from the rest of the world, they taught her how to survive against all odds, because she was prophesised to change the world and free all Supernaturals from a corrupt rule. She just needed another three years to reach the age of ruling majority, that and an army. Which was where the Heirs to the remaining Major Houses came in, fiv...

Marine Maxims is a collection of fifty principle-based leadership lessons that Thomas J. Gordon acquired commanding Marines over a career spanning three decades of service. Dealing with the complexities and challenges of the contemporary operating environment requires an internal moral compass fixed true. These maxims focus on developing inner citadels of character, moral courage, and the resilience to persevere in a contested domain where information is key. Its purpose is to pro...

The man who gave his name to the greatest failed frontal attack in American military history, George E. Pickett is among the most famous Confederate generals of the Civil War. But even today he remains imperfectly understood, a figure shrouded in Lost Cause mythology. In this carefully researched biography, Lesley Gordon moves beyond earlier studies of Pickett. By investigating the central role played by his wife LaSalle in controlling his historical image, Gordon illuminates Pickett’s leg...

Rhianna Armand's world implodes at the death of her brother, the only remaining family member she has left; the man who is more her father than her sibling. Lost and unable to grieve, she careens into the arms of the enigmatic Caleb Ryder, sharing one memorable night with him, a night that will change her world forever.It doesn't take Rhianna long to realise that not everyone is quite what they seem. As her world turns more chaotic, she is left with a myriad of questions and no disc...

Risk is a major reason that companies fail in, or fail to enter, China. Packed with case studies, this unique book demonstrates how correctly applied due diligence can not only reduce business risk in China, but also provide excellent business intelligence to support negotiations and business relationships.

This book explores three crucial stages in Dickens' on-going voyage of discovery into what has been called the 'hidden springs' of his fiction; arguing that in three of Dickens best known novels, we witness Dickens responding to some identifiable force represented as coming from underneath the ground plan of the book in question.

How America's high standard of living came to be and why future growth is under threatIn the century after the Civil War, an economic revolution improved the American standard of living in ways previously unimaginable. Electric lighting, indoor plumbing, motor vehicles, air travel, and television transformed households and workplaces. But has that era of unprecedented growth come to an end? Weaving together a vivid narrative, historical anecdotes, and economic anal...

Mara Fitzgerald knew her curiosity and quest for knowledge would get her into trouble one day. She just had no idea that when she dug up a strange skull on one of her training digs just how bad that level of trouble would be. It arrived in the shape of a dark-haired angel, his face so beautiful, his captivating green gaze boring deep into her soul. Only the man who walked into her home was clearly no angel and she knew instantly she was in trouble. He was a dark predator, the mythical vamp...

“Guide your Emotions": A Guide to understanding and managing your feelings is transformative book taking you on a journey to understand, navigate, and manage your feelings. Through insightful guidance and practical strategies, this book will equipped you with the tools to gain clarity on the spectrum of human feelings and their impact on your daily life and also learn effective techniques to cope with stressors and reduce anxiety in challenging situations.Your journey towards manag...