Behind the Pit Wall

Behind the Pit Wall
Author: Bob McMurray
Publisher:
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2011
Genre: Automobile racing
ISBN: 9781459624832

Bob McMurray has seen just about everything in motorsport - from the years working behind the pit wall with the McLaren team and the high-octane adventure that was A1GP to Scott Dixon winning the Indianapolis 500. If you want facts and figures, go to the Internet - you won't find them here. Instead, the book is more like a bar-room conversation about Bob's 30-odd years in Formula One. All the interesting stuff. Witness to cataclysmic battles, both on and off the track, when political and personal egos clashed, he saw the bloody birth of modern Formula One. He was there, on the inside, as the world of motorsport morphed into a financial behemoth, leaving the racetracks of the world littered with severely crushed egos and destroyed careers. Witness to paddock revolution, driver tantrums, spying, industrial espionage, intrigue and more scandal than you could poke a stick at, he also experienced a degree of friendship, fun, camaraderie and team bonding you'd never expect to find in a cut-throat world of high achievers. In an earthy look at the drivers who risked it all, the Machiavellian machinations of the businesses running motor sport and what it was like to be part of the growing pains - good and bad - Bob McMurray tells it like it was as Formula One became a massive global sport.

Behind the Attic Wall

Behind the Attic Wall
Author: Sylvia Cassedy
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 323
Release: 1985-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0380698439

In the bleak, forbidding house of her great-aunts, neglected twelve-year-old orphan Maggie hears ghostly voices and finds magic that awakens in her the capacity to love and be loved.

Guidelines for Evaluating Water in Pit Slope Stability

Guidelines for Evaluating Water in Pit Slope Stability
Author: John Read
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Total Pages: 928
Release: 2013-12-17
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0643108378

Guidelines for Evaluating Water in Pit Slope Stability is a comprehensive account of the hydrogeological procedures that should be followed when performing open pit slope stability design studies. Created as an outcome of the Large Open Pit (LOP) project, an international research and technology transfer project on the stability of rock slopes in open pit mines, this book expands on the hydrogeological model chapter in the LOP project's previous book Guidelines for Open Pit Slope Design (Read & Stacey, 2009; CSIRO PUBLISHING). The book comprises six sections which outline the latest technology and best practice procedures for hydrogeological investigations. The sections cover: the framework used to assess the effect of water in slope stability; how water pressures are measured and tested in the field; how a conceptual hydrogeological model is prepared; how water pressures are modelled numerically; how slope depressurisation systems are implemented; and how the performance of a slope depressurisation program is monitored and reconciled with the design. Guidelines for Evaluating Water in Pit Slope Stability offers slope design practitioners a road map that will help them decide how to investigate and treat water pressures in pit slopes. It provides guidance and essential information for mining and civil engineers, geotechnical engineers, engineering geologists and hydrogeologists involved in the investigation, design and construction of stable rock slopes.

Geotechnical Instrumentation and Monitoring in Open Pit and Underground Mining

Geotechnical Instrumentation and Monitoring in Open Pit and Underground Mining
Author: T. Szwedzicki
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 1035
Release: 2020-07-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1000150461

As mining operations increase in scale and mines go progressively deeper, the geotechnical input into mine design is of importance. This book covers topics in geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring, including coverage of groundwater, displacement and environmental monitoring.

Formula One: The Champions

Formula One: The Champions
Author: Maurice Hamilton
Publisher: Ivy Press
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2020-03-03
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1781319464

Bask in Formula One glory with this 240-page, large-format tribute to all 34 F1 World Champions, featuring exhilarating photography and expert commentary. Since the Grand Prix’s start in 1950, just 34 men have achieved the accolade of F1 World Champion. For the first time, legendary F1 commentator Maurice Hamilton and award-winning photographers Bernard and Paul-Henri Cahier bring the heroes of this iconic sport together, in a stunning photographic portrayal of the poise, skill and winning mindset that separates the fast from the furious, the elite from the talented. Formula One and its champions are brought to life with: An exquisitely written profile of each of the 34 F1 World Champions, with key details from the driver’s life and F1 career Stunning photography of the drivers and their cars, both on and off the track Historic interviews with the sport’s lost heroes, including James Hunt and Ayrton Senna Exclusive quotes from icons such as Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg A foreword by Bernie Ecclestone, former chief executive of the Formula One Group Debate has raged over which driver is the best of the best. It is impossible to say. But that will not deter energetic and informed discussion, usually predicated on a personal preference swayed by affection. Each of these champions will have experienced and delivered pulse-raising performances many times over. With this handsome homage to the most ferocious of sports and the incredible sportsmen who drive at the edge in pursuit of greatness, it is time to choose your favorite F1 Champion.

The Girl's Guide to NASCAR ?

The Girl's Guide to NASCAR ?
Author: Liz Allison
Publisher: Center Street
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2008-12-14
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1599952378

NASCAR's foremost female authority provides the first guide for women to America's fastest growing spectator sport. From shopping to scanners and pit stops to parties, this fun and informative guide gives you everything you need to enjoy a race, whether at the track or in your living room. Insider Liz Allison will tell you all the ins and outs of NASCAR, uncovering the hidden rules and official calls made on any given race day. She answers nagging questions like why race cars don't have speedometers or doors that open, what the real deal is on restrictor plates, and how top drivers get to be where they are. Liz also reveals driver superstitions, how to survive a race weekend with kids, the Gentlemen's Agreement, how to tell if a driver is serious with his girlfriend, tips on throwing the perfect NASCAR viewing party, and much more. With this race-savvy guide, you will quickly become a knowledgeable fan with an inside edge on the sport that most of your male counterparts will lack-and have a few laughs along the way.

Team Lotus

Team Lotus
Author: Peter Warr
Publisher: Evro Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-11-24
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781910505021

This long-awaited memoir by a key figure in Formula 1 includes trenchant observations on the 12 World Champions with whom he worked at Team Lotus. Peter Warr was best known for his management of the Lotus Formula 1 team, where he was one of Colin Chapman's closest allies as well as the man who nurtured the early Formula 1 careers of Ayrton Senna and Nigel Mansell. Frank, informative and beautifully written, his memoir remained unfinished at the time of his death in 2010, but the bulk of his work was done and was published in 2012, complete with an introduction and epilogue by Simon Taylor. This long-awaited inside story, which is of particular interest for its author's thoughts on Chapman and all the drivers he worked with, is a 'must read' for any Formula 1 enthusiast.

The Orange Box

The Orange Box
Author: David S. J. Hodgson
Publisher: Prima Lifestyles
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2007
Genre: Computer adventure games
ISBN: 0761556931

•Complete strategy forHalf-Life 2,Half-Life 2: Episode One,Half-Life 2: Episode Two,Portal, andTeam Fortress 2. •Half-Life 2: Enhanced biographies and enemy information showcasing all the new entities! •G-Man locations, hidden item stashes, and more revealed! •Portal: Tactics for every single level, with incredible, mind-bending shortcuts from the development team! •Team Fortress 2: Complete information for all characters and insanely advanced tactics for every map. •Comprehensive list of all Xbox 360 Achievements, with hints for completing them. •Fully labeled maps of every single level in all five games! •Raising the Bar: Exclusive artwork and developer interviews for all games!