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Renewable Energy in Power Systems - David Infield, Leon Freris

With the growth in renewable energy (RE) generation installed capacity, many countries such as the UK are relying on higher levels of RE generation to meet targets for reduced greenhouse gas emissions. In the face of this, the integration issue is now of increasing concern, in particular to system operators.

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Power Metal - Vince Beiser

The powerful ways the metals we need to fuel technology and energy are spawning environmental havoc, political upheaval, and rising violence — and how we can do better.An Australian millionaire’s plan to mine the ocean floor. Nigerian garbage pickers risking their lives to salvage e-waste. A Bill Gates-backed entrepreneur harnessing AI to find metals in the Arctic. These people and millions more are part of the intensifying competition to find and extract the minerals essential for two crucial technologies: the internet and renewable energy. In Power Metal, Vince Beiser explores the Achilles’ heel of “green power” and digital technology – that manufacturing computers, cell phones, electric cars, and other technologies demand skyrocketing amounts of lithium, copper, cobalt, and other materials. Around the world, businesses and governments are scrambling for new places and new ways to get those metals, at enormous cost to people and the planet. Beiser crisscrossed the world to talk to the people involved and report on the damage this race is inflicting, the ways it could get worse, and how we can minimize the damage. Power Metal is a compelling glimpse into this disturbing yet potentially promising new world.

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Explaining Renewable Energy - Elaine A. Moore

This undergraduate text aimed primarily at high schoolers and lower level undergraduates focuses on explaining how the various forms of renewable energy work and the current ongoing research. It includes sections on non-scientific aspects that should be considered such as availability of resources. A final chapter covers methods of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.Renewable energy is currently on everyone’s mind in the context of climate change. This text provides students with an introduction into the science behind the various types of renewable energy enabling them to access review literature in the field and options that that should be considered when selecting methods. FeaturesCollates the most relevant and up to date information on renewable energy systems in a user friendly format for undergraduate and high school students.Focuses on power production technologies from renewable energy sources.An introduction to how sources of renewable energy work; their advantages and drawbacks. Timely text with the need for fast adoption of renewable energy technologies around the world.Suitable for a diverse audience including students with some scientific background such as final year in high school wanting to know more about combatting climate change.

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Renewable Energy

The provision of sustainable energy supplies for an expanding and increasingly productive world is one of the major issues facing civilisation today. Renewable Energy examines both the practical and economic potential of the renewable energy sources to meet this challenge. The underlying physical and technological principles behind deriving power from direct solar (solar thermal and photovoltaics), indirect solar (biomass, hydro, wind and wave) and non-solar (tidal and geothermal) energy sources are explained, within the context of their environmental impacts, their economics and their future prospects. Renewable Energy provides both perspective and detail on the relative merits and state of progress of technologies for utilizing the various ''renewables''. The analysis considers emissions, sustainability, cost implications and energy security, as political and economic pressures move society towards a low-carbon future. From an overview of basic energy conversion processes, through a discussion of the individual renewable sources, to a concluding examination of the prospects for their integration into national and international networks and the outlook for renewable energy, this book provides a valuable insight into prospects for the renewables. Online resources Renewable Energy is accompanied by online resources which include: For students:· Auto- marked multiple choice questions to accompany each chapter· Curated links ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Smart Energy and Electric Power Systems

Smart Energy and Electric Power Systems: Current Trends and New Intelligent Perspectives reviews key applications of intelligent algorithms and machine learning techniques to increasingly complex and data-driven power systems with distributed energy resources to enable evidence-driven decision-making and mitigate catastrophic power shortages. The book reviews foundations towards the integration of machine learning and smart power systems before addressing key challenges and issues. The work then explores AI- and ML-informed techniques to rebalancing of supply and demand. Methods discussed include distributed energy resources and prosumer markets, electricity demand prediction, component fault detection, and load balancing. Security solutions are introduced, along with potential solutions to cyberattacks, security data detection and critical loads in power systems. The work closes with a lengthy discussion, informed by case studies, on integrating AI and ML into the modern energy sector.

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Renewable Energy - Harold A. Geller, Robert Ehrlich, John R. Cressman

This revised edition of Renewable Energy: A First Course is fully updated and continues to provide the best in-depth introduction to renewable energy science. The book focuses mainly on renewable energy, but also addresses nonrenewable energy (fossil fuels and nuclear technology). The coverage extends from the basic physics to conservation, economic, and public policy issues, with strong emphasis on explaining how things work in practice. The authors avoid technical jargon and advanced math but address fundamental analytical skills with wide application. Updated statistics, figures, policies, trends, and technological advancements will bring the reader up to speed with the current state of renewable energy.   

