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203 produkter
NASA Moon Mission Operations Manual
Av David Baker
Häftad, 2019
350 kr
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Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing by Apollo 11.This book concludes the story of the Apollo project, detailing all the engineering developments made and the research carried out during the manned Moon missions. NASA Moon Missions Operations Manual completes …
Interceptor! Spitfires to Foxbats
The fastest chase planes with seconds to launch
Av David Baker
Häftad, 2026
123 kr
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Convair B-36 Peacemaker
1949–59
Av David Baker
Inbunden, 2020
271 kr
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Unofficially named the 'Peacemaker', the Convair B-36 is a legend of the Cold War. With six powerful radial engines and four turbojets paired in pods, the B-36 was America's 'Big Stick' that could subdue would-be aggressors with unrestrained nuclear retribution at a level unmatched by any other …
International Space Station Owners' Workshop Manual
1998–2011 (all stages)
Av David Baker
Inbunden, 2015
272 kr
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The International Space Station (ISS) is a permanently manned earth-orbiting complex where astronauts carry out research into a wide range of scientific activities. It comprises modules built in the USA, Russia, Europe, Japan and Canada. Author David Baker examines how the ISS was built, the …
Shortest History of Sex
Two Billion Years of Procreation and Recreation
Av David Baker
Häftad, 2024
142 kr
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From the first microbial exchanges of DNA to Tinder and sexbots, how did sex begin, and how did it evolve to be so varied and complex in humans? What influence do our genetic ancestors have on our current love lives? And what might sex look like in the future?With acuity, humor, and respect for …
Apollo 13 Manual 50th Anniversary Edition
1970 (including Saturn V, CM-109, SM-109, LM-7)
Av David Baker
Inbunden, 2020
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
313 kr
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A special new edition of the Apollo 13 Manual, published to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of the Moon mission launched in April 1970, which very nearly turned into a catastrophe., New content includes an expanded look at what was learned from the analysis of the problems that precipitated the …
Nuclear Weapons Manual
All models from 1945
Av David Baker
Inbunden, 2017
313 kr
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1945 onwards (strategic and tactical delivery systems), Much misinformation has been published by those who support, as well as those who are against, the continued deployment of nuclear weapons as instruments of deterrence. This book provides an apolitical description of nuclear weapons, how they …
NASA Mercury Owners' Workshop Manual
1958 to 1963 (all models)
Av David Baker
Inbunden, 2017
313 kr
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1958 to 1963 (all models), The NASA Mercury programme bridged the gap between the hypersonic X-15 and the two-man Gemini spacecraft, which in turn led to the Apollo spacecraft. This Manual completes the Haynes Workshop manual series of US and Russian piloted space vehicles. The Mercury programme …
Adolf Galland
The Authorised Biography
Av David Baker
Häftad, 2025
321 kr
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A remarkable story of integrity, skill and survival in a world divided by war The most famous German fighter pilot of World War II, Adolf Galland was respected by both comrades and former enemies alike. A highly decorated ‘ace’ with over 100 air-to-air victories in the West, he was a recipient of …
NASA Space Shuttle Owners' Workshop Manual
An insight into the design, construction and operation of the NASA Space Shuttle
Av David Baker
Inbunden, 2011
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
271 kr
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Designed between 1969 and 1972 and first flown into space in 1981, the NASA Shuttle will have flown almost 140 missions by the time it is retired in 2010. David Baker describes the origin of the reusable launch vehicle concept during the 1960s, its evolution into a viable flying machine in the …
Lost American Projects: A Spacecraft Modellers Guide
Häftad, 2024
251 kr
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Bring to life America’s most amazing space projects that never were, using highly illustrated step-by-step guides.The major American space programmes that carried crews are well known. From Mercury, Gemini and Apollo in the 1960s and into the 1970s, through to the 1980s Space Shuttle, which made …
US Air Power 1945-1990 Volume 1
US Fighters and Fighter-Bombers, 1945-1949
Av David Baker
Häftad, 2024
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
225 kr
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Examines the early Cold War development of the USAFs jet fighters and fighter-bombers, detailing political, industrial, and technological challenges and innovations.In the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, the air forces of the United States faced unprecedented challenges. …
The End of Wisdom?
The Future of Libraries in a Digital Age
Häftad, 2016
635 kr
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The End of Wisdom? The Future of Libraries in a Digital Age assembles opinion pieces, forecasts, strategy options, and case studies from leading worldwide politicians, academics, educators, authors, publishers, captains of industry, senior public sector workers, library directors, IT gurus and …
End of Wisdom?
