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  • With a Vengeance

    A jaw-dropping and addictive thriller packed with twists

    by Riley Sager ...
    One train. No stops. A deadly game of survival and revenge.Twelve years ago, six people destroyed Anna Matheson's family. Now, she's ready for retribution, and she's laid a trap to get revenge on them all . . .One train. Six passengers. Fourteen hours with no escape until everyone's paid the price.But trapped on board as the train barrels through the night, it becomes clear Anna's not the only ... Read more

    Was 7,99 € Now 0,99 €

  • Disclosing Horizons

    Architecture, Perspective and Redemptive Space

    by Nicholas Temple ...
    This study examines the influence of perspective on architecture, highlighting how critical historical changes in the representation and perception of space continue to inform the way architects design.Since its earliest developments, perspective was conceived as an exemplary form of representation that served as an ideal model of how everyday existence could be measured and ultimately judged. ... Read more

    Free

  • Elon Musk

    Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

    by Ashlee Vance ...
    A New York Times BestsellerIn the spirit of Steve Jobs and Moneyball, Elon Musk is both an illuminating and authorized look at the extraordinary life of one of Silicon Valley’s most exciting, unpredictable, and ambitious entrepreneurs—a real-life Tony Stark—and a fascinating exploration of the renewal of American invention and its new “makers.”Elon Musk spotlights the technology and vision of Elon ... Read more

    9,11 €

  • The Gecko’s Foot

    How Scientists are Taking a Leaf from Nature's Book

    by Peter Forbes ...
    A cutting-edge science book in the style of ‘Fermat’s Last Theorem’ and ‘Chaos’ from an exciting and accessible voice in popular science writing.Bio-inspiration is a form of engineering but not in the conventional sense. Extending beyond our established and preconceived notions, scientists, architects and engineers are looking at imitating nature by manufacturing 'wet' materials such as spider ... Read more

    9,85 €

  • The Woman on the Bridge

    You saw The Girl on the Train. You watched The Woman in the Window. Now meet The Woman on the Bridge

    by Holly Seddon ...
    'Strangers On A Train meets The Pact in this high concept thriller: daring, dramatic and totally original, I loved it.' Gillian McAllisterHow far would you go to save a perfect stranger?Maggie is trapped. Dumped on her wedding day, rejected by her family and hounded by a man determined to make her suffer.Charlotte is desperate. Double-crossed by her only friend and facing total ruin, she wi... ... Read more

    3,49 €

  • GIS-Based Simulation and Analysis of Intra-Urban Commuting

    by Yujie Hu, Fahui Wang ...
    Commuting, the daily link between residences and workplaces, sets up the complex interaction between the two most important land uses (residential and employment) in a city, and dictates the configuration of urban structure. In addition to prolonged time and stress for individual commuters on traffic, commuting comes with additional societal costs including elevated crash risks, worsening air ... Read more

    30,43 €

  • Writing the Modern City

    Literature, Architecture, Modernity

    Edited by Sarah Edwards, Jonathan Charley ...
    Literary texts and buildings have always represented space, narrated cultural and political values, and functioned as sites of personal and collective identity. In the twentieth century, new forms of narrative have represented cultural modernity, political idealism and architectural innovation. Writing the Modern City explores the diverse and fascinating relationships between literature, ... Read more

    66,96 €

  • Sustainable Concrete Solutions

    by Costas Georgopoulos, Andrew Minson ...
    The challenges facing humanity in the 21st century include climate change, population growth, overconsumption of resources, overproduction of waste and increasing energy demands. For construction practitioners, responding to these challenges means creating a built environment that provides accommodation and infrastructure with better whole-life performance using lower volumes of primary materials, ... Read more

    68,99 €

  • Urban Design Futures

    Edited by Malcolm Moor, Jon Rowland ...
    The last decade has seen the rise of urban design which has taken a central position in the new agendas for urban regeneration and renaissance. Urban design has moved from marginality to mainstream. The principles espoused by urban designers over the past thirty years are now accepted as key to a better urban environment and as we move towards greater sustainability, different ideas are emerging ... Read more

    Free

  • Engineering in Plain Sight

    An Illustrated Field Guide to the Constructed Environment

    by Grady Hillhouse ...
    **Engineering in Plain Sight is a beautifully illustrated field guide with accessible explanations to nearly every part of the constructed world around us.Author Grady Hillhouse is the creator behind the popular YouTube channel Practical Engineering (over 4.5 million subscribers!) and this book is essentially 50 new episodes crammed between two covers.**Engineering in Plain Sight extends the field ... Read more

    18,65 €

  • Housing and Social Policy

    Contemporary Themes and Critical Perspectives

    Edited by Peter Somerville, Nigel Sprigings ...
    Series series Housing and Society Series
    This topical book transforms the analysis of housing problems into a lively, interesting and contentious subject of social scientific study, addressing themes of residential experience, inclusion/empowerment, sustainability and professionalism/managerialism, which lie at the heart of the housing and social policy debate. Each chapter considers a specific social category - such as class, gender, or ... Read more

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  • The Ultimate ENGAA Collection

    3 Books In One, Over 500 Practice Questions & Solutions, Includes 2 Mock Papers, 2019 Edition, Engineering Admissions Assessment, UniAdmissions

    by Dr Rohan Agarwal, Madhivanan Elango, Peter Stephenson ...
    Your complete learning resource for the ENGAA This ENGAA collection gives you the resources for the ENGAA in one fully comprehensive guidebook. This collections book consists of 3 full books - you get all guides and practice papers in one single volume. This allows you to plan your preparation more thoroughly, whilst benefiting from the convenience and savings of a single preparation book. Start ... Read more

