Concrete is the most used man-made material in the world since its invention. The widespread use of this material has led to continuous developments such as ultra-high strength concrete & self-compacting concrete. Recycled Aggregate in Concrete: Use of Industrial Construction & Demolition Waste focuses on the recent development which the use of various types of recycled waste materials as aggregate in the production of various types of concrete. By drawing together information & data from various fields & sources Recycled Aggregate in Concrete: Use of Industrial Construction & Demolition Waste provides full coverage of this subject. Divided into two parts a compilation of varied literature data related to the use of various types of industrial waste as aggregates in concrete is followed by a discussion of the use of construction & demolition waste as aggregate in concrete. The properties of the aggregates & their effect on various concrete properties are presented & the quantitative procedure to estimate the properties of concrete containing construction & demolition waste as aggregates is explained. Current codes & practices developed in various countries to use construction & demolition waste as aggregates in concrete & issues related to the sustainability of cement & concrete production are also discussed. The comprehensive information presented in Recycled Aggregate in Concrete: Use of Industrial Construction & Demolition Waste will be helpful to graduate students researchers & concrete technologists. The collected data will also be an essential reference for practicing engineers who face problems concerning the use of these materials in concrete production. ...

A series of four books that provide extensive guidance & English practice in key areas of the language. The first in the popular series of four workbooks by the same author this book provides revision & practice in four main areas: Situations Vocabulary Grammar & Writing. Recycling Elementary English can be used to supplement any elementary coursebook & offers useful extra practice for the Cambridge Key English Test (KET) & the Skills for Life Entry 2 examination. This edition contains an answer key. ...

A series of four books that provide extensive guidance & English practice in key areas of the language. Recycling Your English: Fourth Edition provides extensive guidance & practice in five key areas of language: Grammar; Phrasal verbs; Vocabulary; Word study & Writing. This popular book has been revised throughout to take account of recent revisions to the FCE syllabus & has been expanded to include a new Writing unit on Reviews. It can be used to supplement any coursebook at upper-intermediate level in class or for self-study & is suitable for students preparing for the Cambridge FCE or IGCSE in English as a Second Language examinations. ...

Written by Warren Ellis Art & cover by Cully Hamner Warren Elliss fast-paced tale of intrigue & revenge is back in a new edition collecting the 3-issue miniseries under a new cover by Cully Hamner that also

Includes:: the script to issue 1 & never-before-seen developmental art by Hamner! As a C.I.A. operative Paul Mosess unique talent for killing took him around the world from one hotspot to another carrying out the deadly orders of his superiors. & when he retired he wanted to put his bloody past behind him. But when a new administration takes over the White House the powers that be decide that Moses knows too much forcing him back into the game against the agency that trained him. Advance-solicited; on sale June 10
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A political operative & a volunteer are brutally murdered. Written in their blood on the wall of the crime scene: IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK. In 145 years Nathaniel Cade the President's vampire has fought one particular evil over & over again: the source of urban legends & nightmares across the country. It has gone by many names & guises but is best known by the one that all children instinctively fear: the Boogeyman. No matter how Cade kills him the Boogeyman always comes back. When the killer begins targeting the president's people on the campaign trail Cade & his human handler Zach Barrows are tasked with cleaning up the mess before it spills over into the upcoming election. Cade & Zach must stop the one monster Cade has never been able to defeat completely. & they must do it before the Boogeyman adds another victim to his long & bloody list: the President of the United States himself. ...

Tilly Redbrow doesnt just love horses
- she lives breathes & dreams them too. Ever since she rescued Magic Spirit Silver Shoe Farm
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A deadly virus has been stolen & the thieves plan to use the hundred million pound ransom to fund terrorist armies. When the mission looks impossible the world calls upon UNACO. The Italian Red Brigades raid the US-owned Neo Chem laboratory between Rome & Tivoli & steal a vial of deadly DNA virus. They plan to trade the vial
- which if opened could kill millions
- for a hundred million pounds to be paid to the terrorist armies of five European countries. The deadline approaches: a summit conference in Switzerland at which the terrorists threaten to release the virus into the atmosphere if their demands are not met. UNACO agents Mike Graham C.W. Whitlock & Sabrina Carver are summoned back urgently from leave. Their mission is to find & secure the vial before a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions takes place!

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A coalition government. A widely mistrusted ruling elite. Riots in the streets & heavy-handed police tactics. Welcome to West Berlin 1967. Undercover agent Peter Urbach is tasked with infiltrating a group of radical students whose anti-consumerist message is not without propaganda value on both sides of the Wall. Soon high-minded political activism will move to the terrorism of Baader Meinhoff & the Red Army Faction. 1989 the Wall is coming down & Urbach is breaking cover to track down Peter Green the genius behind British blues rock band Fleetwood Mac. Theres unfinished business to resolve after their chance encounter twenty years earlier at a party in Germany. What exactly did Peter Green walk into that day? They say he has never been the same since. ...

Joseph Pilyushin a top Red Army sniper in the ruthless fight against the Germans on the Eastern Front was an exceptional soldier & he has a remarkable story to tell. His first-hand account of his wartime service gives a graphic insight into his lethal skill with a rifle & into the desperate fight put up by Soviet forces to defend Leningrad. He also records how during the three-year siege close members of this family died including his wife & two sons as well as many of his comrades in arms. He describes these often-terrible events with such honesty & clarity that his memoir is remarkable. Piluyshin who lived in Leningrad with his family was already 35 years old when the war broke out & he was drafted. He started in the Red Army as a scout but once he had demonstrated his marksmanship & steady nerve he became a sniper. He served throughout the Leningrad siege from the late 1941 when the Wehrmachts advance was halted just short of the city to its liberation during the Soviet offensive of 1944. His descriptions of gruelling front-line life of his fellow soldiers & of his sniping missions are balanced by his vivid recollections of the protracted suffering of Leningrads imprisoned population & of the grief that was visited upon him & his family. His gripping narrative will be fascinating reading for any one who is keen to learn about the role & technique of the sniper during the Second World War. It is also a memorable eyewitness account of one mans experience on the Eastern Front. Joseph Pilyushin was a married man of 35 when the Germans invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941. He joined the Red Army serving in 14th Rifle Regiment of the 21st Division of the NKVD which later became the 602nd Rifle Regiment of 109th Rifle Division. He took part in defensive battles around Leningrad from July 1941 till January 1944 & his unit was involved in the Leningrad-Novgorod offensive of 1944 as part of the 42nd Army. Near Gdov he was severely wounded & he was eventually discharged. He lost his first wife & two sons during the conflict. His wartime memoir At the Gates of Leningrad was first published in Russian in 1965. ...

Formed in 1965 the RAF's world-famous aerobatic team the Red Arrows has flown more than 4 000 displays in 53 countries. The RAF has given aviation photographer & journalist Keith Wilson privileged official access to the Red Arrows team offering the unique opportunity to photograph all aspects of the world of the Reds
- its pilots ground crew & support staff its Hawk aircraft & the precision flying by the pilots themselves during displays. The book is officially endorsed & published in association with the Red Arrows & the RAF.
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