For an introductory course in engineering technology program offered in two- or four-year programs. Also suitable for use in a tech-prep program or vocational school. Catering primarily to two-year college engineering students who may have limited academic skills, this one-of-a-kind text provides readers with a solid foundation in engineering technology, and helps to prepare and empower them for more advanced courses. Stressing the importance of possessing a good attitude and paying close attention to detail, it explores the engineering world-and the technician's and technologist's places in it-from a holistic perspective-covering the demands and requirements of a career in technology, the language, tools, the most recent technological advances and proper application essential for success in today's business and industry.

Introduction to Engineering Technology

Engineering & Transportation

POND

Engineering

PRENTICE/HALL

The “perfect storm” of global economic disaster is now hitting every area of personal finance. Retirement accounts, retiree nest eggs, home prices, and just about everything else of value are being swept away in the chaos. You can either passively try to wait out the storm or take immediate action to protect yourself, your family, and your future. In Safe Money in Tough Times, Jonathan Pond explains how to stay afloat while the economy sinks. Employing the practical, commonsense knowledge and wisdom that has made him one of America’s most popular personal finance experts, Pond helps you both weather the storm and position yourself to profit when the economy inevitably rebounds. He tackles every area of your financial life that is or will soon be affected by the Great Recession, from investing defensively and selecting the safest investments to strategies for paying insurance and tuition bills when times are tough. You’ll find easy and practical tactics for
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<li>Managing debt </li>
<li>Reducing expenses </li>
<li>Coping with unemployment </li>
<li>Minimizing complications if your financial institution fails </li>
<li>Protecting your retirement savings </li>
<li>Making informed decisions about your home and mortgage </li>
<li>Improving your credit standing </li>
<li>Preparing for fi nancial emergencies</li>
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Although he acknowledges the gravity of our economic situation, Pond takes you past the pessimism of today’s media commentators and presents the crisis as a means for educating yourself, changing bad habits, and eventually enjoying unexpected profits. With Safe Money in Tough Times you have what you need to bypass the so-called experts and develop your own financial strategy with confidence. Complete with checklists and worksheets, this prescient guide provides everything you need to take control of your investments, beat the recession, and develop an all-weather financial and investment plan that will last a lifetime.

Safe Money in Tough Times: Everything You Need to Know to Survive the Financial Crisis

Business & Money

Management & Leadership

McGraw=Hill

The Lives of Increase Mather and Sir William Phipps

History

BiblioLife

As outspoken in his day as Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens are today, American freethinker and author ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL (1833-1899) was a notorious radical whose uncompromising views on religion and slavery (they were bad, in his opinion), women's suffrage (a good idea, he believed), and other contentious matters of his era made him a wildly popular orator and critic of 19th-century American culture and public life. As a speaker dedicated to expanding intellectual horizons and celebrating the value of skepticism, Ingersoll spoke frequently on such topics as atheism, freedom from the pressures of conformity, and the lives of philosophers who espoused such concepts. This collection of his most famous speeches includes the lectures: [ "The Gods" (1872) [ "Humboldt" (1869) [ "Thomas Paine" (1870) [ "Individuality" (1873) [ "Heretics and Heresies" (1874)

Municipal Control of Public Utilities a Study of the Attitude of our Courts Toward an Ncrease

A basic guide - written with newcomers, lay people and those working within the criminal justice field particularly in mind. Acquaint yourself with some key strands of this literally enormous topic and how it interacts with real life situations by reading the chapters of this book as follows: 1. Introduction 2. Classicism 3. Positivism 4. Strain Theories 5. Control Theories 6. Gender, Subcultures, Labelling and Differential Association 7. Conflict and Radical Criminology 8. Victimology, Fear of Crime, Restorative Justice - and A Look at Some Statistics 9. Criminology: Aspects of Criminal Justice (Criminal Justice Models; Police, Policing and Law and Order; Public Disorder; Bail or Custody; Punishment and Sentencing; Prisons; Crime Prevention and Community Safety; White Collar Crime).

Introduction to Criminology

Politics & Social Sciences

Pond, Russell

Social Sciences

Waterside Press

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