Manufacturing industries Books

Book SynopsisThe Chance Vought F7U Cutlass was an innovative but flawed tail-less jet fighter that faced numerous developmental challenges and mixed operational reviews.The Chance Vought F7U Cutlass was ahead of its time. In 1948, when it first flew, it could hardly have been more exotic or state-of-the-art: a tail-less fighter to be powered by two afterburning jet engines. It was not only to be carrier-based but also climb quicker and be faster than the Air Force''s new swept-wing North American F-86 Sabre. Developmental problems resulted in it taking too long to reach operational squadrons, which partly accounts for its relatively unsuccessful career.The Cutlass was designed too soon to benefit from the discovery of the area rule, which doomed it to transonic performance in level flight. Similarly, its lack of a horizontal tail was intended in part to address the transonic pitch-control difficulties being encountered at the time but they proved to be avoidable with one. Unfortunately, no horizontal tail resulted in it not only being radical in appearance but also having challenging handling qualities at approach speed.The F7U-3''s service introduction was also accomplished before the Navy perfected a rigorous process for transitioning pilots to new airplanes, particularly important in the case of the Cutlass and its unusual handling qualities, one of which resulted in a rare aeronautical phenomenon, the post-stall gyration. It was also first deployed before the introduction of the angled-deck concept that greatly reduced the degree of difficulty in landing high-performance jet fighters back aboard a carrier.The F7U Cutlass did eventually join the fleet and deploy, albeit to mixed reviews. It is often unfairly included on shortlists of the world''s worst jet fighters. It was actually innovative in many respects. This new, detailed history of the development and operation of the type provides a more balanced perspective on what was a fascinating aircraft.

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Book SynopsisFeatured on ITV's THIS MORNING and in SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE''controversial and courageous'' DAILY MAILFor years, we've been led to believe that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain and antidepressants are the solution. But what if this widely accepted belief has been built on unreliable truths?In Chemically Imbalanced, renowned psychiatrist Joanna Moncrieff takes readers on a thought-provoking journey through the history of the serotonin theory of depression, from its origins in the 1960s to its widespread acceptance in the 1990s. With clarity and compelling evidence, Moncrieff exposes how scientific understanding has been swayed by social and economic forces, leading to misconceptions that have shaped treatment decisions for millions.Accessible yet profoundly insightful, Chemically Imbalanced is essential reading for anyone seeking to make more informed choices about their mental health and understand the forces that shape the way we perceive and treat depression today.

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Book Synopsis** A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK **''Fascinating . . . The history of the world through the eye of a needle . . . I recommend this book to anyone'' THE SPECTATOR''A charming, absorbing and history that takes us on a journey from the silk roads to sportswear, from ruffs to spacesuits . . . I devoured this quietly feminist book'' SUNDAY TIMES''Joyful and beautiful'' NATURE''Will make you rethink your relationship with fabric'' ELLE DECORATIONAll textiles begin with a twist. From colourful 30,000-year old threads found on the floor of a Georgian cave to what the linen wrappings of Tutankhamun''s mummy actually meant; from the Silk Roads to the woollen sails that helped the Vikings reach America 700 years before Columbus; from the lace ruffs that infuriated the puritans to the Indian calicoes and chintzes that powered the Industrial Revolution, our continuing reinvention of cloth tells fascinating stories of human ingenuity. When we talk of lives hanging by a thread, being interwoven, or part of the social fabric, we are part of a tradition that stretches back many thousands of years. Fabric has allowed us to achieve extraordinary things and survive in unlikely places, and this book shows you how -- and why.With a cast that includes Chinese empresses, Richard the Lionheart and Bing Crosby, Kassia St Clair takes us on the run with escaped slaves, climbing the slopes of Everest and moonwalking with astronauts. Running like a bright line through history, The Golden Thread offers an unforgettable adventure through our past, present and future.Trade ReviewA history of fabric might not sound immediately exciting, but St Clair's book is a refreshing treat, every page bursting with surprising insights. Clothing, she argues, is central to history, from myths and legends to trade and technology. The threads woven by the Greek Fates, the bandages that wrapped Egyptian mummies, the wool that made medieval England rich, the lace in Vermeer's paintings : it all makes for a smart and entertaining historical tapestry * SUNDAY TIMES, History Book of the Year *The history of the world through the eye of a needle... Fascinating... I recommend this book to anyone * THE SPECTATOR *A charming, absorbing and quietly feminist history that takes us on a journey from the silk roads to sportswear, from ruffs to spacesuits... I devoured this book * SUNDAY TIMES *Remarkable . . . hugely ambitious, sparklingly erudite and wonderfully engaging -- Peter Frankopan, Book of the Year * HISTORY TODAY *A joyful commingling of text and textiles in 13 beautifully wrought stories. We visit a cave where dyed fibres more than 30,000 years old have been discovered; goggle at the starched intricacy of sixteenth-century lace ruffs; flinch over astronauts' nappies and the sodden sleeping bags of early polar expeditions; and savour the idea of materials spun from spiders' webs. * NATURE *The Golden Thread will make you rethink your relationship with fabric * ELLE DECORATION *Superb... this dazzling book puts fabric at the very heart of human history. * STRONG WORDS *A curious and illuminating history of fabric * HOUSE AND GARDEN *Vividly drawn . . . this beautifully presented tome is perfect for dipping in and out of * HISTORY REVEALED *The Golden Thread is worth a read for informing your political thinking, and it will entertain you far more than most 'political' books * Resurgence and Ecologist Magazine *Such a captivating read its likely you'll want to devour this engrossing patchwork of textile history in one sitting * Embroidery *

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Book SynopsisFor any sea-farer, splicing rope is an essential skill. But the traditional 3-strand rope is fast disappearing. So how do you splice braided ropE? This is the definitive pocket-sized guide to all rope splicing techniques. Most of the techniques are quite easy to master - and also fun to do. See why splices are better - and stronger - than knots or shackles for joining or shortening rope, and follow the step-by-step photography and clear instructions to find out exactly how to splice efficiently.

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Book SynopsisA visit to a physician these days is cold: physicians spend most of their time typing at computers, making minimal eye contact. Appointments generally last only a few minutes, with scarce time for the doctor to connect to a patient's story, or explain how and why different procedures and treatments might be undertaken. As a result, errors abound: indeed, misdiagnosis is the fourth-leading cause of death in the United States, trailing only heart disease, cancer, and stroke. This is because, despite having access to more resources than ever, doctors are vulnerable not just to the economic demand to see more patients, but to distraction, burnout, data overload, and their own intrinsic biases. Physicians are simply overmatched. As Eric Topol argues in Deep Medicine, artificial intelligence can help. Natural-language processing could automatically record notes from our doctor visits; virtual psychiatrists could better predict the risk of suicide or other mental health issues for vulnerable patients; deep-learning software will make every physician a master diagnostician; and we could even use smartphone apps to take our own medical "selfies" for skin exams and receive immediate analysis. . On top of that, the virtual smartphone assistants of today--Alexa, Siri, Cortana--could analyze our daily health data to reduce the need for doctor visits and trips to the emergency room, and support for people suffering from asthma, epilepsy, and heart disease. By integrating tools like these into their daily medical practice, doctors would be able to spend less time collecting and cataloging information, and more time providing thorough, intimate, and meaningful care for their patients, as no machine can.Artificial intelligence can also help remedy the debilitating cost of healthcare, both for individuals and the economy writ large. The medical sector now absorbs 20 percent of the US gross domestic product--it is largest sector by dollars and jobs. And it's very inefficient. Take the cost of medical scans: There are over 20 million medical scans performed in the US every day, and an MRI, for example, costs hundreds to thousands of dollars. AI could process 260 million medical scans (more than 2 weeks' worth) in less than 24 hours for a cost of only $1000. We pay billions and billions of dollars for the same work today.The American health care system needs a serious reboot, and artificial intelligence is just the thing to press the restart button. As innovative as it is hopeful, Deep Medicine ultimately shows us how we can leverage artificial intelligence for better care at lower costs with more empathy, for the benefit of patients and physicians alike.

