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  • Mechanics Of Elastic Solids

    by David W A Rees ...
    This book examines the issues across the breadth of elasticity theory. Firstly, the underpinning mathematics of vectors and matrices is covered. Thereafter, the equivalence between the inidicial, symbolic and matrix notations used for tensors is illustrated in the preparation for specific types of material behaviour to be expressed, usually as a response function from which a constitutive stress ... Read more

    $142.19 USD

  • Mechanics Of Engineering Structures, The

    by David W A Rees ...
    Engineering structures considered include bars, columns, struts, tubes, vessels, beams, springs and frames. The loadings imposed upon them are, typically, tension, compression and shear, bending, torsion and pressure, separately and in combination. The mechanics of such structures examine the manner in which they each bear their respective loading in a safe predictable way. This aids design ... Read more

    $48.59 USD

  • Mechanics Of Solids And Structures (2nd Edition)

    by David W A Rees ...
    The fifteen chapters of this book are arranged in a logical progression. The text begins with the more fundamental material on stress and strain transformations with elasticity theory for plane and axially symmetric bodies, followed by a full treatment of the theories of bending and torsion. Coverage of moment distribution, shear flow, struts and energy methods precede a chapter on finite elements ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Cognition Switch #2

    by Martin Rees, Michael Shermer, Peter Staudenmaier, Sabine Hossenfelder, Kate Raworth, Benjamin G Martin, Noah Charney, David Wengrow, Kimberley Brownlee, Tali Sharot, Robert Simpson, Thea Bechshoft, Jon Butterworth, Bill Nye, Huw Price, Henry Cowles ...
    Series Book 2 - Cognition Switch
    Cognition Switch: An Artefact for the Transmission of New IdeasIssue #2: January 2019Featuring Ideas by:Michael Shermer, Peter Staudenmaier, Sabine Hossenfelder, Kate Raworth, Benjamin G Martin, Noah Charney, David Wengrow, Kimberley Brownlee, Tali Sharot, Robert Simpson, Thea Bechshoft, Martin Rees, Jon Butterworth, Bill Nye, Huw Price, and Henry Cowles ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Where Now the Smile...

    The Hymn Book, #2

    by David Rees-Thomas ...
    Series Book 2 - The Hymn Book
    Where Now the Smile... Hymn Book Volume IIIn the hills and housing estates around Caerphilly, three people remain bound by a childhood they cannot fully escape.Glen moves between the respectable life he has built with his wife and children and the damaged one he shares with Janine and Alun. Janine rarely leaves her flat, carrying a silence that those around her do not know how to reach. Alun still ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    The Sovereign Individual

    Mastering the Transition to the Information Age

    by James Dale Davidson, Lord William Rees-Mogg ...
    Narrated by Michael David Axtell ...

    Unabridged

    19 hours 20 min

    Now featuring a new preface by Peter ThielTwo renowned investment advisors and authors of the bestseller The Great Reckoning bring to light both currents of disaster and the potential for prosperity and renewal in the face of radical changes in human history as we move into the next century.The Sovereign Individual details strategies necessary for adapting financially to the next phase of Western ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • How to Sharpen Pencils

    A Practical & Theoretical Treatise on the Artisanal Craft of Pencil Sharpening for Writers, Artists, Contractors, Flange Turners, Anglesmiths, & Civil Servants

    by David Rees ...
    A hilarious guide to the lost art of artisanal pencil sharpening"...I am so thrilled David Rees is picking up the reins of the forgotten art of manual graphite-encased-in-wood point-crafting. I love my pencil!"—AMY SEDARIS"You may think that sharpening a pencil is easy, but David Rees makes it look hard, and that makes all the difference."—JOHN HODGMAN"Truly, my life before I was presented with ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • At What Price?

    Inspector Price, #1

    by David Rees-Thomas ...
    Series Book 1 - Inspector Price
    In the misty valleys of South Wales, a man collapses on Aber's busy streets with a fatal wound, his final moments shrouded in dawn's eerie haze. Enter Inspector Price: a steadfast detective blending unyielding grit with profound compassion, navigating a world where toughness and kindness are the keys to survival.What begins as a suspected mugging near a shadowy cemetery spirals into chilling ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Things that Make for Peace

    Traversing Text and Tradition in Christianity and Islam

    by Anthony Rees, Mahsheed Ansari, Hakan Coruh, Anne Elvey, Suleyman Sertkaya, Marie-Louise Craig, U-Wen Low, David J. Neville, Zeki Saritoprak ...
    In a world that increasingly sees religion as a source of violence, this book explores resources from within religious traditions that might help build peace. Drawing from the rich textual histories of Christianity and Islam, the contributors mine their faith traditions for ways of thinking and ways of being that help shift perceptions about religion, and actively contribute to the growth of peace ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

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    The Milkman's on His Way

    by David Rees ...
    Narrated by Roux Cannon ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 16 min

    Ewan Macrae is gay. At the turn of the 1980s, being queer in a Cornish seaside town seems impossible.The teenage world he lives in is obsessed with girls, jobs and surfing, yet the handsome Leslie - his ripped surfing buddy - preoccupies Ewan's thoughts.Unsure if his parents will ever accept his sexuality, Ewan knows that in his claustrophobic hometown he’ll never fully be himself. Perhaps in a ... Read more

    $8.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBooks

    Also available as: eBooks

  • The Community Resilience Reader

    Essential Resources for an Era of Upheaval

    by Sarah Byrnes, Chuck Collins, Rosemary Cooper, Denise Fairchild, Joshua Farley, Richard Heinberg, Leena Iyengar, Mike Lydon, Asher Miller, Stephanie Mills, William Rees, Margaret Robertson, David Salt, Scott Sawyer, Howard Silverman, William Throop, Brian Walker, Al Weinrub, Rebecca Wodder ...
    The sustainability challenges of yesterday have become today’s resilience crises. National and global efforts have failed to stop climate change, transition from fossil fuels, and reduce inequality. We must now confront these and other increasingly complex problems by building resilience at the community level. But what does that mean in practice, and how can it be done in a way that’s effective ... Read more

    $28.09 USD

  • Presidents and Place

    America's Favorite Sons

    by Thomas Cobb, Ilias Ben Mna, D. Jason Berggren, Sam Edwards, Elizabeth Rees, Olga Maria May Akroyd, Wesley R. Bishop, Scott E. Buchanan, Frederick David Gordon0, Keith J. Muchowski1, Laura Álvarez Trigo2, Giuliano Santangeli Valenzani3, Lisa Payne Ossian4, Jeff Smith5 ...
    Presidents and Place: America's Favorite Sons highlights the interrelationship between America's leading political icons and various facets of space and place, including places of birth and death as well as regional allegiances, among others. The chapters examine the legacy of relationships between presidents and place in a variety of social and cultural forms, ranging from famous political ... Read more

    $93.19 USD