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Author
Series
Publisher
The MIT Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"There are limits to what engineers can know, and this means that not every technological failure can be anticipated or avoided. The book explores this observation in the context of technologies that cannot be allowed to fail, e.g., jetliners"--
5) Wildfires
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses wildfires, including how they happen, why they are important, and when they are dangerous.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Wildfires have been part of the American landscape for thousands of years. Forests need fire--it's as necessary to their well-being as soil and sunlight. But some fires burn out of control, destroying everything and everyone in their path. In this book, you'll find out about how and why wildfires happen, how different groups . . . have managed forests and fire, the biggest wildfires in American history--how they began and . . . stories of both rescue...
Author
Publisher
Yellow Kite
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Statins are among the most widely prescribed drugs with 6 million takers in the UK alone. Yet at least 30% report serious side effects and the largest US survey reported that 75% stop taking them within a year. So what is the evidence for their benefits? Do they really work? And are they necessary for us to fend off heart disease? In A Statin-Free Life, Dr Aseem Malhotra, leading expert and co-author of the bestselling The Pioppi Diet, examines the...
Author
Publisher
Quadrille, an imprint of Hardie Grant Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"In this inspirational cookbook, the award-winning food writer Sue Quinn shows us that if we truly celebrate leftovers we can create exciting dishes that taste just as good--if not better--than the meal from which they hailed. Second Helpings offers innovative ways to use up leftovers, so you waste less food and spend less money. The book is packed with ingenious ways to use up bits and bobs in the fridge, half-empty packets in the store cupboard,...
Author
Publisher
Backfitpro Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"In an age where a seemingly endless amount of gimmicky back products are in circulation, a definitive guide to self-assessment and rehabilitation is more essential than ever. Back Mechanic guides you through a self-assessment of your pain triggers, then shows you how to avoid these roadblocks to recovery. Then effective exercises are coached in a step by step progressive plan. Spine expert, Prof. McGill used his 30 years of research findings and...
Author
Publisher
YMAA Publication Center, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The spine is the root of all motion, and a healthy back is vital to your well being. With qigong exercises, you can effectively treat many cases of spinal illnesses and rebuild the strength of your torso for complete healing. This book presents 54 movements to help you loosen, stretch, strengthen, heal, and maintain a strong back for immediate relief and for a lifetime.-- Provided by the publisher.
Author
Publisher
Hanover Square Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
From best-selling author and social-media-star doctor comes a step-by-step guide to reversing the effects of aging at any stage in life.
Growing older is a blessing. But the slow decline and the loss of functionality associated with aging has led us to treat the process like a disease. These negative effects of aging, however, are not inevitable. Rather, they're largely the result of environmental and lifestyle factors that, when properly addressed,...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
In the final season of Tom Clancy₂s Jack Ryan, Jack is promoted to the new CIA Acting Deputy Director and finds himself on his most dangerous mission yet! He is appointed with the daunting task of unearthing internal corruption. As he investigates, Jack discovers the convergence of a drug cartel with a terrorist organization, ultimately revealing a conspiracy much closer to home and testing our hero's belief in the system he has always fought to...
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Exiled in London for four years, former counter terrorist unit agent Jack Bauer must spring into action to try to save U.S. President James Heller. In retribution for a drone strike he ordered, Heller sits in the crosshairs of the window of an al-Qaeda leader. Along the way, Jack faces his ex-love, Heller's daughter Audrey, who's married to chief of staff Mark Boudreau.
