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Professional Chef
AvThe Culinary Institute of America (CIA)
Inbunden, Engelska, 2024
1 010 kr
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The Professional Chef is the quintessential kitchen companion from The Culinary Institute of America, used by hundreds of America's top chefs. This updated 10th Edition presents the skills and quality standards needed to master the fundamentals of cooking. A refreshed, modern design features simplified definitions and techniques streamlined into step-by-step instructions to support aspiring chefs and culinary students of any level.Revisions in the 10th edition include using modern plant-forward ingredients, in line with the CIA and Harvard's Menus of Change initiative, highlighting that vegetables can also be the star at the center of the plate. The authors merged meat and vegetable cookery chapters, and updated some recipes to feature plant-based ingredients, all revised in the CIA's own test kitchen.Chapters are reorganized to follow the CIA Culinary Fundamentals course more closely, with new troubleshooting sections based on frequent classroom questions, to help students and chefs solve problems before they occur, with updated text and photo examples.Updates for instructors and students include: "Method at a Glance" and "Method in Details" features provide overviews and in-depth step-by-step guidance"Beyond the Basics" sections offer ideas for expanding and improving upon techniques and recipes, with "Tips of the Trade" advice from real world kitchens"Preserving the Flavor" provides finishing instructions for each recipe and suggestions for reusing recipe byproductTechniques now include two sections of recipes: base examples, and "More to Try" variations for further exploration, plus "Quality Criteria" that describe the expected results from each techniqueIncludes even more recipes, illustrated with over 100 new full-color photos of ingredients, techniques, and plated dishes. Over 300 photos in totalWith focus on the simplicity and freshness of food and perfect kitchen technique, The Professional Chef, Tenth Edition is an essential introduction for students, and reference for every professional and home cook.
Kitchen Confidential
the man behind the major motion picture TONY
AvAnthony Bourdain
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
173 kr
The classic bestseller from the star of Parts Unknown and No Reservations: 25th Anniversary edition, with a new introduction by Irvine Welsh.THE MAN BEHIND THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, TONY, STARRING DOMINIC SESSA & EMILIA JONES.‘More gripping than a Stephen King novel' Sunday Times'Bawdy, bolshie and bursting with energy' Daily Mail'Nothing will be as sustaining and classic as this book' A. A. GillAfter twenty-five years of sex, drugs, bad behaviour and haute cuisine, chef and novelist Anthony Bourdain decided to tell all – and he meant all.From his first oyster in the Gironde as a child, to his lowly position as a dishwasher in a honky-tonk fish restaurant in Provincetown; from the kitchen of the Rainbow Room atop the Rockefeller Center to drug dealers in the East Village, from Tokyo to Paris and back to New York again, Bourdain’s tales of the kitchen are as passionate as they are unpredictable, as shocking as they are funny.In the twenty-five years since it was first published, Kitchen Confidential has become a modern classic for its uncensored, razor-sharp insight into the restaurant kitchen at boiling point.‘Rarely has a book been seized upon by a profession as the true gospel in such a manner' Jay Rayner‘Extraordinary … written with a clarity and a clear-eyed wit to put the professional food-writing fraternity to shame’ Observer
Knuttimring II
AvJan-Ove Jansson
Inbunden, Svenska, 2020
4,3 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(4)
372 kr
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Denna bok är en sammanslagning av boken Knuttimring- en arbetsbeskrivning steg för steg och boken Timmerknutar- traditionell knuttimring. Den visar hur man gör en timmerstomme från syllvarvet till takåsen. Den beskriver också hur man gör de allra vanligaste timmerknutarna: två olika rännknutar i rundtimmer, två olika slätknutar, dubbelkattsknuten med ett rakt hak och enkelkattsknuten med ett avsmalnande hak. Den berör även verktygen, timret, knutar i allmänhet, skarvning och lagning, dendrokronologi, ljugarbänk, hängränna etc. Landsbygdens timmerbygge och den gamla tidens timmerman har ett eget kapitel. Bokens många illustrationer och fotografier tillsammans med korta instruktiva texter gör arbetsgången enkel att följa.
Bygga i stolpverk : historiskt, hantverksmässigt och hållbart
AvUlrik Hjort Lassen
Häftad, Svenska, 2021
4,7 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(3)
334 kr
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Stolpverk är en byggnadsteknik med lång historia och finns i olika former över hela världen. Stolpverks konstruktioner kan utformas på många olika sätt. Det går att skapa vackra och rymliga byggnader och andra konstruktioner med enbart trä-i-trä förbindningar, som sedan är synliga i konstruktionen som vackra detaljer.

