Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 756
Book Description
Seventeen
Author: Hideo Yokoyama
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 0374719160
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
“A meditative and multilayered narrative that is as much about a man at a mid-life crossroads as it is about journalism or a plane crash.” —Los Angeles Review of Books 1985. Kazumasa Yuuki, a seasoned reporter at the North Kanto Times, runs a daily gauntlet of the power struggles and office politics that plague its newsroom. But when an air disaster of unprecedented scale occurs on the paper’s doorstep, its staff is united by an unimaginable horror and a once-in-a-lifetime scoop. 2003. Seventeen years later, Yuuki remembers the adrenaline-fueled, emotionally charged seven days that changed his and his colleagues’ lives. He does so while making good on a promise he made that fateful week—one that holds the key to its last solved mystery and represents Yuuki’s final, unconquered fear. From Hideo Yokoyama, the celebrated author of Six Four, comes Seventeen—an investigative thriller set amid the aftermath of disaster. “Adrenaline-filled.” —The New Yorker “Tense and powerful.” —The Wall Street Journal “An astringent, unforgiving picture of modern Japanese society.” —Barry Forshaw, The Guardian “Seventeen is a thrilling, thought-provoking, and important book, and one for anyone who cares about the state of journalism.” —Hans Rollmann, PopMatters “An engrossing thriller . . . Readers will be deeply moved.” —Publishers Weekly “A darkly humorous tale.” —Booklist
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 0374719160
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
“A meditative and multilayered narrative that is as much about a man at a mid-life crossroads as it is about journalism or a plane crash.” —Los Angeles Review of Books 1985. Kazumasa Yuuki, a seasoned reporter at the North Kanto Times, runs a daily gauntlet of the power struggles and office politics that plague its newsroom. But when an air disaster of unprecedented scale occurs on the paper’s doorstep, its staff is united by an unimaginable horror and a once-in-a-lifetime scoop. 2003. Seventeen years later, Yuuki remembers the adrenaline-fueled, emotionally charged seven days that changed his and his colleagues’ lives. He does so while making good on a promise he made that fateful week—one that holds the key to its last solved mystery and represents Yuuki’s final, unconquered fear. From Hideo Yokoyama, the celebrated author of Six Four, comes Seventeen—an investigative thriller set amid the aftermath of disaster. “Adrenaline-filled.” —The New Yorker “Tense and powerful.” —The Wall Street Journal “An astringent, unforgiving picture of modern Japanese society.” —Barry Forshaw, The Guardian “Seventeen is a thrilling, thought-provoking, and important book, and one for anyone who cares about the state of journalism.” —Hans Rollmann, PopMatters “An engrossing thriller . . . Readers will be deeply moved.” —Publishers Weekly “A darkly humorous tale.” —Booklist
Bulletin
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 756
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 756
Book Description
Mitsubishi Zero
Author: Peter C Smith
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1781593191
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
The Mitsubishi Zero is one of the great legendary fighter aircraft ever to have graced the skies. Symbolic of the might of Imperial Japan, she represented a peak of developmental prowess in the field of aviation during the early years of the Second World War. Engineered with manoeuvrability in mind, this light-weight, stripped-back aircraft had a performance that left her opponents totally outclassed. The dogfights she engaged in with the Chinese, British, Dutch and American warplanes in the 1941-42 period are the stuff of aviation legend. The Zero fighter had four major assets - agility, long-range, experienced and war-blooded pilots and, most importantly of all, a total inability of the Allies, particularly in the Pacific Theatre of operations, to believe that Japan could produce such a machine. Despite a whole series of eyewitness reports from China, where she had swept the skies clean of all opposition, western minds were closed, and remained so until the brutal facts imposed themselves on their biased mindsets. All aircraft designs are a compromise of course, and the Zero had faults as well as strengths, two of which were to finally doom her; one was her lack of armour protection and the other was the inability of the Japanese to match the overwhelming production strength and innovation of Allied aircraft construction. Even so, she remained a potent threat until the end of the war, not least in her final role, that of a Kamikaze aircraft, in which she created as much havoc on the sea as she had done earlier in the air.??Peter C. Smith takes the reader on a journey from inspired inception to the blazing termination of this unique aircraft, the first Naval fighter to be superior to land-based aircraft. It describes in detail the many victories that punctuated the early days of its operational career as well as the desperate dying days of the Second World War which witnessed her final demise. Smith also lists the preserved Zero aircraft on display today. This is a fast-paced and fascinating history of a fighter aircraft like no other.
