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View book details for Statics
Learning from Engineering Examples
This textbook introduces and explains the basic concepts on which statics is based utilizing real engineering examples. The authors emphasize the learning process by showing a real problem, analyzing it, simplifying it, and developing a way to solve it. This …
View book details for Sourcebook for the History of the Philosophy of Mind
Philosophical Psychology from Plato to Kant
Fresh translations of key texts, exhaustive coverage from Plato to Kant, and detailed commentary by expert scholars of philosophy add up to make this sourcebook the first and most comprehensive account of the history of the philosophy of mind. Published …
View book details for Active Perception in the History of Philosophy
From Plato to Modern Philosophy
The aim of the present work is to show the roots of the conception of perception as an active process, tracing the history of its development from Plato to modern philosophy. The contributors inquire into what activity is taken to …
This book is for researchers, engineers, and students who are willing to understand how humanoid robots move and be controlled. The book starts with an overview of the humanoid robotics research history and state of the art. Then it explains …
View book details for Unpacking the InfantToddler Pyramid Model
A Practical Guide for Teachers and Providers
The highly anticipated follow-up to Unpacking the Pyramid Model, this one-of-a-kind book is the first to provide a comprehensive, step-by-step overview of the widely used Pyramid Model Practices for infants and toddlers from birth to three. With this accessible training …
Colonel Blood - Soldier, Robber and Trickster has it all: royalty, love-affairs, lusty wenches, war and fighting. But above all, an incredible robbery. This is the life of self-styled 'Colonel' Thomas Blood, the 17th century dashing Anglo-Irish adventurer who achieved …
Lefty Krehs original edition of Fly Fishing in Salt Water pioneered a new territory for fly fishers. With over thirty thousand copies sold and the content fully updated, revised, and expanded, this third edition is the saltwater fly fishers bible, …
View book details for Where War Began
A Military History of the Middle East from the Birth of Civilization to Alexander the Great and the Romans
Bloody fighting between rival tribes and clans has existed since the dawn of Homo sapiens, but war as we knew it began to take the more organized forms we recognize today in the ancient Near East, starting in the vital …
View book details for Pinnacle on the Mound
Cy Young Award Winners Talk Baseball
Cy Young Award winners spanning fifty years of baseball history reflect on their iconic seasons, keys to success, and most memorable moments. In Pinnacle on the Mound: Cy Young Award Winners Talk Baseball, ten pitchers who were recognized as the …
View book details for Panzer Aces II
More Battle Stories of German Tank Commanders in WWII
With the same drama and excitement as Panzer Aces, Panzer Aces II relates the combat careers of six more decorated German Panzer officers. Extensively researched, these gripping accounts follow the men and their tanks across three continents into some of …
View book details for Crochet Baby Blankets
13 Easy to Intermediate Designs
Welcome baby with a beautiful handmade blanket!A crocheted blanket is the perfect gift for a new baby. Putting the time and effort into making your gift bestows a special meaning to it, and favorite blankets are often cherished into toddlerhood …
View book details for Supernatural
A History of Television's Unearthly Road Trip
A captivating exploration of the television phenomenon that is Supernatural, with insights into characters, plots, and the shows impact on pop culture. When Supernatural first aired on the CW in 2005, it was dismissed by many for being pretty guys …
View book details for Lighthouses of New England
From Maine to Long Island Sound
New England's lighthouses project more than lifesaving beams across treacherous expanses of water. They also project an aura of steadfastness, dependability, and safety--and deservedly so. This guide features descriptions and beautiful photographs of more than sixty lighthouses from Northern Maine …
View book details for Ernestine L. Rose
To Change a Nation
Overlooked by historians for over half a century following her death, Ernestine L. Rose (18101892) was one of the foremost orators and social reformers of her era. A fearless human rights activist, she fought for racial equality, womens rights, freethought …
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Having turned phone sex into the subject of an astonishing national bestseller in Vox, Baker now outdoes himself with an outrageously arousing, acrobatically stylish "X-rated sci-fi fantasy that leaves Vox seeming more like mere fiber-optic foreplay" (Seattle Times). "Sparkling."--San Francisco …
View book details for Approaching Human Performance
The Functionality-Driven Awiwi Robot Hand
Humanoid robotics have made remarkable progress since the dawn of robotics. So why don't we have humanoid robot assistants in day-to-day life yet? This book analyzes the keys to building a successful humanoid robot for field robotics, where collisions become …
View book details for ALERT - Adverse Late Effects of Cancer Treatment
Volume 1: General Concepts and Specific Precepts
The literature on the late effects of cancer treatment is widely scattered in different journals since all major organ systems are affected and management is based on a variety of medical and surgical treatments. The aim of "ALERT Adverse Late …
View book details for Professionalisierung der Moscheegemeinden
Ausgangslage, Herausforderungen und best Practice Beispiele
Dieser Sammelband nahert sich dem Thema zunachst aus einer historischen Perspektive an und geht der Frage nach der Entwicklung der Religionsgemeinschaften, insbesondere nach der Grundung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und der seither verfassungsrechtlich verbrieften Rechte und Privilegien von Religionsgemeinschaften und ihr …
How and why to write a movement? Who is the writer? Who is the reader? They may be choreographers working with dancers. They may be roboticists programming robots. They may be artists designing cartoons in computer animation. In all such …
Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) has been a long-standing research problem in robotics. It describes the problem of a robot mapping an unknown environment, while simultaneously localizing in it with the help of the incomplete map. This book describes a …
This book, now at the third edition, addresses the main control aspects in underwater manipulation tasks. The mathematical model with significant impact on the control strategy is discussed. The problem of controlling a 6-degrees-of-freedoms autonomous underwater vehicle is deeply investigated …
View book details for Towards Safe Robots
Approaching Asimovs 1st Law
The vision of seamless human-robot interaction in our everyday life that allows for tight cooperation between human and robot has not become reality yet. However, the recent increase in technology maturity finally made it possible to realize systems of high …
View book details for Some of My Personal WinSights Into God
Reflections on the Goodness of God
This book will amaze, encourage, and inform you with the irrefutable proof of the existence of a living God who created the universe and everything in it. Every chapter is accompanied by the backup of Scripture.You will find within its …
Join Lil Zekey on this adventure as he learns to ride his bike. Waking up in the morning, he decides that today is the day he learns. Facing difficulties, he does not give up so easily. Trusting himself, believing in …
View book details for Wild and Woolly Knitted Animals
A Naturalist's Notebook
Discover the creatures of the wild outdoors!Through the eyes of our naturalist knitter, you'll discover a world of interesting creatures. Inside, you'll find her sketches of animals in their habitat, scientific notes, and her knitting patterns that capture the unique …
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