Det är nästan 100 år sedan en lärobok om stolpverksbyggande senast gavs ut i Sverige. Boken ger en introduktion till stolpverk och olika påritningstraditioner, samt en översikt över de i Sverige mest använda träförbindningarna.

I boken finns ett stort antal arbetsprocesser där man lär sig att pårita och tillverka olika träförbindningar med enkla metoder och verktyg. QR-koderna i boken ger även möjlighet att se instruktionsfilmer av de i boken beskrivna arbetsprocesserna. I slutet av boken finns ritningar och beskrivningar av hur man bygger en stolpverksbock och en 3x5 m stolpverkskonstruktion efter den påritningsmetod som på svenska kan kallas vinkelsystemet.

Välkommen in i stolpverkets värld. En byggteknik med oändliga möjligheter.

ULRIK HJORT LASSEN är timmerman och hantverksforskare. Han har undervisat i tio år på hantverksutbildningen på Institutionen för Kulturvård vid Göteborgs Universitet.År 2014 blev Ulrik klar med avhandlingen The Invisible Tools of a Timber Framer, som den första doktorn i ämnet hantverksforskning. Numera driver Ulrik sitt eget företag där han bygger nya stolpverkskonstruktioner och restaurerar historiska byggnader i Göteborgs området. Han håller också kurser i stolpverk för både nybörjare och erfarna hantverkare.
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Modern Recording Techniques
A Practical Guide to Modern Music Production
AvDavid Miles Huber,Emiliano Caballerom. fl.
Häftad, Engelska, 2023
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(1)
647 kr
Modern Recording Techniques is the bestselling, authoritative guide to sound and music recording. Whether you’re just starting out or are looking to improve your skills, this book provides an in-depth guide to the art and technologies of music production and is a must-have reference for all audio bookshelves. Using its familiar and accessible writing style, this new edition has been fully updated, presenting the latest production technologies and including detailed coverage of digital audio workstations (DAWs), networked audio, musical instrument digital interface (MIDI), signal processing and much more. Modern Recording Techniques is supported by a host of video tutorials, which provide additional listening and visual examples, making this text essential reading for students, instructors and professionals.This updated tenth edition includes:Newly expanded "Art and Technology" chapters, providing more tips, tricks and insights for getting the best out of your recording, mixing, monitoring and masteringAn expanded MIDI chapter to include MIDI 2.0More in-depth coverage of digital audio and the digital audio workstationGreater coverage of immersive audio, including Dolby Atmos Production
Nya järnsmidesboken
AvKarl-Gunnar Norén,Lars Enander
Häftad, Svenska, 2008
4,5 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(12)
338 kr
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Järn och smide känner många människor en svårförklarad dragning till. Kanske är det en del av den längtan till enkla och grundläggande levnadsvillkor som tillhör vår tid. I alla tider har smedyrket omgetts av ett skimmer av nästan magisk karaktär. Smeden tillverkade de verktyg och de vapen som betydde utkomst, liv och kanske död. Järnsmidesboken har under ett decennium vunnit fäste som standardbok för smide i hela Norden och även Tyskland. Också i Nya Järnsmidesboken beskrivs hela processen från hur en enkel smedja kan sättas upp till de nödvändiga verktygen och grunderna för själva smidet. Nu tillkommer dessutom nya kapitel om yxsmide, knivsmide och damasktekniken. Allt sker i dialog mellan en nutida smed med starka rötter i traditionellt smide och hans vetgirige lärling. Nya Järnsmidesbokens många teckningar och foton tar vid och levandegör sammanhangen där orden inte räcker till. Nya Järnsmidesboken vänder sig till alla som vill lära sig smida eller bara läsa om detta hantverk som haft och har stor betydelse för utvecklingen i samhället.
Eyes of the World
Mining the Digital Age in the Eastern DR Congo
AvJames H. Smith
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
285 kr
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The Eyes of the World focuses on the lives and experiences of Eastern Congolese people involved in extracting and transporting the minerals needed for digital devices.The digital devices that, many would argue, define this era exist not only because of Silicon Valley innovations but also because of a burgeoning trade in dense, artisanally mined substances like tantalum, tin, and tungsten. In the tentatively postwar Eastern DR Congo, where many lives have been reoriented around artisanal mining, these minerals are socially dense, fueling movement and innovative collaborations that encompass diverse actors, geographies, temporalities, and dimensions. Focusing on the miners and traders of some of these “digital minerals,” The Eyes of the World examines how Eastern Congolese understand the work in which they are engaged, the forces pitted against them, and the complicated process through which substances in the earth and forest are converted into commodified resources. Smith shows how violent dispossession has fueled a bottom-up social theory that valorizes movement and collaboration—one that directly confronts both private mining companies and the tracking initiatives implemented by international companies aspiring to ensure that the minerals in digital devices are purified of blood.
