Metal Matrix Composites: Materials, Processing, Properties and Applications provides a comprehensive examination of these materials, covering not only the basics, but also sophisticated processing methods for real-world applications. Chapters cover materials selection, manufacturing techniques, mechanical and thermal characteristics, and other important factors that need to be considered when applying these materials in practical situations across various industrial sectors. With contribut...

Essentials of Deep Learning and AI' curates the essential knowledge of working on deep neural network techniques and advanced machine learning concepts. This book is for those who want to know more about how deep neural networks work and advanced machine learning principles including real-world examples.This book includes implemented code snippets and step-by-step instructions for how to use them. You'll be amazed at how SciKit-Learn, Keras, and TensorFlow are used in AI applications to sp...

At a busy army camp, a small orange cat makes an unexpected friend a kind female soldier who works in the kitchen and shares her food.Every day, the cat waits happily for fish, meat, and gentle pats on the head. But one morning, the soldier is gone.The orange cat worries and waits every day by the barricade, hoping her friend will return.

William is eleven when he witnesses a horrific tragedy. The tragedy raises questions that bring back past experiences in William's life. Experiences that William's mother refuses to acknowledge. To avoid confronting the truth behind what her son witnessed, she sends William halfway across the country. In this thought provoking, coming of age drama, William learns what it means to heal and grow past an unthinkable trauma. Liberating William is about a boys struggle to find peace, and learni...

By the time Alira is born, the entire world is under the grip of the evil king COVID-19. She does not find the beautiful world her mother had described to her while she was still her mother’s stomach. What Alira sees is a world of fear, despair and helplessness. She hears words like social distancing, quarantine, lockdown and face mask instead of flowers, trees, children and animals. No one comes to visit her; no one brings her flowers and gifts.Meantime, the world is in a state of...

Architects of the Modern World by B. N. Joshi is a thoughtful and illuminating exploration of the individuals, ideas, and forces that have shaped the modern world as we know it today. This book examines how visionary thinkers, reformers, leaders, and movements transformed social structures, political systems, and intellectual thought, laying the foundations of modern civilization. Written with clarity and depth, it connects history with progress, showing how human ambition, innovation, and...

***‘***A pioneer who brought out the poetry in art’—Mint Lounge B.N. Goswamy (1933–2023), one of the most eminent art historians of our times, put India’s art on the global map. His lucid interpretation of art made the subject accessible to a wider audience. He was a master chronicler who offered ‘slight sketches of large subjects’. Ruminations, Goswamy’s last work of, rues the vanishing traces of artisans’ guilds in Europe, celebrates the illustrations to La Fontaine’s ...

The world stands at the brink of annihilation under the iron grip of the Antichrist. Amidst the chaos, one hero rises: Chamán, a powerful Apache born in Silver City, New Mexico. Hunted from birth by Satan's evil forces, Chamán is no ordinary man-he's a warrior gifted with extraordinary powers, including hand-to-hand combat, superhuman strength, mindreading, healing, x-ray vision, and foreseeing the future. But mastering these abilities comes at a steep cost.As Earth succum...

'A brilliant compilation ... Essential reading.' ---William Dalrymple ***'A string of gems'*---Maria Aurora Couto 'Insightful, witty, uplifting'---Eberhard Fischer B.N. Goswamy, one of the most eminent art historians of our times, in this book opens a window to a wide range of subjects: all on or around the arts, which have immense potential to form aesthetic sensibility. From Ananda Coomar...

The book explains the basic concepts of planning and design of small hydro power projects in a comprehensive manner. Construction of such projects received priority in India during the 1980s after the environmental impact and rehabilitation problems of major power projects was examined. The activity of constructing small hydro projects gradually shifted to the private sector. Though basic design and planning concepts of the two types of projects, i.e. small hydro and major hydro are the sa...

Microwave Vacuum Electronic Devices: Enabling Concepts covers vacuum electronic devices (VEDs) operating in the microwave to terahertz frequency regime. The book aims to equip students, teachers, scientists, and engineers with an understanding of the concepts and physical principles underpinning VEDs. VEDs have manifold applications in technologies used in defense, civilian, medical, scientific, and industrial sectors. The authors build confidence among the readers seeking to desi...

Step into a world of wonder where animal antics and childhood joy collide! In Matthew Visits the Zoo, young readers join Matthew and his siblings on their very first trip to the zoo-a day bursting with curiosity, laughter and just the right amount of peanut butter. From the moment the gates swing open, the adventure begins: giraffes that might be very tall dogs, monkeys with a suspicious eye on Matthew's sandwich, and sun bears who've mastered the art of cuteness.Told with...