Author: Greg Lautenslager
Publisher: Virtualbookworm Publishing
ISBN: 1589398092
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 452
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Jonny Langenfelder will do whatever it takes to make the Olympics. He will run 150 miles per week through duststorms or snowstorms, endure the torment of crazed coaches and bizarre teammates, flip burgers, wash dishes, and live in a van or a basement or with the two people who tell him he is wasting his time - his parents. Follow Jonny on a whirlwind journey that will take you around the world and into the locker rooms, hotels, stadiums, bars, and training ground of some great and not-so-great athletes, and inside the mind of a high-spirited runner who battles to stay on the straight path - no matter what temptation or tragedy threatens to keep him from reaching his goal.
Author: Jim Stovall
Publisher: Jim Stovall
ISBN: 9780615224701
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
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Author: Mary Ward Brown
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817307222
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 185
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Stories of the Deep South from a woman's point of view, depicting the changing relationships between black and white people, the impact of the civil rights movement, and the emergence of the New South.
Author: I. A. R. Wylie
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1787208834
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 125
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THE WOMAN HE LOVED WAS SWORN TO GUARD THE LEGEND OF THE GREAT LEADER—HE WAS HONOR-BOUND TO DESTROY IT... The governor of a New England state has died suddenly in an unwitnessed automobile accident. He was the coming man, widely mentioned for the presidency, a champion of the underprivileged, and especially of the younger generation, who had formed Robert Forrest clubs the country over. The shock and the sorrow over his death is nationwide. Steve O’Malley, ace war correspondent, whose passion for truth has got him kicked out of all the warring countries abroad, is at a loose end at home and is assigned by his paper to the job of writing the life of the man as he really was. Disastrously, he falls in love with Forrest’s young wife. What he finds, the development of the love affair, the rumble of great events in the background, make a tale of rare intensity.
Author: Ian Hamilton
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571281680
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 282
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Literary biography is an endlessly fascinating form, not least because of the fierce controversies that attend the question of how much of a writer's real life ought to be related to readers. Ian Hamilton, a first-rate biographer who encountering his share of adversity in writing the life of J.D. Salinger, is the perfect chronicler of such controversies in this brilliant study, first published in 1992, which charts the course of literary biography from Donne and Shakespeare to Plath and Larkin.'Such a compelling read.' Antonia Fraser, Times'Lively and informative, powerfully and humorously written.' Anthony Burgess, Observer'Surely the funniest book ever written on the doom-laden issue of posthumous literary fame.' Jonathan Keates, Independent
Author: Seyedali Mirjalili
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000655679
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 297
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Moth-Flame Optimization algorithm is an emerging meta-heuristic and has been widely used in both science and industry. Solving optimization problem using this algorithm requires addressing a number of challenges, including multiple objectives, constraints, binary decision variables, large-scale search space, dynamic objective function, and noisy parameters. Handbook of Moth-Flame Optimization Algorithm: Variants, Hybrids, Improvements, and Applications provides an in-depth analysis of this algorithm and the existing methods in the literature to cope with such challenges. Key Features: Reviews the literature of the Moth-Flame Optimization algorithm Provides an in-depth analysis of equations, mathematical models, and mechanisms of the Moth-Flame Optimization algorithm Proposes different variants of the Moth-Flame Optimization algorithm to solve binary, multi-objective, noisy, dynamic, and combinatorial optimization problems Demonstrates how to design, develop, and test different hybrids of Moth-Flame Optimization algorithm Introduces several applications areas of the Moth-Flame Optimization algorithm This handbook will interest researchers in evolutionary computation and meta-heuristics and those who are interested in applying Moth-Flame Optimization algorithm and swarm intelligence methods overall to different application areas.
Author: Donald N. H. Chi
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coal mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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Author: Caris Roane
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
ISBN: 146681229X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 449
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Obsidian Flame Caris Roane From paranormal romance author Caris Roane comes the fifth book in the "Guardians of Ascension" series. For a hundred years, Marguerite has been imprisoned and used for her powerful psychic abilities. Her only relief comes from her regular visits with Thorne, her vampire lover. His every touch leaves her hungry for more..and aching for their next encounter. When Marguerite is finally set free, she returns to Mortal Earth to begin a new life for herself. She dyes her hair white-blonde, paints her nails blood-red, and seduces a sexy-hot stranger. Why can't she stop thinking about Thorne? Now that Marguerite is gone, Thorne craves her more than ever..and follows her to Mortal Earth. Unfortunately, he is not the only vampire who wants her. As one of three powerful women with obsidian flame abilities, Marguerite is a valuable treasure—and a dangerous weapon. For Thorne, she is a soulmate he must protect at any cost...even his own life.
Author: Stanley S. Grossel
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470935642
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 235
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Designed for chemical engineers and other technical personnel involved in the design, operation, and maintenance of facilities and equipment where deflagration and detonation flame arresters (DDFAs) may be required, this book fosters effective application and operation of DDFAs through treatment of their principles of operation, selection, installation, and maintenance methods. This reference covers a broad range of issues concerning DDAs, including: An overview of deflagration and detonation prevention and protection practices An overview of combustion and flame propagation and how DDAs halt propagation Deflagration and detonation flame arrester technology Installation in process systems Regulations, codes, and standards Illustrative examples, calculations, and guidelines for DDA selection Appendices, including a glossary, a flame arrester specification sheet for vendor quotation, and a listing of flame arrester manufacturers.
Author: Edgar L. Wong
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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