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Power generation from environmentally friendly sources has led to surging interest in thermoelectrics. There has been a move toward alternative thermoelectric materials with enhanced performance through materials and structures that utilize common and safer elements and alternative mechanistic approaches while increasing processing latitude and decreasing cost. This wide-ranging volume examines this progress and future prospects with the new technologies, ease of processing and cost as major considerations, and will benefit active researchers, students and others interested in cutting-edge work in thermoelectric materials. Innovative Thermoelectric Materials incorporates the contributions of a group of recognized experts in thermoelectric materials, many of whom were the first to introduce various materials systems into thermoelectric systems. The perspectives brought to this evolving subject will provide important insights on which those developing the field can build, and will inspire new research directions for the future.

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The Third Mystery MEGAPACK collects 26 modern and classic mysteries. Here are:
THE AFRICAN FISH MYSTERY, by James Holding
THE EBONY STICK, by Earl Derr Biggers
CHICKENS FOR CHARLIE, by Arlette Lees
DOUBLE DOUBLE-CROSS, by Jack London Berkebile
THE DOOMDORF MYSTERY, by Melville Davisson Post
CAPTAIN ROGERS, by W.W. Jacobs
A BORDERLINE CASE, by Rufus King
JUDGE BARCLAY'S WIFE, by William Hope Hodgson
THE ARCHDUKE'S TEA, by H.C. Bailey
THE IMPETUOUS MISTRESS, by George Harmon Coxe
AARON'S PERFECT PLANS, by Pauline Tyson Stephens
BUTTERFLY OF DEATH, by Harold Gluck
MORGUE REUNION, by Norman A. Daniels
FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW, by Maurice LeBlanc
DROPS OF DEATH, by George Allan England
THE BITER BIT, by Wilkie Collins
THE FACES OF DANGER, by Rufus King
THE KNIGHT'S CROSS SIGNAL PROBLEM, by Ernest Bramah
THESE SHOES ARE KILLING ME, by Leroy Yerxa
THE MYSTERY OF THE DOWNS, by John R. Watson and Arthur J. Rees
TOO MANY SPIES, by Joseph J. Millard
WHO KILLED GILBERT FOSTER?, By E. Hoffmann Price & Ralph Milne Farley
TO REMEMBER YOU BY, by Rufus King
THE YELLOW MOTH, by Fred M. White
WHO MURDERED MR. THOMAS? A Puzzle Story, by Edgar Rice Burroughs
THE SKINS YOU LOVE TO TOUCH, by Janet Fox
If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 280+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!

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George Harmon Coxe, Earl Derr Biggers, James Holding, Edgar Rice

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Written in a simple, easy-to-understand language by a skilled programmer with many years of experience teaching CNC machining to industry and in the classroom, this new edition offers a new chapter on feature-based Machining using Siemens, plus a new chapter featuring Fanuc NC guide I programming. It provides full descriptions of many operation and programming functions and illustrates their practical applications through examples. It provides in-depth information on how to program turning and milling machines, which is applicable to almost all control systems. It keeps all theoretical explanations to a minimum throughout so that they do not distort an understanding of the programming. And because of the wide range of information available about the selection of tools, cutting speeds, and the technology of machining, it is sure to benefit engineers, programmers, supervisors, and machine operators who need ready access to information that will solve CNC operation and programming problems.  

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Student Workbook for Programming of CNC Machines

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Written by an author with many years of experience teaching CNC machining, this workbook is the perfect complement to Programming of CNC Machines, 4thedition. It is filled with many practical exercises and is one of the few workbooks available that tests users through the application of programming functions commonly used in CNC programming. Together with its companion text, this workbook can be used as a complete CNC training program; or, it can be used on its own by students or professionals to verify that they have the basic skills needed to write a CNC program.