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Energy Systems - Nick Jenkins

Modern societies require energy systems to provide energy for cooking, heating, transport, and materials processing, as well as for electricity generation. Energy systems include the primary fuel, its conversion, and transport to the point of use. In many cases this primary fuel is still a fossil fuel, a one-use resource derived from a finite supply within our planet, causing considerable damage to the environment. After 300 years of increasing reliance on fossil fuels, particularly coal, it is becoming ever clearer that the present energy systems need to change. In this Very Short Introduction Nick Jenkins explores our historic investment in the exploitation of fossil energy resources and their current importance, and discusses the implications of our increasing rate of energy use. He considers the widespread acceptance by scientists and policy makers that our energy systems must reduce emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, and looks forward to the radical changes in fuel technology that will be necessary to continue to provide energy supplies in a sustainable manner, and extend access across the developing world. Considering the impact of changing to an environmentally benign and low-carbon energy system, Jenkins also looks at future low-carbon energy systems which would use electricity ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency - Aidan Duffy, Martin Rogers, Lacour Ayompe

The recent rise to prominence of renewable energy and energy efficiency has been driven by their potential to lower the environmental impacts of energy use. As these technologies mature they must demonstrate not only their environmental benefits, but also their economic competitiveness.

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The Healing Power Of EFT and Energy Psychology - Donna Eden, David Feinstein, Gary Craig

Your body is comprised of energy pathways and energy centres that are in constant motion, interconnecting with your cells, organs, immune system, mood and thoughts. THE HEALING POWER OF EFT AND ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY incorporates the concepts of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) to show you how to shift these energies, so you can influence your physical health, your emotional patterns, and your state of mind. With this strategy, stubborn phobias often fade in minutes, the lifelong effects of an early trauma can frequently be reduced or completely eliminated, uncontrollable anger can rapidly become manageable and even elusive physical problems may respond where other treatments have failed. Here are simple step-by-step instructions to help you: change unwanted habits and behaviours; enhance your ability to love, succeed and enjoy life; overcome fear, guilt, shame, jealousy or anger. This clearly illustrated and easy to follow energy approach will help bring about significant change in your life.

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Power-Flow Modelling of HVDC Transmission Systems - Shagufta Khan, Suman Bhowmick

This book deals exclusively with the power-flow modelling of HVDC transmission systems. Different types of HVDC transmission systems, their configurations/connections and control techniques are covered in detail. Power-Flow modelling of both LCC- and VSC-based HVDC systems is covered in this book. Both the unified and the sequential power-flow methods are addressed. DC grid power-flow controllers and renewable energy resources like offshore wind farms (OWFs) are also incorporated into the power-flow models of VSC-HVDC systems. The effects of the different power-flow methods and HVDC control strategies on the power-flow convergence are detailed along with their implementation.Features:Introduces the power-flow concept and develops the power-flow models of integrated AC/DC systems.Different types of converter control are modelled into the integrated AC/DC power-flow models developed.Both unified and the sequential power-flow methods are addressed.DC grid power-flow controllers like the IDCPFC and renewable energy resources like offshore wind farms (OWFs) are introduced and subsequently modelled into the power-flow algorithms.Integrated AC/DC power-flow models developed are validated by implementation in the IEEE 300-bus and European 1354-bus test networks incorporating different HVDC grids.This book aims at researchers and graduate students in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, and HVDC Transmission.

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Alternative Energy: Solar Power - Louise Kay Stewart

This series explores alternative energy resources, how they are produced, the technology necessary and what the future holds.With global warming and climate crisis and the rise in energy prices, looking at more sustainable types of energy resources, how well they can meet our power needs and how they work has never felt so relevant.Solar power is one of the major sustainable energy sources. But how does harnessing the Sun''s energy work? What''s needed and can it fulfil our energy needs?While new technologies are being developed, each energy resource comes at a cost. This series looks at each energy resource, its technology, how it is used to meet power needs and its impact on the environment and humans. Each book explains how that power is generated and where it is used.Suitable for readers aged 9+.

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Electric Power Systems - B. J. Cory, N. Jenkins, Janaka B. Ekanayake, Goran Strbac, B. M. Weedy

The definitive textbook for Power Systems students, providing a grounding in essential power system theory while also focusing on practical power engineering applications. Electric Power Systems has been an essential book in power systems engineering for over thirty years.

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Systems Thinking Methods in Sport - Adam Hulme, Scott Mclean, Paul Salmon, Neville A. Stanton, Mitchell Naughton, Guy Walker, Gemma Read

Sport is increasingly being described as a complex system. This inherent complexity cannot be understood by examining components in isolation; rather, the system as a whole should represent the unit of analysis. Systems thinking is the answer to understanding this complexity and is gaining traction in sport. Systems thinking provides a philosophy and a set of associated methods which can be used to understand and optimise the behaviour of complex systems, such as those inherent within sport.This book presents, for the first time, a practical guide to applying contemporary systems thinking methods in sport as well as case study applications demonstrating how their outputs can be translated in practice. The methods described in this book can be used for better understanding the systemic influences in a broad range of sport contexts, including performance, injury, team functioning, decision-making, adverse incidents, sports organisation design and redesign, technology implementation, and proactive risk assessments.Systems Thinking Methods in Sport provides a practical step-by-step guide for sports practitioners and stakeholders, as well as university students and academics in applying state-of-the-art systems thinking methods to sport.

