New Releases by Ian Graham

Learn how a rocket blasts off, see inside a spacesuit, read about a day in the life of an astronaut, and visit the rocky surface of Mars in a NASA exploration rover. e.guides Space Travel lets you do all this and more, with fantasic double-page spreads that go into each topic in depth. This brand new reference series reflects and enhances how today''s young researchers gather, assess, and present information. Part of DK and Google''s exciting family reference partnership, e.guides look at core topics from many angles, including facts, 3-D models, data boxes, charts, and more.

An introduction to film and photography, this book explores: cameras and types of film; digital cameras; satellite sensors; modern technology in the cinema; holograms and fractals, space photogaphy; filming inside the body; underwater photography and much more

From theory to reality, the controversial science examined in this series is sure to capture the attention and interest of readers. Each book has been designed to prompt a thought-provoking assessment of scientific research, principles, and techniques, with a focus on the daunting questions they pose for the future of humanity.

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An introduction to the geography, government, economy, culture, and people of New Zealand.

In this fascinating biography, the first ever published about Alfred Maudslay (1850-1931), Ian Graham describes this extraordinary Englishman and his pioneering investigations of the ancient Maya ruins. Maudslay, the grandson of a famous English inventor and engineer, spent his formative adult years in the South Seas as a junior official in Great Britain’s Colonial Office. Despite his exotic experiences, he did not find his true vocation until the age of thirty-one, when he arrived in Guatemala. Maudslay played a crucial role in exploring and documenting the monuments and architecture of the ancient Maya ruins at Palengue Copán, Chichén Itzá, and other sites previously unknown. His photographs and plaster casts have proven to be invaluable in the deciphering of Maya hieroglyphics. Personal resources allowed him to undertake fieldwork at a time when no institution provided such support. He made plaster casts of large stone monuments, accurate maps of sites, and painstaking recordings of inscriptions. His Biologia Centrali-Americana, a multivolume compendium of photographs, drawings, plans, and text published almost a century ago, remains an essential foundation for Maya studies. Perhaps Maudslay’s greatest legacy is magnificent collection of glass-negative photographs, many of which are reproduced in this book.

Information on our bodies, how things work, great inventions, flight, and great buildings.

Since the previous edition of this popular and comprehensive book was published, there have been massive changes in the field of object technology. This book has been fully revised and updated to reflect the newest technologies and methodologies, including extensive coverage of middleware, components, Java & UML. If you are a developer or manager needing to succeed with objects, this book will give you a full understanding of the key concepts, benefits and pitfalls - plus what technologies and tools are available and how to evaluate them. It offers invaluable insights into the philosophy and real-world practice of today'' s leading object-oriented techniques and products. Major features of this edition: detailed chapter covering middleware and migration strategies chapter describing best practice for analysis and design, with in-depth focus on architecture and patterns plus a concise presentation of the Catalysis method for component based development revised coverage of requirements, featuring detailed description of the SOMA approach coverage of Java, in addition to other object-oriented programming languages Plus:- significantly revised coverage of object-oriented databases to address new and increasingly mature products- review of processes and project management including RUP and OPEN Process, and guidance on testing and UI design- new appendices summarizing the UML notation and background survey of 50 object oriented methods- self-test questions and model answers on accompanying web-site: www. trireme.com

Poetry. Fiction. Literary Nonfiction. Asian American Studies. ENDOU is a Josey Foo primer, including a quixotic allegory of death featuring the three-legged dog Karl Barx in paper cut-out collages, lyric poems, and prose. ENDOU is an original dream in words for "fuel, warmth, sustenance." "Josey''s poems are a gift to America''s poetry. They are a quilt made of the bleached, handmade patterns of migrant transformation"—Russell Leong.

Describes how various kinds of boats are designed and constructed for speed.

Describes the development of airplanes over the years and provides information about various models while focusing on those characteristics which promote speed in flight.

Giving information about the energy around us, this book on wind power looks at the most up-to-date advances in technology to harness the energy of winds to power turbines. It also demonstrates how windmills pump water; grind grain; power ships; and supply us with electricity. It shows where we can look for new sources of energy and how we can limit the damage to the environment. Case studies focus on specific examples and fact boxes provide information and statistics on both the modern and indust world.

Presents a practical object-oriented modelling approach that provides software developers with a single technique with which to model all aspects of the modern business, from the organizational mission right through to user performance and business objectives.

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Text, illustrations, and diagrams introduce the parts, operation, and uses of cars, motorcycles, trucks, and other land vehicles.

Explains how a computer works, some of its home and business applications, and current and future technological developments.

Describes important inventions in medicine, transportation, communications, and power, and the men and women responsible for them.