Beginning text presents complete theoretical treatment of mechanical model systems and deals with technological applications. Topics include introduction to calculus of vectors, particle motion, dynamics of particle systems and plane rigid bodies, technical applications in plane motions, theory of mechanical vibrations, and more. Exercises and answers appear in each chapter.
First published in 1989, Henry Fielding is a biography presenting a fresh interpretation of Fielding’s life and thought. Using newly discovered information, including new facts, three hitherto unknown pictures of Fielding drawn from life, documents, manuscripts, and many crucially important and engrossing new letters, Martin C. Battestin – the foremost Fielding scholar – illuminates every aspect of Fielding’s life and work. Fielding and the life he led – in the West Country, at Eton, at the University of Leyden, and in the theatres and brothels, sponging houses and police courts of London – make for fascinating reading. This authoritative and timely biography will appeal to all those interested in the society and literature of eighteenth-century England.
Since the early 1990s, about two thousand Idumean Aramaic ostraca have found their way into museums, libraries, and private collections. Four major publications covering some of these texts have appeared, three of which encompass the ostraca held by individual collectors only. This multivolume work classifies the ostraca according to subject matter and brings them together in a single publication. Volumes 1 and 2 covered fifty personal name dossiers (TAO A1-50). Volume 3 contains more than two hundred more such dossiers (TAO A51-255a) and numerous fragments. Each text is accompanied by a color photograph and hand-copy, a facing transcription and translation, and a ceramic description and commentary. The translation uniquely provides marginal captions identifying the phrases. In addition to the presentation of individual texts, there are six dossiers of tables covering all the commodity chits, parallel tables that classify them according to month or size, and comparative lists of entries. Textbook of Aramaic Ostraca from Idumea is a unique source for the onomastics and the social and economic history of fourth-century Idumea and, by extension, Judah (Yehud).
Simply17: 104 Delicious Recipes for the 17 Day Diet is a must-have cookbook for anyone looking to take their health and wellbeing to the next level. This book is full of delicious, nutritious recipes designed to help you shed unwanted pounds while keeping you feeling full and satisfied. You'll be amazed at how easy it is to follow and how much healthier you will feel! Whether you are looking to sculpt your body, reduce bloat, and/or increase your energy, this book has you covered. It offers plenty of options to keep your meals varied, flavorful, and packed with nutrients. With 104 recipes ranging from breakfast to desserts, you'll never run out of ideas for your 17-day diet. The recipes are divided into 7 main categories: breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, beverages, and desserts. For breakfast, you can enjoy options like Coconut-Curry Omelet or Banana-Nut Waffles. Lunch dishes include healthy favorites like Quinoa Power Bowl or Spicy Lentil Soup. Dinner recipes feature entrées like Roasted Cauliflower with Feta Cheese or Fish Tacos. Snacks include Pecan Trail Mix or Baked Apples. Beverages like Green Tea with Mint and Blueberry Lemonade provide a tasty and refreshing pause for the day. For dessert, you'll find treats such as Chocolate Almond Flan or Almond-Coconut Macaroons. Each recipe also includes detailed nutrition information, such as calories per serving. Plus, there are special diet tips on making meals vegan, gluten-free, and low-sodium. Whether you're looking to lose weight, gain energy, or simply switch up your diet, this cookbook has all the recipes you need to makeover your eating habits. With Simply17: 104 Delicious Recipes for the 17 Day Diet, you'll be able to create healthy, flavorful, and satisfying meals with ease. So, if you're ready to take your health into your own hands and get serious about your nutrition, then this is the book for you!
When RJ's owner dies, he 'inherits' the family farm: the first duck ever to do so! Surprising himself how much it quickly means to him, he sets out to run it properly. (With numerous mishaps along the way!) But what happens when his dreams collide with that of a family's, who aim to purchase the property? Explore the fun, the humour, the sense of inner strength found through adventure, that is 'RJ's Farm'.
“I left chess in 2012. I did not touch it for several years. Then I decided to test my strength in Internet blitz. I started from scratch. The board floated before my eyes, and my knee twitched. Less than two months later, I crossed the grandmaster rating mark. My opponents, among them lots of players with a big name, played chess better than me. Surprisingly though, I knew more. On a small island of chess theory, onto which I lured them, I was better equipped. Much better! About 30% of the games ended in wins around the 20th move. A quarter of the games simply ended in mate. In all games, I opened with the moves 1.b3 and 1…b6.” International Master Ilya Odessky is the world’s leading expert on the 1.b3 and 1…b6 chess opening systems. Despite their apparent calm, these openings can get extremely sharp. Now Odessky presents his findings and achievements of recent years. His baffling traps will help you crush your opponents in the opening, with both White and Black. Odessky admits that some of his lines may objectively be somewhat dubious. But in blitz and rapid games they will lead to spectacular play and many surprising wins. Ilya Odessky will entertain, amuse and surprise you in this highly unusual chess opening book full of ultra-romantic chess.
Have you ever wondered how you can simplify your life, enjoy greater spiritual fulfilment, and still pay off the mortgage, put your kids through college, and save enough for retirement? You don't need to starve yourself to live a simpler life. There is such a thing as having enough, and Betty Jane Wylie addresses that very issue while examining options for living simply in her latest book, 'Enough'.
Although many readers are aware of John Updike's Rabbit tetralogy, fewer have paid close attention to his other multivolume work, "The Scarlet Letter trilogy." In Updike's Version, James Schiff provides the first full-length critical analysis of Updike's trilogy since the publication of its final volume in 1988. He demonstrates how Hawthorne's classic novel of adulterous love and divided selves has become an American myth, and how Updike, in his trilogy, has sought to expand, update, and satirize that myth. The three volumes that make up the trilogy, A Month of Sundays (1975), Roger's Version (1986), and S. (1988), engage in a dialogue with Hawthorne's novel, commenting upon and altering the original story. To understand the nature of this dialogue, Schiff employs a methodolgy specifically suited to Updike's mythical method, in which special attention is given to reader expectation, parody, point of view, and principles of fragmentation and condensation. Updike's Version covers new ground in Updike's studies, revealing how the intertextual dialogue between Updike and Hawthorne is far more complex and extensive than has yet been acknowledged. Providing close and detailed readings of the novels, Updike's Version will be of major importance to students and scholars of John Updike, Nathaniel Hawthorne's canonical American text, and American literature in general.