Norrsken : den heltäckande handboken
AvCarl Bergstrand
Inbunden, Svenska, 2023
4,9 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(28)
329 kr
Hör du till dem som ännu inte har sett norrsken eller till dem som redan har det? Under de närmaste åren förväntas fler och starkare norrsken över hela Sverige, eftersom vi går mot det som kallas solmaximum, den tid av solcykeln då solfläckarna blir som flest. Den här handboken förklarar hur solfläckarna ger upphov till norrsken, varför förekomsten växlar över åren och vad som orsakar norrskenets olika färger. Här finns också kloka tips om vad man ska tänka på när man ger sig ut i förhoppning om att se den fascinerande ljusdansen.
Boken passar både den som aldrig tidigare sett norrsken och den inbitne fantasten som vill veta mer om sambandet mellan solvindsplasmat och jordens magnetfält – och kanske kunna göra sina egna norrskensprognoser.
Betraktelser i omloppsbana
AvMarcus Wandt,Martin Wicklin
Inbunden, Svenska, 2024
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(2)
305 kr
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Marcus Wandt lämnade jorden som ESA-astronaut den 18 januari 2024. Han tillbringade nästan 22 dygn i rymden, varav 18 dagar ombord på internationella rymdstationen ISS, och hann med 346 varv runt vår planet. I och med färden blev Marcus Wandt den tredje svensken i rymden. Med lekfull entusiasm beskrivs hur det var att som en av få utvalda få lämna vår planets atmosfär och hur man hanterar livet i tyngdlöshet. Boken är även en berättelse om mod och att våga ta risker, om riskerna är värda att tas. Han reflekterar också över vikten av den forskning som genomförs på ISS, om värdet av att sträva vidare framåt, att ständigt flytta fram gränserna, inte bara för vår egen eller enskilda länders skull, utan för hela mänskligheten och dess framtid.
"Respektfullt berättar Wandt också om tankarna inför och under den riskabla uppskjutningen. Väl installerad på rymdstationen målar han sedan upp en färgstark bild av rymdvardagen – hur. man umgås, sover, äter, städar, gör sin toalett och genomför forskningsuppdrag, men också hur man griper tillfällena att stilla begrunda vyn över vår jord och tankarna detta skapar. Interfolierat i berättelsen ger Wandt dessutom fakta om exempelvis rymdforskningens, rymdfärdernas och inte minst rymdmatens historia. Sammantaget lyckas författarteamet skapa en synnerligen välskriven, dynamisk, spännande, men också informativ text, som ger läsaren både ingående kunskaper om rymdvistelser och en känsla för hur dessa upplevs ur en astronauts eget perspektiv. Helhetsbetyg: 4."
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GNADD : svensk utveckling av autonoma drönare - på rekordtid
AvNils Bildt
Kartonnage, Svenska, 2025
222 kr
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Sveriges försvarsteknik kan bli världsledande på framför allt mjukvara till drönare. GNADD är ett bevis på detta. Mycket kan bli bättre och effektivare.
Pål Jonson, försvarsminister
Boken beskriver hur man driver projekt och utveckling fem gånger snabbare än normalt, i detta fall på ett och inte fem år, det vill säga parallellt och inte sekventiellt, och dessutom med mycket lägre risk. Den bygger på läget i kriget i Ukraina, den asymmetriska pris- och prestandautvecklingen inom autonomi och drönarsvärmar, den snabba tekniska utvecklingen och behovet av upprustning i nya former och tjänstebaserade affärsmodeller. Den skildrar hur projektet drevs och hur ett högt tempo hölls genom metoder såsom scrum, Skunk Works, agilitet, KISS och 80/20-modellen.
Nils Bildt redogör för hur riskerna hanterades med en tydlig målbild, flera faser med många små, snabba steg och tester med feedback, information till och stöd från användare, det vill säga kunderna, samt med en tydlig, tillgänglig och öppen ledning och uppbackning från en väl förankrad referensgrupp och en kapabel styrgrupp.
Texten skildrar också hur osäkerhet hanterades, hur okända frågeställningar och friktioner löstes under hand, samt hur alla stimulerades med uppmuntran i form av närhet, feedback, beröm och belöning och/eller befordran för att skapa goda föredömen framöver – så att andra också vågar.
Boken sammanfattar lärdomar från projektet och lyfter fram de avgörande framgångsfaktorerna. Den vänder sig till entreprenörer, projektledare och officerare som vill lära sig hur man driver framgångsrika projekt – men också till militärtekniskt intresserade och politiker. För den som vill förstå hur projekt kan genomföras snabbare, med lägre risk och högre träffsäkerhet, fungerar den som en vägledning.