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Amraal is in 1774 op die plaas Holkrans in die Olifantsriviervallei gebore. Kleintyd is hy en die boerkinders maats. Later bedrieg en beledig hulle hom. Sy werkgewer mishandel, misbruik hom. As lied van Corps Vrije Hottentotten onsnap hy aan die inboekstelsel. Na die Britse inval by Blaauwberg, dros hy. Met sy vrou en babaseuntjie en enkele ander familielede trek hy noord, na die Gariep. Daar jag hy olifante en word hy mettertyd as regverdige, vredeliewende leier bekend. Onder Amraal se kapteinskap trek mede-Oorlams, Namakwas en Damaras saam. Hy steun die magtige Rooivolk, bemiddel tussen twistende volksgroepe en buig telkens voor beterweterige sendelinge die knie. Altyd besorg oor sy naaste, bewaar kaptein Amraal die vrede tuis. Sy verhouding met sy eerste vrou, Hanna, n dogter van die befaamde Afrikaner-clan, verdiep gaandeweg. By sy sterfbed, in 1864, waak die onverskrokke, trotse Baster Trien. Maar op negentig is dit steeds Klara, sy eerste liefde, wat hom agtervolg. Amraal is n epiese historiese roman. Die lewe van kaptein Amraal Lambert bied n kykie in die vroee Kaapse koloniale tyd, in die volstrek van die Khoi-Khoin en in die ongenaakbaarheid, in die 19de eeu, van die wereld wat ons vandag as Namibie ken.

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These notes were taken by an "A+" student enrolled in this class. We recommend Student Notes be used as a supplement and not a substitute for attending class.  Student Notes are not required material.  If there are any discrepancies please follow your instructors information.  Good luck on your test.

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International Women's Rights, Equality, and Justice

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International Womens Rights, Equality and Justice explores the history and development of womens rights in the context of international human rights law. From the 1848 Seneca Declaration to the 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) to the present day, womens struggles for rights, freedom from discrimination, and equality are canvassed.

The book details gender based claims brought in domestic courts, as well as those brought in regional or international fora, and explores the various remedies available, depending on where a claim is adjudicated. The text also canvasses the important contributions of NGOs, and challenges students to think about tactical, strategic, contextual and pragmatic choices that lawyers are called on to make when representing clients. Along with excerpts of cases and briefs, the text includes samples of complaint forms and instructions.

International Women's Rights, Equality, and Justice could be used in a two or three credit specialized class, or as part of a general International Human Rights or Gender class. It also provides a useful collection of documents and overview of the law for policy makers.

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Mathematical Foundations for Linear Circuits and Systems in Engineering

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Extensive coverage of mathematical techniques used in engineering with an emphasis on applications in linear circuits and systems Mathematical Foundations for Linear Circuits and Systems in Engineering provides an integrated approach to learning the necessary mathematics specifically used to describe and analyze linear circuits and systems. The chapters develop and examine several mathematical models consisting of one or more equations used in engineering to represent various physical systems. The techniques are discussed in-depth so that the reader has a better understanding of how and why these methods work. Specific topics covered include complex variables, linear equations and matrices, various types of signals, solutions of differential equations, convolution, filter designs, and the widely used Laplace and Fourier transforms. The book also presents a discussion of some mechanical systems that mathematically exhibit the same dynamic properties as electrical circuits. Extensive summaries of important functions and their transforms, set theory, series expansions, various identities, and the Lambert W-function are provided in the appendices. The book has the following features:  Compares linear circuits and mechanical systems that are modeled by similar ordinary differential equations, in order to provide an intuitive understanding of different types of linear time-invariant systems. Introduces the theory of generalized functions, which are defined by their behavior under an integral, and describes several properties including derivatives and their Laplace and Fourier transforms. Contains numerous tables and figures that summarize useful mathematical expressions and example results for specific circuits and systems, which reinforce the material and illustrate subtle points. Provides access to a companion website that includes a solutions manual with MATLAB code for the end-of-chapter problems.  Mathematical Foundations for Linear Circuits and Systems in Engineering is written for upper undergraduate and first-year graduate students in the fields of electrical and mechanical engineering. This book is also a reference for electrical, mechanical, and computer engineers as well as applied mathematicians. John J. Shynk, PhD, is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He was a Member of Technical Staff at Bell Laboratories, and received degrees in systems engineering, electrical engineering, and statistics from Boston University and Stanford University.

