Best Selling Books by Paul Ryan

"A photographic tribute to the final years of Sydney''s single-deck electric trains."--Provided by publisher.

Collects Avengers (1998) #31-34 Thunderbolts (1997) #42-44. Collected here is the inaugural Avengers/T-Bolts crossover! The T-Bolts and Earth''s Mightiest Heroes stand side-by-side against Count Nefaria, master of ionic energy! But before they can confront the Count, they''ll have to deal with their own ion-empowered teammates, Atlas and Wonder Man - both of whom have fallen under Nefaria''s thrall and now act as his henchmen. Featuring the all-time team of KURT BUSIEK GEORGE PÉREZ!

Celebrating the variety and versatility of Scandinavian rural style, Magnus Englund and Chrystina Schmidt showcase an array of beautiful homes, with stunning photographs by Paul Ryan. Explore Scandinavian furniture, textiles and other materials.

This budget was submitted by the U.S. House of Representatives Budget Committee, as prescribed by law, to clarify the challenges and the choices facing the American people, provide a blueprint for the orderly execution of Congress’s constitutional duties, and describe a path forward that renews the promise of this nation. Contents: A Contrast in Visions; Introduction by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan; A Blueprint for American Renewal; Providing for the Common Defense; Restoring Economic Freedom; Repairing the Social Safety Net; Strengthening Health and Retirement Security; Pro-Growth Tax Reform; Chaning Washington’s Culture of Spending; Lifting the Crushing Burden of Debt; Reprioritizing Sequester Savings. Figures and tables. This is a print on demand report.

Killing the Rising Sun Read Killing the Rising Sun on your PC, Mac, smart phone, table, ipad or Kindle device. Upon hearing that the United States had entered the war, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill had said "we have won the war." Indeed, America''s machine of war began to rev up as they started to get involved in two theaters of war. The first theater was the European theater, where their involvement in fighting Germany was relatively minimal at best. The truth is, while many Americans like to look at Germany as being the main enemy of World War II, to America, the Japanese were more of the enemy than the Germans. While America gave significant support, military assistance and weapons to their allies who were fighting against the German front, the USA''s primary goal was to fight against the Japanese. Thus, sparked the greatest military campaign America had ever seen before, thus began the Pacific War.The purpose of this book is to give you an overview of the American campaign against Japan and to show how they were able to defeat the Japanese despite the fanatical strength of their opponents. First, we are going to look at the reason why the Japanese attacked America, how America responded, and look at the ultimate moment of victory for America, the dropping of the atomic bomb. If you''re someone who''s curious about learning about why Japan chose to wage war against us, how the war went down and what made America so strong against the Japanese, then read on! Here Is A Preview Of What You''ll Learn... Fanatical Japan The battle of Midway The battle of Iwo Jima The horrors of Okinawa The nuclear age Much, much more! Download your copy today!

The effects of graphite surface modification on fatigue crack growth resistance of the graphite/epoxy interface were examined using flexural peel specimens. Edge surfaces of pryolitic graphite were treated in an oxygen plasma for various lengths of time and subsequently bonded to a toughened epoxy to form flexural peel specimens. Fatigue crack growth rates were measured for the plasma treated and untreated specimens as a function of strain energy release rate. Fatigue crack growth resistance of plasma treated specimens was notably higher than that of untreated specimens, with the fatigue threshold doubled at an optimal treatment time. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, electron microscopy, and surface profilometry studies indicated that both surface chemistry and surface morphology of the graphite were changed by the plasma treatment. High temperature annealing was used to restore the original surface chemistry while retaining the etched surface morphology. Fatigue experiments were then performed on the heat treated specimens to separate the chemical and morphological effects on resistance to crack growth. Chemical modification turned out to be a secondary effect, contributing less than 13% to the overall fatigue crack growth resistance. A micro-mechanical model is proposed which explains the relative effects of surface chemistry and morphology on fatigue crack growth resistance along the graphite/epoxy interface.