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Igor Schagaev, Brian Kirk

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Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)

Now in its second edition, this book introduces an approach to active system control. This approach, when applied through design and development improves our technological systems. It extends concepts of system control using data accumulation, state and structural dependencies. The authors define these properties in terms of reliability, performance and energy-efficiency, and self-adaption. They describe how they bridge the gap between data accumulation and analysis in terms of interpolati...

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Brian Kirk, Jacob Thorne

The mainline church in the past few decades has witnessed a ghettoization of youth within the church, segregating them off to a particular room, perhaps in the basement, where they engage in ministry in isolation from the rest of the congregation. They are assigned a “youth minister” or “youth director,” often the staff person with the least experience, freeing up the “real” ministers to serve the adults in the church. They seldom serve on church boards or governing bodies in anything othe...

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Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman, Ramsey Campbell, Lisa Morton, Brian Kirk, Stephanie M. Wytovich, John Langan, Brian Hodge, Richard Thomas, Lucy A. Snyder

***Winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in the Anthology category***Want to see something weird?Embrace the odd? Satisfy your curiosity? Surrender to wonder?From Crystal Lake Publishing and the Bram Stoker Award-winning co-editor of the smash hit Gutted: Beautiful Horror Stories comes Behold! Oddities, Curiosities and Undefinable Wonders.Sixteen stories and two poems take you into the spaces between...

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Igor Schagaev, Brian Robinson Kirk

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Engineering (R0)

This book introduces an approach to active system control design and development to improve the properties of our technological systems. It extends concepts of control and data accumulation by explaining how the system model should be organized to improve the properties of the system under consideration. The authors define these properties as reliability, performance and energy-efficiency, and self-adaption. They describe how they bridge the gap between data accumulation and analysis in te...

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Kirk Zehnder

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Digital Voice Brian E

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The author's purpose in writing this book is as follows.First, it is to explore what the Bible teaches about the subject of sex and gender.Second, it is to help the reader understand the teachings of the Bible, equipping them to give a thoughtful and informed answer to anyone who asks why they hold a traditional view of sex and gender.The author...

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Crystal Lake Publishing, Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman, Ramsey Campbell, Kevin Lucia, Mercedes M. Yardley, Paul Tremblay, Damien Angelica Walters, Richard Thomas, Stephanie M. Wytovich, Brian Kirk, Christopher Coake, John F. D. Taff, Amanda Gowin, Lisa Mannetti

A disturbing journey into the beauty that rests inside the very heart of darkness.From the Bram Stoker Award-winning Crystal Lake Publishing and the editing duo who brought you the critically acclaimed small-town Lovecraftian horror anthology Shadows Over Main Street, comes Gutted: Beautiful Horror Stories.Awe meets ache.Terror becomes transcendence.Regret gives way to rebirth.Fifteen short stories and one poem span nearly every twisted corner of the h...

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Judith S. Trent, Henry C. Kenski, Kate M. Kenski, Dennis D. Cali, Theodore F. Sheckels, Melody Lehn, Brian Heslop, Patrick S. Loebs, Rita Kirk, Dan Schill, Zoe Spencer, David R. Dewberry, Jonathan H. Millen, Stephanie E. Bor, Joseph M. Valenzano III

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Bloomsbury Studies in Political Communication

This diverse and unique collection of essays examines a wide range of communication elements and themes in the context of the 2012 election. Topics include the early campaign and Romney’s nomination battle, candidate image, the rhetoric and campaigning of Michelle Obama and Ann Romney, issues of race, persuasive appeals to voters, the use of music and social media, and Obama’s second inaugural address. Studies of Communication in the 2012 Presidential Campaign aims not only to expand the c...

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Clive Barker, F. Paul Wilson, Chuck Palahniuk, Michael Bailey, Kevin J. Anderson, Christopher Golden, Sarah Pinborough, Yvonne Navarro, Joe R. Lansdale, Jonathan Maberry, Richard Chizmar, John Skipp, Gene O'Neill, Kasey Lansdale, Robert Ford, Todd Keisling, Paul Moore, Kelli Owen, Richard Thomas, Rachel Autumn Deering, Tim Waggonner, Marie O'Regan, Brian Kirk, Kealan Patrick Burke, Mercedes M. Yardley, Elizabeth Massie, Lisa Mannetti, Stephan Graham Jones, Vince A. Liaguno, David Wellington, Ramsey Campbell, Stephanie M. Wytovich, Tim Chizmar, Del Howison, Bev Vincent, Jessica Marie Baumgartner, Greg Chapman, Tom Monteleone, Lisa Morton, John Palisano, Jess Landry, James Chambers

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The Dream Weaver Books on Writing Fiction

Bram Stoker Award-winner for Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction!Nightmares come to life in this comprehensive how-to guide for new and established authors…Book two in Crystal Lake Publishing's The Dream Weaver series picks up where the Bram Stoker Award-nominated Where Nightmares Come From left off.It's Alive focuses on learning the craft in order to take your story from concept to completion.With an introduction by Richar...

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Andrew Blitzer, Brian E. Benson, Diana N. Kirke

The most comprehensive, state-of-the-art guide available on the use of botulinum neurotoxin for head & neck disorders!Senior author Andrew Blitzer is an internationally renowned pioneer on the use of botulinum neurotoxin for functional disorders, with unparalleled expertise on this topic. Joined by esteemed co-editors Brian Benson and Diana Kirke, with multidisciplinary contributors, Botulinum Neurotoxin for Head and Neck Disorders Second Edition fills a g...

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Taksala Abeyguawardena, Kat Albrecht, Jacob Babb, Ezra Brain, Eric Brinkman, Stephanie Chang, Daniel P. Compora, Joshua W. Katz, Brian Keiper, Joel Kirk, Todd G. Morrison, Natalie O'Reilly, Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns, Sony Jalarajan Raj, Andrew Smith, Brenan R. R. Smith, Michael Stock, Adith K. Suresh, Eduardo Veteri, Olivia Wood, Emiliano Aguilar, John Darowski, Will Dodson, Dr Reece Goodall

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Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Directors

In A Critical Companion to Wes Craven, contributors use a variety of theoretical frameworks to analyze distinct areas of Craven’s work, including ecology, auteurism, philosophy, queer studies, and trauma. This book covers both the successes and failures contained in Craven’s extensive filmography, ultimately revealing a variegated portrait of his career. Scholars of film studies, horror, and ecology will find this book particularly interesting.

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Clive Barker, Joe R. Lansdale, Stephen King, John Connolly, Charlaine Harris, Lisa Morton, Jonathan Maberry, Christopher Golden, Richard Chizmar

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The Dream Weaver Books on Writing Fiction

Book one in Crystal Lake Publishing's The Dream Weaver series...Where Nightmares Come From focuses on the art of storytelling in the Horror genre, taking an idea from conception to reality—whether you prefer short stories, novels, films, or comics.Featuring in-depth articles and interviews by Joe R. Lansdale (Hap & Leonard series), Clive Barker (Books of Blood), John Connolly (Charlie Parker series), Ramsey ...

A perennial bestseller, the Digital Avionics Handbook offers a comprehensive view of avionics. Complete with case studies of avionics architectures as well as examples of modern systems flying on current military and civil aircraft, this Third Edition includes:Ten brand-new chapters covering new topics and emerging trendsSignificant restructuring to deliver a more coherent and cohesive storyUpdates to all existing chapters...