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A timely, accessible survey of the multidisciplinary field of bioanalytical chemistry  Provides an all in one approach for both beginners and experts, from a broad range of backgrounds, covering introductions, theory, advanced concepts and diverse applications for each method   Each chapter progresses from basic concepts to applications involving real samples   Includes three new chapters on Biomimetic Materials, Lab-on-Chip, and Analytical Methods Contains end-of-chapter problems and an appendix with selected answers

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Solutions Manual to Accompany Models for Life

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An Introduction to Discrete Mathematical Modeling with Microsoft Office Excel

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A solutions manual to accompany An Introduction to Discrete Mathematical Modeling with MicrosoftAA Office ExcelA With a focus on mathematical models based on real and current data, Models for Life: An Introduction to Discrete Mathematical Modeling with MicrosoftA Office ExcelA guides readers in the solution of relevant, practical problems by introducing both mathematical and Excel techniques. The book begins with a step-by-step introduction to discrete dynamical systems, which are mathematical models that describe how a quantity changes from one point in time to the next. Readers are taken through the process, language, and notation required for the construction of such models as well as their implementation in Excel. The book examines single-compartment models in contexts such as population growth, personal finance, and body weight and provides an introduction to more advanced, multi-compartment models via applications in many areas, including military combat, infectious disease epidemics, and ranking methods. Models for Life: An Introduction to Discrete Mathematical Modeling with MicrosoftA Office ExcelA also features:  A modular organization that, after the first chapter, allows readers to explore chapters in any order Numerous practical examples and exercises that enable readers to personalize the presented models by using their own data Carefully selected real-world applications that motivate the mathematical material such as predicting blood alcohol concentration, ranking sports teams, and tracking credit card debt References throughout the book to disciplinary research on which the presented models and model parameters are based in order to provide authenticity and resources for further study Relevant Excel concepts with step-by-step guidance, including screenshots to help readers better understand the presented material Both mathematical and graphical techniques for understanding concepts such as equilibrium values, fixed points, disease endemicity, maximum sustainable yield, and a drugas therapeutic window A companion website that includes the referenced Excel spreadsheets, select solutions to homework problems, and an instructoras manual with solutions to all homework problems, project ideas, and a test bank

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Two unforgettable women see their lives change in unimaginable ways in this captivating novel spanning the explosion of feminism in the 1960s

 


Growing up, Beth always dreamed of her wedding day. But a few months into her marriage to Jim, whose affection she once clung to desperately, she realizes she didn't anticipate life beyond the altar. Jim spends his nights out drinking with his buddies and criticizes every meal Beth cooks, and the only solution her family suggests is to have a babywhich she knows would trap her in this miserable life forever. So she takes matters into her own hands and flees to Boston. There she meets Miriam, an ambitious computer science PhD candidate who nonetheless gives up her career for an unfulfilling marriage.


 


Alongside a cast of intellectuals, budding feminists, and political activists, Beth and Miriam find themselves rapidly evolving as they are swept up in the tumultuous social upheaval of the sixties. Experimenting with relationships and sexuality, and taking a stand for women's rights and against the Vietnam War, they learn to trust their instincts and lean on each other. Small Changes is a glimmering example of bestselling author Marge Piercy's knack for capturing the authentic struggles and desires of contemporary women with clarity and compassion.

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A washed-up minor league pitcher gets more than he bargained for when his affair with an older woman draws him into a tangled web of deceit and scandal

 


When Cape Cod high school star pitcher David Greene left home, everyone in his small beach town rallied behind his dream of making it in the pros. No one expected the local legend to return broke a few years later, with an undistinguished minor league record and a painful divorce behind him. As he tries to rebuild his life, David begins an affair with Judith Silverone that her much older, terminally ill husband, Gordon, condones on the condition that David run for a seat on the town's board of selectman against Gordon's political rival.


