An Industrial Geography of Cocaine (Latin American Studies: Social Sciences & Law)

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Latin American cocaine trafficking organizations comprise an indigenous, globally competitive, multinational industry. Their business operations are deeply ingrained within the economic and political systems of countries throughout the region. While criminal enterprises operate in a more complex and uncertain setting than licit firms, their competitive success is determined in fundamentally similar ways. Models developed by geographers to explain the spatial behavior of licit multinational firms are profitably applied here to the operations of drug trafficking operations.

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"Power quality problems have increasingly become a substantial concern over the last decade, but surprisingly few analytical techniques have been developed to overcome these disturbances in system-equipment interactions. Now in this comprehensive book, power engineers and students can find the theoretical background necessary for understanding how to analyze, predict, and mitigate the two most severe power disturbances: voltage sags and interruptions.

This is the first book to offer in-depth analysis of voltage sags and interruptions and to show how to apply mathematical techniques for practical solutions to these disturbances. From UNDERSTANDING AND SOLVING POWER QUALITY PROBLEMS you will gain important insights into

Various types of power quality phenomena and power quality standards
Current methods for power system reliability evaluation
Origins of voltage sags and interruptions
Essential analysis of voltage sags for characterization and prediction of equipment behavior and stochastic prediction
Mitigation methods against voltage sags and interruptions"

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Component failures result from a combination of factors involving materials science, mechanics, thermodynamics, corrosion, and tribology. With the right guidance, you don't have to be an authority in all of these areas to become skilled at diagnosing and preventing failures. Based on the author's more than thirty years of experience, Practical Plant Failure Analysis: A Guide to Understanding Machinery Deterioration and Improving Equipment Reliability is a down-to-earth guide to improving machinery maintenance and reliability. Illustrated with hundreds of diagrams and photographs, this book examines… · When and how to conduct a physical failure analysis · Basic material properties including heat treating mechanisms, work hardening, and the effects of temperature changes on material properties · The differences in appearance between ductile overload, brittle overload, and fatigue failures · High cycle fatigue and how to differentiate between high stress concentrations and high operating stresses · Low cycle fatigue and unusual fatigue situations · Lubrication and its influence on the three basic bearing designs · Ball and roller bearings, gears, fasteners, V-belts, and synchronous belts Taking a detailed and systematic approach, Practical Plant Failure Analysis thoroughly explains the four major failure mechanisms-wear, corrosion, overload, and fatigue-as well as how to identify them. The author clearly identifies how these mechanisms appear in various components and supplies convenient charts that demonstrate how to identify the specific causes of failure.

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Good choose for Failure Analysis work background.......2007-09-17

I work with practical cases of Failure Analysis and training and I brought this book to help me in this field. I think this book is an excellent reference of information and I recommend strongly for who need guide lines and detailed information about Failure Analysis for specific industrial equipment like bears, belt drives, and another part machines.

The author usually worked as third-person contracted to investigate Failure Analysis in several industrial plants, them his vision (outdoor plant) in this book have to be considered. Day-by-day problems (maintenance problems, for example) are not necessary cover by this book as are cover uncommon problems.

Good brought choose as well.

A core addition.......2007-07-09

"Practical Plant Failure Analysis: A Guide To Understanding Machinery Deterioration And Improving Equipment Reliability" provides students of mechanical engineering with an interdisciplinary approach to the concept that component failures result from a combination of factors that involve materials science, mechanics, thermodynamics, corrosion, and tribology. Author Neville W. Sachs draws upon his more than thirty years of experience and expertise to provide the reader with a practical, informative, guide to improving machinery maintenance and reliability. "Practical Plant Failure Analysis" presents practical guidance on failure mechanism, including what leads to these failures and how to avoid them, as well as featuring 'user friendly' charts to logically diagnose a failure and take the appropriate correction action. "Practical Plant Failure Analysis" offers a clear and detailed explanation of the differences between through- and case-hardened gear teeth, while its informed and informative text is enhanced with more than 300 photographs and illustrations to develop competence and confidence in visually diagnosing machinery failures. An essential reference and comprehensive instructional guide to diagnosing and dealing with machinery failure, "Practical Plant Failure Analysis" is a core addition to academic, trade school, and professional reference library collections.

