Author: Bill Hinds
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 9780740741388
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Soccer is the hottest trend in years, and Bill Hinds's comic strip Cleats finds endless humor in the sport's rowdy but lovable players, coaches, and parents. Carried in 75 newspapers-including the Chicago Sun-Times, the Dallas Morning News, and the Houston Chronicle-the two-year-old Cleats follows the trials and tribulations of a thoroughly contemporary team: Abby Harper, a competitive but kind 11-year-old on a select soccer team Jack Dooley, Abby's 10-year-old neighbor, who's determined to move up from his recreational team to a select team Armando "Mondo" Ruiz, a talented player who continues his family's tradition in the sport but prefers to remain on a rec team Coaches "Bull" Tippit, a granite-jawed retired military man, and earnest Chester NordlingGiven soccer's soaring popularity, Who Tracked Soccer Through the House' A Cleats Collection is sure to score.
Who Tracked Soccer Through the House?
Author: Bill Hinds
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 9780740741388
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Soccer is the hottest trend in years, and Bill Hinds's comic strip Cleats finds endless humor in the sport's rowdy but lovable players, coaches, and parents. Carried in 75 newspapers-including the Chicago Sun-Times, the Dallas Morning News, and the Houston Chronicle-the two-year-old Cleats follows the trials and tribulations of a thoroughly contemporary team: Abby Harper, a competitive but kind 11-year-old on a select soccer team Jack Dooley, Abby's 10-year-old neighbor, who's determined to move up from his recreational team to a select team Armando "Mondo" Ruiz, a talented player who continues his family's tradition in the sport but prefers to remain on a rec team Coaches "Bull" Tippit, a granite-jawed retired military man, and earnest Chester NordlingGiven soccer's soaring popularity, Who Tracked Soccer Through the House' A Cleats Collection is sure to score.
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 9780740741388
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Soccer is the hottest trend in years, and Bill Hinds's comic strip Cleats finds endless humor in the sport's rowdy but lovable players, coaches, and parents. Carried in 75 newspapers-including the Chicago Sun-Times, the Dallas Morning News, and the Houston Chronicle-the two-year-old Cleats follows the trials and tribulations of a thoroughly contemporary team: Abby Harper, a competitive but kind 11-year-old on a select soccer team Jack Dooley, Abby's 10-year-old neighbor, who's determined to move up from his recreational team to a select team Armando "Mondo" Ruiz, a talented player who continues his family's tradition in the sport but prefers to remain on a rec team Coaches "Bull" Tippit, a granite-jawed retired military man, and earnest Chester NordlingGiven soccer's soaring popularity, Who Tracked Soccer Through the House' A Cleats Collection is sure to score.
Scorecasting
Author: Tobias Moskowitz
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307591808
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
In Scorecasting, University of Chicago behavioral economist Tobias Moskowitz teams up with veteran Sports Illustrated writer L. Jon Wertheim to overturn some of the most cherished truisms of sports, and reveal the hidden forces that shape how basketball, baseball, football, and hockey games are played, won and lost. Drawing from Moskowitz's original research, as well as studies from fellow economists such as bestselling author Richard Thaler, the authors look at: the influence home-field advantage has on the outcomes of games in all sports and why it exists; the surprising truth about the universally accepted axiom that defense wins championships; the subtle biases that umpires exhibit in calling balls and strikes in key situations; the unintended consequences of referees' tendencies in every sport to "swallow the whistle," and more. Among the insights that Scorecasting reveals: • Why Tiger Woods is prone to the same mistake in high-pressure putting situations that you and I are • Why professional teams routinely overvalue draft picks • The myth of momentum or the "hot hand" in sports, and why so many fans, coaches, and broadcasters fervently subscribe to it • Why NFL coaches rarely go for a first down on fourth-down situations--even when their reluctance to do so reduces their chances of winning. In an engaging narrative that takes us from the putting greens of Augusta to the grid iron of a small parochial high school in Arkansas, Scorecasting will forever change how you view the game, whatever your favorite sport might be.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307591808
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
In Scorecasting, University of Chicago behavioral economist Tobias Moskowitz teams up with veteran Sports Illustrated writer L. Jon Wertheim to overturn some of the most cherished truisms of sports, and reveal the hidden forces that shape how basketball, baseball, football, and hockey games are played, won and lost. Drawing from Moskowitz's original research, as well as studies from fellow economists such as bestselling author Richard Thaler, the authors look at: the influence home-field advantage has on the outcomes of games in all sports and why it exists; the surprising truth about the universally accepted axiom that defense wins championships; the subtle biases that umpires exhibit in calling balls and strikes in key situations; the unintended consequences of referees' tendencies in every sport to "swallow the whistle," and more. Among the insights that Scorecasting reveals: • Why Tiger Woods is prone to the same mistake in high-pressure putting situations that you and I are • Why professional teams routinely overvalue draft picks • The myth of momentum or the "hot hand" in sports, and why so many fans, coaches, and broadcasters fervently subscribe to it • Why NFL coaches rarely go for a first down on fourth-down situations--even when their reluctance to do so reduces their chances of winning. In an engaging narrative that takes us from the putting greens of Augusta to the grid iron of a small parochial high school in Arkansas, Scorecasting will forever change how you view the game, whatever your favorite sport might be.