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Book SynopsisCarolyn Steel is a leading thinker on food and cities. Her first book, Hungry City, received international acclaim, establishing her as an influential voice in a wide variety of fields across academia, industry and the arts. It won the Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award for Non-Fiction and was chosen as a BBC Food Programme book of the year. A London-based architect, academic and writer, Carolyn has lectured at the University of Cambridge, London Metropolitan University, Wageningen University and the London School of Economics and is in international demand as a speaker. Her 2009 TED talk has received more than one million views.Trade ReviewA vital call for us to rediscover the way that food binds us to each other and to the natural world, and in doing so find new ways of living -- Christopher Kissane * Guardian *Steel's ideas have become a matter of urgency -- Clare Saxby * Times Literary Supplement *Essential reading! A visionary look at how quality food should replace money as the new world currency -- Tim SpectorSteel offsets the obviously weighty subject matter with a lightness of touch and twinkling eye for luminous details… an unambiguously essential read -- George Reynolds * Daily Telegraph *The beauty of food is that it is so many things at once: necessity and treat, nature and artifice, the subject of science, philosophy, etiquette and art. The book is accordingly multiple in its themes, an all-you-can-eat buffet of thoughts and facts about food...a brave and ambitious book * Observer *

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Book SynopsisWINNER OF THE 2015 BANCROFT PRIZE WINNER OF THE 2015 PHILIP TAFT PRIZEFINALIST FOR THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR HISTORYSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2015 CUNDHILL PRIZE IN HISTORICAL LITERATUREEconomist BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2015''Knowledgeable and stunning'' Orhan Pamuk ''A masterpiece of the historian''s craft'' The NationFor about 900 years, from 1000 to 1900, cotton was the world''s most important manufacturing industry. It remains a vast business - if all the cotton bales produced in 2013 had been stacked on top of each other they would have made a somewhat unstable tower 40,000 miles high. Sven Beckert''s superb new book is a history of the overwhelming role played by cotton in dictating the shape of our world. It is both a gripping narrative and a brilliant case history of how the world works.Trade ReviewA masterpiece of the historian's craft: combining a global scope with concern for the nuances of individual experience, Beckert tracks the fortunes of a single commodity, cotton, across six continents and thousands of years. That sweeping project is driven by the attempt to unravel the causes and consequences of one overarching puzzle: "why, after many millennia of slow economic growth, a few strands of humanity in the late eighteenth century suddenly got much richer." On the way to his answer, Beckert uncovers a history he claims "provides the key to understanding the modern world." . . . The belief that discovering the origins of economic growth might unlock modernity's secrets raises questions that are even more tantalizing -- Timothy Shenk * The Nation *A fascinating and profound examination of the history of a crop that played a transformative role in the making of the modern world. Beckert manages to keep in view a remarkable cast of characters, from planters and slaves in the United States to British industrialists and factory workers, and farmers in India, Egypt, and China. The Empire of Cotton is global history as it should be written -- Eric FonerMasterly . . . Deeply researched and eminently readable, "Empire of Cotton" gives new insight into the relentless expansion of global capitalism. With graceful prose and a clear and compelling argument, Beckert not only charts the expansion of cotton capitalism. . . he addresses the conditions of enslaved workers in the fields and wage workers in the factories. An astonishing achievement -- Thomas Bender * NY Times *Persuasive . . . brilliant . . . Beckert's detailed narrative never scants the rich complexity of the cotton trade's impact on many different societies -- Wendy Smith * Boston Globe *Empire of Cotton' proves Sven Beckert one of the new elite of genuinely global historians. Too little present-day academic history is written for the general public. 'Empire of Cotton' transcends this barrier and should be devoured eagerly, not only by scholars and students but also by the intelligent reading public. The book is rich and diverse in the treatment of its subject. The writing is elegant, and the use of both primary and secondary sources is impressive and varied. Overviews on international trends alternate with illuminating, memorable anecdotes . . . Beckert's book made me wish for a sequel -- Daniel Walker Howe * The Washington Post *Important . . .a major work of scholarship that will not be soon surpassed as the definitive account of the product that was, as Beckert puts it, the Industrial Revolution's 'launching pad -- Adam Hochschild * New York Times Book Review *Hefty, informative, and engaging . . . Beckert's narrative skills keep the story of capitalism fresh and interesting for all readers * Publishers Weekly *An engrossing narrative -- Giorgio Riello * History Today *Beckert is a big-order thinker. His book offers a masterly picture of the empire of cotton as an economic system that held together myriad different parts...Beckert's ability to write a history on this scale is impressive indeed -- Stephanie McCurry * Times Literary Supplement *Sven Beckert's Empire of Cotton: A Global History is certainly a must-read for specialists as well as the lay reader. The lucid style and the wide canvas, both in time and space, make the book riveting -- Dr. V. Krishna Ananth * The Hindu *

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Book SynopsisIn the later 19th century, French-Canadian Roman Catholic immigrants from Quebec were deemed a threat to the United States, potential terrorists in service of the Pope. Books and newspapers floated the conspiracy theory that the immigrants seeking work in New England's burgeoning textile industry were actually plotting to annex parts of the United States to a newly independent Quebec. Vermette’s groundbreaking study sets this neglected and poignant tale in the broader context of North American history. He traces individuals and families, from the textile barons who created a new industry to the poor farmers and laborers of Quebec who crowded into the mills in the post-Civil War period. Vermette discusses the murky reception these cross-border immigrants met in the USA, including dehumanizing conditions in mill towns and early-20th-century campaigns led by the Ku Klux Klan and the Eugenics movement. Vermette also discusses what occurred when the textile industry moved to the Deep South and brings the story of emigrants up to the present day. Vermette shows how this little-known episode in U.S. history prefigures events as recent as yesterday’s news. His well documented narrative touches on the issues of cross-border immigration; the Nativists fear of the Other; the rise and fall of manufacturing in the U.S.; and the construction of race and ethnicity.Trade ReviewReaders interested in Canadian and American immigration history will appreciate the depth of Vermette’s research and the fascinating story he tells." —Publishers Weekly"David Vermette’s A Distinct Alien Race is an important study that goes well beyond just recounting an economic and social history of New England and Quebec. Vermette, an excellent and engaging writer/researcher, exposes an area of the past that has been somewhat dismissed and even discounted by both American and Quebec/Acadian historians who study the enormous French-speaking Canadian emigration from Quebec and the Maritimes to the textile industries of Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York from the 1840s to the 1930s." —Sandra Stock, Quebec Heritage News"Meticulously researched and overflowing with facts, yet so well written that it’s difficult to put down, the book tells a story few Americans are aware of." —Emilie Noelle Provost, The Bean Magazine

