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  • Runner's World Guide to Adventure Racing

    How to Become a Successful Racer and Adventure Athlete

    by Ian Adamson, Editors of Runner's World Maga ...
    Series series Runner's World
    How to Become a Successful Racer and Adventure AthleteWhy should you take a pair of sandals, a dollar bill, and a car antenna to your next adventure race? You'll find the answer to that question and many others in Runner's World Guide to Adventure Racing. In this authoritative guide, Ian Adamson shares his insider secrets for training, racing, team building, conflict management, injury prevention, ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Energy Landscape in the Republic of South Africa

    by Ian Staffell, Kerry-Ann Adamson, Bruno G. Pollet ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    A timely overview of the energy landscape in South Africa (RSA) is presented in this Springerbrief. The background and context to the current situation, and analysis of the policies being put forward by the government for the near future are described. Four broad areas are covered: reserves and production of fossil fuels, the electricity sector, the rapidly growing exploitation of renewable energy ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

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    Weapon of Choice

    Fighting Gun Violence While Respecting Gun Rights

    by Ian Ayers, Fredrick E. Vars ...
    Narrated by Rick Adamson ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 3 min

    Efforts to reduce gun violence in the United States face formidable political and constitutional barriers. Legislation that would ban or broadly restrict firearms runs afoul of the Supreme Court's current interpretation of the Second Amendment. And gun rights advocates have joined a politically savvy firearm industry in a powerful coalition that stymies reform.Ian Ayres and Fredrick Vars suggest a ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Thirty Years of Astronomical Discovery with UKIRT

    The Scientific Achievement of the United Kingdom InfraRed Telescope

    Edited by Andy Adamson, John Davies, E. Ian Robson, Ian Robson ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    These are the proceedings of an international meeting hosted by the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the dedication of the UKIRT, the United Kingdom InfraRed Telescope.The volume comprises 31 professional level papers. The first part of the book has 10 thorough reviews of the conception, design and build of the telescope, as well as accounts of some its key ... Read more

    $188.99 USD

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  • Road Lighting

    Fundamentals, Technology and Application

    by Wout van Bommel ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book outlines the underlying principles on which modern road lighting is based, and provides the reader with knowledge of how these principles should be applied in practice.This book offers a completely fresh approach to the subject, reflecting how the technology of road lighting has progressed to keep up with the changes in lamp technology, especially in solid state light sources, and the ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space

    by Janna Levin ...
    The authoritative story of the headline-making discovery of gravitational waves—by an eminent theoretical astrophysicist and award-winning writer.From the author of How the Universe Got Its Spots and A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines, the epic story of the scientific campaign to record the soundtrack of our universe.Black holes are dark. That is their essence. When black holes collide, they will ... Read more

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    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Aliens

    The World's Leading Scientists on the Search for Extraterrestrial Life

    Edited by Jim Al-Khalili ...
    In these lively and fascinating essays edited by theoretical physicist Jim Al-Khalili, scientists from around the world weigh in on the latest advances in the search for intelligent life in the universe and discuss just what that might look like.Since 2000, science has seen a surge in data and interest on several fronts related to E.T. (extraterrestrials); A.I. (artificial intelligence); and SETI ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

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  • Surviving The Marathon Des Sables

    by Pieter Peereboom ...
    The Marathon des Sables is billed as the toughest footrace on Earth. It consists of around 150 miles of running across scorching desert plains and peaks, in temperatures soaring above 40 degrees C. As if the distance, the heat and the terrain were not enough, the whole race must be completed carrying all the food and kit required for the seven days of the event.The Marathon des Sables is an ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Preparing for Peak Oil in South Africa

    An Integrated Case Study

    by Jeremy J. Wakeford ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    Oil is the lifeblood of modern industrial economies. Petroleum powers virtually all motorized transport, which in turn enables most economic activities and provides mobility for citizens. But oil is a finite resource that is steadily depleting. In the past decade, the phenomenon of global peak oil – the fact that annual world oil production must at some point reach a maximum and then decline – has ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Biomass and Biofuels from Microalgae

    Advances in Engineering and Biology

    Edited by Navid R. Moheimani, Parisa A. Bahri, Karne de Boer, Mark P. McHenry ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This comprehensive book details the most recent advances in the microalgae biological sciences and engineering technologies for biomass and biofuel production in order to meet the ongoing need for new and affordable sources of food, chemicals and energy for future generations. The chapters explore new microalgae cultivation techniques, including solid (biofilm) systems, and heterotrophic ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • The Cosmos For Kids (I Spy Universe)

    Solar System and Planets in our Universe

    by Speedy Publishing ...
    Series series Awesome Kids Educational Books
    A parent who wishes to teach a child more about the universe needs to definitely help the child understand the many items that occupy our galaxy. This book would be excellent because a young child will not be skilled enough to gather information from a text only book. However, this is an illustrated guide of the cosmos that will show beautiful and artistically created pictures that will stick in ... Read more

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  • Virtual Biorefinery

    An Optimization Strategy for Renewable Carbon Valorization

    Edited by Antonio Bonomi, Otavio Cavalett, Marcelo Pereira da Cunha, Marco A. P. Lima ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book presents a concise framework for assessing technical and sustainability impacts of existing biorefineries and provides a possible road map for development of novel biorefineries. It offers a detailed, integrated approach to evaluate the entire biomass production chain, from the agricultural feedstock production and transportation, to the industrial conversion and commercialization & use ... Read more

    $89.99 USD