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Four-wheeler's bible / by Allen, Jim,Author(DLC)n 2002117012; Weber, James J.,1973-Author(DLC)n 2009018126;
Includes bibliographical references (page 251) and index.If you have a hankering for the sand and mud, this thoroughly updated edition of The Four-Wheeler's Bible is your ultimate resource for overland adventures, both close to home and farther afield. Whether you are a seasoned veteran or a four-wheeling novice, you will find the information you need to maximize your enjoyment of your next off-road excursion. Author and four-wheeling experts Jim Allen and James Weber begin with a primer on emergency preparedness before combing through all considerations you should take aboard, from trail etiquette to the latest technologies. Allen and Weber explain the concepts of four-wheel-drive systems in easy-to-understand terms and go on to suggest modifications to make off-road rigs more capable, comfortable, and dependable for intended application. This third edition is completely redesigned and updated to offer explanations of the latest electronic GPS and communications gadgetry, advice and techniques for planning and negotiating overland routes, and updates for new off-road vehicles that will help you get the most from your four-wheeling experience. With your machine up to snuff, you will be ready to hit the trails. Allen and Weber demonstrate the correct way to handle countless common off-road situations. And because everyone makes a mistake eventually, they also show how to get out of a variety of sticky situations. There's more to the four-wheeling experience than modifying and driving a vehicle, and the authors leave no rock unturned, ensuring that you are equipped to handle nearly any trip, no matter how far into the wilderness you choose to venture. The Four Wheeler's Bible is an indispensable piece of gear if you're planning to hit the trails!
Subjects: Four-wheel driving.; Four-wheel drive vehicles.; Automobiles;

Star Wars : cloak of deception / by Luceno, James,1947-author.(CARDINAL)355483;
Mired in greed and corruption, tangled in bureaucracy, the Galactic Republic is crumbling. In the outlying systems, where the Trade Federation maintains a stranglehold on shipping routes, tensions are boiling over-while back in the comfort of Coruscant, the hub of civilized space and seat of the Republic government, few senators seem inclined to investigate the problem. And those who suspect Supreme Chancellor Valorum of having a hand in the machinations are baffled-especially when Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi foil an assassination attempt on the Chancellor. With the crisis escalating, Valorum calls for an emergency trade summit. As humans and aliens gather, conspiracies sealed with large sums of money run rampant, and no one is entirely above suspicion. But the greatest threat of all remains unknown to everyone except three members of the Trade Federation who have entered into a shadowy alliance with a dark overlord. While the trio will be content with more money and fewer problems, Darth Sidious has grander, far more terrifying plans. It is a time that tests the mettle of all those who strive to hold the Republic together-none more so than the Jedi Knights, who have long been the galaxy's best hope for preserving peace and justice. Yet despite their most valiant efforts, the meeting will explode into fiery chaos beyond everyone's worst fears...
Subjects: Science fiction.;

Clive Cussler's Hellburner [large print] / by Maden, Mike,author.(CARDINAL)341606; Cussler, Clive,creator.(CARDINAL)340262;
"When Juan Cabrillo fails to capture the leader of Mexico's most dangerous drug cartel and loses an Oregon crew member in the process, he's determined to get revenge. Little does he know that the explosion he just narrowly escaped was merely the latest flash of violence from a machine of war that has existed for decades, dating from the bloodiest episode in Armenia's history. Cabrillo's Corporation of mercenaries may have finally met its match in The Pipeline-a criminal syndicate passed down from father to son across generations. A group that sits with its finger on the trigger of a torpedo so deadly it could level entire cities. With millions of innocent civilians hanging in the balance, the Oregon's crew must unravel a tangle of drug-smuggling routes and international conspiracies spanning from the Aegean Sea to the Indian Ocean, putting their lives on the line to find the weapon before its countdown hits zero."--
Subjects: Large print books.; Thrillers (Fiction); Action and adventure fiction.; Cabrillo, Juan (Fictitious character); Ship captains; Mercenary troops; Drug traffic; Conspiracies;

