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Energy Independence: Your Everyday Guide to Reducing Fuel Consumption
Energy Independence: Your Everyday Guide to Reducing Fuel Consumption
by Christine Woodside
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Fossil fuels—oil, coal, and natural gas—make up 90 percent of the worlds energy sources. They provoke wars, make us ill, and endanger the planet. Theyre running out—and, in case you havent noticed, they cost a lot these days. Have you ever... (read more)

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The Curve of Binding Energy
The Curve of Binding Energy
by John Mcphee
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Theodore Taylor was one of the most brilliant engineers of the nuclear age, but in his later years he became concerned with the possibility of an individual being able to construct a weapon of mass destruction on their own. McPhee tours American nuclear... (read more)

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Green Seduction: Money, Business, and the Environment
Green Seduction: Money, Business, and the Environment
by Bill Streever
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Bill Streever has worked in almost every camp involved with the environment. He is a scientist who has worked in both public and private sectors. He brings that wide experience and the perspective of many others like him to Green Seduction: Money... (read more)

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Encyclopedic Dictionary of Applied Geophysics 4TH Edition
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Applied Geophysics 4TH Edition
by Robert E Sheriff
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Per Sheriff (U. of Houston), this update of the 1991 iteration incorporates such new developments in the field as the routine use of seismic data and the recognition that "...most of what we formerly considered noise is actually geologic signal that... (read more)

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Twilight of the Bombs (10 Edition)
Twilight of the Bombs (10 Edition)
by Richard Rhodes
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The final volume in Richard Rhodes's prizewinning history of nuclear weapons offers the first comprehensive narrative of the challenges faced in the post-Cold War age.   The past twenty years have transformed our relationship with nuclear weapons... (read more)

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Got Sun? Go Solar: Get Free Renewable Energy to Power Your Grid-Tied Home
Got Sun? Go Solar: Get Free Renewable Energy to Power Your Grid-Tied Home
by Rex A. Ewing and Doug Pratt
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Are you connected to the grid, but want to reduce or even eliminate your electric bills with free energy from the sun and wind? From the sun-soaked Southwest to windy North Dakota to the hurricane-prone Southeast, homeowners are discovering renewable... (read more)

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Handbook of the Steam-Engine: Containing All the Rules Required for the Right Construction and Management of Engines of Every Class
Handbook of the Steam-Engine: Containing All the Rules Required for the Right Construction and Management of Engines of Every Class
by John Bourne
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With The Easy Arithmetical Solution Of Those Rules Constituting A Key To The Catechism Of The Steam Engine. This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare... (read more)

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Energy Modelling & the Management of Uncertainty
Energy Modelling & the Management of Uncertainty
by Risk Books
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This text contains a detailed analysis of the most difficult problems in pricing electricity, including: price modelling, derivative valuation, feedstock correlations, and weather risk. The book also relates key modelling difficulties to practical... (read more)

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Radiochemistry and Nuclear Methods of Analysis
Radiochemistry and Nuclear Methods of Analysis
by William D Ehmann
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From nuclear dating methods to nucleosynthesis in stars… it’s all here. The first practical, comprehensive guide to the science of radiochemistry. Radiochemistry and Nuclear Methods of Analysis is the first thorough and up-to-date look for the... (read more)

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Renewable Energy: Sources for Fuels & Electricity
Renewable Energy: Sources for Fuels & Electricity
by Thomas B Johansson
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Written and edited by the world's leading experts, Renewable Energy is the most comprehensive reference work on alternative energy ever published. Overall performance, cost, market potential, and environmental impact are assessed for fuels and... (read more)

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Handbook of Power Systems II (Energy Systems)
Handbook of Power Systems II (Energy Systems)
by Steffen Rebennack
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Energy is one of the world`s most challenging problems, and power systems are an important aspect of energy related issues. This handbook contains state-of-the-art contributions on power systems modeling and optimization. The book is separated into two... (read more)

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How to Repair Briggs and Stratton Engines
How to Repair Briggs and Stratton Engines
by Paul Dempsey
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PUT AN END TO COSTLY SMALL-ENGINE REPAIR BILLS! In this money-saving guide to Briggs & Stratton engine repair, master mechanic Paul Dempsey covers everything you need to know to complete just about any maintenance or repair job with professional results.... (read more)

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Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Turbomachinery
Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Turbomachinery
by S L Dixon
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Turbomachinery is a challenging and diverse field, with applications for professionals and students in many subsets of the mechanical engineering discipline, including fluid mechanics, combustion and heat transfer, dynamics and vibrations, as well as... (read more)

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Electricity in Households and Micro-Enterprises
Electricity in Households and Micro-Enterprises
by Joy Clancy
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Provides practical help in gaining accessibility to electricity for those living in remote or rural communities, individual homeowners and small businesses. Descriptions of the technologies and their costs are given, as well as their different... (read more)

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Oil: a Beginner's Guide (08 Edition)
Oil: a Beginner's Guide (08 Edition)
by Vaclav Smil
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Packed with fascinating facts and insight, this book will fuel dinner party debate, and provide readers with the science and politics behind the worlds most controversial resource. Without oil, there would be no globalisation, no plastic, little... (read more)

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Handbook of Power Systems I (Energy Systems)
Handbook of Power Systems I (Energy Systems)
by Steffen Rebennack
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Energy is one of the world`s most challenging problems, and power systems are an important aspect of energy related issues. This handbook contains state-of-the-art contributions on power systems modeling and optimization. The book is separated into two... (read more)

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The Future of Energy Use
The Future of Energy Use
by Phil Okeefe
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Following the success of its predecessor, this second edition of The Future of Energy Use provides essential analysis of the use of different forms of energy and their environmental and social impacts. It examines conventional, nuclear and renewable... (read more)

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Radiation: What It Is, What You Need to Know
Radiation: What It Is, What You Need to Know
by Robert Peter Gale
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The essential guide to radiation: the good, the bad, and the utterly fascinating, explained with unprecedented clarity. Earth, born in a nuclear explosion, is a radioactive planet; without radiation, life would not exist. And while radiation can be... (read more)

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Energy: A Beginner's Guide
Energy: A Beginner's Guide
by Vaclav Smil
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Delightful reading yet always scientifically rigourous, this invaluable guide shows how every aspect of our existence is linked with energy?s sources, flows, conversions and uses.... (read more)

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Energy: Its Use and the Environment
Energy: Its Use and the Environment
by Roger A Hinrichs
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What is the impact of energy issues such as lobal warming, radioactive waste, municipal solid waste, and nuclear energy production materials on the individual and society? ENERGY: ITS USE AND THE ENVIRONMENT emphasizes the physical principles behind... (read more)

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