Author: Skip Vogel
Publisher: Skip Vogel
ISBN: 9781419651458
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
"In addition to other social experiments of the 1970s, some members of the American judiciary ... offered freshly convicted criminals the option of joining the U.S. armed forces, instead of serving their sentences. As a result, the U.S. Navy, among the other branches, was diluted with criminally and psychologically dangerous miscreants, to the detriment of the service, and thus the safety of the nation. ... Captain Yorel, YN3 Lain Byrd, and Seaman Apprentice Sam Ellis ... share a dedication to their country and their duty, in stark contrast to the criminal irresponsibility, endless intrigue, and other misbehavior of the Navy's new human flotsam."--Publisher's description.
Constant Bearing - Decreasing Range
Author: Skip Vogel
Publisher: Skip Vogel
ISBN: 9781419651458
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
"In addition to other social experiments of the 1970s, some members of the American judiciary ... offered freshly convicted criminals the option of joining the U.S. armed forces, instead of serving their sentences. As a result, the U.S. Navy, among the other branches, was diluted with criminally and psychologically dangerous miscreants, to the detriment of the service, and thus the safety of the nation. ... Captain Yorel, YN3 Lain Byrd, and Seaman Apprentice Sam Ellis ... share a dedication to their country and their duty, in stark contrast to the criminal irresponsibility, endless intrigue, and other misbehavior of the Navy's new human flotsam."--Publisher's description.
Publisher: Skip Vogel
ISBN: 9781419651458
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
"In addition to other social experiments of the 1970s, some members of the American judiciary ... offered freshly convicted criminals the option of joining the U.S. armed forces, instead of serving their sentences. As a result, the U.S. Navy, among the other branches, was diluted with criminally and psychologically dangerous miscreants, to the detriment of the service, and thus the safety of the nation. ... Captain Yorel, YN3 Lain Byrd, and Seaman Apprentice Sam Ellis ... share a dedication to their country and their duty, in stark contrast to the criminal irresponsibility, endless intrigue, and other misbehavior of the Navy's new human flotsam."--Publisher's description.
Underway Replenishment of Naval Ships
Author: Naval Surface Warfare Center (U.S.). Port Hueneme Division. Underway Replenishment Department
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cargo handling
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cargo handling
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Bareboat Cruising Made Easy
Author: American Sailing
Publisher: American Sailing
ISBN: 0982102526
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Bareboat Cruising Made Easy is not only the official textbook for the ASA Bareboat Cruising Standard (ASA 104), but also the definitive go-to resource for all sailors who enjoy cruising and destination oriented sailing. It is an all-in-one reference book that includes everything a cruising sailor needs to know, from general planning to technical guidance to sailing advice. From its 4 color, high-end illustrations and photographs to its modern, easy-to-read design, Bareboat Cruising Made Easy is a beauty. The 212 page book was created by a team of expert sailors, writers, editors and artists who shaped the content together, making it the most helpful, accurate, and all-inclusive chartering/cruising manual.
Publisher: American Sailing
ISBN: 0982102526
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Bareboat Cruising Made Easy is not only the official textbook for the ASA Bareboat Cruising Standard (ASA 104), but also the definitive go-to resource for all sailors who enjoy cruising and destination oriented sailing. It is an all-in-one reference book that includes everything a cruising sailor needs to know, from general planning to technical guidance to sailing advice. From its 4 color, high-end illustrations and photographs to its modern, easy-to-read design, Bareboat Cruising Made Easy is a beauty. The 212 page book was created by a team of expert sailors, writers, editors and artists who shaped the content together, making it the most helpful, accurate, and all-inclusive chartering/cruising manual.
Advanced Cruising & Seamanship
Author: American Sailing
Publisher: American Sailing
ISBN: 1733162828
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Whether you are reading this book and taking the corresponding ASA 106 course or watching a North U webinar– you take your sailing very seriously. Maybe you are studying to be able to venture out to find your own unspoiled cove in which to anchor or to lay back in an exotic port of call. You could be brushing up on an extended multi-day cruise with your family and friends or you might be thinking of making sailing your profession as an ASA Instructor. One thing is for sure, this book will give you a serious boost down the road to becoming a top-notch sailor and confident seaman; a rare and respected person in the world of yachting. You’ll find all this in the 150-page book from the American Association, the world’s leading sailing authority, in association with North U, the leader in performance sail education. You gotta read it!