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Intelligent Systems of Computing and Informatics in Sustainable Urban Development

This book explores intelligent systems in computing and informatics, focusing specifically on their role in advancing Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) No. 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities.SDG 11 is part of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the United Nations in 2015. From innovative urban planning to efficient resource management and enhanced community well-being, the book navigates through the multifaceted applications of intelligent systems in the pursuit of sustainable urban development. By emphasizing practical insights, readers gain actionable knowledge to apply the concepts in diverse urban contexts. The authors provide a holistic perspective on the integration of intelligent systems within the context of SDG No. 11. It comprehensively explores the intersection of computing, informatics, and sustainable urban development. Real-world examples and case studies are used to illustrate the successful implementation of intelligent systems in creating sustainable cities. Readers will learn about the integration of computing technologies and informatics in urban environments, aiming to create smarter, resilient, and sustainable cities. With the ever-evolving nature of technology and urban development, this book delves into the latest advancements in intelligent systems, ensuring that readers are equipped with insights into cutting-edge technologies and their potential impact on sustainable cities. A multidimensional approach using ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Power of Peers - Leo Bottary, Leon Shapiro

Birds of a feather flock together. We''re all in the same boat. Great minds think alike. While just figures of speech to some, they reflect a simple truth--it''s the company we keep that often determines the level of personal growth and professional success we achieve in life. Business leaders exchange information and ideas. They network to make deals and build partnerships. They work together to optimize best practices, and they reach out to leaders outside their companies to accelerate growth. Simply put, CEOs and business leaders provide value to one another that they can''t find anywhere else. In The Power of Peers, authors Leon Shapiro and Leo Bottary introduce peer advantage, a concept that transcends peer influence. This is what CEOs and business leaders experience when they are more selective, strategic, and structured in the way they engage their peers. Peer advantage gives CEOs the insights to compete and the courage to act. The Power of Peers features stories of business leaders from a range of industries to illustrate the five essential factors for peer advantage, how it impacts personal growth and why it has proven so effective in helping leaders identify future opportunities and challenges. It''s what top, growth-oriented ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Renewable Energy Engineering and Technology

This is the most comprehensive guide ever written on renewables technology and engineering, intended to cater for the rapidly growing numbers of present and future engineers who are keen to lead the revolution. All the main sectors are covered - photovoltaics, solar thermal, wind, bioenergy, hydro, wave/tidal, geothermal - progressing from the fundamental physical principles, through resource assessment and site evaluation to in-depth examination of the characteristics and employment of the various technologies. The authors are all experienced practitioners, and as such recognise the cross-cutting importance of system sizing and integration. Clear diagrams, photos, tables and equations make this in invaluable reference tool, while worked examples mean the explanations are well-grounded and easy to follow - essential for students and professionals alike.

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Energy Balls & Power Bites - Sara Lewis

There are moments in the day when you need a boost to keep you alert, or a protein burst post-gym or run. Our bodies need energy through the day, but snacking on sugary or salty processed foods is not the healthy answer. Here are nutrient-dense and tasty fatigue fighting snacks that are good for you too. Many can be made in a matter of minutes; others can be kept ready in the fridge and even freezer to pull out as you need. There are energy balls made with fresh medjool dates, frozen berries and spirulina; wholegrain muesli bars; lime and chia bars; spiced apple bites; and pumpkin seed, almond and sour cherry bars, all packed with taste and goodness.• Tempting tried-and-tested new recipes for the trendiestsuperfood snacks.• Energy balls, power bites, nut clusters, popcorns,vegetable crisps, trail mixes, muesli bars and flapjacks.• The ultimate portable health snack, to keep you goingwhen you are on the go.• Ideas for using all kinds of healthy low-sugarwholegrains, seeds, nuts, fruits, vegetables, someincluding extra protein boosts with spirulina, soya, andhemp powders.• Expert advice on diet and how to reduce sugar, with anutritional analysis provided for every recipe.

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Urban Food Systems in Latin America

Drawing on a range of case studies from across Latin America, this book highlights the ways that urbanization shapes the food systems that feed this regionÂ’s cities, approaching the problem of food in cities as a particularly urban problem.Latin America is the most urbanized area in the world, with nearly eighty percent of the population living in cities, where rates of food and nutritional insecurity are persistently high, and where the social and spatial organization is characterized by inequality and segregation. The broader questions addressed in this volume are: How do the specific processes and dynamics of Latin American urbanization influence or shape food systems? How can urban food systems develop forms of governance that supports food security and sustainability? After a general introduction, this volume is organized in three main sections: territories, mobilities, and governance. The chapters consider how specific elements such as urban planning, zoning, migration, gentrification, informal settlements, logistics, retailers, wholesale markets and street vendors, among others, contribute to shaping how food is distributed, sold and bought in cities. Drawing on studies and theoretical approaches written by scholars and practitioners from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, and Mexico, this book provides a Latin American perspective on global discussions ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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What Matters Most?: Energy and Power - Paul Mason

Learn about different sorts of energy by meeting some hilarious characters who are keen to explain why they are the most important!This book makes science learning fun and engaging for children aged 7 plus. Meet the fossil fuels: coal, gas and oil who think they''re all very important and want to explain why. But the alternative energies solar, wind and water all have something to say about that! So which type of energy really matters most? What Matters Most is a series of humorous books for children that explain science processes with lively comic artwork and show why variety is important. Titles in the series:Body BitsEnergy and Power Gravity and other Forces Materials Plant Parts The Sun, the Moon and the Planets

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Unspeakable Hope - Leon Ford