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Book SynopsisLEGO is one of the world's best-loved and most familiar brands, adored by generations of children. What is less well known, though, is how close this iconic company came to total collapse in 2003.Brick by Brick is the compelling story of a Danish family-owned company that enjoyed decades of success before its inability to keep in step with a rapidly changing market brought it crashing to earth. It's also the story of an extraordinary recovery. As disaster stared them in the face, the management of LEGO embarked on an audacious and innovative plan to turn their fortunes around, and then painstakingly implemented it. Today, the company is riding high once again, and enjoying results that are the envy of their competitors. Granted unprecedented access to every part of the LEGO Group, David Robertson not only charts each twist in the company's story but explains precisely what went wrong and how it was fixed. His clear-sighted analysis will prove invaluable to all those who want to understand how companies can not only ride the storm of change, but benefit from it.Trade ReviewThe raw material he deals with is every bit as durable and grip­ping as Lego bricks. . .Robertson’s take on Lego’s success holds plenty of lessons for companies pondering how to remain innovative in a fast-changing world. * Financial Times *A nuanced and readable case study. * Wall Street Journal *

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Book SynopsisKimberley Wilson is a Chartered Psychologist, author and visiting lecturer working in private practice in central London. She's a Governor of the Tavistock & Portman NHS Mental Health Trust and the former Chair of the British Psychological Society's Training Committee in Counselling Psychology. Kimberley's first book How to Build a Healthy Brain (Yellow Kite, 2020) explored how to look after both physical and mental well-being. She hosts Stronger Minds, a podcast on topics such as food, lifestyle, psychology and mental health. She's appeared on various TV shows including GMB and was a Great British Bake Off finalist.Trade ReviewThis is a really important book - identifying one of the most alarming ways that our poor diet hurts us. Our brains are as severely affected as our bodies. Packed with science, hope and a clear demand for much needed change. * Chris van Tulleken *A powerful book that breaks down the dangerous beliefs that food is just fuel and delivers an important message we can all get behind - eat for your body and your brain! With a mental health crisis on our hands and over 50% of our diets coming from UPFs the evidence Kimberley presents in this book will change lives and hopefully policy. * Professor Tim Spector *Kimberley Wilson kick-starts a hugely important conversation that not many are having. A powerful read. Everybody needs to read this book. * Fearne Cotton *Marks a transformation in our thinking about diets. With luck it may one day make our brains better, a development that is long overdue... an essential and urgent read. * Sunday Times *

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Book SynopsisNew B-format paperback - First ever narrative history of the famous aero engine that powered the Spitfire, Hurricane, Lancaster, Mosquito and Mustang, the aircraft that made the difference between victory and defeat at critical moments in the Second World War - the Battle of Britain and the allied aerial offensive against Germany.

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Book SynopsisRapid shifts in technology and societal changes accelerated by the Pandemic have fundamentally changed the way that customers experience luxury. While digital transformation has unlocked new opportunities to connect one-to-one with customers, the challenge for luxury brands is to engage with customers while protecting their brand equity and leveraging digital tools to build personal relationships with customers. Taking you beyond omni-channel marketing, this book takes a deep dive into the concept of omni-personal, which enables you to connect your brand to relevant and individual experiences. Highly practical in scope, it takes you on a journey to building individual and relevant experiences and relationships at scale. The authors answer the essential questions of who, why, how, what and when omni-personal matters most in luxury, offering best-practice examples, case studies and interviews with industry leaders. Ultimately, this book shows you how to embed the omni-personal strategy into your business and offers a framework to help you assess your organization’s ability to deliver omni-personal marketing along the different channels and touchpoints within the customer journey. This book is for anyone who is interested in the future of luxury, including industry experts and brand managers who want a better understanding of the required steps towards an omni-personal customer relationship.Table of Contents1: Introduction: the future of luxury2: The industry is special3: Cautious Steps towards Digital4: Customer Centricity is Key5: Digital Transformation of the Omni-personal Customer Journey6: How To Go Omni-personal7: Conclusion: Embark on Your Journey to the Omni-personal Now

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Book SynopsisAs more and more people join the do-it-yourself revolution, they are breathing new life into many time-honored skills and crafts. Blacksmithing is among the trades that are enjoying a resurgence for both practical and artistic uses, yet there isn't an abundance of readily accessible information available to beginning blacksmiths to help them get started and understand the craft. Author Ryan Ridgway, a veterinarian and blacksmith with more than 15 years of metalworking experience, hopes to fill that void with this comprehensive volume geared toward answering the many questions that new blacksmiths often have. By explaining the physics of moving metal, the different styles of anvils and forges, and alternative fuel sources, Ridgway sets his book apart from less detailed volumes. Forty practical, easy-to-follow projects are presented, showing aspiring blacksmiths how to make tools, such as hammers and chisels; farm implements, such as gate latches and hoof picks; and items for home use

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Book SynopsisShutdown management is project management of a special kind: managing the repair, replacement or maintenance of critical systems. This book shows the maintenance manager how to get the job done correctly. It covers projects ranging from weekend overhauls through to complete plant rebuilds. It includes detailed check-lists and step-by-step guide.Table of ContentsPart 1: Turnaround overview: context and strategy; Initiating the turnaround; Validating the work scope; Pre-shutdown work; Contractor packages; The turnaround plan; The turnaround organization; Site logistics; The cost profile; The safety plan; The quality plan; The communications package; Executing the turnaround; Terminating the turnaround. Part 2: Real World Application; Case Study 1 - Designing an organisation; Case Study 2 - Worklist control; Case Study 3 - Contract strategy; Case Study 5 - Logistics; Case Study 4 - Cost Control; Summing up - A reality check

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Book SynopsisThe pre-Civil War textile industry in Lowell, Massachusetts exemplified the American industrial revolution and heralded a nationwide shift from farm to factory. During this time, technological innovation, investment capital, entrepreneurship, new methods of industrial organization, and labor provided by mill girls propelled large-scale manufacturing in an important U.S. industry. Mill Girls of Lowell gives insight into the role of mill girls in the story of modernization and industrialization.

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Book Synopsis100 of the greatest cars from 1886 to the present day. For all classic car enthusiasts and everyone who loves the nostalgia and romance of these beautiful machines. Discover all you need to know about 100 iconic vehicles in this highly-giftable hardback filled with stunning photography of world-famous cars.

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Book SynopsisThe unprecedented rise and catastrophic fall of one of the world’s most feared and admired business executives—Carlos Ghosn—a remarkable story of innovation, hubris, alleged crimes, and daring international escape, as chronicled by two Wall Street Journal reporters.Carlos Ghosn always wanted more.Trade Review“The rise and fall of Carlos Ghosn is a modern-day Greek tragedy—the story of a brilliant and industrious man whose greed and hubris took him from the top of the global auto industry to Interpol’s most-wanted list. In their deeply reported book, Kostov and McLain tell this story with nuance and empathy. . . . A fascinating read.” — John Carreyrou, bestselling author of Bad Blood “A hard-hitting exposé that dispels forever the myth of the superstar CEO.” — Tom Wright, New York Times bestselling coauthor of Billion Dollar Whale “An explosive exposé of a disgraced automotive-industry titan…This exciting, vividly detailed book explores a variety of relevant topics, including globalization, international business ethics, and how excessive wealth and fame have the potential to corrupt even the shrewdest businessperson. First-rate reporting on corporate savvy and greed and the ultimate cinematic escape.” — Kirkus Reviews, STARRED review “[BOUNDLESS is] a fascinating and fast-moving account of one of the auto industry's most successful executives, his alleged crimes, and his eventual escape from authorities…The minute I poked my nose into Nick Kostov and Sean McLain’s Boundless, I was hooked…Actions like [Carlos Ghosn’s] need to be exposed and examined. Nick Kostov and Sean McLain do an excellent job of that.” — Porchlight “Kostov and McLain, both Wall Street Journal reporters, have unearthed lots of new details, and they tell that part of the story with all the verve and tension of a good spy novel.” — The Washington Post "told brilliantly...Kostov and McLain paint a portrait, both objective and complete, of their character." — Le Figaro