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  • The Brilliance of Bioenergy

    In Business and In Practice

    by Ralph E H Sims ...
    The time for modern biomass has come. It has long been overshadowed by other, more widely-publicized renewable energy technologies such as wind, solar and hydro, and still retains an outmoded image in comparison to its apparently more attractive cousins.The potential for biomass to act as a store of solar energy, and yet to be converted efficiently when required into heat, power, transport fuels ... Read more

    62,09 €

  • Introduction To Civil Engineering

    by Abdullah Fettahoglu ...
    This book aims to make You love civil engineering and I am sure that at the end of this course You all be happy about selecting Civil Engineering proficiency. First, the life of civil engineers and famous civil engineering structures as a great success of us are introduced. Later some technical knowledge is given to civil engineering candidates. Subsequently, civil engineering candidates are ... Read more

    Free

  • EU-Taxonomie-Konformität im Wohnungsbau

    Rückbaubarkeit einzelner Bauteile in der Kreislaufwirtschaft und Lebenszyklusbetrachtung

    by Hannah Vongerichten ...
    Series series Computer Science and Engineering (German Language)
    Dieses Buch bietet eine umfassende Analyse der EU-Taxonomie-Kriterien für eine Kreislaufwirtschaft und die Taxonomiekonformität im Wohnungsbau. Es wird die Notwendigkeit eines nachhaltigen Wandels im Bausektor angesichts der globalen Herausforderungen des Klimawandels und der Ressourcenknappheit hervorgehoben. Die EU-Taxonomie-Verordnung dient als rechtliche Grundlage für diesen Wandel. Der Fokus ... Read more

    44,62 €

  • A City's Architecture

    Aberdeen as 'Designed City'

    by William Alvis Brogden ...
    Series series Ashgate Studies in Architecture
    When considering the successful design of cities, the focus tends to be on famous examples such as Paris or Rome, with equally successful but smaller and more remote examples being ignored. In addition, the more diffuse patterns of settlement of the north and western parts of Europe are hardly considered at all in comparison to the tightly formed urban centres of the Mediterranean. However, the ... Read more

    66,96 €

  • Road Planning - Freeways and Country Roads

    by Thomas Richter ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    The book covers the planning and design of highways and country roads. The quality requirements for the road are derived from the network planning. After an excursus into the fundamentals of driving dynamics, the design elements are described in the site plan, in the height plan and in cross-section. After a detailed presentation of the intersection solutions, the necessary equipment is compiled ... Read more

    95,39 €

  • 16th International Symposium on Advanced Vehicle Control

    Proceedings of AVEC’24 – Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan

    Edited by Giampiero Mastinu, Francesco Braghin, Federico Cheli, Matteo Corno, Sergio M. Savaresi ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This open access book highlights the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of vehicle systems dynamics and control, as presented by leading international researchers at the 16th JSAE International Symposium on Advanced Vehicle Control (AVEC), held at Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy, on September 2-6, 2024. It covers a diverse range of topics such as vehicle dynamics ... Read more

    Free

  • Creating Neighbourhoods and Places in the Built Environment

    Edited by David Chapman ...
    This design primer examines the forces at work in the built environment and their impact on the form of buildings and their environments. The actions of a range of individuals and agencies and the interaction between them is examined, exploring the competing interests which exist, their interaction with physical and environmental forces and the uncertain results of both individual and corporate ... Read more

    75,48 €

  • Structural Geology And Rock Engineering

    by John W Cosgrove, John A Hudson ...
    The exploration and extraction of the earth's resources are key issues in global industrial development. In the 21st century, emphasis has increasingly being placed on geo-engineering safety, engineering accountability and sustainability. With focus on rock engineering projects, Structural Geology and Rock Engineering uses case studies and an integrated engineering approach to provide an ... Read more

    45,04 €

  • Eine Bilanz zum anthropogenen Klimawandel für das Studium Generale

    Grundlagen kommentiert aus Ingenieursicht

    by Karl Heinz Lillich ...
    Series series Computer Science and Engineering (German Language)
    In diesem Buch wird, in Hinblick auf das, durch die verschiedenen Wetterparameter festgelegte Klima und die damit verbundene Definition einer globalen Erdtemperatur der Einfluss der anthropogenen Treibhausgasemissionen anhand von vorliegendem Datenmaterials dargelegt. Im Wesentlichen geht es dabei um die Verhältnisse in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland seit der Wiedervereinigung, also ab 1990 bis ... Read more

    20,55 €

  • Advanced Solutions and Practical Applications in Road Traffic Engineering

    Edited by Elżbieta Macioszek, Anna Granà, Grzegorz Sierpiński ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book presents many valuable tips for making decisions related to traffic flow in transport networks. The knowledge base in practical examples, as well as the decision support systems described in this book, finds interest among people who face the daily challenge of searching for advanced solutions and practical applications in road traffic engineering. The publication is therefore addressed ... Read more

    162,17 €

  • Integrated Stormwater Management

    by Richard Field ...
    Abatement and prevention of storm-generated flow is one of the most challenging areas in the environmental engineering field today. Integrated Stormwater Management covers important aspects of the topic including pollution assessment, solution methods, transport and control, runoff and flood control, modeling, reclamation, and monitoring. The book also discusses the subject of detection of non ... Read more

    286,16 €

  • Coil tubing unit for oil production and remedial measures

    by Mohammed Ismail Iqbal ...
    Well activation is one of the most important aspects in the oil and gas industries and nitrogen gas is predominately used. The gas, being light, is sent down the producing reservoir which will enhance the production or improve the flow of crude oil. In addition to the methods used to increase production there are several problems like sand production and water production from the producing wells ... Read more

    52,35 €