Author: Sharon Draper
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440651361
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Sylvia is shocked and confused when she is asked to be one of the first black students to attend Central High School, which is scheduled to be integrated in the fall of 1957, whether people like it or not. Before Sylvia makes her final decision, smoldering racial tension in the town ignites into flame. When the smoke clears, she sees clearly that nothing is going to stop the change from coming. It is up to her generation to make it happen, in as many different ways as there are colors in the world.
Test of Fire
Author: Ben Bova
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781311806185
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A small group of survivors fight to rebuild civilization after the Earth is devastated by a huge solar flare.Cities became ovens. Grasslands became seas of flame. As the touch of dawn swept westward across the spinning planet Earth, its fiery finger killed everything in its path. Glaciers in Switzerland began to melt, floodwaters poured down on the burning, smoking villages dotting the Alpine meadows. Paris became a torch, then London. North of the Arctic Circle, Lapplanders in their summer furs burst into flame as their reindeer collapsed and roasted on the smoking tundra.The line of dawn raced westward across the Atlantic Ocean, but as it did the brightness diminished. The sun dimmed as quickly as it had brightened.The Americas escaped the Sun's wrath. Almost."A hard, dark book, the story of mankind after the fall... compulsive reading... the battle to rebuild Earth after its almost total destruction by a gigantic solar flare."--Harry Harrison
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781311806185
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A small group of survivors fight to rebuild civilization after the Earth is devastated by a huge solar flare.Cities became ovens. Grasslands became seas of flame. As the touch of dawn swept westward across the spinning planet Earth, its fiery finger killed everything in its path. Glaciers in Switzerland began to melt, floodwaters poured down on the burning, smoking villages dotting the Alpine meadows. Paris became a torch, then London. North of the Arctic Circle, Lapplanders in their summer furs burst into flame as their reindeer collapsed and roasted on the smoking tundra.The line of dawn raced westward across the Atlantic Ocean, but as it did the brightness diminished. The sun dimmed as quickly as it had brightened.The Americas escaped the Sun's wrath. Almost."A hard, dark book, the story of mankind after the fall... compulsive reading... the battle to rebuild Earth after its almost total destruction by a gigantic solar flare."--Harry Harrison
Vulnerability Assessment of Aircraft
Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Weapons Effects on Airborne Systems
Publisher: National Academies
ISBN:
Category : Airplanes, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Publisher: National Academies
ISBN:
Category : Airplanes, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Fire Officer's Handbook of Tactics
Author: John Norman
Publisher: Fire Engineering Books
ISBN: 1593702795
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
John Norman has updated his best-selling book, a guide for the firefighter and fire officer who, having learned the basic mechanics of the trade, are looking for specific methods for handling specific situations. In this new fourth edition, readers will find a new chapter on lightweight construction, a new chapter on electrical fires and emergencies, updates to many chapters including such topics as wind-driven fires, and many new illustrations.
Publisher: Fire Engineering Books
ISBN: 1593702795
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
John Norman has updated his best-selling book, a guide for the firefighter and fire officer who, having learned the basic mechanics of the trade, are looking for specific methods for handling specific situations. In this new fourth edition, readers will find a new chapter on lightweight construction, a new chapter on electrical fires and emergencies, updates to many chapters including such topics as wind-driven fires, and many new illustrations.
FTP Code
Author: International Maritime Organization
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
The 2010 FTP Code provides the international requirements for laboratory testing, typeapproval and fire test procedures for products referenced under SOLAS chapter II-2. It comprehensively revises and updates the current Code, adopted by the MSC in 1996. The 2010 FTP Code includes the following: test for non-combustibility; test for smoke and toxicity; test for "A", "B" and "F" class divisions; test for fire door control systems; test for surface flammability (surface materials and primary deck coverings); test for vertically supported textiles and films; test for upholstered furniture; test for bedding components; test for fire-restricting materials for high-speed craft; and test for fire-resisting divisions of high-speed craft. It also includes annexes on Products which may be installed without testing and/or approval and on Fire protection materials and required approval test methods
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
The 2010 FTP Code provides the international requirements for laboratory testing, typeapproval and fire test procedures for products referenced under SOLAS chapter II-2. It comprehensively revises and updates the current Code, adopted by the MSC in 1996. The 2010 FTP Code includes the following: test for non-combustibility; test for smoke and toxicity; test for "A", "B" and "F" class divisions; test for fire door control systems; test for surface flammability (surface materials and primary deck coverings); test for vertically supported textiles and films; test for upholstered furniture; test for bedding components; test for fire-restricting materials for high-speed craft; and test for fire-resisting divisions of high-speed craft. It also includes annexes on Products which may be installed without testing and/or approval and on Fire protection materials and required approval test methods
An Investigation of the Fire Environment in the ASTM E 84 Tunnel Test
Author: William J. Parker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire testing
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire testing
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Norman Hall's Firefighter Exam Preparation Book
Author: Norman Hall
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440519161
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Guaranteed Top Scores on Your Firefighter's Exam! Want to be a firefighter? Do you know what is involved in taking the exam? Don't take a chance at failing a test you could ace--learn from the expert, Norman Hall. For more than a decade, Norman Hall's Firefighter Exam Preparation Book has been the #1 test preparation book for prospective firefighters. Back by popular demand, Norman Hall has completely updated and revised this hugely successful book for this second edition, presenting new tips and time-tested methods for attaining the highest scores. Practice your skills using features such as tips on how to pass the physical requirements, practice exams with answer keys, memory aids to help you master the recall test, tables for self-scoring, insights on what a career in firefighting entails, and a discussion of the final interview. Use Norman Hall's Firefighter Exam Preparation Book, 2nd Edition to study hard and score at the top!