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Book SynopsisTo reduce risk of pandemics for ourselves, our gaze needs to turn to the health of animals. Discover Jonathan Safran Foer''s eye-opening and life-changing account of the meat we eat.''Should be compulsory reading. A genuine masterwork. Read this book. It will change you'' Time OutEating Animals is the most original and urgent book on the subject of food written this century. It will change the way you think, and change the way you eat. For good.Whether you''re flirting with veganuary, trying to cut back on animal consumption, or a lifelong meat-eater, you need to read this book.From the bestselling author of the essential book on animal agriculture and climate crisis: We are the Weather.''Shocking, incandescent, brilliant'' The Times''Everyone who eats flesh should read this book'' Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall''Universally compelling. Jonathan Safran Foer''Trade ReviewA spirited, emotional and well-researched investigation into what our taste for flesh really means Observer Deserves a place at the table with our greatest philosophers Los Angeles Times Shocking, incandescent, brilliant The Times Everyone who eats flesh should read this book -- Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Extremely smart and incredibly curious Vanity Fair Gripping, horrible, wonderful, breathtaking, original. A brilliant synthesis of argument, science and storytelling. One of the finest books ever written on the subject of eating animals -- The Times Literary Supplement

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Book SynopsisThe story of A V Roe and Company Ltd (Avro) begins in the very earliest years of aviation, only three years after man's first powered flight. Avro expert Harry Holmes has written the complete history of this much-loved manufacturer, from the earliest years to the revival of the Avro name by BAe.

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Book SynopsisNick Rees-Roberts is Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University, Paris, France.Trade ReviewThis thoroughly researched and engagingly written book sets the benchmark for an emerging field. Nick Rees-Roberts has put the subject on the map as an important strand of popular and media culture. Fashion Film is sure to become a classic. * Caroline Evans, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, UK *Not only is it both intellectually rigorous and totally comprehensive, but it is also beautifully written and in every way a pleasure to read. * Pamela Church Gibson, London College of Fashion, UK *The most substantial—and one of the best—considerations of the subject of fashion film to date ... extremely intelligent, well researched, and beautifully written ... Bravo! * Marketa Uhlirova, Central Saint Martins, London, UK *[I]t is a great pleasure to find in Fashion Film: Art and Advertising in the Digital Age a book that thoroughly explores the wide ranging phenomenon of fashion film. * International Journal of Fashion Studies *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Fashion Film – The Long and Short of It PART I: PROMOTION: DIGITAL FASHION FILM Visual Communications Hyper-Advertising and The Mini-Film Event Branded Experience, Artistic Exploration and Cultural Critique Hybrid Content: Fashion Film and Music Video Editorial Convergence and Spreadable Content Film and Branded Entertainment Conceptual Fashion Film Narrative Fashion Film Commodity Auteurism Promotional Genres PART II: PROCESS: DOCUMENTARY FASHION FILM Behind The Scenes The Staging of Labour In and Out of Fashion with William Klein Backstage with Loïc Prigent Reframing Fashion History Filming Everyday Fashion The Fashion Photographer on Film The Fashion Model on Film PART III: PERSONALITIES: DESIGNER FASHION FILM Masters of Style Designer Lives Curating Chanel Documenting Dior All About Yves The Warhol Legacy Conclusion: The End of Fashion Film Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe eighth edition of this industry standard for textile terminology is fully revised and expanded featuring approximately 100 new entries and over 14,000 definitions of fibers, fabrics, laws and regulations affecting textile materials and processing, inventors of textile technology, and business and trade terms relevant to textiles. Trademark information has been thoroughly updated to reflect the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS), and current definitions from the industry associations American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists and American Society for Testing and Materials are included. Fully illustrated with over 400 photographs and line drawings, entries include pronunciation, derivation, definition, and uses. An extensive appendix provides a list of national and internationalindustry associations and organizations. From Abaca to Zyex, The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles contains essential reference information for professionals and scholars involved in the textile industry.Trade ReviewThis is a must for any library, group or individual, who is seriously working with textiles at all stages of production and use. * Textile Research Centre *Table of ContentsHow to Use the Dictionary A - Z Appendix References

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Book SynopsisThe Rootes Group once dominated the British motor industry, and its legacy lives on in thousands of carefully maintained cars – most notably Hillmans, Humbers, Singers and Sunbeams. In this book, using beautiful images from the Rootes Archive Centre, Richard Loveys details the Group’s history and leading car models, from its creation as a car dealership by William and Reginald Rootes, through its transition into motor manufacture, and expansion by taking companies over and developing their car and commercial vehicle ranges. It was a significant contributor to the war effort in 1939–45, producing large numbers of military aircraft and vehicles, and in its post-war heyday produced such icons as the Sunbeam Alpine and Hillman Imp.Trade ReviewThis excellent and affordable paperback ... is an ideal introduction to the once-vast empire, including its impressive war efforts and not shying away from its rise and fall. * Classic & Sports Car *Table of ContentsIn the Beginning Expansion The Second World War Consolidation Changing Fortunes Difficulties and Decline Places to Visit and Car Clubs Abbreviations Index

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Book SynopsisA history of one of the UK''s most famous food products from well-known Melton Mowbray pork pie expert Trevor Hickman.

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Book SynopsisThe author, responsible for marketing of the Famous Grouse for fifteen years, has been in a unique position to record the decline of the malt distillery and also to look at the remaining distilleries and explain why they survive today. The story is one of politics, taxation, social history, location, supply and demand and sheer perseverance on the part of some. Illustrated with around 175 colour illustrations of distilleries old and new, and of the processes involved in the manufacture of Scotland''s biggest single export.