 


Set in a lushly drawn seaside resort town, this thrilling novel pushes its complicated and fascinating characters to extremes of emotion. Driven by passion and a lust for power, David, Judith, and Gordon are all guilty of seduction and manipulation that will result in irrevocable consequences. As David's romantic and political involvements escalate at a fever pitch, a forceful storm rolls in off the ocean, leading up to a tumultuous climax.

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In Victorian England, a glamorous, mysterious young woman overturns the lives of a traditional Devonshire farm family, in Margery Sharp's humorous, heartwarming New York Timesbestselling novel

On a farm in Devonshire, during a long hot summer, three women await the arrival of a fourth. The corseted, petticoated Sylvesters are no ordinary females. They are as fair-tempered as they are big and strong, the wives of modestly prosperous farmers who can stand up to the heat of a parlortheir pride and joyas well as a scorching harvest field. And the men they chose for husbands are their equals. Today is cause for celebration: The youngest Sylvester brother is arriving with his bride-to-be.


 


But Fanny Davis will change all their lives. The slender, petite woman is given to unnamed ailments and is full of secrets. Where did she come from? What does she really want from the bumpkin she agreed to marry? None of the Sylvester ladies can imagine the tempest that will strike their peaceful farm when the deadly Miss Davis gets to work.

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Margery Sharp's enchanting New York Timesbestselling novel about the profound ways that love can change our view of other people and the world around us

Miss Dolores Diver and Harry Gibson have been passionately in love ever since they met at the Chelsea Arts Ball: He came as a brown paper parcel, she as a Spanish dancer. Only the eye of love could have transformed plain Dolores into a Spanish rose and stout Harry into the man of Dolores's dreams. But ten years later, during the Great Depression, Harry must marry his colleague's daughter in order to save his nearly bankrupt business.


 


The course of true love never runs smoothly but with some inadvertent help from Dolores's keenly observant nine-year-old niece, Martha, Harry's grasping fiancee, and Dolores's calculating lodger, Harry might succeed in both averting financial ruin and reclaiming his beloved.

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A Jazz Age socialite impulsively adopts an orphaned boy in this humorous, heartwarming tale

 


In 1929 London, twenty-eight-year-old Lesley Frewen lives a privileged, cultured life. But one thing is missing: love. When her aunt's female companion suddenly dies, leaving behind a young son, Lesley decides on a whim to adopt four-year-old Patrickthough she doesn't have any particular affection for children.


 


As soon as Patrick moves in with her, Lesley gets to work using her connections to enroll him in the finest boys' school. But she quickly discovers London is no place to raise a child, and they relocate to the tiny village of High Westover.


 


The hamlet boasts a post office, a church, and a vicarage. There's an apple orchard and children for Patrick to play with. However, the country comes with its own set of daunting challenges: Lesley can't imagine how she'll entertain her friends there! But ultimately life with Patrick will change her, bringing out her capacity to love and showing her the difference between pleasure and happiness.

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An "extraordinary" novel of the intertwined lives of three troubled women, by the New York Timesbestselling author of Gone to Soldiers (San Francisco Chronicle).

When her best friend's death rattles her sense of complacency, college professor Leila Landsman decides she's finally had enough of her cheating husband. Leila throws herself into her work and encounters Becky Burgess, a local woman who climbed her way out of poverty but whose success is completely halted when she becomes the prime suspect in her husband's murder. Meanwhile, Leila's housekeeper, Mary Burke, is no stranger to failed marriage. Abandoned by her husband for a younger woman, and unable to support herself on her own income alone, Mary now secretly sleeps in her clients' houses, hiding her homelessness to remain employed and survive.


 


Flawed but resourceful, frightened yet determined, these three women must draw on an inner strength they never knew existed to make it without the men they've come to depend on. Although their situations differ, Leila, Becky, and Mary have all reached their tipping pointsand each is about to be pushed to the brinkin this gripping and relatable story of the dangers of dependence and the liberating power of self-reliance.