Joinery : shaping & milling : techniques and strategies for making furniture parts from Fine woodworking.
Subjects: Furniture making.; Joinery.; Timber joints.;

Lasers : the power and precision of light / by Diels, Jean-Claude.(CARDINAL)388268; Arissian, Ladan.(CARDINAL)599764;
Includes bibliographical references and index.A scenic route through the laser : The meaning of >>laser<< ; Radiation from an atom ; The anatomy of a laser ; Some examples of lasers ; Pulsed lasers ; Properties of a laser beam ; How to make the shortest laser pulse ; Ultrashort ultraintense laser pulses ; Ultrashort ultraprecise laser pulses ; Ultrashort ultrasensitive laser pulses ; The nonlinear wizard: juggling with frequencies -- Laser coherence at home : The laser printer ; The laser scanner ; The laser in data storage ; Miscellaneous applications -- The laser in medicine : Introduction ; The laser in dentistry ; The laser and vision ; Lasers and the neural network ; Lasers for the skin and cosmetics ; Lasers in surgery ; Biostimulation lasers for ulcer treatment ; Lasers in diagnostics ; Ultrafast peeking -- Lasers in industry : Laser machining ; Laser cutting/drilling ; Cutting the forest ; Nanostructure with lasers -- Laser time capsule : Introduction ; Ultrashort pulses in microscopy ; Communication ; Frequency combs -- Light in matter : Attosecond science ; Lasers in nuclear physics and accelerators ; Laser cooling -- High power lasers (tazer/teaser) : Filaments ; Laser-induced lightning ; Lazer tazer-teaser -- Laser sensors : Passive sensors ; Active sensors -- Future perspectives.
Subjects: Lasers.;

Hellburner [sound recording] : a novel of the Oregon files / by Maden, Mike,author.(CARDINAL)341606; Cussler, Clive,creator.(CARDINAL)340262; Brick, Scott,narrator.(CARDINAL)344793;
Read by Scott Brick.When Juan Cabrillo fails to capture the leader of Mexico's most dangerous drug cartel and loses an Oregon crew member in the process, he's determined to get revenge. Little does he know that the explosion he just narrowly escaped was merely the latest flash of violence from a machine of war that has existed for decades, dating from the bloodiest episode in Armenia's history. Cabrillo's Corporation--a highly skilled crew of mercenaries--may have finally met its match in The Pipeline, a criminal syndicate passed down from father to son across generations. A group that sits with its finger on the trigger of a torpedo so deadly it could level entire cities. With millions of innocent civilians hanging in the balance, the Oregon's crew must unravel a tangle of drug-smuggling routes and international conspiracies spanning from the Aegean Sea to the Indian Ocean, putting their lives on the line to find the weapon before its countdown hits zero.Compact discs.
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Novels.; Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Sea fiction.; Cabrillo, Juan (Fictitious character); Ship captains; Nuclear weapons; Drugs; Drug traffic; Bombs; Mercenary troops; Veterans; Conspiracies; Revenge; International relations; Smugglers;

What would nature do? : a guide for our uncertain times / by DeFries, Ruth S.,author.(CARDINAL)182141;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The twentieth century seemed to offer an unwavering path to prosperity: deadly diseases were disappearing, and breakthrough technologies were starting to solve many problems. But today, certainty about the course of civilization is giving way to doubt and disbelief. The world seems less comprehensible, less predictable, and more prone to surprises from cascading consequences like drought, raging fires, political upheaval, and financial collapse. This book argues that a few counterintuitive strategies can help twenty-first-century civilization weather these uncertainties. The time-tested strategies come from nature itself. They evolved with the grand success of life over billions of years on Earth: networks patterned on leaf veins that provide multiple routes when one gets clogged; decentralized decisions that emulate how ants build their nests; self-correction, a strategy that's pervasive in nature; and diversification, the hallmark of both financial investors and the natural world. These are nature's telltale tactics that maintain life through unknown futures and cycles of renewal. Through narratives and examples, the book makes the abstract science of complexity accessible and tangible"--Machine generated contents note:
Subjects: Resilience (Ecology); Sustainability.; Uncertainty.; Human ecology.;