Publisher: American Sailing
ISBN: 1733162828
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Whether you are reading this book and taking the corresponding ASA 106 course or watching a North U webinar– you take your sailing very seriously. Maybe you are studying to be able to venture out to find your own unspoiled cove in which to anchor or to lay back in an exotic port of call. You could be brushing up on an extended multi-day cruise with your family and friends or you might be thinking of making sailing your profession as an ASA Instructor. One thing is for sure, this book will give you a serious boost down the road to becoming a top-notch sailor and confident seaman; a rare and respected person in the world of yachting. You’ll find all this in the 150-page book from the American Association, the world’s leading sailing authority, in association with North U, the leader in performance sail education. You gotta read it!
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Math Cognition
Author: Marcel Danesi
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030225372
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
This is an anthology of contemporary studies from various disciplinary perspectives written by some of the world's most renowned experts in each of the areas of mathematics, neuroscience, psychology, linguistics, semiotics, education, and more. Its purpose is not to add merely to the accumulation of studies, but to show that math cognition is best approached from various disciplinary angles, with the goal of broadening the general understanding of mathematical cognition through the different theoretical threads that can be woven into an overall understanding. This volume will be of interest to mathematicians, cognitive scientists, educators of mathematics, philosophers of mathematics, semioticians, psychologists, linguists, anthropologists, and all other kinds of scholars who are interested in the nature, origin, and development of mathematical cognition.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030225372
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
This is an anthology of contemporary studies from various disciplinary perspectives written by some of the world's most renowned experts in each of the areas of mathematics, neuroscience, psychology, linguistics, semiotics, education, and more. Its purpose is not to add merely to the accumulation of studies, but to show that math cognition is best approached from various disciplinary angles, with the goal of broadening the general understanding of mathematical cognition through the different theoretical threads that can be woven into an overall understanding. This volume will be of interest to mathematicians, cognitive scientists, educators of mathematics, philosophers of mathematics, semioticians, psychologists, linguists, anthropologists, and all other kinds of scholars who are interested in the nature, origin, and development of mathematical cognition.
The Neuroethology of Predation and Escape
Author: Keith T. Sillar
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 111852716X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
The forces of natural selection have been a primary driver in the evolution of adaptive animal behaviours. On the one hand animals must evade predation in order to survive and pass on their genes; on other hand, and for the same underlying reasons, animals must also be capable of successfully capturing prey. This situation has led to an evolutionary arms race in which predator and prey are locked in the battle to survive. A common strategy in each situation is to enhance the speed of response, resulting in the evolution of neural, muscular and biomechanical designs that produce supremely fast and eye-catching behavioral responses. The aim of this book is to illuminate the design principles of escape and predatory behaviours using a series of case histories from different animal groups and to emphasize the convergent evolution of neural circuitry that optimizes the chances of survival. Using these case histories the authors describe sensory mechanisms that aid prey and predator detection, central neural circuit designs that increase speed of response and neuromuscular and biomechanical properties that aid the performance of escape and predatory movements.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 111852716X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
The forces of natural selection have been a primary driver in the evolution of adaptive animal behaviours. On the one hand animals must evade predation in order to survive and pass on their genes; on other hand, and for the same underlying reasons, animals must also be capable of successfully capturing prey. This situation has led to an evolutionary arms race in which predator and prey are locked in the battle to survive. A common strategy in each situation is to enhance the speed of response, resulting in the evolution of neural, muscular and biomechanical designs that produce supremely fast and eye-catching behavioral responses. The aim of this book is to illuminate the design principles of escape and predatory behaviours using a series of case histories from different animal groups and to emphasize the convergent evolution of neural circuitry that optimizes the chances of survival. Using these case histories the authors describe sensory mechanisms that aid prey and predator detection, central neural circuit designs that increase speed of response and neuromuscular and biomechanical properties that aid the performance of escape and predatory movements.
