Author: David James Clarke
Publisher: Dissertations-G
ISBN: 9780824000851
Category : Aesthetics, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 335

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Author: Paul Good
Publisher: Washington : U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
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Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 100

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Author: Barry Hampshire
Publisher: Unesco Press
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 196

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Author: Edward L. Beach
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1612511988
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 338

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When the nuclear-powered submarine USS Triton was commissioned in November 1959, its commanding officer, Captain Edward L. Beach, planned a routine shakedown cruise in the North Atlantic. Two weeks before the scheduled cruise, however, Beach was summoned to Washington and told of the immediate necessity to prove the reliability of the Rickover-conceived submarine. His new secret orders were to take the Triton around the world, entirely submerged the total distance. This is Beach's gripping firsthand account of what went on during the 36,000 nautical-mile voyage whose record for speed and endurance still stands today. It brings to life the many tense events in the historic journey: the malfunction of the essential fathometer that indicated the location of undersea mountains and shallow waters, the sudden agonizing illness of a senior petty officer, and the serious problems with the ship's main hydraulic oil system. Intensely dramatic, Beach's chronicle also describes the psychological stresses of the journey and some touching moments shared by the crew. A skillful story teller, he recounts the experience in such detail that readers feel they have been along for the ride of a lifetime.

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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 640

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Includes entries for maps and atlases.

Author: University of the State of New York
Publisher:
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Category : Decoration and ornament
Languages : en
Pages : 136

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Author: Gene Kritsky
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199798958
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 212

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Beekeeping is a sixteen-billion-dollar-a-year business. But the invaluable honey bee now faces severe threats from diseases, mites, pesticides, and overwork, not to mention the mysterious Colony Collapse Disorder, which causes seemingly healthy bees to abandon their hives en masse, never to return. In The Quest for the Perfect Hive, entomologist Gene Kritsky offers a concise, beautifully illustrated history of beekeeping, tracing the evolution of hive design from ancient Egypt to the present. Not simply a descriptive account, the book suggests that beekeeping's long history may in fact contain clues to help beekeepers fight the decline in honey bee numbers. Kritsky guides us through the progression from early mud-based horizontal hives to the ascent of the simple straw skep (the inverted basket which has been in use for over 1,500 years), from hive design's Golden Age in Victorian England up through the present. He discusses what worked, what did not, and what we have forgotten about past hives that might help counter the menace to beekeeping today. Indeed, while we have sequenced the honey bee genome and advanced our knowledge of the insects themselves, we still keep our bees in hives that have changed little during the past century. If beekeeping is to survive, Kritsky argues, we must start inventing again. We must find the perfect hive for our times. For thousands of years, the honey bee has been a vital part of human culture. The Quest for the Perfect Hive not only offers a colorful account of this long history, but also provides a guide for ensuring its continuation into the future.

Author: Joseph A. Califano (Jr.)
Publisher: New York : Norton
ISBN:
Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 366

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Author: Association of Voluntary Agencies for Rural Development
Publisher: New Delhi : Vikas
ISBN:
Category : Planning
Languages : en
Pages : 154

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Author: M.S.D. Lawrence Township (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Publisher:
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 20

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