Ljud, buller & vibrationer
AvJohnny Andersson
Inbunden, Svenska, 2017
938 kr
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Black Holes
The Key to Understanding the Universe
AvProfessor Brian Cox,Professor Jeff Forshaw
Häftad, Engelska, 2023
145 kr
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A Brief History of Time for the 21st CenturyAt the heart of our galaxy lies a monster so deadly, not even light can escape its grasp. Its secrets lie waiting to be discovered. It’s time to explore our universe’s most mysterious inhabitantsBlack Holes At the heart of the Milky Way lies a supermassive black hole 4 million times more massive than our Sun. A place where space and time are so warped that light is trapped if it ventures within 12 million km. According to Einstein, inside lies the end of time. According to 21st-century physics, the reality may be far more bizarre. Black holes lie where the most massive stars used to shine and at the edge of our current understanding. They are naturally occurring objects, the inevitable creations of gravity when too much matter collapses into not enough space. And yet, although the laws of nature predict them, they fail fully to describe them.Black holes are places in space and time where the laws of gravity, quantum physics and thermodynamics collide. Originally thought to be so intellectually troubling that they simply could not exist, it is only in the past few years that we have begun to glimpse a new synthesis; a deep connection between gravity and quantum information theory that describes a holographic universe in which space and time emerge from a network of quantum bits, and wormholes span the void.In this groundbreaking book, Professor Brian Cox and Professor Jeff Forshaw take you to the edge of our understanding of black holes; a scientific journey to the research frontier spanning a century of physics, from Einstein to Hawking and beyond, that ends with the startling conclusion that our world may operate like a giant quantum computer.
Nuclear War: A Scenario
AvAnnie Jacobsen
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
168 kr
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WITH A NEW AFTERWORDThe INSTANT New York Times bestseller Instant Los Angeles Times bestsellerFinalist, Dayton Literary Peace PrizeOne of NPR's Books We LoveOne of Newsweek Staffers' Favorite Books of the YearShortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize“In Nuclear War: A Scenario, Annie Jacobsen gives us a vivid picture of what could happen if our nuclear guardians fail….Terrifying.”—The Wall Street JournalThere is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in a matter of hours: nuclear war. And one of the triggers for that war would be a nuclear missile inbound toward the United States.Every generation, a journalist has looked deep into the heart of the nuclear military establishment: the technologies, the safeguards, the plans, and the risks. These investigations are vital to how we understand the world we really live in—where one nuclear missile will beget one in return, and where the choreography of the world’s end requires massive decisions made on seconds’ notice with information that is only as good as the intelligence we have.Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen’s Nuclear War: A Scenario explores this ticking-clock scenario, based on dozens of exclusive new interviews with military and civilian experts who have built the weapons, have been privy to the response plans, and have been responsible for those decisions should they have needed to be made. Nuclear War: A Scenario examines the handful of minutes after a nuclear missile launch. It is essential reading, and unlike any other book in its depth and urgency.
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
AvNeil deGrasse Tyson
Inbunden, Engelska, 2017
4,5 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(10)
216 kr
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There’s no better guide through mind-expanding questions such as what the nature of space and time is, how we fit within the universe, and how the universe fits within us than Neil deGrasse Tyson.But today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. So Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly, with sparkling wit, in digestible chapters consumable any time and anywhere in the busy day. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry reveals just what you need to be fluent and ready for the next cosmic headlines: from the Big Bang to black holes, from quarks to quantum mechanics and from the search for planets to the search for life in the universe.
Kill Chain
AvChristian Brose
Häftad, Engelska, 2022
213 kr
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Mastering Audio
The Art and the Science
AvBob Katz
Häftad, Engelska, 2014
4,7 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(3)
737 kr
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In an easy-to-grasp, holistic manner Mastering Audio: The Art and the Science, Third Edition unravels the technical mysteries that regularly challenge audio engineers. Including practical tips and real world experiences, Bob Katz explains the technical detail of the subject in his informative and humorous style. Completely reorganized to focus on workflow, this third edition details mastering by providing a step-by-step approach to the process. First covering practical techniques and basic theory, this industry classic also addresses advanced theory and practice. The book’s new approach is especially suitable to accompany a one- or two-term course in audio and mastering.Completely rewritten and organized to address changes that will continue to influence the audio world, this third edition includes several new chapters addressing the influence of loudness measurement and assessment and provides explanation of how mastering engineers must integrate loudness measurement and PLR assessment in their mastering techniques. Mastering Audio: The Art and the Science, Third Edition also includes the newest approaches to equalization, monitor response measurement and correction, the psychoacoustics of clipping, an extended discussion of restoration and noise reduction techniques, an extended set of listening examples, and an updated chapter on surround mastering including coverage of Pure Audio BluRay.