A “powerful and insightful” (Cyntoia Brown-Long, author of Free Cyntoia) memoir in the vein of Just Mercy and The Sum of Us that upends our understanding about the future of policing in the United States and explores how we can begin healing from systemic injustice.In 2012, nineteen-year-old Leon Ford was shot five times by a Pittsburgh police officer during a racially charged traffic stop stemming from a case of mistaken identity. When he woke up in the hospital, he was faced with two life-changing realities: he was a new father, and he was paralyzed from the waist down. Leon found the only way to move forward was to let go of his bitterness and learn to practice forgiveness. Now, in this memoir and manifesto, Leon illustrates how this harrowing experience has inspired a deep reckoning with the issues his community is facing, not only with police brutality, but also an epidemic of street violence, toxic masculinity and its impact on Black fatherhood, and the lack of disability rights and mental health access in disenfranchised communities. In the wake of countless similar shootings across the country, Leon details how he turned towards social activism, dedicating himself to bridging the gap between ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Electrical Machines, Drives and Power Systems - Theodore Wildi

For courses in Motor Controls, Electric Machines, Power Electronics, and Electric Power. This best-selling text employs a theoretical, practical, multidisciplinary approach to provide introductory students with a broad understanding of modern electric power. The scope of the book reflects the rapid changes that have occurred in power technology over the past few years–allowing the entrance of power electronics into every facet of industrial drives, and expanding the field to open more career opportunities.

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Leon and Bob - Simon James

A touching urban tale about a boy and his imaginary friend, from a multi-award-winning picture-book creator.Bob is Leon''s best friend. He shares Leon''s room. Everywhere Leon goes, Bob goes too. Then one day a boy moves in next door. But when Leon goes to ask his new neighbour to go to the park with him, he discovers Bob has gone...

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Transitioning to Microsoft Power Platform - David Ding

Welcome to this step-by-step guide for Excel users, data analysts, and finance specialists. It is designed to take you through practical report and development scenarios, including both the approach and the technical challenges. This book will equip you with an understanding of the overall Power Platform use case for addressing common business challenges. While Power BI continues to be an excellent tool of choice in the BI space, Power Platform is the real game changer. Using an integrated architecture, a small team of citizen developers can build solutions for all kinds of business problems. For small businesses, Power Platform can be used to build bespoke CRM, Finance, and Warehouse management tools. For large businesses, it can be used to build an integration point for existing systems to simplify reporting, operation, and approval processes.The author has drawn on his15 years of hands-on analytics experience to help you pivot from the traditional Excel-based reporting environment. By using different business scenarios, this book provides you with clear reasons why a skill is important before you start to dive into the scenarios. You will use a fast prototyping approach to continue to build exciting reporting, automation, and application solutions and improve them while you ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Where Power Stops - David Runciman

Lyndon Baines Johnson, Margaret Thatcher, Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, Barack Obama, Gordon Brown, Theresa May, and Donald Trump: each had different motivations, methods, and paths, but they all sought the highest office. And yet when they reached their goal, they often found that the power they had imagined was illusory. Their sweeping visions of reform faltered. They faced bureaucratic obstructions, but often the biggest obstruction was their own character. However, their personalities could help them as much as hurt them. Arguably the most successful of them, LBJ showed little indication that he supported what he is best known for - the Civil Rights Act - but his grit, resolve, and brute political skill saw him bend Congress to his will. David Runciman tackles the limitations of high office and how the personal histories of those who achieved the very pinnacles of power helped to define their successes and failures in office. These portraits show what characters are most effective in these offices. Could this be a blueprint for good and effective leadership in an age lacking good leaders?

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Who's in Charge? Systems of Power: Saudi Arabia - Sonya Newland

Saudi Arabia is the largest country in the Middle East, of great strategic importance as a bridge between Europe, Africa and Asia. Its influence also hinges on two other key factors: its wealth and its religion. This book considers the history of Saudi Arabia and its rulers and discusses what makes the country unique. It looks at how the present government is structured and at the role of the royal family, and asks what the key challenges are for Saudi Arabia today, both nationally and internationally.

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Patterns of Distributed Systems - Unmesh Joshi

A Patterns Approach to Designing Distributed Systems and Solving Common Implementation Problems More and more enterprises today are dependent on cloud services from providers like AWS, Microsoft Azure, and GCP. They also use products, such as Kafka and Kubernetes, or databases, such as YugabyteDB, Cassandra, MongoDB, and Neo4j, that are distributed by nature. Because these distributed systems are inherently stateful systems, enterprise architects and developers need to be prepared for all the things that can and will go wrong when data is stored on multiple servers--from process crashes to network delays and unsynchronized clocks. Patterns of Distributed Systems describes a set of patterns that have been observed in mainstream open-source distributed systems. Studying the common problems and the solutions that are embodied by the patterns in this guide will give you a better understanding of how these systems work, as well as a solid foundation in distributed system design principles. Featuring real-world code examples from systems like Kafka and Kubernetes, these patterns and solutions will prepare you to confidently traverse open-source codebases and understand implementations you encounter "in the wild." Review the building blocks of consensus algorithms, like Paxos and Raft, for ensuring replica consistency in distributed systems Understand the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Around the World in 80 Books - David Damrosch

