Digital video is everywhere! The engineers creating HDTV, mp3 players, and smart phones and their components are in need of essential information at a moment's notice. The Instant Access Series provides all the critical content that a digital video engineer needs in his or her daily work. This book provides an introduction to video as well as succinct overviews of analog and digital interfaces along with signal processing. This book is filled with images, figures, tables, and easy to find ...

A one-stop Desk Reference, for R&D engineers involved in communications engineering; this is a book that will not gather dust on the shelf. It brings together the essential professional reference content from leading international contributors in the field. Material covers a wide scope of topics including voice, computer, facsimile, video, and multimedia data technologies* A fully searchable Mega Reference Ebook, providing all the essential material needed by Communications Engineers on a ...

First published in 1984. This book is a detailed study of the way in which the growing Labour movement gradually ousted the Liberals in West Yorkshire between 1890 and 1924. It demonstrates the basis of old Liberalism and the strength of local non-conformity, and its powerful links with the textile and engineering industries. It shows how the Liberalism of this district was dominated by small groups of well-to-do leaders involved in these main industries. This study also shows the gradual ...

Bill Bryden's Cottesloe Company, which flourished at Peter Hall's National Theatre, was the English theatre's only true ensemble of the last thirty or so years. Impossible Plays tells the story of the company and the many actors and musicians connected to it.Co-written by Keith Dewhurst, author of eight plays for the group, and Jack Shepherd, a founder-actor, it explains the ideas behind the company's work and how the work was staged, and provides an idios...

A silly new twist on an old favorite! Follow the trail of the Itsy Bitsy Spider as he is blown out of the window of a barn and then drifts, flutters, and glides from farm animal to farm animal. Colors and farm animal sounds are introduced in this rhythmic title.

'Jack has been inspiring people to live their best lives for decades' Oprah WinfreyBestselling author of CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL will guide you through to new levels of passion, purpose and prosperity, with 52 affirmations and time-tested wisdom.'One of the Most Influential Leaders in Personal Growth and Achievement' SUCCESS MagazineIn our 24/7 world, sometimes we let life happen to us instead of taking c...

The Call of the Wild is a short adventure novel by Jack London, published in 1903 and set in Yukon, Canada, during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were in high demand. The central character of the novel is a dog named Buck. The story opens at a ranch in Santa Clara Valley, California, when Buck is stolen from his home and sold into service as a sled dog in Alaska. He becomes progressively feral in the harsh environment, where he is forced to fi...

"Part diary, part scientific journal, part detective story, part love story: The Case of Emily V is thoroughly post-modern in its deliberate blurring of the distinction between fact and fiction, its cavalier blending of literary genres. But Oatley's first novel … also resembles old 19th-century literature. His characters are dynamic, his storylines complex and suspenseful, his soial commentary broad and integral to the plot." - Marie Campbell, Quill& Quire Quotables

Step back into one of the most exciting decades in science fiction history with 27 unforgettable short stories from the 1960s. This remarkable collection captures the optimism, imagination, and boundless creativity of an era shaped by the Space Race, rapid technological change, and dreams of humanity’s future among the stars.Explore distant planets, mysterious civilizations, and unexpected encounters with stories from some of the greatest names in science fiction. ...

The explosive novel that confronts the Reformation's horror and heroism.It’s 1563 and Europe teeters on a knife-edge. Catholics and Protestants are on the brink of a war so catastrophic that it will kill millions and rage for a hundred years. One voice cries out—pleading for peace and calling for tolerance.Will that voice be heard, or will it be silenced?Based on real-life characters and events, this historical nov...

In the fourth stanza of Walt Whitman's epic poem, "Song of the Broad-Axe," the poet delves into the transformative power of the axe, a symbol of both destruction and creation. Through vivid imagery and rhythmic language, Whitman explores the axe's role in shaping the American landscape, from the felling of ancient forests to the construction of new settlements. This stanza captures the essence of Whitman's vision of a nation forged through both labor and violence, a testament to the indomi...

Motocross racing and moto-X freestyle both require these versatile cycles. Students will learn about the origin of motocross cycles, how they are modified for racing or freestyle, and how they are used in competitions.