In a developing country we require large amounts of energy to sustain our industries. Most of the energy required is generated in coal-fired power stations. In these power stations or power plants, available fuel (such as coal) is used to heat up large quantities of water to obtain steam. This steam is used to drive steam turbines connected to generators which supply our electricity. Thermodynamics is the study of the laws that govern heat and work. Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynami...

Na de veroveringen van Caesar drukten de Romeinen een onuitwisbare stempel op het gebied dat nu België en Nederland vormt. Ze organiseerden het bestuur, legden wegen aan, stichtten steden die uitgroeiden tot bakens van Romeinse cultuur en ontwikkelden deze uithoek - met zijn vruchtbare gronden, economische centra en een onmisbaar reservoir aan soldaten - tot een sleutelregio van het West-Romeinse Rijk.Toch had de Romeinse overheersing ook een donkere keerzijde.De verwoestend...

In 'The Oxford Book of Poetry,' readers are invited to explore an expansive compendium that captures the essence of poetic expression through the ages. This anthology brings together an illustrious array of voices 'Äî from the evocative sonnets of Shakespeare to the Romantic musings of Wordsworth, the visionary verses of Blake, and the haunting cadences of Poe. The collection traverses numerous literary movements, showcasing a tapestry of emotion and thought ranging from epic narratives to...

Caesar was a surpassing military genius. Among students and professionals of the martial art prime interest in the great Roman's career centers, upon his campaigns, leading with his immemorial conquest of Gaul. Of this, in his Commentaries, "admirable for their directness and luminous simplicity of statement," he was his own inimitable historian. The stirring record of his nine years' struggle against the warlike tribes that resisted Roman conquest in what is now France is the most famous ...

Learn from the best military strategists of history how best to fight your battles in Strategy Masters. This collection includes three major military and political strategy texts: The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli, The Art of War by Sun Tzu, and The Gallic Wars by Julius Caesar. These three books, though written specifically about military and political strategies, are frequently cited by modern business strategists as insightful looks at human nature and philosophy.The Prince – Th...

Some of Today's Leading Black Voices—Including 3 Oscar® Winners, 23 Grammy® Winners, 8 Emmy® Winners, and 5 Golden Globe® Winners—Performing Today’s New International Version (TNIV)This ambitious and critically-acclaimed presentation of the Bible is set to an original musical underscore performed by the Prague Symphony Orchestra and a Hollywood-style sound design created by Technicolor Studios. Listen as the voices of Idris Elba, Blair Underwood, Taraji P. Henson, ...

The Principles of Success explicates the principles great leaders follow to attain their objectives. The book examines: these leaders’ great resolve; their methods of thinking, formulating their objectives, and studying their rival; their striking the rival’s vital points; their striking swiftly at the critical time; their striking in combination; their creating or exposing vital points in the rival; and, their parrying the rival’s strikes. (These principles are as frequently appl...

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Jesus is the center of Christian faith and the Bible is its holy book, its sacred scriptures. For hundreds of years, this meant that Jesus was divine and the Bible was a divine product. This remains the primary perspective for many Christians today. However, it has mutated appreciably for others. It is not that Jesus is no longer thought of as the center of Christian faith or the Bible as Christianitys sacred scriptures. Those remain true for everyone. However, studies in biblical criticis...

Rätt kost är lika viktigt som sömn och fysisk aktivitet för ett liv i balans. Men det är inte helt lätt att navigera bland alla råd och rön som omger oss: Vad, hur och varför bör vi äta för att kroppen ska kunna prestera optimalt och må som bäst?Läkaren och forskaren Kerstin Brismar lotsar oss igenom näringsprocesser, konkreta kostråd samt problem och utmaningar kring kost. Brismar har många års erfarenhet från både kliniska studier och patientmottagning, vilket har gett henne en d...

During Julius Caesar’s reign over Rome, he fought and led in a number of large battles across the continent, seeking to expand the empire and unite the continent into one large dominion. For 9 years, his conquests took place against Germanic and Celtic people who opposed the Roman Empire. These battles were hard-fought and memorable, and Caesar took great effort to share the stories with the world by writing The Gallic Wars.Throughout the book, Caesar delves into the details of his...

Alexander der Große forderte am 1. Oktober 331 v. Chr. eine bedeutend stärkere, persische Streitmacht heraus – und siegte dank seiner überlegenen Strategie. Mehr als 2000 Jahre später folgt Ryanair der gleichen Strategie, um sich im Wettbewerb mit weit größeren Airlines wie Lufthansa und British Airways durchzuSetzen.In seinem mitreißenden Managementbuch "Strategien für Herausforderer" führt Robert Edward Neurohr die Leser in die Welt der großen Feldherren und zeig...