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Book SynopsisGround-breaking work on the dangers of anti-depressants and why the FDA continues to approve them. Lots of anecdotes, well-written, author will be on tour in the U.S. Good media lining up, very controversial author.Trade ReviewPhysicians should be aware of Let Them Eat Prozac. * JAMA *&8220;Stirring firsthand account of the SSRI wars. . . . Healy is a distinguished research and practicing psychiatrist, university professor, frequent expert witness, former secretary of the British Association for Psychopharmacology, and author of three books in the field. Instead of shrinking from commercial involvement, he has consulted for, run clinical trials for, and at times even testified for most of the major drug firms. But when he pressed for answers to awkward questions about side effects, he personally felt Big Pharmas power to bring about a closing of ranks against troublemakers. That experience among others has left him well prepared to puncture any illusions about the companies' benevolence or scruples. * New York Review of Books *A compelling story about mystery, deception, death, disappointment, vindication, and uncertainty. * The American Psychological Association *Healy confirms his status as one longtime thorn in the side of big drug companies, recounting how he was initially enthusiastic about SSRIs but eventually grew concerned about their side effects. * Psychology Today *Let Them Eat Prozac is a double-pronged exploration, first of the SSRI drugs used to treat depression, and second of the drug industry. * Publishers Weekly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface: Under the Thundercloud of a Common Experience Introduction: Before Prozac 1 Take One 2 Events in Kentucky 3 Down the Barrel of a Lawyer 4 Market Force 5 APaci?c Fault Line 6 Kafka's Castle 7 Experiment at the End of the Millennium8 The Plots Thicken 9 The Tort Wars 10 Let Them Eat Prozac Epilogue: Anecdotal Deaths Notes Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisAn introduction to the manufacturing industry Essential Manufacturing provides a comprehensive introduction to the wide breadth of the manufacturing industry. There is a need for all engineering and business students to understand the importance and context of the manufacturing industry.Table of ContentsPreface xv Part I Introduction 1 1 Introduction 3 1.1 Wealth and Prosperity 4 1.2 Manufacturing Industry 5 1.3 Manufacturing as a Stimulant 7 1.4 The Supply Chain 8 1.5 Conclusion 9 Review Questions 10 2 Manufacturing History 11 2.1 Toolmaking Humans 11 2.2 The New Stone Age 12 2.3 The Bronze Age 13 2.4 The Iron Age 14 2.5 The Industrial Revolution 16 2.6 The Twentieth Century 21 2.7 The Twenty-First Century 24 Review Questions 25 3 Typical Manufacturing Industries 27 3.1 Introduction 27 3.2 Aerospace Industry 29 3.3 Automotive Industry 30 3.4 Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering 31 3.5 Electronics and Electronic Products 32 3.6 Household Appliances 32 3.7 Pharmaceutical Industry 33 3.8 Food Processing 33 3.9 Beverage Industry 34 3.10 Clothing Industry 34 3.11 Producer Goods 35 3.12 Materials and Chemicals Production 35 Review Questions 36 4 Designing for Manufacture 37 4.1 Introduction 37 4.2 Computer Aided Design, Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality 37 4.3 Design for X 38 4.4 The Product Life Cycle 39 4.5 The Design Process 40 4.6 Identifying the Market Need 41 4.7 The Product Design Specification 41 4.8 Concept Design 43 4.9 Detail Design 43 4.10 Prototyping 44 4.11 Production 44 4.12 Contributors to the Design 44 4.13 Some Principles of Product Design 45 4.14 Standardisation and Modularisation 46 4.15 A Design for Manufacture Example 47 4.16 Conclusion 50 Review Questions 50 5 Manufacturing Concepts 53 5.1 The Manufacturing System 53 5.2 Lean Manufacturing and Added Value 55 5.3 Integrating the Effort 56 5.4 The Formal Organisation 60 5.5 Types of Manufacture 63 5.6 Types of Manufacturing Equipment 66 Review Questions 67 Part II Manufacturing Materials 69 6 Materials for Manufacture 71 6.1 Introduction 71 6.2 The Structure of Metals 72 6.3 Plastics 79 6.4 Ceramics 82 6.5 Composites 83 6.6 Properties and Testing of Materials 83 6.7 Conclusion 88 Review Questions 88 7 Materials Production 91 7.1 Introduction 91 7.2 Ferrous Metals Production 91 7.3 Non-Ferrous Metals Production 95 7.4 Forms of Material Supply 97 7.5 The Primary Production of Plastics 98 Review Questions 100 Part III Manufacturing Processes 101 8 Casting 103 8.1 Introduction 103 8.2 Ingot Casting 103 8.3 Continuous Casting 104 8.4 Sand Casting 105 8.5 Centrifugal Casting 107 8.6 Shell Moulding 107 8.7 Full Mould Process 108 8.8 Investment Casting 109 8.9 Die Casting 110 8.10 Defects in Castings 112 8.11 Cleaning of Castings 112 8.12 When to Use Casting 113 Review Questions 113 9 Cutting Processes 115 9.1 Introduction 115 9.2 Sawing and Filing 115 9.3 Basic Principles of Machining 116 9.4 Machine Tools 121 9.5 Other Cutting Processes 129 Review Questions 130 10 Deformation Processes 133 10.1 Introduction 133 10.2 Rolling 134 10.3 Forging 136 10.4 Extrusion 138 Review Questions 139 11 Press working 141 Review Questions 145 12 Plastics Processing 147 12.1 Introduction 147 12.2 Extrusion 147 12.3 Blow Moulding 148 12.4 Calendering 149 12.5 Vacuum Forming 149 12.6 The Blown Film Process 150 12.7 Injection Moulding 151 Review Questions 157 13 Additive Manufacturing Processes 159 13.1 Introduction 159 13.2 Advantages of Additive Manufacturing 159 13.3 Disadvantages of Additive Manufacturing 160 13.4 General Types 160 Review Questions 170 14 Miscellaneous Metal working Processes 171 14.1 Electro discharge Machining 171 14.2 Electrochemical Machining 172 14.3 Chemical Machining 172 14.4 Ultrasonic Machining 173 14.5 High Energy Rate Forming 173 14.6 Powdered Metal Processes 174 14.7 Pipe and Tube Manufacture 175 14.8 Metal Finishing Processes 176 Review Questions 178 15 Manufacturing Processes in the Electronics Industry 181 15.1 Introduction 181 15.2 Semiconductor Component Manufacture 182 15.3 Clean Rooms 186 15.4 Printed Circuit Board Manufacture 187 15.5 Conclusion 193 Review Questions 193 16 Assembly and Joining 195 16.1 Introduction 195 16.2 Mechanical Fastening 195 16.3 Soldering 197 16.4 Brazing 198 16.5 Welding 199 16.6 Adhesive Bonding 208 Review Questions 210 17 Material and Process Selection 211 Part IV Manufacturing Automation 215 18 Manufacturing Automation – Introduction 217 18.1 Types of Automation 217 18.2 The Advantages of Automation 218 18.3 Typical Examples of Manufacturing Automation 220 Review Questions 222 19 The Building Blocks of Automated Systems 223 19.1 Cams 223 19.2 Geneva Mechanism 223 19.3 Transfer Systems 224 19.4 Conveyors 225 19.5 Limit Switches 225 19.6 Fluid Power Components 226 19.7 Electric Motors for Actuation 227 19.8 Feedback Devices 229 19.9 The Vibratory Bowl Feeder 231 19.10 Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) 232 19.11 Control of Automated Machines 233 Review Questions 234 20 Reprogrammable Automation 235 20.1 Industrial Robots 235 20.2 Reprogrammable Equipment Precision 242 20.3 Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) Machine Tools 243 20.4 Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) 243 20.5 Reprogrammable Automation and Industrial Robot Safety 247 Review Questions 250 21 Machine Vision 253 21.1 Areas of Application of Artificial Vision 253 21.2 Vision System Components 254 21.3 Lighting 259 21.4 Some Further Application Examples 261 21.5 Conclusion 262 Review Questions 262 Part V Manufacturing Operations Management 263 22 Production Planning 265 22.1 Introduction 265 22.2 Plant Location 265 22.3 Plant Layout 267 22.4 Project Planning 270 22.5 Process Planning 275 Review Questions 278 23 Production Control 281 23.1 Introduction 281 23.2 Elements of Production Control 282 23.3 Material Requirements Planning 285 23.4 Manufacturing Resource Planning 288 23.5 Enterprise Resource Planning 289 23.6 Recognising Constraints 290 23.7 Just in Time Manufacture 291 Review Questions 295 24 Work Study 297 24.1 Introduction 297 24.2 Method Study 299 24.3 Work Measurement 306 24.4 Work Study As a Service to Management 309 Review Questions 311 25 Manufacturing Economics 313 25.1 Introduction 313 25.2 Costs for Decision Making 315 25.3 Investment Appraisal 320 25.4 Cost Analysis and Control 323 25.5 Conclusion 325 Review Questions 325 Part VI Maintaining Manufacturing Quality 327 26 Quality Defined – Quality Management and Assurance 329 26.1 Defining Quality 329 26.2 Quality Management 329 26.3 Organisation for Quality 331 26.4 The Cost of Quality 335 26.5 Conclusion 338 Review Questions 339 27 Metrology and Statistical Quality Control 341 27.1 Introduction 341 27.2 Metrology 342 27.3 Factory and Workshop Metrology 345 27.4 Surface Texture and Measurement 347 27.5 Statistical Quality Control (SQC) 349 Review Questions 352 Part VII Human Factors in Manufacturing 355 28 Human Factors in Manufacturing 357 28.1 Introduction 357 28.2 Job Satisfaction 357 28.3 Health and Safety 358 28.4 Ergonomics 364 28.5 Conclusion 374 Review Questions 375 Part VIII Conclusion 377 29 Introduction 379 29.1 Additive Manufacturing 379 29.2 Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) 380 29.3 Immersive Telepresence 381 29.4 Communications Technologies and the IoT 381 29.5 Cloud Computing 382 29.6 Big Data Analytics 383 29.7 Conclusion 383 Appendix A: SI prefixes and multiplication factors 385 Index 387

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Book SynopsisAn engaging celebration of Kentâs culinary heritage, its county delicacies, producers and food-themed events.Trade Review'With its gentle climate, rich soils and bountiful coastal waters, Kent is a land of plenty when it comes to food and drink. Apples, Cherries, Hops; Kent’s Food and Drink by local author Naomi Dickins will appeal to all those with an interest in the county’s history and its culinary heritage.' -- Conservation News, June/ July 2023

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Book SynopsisEmma Kay explores the rich culinary heritage of Gloucestershire, through the history of its food and drink.