Model Aircraft Aerodynamics, 5th Edition
AvMartin Simons
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
241 kr
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Betraktelser i omloppsbana
AvMarcus Wandt,Martin Wicklin
Pocket, Svenska, 2025
99 kr
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Marcus Wandt lämnade jorden som ESA-astronaut den 18 januari 2024. Han tillbringade nästan 22 dygn i rymden, varav 18 dagar ombord på internationella rymdstationen ISS, och hann med 346 varv runt vår planet. I och med färden blev Marcus Wandt den tredje svensken i rymden. Med lekfull entusiasm beskrivs hur det var att som en av få utvalda få lämna vår planets atmosfär och hur man hanterar livet i tyngdlöshet. Boken är även en berättelse om mod och att våga ta risker, om riskerna är värda att tas. Han reflekterar också över vikten av den forskning som genomförs på ISS, om värdet av att sträva vidare framåt, att ständigt flytta fram gränserna, inte bara för vår egen eller enskilda länders skull, utan för hela mänskligheten och dess framtid.
"Respektfullt berättar Wandt också om tankarna inför och under den riskabla uppskjutningen. Väl installerad på rymdstationen målar han sedan upp en färgstark bild av rymdvardagen – hur. man umgås, sover, äter, städar, gör sin toalett och genomför forskningsuppdrag, men också hur man griper tillfällena att stilla begrunda vyn över vår jord och tankarna detta skapar. Interfolierat i berättelsen ger Wandt dessutom fakta om exempelvis rymdforskningens, rymdfärdernas och inte minst rymdmatens historia. Sammantaget lyckas författarteamet skapa en synnerligen välskriven, dynamisk, spännande, men också informativ text, som ger läsaren både ingående kunskaper om rymdvistelser och en känsla för hur dessa upplevs ur en astronauts eget perspektiv. Helhetsbetyg: 4."
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Jacobsons teknik i praktisk sjukvård
AvMaria Lindén,P. Åke Öberg
Häftad, Svenska, 2018
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(1)
643 kr
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I denna lärobok beskrivs de vanligaste tekniska hjälpmedlen inom sjukvården. Såväl enkla som mer avancerade metoder för undersökning och behandling av patienter förklaras på ett pedagogiskt sätt.Ett viktigt syfte är att rikta uppmärksamhet mot de risker som finns vid användning av tekniska metoder. Att behovet är stort framgår av det skrämmande faktum att flertalet olyckor beror på mycket enkla fel vid användningen. Praktiska tips ges fortlöpande på hur fel ska undvikas.Teknik i praktisk sjukvård ges nu ut i en fjärde, omarbetad upplaga. Digitaliseringen inom sjukvården har ökat, såväl i patientnära verksamhet som i mer administrativa uppgifter, och kapitlet om medicinsk IT är därför nyskrivet.Boken är främst avsedd att användas i utbildning av läkare, sjuksköterskor och annan medicinsk personal, som använder sig av teknisk diagnostik- och terapiutrustning i sitt dagliga arbete, men kan även ha ett värde för andra yrkesgrupper.
Axe in Hand
A Woodchopper's Guide to Blades, Wood, and Fire
AvNicole Coenen
Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(2)
253 kr
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* 2025 National Outdoor Book Award Winner, Outdoor Adventure Guides Category *A unique, welcoming guide for the ultimate outdoor hobby.Axes, woodchopping, and fire: it can all seem intimidating. But the truth is that with the proper knowledge and technique, they are safe, fun, sustainable passions. What’s more, times have changed. In the past, you may have seen guides that relegated women to organizing and stacking wood—focusing on men as the true outdoorspeople. Yet everyone is capable of chopping with skill and making fires. Nicole Maple Coenen (nicole_coenen) has made her name (and 5M+ followers) with exactly this message. The techniques and lessons in this book showcase strength and will empower you to find the same in yourself.Axe in Hand teaches the history and benefits of woodchopping and woodburning as opposed to other energy and heat sources. You can save money, have a lower carbon footprint, or simply use it as a way to form new social connections. You’ll also find:The history and anatomy of axes themselves, providing you with a thorough, supportive body of knowledge with which you can choose your own axe to begin your woodchopping journey.Comprehensive tutorials on how to chop wood, including stances, hand position, and mechanics of woodchopping, allowing you to begin as soon as you feel comfortable.Choosing and sourcing wood, including how to source, sustainable sourcing, estimating, and dealing with sap/pitch and fatwood.How to restore and re-handle an old axe.Instructions for stacking, storing, and seasoning wood, including information on building a perfect place to store wood and a variety of stacking patterns.Burn science and DIY firestarters to use in any situation.Stacking for fire, including log cabin, teepee, cone, pyramid, and Swedish stacks.This comprehensive guide to woodchopping and outdoor living will bring you closer to nature and assist you in developing strength and confidence. No matter your entry point, Nicole is sure to inspire and educate anyone ready to pick up an axe.
