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This is the second edition of the highly successful Foundations on Rock, and is an up-to-date practical reference book describing current engineering practice in the investigation, design and construction of foundations on rock.This title will appeal to both the practicing engineer and the student of geological engineering.

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GOOD MANUAL BUT PRICEY
I am a dam engineer, working for an italian consulting company.
Foundations on rock is a good manual, being a reference book in our firm together with US army corps manuals.
Please consider that the author often follows Hoek's empirical approach for rock mechanics ( he wrote the update of one of Hoek books ).
Therefore I think you should buy this book if you like Hoek's approach.
This book includes several practical examples together with a complete description of the theory behind.
The only drawback of this book, on my opinion, is its price. Because of its price this book aims at the professionals market only.


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Movies Illustrated - August 1965 - Liz Taylor, Richard Burton Cover - Collectible Ads - Inside Stories: The Threat to Liz's Marriage / In Harm's Way: John Wayne / Ship Of Fools: Vivien Leigh / Lord Jm: Peter O'Toole / Whatever Happened to Pola Negri? / Ziegfeld Follies-Then & Now / The Sandpiper: Taylor, Burton - Plus more - VG Condition - Collectible - Rare Issue ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Recycling Today, published by G.I.E. Media, Inc. on February 1, 2005. The length of the article is 2050 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Second sight: Raynard Brown brings renewed vision to Richard Galamba's Galamba Metals group.(Galamba Metals Group LLC)(Company Profile)
Author: Brian Taylor
Publication: Recycling Today (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2005
Publisher: G.I.E. Media, Inc.
Volume: 43Issue: 2Page: 24(5)

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All geologists need a broad understanding of science to understand the processes they study and analytical techniques. In particular, geology students need to grasp basic physics, provided here in plain language and simple mathematics. Water, an essential component of geology, is emphasized, and many published errors on water are discernible when armed with this text. This updated edition discusses a range of topics, including electromagnetic radiation from optics to gamma rays, atomic structure and age-dating, heat and heat flow, electricity and magnetism, stress and strain, sea waves, acoustics, and fluids and fluid flow. It is indispensable for geology students, lecturers and researchers.

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It is increasingly vital that students of international relations and international law, diplomats and other negotiators and observers understand the conditions and realities within which global policy-making, including that relating to the environment, is undertaken. Thought-provoking yet hopeful, the ideas put forward in this book provide students, practitioners, policy-makers and experts with an essential handbook and guide to the field of Global Environmental Governance (GEG). It contains a comprehensive glossary of terms and a substantial list of acronyms, and also incorporates a compelling essay, challenging those concerned with the management of our planet and its inhabitants to understand and accept a vocabulary common to the often opposing GEG objectives which have emerged in the last fifty years.

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This book integrates recent advances in molecular and cell biology of hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) with developments in clinical research in stem cell-based therapy-providing an up-to-date review of novel cytokines and cellular components; animal models; cell preparation, selection, and collection; minimal residual disease and purging; expansion of progenitor cells; allogeneic and autologous transplantation; cellular gene and immunotherapy; and more. Examines key areas for treatment with HSC, including ambulatory care and monitoring, regimen-related toxicities, immunodeficiency and immunization, infection, chronic graft-versus-host and disease, secondary malignancies, and long-term quality of life. Covering stem cell pool regulation and the complex interplay of extrinsic and intrinsic events, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation - summarizes current understanding and development of clinical allogeneic HSC transplantation - discusses the use of allogeneic transplantations with reduced conditioning regimen or mini-transplantation - considers various strategies for mobilization of HSCs from peripheral blood (PB) of normal donors - details detection of bone marrow contamination by tumor cells and removal procedures - focuses on efforts to increase the ex vivo transduction efficiency of human HSCs with retroviral vectors - explores the effects of growth factor administration and leukapheresis on PB stem cell donors - shows the impact of CD34+ cell isolation and the relevance of expansion of HSC from bone marrow for clinical use - reveals how minimal residue disease detection assays are crucial for tracking the clinical significance of infused tumor cells - employs automated fluorescence image cytometry to study early HSC behavior following seeding Incorporating contributions from over 90 researchers who cite more than 2180 references to encourage continued study, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation is a blue-chip reference for hematologists, hematopathologists, oncologists, cytotherapists, transplantation immunologists, and molecular biologists.