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Book SynopsisAround the world, leading economies are announcing significant progress on climate change. World leaders are queuing up to proclaim their commitment to tackling the climate crisis, pointing to data that shows the progress they have made. Yet the atmosphere is still warming at a record rate, with devastating effects on poverty and precarity in the world’s most vulnerable communities. Are we being deceived?Climate change is devastating the planet, and globalisation is hiding it. This book opens our eyes. Carbon colonialism explores the murky practices of outsourcing a country’s environmental impact, where emissions and waste are exported from rich countries to poorer ones; a world in which corporations and countries are allowed to maintain a clean, green image while landfills in the world’s poorest countries continue to expand, and droughts and floods intensify under the auspices of globalisation, deregulation and economic growth. Taking a wide-ranging, culturally engaged approach to the topic, the book shows how this is not only a technical problem, but a problem of cultural and political systems and structures – from nationalism to economic logic – deeply embedded in our society.Trade Review'Carbon colonialism is a timely analysis of the contradictions of climate politics. It not only makes visible the concealed costs of extraction hidden beneath the shiny sustainability commitments of Global North politics, but also provides an eye-opening account of climate breakdown in the Global South.'Matthias Schmelzer, author of The Future Is Degrowth 'By taking readers on a journey through landscapes poisoned by the effluvia of economic growth, Laurie Parsons exposes the ongoing impact of colonialism and global capitalism on some of the most vulnerable places on earth. Read this book if you want to understand how the impacts of history are still reverberating today.'Carry Somers, founder of Fashion Revolution'Thoroughly recommend reading this excellent book. A fascinating and well-written explanation of how global capitalism exports environmental destruction to poor places, while extracting wealth to rich ones.'Grace Blakeley, author of The Corona Crash'Carbon colonialism is an uncomfortable book to read from the comforts of the rich world. It is unsettling because Laurie Parsons renders visible through curated cases and close argument the global signatures of environmental risk, exposure and reward, and the structural violence of climate change.'Jonathan Rigg, Professor of Human Geography, University of Bristol'An eye-opening, fact-based indictment of the current path we’re on, one where rich countries and companies are accumulating the resources to mitigate the impacts of climate change rather than moving to stop environmental destruction.'Assaad Razzouk, author of Saving the Planet Without the Bull 'Fantastic. Moving. And beautifully written.' Sven Beckert, author of Empire of Cotton'Carbon colonialism exposes the uneven geography of the climate crises through thoughtful field work, detailing how destructive global environmental change is teleconnected to impoverishment. Parsons traces the ways in which the most egregious effects of climate change are found at the bottom of global gradients of inequality while tackling head on the myths that surround the political economy of climate change.'Andrew Brooks, Reader in Uneven Development, King's College London and author of Clothing Poverty 'Carbon colonialism is a welcome salve to the pernicious greenwashing that pollutes contemporary capitalism. Laurie Parsons skillfully weaves ethnographic encounters with detailed research to craft a book that is both timely and urgently necessary. Carbon Colonialism asks critical questions about the status-quo, where life is cheap, destruction is uneven, and profit is extracted from our planetary future.' Thom Davies, Associate Professor in Geography, University of Nottingham and co-editor of Toxic Truths'Parsons takes everyday objects – bricks, a pair of socks, teabags – and draws out lessons from their global supply chains. And it was great to hear more from Cambodia, a country we don’t hear from very much, and where Parsons has spent a lot of time. Altogether, Carbon colonialism is a stark reminder that for all its apparent environmental progress, consumer capitalism still relies on invisible "elsewheres" to keep the economic wheels turning.'Jeremy Williams, The Earthbound Report'This book explains how wealth is ruling and harming the environment. We are all accountable for our unsustainable overuse of natural resources and climate change. Therefore, this book must be read by every individual, not just those with a specific interest.'Ankita Sharma, Studies of Transition States and Societies, Vol. 15 Issue 1'The paramount merit of Carbon Colonialism resides in shedding light on our present environmental panorama and exposing the intricate interweaving of the capitalist production model with the generation and dissemination of environmental vulnerability worldwide. Acknowledging this underlying rationale within our global economy marks the primary pivotal stride towards steering actions and crafting genuinely effective regulations to mitigate the environmental impact of consumption.'Leonardo Macedo, Ethnic and Racial Studies'Parsons’ major contribution through this book is to identify the political economy of climate change and the vulnerabilities which emerge from it. The book will be especially helpful for economists, political economists and geographers who research issues around climate change policy and accountability. However, anyone interested the current global environmental problem, climate change and sustainability issues will find this book captivating. The book lays bare the dismal state of the global climate crisis and argues convincingly that protecting the planet must go hand in hand with ensuring fairness, equity and social justice for all people.'Sneha Biswas, LSE Review of Books 'Fabulous and much-needed'Melody Kemp, Society of Environmental Journalists'Parsons’s lively and accessible synthesis debunks the myth of a livable and just future under carbon colonialism...'Z. Albertson, Western Washington University, CHOICE (March 2024 Vol. 61 No. 7) -- .Table of Contents1: Moving forwards, or dumping sideways? The myth of a sustainable future Part I: Greenwashing the global factory2: Founding the global factory: the first five hundred years3: Consumer power in the global factory: a lucrative illusion4: Carbon colonialism: hidden emissions in the global peripheryPart II: Manufacturing disaster in the global factory5: Climate precarity: how global inequality shapes environmental vulnerability6: Money talks: who gets to speak for the environment and how7: Wolves in sheep’s clothing: how corporate logic co-opts climate action8: Six myths that fuel carbon colonialism – and how to think differentlyIndex

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Book SynopsisWhen John Cadbury came to Birmingham in 1824, he sold tea, coffee and drinking chocolate in a small shop on Bull Street. Drinking chocolate was considered a healthy alternative to alcohol, something Cadbury, a Quaker, was keen to encourage. In 1879, the Cadburys moved to Bournville and created their 'factory in a garden' - an unprecedented move. It is now ironic that today's Bournville is surrounded by that urban sprawl the Cadburys were so keen to get away from. This book looks at some of the social impact this company has had since its inception, both on the chocolate and cocoa business in general and on the community at large, both within and without the firm of Cadbury. In 2024, Cadbury's will be celebrating 200 years of the first store opening. This is the story of how the company began, how it grew, and how they diversified in order to survive.