The Future of Libraries in a Digital Age
E-bok, 2016
859 kr
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The End of Wisdom? The Future of Libraries in a Digital Age assembles opinion pieces, forecasts, strategy options, and case studies from leading worldwide politicians, academics, educators, authors, publishers, captains of industry, senior public sector workers, library directors, IT gurus and …
Digital Information Strategies
From Applications and Content to Libraries and People
Häftad, 2015
703 kr
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Digital Information Strategies: From Applications and Content to Libraries and People provides a summary and summation of key themes, advances, and trends in all aspects of digital information at the present time. This helpful resource explores the impact of developing technologies on the …
Digital Information Strategies
From Applications and Content to Libraries and People
E-bok, 2015
849 kr
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Digital Information Strategies: From Applications and Content to Libraries and People provides a summary and summation of key themes, advances, and trends in all aspects of digital information at the present time.This helpful resource explores the impact of developing technologies on the …
Future Directions in Digital Information
Predictions, Practice, Participation
Av Baker,Davi, David Baker m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
930 kr
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The last decade has seen significant global changes that have impacted the library, information, and learning services and sciences. There is now a mood to find pragmatic information solutions to pressing global challenges. Future Directions in Digital Information presents the latest ideas and …
Future Directions in Digital Information
Predictions, Practice, Participation
E-bok, 2020
1319 kr
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The last decade has seen significant global changes that have impacted the library, information, and learning services and sciences. There is now a mood to find pragmatic information solutions to pressing global challenges. Future Directions in Digital Information presents the latest ideas and …
Essentials of Toxicology for Health Protection
A handbook for field professionals
Av Norman HT Parkinson, Robert Maynard m. fl.
E-bok, 2012
793 kr
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Essentials of Toxicology for Health Protection is ideal as both a course book for students and a handbook for field professionals involved in responding to chemical incidents and local environmental concerns. Produced by Health Protection England, it offers a comprehensive and structured approach …
Britain For and Against Europe
British Politics and the Question of European Integration
Av David Baker, David Seawright
Inbunden, 1998
2974 kr
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This study, by a host of leading experts, provides the most up-to-date analysis of the often problematic relationship between various elements of British political culture and the developing European Union. The book opens with a general review of the history of this relationship since 1950, by …
Essentials of Toxicology for Health Protection
A handbook for field professionals
Av David Baker, Lakshman Karalliedde m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
1450 kr
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Essentials of Toxicology for Health Protection is ideal as both a course book for students and a handbook for field professionals involved in responding to chemical incidents and local environmental concerns. Produced by Health Protection England, it offers a comprehensive and structured approach …
Libraries, Digital Information, and COVID
Practical Applications and Approaches to Challenge and Change
Häftad, 2021
971 kr
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COVID-19 is profoundly affecting the ways in which we live, learn, plan, and develop. What does COVID-19 mean for the future of digital information use and delivery, and for more traditional forms of library provision? Libraries, Digital Information, and COVID gives immediate and long-term …
Libraries, Digital Information, and COVID
Practical Applications and Approaches to Challenge and Change
E-bok, 2021
1378 kr
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COVID-19 is profoundly affecting the ways in which we live, learn, plan, and develop. What does COVID-19 mean for the future of digital information use and delivery, and for more traditional forms of library provision? Libraries, Digital Information, and COVID gives immediate and long-term …
Benchmarking Library, Information and Education Services
New Strategic Choices in Challenging Times
Av Baker,Davi, David Baker m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
968 kr
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Benchmarking Library, Information and Education Services: New Strategic Choices in Challenging Times provides the foundations of ongoing research in the development of collections and services. The book contributes to practical outputs of general benefit to the sector, including customers, clients …
Benchmarking Library, Information and Education Services
New Strategic Choices in Challenging Times
Av Cliff Wragg, Caroline Williams m. fl.
E-bok, 2023
1373 kr
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Benchmarking Library, Information and Education Services: New Strategic Choices in Challenging Times provides the foundations of ongoing research in the development of collections and services. The book contributes to practical outputs of general benefit to the sector, including customers, clients …
Insights in Sound
Visually Impaired Musicians' Lives and Learning
Häftad, 2019
727 kr
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Music has long been a way in which visually impaired people could gain financial independence, excel at a highly-valued skill, or simply enjoy musical participation. Existing literature on visual impairment and music includes perspectives from the social history of music, ethnomusicology, child …
Midwest Eclogue
Poems
Av David Baker
Häftad, 2007
263 kr
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Midwest Eclogue is a profound dialogue between the heartland and the heart. David Baker's devotions are erotic and familial, natural and environmental, literary and social. Inspired by the landscape of the Midwest, Baker's landscape of human passions—haunted by roots and wings—is rendered in a rich …
Never-Ending Birds
Poems
Av David Baker
Häftad, 2011
258 kr
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Part map, part travelogue, part chronicle, part autobiography, Never-Ending Birds explores a variety of landscapes from Midwestern villages to the boroughs of big cities. Steeped in story—divorce, loss, raising a child, uncovering old worlds and new loves—these poems are gracefully lived in, lived …