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1781593191
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
The Mitsubishi Zero is one of the great legendary fighter aircraft ever to have graced the skies. Symbolic of the might of Imperial Japan, she represented a peak of developmental prowess in the field of aviation during the early years of the Second World War. Engineered with manoeuvrability in mind, this light-weight, stripped-back aircraft had a performance that left her opponents totally outclassed. The dogfights she engaged in with the Chinese, British, Dutch and American warplanes in the 1941-42 period are the stuff of aviation legend. The Zero fighter had four major assets - agility, long-range, experienced and war-blooded pilots and, most importantly of all, a total inability of the Allies, particularly in the Pacific Theatre of operations, to believe that Japan could produce such a machine. Despite a whole series of eyewitness reports from China, where she had swept the skies clean of all opposition, western minds were closed, and remained so until the brutal facts imposed themselves on their biased mindsets. All aircraft designs are a compromise of course, and the Zero had faults as well as strengths, two of which were to finally doom her; one was her lack of armour protection and the other was the inability of the Japanese to match the overwhelming production strength and innovation of Allied aircraft construction. Even so, she remained a potent threat until the end of the war, not least in her final role, that of a Kamikaze aircraft, in which she created as much havoc on the sea as she had done earlier in the air.??Peter C. Smith takes the reader on a journey from inspired inception to the blazing termination of this unique aircraft, the first Naval fighter to be superior to land-based aircraft. It describes in detail the many victories that punctuated the early days of its operational career as well as the desperate dying days of the Second World War which witnessed her final demise. Smith also lists the preserved Zero aircraft on display today. This is a fast-paced and fascinating history of a fighter aircraft like no other.
The Weight of Zero
Author: Karen Fortunati
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 1101938927
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
For fans of 13 Reasons Why and Girl in Pieces, this is a novel that shows the path to hope and life for a girl with mental illness. Seventeen-year-old Catherine Pulaski knows Zero is coming for her. Zero, the devastating depression born of Catherine’s bipolar disorder, almost triumphed once; that was her first suicide attempt. And so, in an old ballet-shoe box, Catherine stockpiles medications, preparing to take her own life before Zero can inflict his living death on her again. Before she goes, though, she starts a short bucket list. This bucket list, combined with the support of her family, new friends, and a new course of treatment, begins to ease Catherine’s sense of isolation. The problem is, her plan is already in place, and has been for so long that she might not be able to see a future beyond it. This is a story of loss and grief and hope, and how some of the many shapes of love—maternal, romantic, and platonic—affect a young woman’s struggle with mental illness and the stigma of treatment.
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 1101938927
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
For fans of 13 Reasons Why and Girl in Pieces, this is a novel that shows the path to hope and life for a girl with mental illness. Seventeen-year-old Catherine Pulaski knows Zero is coming for her. Zero, the devastating depression born of Catherine’s bipolar disorder, almost triumphed once; that was her first suicide attempt. And so, in an old ballet-shoe box, Catherine stockpiles medications, preparing to take her own life before Zero can inflict his living death on her again. Before she goes, though, she starts a short bucket list. This bucket list, combined with the support of her family, new friends, and a new course of treatment, begins to ease Catherine’s sense of isolation. The problem is, her plan is already in place, and has been for so long that she might not be able to see a future beyond it. This is a story of loss and grief and hope, and how some of the many shapes of love—maternal, romantic, and platonic—affect a young woman’s struggle with mental illness and the stigma of treatment.
A Study on Child Development in Contemporary China
Author: Xiuping Wang
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 9811989591
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
This book is devoted to the description and analysis of child population, rights to survival and development, culture and policies that Chinese government made in contemporary China. The book pursues three major objectives: firstly, to objectively describe child development in contemporary China ; secondly, to analyze characteristics of child development in contemporary China; and thirdly, to review all types of policies Chinese government has made on children survival, protection and development, which played important roles on promoting child development.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 9811989591
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
This book is devoted to the description and analysis of child population, rights to survival and development, culture and policies that Chinese government made in contemporary China. The book pursues three major objectives: firstly, to objectively describe child development in contemporary China ; secondly, to analyze characteristics of child development in contemporary China; and thirdly, to review all types of policies Chinese government has made on children survival, protection and development, which played important roles on promoting child development.
MathsWiz Class 6 Part 1
Author: S K GUPTA
Publisher: S. Chand Publishing
ISBN: 935253560X
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
A book on Mathematics
Publisher: S. Chand Publishing
ISBN: 935253560X
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
A book on Mathematics
Is Flying Risky Business?
