New edition brings classic text up to date with the latest science, techniques, and applications With its balanced presentation of polymer chemistry, physics, and engineering applications, the Third Edition of this classic text continues to instill readers with a solid understanding of the core concepts underlying polymeric materials....

Join these two tough trucks on their second picture book adventure! Two tough trucks - the fastest of friends - love racing and chasing and zipping \"round bends. But when they chase and zip without paying attention... Mack and Rig get separated! Will they find their way back to each other, and to their parents?...

Why did President John F. Kennedy choose a strategy of confrontation during the Cuban missile crisis even though his secretary of defense stated that the presence of missiles in Cuba made no difference? Why did large numbers of Iraqi troops surrender during the Gulf War even though they had been ordered to fight and were capable of doing so?...

This is an intimate glimpse into the turbulent life of Texas music legend Blaze Foley (1949–1989), seen through the eyes of Sybil Rosen, the woman for whom he wrote his most widely known song, “If I Could Only Fly.” It captures the exuberance of their fleeting idyll in a tree house in the Georgia woods during the countercultural 1970s....

For the first time in B-format, this is a classic tale of rock \'n\' roll excess. Written by one of the US top rock journalists, Rosen paints the tale of the bluesy Free and their demise following the heroin-related death of guitarist Paul Kossoff....

This book is designed as a course to enhance Board Members\' abilities to run their community more effectively. This is written for both the current and potential Board members. Dealing with reviewing documents, conducting effective meetings, rivitalizingyour community, committees, budgets and much much more....

A staunch neoclassical economist, Sherwin Rosen drew inspiration from Adam Smith\'s Wealth of Nations, particularly his theory of compensating wage differentials, which Rosen felt was central to all economic problems involving product differentiation and spatial considerations....

Written by a seasoned professional Fashion Designer, this comprehensive reference covers all the technical aspects of developing precise professional patterns for garments. The focus throughout is on the procedures and principles of professional flat patternmaking using Basic Slopes (i.e....

Essential Readings from Plato to Kant An ideal introduction for the casual reader and a beneficial reference for the student, \"The Philosopher\'s Handbook\" features the writings of some of the world\'s most influential philosophers....