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For three Cape Cod residents, the influx of summer visitors is no more than a minor nuisanceuntil it brings a man who threatens the balance of their delicate relationship

 


For more than a decade, Dinah, Susan, and Susan's husband, Willieartists and neighbors in a small Cape Cod townhave enjoyed an unconventional, but deeply satisfying, three-way relationship. When the annual summer crowd flocks to the Cape, Dinah misses her quiet afternoons composing music in the woods, and Willie, a sculptor, puts aside his own work to do carpentry jobs on lavish vacation homes. Susan, though, envies the glamorous lives of the summer residents. And one visitor, Tyrone Burdock, a wealthy and seductive financier, offers her an enticing glimpse into his world that may jolt the foundation of her menage a trois.


 


The clash between moneyed newcomers and the soulful artists who live on the Cape year-round shakes the threesome's external world and the bonds holding them together as they see their bohemian enclave becoming a bourgeois retreat. Bestselling author Marge Piercy skillfully navigates this unique landscape with vivid details and an eye for emotional complexity, bringing these singular characters to life as their relationship undergoes profound changes that will resonate long after the summer people have left.

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Passions flare in a most unlikely love triangle between three remarkable characters facing arduous life challenges in this engrossing novel by bestselling author Marge Piercy

 


Heartbroken after her girlfriend leaves her for another woman, Leslie, a history grad student, follows her thesis advisor from Grand Rapids to Detroit for a fresh start. There she befriends seventeen-year-old Honor, who sparks a familiar passion within her. Feeling that she can't act on her desire, she sleeps with Honor's older friend, Bernard, a gay former street hustler who resents his past and, to make matters more complicated, also lusts for Honor.


 


As the three grapple with issues of sexuality and identity, author Marge Piercy manages to be both intimately attuned to her characters' emotions and aware of their role in a larger social and economic context. Leslie, Honor, and Bernard struggle financially in a city that doesn't offer many opportunities, and they discover that expressing their sexuality and finding love may be privileges they cannot afford.


 


"A novel as ambiguous and fascinating as life itself." The New York Times

 


"Piercy goes over her subjects with a fine-tooth comb and provides food for thought about some of our directions, feelings and values." Publishers Weekly

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A captivating story of love and regret from the author of Tess of the D'Urbervilles and The Return of the Native

Young farm worker Michael Henchard arrives in Casterbridge, Wessex, with his wife and child, looking for a job. Instead, he finds rum. At the town fair, Henchard quarrels with his wife and drunkenly auctions her and his daughter to the assembled crowd. He sells his family to a sailor for five guineas, a monstrous crime that marks him for a lifetime of guilt and pain.


 


The next morning, Henchard swears off drink. Eighteen years later, he is the wealthyand sobermayor of Casterbridge, his terrible secret buried deep in the past. But when Henchard falls in love with a young woman on a trip to the island of Jersey, his inability to marry her threatens to destroy her reputation. The sudden return of his wife and daughter presents Henchard with a chance to finally make things rightor doom himself forever.


 


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Margery Sharp's most poignant novel, set during World War II and filled with her trademark wit and warmth, tells the story of the powerful bond forged between a British spinster and the unusual little girl left in her care

As the threat of war looms, Cecilia and Rab Guthrie leave their young daughter, Antoinette, with a spinster friend in East Anglia, England, so they can enjoy a holiday on the continent. Three-year-old Antoinette doesn't speak, is inordinately clumsy, and must always be spoken to in quiet tones or else she becomes frightened. Then the outbreak of World War II forces Antoinette's parents to return to America without their daughter.


 


As the years pass, a relationship grows between the unmarried, childless woman and her innocent charge. Slowly Antoinette begins to change, becoming less frightened and delighting in objects and words, as does her foster mother. But when the war is over, Cecilia comes to collect her daughterand take her away from the only person who has every really understood her.


 


An insightful, unsentimental novel about the challenges of raising a mentally challenged child in 1940s England, The Innocents sweeps readers along to its shocking conclusion.