''Restlessly curious, insightful, and quirky, David Damrosch is the perfect guide to a round-the-world adventure in reading'' Stephen GreenblattA transporting and illuminating voyage around the globe, told through eighty classic and modern books''It is always a pleasure to talk about books with David Damrosch, who has read all of them, and he is so eloquent and understanding about them all'' Orhan PamukInspired by Jules Verne''s hero Phileas Fogg, David Damrosch, chair of Harvard''s Department of Comparative Literature and founder of Harvard''s Institute for World Literature, set out to counter a pandemic''s restrictions on travel by exploring eighty exceptional books from around the globe. Following a literary itinerary from London to Venice, Tehran and points beyond, and via authors from Woolf and Dante to Nobel prizewinners Orhan Pamuk, Wole Soyinka, Mo Yan and Olga Tokarczuk, he explores how these works have shaped our idea of the world, and the ways the world bleeds into literature.To chart the expansive landscape of world literature today, Damrosch explores how writers live in two very different worlds: the world of their personal experience, and the world of books that have enabled great writers to give shape and meaning to their lives. In his literary cartography, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Behavioral Rationality and Heterogeneous Expectations in Complex Economic Systems - Cars Hommes

Recognising that the economy is a complex system with boundedly rational interacting agents, the book presents a theory of behavioural rationality and heterogeneous expectations in economic systems, helping students, researchers and policy makers to build more realistic behavioural models in order to better manage crises in a complex global economy.

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The Boy in the Dress - David Walliams

The sparkling debut children's novel from David Walliams, number one bestseller and fastest growing children's author in the country, with sparkling new cover look to tie in with later books. Dennis was different. Why was he different, you ask? Well, a small clue might be in the title of this book... Charming, surprising and hilarious - The Boy in the Dress is everything you would expect from the co-creator of Little Britain. David Walliams's beautiful first novel will touch the hearts (and funny bones) of children and adults alike.

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Temporary Power Systems - James Eade

This book provides the reader with a clear understanding of the application of both BS 7671 and BS 7909 to events and other relevant industry guidance. It is an indispensable guide for all those working with any temporary power system including agricultural shows and outdoors fairs, concerts, theatrical events, film and TV broadcasting, exhibitions, festivals as well as temporary buildings and structures.

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A History of Modern Britain in Twenty Murders - David Wilson

In this groundbreaking new book from the UK''s leading criminologist, David Wilson explores what our nation''s most lethal murderers reveal about us in a thrilling blend of history and true crime.Professor David Wilson is renowned for deciphering the hidden motives of murderers and the context in which crimes took place. In A History of Modern Britain in 20 Murders, he zooms out to look at the big picture, examining what multiple murders across a range of eras can tell us about our past...and our present.Told in Wilson''s absorbing style, this is a fresh look at crimes and points in history we think we know. Ranging from the crimes of Jack the Ripper and the shocking "Brides in the Bath" deaths, to the tragic murders of James Bulger and Sarah Everard, Wilson reveals why some cases particularly resonate with and reverberate through public consciousness, and how they can help us understand Britain''s complex, diverse and ongoing history.From colonial wars and the end of the empire, to the Blitz, through the swinging sixties, into the nineties all the way to present day, this is a truly fascinating and accessible approach to both history and criminology, always centring the victims, that will leave ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A History of Modern Britain in Twenty Murders - David Wilson

In this groundbreaking new book from the UK''s leading criminologist, David Wilson explores what our nation''s most lethal murderers reveal about us in a thrilling blend of history and true crime.Professor David Wilson is renowned for deciphering the hidden motives of murderers and the context in which crimes took place. In A History of Modern Britain in 20 Murders, he zooms out to look at the big picture, examining what multiple murders across a range of eras can tell us about our past...and our present.Told in Wilson''s absorbing style, this is a fresh look at crimes and points in history we think we know. Ranging from the crimes of Jack the Ripper and the shocking "Brides in the Bath" deaths, to the tragic murders of James Bulger and Sarah Everard, Wilson reveals why some cases particularly resonate with and reverberate through public consciousness, and how they can help us understand Britain''s complex, diverse and ongoing history.From colonial wars and the end of the empire, to the Blitz, through the swinging sixties, into the nineties all the way to present day, this is a truly fascinating and accessible approach to both history and criminology, always centring the victims, that will leave ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Sword In The Storm - David Gemmell

The first in a four book series introducing the Rigante tribe, filled to the brim with epic and heroic battles, and mixing the intriguing worlds of Celtic Myth and ancient Earth Magic from the Sunday Times bestselling author David Gemmell. You will be gripped from page one...! Perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie, Duncan M. Hamilton and Conn Iggulden."Gemmell is several rungs above the good - right into the fabulous" -- Anne McCaffrey"When it comes to heroic fantasy, few do it better than David Gemmell." - Time Out"I was hooked from the first line..." - ***** Reader review"Compelling from start to finish..." - ***** Reader review****************************************************************************Born in the storm that kills his father, Connavar grows up among the mountains of Caer Druagh, where the Rigante tribe dwell in harmony with the land and its gods.But beyond the border, across the water, an evil force is gathering strength - an unstoppable force that will change the world beyond all recognition.Haunted by malevolent spirits and hunted by evil men, Connavar sets out on a spectacular mission to defeat this new enemy... But he is a troubled soul, dogged by fate - will he be able to defend his tribe and save his ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Truth in Our Times - David E. McCraw

