Land and Food

Land and Food
Author: J. Lindsay Falvey
Publisher: University of Melbourne
Total Pages: 284
Release: 1998-01-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0732515564

A history of agricultural education in the main agricultural state of Australia, Victoria

Twenty Small Sailboats to Take You Anywhere

Twenty Small Sailboats to Take You Anywhere
Author: John Vigor
Publisher:
Total Pages: 154
Release: 1999-08
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780939837328

John Vigor turns the spotlight on twenty seaworthy sailboats that are at home on the ocean in all weather. These are old fiberglass boats, mostly of traditional design and strong construction. All are small, from 20 feet to 32 feet overall, but all have crossed oceans, and all are cheap. Choosing the right boat to take you across an ocean or around the world can be confusing and exasperating, particularly with a tight budget. Vigor sets out to remedy that in this book. He compares the designs and handling characteristics of 20 different boats whose secondhand market prices start at about $3,000. Interviews with experienced owners (featuring valuable tips about handling each boat in heavy weather) are interspersed with line drawings of hulls, sail plans, and accommodations. Vigor has unearthed the known weaknesses of each boat and explains how to deal with them. He rates their comparative seaworthiness, their speed, and the number of people they can carry in comfort. If you have ever dreamed the dream this book can help you turn it into reality.

Turbine Design

Turbine Design
Author: Leslie Fielding
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2000
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

Addressing the optimization and design of an axial flow turbine, this volume details a method for selecting the best turbine design, taking into account a range of parameters including size, stress, and number of stages. Topics covered include basic turbine design, stage calculations, thermodynamics and blade shapes, and a design example.

The Franco-Americans of Lewiston-Auburn

The Franco-Americans of Lewiston-Auburn
Author: Mary Rice-Defosse
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2015-01-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781540210098

Franco-Americans brought their proud cultural legacy to Lewiston-Auburn beginning in the mid-nineteenth century. As their population grew, religious leaders became community leaders, building an independent parish and a support system, as well as providing child care. The Sisters of Charity cared for the sick and orphaned and ran the first bilingual school in Maine. Franco-Americans grappled with their own questions of patriotism, identity and culture, assimilating as Americans while preserving both their French and French Canadian backgrounds. Authors Mary Rice-DeFosse and James Myall explore the challenges, accomplishments and enduring bonds of the Franco-Americans in Lewiston-Auburn.

The Real Inspector Hound

The Real Inspector Hound
Author: Tom Stoppard
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
Total Pages: 44
Release: 1968
Genre: Critics
ISBN: 9780573614675

Feuding theatre critics Moon and Birdfoot, the first a fusty philanderer and the second a pompous and vindictive second stringer, are swept into the whodunit they are viewing. In the hilarious spoof of Agatha Christie-like melodramas that follows, the body under the sofa proves to be the missing first string critic. As mists rise about isolated Muldoon Manor, Moon and Birdfoot become dangerously implicated in the lethal activities of an escaped madman.-- from publisher's website.

Einstein's Jewish Science

Einstein's Jewish Science
Author: Steven Gimbel
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2012-05-21
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1421405547

This volume intertwines science, history, philosophy, theology, and politics in fresh and fascinating ways to solve the multifaceted riddle of what religion means - and what it means to science.