A treasure trove of adventures Macedonia is emerging as a top new tourist destination. With unspoilt mountains lakes & spas traces of old communism & friendly hospitality at rural boutique hotels its not hard to see why. The wines are rich the history steeped & the culture varied. This remains the only standalone English-language guide to the country & the author shares her love of the country with expanded coverage of eastern Macedonia & its hot springs rock art & megalithic observatory. For travellers with special interests there is coverage of the World War I battlefields new eco-tourism lodges food & hiking routes. ...

The death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC threw the Macedonians into confusion; there was no capable heir & no clear successor among the senior figures in Alexanders circle. Initial attempts to preserve the unity of Alexanders conquests gave way to a period of bloody & prolonged warfare. For well over a century the largely mercenary armies of Alexanders successors imposed their influence over the whole of the Near East while absorbing local military practices. After Romes decisive defeat of Carthage in 202 BC Macedonia came under increasing pressure from the Romans. Three wars between the two powers culminated in the Roman victory at Pydna in 168 BC which laid Alexanders empire to rest & established Roman hegemony in the Near East. Drawing upon a wide array of archaeological & written sources & written by a noted authority on the Hellenistic period this survey of the organization battle history & appearance of the armies of Alexanders successors is lavishly illustrated with specially commissioned full-colour artwork. ...

Spend Christmas with Nora Roberts. Daniel Mac Gregor is the clan patriarch. Hes powerful rich
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Machiavellis New Modes & Orders" is the only full-length interpretive study on Machiavellis controversial & ambiguous work " Discourses on Livy." These discourses considered by some to be Machiavellis most important work are thoroughly explained in a chapter-by-chapter commentary by Harvey C. Mansfield one of the worlds foremost interpreters of this remarkable philosopher. Mansfields aim is to discern Machiavellis intention in writing the book: he argues that Machiavelli wanted to introduce new modes & orders in political philosophy in order to make himself the founder of modern politics. Mansfield maintains that Machiavelli deliberately concealed part of his intentions so that only the most perceptive reader could see beneath the surface of the text & understand the whole of his book. Previously out of print Mansfields penetrating study brings to light the hidden thoughts lurking in the details of the " Discourses on Livy" to inform & challenge its readers at every step along the way." ...

The latest edition of Juvinall/ Marsheks Fundamentals of Machine Component Design focuses on sound problem solving strategies & skills needed to navigate through large amounts of information. Revisions in the text include coverage of Fatigue in addition to a continued concentration on the fundamentals of component design. Several other new features include new learning objectives added at the beginning of all chapters; updated end-of-chapter problems the elimination of weak problems & addition of new problems; updated applications for currency & relevance & new ones where appropriate; new system analysis problems & examples; enhanced sections dealing with Fatigue; expanded coverage of failure theory; & updated references. ...

Embroider leathers silks synthetics & chiffons successfully every time! When you love to machine embroider you cant wait to add your special touch to clothing accessories & decorative items. For many fabrics your tried-&-true methods work fine. But what about those other fabrics? You know the ones that pucker & run...buckle & stretch...break your thread...or bury your embroidery in mounds of plush pile? With the expert advice in Machine Embroidery on Difficult Materials you can embroider even the most challenging materials with consistently beautiful results. Deborah Jones has embroidered it all from slippery synthetic sheers to the thickest velvet. In this authoritative reference she unlocks the secrets to embroidering on 18 of the most tempting yet challenging

Materials: Unstable fabrics: Lightweight knits stretch knits bulky knits gauze Densely woven fabrics: Lightweight nylon coarse nylon polyester satin & acetate silk charmeuse Pile & napped fabrics: Velvet terry fleece faux fur Sheers: Natural-fiber & synthetic Unfabrics": Vinyl faux suede leather This complete reference puts everything you need at your fingertips: Which needles stabilizers marking & hooping methods work best for each fabric Clear empowering explanations so youll know why these challenging fabrics behave (and misbehave) the way they do 18 beautiful projects (how many embroidery designs & how many projects) Bonus CD-ROM with more than 20 fabric-specific project designs in 12 file formats"

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' Some bright kid's got a gun & 2000 rounds of live ammo. & that gun's no peashooter. It'll go through a brick wall at a quarter of a mile.' Chas Mc Gill has the second-best collection of war souvenirs in Garmouth & he desperately wants it to be the best. When he stumbles across the remains of a German bomber crashed in the woods
- its shiny black machine-gun still intact
- he grabs his chance. Soon he's masterminding his own war effort with dangerous & unexpected results......not just the best book so far written for children about the Second World War but also a metaphor for now."
- Aidan Chambers " Times Literary Supplement"."


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Machine Embroidery is hugely exciting in terms of its potential as a creative medium & is part of a flourishing creative industry both in design & production. MMU hosts a specialist embroidery department which has been instrumental in artistic & educational innovations in this area since the 1960s. The lecturers graduates & students have remarkable expertise in machine embroidery & MMU is home to a rich & unique archive of machines samples & artwork both historical & contemporary. This book will celebrate this archive as well as providing the only definitive record (and exploring the potential) of the huge number of machines currently in use from the traditional Irish Embroidery machine to the new generation of computerised sewing machines. The book will demonstrate how key machines can be applied to the artistic industrial & domestic practice & shows machine embroiderers how to combine techniques & develop their ideas using machine embroidery. Each contributor gives their own individual perspective on machine stitch. ...

' You talk as if a god had made the Machine cried the other. I believe that you pray to it when you are unhappy. Men made it do not forget that.' E.M. Forster is best known for his exquisite novels but these two affecting short stories brilliantly combine the fantastical with the allegorical. In The Machine Stops" humanity has isolated itself beneath the ground enmeshed in automated comforts & in " The Celestial Omnibus" a young boy takes a trip his parents believe impossible. This book contains " The Machine Stops" & "A Celestial Omnibus"." ...

When James Womack Daniel Jones & Daniel Roos wrote THE MACHINE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD in 1990 Japanese automakers & Toyota in particular were making a strong showing by applying the principles of lean production. However the full power of lean principles was unproven & they had not been applied outside of the auto industry. Today the power of lean production has been conclusively proved by Toyota's unparalleled success & the concepts have been widely applied in many industries. Based on MIT's pioneering global study of industrial competition THE MACHINE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD offers a groundbreaking analysis of the entire lean business system including product development supplier management sales service & production
- an analysis even more relevant today as GM & Ford struggle to survive & a wide range of British abd American companies embrace lean production. A new Foreword by the authors brings the story up to date & details how their predictions were right. As a result this reissue of a classic is as insightful & instructive today as when it was first published.
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