A sense of life / by Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de,1900-1944.(CARDINAL)155696;
This collection of writings by the author of Wind, Sand and Stars is the first English translation of Un Sens à la Vie--a posthumously collected group of miscellaneous pieces written over a lifetime. These thoughtful, beautifully written essays are the expression of the leading principle of the famous aviator-philosopher-writer's life--a deep humanism and a sense of the potential worth of the individual. Whether Saint-Exupéry turns his pen to Russia or Spain or an impending war in Europe, whether he draws from his intimate association with aviation, a belief in the spiritual significance of each individual determines his outlook. "Somewhere along the way we have made a wrong turn. Oh yes, the human anthill is richer than ever; we have at our disposal more material goods and greater leisure, yet we lack some essential thing that we cannot exactly define. As human beings we feel diminished; we have lost some of man's mysterious prerogatives." The wrong turn is evasive, the essential thing is illusive, yet Saint-Exupéry persists. From his first published piece, "The Aviator," through the last writings before his death, he searches for a definition, for a cause of man's loss of the "mysterious prerogatives" of the spirit.--Adapted from book jacket.The aviator -- Nobleman--bondsman -- Moscow, 1935. Moscow celebrates May Day ; En route to the U.S.S.R. ; Moscow: where is the revolution? ; Crime and punishment: justice in the Soviet Union ; Tragedy strikes the Maxim Gorki ; A visit to the past: ten tipsy old ladies at home in Moscow -- Barcelona, 1936. In a civil war, the firing line is invisible ; Anarchists and their ways: street scenes in Barcelona ; Civil war: it is not a war, it is a disease ; In search of a war ; Trigger-happy fighters are indifferent to human life -- Madrid, 1937 -- Peace or war?. Needed: a language for speaking the truth ; Enemy voices in the night speak across No Man's Land -- We must give meaning to men's lives -- Men and machines -- A fertile anguish -- The pilot and the elements -- An open letter to Frenchmen everywhere -- Letter to General X -- An epilogue: An appeal for peace.
Subjects: Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de, 1900-1944.;

Murder in the chateau [large print] / by Roosevelt, Elliott,1910-1990.(CARDINAL)131956;
"The year is 1941. France has fallen into the hands of Hitler's Germany. Even the most optimistic of Americans are forced to admit that our country would soon be rushing toward armed conflict with the Nazi war machine."--BOOK JACKET. "When Eleanor Roosevelt is summoned to an urgent meeting in the Oval Office, she hardly expects that her husband will want her to engage in a covert mission to Nazi-occupied France! Yet this is exactly what Colonel William Donovan has suggested and the President wishes. A French/German resistance group is planning to assassinate Hitler, and they are requesting Eleanor Roosevelt's presence as a demonstration of the United States' commitment."--BOOK JACKET. "So Eleanor Roosevelt finds herself en route to France, joined by Vicky, a sexy Resistance agent, and Kevin O'Neil, the witty Irish mercenary who ultimately leads them to a small chateau in the French countryside. There the unlikely trio meets a variety of strange and colorful guests, including General Erwin Rommel. But the real mystery begins when SS Colonel Artur Brandt is found lying facedown in his bedroom, with a slug embedded in the back of his head!"--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; War stories.; Mystery fiction.; Large print books.; Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962; Presidents' spouses; World War, 1939-1945; Women detectives; Americans;
© [1999], c1996., Wheeler Pub.,

Ragtime in the White House : war, race, and the presidency in the time of William McKinley / by Vestner, Eliot,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 465-485) and index.Machine generated contents note:
Subjects: Biographies.; McKinley, William, 1843-1901.; Presidents;

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