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Understanding Systems Failures
Victor Bignell , and Joyce Fortune
Manufacturer: Manchester University Press
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Process-based diagnosis : an approach to understanding novel failures (Report)

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Process-based diagnosis : an approach to understanding novel failures (Report)
John William Collins
Manufacturer: Dept. of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Understanding large system failures: A fault injection experiment (Research report RC. International Business Machines Corporation. Research Division)

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Understanding large system failures: A fault injection experiment (Research report RC. International Business Machines Corporation. Research Division)
Ram Chillarege
Manufacturer: IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B00071MUHS

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In this new edition of his classic 1970 memoir about the notorious U-2 incident, pilot Francis Gary Powers reveals the full story of what actually happened in the most sensational espionage case in Cold War history. After surviving the shoot-down of his reconnaissance plane and his capture on May 1, 1960, Powers endured sixty-one days of rigorous interrogation by the KGB, a public trial, a conviction for espionage, and the start of a ten-year sentence. After nearly two years, the U.S. government obtained his release from prison in a dramatic exchange for convicted Soviet spy Rudolph Abel. The narrative is a tremendously exciting suspense story about a man who was labeled a traitor by many of his countrymen but who emerged a Cold War hero.

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Product review on "Operation Overflight".......2007-05-29

When I ordered this paper back I thought it would a used copy of this book. When it arrived it was a brand new book. So now I have a very nice copy for my Library. Amazon was a pleasure to do business with.

Operation Overflight: A Memoir of the U-2 Incident.......2006-08-25

This book is certainly a must have for the Cold War, Military Aviation and Spy afficionados out there! While the authors did their best to make the most of what little details Powers did/could provide them - especially about the actual missions he flew for the CIA - they failed to do justice to the historical significance of the event. Powers' actual flights and missions in the U-2 are not discussed in great detail (they never even mention the plane's actual altitude, there are no details about the U-2 except for some hearsay info on its imagined structural integrity (or lack thereof), and they assigned less than a page to discuss the other "special missions"), and there are very few details about the mission the book was actually written about. What you will nevertheless be able to read in detail about are his time spent in Russian prisons, the KGB interrogations, or his kind Latvian roomate Zigurd in Vladimir prison. The final section of the book is spent on the well-justified trashing of the CIA (afterall they gave him the shaft the same way NASA did to the Apollo 13 crew), and Powers provides some great insights into the personal dealings of the Agency. Reading it today, Powers' observations were way ahead of their time! You'll appreciate Powers Jr's epilogue that puts the entire book in perspective. Overall it is a great book, the only first-hand account of the U-2 incident you'll ever have, and as a matter of fact, I'll go and read it again!

The U-2 Incident with Francis Gary Powers:.......2006-07-20

The Flt of the U-2 is a most inspiring book. I sat on the edge of my seat while reading it and finished it in one sitting wishing there was more to read, but happy that the Russians got their "just day in court" and finally Francis Gary Powers was exchanged for Rudolph Abel. Such a high flying plane, to be shot out of the skies, is unreal to me - what went wrong? No matter what Powers' wrote, we will never know the complete truth, will we? Thank God he came home safe, as he *almost* gave his life for his country. A well done book and may he rest in peace as his son recounts his father's service to his country. God Bless. Trish Schiesser, whose brother SSGT Phil Noland served in the USAFSecurity Service during the time Powers took off and went missing in Russia.
A fine, well written book. I am glad it is out again.