Unit X
How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley Are Transforming the Future of War
AvRaj M. Shah,Christopher Kirchhoff
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
145 kr
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Shortlisted for the 2024 Financial Times Business Book of the Year “An exceedingly important book!” —General David Petraeus, US Army (Ret.), former Director of the CIA “Essential reading for understanding how technology will change the future of warfare.” —Chris Miller, New York Times bestselling author of Chip War “Inspiring. A riveting reminder of how hard protecting our nation’s security can be…A must-read.” —Walter Isaacson, New York Times bestselling author Steve Jobs and Elon Musk A compelling inside look at an elite unit within the Pentagon—the Defense Innovation Unit, also known as Unit X—whose mission is to bring Silicon Valley’s cutting-edge technology to America’s military: from the two men who launched the unit.A vast and largely unseen transformation of how war is fought as profound as the invention of gunpowder or advent of the nuclear age is occurring. Flying cars that can land like helicopters, artificial intelligence-powered drones that can fly into buildings and map their interiors, microsatellites that can see through clouds and monitor rogue missile sites—all these and more are becoming part of America’s DIU-fast-tracked arsenal. Until recently, the Pentagon was known for its uncomfortable relationship with Silicon Valley and for slow-moving processes that put the brakes on innovation. Unit X was specifically designed as a bridge to Valley technologists that would accelerate bringing state of the art software and hardware to the battle space. Given authority to cut through red tape and function almost as a venture capital firm, Shah, Kirchhoff, and others in the Unit who came after were tasked particularly with meeting immediate military needs with technology from Valley startups rather than from so-called “primes”—behemoth companies like Lockheed, Raytheon, and Boeing. Taking us inside AI labs, drone workshops, and battle command centers—and, also, overseas to Ukraine’s frontlines—Shah and Kirchhoff paint a fascinating picture of what it takes to stay dominant in a fast-changing and often precarious geopolitical landscape. In an era when America’s chief rival, China, has ordered that all commercial firms within its borders make their research and technology available for military exploitation, strengthening the relationship between Washington and Silicon Valley was always advisable. Today, it is an urgent necessity.
Baked to Perfection
Winner of the Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards 2022
AvKatarina Cermelj
Inbunden, Engelska, 2021
319 kr
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WINNER OF THE FORTNUM & MASON FOOD AND DRINK AWARDS 2022WINNER OF THE GUILD OF FOOD WRITERS SPECIALIST SUBJECT AWARD 2022FINALIST IN THE IACP AWARDS 2022_________'I have nothing against gluten, but this book is just full of recipes I long to make' Nigella LawsonThe only gluten-free baking book you'll ever need, with delicious recipes that work perfectly every single time.From proper crusty bread, pillowy soft cinnamon rolls and glorious layered cakes to fudgy brownies, incredibly flaky rough puff pastry and delicate patisserie – everything that once seemed impossible to make gluten-free can now be baked by you.Baked to Perfection begins with a thorough look at the gluten-free baking basics: how different gluten-free flours behave, which store-bought blends work best, and how to mix your own to suit your needs. Covering cakes, brownies, cookies, pastry and bread in turn, Katarina shares the best techniques for the recipes in that chapter, and each recipe is accompanied by expert tips, useful scientific explanations and occasional step-by-step photography to help you achieve gluten-free perfection.Recipes include classic bakes like super-moist chocolate cake, caramel apple pie and chocolate chip cookies, the softest, chewiest bread, including crusty artisan loaves, baguettes, brioche burger buns and soda bread, and mouth-watering showstoppers like toasted marshmallow brownies, coffee cream puffs and strawberries + cream tart.
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Small Signal Audio Design
AvDouglas Self
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(1)
1 099 kr
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Small Signal Audio Design is a highly practical handbook providing an extensive repertoire of circuits that can be assembled to make almost any type of audio system. This updated fifth edition offers new content on recent opamps, electrolytic distortion, noise in MM RIAA preamplifiers, reducing the noise in tone-control stages, balanced line inputs, and much more.This book continues the engaging prose style familiar to readers, as you learn why mercury-filled cables are not a good idea, the pitfalls of plating gold on copper, and what quotes from Star Trek have to do with PCB design.Learn how to:make amplifiers with apparently impossibly low noisedesign discrete circuitry that can handle enormous signals with vanishingly low distortiontransform the performance of low-cost-opampsbuild active filters with very low noise and distortion while saving money on expensive capacitorsmake incredibly accurate volume controlsmake a huge variety of audio equalisersmake magnetic cartridge preamplifiers that have noise so low it is limited by basic physics, by using load synthesissum, switch, clip, compress, and route audio signalsbuild simple but ultra-low noise power suppliesbe confident that phase perception is not an issueIncluding all the crucial theory but with minimal mathematics, Small Signal Audio Design is the must-have companion for anyone studying, researching, or working in audio engineering and audio electronics.