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Flying Understood!
Robert L. Taylor approaches the subject of flying with a good understanding of the subject and its variables.No book is going to be complete and answer everyone's questions and fulfill everyone's needs on the subject of flying.He approaches his subject well and gives a great deal of information without being overwhelming.Most pilots, whether in the real world or simulation pilot's have just one book to answer all their questions and give them information.They have a library of many different books which address many different phases of the same subject.This is one of those books that needs to be in that library.

the genious behind the book
this is a very good book for begining flyers

Very informative on the basics of aeronautics and navigation
This was the first great book I've read concerning aviation. With only moderate knowledge of aviation previous to reading this book, I was very pleased with the enormous amount I had learned. Though it is very informative and intended for adult readers, this is not at all a complex, hard-to-understand book. I read it a few years ago when I was about ten or eleven years old. ... Read more

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Globalization and technological innovation have changed the way people, goods, and information move through and about cities. To remain, or become, economically and environmentally sustainable, cities and their regions must adapt to these changes by creating cutting-edge infrastructures that integrate advanced technologies, communications, and multiple modes of transportation.

The book defines cutting-edge infrastructures, details their importance to cities and their regions, and addresses the obstacles - technical, jurisdictional, financial, and social - to creating those infrastructures. Additionally, it explores issues behind the creation of new infrastructures: their integrated, technical components, the decision making involved in their creation, and the equity and environmental questions they raise.

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(Accelerated Development) Kent State Univ., OH. Acknowledges the contributions of Alfred Adler and illustrates the ways in which Adlerian ideas underpin and influence contemporary therapeutic approaches. Addresses counseling and psychotherapy for a social-cognitive perspective. For therapists. Softcover. ... Read more

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Written for fair-weather fliers, this book provides Visual Flight Rules pilots with an emergency reserve of basic Instrument Flight Rules capability, the bare-boned essentials of instrument flying techniques and procedures urgently needed to survive an encounter with low-visibility IFR conditions. Included are complete instructions in a simplified hands-off flying technique that minimizes the risk of loss of control when outside visual clues are lost. The physiological causes of spatial disorientation are explained, giving valuable insights into IFR's most treacherous aspect. Also discussed is how pilots can communicate effectively with air traffic control. ... Read more

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Required reading for all VFR pilots
I purchased this book soon after receiving my private pilot licence. If you examine the statistics, you'll find that a large number of accidents, particularly fatal accidents, occur when VFR-only pilots get into instrument conditions. That's where this book comes in. It is short, well-written, and provides a good strategy for getting yourself out of an instrument meteorological conditions encounter. I like the fact that the author does not assign blame to pilots who somehow find themselves in these conditions. Instead, he acknowledges that even with proper planning, these things can occur, and focuses on making it back to VFR conditions. If you're a non-instrument rated pilot, buy this book. It's a small price to pay for information that could save your life someday.

Good book
I think the author accomplished his goal with this book. It's easy to read, and you don't need to have a great experience for the use of the technics put in the book.

There are some surprises specially about the inner ear disorientation at a flight inside the clouds that I didn't know and I think every pilot around, including VFR should know, because s*** happens and you never know when you're going to face that situation.

A MUST READ AND HAVE FOR EVERYVFR PILOT.
EASY TO READ DESCRIPTIONS HOW A VFR PILOT CAN GET OUT OF IFR SITUATIONS. HOW TO COMMUNICATE INTELLIGENTLY TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL INFORMING THEM YOU'RE IN TROUBLE AND ENTERED CLOUDS AND CAN'T SEE THE GROUND. THE BOOK GIVES MANY HINTS ON WAYS TO AVOID GETING INTO "TROUBLE" AS A VFR PILOT. THE BOOK MAKES YOU A TEMPORARY IFR PILOT EXPLAINING THE METHODS AND JARGON OF AN IFR RATED PILOT. COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.

Accomplishes As The Title Implies
A nice easy to read and follow instruction regime for VFR pilots finding themselves in IFR conditions.Enough IFR information without overload.I'm glad I purchased this book and plan to review it from time to time for that one instance I find myself in IFR conditions.Even if you are thorough in your weather and pre flight briefings, it adds a bit of confidence knowing you have the tools to get you clear.The author covers the phases of flight under emergency IFR conditions up to landing safely. ... Read more