An espionage reader .......2004-09-21

Enjoyed it immensely. A hard to put down, revealing look at this historical, military, political event of the 1960's. Covering some of Power's CIA training, U2 overflights, downing & capture, Russian trial(farse), imprisonment, possible Oswald & other defectors connection to the U2 shoot down, repatriation through a trade of a pro Russian, US held spy and some of Power's life afterwards.

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All creatures great & small + All things bright & beautiful

All Emotions Great and Small

the best ever`

A book I remember years later...

Great account of the life of an English country Vet!

James Herriot: All Creatures Great and Small/All Things Bright and Beautiful/All Things Wise and Wonderful/the Lord God Made Them All/Boxed Set
James Herriot
Manufacturer: Bantam Books
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Binding: Paperback

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The Real James Herriot: A Memoir of My Father

James Herriot's Yorkshire: A Guided Tour With the Beloved Veterinarian Through the Land of All Creatures Great And Small And Every Living Thing, Gloriously Photographed and Memorably Described

James Herriot's Dog Stories: Warm And Wonderful Stories About The Animals Herriot Loves Best

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All creatures great & small + All things bright & beautiful.......2002-05-14

The seller sent me one book with first 2 stories in it. It was supposed to be four books. I accept that change without being asked. But the seller never sent the second book. I have emailed several times without any response at all. I will never buy from this seller again.

All Emotions Great and Small.......2000-02-22

Since I want to become a vet, I thought that this would be a great book to read. From the first sentence to the last I was enthralled. The words James Herriot uses in his books make you feel like you are standing right beside him when he is talking. This book will make you literally laugh out loud and also will make you cry. The story in this book is not one easily forgotten.

the best ever`.......2000-01-10

these books are the best i ever read. you can see the places described by herriot in your mind. i've read every book several times, and will read them all several more.

A book I remember years later..........1999-12-07

I had a dear aunt give me a copy of "All Things Great and Small" as a kid. I began to read it out of boredom as it was summer and school was out. I remember how each chapter was it's own story--some sad and some quite humorous and in my mind James Herriot allowed me a accompany him on each vetinarian visit. Trully a wonderful book series. Now as a parent I can see how this book might make for a great bed-time story book for children.

Great account of the life of an English country Vet!.......1999-11-17

I've read the whole series several times over, and it really brings to life images of English country farms. Cold frosty mornings, gruff country farmers, the rolling hills and dales of the countryside are all beautifully illustrated through Jame's Harriot's wonderful prose. It evokes thoughts of simpler times and whisks you away from the hustle and bustle of modern city life. A bonus if you love animals, but not necessary to enjoy these books!

All Things Wise and Wonderful/the Lord God Made Them All

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This is perfect for anyone who loves life!
A book for everyone to enjoy.
Wonderful book, short stories that are captivating
James Herriot does it again!
all things wise and wonderful

All Things Wise and Wonderful/the Lord God Made Them All
James Herriot
Manufacturer: MJF Books
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Binding: Hardcover

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This is perfect for anyone who loves life!.......2002-07-24

As not only an animal lover, but (hopefully) an up and coming veterinarian, James Herriots books seemed like a great thing to look into.

Herriot's books bring the Yorkshire countryside directly into your home. He brings the world of hard work, late nights, confusing symptoms, and the unknown of a vets life into the readers heart, but at the same time he also shows the thrill of pulling an animal back from the brink of death or bringing another life into the world.

This wonderful combination starts off when Herriot leaves for the RAF to fight in World War II, but as he goes through basic training his mind (and the book) wanders back to his days in Darrowby doing what he loves best.

A book for everyone to enjoy........2002-03-16

The opening story in "All Things Wise And Wonderful", has got to be one of the best stories I've ever read. It's very touching and inspirational, but it's only the precursor of good things to come. The stories contained in this book can be enjoyed by anyone of any age. Herriot will have you laughing, crying, frustrated and just about any other emotion you can imagine as you follow him on his rounds through Darrowby. Even if you have no interest in veterinary medicine or farming, you can enjoy everything that goes on. A five-star fantastic read.

