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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Applications of the principles of mechanics of materials have increased considerably over the last 25 years. Today's routine industrial practices and techniques were only esoteric research topics just a few years ago. That research is now relevant to such diverse but commonplace applications as electronic packaging, medical implantation, geology (seismic prediction), and engineered wood products. It is in this rapidly changing world that Madhukar Vable's Mechanics of Materials takes its place as a standard text for civil, mechanical, and aerospace engineering majors, as well as for any other engineering discipline that includes mechanics of materials as a basic course. Vable's distinct pedagogical approach translates into exceptional features that enhance student participation in learning. It assumes a complementary connection between intuition, experimental observation, and mathematical generalization, suggesting that intuitive development and understanding need not be at odds with mathematical logic, rigor, and generalization. This approach also emphasizes engineering practice without distracting from the main point of the text.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. This book is part of the Oxford Reading Tree Fireflies series which offer a wide range of stimulating non-fiction titles for young children. It includes a variety of topics covering all areas of the curriculum, from science to citizenship. The books have a bright modern page design, and are illustrated with colour photographs. They are carefully graded across 10 stages and contain built-in progression and vocabulary repetition throughout. Each book includes notes for parents/carers and teaching assistants on the inside covers. This book is also available as part of a mixed pack of 6 different books or a class pack of 36 books of the same ORT stage. Each book pack comes with a free copy of up-to-date and invaluable teaching notes. CD-ROM versions of Fireflies titles are also available as eFireflies.

Condition: Good. The new edition of The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, drawn from the third edition of the best-selling Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, is a collection of 5800 well-known quotations by 1100 authors. Ranging in time from the eighth century BC to the 1970s and in space from Russia to South A frica, it provides excellent browsing among a varied company of authors and includes a generous index to guide the reader to a particular quote or sel ection of quotes.

Condition: Very Good. A tight clean softcover, no markings throughout: The past two decades have seen swift and radical change in the way literature is perceived and taught in this country and abroad, as numerous new schools of theory have blossomed, particularly at Yale, Johns Hopkins, and Cambridge. Intended as an introduction to these new theories, Beyond Deconstruction offers a balanced and lively overview that steers clear of technicalities as it explains, explores, and occasionally takes issue with the large movements that have followed the so-called "practical" criticism of F.R. Leavis and others. Felperin focuses on the major schools and figures of structuralism, Marxism, and deconstruction, providing readers with a clear grasp of the ideological and methodological issues involved. In its responsiveness to developments on both sides of the Atlantic and to relations and differences between them, Beyond Deconstruction provides a comprehensive and incisive introduction to the field.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good/Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine remains undamaged. Presents thousands of new quotations drawn from authors and works appearing in the past forty years, English and foreign writers now more widely known, and the social and political memorabilia of the last quarter-century.

Paperback. Condition: New. Student Guide ed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine remains undamaged. Visitors to the island of Bali are often overwhelmed by the abundance and variety of paintings they encounter. But what is a typical Balinese painting? In this book, newly updated and with new illustrations, the author examines the religious and social values and techniques of painting that constitute the Balinese style, and then describes the intriguing period of transition in which Balinese art finds itself today, torn between the demands for mass production for the tourist trade and the desire to preserve in traditional paintings Bali as the "last paradise.".

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 493 pages, b&w photos. Light edgewear and tanning to dust jacket and faint foxing to top edge, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 462242.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 464 pages. Faint foxing to top edge, dust jacket price clipped, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 461812.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 430 pages. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 462747.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Lyons, David (illustrator). 160 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Faint foxing to top edge, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 462216.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 464 pages, b&w photos. Previous owner's signature on front end paper, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 462274.