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Colin Waters
Verifiable, history-changing revelations using intensive research & numerous photographs.
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Colin Flint
Seapower has been a constant in world politics, a tool through which powerful countries have policed the seas for commercial advantage. Political geographer Colin Flint highlights the geography of seapower…
A fascinating, comprehensive and easily accessible guide to the ancient town of Whitby.
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Gargoyles, ghost stories, crumbling ruins and forgotten tombs
A dictionary of special days and annual customs set in historic, religious or social contexts, it includes over 1,400 alphabetical entries, which explain those days and customs in the calendar…
Using the internet has become the easiest and quickest way to find source material and information for researching family history. However, the huge number of websites available can become overwhelming…
This is the third edition of what has become an almost indispensable aid for family historians. In compiling the new edition, the author has carefully checked every entry from the…
Ian McGuire
A 19th-century whaling ship sets sail for the Arctic with a killer aboard in this dark, sharp and highly original novel, longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2016
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Anthology of poems by forty new Scottish poets. A generation of poets has emerged who have grown up in an age of change, political and technological, with the internet providing…
Colin Browne
Investigates the elements of the spiritual topography of the 20th century and closely examines symbology of the poet’s mapmaker ancestors.
Colin Ingram
The Drinking Water Book takes a level-headed look at the serious issues surrounding America’s drinking water supply. In the completely revised comprehensive guide to making tap and bottled water safer…
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Colin Heston
Holy Water is a work of humorous fiction, suitable for all readers due to its tasteful use of innuendo over crude language. A satirical tale of religion, business and family…
Colin Frayne
Accurate chemical water treatment and skillful maintenance are key elements to attain optimal boiler operation. Boiler Water Treatment: Principles and Practice analyzes the fundamentals of the mechanical operation of boilers…
This comprehensive book is the only one that addresses theory, practice, management, purchasing and marketing of cooling water systems in one volume. The approach of this essential reference is practical…
Colin Green
Presented in three sections: theory, methods and applications, this book provides information on the area of water economics and environment, covering the theory and issues relating to resource management techniques…
Colin Hoag
Landlocked and surrounded by South Africa on all sides, the mountain kingdom of Lesotho became the world’s first water-exporting country when it signed a 1986 treaty with its powerful neighbor…
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Colin B Douglas
Words: matter, element, spirit, intelligence, / Light, glory, agency, male, female, God, man. / And behind the words? / For that there is no word. In First Light, First Water…
Reviews the evidence underpinning the Anthropocene as a geological epoch written by the Anthropocene Working Group investigating it. The book discusses ongoing changes to the Earth system within the context…
The companion guide to Cooling Water Treatment: Principles and Practices, this handbook provides many helpful formulae for use in the field, that provide an overview of many situations encountered in…
Colin Ball,Mog Ball
Presenting the lessons learnt by VSO and other organizations over the past 30 years, this text contains summary guidelines for successful rural water supply projects and emphasizes the importance of…
John Palmer,Colin Kaminski
The third Brewing Elements book, Water, takes the mystery out of the chemistry and treatment of brewing water. It leads brewers from an overview of water sources, to adjusting water…
Shines a spotlight on what really happened during the Trojan Horse affair, and shares informed insights into how its exposure made Birmingham’s schools (and the nation’s) better and safer.
John Monteith
ICARDA has the serious and urgent responsibility for increasing the quantity and availability of food in the extensive North Africa-West Asia region, and therefore must give high priority to optimising…
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Colin Jones,David Jones
She was the doyenne of pleasure steamers in Moreton Bay who proudly served her adoptive country in Peace and in War. The Jones’ Brothers telling of their Koopa story inject…
Colin Smith,Catherine McIntyre,Crystal Waters
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Sustainable Surface Water Management: a handbook for SUDS addresses issues as diverse as flooding, water quality, amenity and biodiversity but also mitigation of, and adaptation to, global climate change, human…
Water management is a key environmental issue in controlling of floods and reducing droughts. This book provides analysis of the main issues, offering solutions and describing good practice.
Kathleen H. Hicks,Louis Lauter,Colin McElhinny
This report assesses domestic political support for internationalist foreign policy by analyzing the motivations of members of Congress on key foreign policy issues. It includes case studies on major foreign…
Edward Burtynsky,Jennifer Baichwal,Nik de Pencier
Anthropocene is the newest book by Edward Burtynsky to document human destruction of the earth on a geological scale. In photos as beautiful as they are disconcerting, Burtynsky explores issues…
Colin Henderson
Discover the ultimate guide to wilderness survival in this comprehensive book, designed to prepare you for any situation, especially during economic uncertainties. This essential manual covers a wide range of…
A comprehensive survey of the techniques people used to harness, and defend themselves from, water in Western Christendom between 500 and 1500. Each chapter sets the technologies of fishing, land…
Jacqueline Raynor,Joshua Pruett,Jonathan Morris
Marine biologist, Hebe Harrison (Ruth Madeley) is a brand new friend and travelling companion for Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor and Bonnie Langford as Melanie Bush. Hebe is part…
Adam Postawa,Colin Hayes,Alessandra Criscuoli,Francesca Macedonio,Andreas N. Angelakis
The Best Practice Guide on the Control of Iron and Manganese in Water Supply provides state-of-the-art compilation of the range of scientific, engineering, regulatory and operational issues concerned with the…
Raymond Ian Gilbert,Neil Colin Mickleborough (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon),Gianluca Ranzi
Revised editon of: Design of prestressed concrete / R.I. Gilbert & N.C. Mickleborough. 1990.
Colin D. Sumrall, Sarah L. Sheffield, Jennifer E. Bauer, Jeffrey R. Thompson, Johnny A. Waters
The extraxial-axial theory (EAT) and universal elemental homology (UEH) are often portrayed as mutually exclusive hypotheses of homology within pentaradiate Echinodermata. The authors of this Element recommend these two hypotheses…
Colin Hayes,T. N. Croft,Corine Houtman,Ron van der Oost,H. David Stensel
Optimisation of Corrosion Control for Lead in Drinking Water Using Computational Modelling Techniques is the first in the Research Report Series that is being published by the IWA Specialist Group…
Harry French 1892-1976 Blaney
This study of irrigation water requirements for citrus and avocado trees in San Diego County, California, conducted in the 1920s, remains a valuable reference today. The data and analysis provided…
Raymond Ian Gilbert,Neil Colin Mickleborough (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon),Gianluca Ranzi (University of Sydney, Australia)
This second edition retains the book’s clear and concise explanations and easy-to-read style. It runs from an introduction to the fundamentals of prestressed concrete to in-depth treatment of more advanced…
