You think you know your father—but what if he kept secrets until the day he died? Just hours after delivering his father's eulogy, Ken Weintraub learns that this hard-working, unassuming man spent three years in prison. Consumed by the astonishing news, Ken sets out to unravel the mystery. As he pries information from old friends, relatives, and others, he pieces together a portrait that's full of contradictions. Was his father an assassin's accomplice? A gullible victim? Or a heroic, loya...

A white man and a black woman discover the depth of their differences, and an unexpected bond, in this urban drama.Edmund, long-divorced and lonely, offers shelter to Careese, who is temporarily homeless. Good intentions on both sides give way to mutual distrust and resentment, but what begins as a clash of language and culture turns into something else entirely.Told in the two distinct voices of its protagonists, this novel cuts to the bone in dissecting Edmund’s and Caree...

Alan is Burt’s best friend. Burt admires Alan, but envies him, covets his wife, and can’t figure him out. Alan, meanwhile, barely notices Burt as he struggles to get rich and yearns for his long-lost girlfriend. All of this is about to change, though. An adulterous affair will soon turn this fading, ten-year friendship into a whirl of unexpected confessions, resentments, reawakened closeness, and broken hearts.

Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting LasersProvides comprehensive coverage of the advancement of vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting lasersVertical-external-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VECSELs) emit coherent light from the infrared to the visible spectral range with high power output. Recent years have seen new device developments – such as the mode-locked integrated (MIXSEL) and the membrane external-cavity surface emitting ...

Laser F/X: The Light Show Handbook (Mark II) -Everything you ever wanted to know about laser light shows (laser displays).An invaluable Handbook filled with technical knowledge, diagrams and colour photos; useful to a broad range of readers, from hobbyists to experimenters to professionals interested in laser light shows, laser effects and laser displays.This version has been re-written and updated from the original 1996 Edition and includes compreh...

The book gives an introduction to energetic materials and lasers, properties of such materials and the current methods for initiating energetic materials. The following chapters and sections highlight the properties of lasers, and safety aspects of their application. It covers the properties of in-service energetic materials, and also materials with prospects of being used as insensitive ammunitions in future weapon or missiles systems or as detonators in civilian (mining) applications. Be...

Laser Safety: Practical knowledge and solutions provides an in-depth guide to laser safety for a wide variety of people who work regularly with lasers and similar products. Laser safety basics are discussed, with an explanation of laser safety devices and useful techniques to obtain workable laser safety culture. An expansion of topics not found in typical laser safety texts is also included: ergonomics, mentoring, performance-based learning, on the job training, laser safety tool...

The Mathematics of Thermal Modeling, Second Edition, provides an introduction to the basics of the mathematics and physics needed to understand and use the physical principles employed in constructing models of a number of aspects of thermal modeling in industrial processes, notably laser welding; most of the techniques are applicable to many other technological processes, however.The book demonstrates how insight can be gained from mathematical enquiry at a simple level a...

Millions of people every year experience back pain. In the past, major surgery was often their only recourse. But today, for 80 to 90 percent of back pain sufferers, long-term relief no longer has to involve complicated medical procedures, extended hospital stays, and weeks of recovery. In this informative, user-friendly guide, renowned spine surgeon Dr. Michael Hasz explores options for eliminating back pain without surgery or with minimally invasive surgery. The treatment choices he cove...

“Delicious, decadent, and utterly diabolical. No one serves up a scandal like Asha Elias.”—Kirsten Miller, author of The ChangeA seductive social satire about the wealthy PTA moms of an elite elementary school in Miami Beach, Pink Glass Houses is very Big Little Lies and Pineapple Street, but with diamonds, a tan, and a glass of rosé.There’s a reason people call Miami Beach “a sunny place for shady people...

This thesis describes novel approaches and implementation of high-resolution microscopy in the extreme ultraviolet light regime. Using coherent ultrafast laser-generated short wavelength radiation for illuminating samples allows imaging beyond the resolution of visible-light microscopes. Michael Zürch gives a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals and techniques involved, starting from the laser-based frequency conversion scheme and its technical implementation as well as general consi...

What's worse than ripping off pirates? Ripping off pirates that find you later.John and Meehix need something for Chuckie. It's SPEED, and it is needed fast.Their friend is going through withdrawal.One thing Meehix never expected happened. Will she allow the rage she is feeling to push her to actions she can't take back?Gage is in trouble and must go on the road to protect his family. Will he find safety?