Charlie Class
Author: David E. Meadows
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101151196
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
“Great battle scenes, believable heroes, plus villains you’ll love to hate.”—Joe Bull, author of Seas of Crisis October 1973, the Yom Kippur War puts Israel in a fight for its survival. Thousands of miles away, the conflict is drawing the world’s superpowers into action. Aboard the USS Manta Ray, Commander Mitchell “Mckay” Brandon receives orders to patrol the Strait of Gibraltar and make sure the way into the Mediterranean is clear for the American naval forces—no matter the odds. Meanwhile, the captain of a Russian nuclear sub has been ordered to intercept and delay any American response—an order he interprets as perssion to fire at will. Now, even as the conflict on land threatens to engulf the region, the fight taking place under the sea pushes the world’s superpowers into all-out war.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101151196
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
“Great battle scenes, believable heroes, plus villains you’ll love to hate.”—Joe Bull, author of Seas of Crisis October 1973, the Yom Kippur War puts Israel in a fight for its survival. Thousands of miles away, the conflict is drawing the world’s superpowers into action. Aboard the USS Manta Ray, Commander Mitchell “Mckay” Brandon receives orders to patrol the Strait of Gibraltar and make sure the way into the Mediterranean is clear for the American naval forces—no matter the odds. Meanwhile, the captain of a Russian nuclear sub has been ordered to intercept and delay any American response—an order he interprets as perssion to fire at will. Now, even as the conflict on land threatens to engulf the region, the fight taking place under the sea pushes the world’s superpowers into all-out war.
The Origin of Ideas
Author: Mark Turner
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199988838
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
What makes human beings so innovative, so adept at rapid, creative thinking? Where do new ideas come from, and once we have them, how can we carry them mentally into new situations? What allows our thinking to range easily over time, space, causation, and agency-so easily that we take this truly remarkable ability for granted? In The Origin of Ideas, Mark Turner offers a provocative new theory to answer these and many other questions. While other species do what we cannot-fly, run amazingly fast, see in the dark-only human beings can innovate so rapidly and widely. Turner argues that this distinctively human spark was an evolutionary advance that developed from a particular kind of mental operation, which he calls "blending": our ability to take two or more ideas and create a new idea in the "blend." Turner begins by looking at the "lionman," a 32,000-year-old ivory figurine, one of the earliest examples of blending. Here, the concepts "lion" and "man" are merged into a new figure, the "lionman." Turner argues that at some stage during the Paleolithic Age, humans reached a tipping point. Before that, we were a bunch of large, unimaginative mammals. After that, we were poised to take over the world. Once biological evolution hit upon making brains that could do advanced blending, we possessed the capacity to invent and maintain culture. Cultural innovation could then progress by leaps and bounds over biological evolution itself, leading to the highest forms of human cognition and creativity. For anyone interested in how and why our minds work the way they do, The Origin of Ideas offers a wealth of original insights-and is itself a brilliant example of the innovative thinking it describes.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199988838
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
What makes human beings so innovative, so adept at rapid, creative thinking? Where do new ideas come from, and once we have them, how can we carry them mentally into new situations? What allows our thinking to range easily over time, space, causation, and agency-so easily that we take this truly remarkable ability for granted? In The Origin of Ideas, Mark Turner offers a provocative new theory to answer these and many other questions. While other species do what we cannot-fly, run amazingly fast, see in the dark-only human beings can innovate so rapidly and widely. Turner argues that this distinctively human spark was an evolutionary advance that developed from a particular kind of mental operation, which he calls "blending": our ability to take two or more ideas and create a new idea in the "blend." Turner begins by looking at the "lionman," a 32,000-year-old ivory figurine, one of the earliest examples of blending. Here, the concepts "lion" and "man" are merged into a new figure, the "lionman." Turner argues that at some stage during the Paleolithic Age, humans reached a tipping point. Before that, we were a bunch of large, unimaginative mammals. After that, we were poised to take over the world. Once biological evolution hit upon making brains that could do advanced blending, we possessed the capacity to invent and maintain culture. Cultural innovation could then progress by leaps and bounds over biological evolution itself, leading to the highest forms of human cognition and creativity. For anyone interested in how and why our minds work the way they do, The Origin of Ideas offers a wealth of original insights-and is itself a brilliant example of the innovative thinking it describes.
