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. ...

Building on the success of her previous books Alison Holt shows you how to produce incredible seascapes using various combinations of just two simple machine stitches. The techniques are broken down into clear step-by-step instructions & there are five stunning projects as well as many examples of Alisons original & exquisite work to delight & inspire you. Alison paints her threads on to h&-coloured backgrounds blending her stitches & achieving stunning results. The raised effects of the embroidery produce a beautiful three-dimensional look & her clever use of perspective is effective & easily achieved. This book covers everything including the materials required; how to compose a picture from photographs that have inspired you; painting backgrounds; & all the basic stitch techniques you need to know. Detailed instructions explain how to create realistic scenes from the sunlit glow of the Mediterranean to the drama of a stormy windswept beach in winter. Alison also introduces a new technique that combines paper fabric & stitch to produce embroideries with a more abstract feel. This is an inspirational book for artists embroiderers & textile artists alike & a must-have instructional book for anyone interested in learning about free-motion machine embroidery. ...

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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' 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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The diversity of horticulture & its machinery is catered for in this book by sections on two & four-wheeled tractors cultivation sowing crop protection & harvesting equipment. Further chapters cover grass cutting turf care grounds maintenance irrigation & glasshouse equipment. ...

Every Mac user knows how to work with windows & icons but there is a wonderful application behind the scenes
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Have you ever wondered where comedians come from? Why is it that one person is a funny bloke down the pub while another actually makes a living by standing up in front of an audience telling jokes? & where does all that material come from? Well young Lee Mc Killop used to wonder that too. Growing up in his parents' pub small & wiry in a world of bigger & chunkier specimens Lee quickly learned that cracking jokes was a way to get attention. After a somewhat random series of jobs which included being Red Rum's stableboy & a bingo hall barman it was as a Great Yarmouth holiday camp entertainer that he had his first crack at telling jokes on stage. It got him some laughs the sack & a punch in the face.* Now as Lee Mack he's one of our best loved & most successful comedians both as a live st&-up & on television. In Mack the Life Lee tells the story of how he got there & gives extraordinary insight into what really makes comics tick. Hilarious & brilliant it's the kind of book which reminds you why you learned to read in the first place. * Nearly. ...