Launched in 1977, the V8 front-engine Porsche 928 Grand Tourer received widespread praise as an engineering masterpiece and won the European Car of the Year award in 1978. The Porsche 928 was so advanced that it continued in production, but with increased engine power, for eighteen years until 1995. Porsche 928 includes a detailed history of the 928 with updates on each model, including the little-known Special Editions, always beloved by the factory in Stuttgart. The book includes details...

Have you ever stayed at a B&B? A quick look at the reviews on, say, Trip Advisor and you have as much information as you need.This book is different. It looks at what it is like 'on the other side of the pinny'.It's intention is not to help you choose or run a B&B but to amuse and entertain with an account of the strange and bizarre people or events encountered by David and Irene Hemmings when they opened their door to strangers aka 'guests'.Much of what happened and w...

Michael Connelly won o.a. de Diamond Dagger in 2018 voor zijn gehele oeuvre en VN-Thriller van het Jaar voor De nachtploegEr heerst altijd chaos in Hollywood op oudejaarsavond. LAPD-rechercheur Renée Ballard heeft nachtdienst. Terwijl honderden feestvierders tijdens de laatste seconden van het oude jaar met hun geweren in de aanslag staan voor de traditionele geweersalvo’s, zoekt Ballard beschutting tegen de kogelregen. Vlak na middernacht krijgt ze de melding dat de eigen...

IJzersterke nieuwe thriller van de schrijver van De nachtploeg, de VN-Thriller van het Jaar 2018Toen Harry Bosch net begon als rechercheur, nam John Jack Thompson hem onder zijn hoede en leerde hem alles wat hij moest weten over het vak. Zijn mentor was ervan overtuigd dat je maar op één manier een echt goede politieman kon zijn: door elke zaak persoonlijk op te nemen en met koppig doorzettingsvermogen aan te pakken. Als Thompson overlijdt, wordt Harry benaderd door zijn w...

In an age of cowardice and compromise, the church is asking one question:"Where are the men?"The Redeemed Man prepares you to answer Christ's call to become a man in His image—the kind of man the world needs.Featuring the contributions of trusted pastors, fathers, and husbands, this book answers the questions you're asking as you strive to glorify God in your relationships, work, and spiritual life. Each author gives a uniq...

Geweldige spanning voor de lezers van Paula Hawkins, Ruth Ware en Lucy FoleyAls Ciara hem voor het eerst ziet – zomaar in de supermarkt – is ze direct onder de indruk. Oliver lijkt onbereikbaar, maar hij wil haar toch beter leren kennen. Zou het echte liefde zijn? En hoe komt zij er weer bovenop als dat niet zo is? Dan bereikt COVID-19 de Ierse kust. De lockdown lijkt het einde van hun prille relatie te betekenen. Tot Oliver voorstelt dat Ciara bij hem intrekt tot de lockdown voorb...

In the 1950s, Britain's waterways were still full of commercial traffic and lined with the mills, factories and ports of a then-leading industrial nation. This is the era captured in the photographs of the Lytham Sea Cadets, who in 1958 ventured from coast to coast via the canals of Lancashire and Yorkshire aboard Training Ship Queenborough. As they journeyed from the Ribble Estuary, via the Leeds & Liverpool Canal and the Aire & Calder Navigation, to the Humber Estuary, the Sea Cadets wit...

This comprehensive and much-needed guide addresses the issues faced by clinicians in assessing and treating the range of mental health conditions, which can affect adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Its particular focus on adults fills a notable gap in the ASD professional literature, with an extensive array of contributors from across the psychology and healthcare professions.Covering a wide variety of common co-occurring mental health conditions including mood disorders,...

Climate change is a reality that affects all aspects of agriculture, and is also impacted by agriculture. This collection of articles looks at a range of topics including: Impact on pollinators, key crops, farming systems, animal welfare and on humans, role of farmer organisations in extending use of climate-smart practices, genetic resources able to cope with climate change, including wild relatives and breeding for improved tolerance, how rhizobacteria can improve resilience, mitigation ...

Rarement une branche d’assurances aura suscité en si peu d’années autant de réformes réglementaires liées à sa commercialisation, réformes qui se sont superposées : loi Lagarde, loi Hamon, amendement Bourquin et, depuis février 2022, loi Lemoine…, entraînant à chaque fois un nouvel élan de convoitises.Parallèlement, le marché de l’assurance emprunteur a connu vingt années d’avancées continues en faveur de l’accessibilité pour les personnes présentant unrisque aggravé de santé...

Mononuclear Non-heme Iron Dependent Enzymes, Volume 703 focuses on methods for studying, characterizing, and leveraging the chemistry of mononuclear non-heme iron dependent enzymes. Chapters in this new release include Photoreduction for Rieske oxygenase chemistry, Insights into the Mechanisms of Rieske Oxygenases from Studying the Unproductive Activation of Dioxygen, Non-heme iron and 2-oxoglutarate enzymes catalyze cyclopropane and azacyclopropane formations, Obtaining precise metrics of...

Provides a comprehensive review of the recent advances in agricultural robotics, such as advances in sensing and perception, as well as technologies and actuationAddresses our understanding of the social, ethical and economic aspects of agricultural robotics, including the regulatory frameworks and standards required to authorise their adoptionProvides examples of the practical application of agricultural robotics in an array of agricultural settings, from greenho...