Robot Localization and Map Building
Author: Hanafiah Yussof
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 9537619834
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 589
Book Description
Localization and mapping are the essence of successful navigation in mobile platform technology. Localization is a fundamental task in order to achieve high levels of autonomy in robot navigation and robustness in vehicle positioning. Robot localization and mapping is commonly related to cartography, combining science, technique and computation to build a trajectory map that reality can be modelled in ways that communicate spatial information effectively. This book describes comprehensive introduction, theories and applications related to localization, positioning and map building in mobile robot and autonomous vehicle platforms. It is organized in twenty seven chapters. Each chapter is rich with different degrees of details and approaches, supported by unique and actual resources that make it possible for readers to explore and learn the up to date knowledge in robot navigation technology. Understanding the theory and principles described in this book requires a multidisciplinary background of robotics, nonlinear system, sensor network, network engineering, computer science, physics, etc.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 9537619834
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 589
Book Description
Localization and mapping are the essence of successful navigation in mobile platform technology. Localization is a fundamental task in order to achieve high levels of autonomy in robot navigation and robustness in vehicle positioning. Robot localization and mapping is commonly related to cartography, combining science, technique and computation to build a trajectory map that reality can be modelled in ways that communicate spatial information effectively. This book describes comprehensive introduction, theories and applications related to localization, positioning and map building in mobile robot and autonomous vehicle platforms. It is organized in twenty seven chapters. Each chapter is rich with different degrees of details and approaches, supported by unique and actual resources that make it possible for readers to explore and learn the up to date knowledge in robot navigation technology. Understanding the theory and principles described in this book requires a multidisciplinary background of robotics, nonlinear system, sensor network, network engineering, computer science, physics, etc.
House
Author: Tracy Kidder
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 0547526172
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
The Pulitzer Prize–winning author brings “clarity, intelligence and grace” to the tale of building a home in this New York Times Bestseller (The New York Times Book Review). It’s 1983 and Jonathan and Judith Souweine are ready to build their forever home on a four-acre lot just outside of Amherst, Massachusetts. A lawyer and a psychologist, neither has much experience with the process. In this New York Times bestseller, Tracy Kidder leads readers through the grand adventure of building the American dream. In his portrayal, constructing a staircase or applying a coat of paint becomes a riveting tale of conflicting wills, the strength and strain of relationships, and pride in craftsmanship. With drama, sensitivity, and insight, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Soul of the New Machine takes us from blueprints to moving day. In the process, he sheds new light on objects usually taken for granted and creates a vivid cast of characters you will not soon forget. “Tracy Kidder has done it again. . . . What might seem like ordinary work takes on an extraordinary, unpredictable life of its own. The subject is fascinating, the book a remarkable piece of craftsmanship in itself.” —Chicago Tribune Book World “Kidder makes us feel with a splendid intensity the complex web of relationships and emotions that inevitably comes into play in the act of bringing a work of architecture to fruition.” —The New York Times Book Review
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 0547526172
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
The Pulitzer Prize–winning author brings “clarity, intelligence and grace” to the tale of building a home in this New York Times Bestseller (The New York Times Book Review). It’s 1983 and Jonathan and Judith Souweine are ready to build their forever home on a four-acre lot just outside of Amherst, Massachusetts. A lawyer and a psychologist, neither has much experience with the process. In this New York Times bestseller, Tracy Kidder leads readers through the grand adventure of building the American dream. In his portrayal, constructing a staircase or applying a coat of paint becomes a riveting tale of conflicting wills, the strength and strain of relationships, and pride in craftsmanship. With drama, sensitivity, and insight, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Soul of the New Machine takes us from blueprints to moving day. In the process, he sheds new light on objects usually taken for granted and creates a vivid cast of characters you will not soon forget. “Tracy Kidder has done it again. . . . What might seem like ordinary work takes on an extraordinary, unpredictable life of its own. The subject is fascinating, the book a remarkable piece of craftsmanship in itself.” —Chicago Tribune Book World “Kidder makes us feel with a splendid intensity the complex web of relationships and emotions that inevitably comes into play in the act of bringing a work of architecture to fruition.” —The New York Times Book Review
Wesleyan University Bulletin
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Languages : en
Pages : 782
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Pages : 782
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Naval Safety Supervisor
Author: Charlene D. Brassington
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Languages : en
Pages : 192
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Languages : en
Pages : 192
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Building
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 1266
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 1266
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The Complete Book of Colleges, 2012 Edition
Author: Princeton Review (Firm)
Publisher: Princeton Review
ISBN: 0375427392
Category : College choice
Languages : en
Pages : 1442
Book Description
Presents a comprehensive guide to 1,571 colleges and universities, and includes information on academic programs, admissions requirements, tuition costs, housing, financial aid, campus life, organizations, athletic programs, and student services.
Publisher: Princeton Review
ISBN: 0375427392
Category : College choice
Languages : en
Pages : 1442
Book Description
Presents a comprehensive guide to 1,571 colleges and universities, and includes information on academic programs, admissions requirements, tuition costs, housing, financial aid, campus life, organizations, athletic programs, and student services.
Congressional Record
Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1436
Book Description
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1436
Book Description
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
Complete Book of Colleges, 2011 Edition
Author: Princeton Review (Firm)
Publisher: Princeton Review
ISBN: 0375428054
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 1418
Book Description
Lists more than 1,600 colleges and universities and provides information about admissions and academic programs.
Publisher: Princeton Review
ISBN: 0375428054
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 1418
Book Description
Lists more than 1,600 colleges and universities and provides information about admissions and academic programs.