Manuals Combined: U.S. Coast Guard Cutterboat, Defender Class, Utility And Special Purpose Craft Boat Handbooks
Author:
Publisher: Jeffrey Frank Jones
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 4026
Book Description
Over 4,000 total pages ... Manuals included: CUTTERBOAT–LARGE (CB-L) OPERATOR’S HANDBOOK SPECIAL PURPOSE CRAFTSHALLOW WATER (SPC-SW) OPERATOR’S HANDBOOK 45FT RESPONSE BOAT-MEDIUM (RB-M) OPERATOR’S HANDBOOK SPECIAL PURPOSE CRAFT – LAW ENFORCEMENT BOAT OPERATOR’S HANDBOOK CUTTERBOAT – OVER THE HORIZON (CB-OTH) MK III OPERATOR’S HANDBOOK DEFENDER CLASS OPERATOR’S HANDBOOK U.S. Coast Guard Boat Operations and Training (BOAT) Manual Volume I and II Boat Forces Operations Personnel Qualification Standard NON-STANDARD BOAT OPERATOR'S HANDBOOK 49' BUOY UTILITY STERN LOADING (BUSL) BOAT OPERATOR'S HANDBOOK MULTISERVICE HELICOPTER SLING LOAD: DUAL-POINT LOAD RIGGING PROCEDURES Multiservice Helicopter Sling Load: Basic Operations And Equipment
Publisher: Jeffrey Frank Jones
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 4026
Book Description
Over 4,000 total pages ... Manuals included: CUTTERBOAT–LARGE (CB-L) OPERATOR’S HANDBOOK SPECIAL PURPOSE CRAFTSHALLOW WATER (SPC-SW) OPERATOR’S HANDBOOK 45FT RESPONSE BOAT-MEDIUM (RB-M) OPERATOR’S HANDBOOK SPECIAL PURPOSE CRAFT – LAW ENFORCEMENT BOAT OPERATOR’S HANDBOOK CUTTERBOAT – OVER THE HORIZON (CB-OTH) MK III OPERATOR’S HANDBOOK DEFENDER CLASS OPERATOR’S HANDBOOK U.S. Coast Guard Boat Operations and Training (BOAT) Manual Volume I and II Boat Forces Operations Personnel Qualification Standard NON-STANDARD BOAT OPERATOR'S HANDBOOK 49' BUOY UTILITY STERN LOADING (BUSL) BOAT OPERATOR'S HANDBOOK MULTISERVICE HELICOPTER SLING LOAD: DUAL-POINT LOAD RIGGING PROCEDURES Multiservice Helicopter Sling Load: Basic Operations And Equipment
Iconic Investigations
Author: Lars Elleström
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9027272239
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
The contributions to Iconic Investigations deal with linguistic or literary aspects of language. While some studies analyze the cognitive structures of language, others pay close attention to the sounds of spoken language and the visual characteristics of written language. In addition this volume also contains studies of media types such as music and visual images that are integrated into the overall project to deepen the understanding of iconicity – the creation of meaning by way of similarity relations. Iconicity is a fundamental but relatively unexplored part of signification in language and other media types. During the last decades, the study of iconicity has emerged as a vital research area with far-reaching interdisciplinary scope and the volume should be of interest for students and researchers interested in scholarly fields such as semiotics, cognitive linguistics, conceptual metaphor studies, poetry, intermediality, and multimodality.
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9027272239
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
The contributions to Iconic Investigations deal with linguistic or literary aspects of language. While some studies analyze the cognitive structures of language, others pay close attention to the sounds of spoken language and the visual characteristics of written language. In addition this volume also contains studies of media types such as music and visual images that are integrated into the overall project to deepen the understanding of iconicity – the creation of meaning by way of similarity relations. Iconicity is a fundamental but relatively unexplored part of signification in language and other media types. During the last decades, the study of iconicity has emerged as a vital research area with far-reaching interdisciplinary scope and the volume should be of interest for students and researchers interested in scholarly fields such as semiotics, cognitive linguistics, conceptual metaphor studies, poetry, intermediality, and multimodality.