Waiter in Paris
Adventures in the Dark Heart of the City
AvEdward Chisholm
Häftad, Engelska, 2023
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(1)
168 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
SHORT LISTED FOR THE ACKERLEY PRIZE FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHY ***'This astonishing book describes a cruel, feral existence and is worthy of standing on the shelf next to George Orwell's Down And Out In Paris And London (1933) as another classic about human exploitation.' - Daily Mail'Chisholm's story is immersive and often thrilling ... He's a fine writer.' - WSJ'Kitchen Confidential for Generation Z' - Fortune'An English waiters riveting account of working in Paris' - Daily Mail'Visceral and unbelievably compelling' - Emerald Fennell'Vividly written and merciless in its detail' - Edward Stourton'An excellent book' - Strong Words magazine'A completely fascinating read and feels like a the book Anthony Bourdain would have written' Rosie Kellet'A Dickensian tale of a young man's trial by fire in a French bistro gives rise to biting commentary on Parisian culture in Chisholm's intoxicating debut' - Publisher's Weekly'Ah, Paris... gastronomie magnifique and... insane shit going on behind the scenes. A Waiter in Paris charts Edward Chisholm's jaw-dropping experiences while serving tables in the French capital, a demi-monde of sadistic managers, thieves, fighting for tips and drug dealers. Seems like not much has changedsince George Orwell worked the same beat.' - Evening StandardA waiter's job is to deceive you. They want you to believe in a luxurious calm because on the other side of that door... is hell.Edward Chisholm's spellbinding memoir of his time as a Parisian waiter takes you below the surface of one of the most iconic cities in the world and right into its glorious underbelly. The waiter inhabits a world of inhuman hours, snatched sleep and dive bars; scraping by on coffee, bread and cigarettes, often under sadistic managers, with a wage so low you're fighting your colleagues for tips.It's physically demanding, frequently humiliating and incredibly competitive. And with a cast of thieves, narcissists, ex-Legionnaires, paperless immigrants and drug dealers, it makes for a compelling and eye-opening read.Shortlisted for the 2023 Ackerley prize.
Power Metal
The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future
AvVince Beiser
Häftad, Engelska, 2024
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(1)
210 kr
The powerful ways the metals we need to fuel technology and energy are spawning environmental havoc, political upheaval, and rising violence - and how we can do better.An Australian millionaire's plan to mine the ocean floor. Nigerian garbage pickers risking their lives to salvage e-waste. A Bill Gates-backed entrepreneur harnessing AI to find metals in the Arctic.These people and millions more are part of the intensifying competition to find and extract the minerals essential for two crucial technologies: the internet and renewable energy. In Power Metal, Vince Beiser explores the Achilles' heel of "green power" and digital technology - that manufacturing computers, cell phones, electric cars, and other technologies demand skyrocketing amounts of lithium, copper, cobalt, and other materials. Around the world, businesses and governments are scrambling for new places and new ways to get those metals, at enormous cost to people and the planet.Beiser crisscrossed the world to talk to the people involved and report on the damage this race is inflicting, the ways it could get worse, and how we can minimize the damage. Power Metal is a compelling glimpse into this disturbing yet potentially promising new world.
You Look Like a Thing and I Love You
AvJanelle Shane
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
143 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
'I can't think of a better way to learn about artificial intelligence, and I've never had so much fun along the way' Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Option B AI is the technology of the future, but how does it actually work? A hilarious, transporting look under the hood of the technology that's changing the world - and why it's dumber than we thinkYou Look Like a Thing and I Love You is one of the best pickup lines ever . . . according to an artificial intelligence trained by scientist Janelle Shane, creator of the popular blog AI Weirdness. She makes silly AIs that learn how to name paint colors, create the best recipes, and even flirt (badly) with humans - all to understand the technology that governs so much of our human lives. We rely on AI every day for recommendations, for rust AI with matters of life and death, on the road and in our hospitals. But how smart is AI really . . . and how does it solve problems, understand humans, and drive self-driving cars?This hilarious introduction to the most interesting science of our time, shows us how these programs learn, fail, and adapt - and how they reflect both the best and the worst of humanity.