Author: Anthony Allbright
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1434349055
Category : Aeronautics, Commercial
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
A provocative, informative look inside the aviation industry-the problems, the safety concerns, the arrogance. Since September 11th 2001, the airline industry has taken a severe blow to its economic stability. Many changes have been made, but many more still need to come in order to make this industry as safe as it should be. We now see the airline industry starting to stabilize, but at what cost? Are current Federal policies assuring your safety, or are organizations like the Airline Pilots Association (ALPA) still able to dictate legislation in Washington? These questions and many others are candidly answered in this expose. With information from this book the air traveler will acquire the ability to sense trouble and steer clear of undesirable air carriers. A person will be more knowledgeable about an industry that has thrived on the ignorance of the masses, and with this knowledge they may can make better, informed decisions.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1434349055
Category : Aeronautics, Commercial
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
A provocative, informative look inside the aviation industry-the problems, the safety concerns, the arrogance. Since September 11th 2001, the airline industry has taken a severe blow to its economic stability. Many changes have been made, but many more still need to come in order to make this industry as safe as it should be. We now see the airline industry starting to stabilize, but at what cost? Are current Federal policies assuring your safety, or are organizations like the Airline Pilots Association (ALPA) still able to dictate legislation in Washington? These questions and many others are candidly answered in this expose. With information from this book the air traveler will acquire the ability to sense trouble and steer clear of undesirable air carriers. A person will be more knowledgeable about an industry that has thrived on the ignorance of the masses, and with this knowledge they may can make better, informed decisions.
Bulletin - The Ohio State University, The Engineering Experiment Station
Author: Ohio State University. Engineering Experiment Station
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 756
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 756
Book Description
Knowing the Odds
Author: John B. Walsh
Publisher: American Mathematical Society
ISBN: 1470473879
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 439
Book Description
John Walsh, one of the great masters of the subject, has written a superb book on probability. It covers at a leisurely pace all the important topics that students need to know, and provides excellent examples. I regret his book was not available when I taught such a course myself, a few years ago. —Ioannis Karatzas, Columbia University In this wonderful book, John Walsh presents a panoramic view of Probability Theory, starting from basic facts on mean, median and mode, continuing with an excellent account of Markov chains and martingales, and culminating with Brownian motion. Throughout, the author's personal style is apparent; he manages to combine rigor with an emphasis on the key ideas so the reader never loses sight of the forest by being surrounded by too many trees. As noted in the preface, “To teach a course with pleasure, one should learn at the same time.” Indeed, almost all instructors will learn something new from the book (e.g. the potential-theoretic proof of Skorokhod embedding) and at the same time, it is attractive and approachable for students. —Yuval Peres, Microsoft With many examples in each section that enhance the presentation, this book is a welcome addition to the collection of books that serve the needs of advanced undergraduate as well as first year graduate students. The pace is leisurely which makes it more attractive as a text. —Srinivasa Varadhan, Courant Institute, New York This book covers in a leisurely manner all the standard material that one would want in a full year probability course with a slant towards applications in financial analysis at the graduate or senior undergraduate honors level. It contains a fair amount of measure theory and real analysis built in but it introduces sigma-fields, measure theory, and expectation in an especially elementary and intuitive way. A large variety of examples and exercises in each chapter enrich the presentation in the text.
Publisher: American Mathematical Society
ISBN: 1470473879
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 439
Book Description
John Walsh, one of the great masters of the subject, has written a superb book on probability. It covers at a leisurely pace all the important topics that students need to know, and provides excellent examples. I regret his book was not available when I taught such a course myself, a few years ago. —Ioannis Karatzas, Columbia University In this wonderful book, John Walsh presents a panoramic view of Probability Theory, starting from basic facts on mean, median and mode, continuing with an excellent account of Markov chains and martingales, and culminating with Brownian motion. Throughout, the author's personal style is apparent; he manages to combine rigor with an emphasis on the key ideas so the reader never loses sight of the forest by being surrounded by too many trees. As noted in the preface, “To teach a course with pleasure, one should learn at the same time.” Indeed, almost all instructors will learn something new from the book (e.g. the potential-theoretic proof of Skorokhod embedding) and at the same time, it is attractive and approachable for students. —Yuval Peres, Microsoft With many examples in each section that enhance the presentation, this book is a welcome addition to the collection of books that serve the needs of advanced undergraduate as well as first year graduate students. The pace is leisurely which makes it more attractive as a text. —Srinivasa Varadhan, Courant Institute, New York This book covers in a leisurely manner all the standard material that one would want in a full year probability course with a slant towards applications in financial analysis at the graduate or senior undergraduate honors level. It contains a fair amount of measure theory and real analysis built in but it introduces sigma-fields, measure theory, and expectation in an especially elementary and intuitive way. A large variety of examples and exercises in each chapter enrich the presentation in the text.
Zero
Author: Tom Leveen
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 0375873376
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
After graduating from high school, aspiring artist Amanda "Zero" Walsh begins a relationship with a drummer, which helps her come to terms with her feelings about herself, her falling out with her best friend, and her parents' personal problems.
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 0375873376
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
After graduating from high school, aspiring artist Amanda "Zero" Walsh begins a relationship with a drummer, which helps her come to terms with her feelings about herself, her falling out with her best friend, and her parents' personal problems.