David E. McCraw recounts his experiences as the top newsroom lawyer for the New York Times during the most turbulent era for journalism in generations. Now in paperback!In October 2016, when Donald Trump''s lawyer demanded that The New York Times retract an article focused on two women that accused Trump of touching them inappropriately, David McCraw''s scathing letter of refusal went viral and he became a hero of press freedom everywhere. But as you''ll see in Truth in Our Times, for the top newsroom lawyer at the paper of record, it was just another day at the office.McCraw has worked at the Times since 2002, leading the paper''s fight for freedom of information, defending it against libel suits, and providing legal counsel to the reporters breaking the biggest stories of the year. In short: if you''ve read a controversial story in the paper since the Bush administration, it went across his desk first. From Chelsea Manning''s leaks to Trump''s tax returns, McCraw is at the center of the paper''s decisions about what news is fit to print.In Truth in Our Times, McCraw recounts the hard legal decisions behind the most impactful stories of the last decade with candor and style. ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Spies in Canaan - Spark David

A bold and unsettling parable about guilt, atonement and redemption from the winner of the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award 'It is seldom that one can say a book is perfect, but this is as close as I've seen in a very long time' SUNDAY INDEPENDENT 'A bold and unsettling parable about guilt, atonement and redemption' IRISH TIMES Michael has travelled a long way from his boyhood under the endless skies of the Midwest. His retirement is peaceful, if solitary. But one day there is a visitation: a mysterious car on the seafront, and a package delivered. From its contents, Michael understands that he has been commissioned to undertake a final journey. As Michael makes his way deep into a distant desert a strange and liminal landscape that lies between hell and redemption he undertakes another journey, into long-suppressed memories: of Vietnam and the dying days of war, and to face a final accounting for what was done. Taut, atmospheric and moving, Spies in Canaan is a powerful elegy to the pain of love, the guilt of old age, and the grace of atonement. Another compact marvel This is a meditative novel that, while investing heavily in ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A Light in the Dark - David Thomson

In little more than a century of cinema - Birth of a Nation was one hundred years old in 2015 - our sense of what a film director is, or should be, has shifted in fascinating ways. A director was once a functionary; then an important but not decisive part of an industrial process; then accepted as the person who was and should be in charge, because he was an artist and a hero. But the world has changed. In a nutshell, the change takes the form of a question: Who directed The Sopranos or Homeland? Hardly anyone knows, because we don''t tend to read TV credits and the director has returned to a more subservient and anonymous role. Directors now try to be efficient, the deliverers of profitable films, and are often involved as producers, like Steven Spielberg.David Thomson''s brilliant A Light in the Dark personalises each chapter through an individual: Jean Renoir, Howard Hawks, Jean-Luc Godard, Alfred Hitchcock, Luis Bunuel, Orson Welles, Fritz Lang, Jane Campion, Stephen Frears and Quentin Tarantino. Through these characters (and other directors not mentioned here), David Thomson relates an imaginative new history of a medium that has changed the world.

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Magic and Mystery in Tibet - Alexandra David-Neel

Alexandra David-Neel was the first European woman to meet the Dalai Lama and in 1924 became the first to enter the forbidden Tibetan capital, Lhasa. She had already spent a decade travelling through China, living in a cave on the Tibetan border, where she learned about Buddhism from hermits, mystics and bandits.Magic and Mystery in Tibet records the mysterious, magical world David-Neel discovered in Tibet. Among the extraordinary events she describes are the Tibetan mystics who could live naked in temperatures below freezing, the psychic sports practiced in Tibet, the lamas who could run for incredible distances without rest, food or drink and the monks who could defy gravity.

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Hero In The Shadows - David Gemmell

A heroic fantasy by the Sunday Times bestselling author David Gemmell in which the forces of good and evil and the living and the dead face each other in battle...Perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie, Duncan M. Hamilton and Conn Iggulden."Probably the finest living writer of heroic fantasy." -- TIME OUT"When it comes to heroic fantasy, nobody does it better than David Gemmell." -- THE DARK SIDE"Hero in the Shadows has everything a fan of heroic fantasy could desire..." - Stephen Donaldson"Another powerful page-turning adventure from Gemmell" -- ***** Reader review"The characters are wonderfully bought to life... you will simply fall into the world the Gemmell creates for you." -- **** Reader review **************************************Thousands of years ago the evil city of Kuan Hador was defeated by a vast army of mystic warriors, the Enemy banished beyond the Gateway between Worlds. Spells of enormous power sealed the Gateway.Now icy mists begin to form around the ruins of Kuan Hador. Awesome beasts stalk the hills and forests. The spells are fading. Beyond the Gateway the vengeful armies of Kuan Hador await.And where years before a host stood against the Enemy, now only a handful of warriors prepare to face it once more: ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Great Western Castle Class 4-6-0 Locomotives in the Preservation Era - David Maidment

This third volume in the series on the Great Western Castle class locomotives focuses on the eight that have been preserved and goes into depth on the reconstruction of three of them, the two Tyseley ones, 5043 and 7029 described by Bob Meanley and DidcotÂ’s 4079 recounted by David Maidment from the records of the Great Western Society, including the full story of 4079Â’s prolonged stay in Western Australia, its return to the UK and subsequent restoration. The history of all eight is covered and copiously illustrated, including over 100 color photographs, with many during the restoration work by Bob Meanley and in operation by David Maidment. The book includes records of their operation and performance since restoration when some of the most remarkable performances of these locomotives were achieved.