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Book SynopsisA heavily illustrated classic on the evolution of the handloom. The handloom—often no more than a bundle of sticks and a few lengths of cordage—has been known to almost all cultures for thousands of years. Eric Broudy places the wide variety of handlooms in their historical context. What influenced their development? How did they travel from one geographic area to another? Were they invented independently by different cultures? How have modern cultures improved on ancient weaving skills and methods? Broudy shows how virtually every culture has woven on handlooms. He highlights the incredible technical achievement of early cultures that created magnificent textiles with the crudest of tools and demonstrates that modern technology has done nothing to surpass their skill or inventiveness. Trade Review“Broudy extracts his evidence from such unlikely places as Egyptian tombs to the unearthed ruins of a ninth century Viking ship in Norway. . . . In this awesome feat of research, recounted with storytelling expertise, he traces the growth of weaving from simple matting and wickerwork basketry to the massive tapestry (haute-lisse) looms of the Gobelin workshop of Paris and the silk-producing izaribata looms of China. . . . If you are a weaver by profession or hobby, this book will make you proud of it, and, if you have never touched a loom and are thinking of a new career, this book will, once you tear yourself away from it, send you spinning off to the yarn store.” * Goodfellow Review of Craft *“If you are also fascinated by the historical and cultural aspects of weaving, this book should find a place in your library.” * Journal for Weavers, Spinners and Dyers *Table of ContentsIntroduction, 1. Origins, 2. The Warp-weighted Loom, 3. The Two-bar Loom, 4. Pueblo and Navajo Looms, 5. The Backstrap and Other Primitive Looms, 6. The Treadle Loom, 7. The Drawloom, 8. The Modern Loom, Bibliography, Index

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Book SynopsisThe world population is expected to increase exponentially within the next decade, which means that the food demand will increase and so will waste production. The increasing demand for food as well as changes in consumption habits have led to the greater availability and variety of food with a longer shelf life. However, there is a need for effective food waste management and food preservation as wasted food leads to overutilization of water and fossil fuels and increasing greenhouse gas emissions from the degradation of food.The Research Anthology on Food Waste Reduction and Alternative Diets for Food and Nutrition Security explores methods for reducing waste and cutting food loss in order to help the environment and support local communities as well as solve issues including that of land space. It also provides vital research on the development of plant-based foods, meat-alternative diets, and nutritional outcomes. Highlighting a range of topics such as agricultural production, food supply chains, and sustainable diets, this publication is an ideal reference source for policymakers, sustainable developers, politicians, ecologists, environmentalists, corporate executives, farmers, and academicians seeking current research on food and nutrition security.

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Book SynopsisFounded in 1895 under the aegis of R.H. Lea, the company originally built cycles and motorcycles but, by the 1920s, was established as a manufacturer of high quality sporting cars. From the 1930s to the 1960s, Lea-Francis specialized in medium-sized cars built with care and the best quality components. Successful in motorsports, "Leaf" was an innovative company, but a lack of regard for good business principles led to fluctuating fortunes throughout the company's long life. This text tells the story of the firm.Trade ReviewBarrie Price's comprehensive account of Lea-Francis ultimately presents a very accurate and realistic portrait of a car manufacturer that traded more on its racing prowess than its manufacturing competence. This is a fascinating insight into a famous marque with exceptional depth and a human touch.- Classic Car Weekly

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Book SynopsisWith full access to the Bournville archives, Dr. Chinn has traced the history of this distinguished family and its long established business.

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Book SynopsisWalking through London's busy streets, you would not imagine that the city boasts one of the world's most diverse manufacturing scenes. But throughout its 32 boroughs, people are making propellers, bicycles, ballet shoes, military uniforms, cardboard packaging, neon signs, umbrellas, chocolate truffles, craft beer and much more. Today there are around 4000 manufacturers based in Greater London, building on the city's rich heritage of making. While producing world-class goods, they are all jostling for space and dealing with familiar challenges, such as rising rents and trying to keep developers at bay. This book provides a fascinating glimpse behind the doors of London's making and manufacturing companies: the processes and spaces that are so often hidden from view, and the people who work there, from sole traders to workforces numbering in the hundreds. The introduction is written by Mark Brearley, an architect and Professor of Urbanism at London Metropolitan Museum who also owns the London-based tray and trolley manufacturer Kaymet. The main part of the book is arranged into chapters grouping similar types of manufacturer. In total, 50 businesses are featured, ranging from the Ford Motor Company in Dagenham, the biggest factory in London; to William Say, third-generation tin-can makers, in Bermondsey; Nichols Brothers, bespoke woodturners, in Walthamstow; Growing Underground, a salad farm in old air-raid shelters under the streets of Clapham; and Jost Haas, Britain's last glass-eye maker, in Mill Hill. Specially commissioned photography by Carmel King captures the making process, the materials, the finished products and the staff at each manufacturer, while concise, engaging descriptions are provided by the design and architecture journalist Clare Dowdy. Made in London is a timely celebration of the vibrant manufacturing scene that contributes so much to the creativity, vitality and economy of the city.Table of ContentsIntroduction by Mark Brearley Furniture & Wooden Items Metalwork Printing, Packaging & Signs Food & Drink Machines, Vehicles & Parts Clothing, Accessories & Leathework Practical Equipment & Tools Sets, Props & Models Materials Electrical Items & Electronics Index