The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy: What Animals on Earth Reveal about Aliens--And Ourselves
AvArik Kershenbaum
Häftad, Engelska, 2022
211 kr
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Apollo Remastered
The Sunday Times Bestseller
AvAndy Saunders
Inbunden, Engelska, 2022
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(1)
753 kr
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AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERDiscover space as you've never seen it before, with these awe-inspiring, breathtakingly restored images of our first missions to the Moon'The next best thing to being there' Charlie Duke, Apollo 16 astronaut'One of the best records of Apollo history ever produced' David R. Scott, Apollo 15 CommanderIn a frozen vault in Houston sits the original NASA photographic film of the Apollo missions. For half a century, almost every image of the Moon landings publicly available was produced from a lower-quality copy of these originals.Now we can view them as never before. Expert image restorer Andy Saunders has taken newly available digital scans and, applying pain-staking care and cutting-edge enhancement techniques, he has created the highest quality Apollo photographs ever produced. Never-before-seen spacewalks and crystal-clear portraits of astronauts in their spacecraft, along with startling new visions of the Earth and the Moon, offer astounding new insight into one of our greatest endeavours. This is the definitive record of the Apollo missions and a mesmerizing, high definition journey into the unknown.
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Life in the Universe, 5th Edition
AvJeffrey Bennett,Seth Shostakm. fl.
Häftad, Engelska, 2022
946 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
The world’s leading textbook on astrobiology—ideal for an introductory one-semester course and now fully revised and updatedAre we alone in the cosmos? How are scientists seeking signs of life beyond our home planet? Could we colonize other planets, moons, or even other star systems? This introductory textbook, written by a team of four renowned science communicators, educators, and researchers, tells the amazing story of how modern science is seeking the answers to these and other fascinating questions. They are the questions that are at the heart of the highly interdisciplinary field of astrobiology, the study of life in the universe.Written in an accessible, conversational style for anyone intrigued by the possibilities of life in the solar system and beyond, Life in the Universe is an ideal place to start learning about the latest discoveries and unsolved mysteries in the field. From the most recent missions to Saturn’s moons and our neighboring planet Mars to revolutionary discoveries of thousands of exoplanets, from the puzzle of life’s beginning on Earth to the latest efforts in the search for intelligent life elsewhere, this book captures the imagination and enriches the reader’s understanding of how astronomers, planetary scientists, biologists, and other scientists make progress at the cutting edge of this dynamic field. Enriched with a wealth of engaging features, this textbook brings any citizen of the cosmos up to speed with the scientific quest to discover whether we are alone or part of a universe full of life.An acclaimed text designed to inspire students of all backgrounds to explore foundational questions about life in the cosmosCompletely revised and updated to include the latest developments in the field, including recent exploratory space missions to Mars, frontier exoplanet science, research on the origin of life on Earth, and moreEnriched with helpful learning aids, including in-chapter Think about It questions, optional Do the Math and Special Topic boxes, Movie Madness boxes, end-of-chapter exercises and problems, quick quizzes, and much moreSupported by instructor’s resources, including an illustration package and test bank, available upon request
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Elements of Boat Strength: For Builders, Designers, and Owners
AvDave Gerr
Inbunden, Engelska, 1999
327 kr
Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar
"This work is significant. It is the first to include a method of assessing structural strength in the context of the modern marine environment."--Commander M. C. Cruder, U.S. Coast Guard
Acclaimed author and naval architect Dave Gerr created this unique system of easy-to-use scantling rules and rules-of-thumb for calculating the necessary dimensions, or scantlings, of hulls, decks, and other boat parts, whether built of fiberglass, wood, wood-epoxy composite, steel, or aluminum. In addition to the rules themselves, The Elements of Boat Strength offers their context: an in-depth, plain-English discussion of boatbuilding materials, methods, and practices that will guide you through all aspects of boat construction.
Now you can avoid wading through dense technical engineering manuals or tackling advanced mathematics. The Elements of Boat Strength has all the formulas, tables, illustrations, and charts you need to judge how heavy each piece of your boat should be in order to last and be safe. With this book, an inexpensive scientific calculator, and a pad of paper, you'll be able to design and specify all the components necessary to build a sound, long-lasting, rugged vessel.
What reviewers have said about Dave Gerr's books:
Propeller Handbook
"By far the best book available on the subject."--Sailing
"The best layman's guide we've ever read."--Practical Sailor
Dave Gerr and International Marine made a complicated topic understandable and put it into a handbook that is easy to use."--WoodenBoat
"Without doubt the definitive reference for selecting, installing, and understanding boat propellers."--Royal Navy Sailing Association Journal
The Nature of Boats
"If you are not nautically obsessed before reading this book, you will most certainly be afterward."--Sailing
Fascinating potpourri of information about today's boats, modern and traditional."--WoodenBoat

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