Dictionary of Architecture and Construction

Dictionary of Architecture and Construction

Updated and expanded, this Fourth Edition of the most trusted reference in architecture offers the most comprehensive coverage of architectural and construction terms available. This classic dictionary now features nearly 25,000 definitions (including 2,800 new terms), 2,500 illustrations (including 200 new illustrations), and maintains its extraordinary visual appeal and easy-to-read page design. Prepared by a renowned architectural editor in association with expert contributors and incorporating the work of many standards groups, the book presents clear, concise definitions of terms in nearly 80 working areas. The Fourth Edition covers new industry terms which have emerged due to changes in engineering and building technologies, organizations, materials, and legal developments, and has been expanded to include more historic architectural styles. New terms include: Legal Architectural Barriers Act Wheelchair Accessible Materials Fibrous Concrete Latex Mortar Polymer-Based Stucco Concrete Compliance Conformity Refractory Mortar Organizations Building Research Establishment (formerly Building Research Station) of Great Britain ASTM Historic Architectural Styles Anglo-Palladianism French Victorian Isabellino Mudajar Mozarabic Neo-Rococo

Dictionary of Architecture and Construction

The Cake Mix Doctor

The Cake Mix Doctor

he cake mix doctor…doctors cake mixes to create more than 200 luscious desserts with from-scratch taste.

The Cake Mix Doctor

Equilibrium Between Phases of Matter

Equilibrium Between Phases of Matter

The first volume of this work is organized in three levels, so that the portion and importance of thermodynamics and mathematics increase from level to level. The ground level shows that basics of phase equilibria can be understood without thermodynamics provided the concept of chemical potential is introduced early. The intermediate level introduces thermodynamics, culminating in the Gibbs energy as the arbiter for equilibrium. At the third level the accent is on binary systems, where one or more phases are solutions of the components. Priority is given throughout to the thermodynamic assessment of experimental data. 200 exercises are included with solutions.

Equilibrium Between Phases of Matter

The Art of Bird Photography

The Art of Bird Photography

Readers will discover practical guidance and professional advice on such topics as making correct exposures, capturing bird behavior and action, and evaluating and selling work. Theyll learn some of the ethical issues related to bird photography, including guidelines on the proper conduct for working in the field and tips for approaching wild birds without causing them undue stress. Theyll also find complete information on the best bird-watching spots throughout North America, with advice on the best times to visit and the types of birds that flock to each location. Finally, this sourcebook is filled with more than 200 incredible color images of egrets, herons, pelicans, ducks, gulls, terns, hawks, falcons, and dozens of other remarkable birds in action.

The Art of Bird Photography

The Bees of the World

The Bees of the World

In this extensive update of his definitive reference, Charles D. Michener reveals a diverse fauna that numbers more than 17,000 species and ranges from the common honeybee to rare bees that feed on the pollen of a single type of plant. With many new facts, reclassifications, and revisions, the second edition of The Bees of the World provides the most comprehensive treatment of the 1,200 genera and subgenera of the Apiformes. Included are hundreds of updated citations to work published since the appearance of the first edition and a new set of plates of fossil bees.

The Bees of the World

Encyclopedia of Diseases and Disorders

Encyclopedia of Diseases and Disorders

Provides instructive articles for more than 200 infectious and non-infectious diseases and mental disorders, augmenting each report with information about risk factors, symptoms and prevention methods, in a volume complemented by a glossary of terms and resources for further study.

Encyclopedia of Diseases and Disorders

Programming Ruby, 2nd Edition

Programming Ruby, 2nd Edition

The Pickaxe book, named for the tool on the cover, is the definitive reference to Ruby, a highly-regarded, fully object-oriented , language. This Second Edition has more than 200 pages of new content, and substantial enhancements to the original, covering all the new and improved language features of , 1.8 and standard library modules.

Programming Ruby, 2nd Edition

Xcode 4 Cookbook

Xcode 4 Cookbook

The release of iOS 6 comes packed with over 1,500 new APIs and 200 new features. , 4 Cookbook will teach youhow to integrate iCloud storage and how to go about using the , and OpenGraphi APIs, as well as providing you with practical step-by-step recipes covering User Interfaces, data management, multimedia, localisation services and maps, right through to application deployment to the Apple App Store. You will soon be mastering the technology and the skills needed to create some amazing applications.,

Xcode 4 Cookbook will help you learn how to build some powerful applications using , 6 and the various frameworks. You will soon master how to incorporate iCloud, Facebook, and the OpenGraph APIs and apply various image filters and transitions using Core Image integration within your applications.

Xcode 4 Cookbook