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440519161
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Guaranteed Top Scores on Your Firefighter's Exam! Want to be a firefighter? Do you know what is involved in taking the exam? Don't take a chance at failing a test you could ace--learn from the expert, Norman Hall. For more than a decade, Norman Hall's Firefighter Exam Preparation Book has been the #1 test preparation book for prospective firefighters. Back by popular demand, Norman Hall has completely updated and revised this hugely successful book for this second edition, presenting new tips and time-tested methods for attaining the highest scores. Practice your skills using features such as tips on how to pass the physical requirements, practice exams with answer keys, memory aids to help you master the recall test, tables for self-scoring, insights on what a career in firefighting entails, and a discussion of the final interview. Use Norman Hall's Firefighter Exam Preparation Book, 2nd Edition to study hard and score at the top!
Ignition!
Author: John Drury Clark
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 0813599199
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
This newly reissued debut book in the Rutgers University Press Classics Imprint is the story of the search for a rocket propellant which could be trusted to take man into space. This search was a hazardous enterprise carried out by rival labs who worked against the known laws of nature, with no guarantee of success or safety. Acclaimed scientist and sci-fi author John Drury Clark writes with irreverent and eyewitness immediacy about the development of the explosive fuels strong enough to negate the relentless restraints of gravity. The resulting volume is as much a memoir as a work of history, sharing a behind-the-scenes view of an enterprise which eventually took men to the moon, missiles to the planets, and satellites to outer space. A classic work in the history of science, and described as “a good book on rocket stuff…that’s a really fun one” by SpaceX founder Elon Musk, readers will want to get their hands on this influential classic, available for the first time in decades.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 0813599199
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
This newly reissued debut book in the Rutgers University Press Classics Imprint is the story of the search for a rocket propellant which could be trusted to take man into space. This search was a hazardous enterprise carried out by rival labs who worked against the known laws of nature, with no guarantee of success or safety. Acclaimed scientist and sci-fi author John Drury Clark writes with irreverent and eyewitness immediacy about the development of the explosive fuels strong enough to negate the relentless restraints of gravity. The resulting volume is as much a memoir as a work of history, sharing a behind-the-scenes view of an enterprise which eventually took men to the moon, missiles to the planets, and satellites to outer space. A classic work in the history of science, and described as “a good book on rocket stuff…that’s a really fun one” by SpaceX founder Elon Musk, readers will want to get their hands on this influential classic, available for the first time in decades.
Fire Technology Abstracts
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire extinction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire extinction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Fire Alarm Design Guide
Author: Jolie Group Engineering
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781520237664
Category : Fire alarms
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
Do you want to know what are the details and secrets of "fire alarm" quickly if you don't have time to study and make searches for months or even for years?Did you get tired from searching and you have no experience in the fire alarm field and want to know how to design and install a fire alarm system?Are you going to work in a fire alarm systems installation company and you have limited or have no experience?You should then learn the steps of: --Getting all information about fire alarm system parts and their theory of operation.-How to design a fire alarm system.-How to install a fire alarm system.-How to test and maintain a fire alarm system.You will find all the information you need in this eBook "FIRE ALARM DESIGN GUIDE"We will talk about: -Fire alarm system components and parts.-Heat detection parts & methods.-Smoke detection parts & methods.-Flame Detectors.-Fire alarm notification devices.-Conventional fire alarm system.-Addressable fire alarm system.-Comparison between conventional & addressable fire alarm systems.-Design of Spacing and Placing of Fire Alarm System Parts.-Errors in installation and recommendations.-Detection type selection recommendations and applications.-Types and specifications of fire alarm cables.-Fire Alarm system infrastructure.-Ordinary cables systems.-Cabling and basic electricity design.-IP network fire alarm system.-Cables installation recommendations.-Wireless fire alarm systems.-Hybrid fire alarm systems.-Tools for testing fire alarm system.-Fire Alarm System Testing and maintenance procedures.-Testing and maintenance Login access levels.-False Alarms.IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO KNOW ALL THESE VALUABLE INFORMATION CLICK "BUY NOW" AND DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781520237664
Category : Fire alarms
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
Do you want to know what are the details and secrets of "fire alarm" quickly if you don't have time to study and make searches for months or even for years?Did you get tired from searching and you have no experience in the fire alarm field and want to know how to design and install a fire alarm system?Are you going to work in a fire alarm systems installation company and you have limited or have no experience?You should then learn the steps of: --Getting all information about fire alarm system parts and their theory of operation.-How to design a fire alarm system.-How to install a fire alarm system.-How to test and maintain a fire alarm system.You will find all the information you need in this eBook "FIRE ALARM DESIGN GUIDE"We will talk about: -Fire alarm system components and parts.-Heat detection parts & methods.-Smoke detection parts & methods.-Flame Detectors.-Fire alarm notification devices.-Conventional fire alarm system.-Addressable fire alarm system.-Comparison between conventional & addressable fire alarm systems.-Design of Spacing and Placing of Fire Alarm System Parts.-Errors in installation and recommendations.-Detection type selection recommendations and applications.-Types and specifications of fire alarm cables.-Fire Alarm system infrastructure.-Ordinary cables systems.-Cabling and basic electricity design.-IP network fire alarm system.-Cables installation recommendations.-Wireless fire alarm systems.-Hybrid fire alarm systems.-Tools for testing fire alarm system.-Fire Alarm System Testing and maintenance procedures.-Testing and maintenance Login access levels.-False Alarms.IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO KNOW ALL THESE VALUABLE INFORMATION CLICK "BUY NOW" AND DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME.
The English Catalogue of Books ...
Author: Sampson Low
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description