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The Ultimate Guide to Functions in Power Query - Omid Motamedisedeh

This book is a complete guide to using functions in Power Query and is designed to help users of all skill levels learn and master its various functions. The Ultimate Guide to Functions in Power Query begins with an introduction to Power Query and an overview of the different types of functions available, along with detailed explanations of how to use each of them. You’ll see how to leverage power functions to process and transform large datasets from various sources and learn advanced techniques such as creating custom functions and using conditional statements. The book also covers best practices for using functions, including tips on how to optimize query performance and troubleshoot common errors. Using practical example applications, Author Omid Motamedisedeh demonstrates how to optimize your data processing workflows, saving time and boosting productivity. By the end of the book, readers will have a deep understanding of Power Query functions and be ableto apply their knowledge to a wide range of data analysis tasks. What You Will LearnMaster the fundamentals of Power Query, including how to load and transform data from various sourcesUnderstand all the functions available in Power Query, including text, date/time, logical, numeric, and moreUse functions to transform ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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DC Distribution Systems and Microgrids

DC electric power distribution systems have higher efficiency, better current carrying capacity and faster response when compared to conventional AC systems. They also provide a more natural interface with many types of renewable energy sources. Furthermore, there are fewer issues with reactive power flow, power quality and frequency regulation, resulting in a notably less complex control system. All these facts lead to increased applications of DC systems in modern power systems. Still, design and operation of these systems imposes a number of specific challenges, mostly related to lack of mature protection technology and operational experience, as well as very early development stage of standards regarding DC based power infrastructure.This book provides an up-to-date overview of recent research activities in the control, protection and architectural design of a number of different types of DC distribution systems and microgrids. Practical requirements and implementation details of several types of DC distribution systems used in the real world industrial applications are also presented. Several types of coordinated control design concepts are shown, with concepts of stabilization being explained in detail. The book reviews the shortcomings and future developments concerning the practical DC system integration issues.

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Collect, Combine, and Transform Data Using Power Query in Power BI and Excel - Daniil Maslyuk, Gil Raviv

Transform your data analysis experience with Power Query, the ultimate tool for importing, reshaping, and cleansing data through a user-friendly interface. Whether you’re using Power BI, Excel, or other Microsoft products, Power Query’s capabilities are at your fingertips. Renowned Power Query experts Daniil Maslyuk and Gil Raviv guide you through mastering this indispensable tool, helping you eliminate tedious manual data preparation, tackle common issues, and avoid potential pitfalls. In this updated edition, you’ll delve into comprehensive analytics challenges, seamlessly integrating your skills into a realistic, final project. By the end, you’ll possess the expertise to handle any data and convert it into actionable insights. You will learn how to: Effortlessly prepare data by utilizing Power Query in Power BI and Excel to transform your data quickly and efficiently Overcome common data preparation problems with intuitive mouse clicks and straightforward formula edits Combine data from various sources, multiple queries, and mismatched tables with ease Reshape tables to suit your analysis needs Use the Power Query M formula language to create flexible data mashups and tailor transformations to your requirements Address and overcome collaboration challenges by using Power Query’s powerful features Gain crucial insights from text feeds by enhancing your data analysis ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Power In The People - Michael Mansfield

''A lifetime spend fighting the powers that be and turning personal pain into collective power. Take care of this book because you are holding our history in your hands.'' - LOWKEY''Michael Mansfield is the greatest civil liberties lawyer this country has ever produced'' - Baroness HELENA KENNEDY of the Shaws KC''Michael Mansfield has given power to the voiceless, the innocents ... For this, he too is a hero'' - JOHN PILGER''Michael Mansfield combines rare humanity with a brilliant understanding of the law'' - JON SNOW''A book of great importance ... Mr Mansfield''s thoughtful reflections demand our attention'' - KEN LOACH''An impressive and inspiring read'' - DUNCAN CAMPBELL ''I want this book to inspire people, give them a blueprint for fighting their own battles, and challenge the status quo. To see that together, we are always stronger. To understand that those who stand in the way of change cannot do so forever.'' Michael Mansfield, KCBarrister Michael Mansfield, KC, has spent his career fighting injustice, persecution and corruption. And be it the Birmingham Six, Bloody Sunday, Stephen Lawrence, the Marchioness, Hillsborough or Grenfell, he has come to learn one thing - that people power is unstoppable.Time and again he has witnessed governments, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Women in Power - kolektiv autorů

Classical stories about women who wield power, from the Amazons to Dido to CleopatraIn this fascinating anthology, ancient women threaten male power by stepping into the roles traditionally held by men. They command armies, exercise sexual autonomy, speak in public, issue laws and subject others (even masculine heroes and citizen men) to their control. All of these stories were written by men and none of them can be read as affirmations or celebrations of women in power. Instead, their sexist attitudes continue to justify women’s exclusion from power.Yet despite the fear and suspicion the male authors direct toward these women, we can find much to admire in their tales, from the coordinated action of the women of Aristophanes’s Assemblywomen, to the righteous anger of Boudicca against sexual violence by men in power, to the successful resistance of Amanirenas against Rome’s colonial expansion. Read differently, these tales testify to the long history of women in power and suggest new paths for female empowerment.

