wiley john sons aug 2011 (10 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Practical how-to advice for keeping chickens'For me, raising chickens, for eggs and meat, has been one of the most enjoyable aspects of our family farm. I am a great admirer of 'chicken whisperer' Pammy Riggs, and with her two co-authors she has produced an admirably thorough guide to enjoying the pleasures and avoiding the pitfalls of keeping chickens. Get the book, and take the feathery plunge!'- Hugh Fearnley-WhittingstallKeeping Chickens For Dummies provides you with an introduction to all aspects of keeping chickens, from constructing a hutch to the correct feeding regime. It offers expert advice straight from the River Cottage 'Chicken Whisperer', so whether you're looking to raise chickens for eggs, meat, or just the entertainment value and fun - Keeping Chickens For Dummies is the perfect place to start.Keeping Chickens For Dummies:\* Shows you how to keep chickens in different conditions\* Offers guidance on choosing and purchasing chickens\* Gives great step-by-step advice on constructing the right housing\* Provides expert advice on how to feed and care for your chickens.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Featuring updates and the inclusion of nine new chapters, Analytic Philosophy: An Anthology, 2nd Edition offers a comprehensive and authoritative collection of the most influential readings in analytic philosophy written over the past hundred years.\* Features broad coverage of analytic philosophy, including such topics as ethics, methodology, and freedom and personal identity\* Focuses on classic or seminal articles that were especially influential or significant\* New articles in this edition include 'Proof of an External World' by G. E. Moore, 'Criteria, Defeasibility, and Knowledge' by John McDowell, 'Sensations and Brain Processes' by J. J. C. Smart, selections from Sense and Sensibilia by J. L. Austin, 'Other Bodies' by Tyler Burge, 'Individualism and Supervenience' by Jerry Fodor, 'Responsibility and Avoidability' by Roderick Chisholm, 'Alternative Possibilities and Moral Responsibility' by Harry Frankfurt, and 'Personal Identity' by Derek Parfit\* Offers diverse approaches to analytic philosophy by including readings from Austin, Wittgenstein, Quine, and Davidson.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Thoroughly updated, the second edition of this highly successful textbook continues to represent the most comprehensive and authoritative collection of canonical readings in metaphysics. In addition to updated material from the first edition, it presents entirely new sections on ontology and the metaphysics of material objects.\* One of the most comprehensive and authoritative metaphysics anthologies available - now updated and expanded\* Offers the most important contemporary works on the central issues of metaphysics\* Includes new sections on ontology and the metaphysics of material objects, as well as readings on the topics of fictionalism, fundamentality, tropes, vague identity, temporary intrinsics, stage theory, and composition\* Surpasses other anthologies in its combination of contributions from leading metaphysicians and a younger generation of 'rising-stars'.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This fourth edition of the bestselling Spacecraft Systems Engineering title provides the reader with comprehensive coverage of the design of spacecraft and the implementation of space missions, across a wide spectrum of space applications and space science. The text has been thoroughly revised and updated, with each chapter authored by a recognized expert in the field. Three chapters - Ground Segment, Product Assurance and Spacecraft System Engineering - have been rewritten, and the topic of Assembly, Integration and Verification has been introduced as a new chapter, filling a gap in previous editions.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 736 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This fourth edition of the bestselling Spacecraft Systems Engineering title provides the reader with comprehensive coverage of the design of spacecraft and the implementation of space missions, across a wide spectrum of space applications and space science. The text has been thoroughly revised and updated, with each chapter authored by a recognized expert in the field. Three chapters - Ground Segment, Product Assurance and Spacecraft System Engineering - have been rewritten, and the topic of Assembly, Integration and Verification has been introduced as a new chapter, filling a gap in previous editions.This edition addresses 'front-end system-level issues' such as environment, mission analysis and system engineering, but also progresses to a detailed examination of subsystem elements which represents the core of spacecraft design. This includes mechanical, electrical and thermal aspects, as well as propulsion and control. This quantitative treatment is supplemented by an emphasis on the interactions between elements, which deeply influences the process of spacecraft design.Adopted on courses worldwide, Spacecraft Systems Engineering is already widely respected by students, researchers and practising engineers in the space engineering sector. It provides a valuable resource for practitioners in a wide spectrum of disciplines, including system and subsystem engineers, spacecraft equipment designers, spacecraft operators, space scientists and those involved in related sectors such as space insurance.In summary, this is an outstanding resource for aerospace engineering students, and all those involved in the technical aspects of design and engineering in the space sector.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Combining critical reflectivity and pragmatic guidance, this book is designed to meet the needs of professionals in the public and private sector whose work involves them in developing their own and others' knowledge and practice. The book begins by providing a thoroughly referenced review of the philosophies and theories underpinning current approaches to professional education as a basis for demonstrating the particular salience and implications of a Personal Construct Psychology approach for practice and research. This establishes a conceptual framework for the extensive practical guidance which follows on how to implement, with rigour and sensitivity, a range of techniques from the traditional structured repertory grid to more flexible, innovative strategies for exploring how the world is or might be construed. A selection of exemplar applications from a variety of fields of professional practice illustrates the elasticity of the approach and methods, challenging readers to adapt the ideas presented as a catalytic resource to the development of professional practice and research.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A New History of Christianity in China, written by one of the world's the leading writers on Christianity in China, looks at Christianity's long history in China, its extraordinarily rapid rise in the last half of the twentieth century, and charts its future direction.\* Provides the first comprehensive history of Christianity in China, an important, understudied area in both Asian studies and religious history\* Traces the transformation of Christianity from an imported, Western religion to a thoroughly Chinese religion\* Contextualizes the growth of Christianity in China within national and local politics\* Offers a portrait of the complex religious scene in China today\* Contrasts China with other non-Western societies where Christianity is surging.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This fourth edition of the bestselling Spacecraft Systems Engineering title provides the reader with comprehensive coverage of the design of spacecraft and the implementation of space missions, across a wide spectrum of space applications and space science. The text has been thoroughly revised and updated, with each chapter authored by a recognized expert in the field. Three chapters - Ground Segment, Product Assurance and Spacecraft System Engineering - have been rewritten, and the topic of Assembly, Integration and Verification has been introduced as a new chapter, filling a gap in previous editions. 736 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Thoroughly updated, this second edition of the highly successful Metaphysics: An Anthology continues to represent the most comprehensive and authoritative collection of canonical readings in metaphysics. With greater coverage, it includes expanded section introductions, and has been designed for even wider accessibility to students, providing the ideal platform for course use.