Wonderful book, short stories that are captivating.......2001-11-23

James Herriot's books are delightful - A young country vet who moved to the Yorkshire dales in the 1930s and describes his experiences with the land, people and animals. You instantly feel a strong, common bond with the writer, and are transformed to a simpler, better time. He offers a glimpse into a life that was uncomplicated, peaceful, and without all those things that have come to define us in our society. His books are about people and the country, and the animals that surround them. He never dwells too long on something and as a result his writing style is in its simplicity, captivating. He takes a light-hearted view of himself and his profession - he reveals himself as unexperienced, always ready to have a good laugh about himself without condenscending, and as someone who is not morally or intellectually superior as so many of today's books heros reveal themselves to be. Even though his stories took place before and during the second world war, we do not feel out of place, but instantly at home. His books are divided into short stories, and make for excellent, easy reading, and unnecessary to start at the beginning - You can just start at any chapter in the book and instantly feel you know everything about him, even if you have never read any of his books before.

James Herriot does it again!.......2000-06-25

This is another wonderful book that makes you feel like you are right there with James. He has a wonderful way to descibe the little things so well you can see it in your mind. I traveled the countryside with him and meeting all types of different folks,down to earth people who touched me almost , but not quite , as deeply as the animals he ministered. As a nurse I appreciated the details he used and as a lover of animals I feel like I know them too. Way to go! I love each of his books more than the last.

all things wise and wonderful.......2000-06-24

I loved all the books in this series-I have this one in hardcover on my wish list. I borrowed and read it AND I LOVED IT! I am enchanted by Mr Harriot's writings and his stories. I feel like i am there watching and at times participating! A definite MUST READ

5 James Herriot Paperbacks: "All Things Bright and Beautiful"; "All Creatures Great and Small"; "All Things Wise and Wonderful"; "The Lord God Made Them All"; "If They Could Only Talk"

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5 James Herriot Paperbacks: "All Things Bright and Beautiful"; "All Creatures Great and Small"; "All Things Wise and Wonderful"; "The Lord God Made Them All"; "If They Could Only Talk"
James Herriot
Manufacturer: Bantam / Pan
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Binding: Paperback
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ALL THINGS WISE AND WONDERFUL / LORD GOD MADE THEM ALL

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ALL THINGS WISE AND WONDERFUL / LORD GOD MADE THEM ALL
JAMES HERRIOT
Manufacturer: MJF Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OR5U8G

Four Volume Set : All Creatures Great and Small, All THings Bright and Beautiful, All Things Wise and Wonderful, The Lord God Made Them All

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Four Volume Set : All Creatures Great and Small, All THings Bright and Beautiful, All Things Wise and Wonderful, The Lord God Made Them All

Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000HXENPS

James Herriot 4 Book Set: All Things Bright and Beautiful, All Creatures Great and Small, All Things Wise and Wonderful, The Lord God Made Them All

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James Herriot 4 Book Set: All Things Bright and Beautiful, All Creatures Great and Small, All Things Wise and Wonderful, The Lord God Made Them All
James Herriot
Manufacturer: Bantam
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Binding: Paperback

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Collection of books by beloved British country veterinarian and author James Herriot.

James Herriot's Yorkshire, All Things Bright and Beautiful, All Things Wise and Wonderful, The Lord God Made Them All, Every Living Thing

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James Herriot's Yorkshire, All Things Bright and Beautiful, All Things Wise and Wonderful, The Lord God Made Them All, Every Living Thing
James Herriot
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Collection of books written by beloved British country veterinarian and author James Herriot.

James Herriot: Set 5 Titles: All Creatures Great and Small, All Things Bright and Beautiful, All Things Wise and Wonderful, the Lord God Made Them All, Every Living Thing

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James Herriot: Set 5 Titles: All Creatures Great and Small, All Things Bright and Beautiful, All Things Wise and Wonderful, the Lord God Made Them All, Every Living Thing
James Herriot
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press
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