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Science Makes Art: Energy - Andrew Charman

Understand the science of the world around you by making artCan you tell the difference between kinetic, stored and chemical energy? This book will help you to work like a scientist: testing ideas, making investigations and doing experiments. But you''ll also be an artist, using different kinds of energy to make art, including wind, water, heat and light. Sound good? What are you waiting for?Science Makes Art skilfully blends science theory with fun art projects to encourage learning and creativity. It''s the perfect series to introduce key science principles and for cross-curricular and topic-based learning.Using materials from around the home, make art projects such as: - Paint pendulums- Wind-powered dancer- Heat mobiles- Moving sea pictures- A solar pizza ovenContents:Equipment and Materials/ What is Energy?/ Chemical Energy/ Kinetic Energy/ Stored Energy/ Electrical Energy/ Renewable Energy/ Transferring Energy/Heat Energy/ Light Energy/ Sound Energy/ Further Ideas/ Glossary/ IndexIdeal for readers age 8+. Collect the rest of the series: Colour, Flight, Light, Materials, Movement.

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Walsall in Living Memory - David F Vodden

This is a superb collection of over 200 photographs selected and informatively captioned by David Vodden. Walsall in Living Memory contains pictures from the author''s own and other private sources, many of which have never been published before. Illustrated here are servicemen and civilians, the Anglo-American Friendship Week in February 1945, local industries, Scouting activities, events and familiar landmarks like the power station, the Savoy Cinema and the market. As well as pre-war and wartime images, modern changes are also documented including the rebuilding of Old Square and Digbeth, the development of the Civic Centre, the New Art Gallery, the bus station, Woolworths and the pedestrianisation of Park Street, High Street and Darwall Street. Even the most recent redevelopment of High Street and George Street features here. This is David Vodden''s third book on Walsall and it is sure to bring back happy memories to those who know the town, as well as providing a valuable insght into its part for visitors and new residents alike.

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Trains in Europe in the 1970s - David Reed

This volume features photographs taken by David Reed of trains in Europe during the 1970s. The countries visited include France, Portugal, Italy, Austria and Switzerland. The pictures taken in France portray the last steam locomotives on shed at Boulogne and Calais. In Portugal, the photographs include a steam journey up the broad-gauge Douro Valley line from Oporto to Barca D’Alva and the local narrow-gauge lines around Oporto. In Switzerland, narrow- and standard-gauge Alpine lines are featured, including the well-known Bernina Pass and Jungfrau railway. In Austria, a variety of steam locomotives are seen, as well as some vintage electric locos of the 1920s and 1930s. Locations include the Eisenerz-Vordernberg rack and pinion line carrying steam-hauled iron ore trains up gradients of as much as 1 in 14.With previously unpublished images throughout, this nostalgic tour of Europe’s railways in the 1970s will delight enthusiasts both young and old.

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Power Play - David Mills, Linda Sloan McCulloch, Jay Scherer

When the Rogers Place arena opened in downtown Edmonton in September 2016, no amount of buzz could drown out the rumours of manipulation, secret deals, and corporate greed undergirding the project. Working with documentary evidence and original interviews, the authors present an absorbing account of the machinations that got the arena and the adjacent Ice District built, with a price tag of more than $600 million. The arena deal, they argue, established a costly public financing precedent that people across North America should watch closely, as many cities consider building sports facilities for professional teams or international competitions. Their analysis brings clarity and nuance to a case shrouded in secrecy and understood by few besides political and business insiders. Power Play tells a dramatic story about clashing priorities where sports, money, and municipal power meet. Foreword by Richard Gruneau.

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Fun in the Sun - David Catrow

A hapless dog frolics in the sun and sand on a perfect beach day. It''s fun in the sand, but now there''s sand in his lunch and sand in his suit. Time for a dip in the water! The dog splishes, splashes, and rides the waves; it''s fun in the water too. As the sun goes down, he flies a kite with new friends. Fun in the sky! But did he remember sunscreen?David Catrow''s zany illustrations make this dog''s day in the sun anything but ordinary.

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Mechatronic Systems 1

The subject of the first volume is the issues related to the components and systems of transport machines. Motor vehicle systems tests are described: suspension dampers, steering, brakes and differentials. Design issues of machine elements operating in extreme conditions are also addressed. The possibility of increasing wear resistance in high-speed and ethanol-powered engines is analyzed. An extensive part covers the dynamics of hydraulic, electro-hydraulic and mechanical-hydraulic systems and the issues of diagnostics and automatic control in such systems. Aspects of the regional system of motor transport, public transport and transport and logistics of agricultural machinery are also addressed. The volume also examines selected technical and economic issues of gas transport. Topics on modelling of production processes with the transport of products are a complement.

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