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Book SynopsisAlderley Park Discovered is written by former AstraZeneca chemist George Hill, whose carefully researched text is presented in a wonderfully lively and readable style. The 400-acre site is a unique and beautiful natural environment with a rich, varied history, beginning with the creation of the Park by the Stanley family from the sixteenth century. It is also home to a diverse range of wildlife, and George Hill's considerable knowledge in this area reveals its wealth in the middle section of the book. He then tells of the Park's remarkable scientific inception by ICI, moving on to its huge growth under Zeneca and AstraZeneca, revealing the inside stories of the groundbreaking heart and cancer drugs discovered on the site. Now, under the auspices of Manchester Science Partnerships, Alderley Park has become a hub for Life Sciences, and is set to be developed for new residential and leisure purposes into the future. This fascinating, lavishly illustrated and beautifully produced book will be of huge appeal to anyone with connections to the Park, including current and former employees, local people and historians.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements ix Terminology xiii Guest forewords: 'voices for the park' xv Author's preface xix Introduction 1 Brief timeline 3 PART I: HISTORIC ALDERLEY PARK 1 The early park & land 8 When was Alderley Park named? 8 Stanleys, Eagle and Child 11 Senior and junior Stanleys; Shakespeare 16 The Park's situation and weather 19 Rocks and views of the Park 21 2 Baronets to baron 23 The Old Hall and its Baronets to 1779 23 Beeches and avenues of the Park 29 The Alderley House mansion 32 John Thomas, 1st Lord Stanley of Alderley 36 Alderley Edge and its railway; the Cottontots 41 Heraldry of the Tenants' Hall 42 3 Elegance and water 44 The Water Garden and grounds 44 The Adam gates 48 Alderley House Arboretum 50 Reverend Edward Stanley & his birds 51 The History of Radnor Mere 53 Further Lords Stanley of Alderley 58 Lords after the Park 66 The smaller waters of Alderley Park 67 4 Remembering 72 Tenants' Hall to Conference Centre 72 The Alderley Mummers 75 The art and photography of the Park 77 Alderley Park WHOLE BOOK.indd 5 19/02/2016 10:22:37 vi CONTENTS The Great 1938 Sale 80 Surviving old buildings of the Park 83 Old maps of the Park 88 Nether Alderley: Old Hall and Church 90 Wartime activities and noise! 92 PART II: NATURAL ALDERLEY PARK 5 Nature recording in the park 98 Discovering the living Park 98 Wildlife recording in Alderley Park 98 Biodiversity in Alderley Park 103 6 Species of the park 106 Birds of Alderley Park 106 Mammals of the Park 114 Bats of the Park 117 Butterflies and other insects 119 Dragonflies of the Park 120 Plant records and orchids in the Park 122 Fish in the Park 124 PART III: GREEN ALDERLEY PARK 7 Farm and estate 128 Historical farming and use of the land 128 Woodland: mature and managed 129 Matthews and flowers 132 Estate farms old and new: sheep! 134 Making the Park greener 136 8 Alderley Park Farm open days 138 People in the Park 138 The Park's History and Nature Trails 139 Icicals to ClubAZ 141 Mulberry's and Sport 145 Estate in the local community 147 Image, Communications and charity 148 PART IV: GLOBAL ALDERLEY PARK 9 Company beginnings 152 'Pharms' - the early history 152 ICI's choice; building begins 1955-64 163 IHRL and CTL 169 Foundational products 172 Animal medicine 174 Alderley Park WHOLE BOOK.indd 6 19/02/2016 10:22:37 CONTENTS vi i 10 Historic milestones 178 Heart Drugs 1: 'Inderal' (propranolol) 178 Heart Drugs 2: 'Tenormin' (atenolol) 183 'Nolvadex' (tamoxifen) - discovery 186 'Nolvadex' (tamoxifen) - launch 195 The antibacterial search 200 Anaesthetics - 'Fluothane' to 'Diprivan' 203 11 Supporting the work 208 Engineering and labs 208 Facilities and services 210 Office life 215 Computers - starting from one 216 Finance, budget, investment 221 Procurement and consumables 222 12 Route to the patient 224 Scientists and sciences 224 Analysis, spectra and drug properties 230 Samples, the Collection and Weighing 234 Patents and Intellectual Property 235 Drug Development and Safety 237 Clinical Trials and Regulatory Affairs 239 Process, Manufacture, 'Macc. Works' & Purity 243 Launching - World Market - Patient Safety 244 13 Growing and telling 248 Building in the Park: 1965-90 248 Staff and message - publications 254 Publishing the science 257 Dealing with humans ... 258 Dealing with e-mail 262 Collaborating with academia 263 Education, training and the young! 264 Collaborating with colleagues 265 14 The big new world 267 Information Systems 267 Information Technology 268 Keeping tabs on the competition 270 Sites overseas: links to the globe 271 Hanson, demerger & Zeneca 272 Merger - to AstraZeneca 276 Rational drug design & molecular modelling 278 Robots and technology 281 Alderley Park WHOLE BOOK.indd 7 19/02/2016 10:22:37 viii CONTENTS 15 Targets & hormones 283 Choosing targets 283 Prostate cancer 1: 'Zoladex' 285 Prostate cancer 2: 'Casodex' 288 Breast cancer again 1: 'Faslodex' 290 Breast cancer again 2: 'Arimidex' 293 16 Wider horizons still 296 Widening the target: 'Tomudex' 296 The Big C: 'Iressa' 297 Multiple pathways: 'Caprelsa' 301 A perfect project: 'Tagrisso' 303 A site in constant growth: 1993-2008 310 17 Value judgement 315 Approaching the cliff 315 Ethics, testing and public support 316 Safe at work 318 Alderley Park's 15 drugs (so far!) 319 Five more worked on in the Park 321 Therapeutic areas: painful failures 326 18 People, time & chance 328 Changing of the guard - CEOs 328 Not as planned ... 329 Another great sale 330 PART V: LIVING ALDERLEY PARK 19 And now, the future 336 Manchester Science Partnerships 336 Faith and future in the Park 340 The question of research 343 Afterword 346 Appendix 1: Historical tables 347 Appendix 2: Wildlife checklists 349 Appendix 3: What and who 353 Appendix 4: Companies leadership 355 Appendix 5: The Park's famous scientific papers & patents 356 References 359 Bibliography 366 Index 369 List of subscribers 377

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Book SynopsisWhy, in the '90s, did business flourish in California's Silicon Valley but decline along Route 128 in Massachusetts? The answer, Saxenian suggests, has to do with the fact that Silicon Valley developed a decentralized but cooperative industrial system while Route 128 came to be dominated by independent, self-sufficient corporations.Trade ReviewThis is scholarship at its best—thoroughly researched, elegantly written, a compelling story that’s relevant to business executives and policymakers everywhere. -- John Case * Boston Globe *The best book I’ve seen at analyzing the secrets of Silicon Valley’s success. And it shows why the valley’s future remains bright even though costs are high. -- James J. Mitchell * San Jose Mercury News *Saxenian’s findings are important because they highlight the fundamental organizational practices behind California’s economic successes in several key sectors, a reality dangerously ignored by many of the state’s political and business leaders. -- David Friedman * Los Angeles Times *A welcome addition to the growing literature on American high technology, offering fresh insights in a thorough…account of the economic and technological evolution of America’s premier high-technology regions. -- Richard Florida * Science *Regional Advantage is an impressive demonstration of why new technologies and new markets both create and are driven by new business models and corporate structures. -- Michael Stern * San Francisco Chronicle *Over the past decade, however, there has been a growing interest in the role which territory (in the form of regions, industrial districts, or innovative milieux) plays in fostering technical change and industrial innovation… One of the many virtues of this book is the way it penetrates beneath these superficial similarities, exposing a more complex, more telling set of differences which help to explain the very different fortunes of these regions in recent years… What we have here is a well-researched, elegantly written, and provocative book on a subject which should engage a wide array of disciplines, especially those with an interest in innovation and regional development. -- Kevin Morgan * Research Review *Table of ContentsPrologue Introduction: Local Industrial Systems 1. Genesis: Universities, Military Spending, and Entrepreneurs 2. Silicon Valley: Competition and Community 3. Route 128: Independence and Hierarchy 4. Betting on a Product 5. Running with Technology 6. Inside Out: Blurring Firms' Boundaries Conclusion: Protean Places Notes Historical Data Definitions and Data Sources Acknowledgments Index

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Book SynopsisNote: This edition is called ?Large Print? as it is an enlarged (7 X 10) version of the original, smaller (4.6 x 7) Toolbox sized edition of this title.The text in this edition is the size of standard reference materials and is not enlarged print for individuals with partial sight. Since the first edition published more than 100 years ago, Machinery?s Handbook has been the most popular engineering resource of all time. Universally considered the principal reference in the manufacturing and mechanical industries, the Handbook is the ultimate collectionof essential, critical information needed by engineers, designers, drafters, metalworkers, toolmakers, machinists, educators, students, and serious home hobbyists. From engineering and design departments, machine and metalworking shops, and a wide range of manufacturing and industrial facilities, to countless classrooms and workshops around the globe, this 32nd Edition of the Machinery?s Handbook is the must-have technical reference.New, Revised, and Expanded in the 32nd Edition: Additive Manufacturing:Cutting-edge information on 3D printing materials, techniques, and workflow, with an expanded list of international standards addressing this rapidly evolving manufacturing segment. Dimensioning and Measuring: Reworked explanations and instructions for calibrating, applying, and reading inch and metric verniers, dial and digital calipers, and inside, outside, and screw thread micrometers. Refined formulas for calculating tolerances. Fasteners, Threads, and Threading: Definitive standard specifications for numerous screw threads, bolts, other fasteners, nuts and washers, tap and clearance drills have been verified and updated across the board, with revised and new tables and figures. Machine Elements:Expanded sections detail drive couplings, shaft alignment methods, and friction and lubrication challenges, with an entirely new section on regulated food grade machine lubricants. Revised and new rolling element bearings text and tables explain types, functionality, and features, with additional figures. Metalworking and Manufacturing: New expert coverage with detailed illustrations addresses commonly used metalworking dies, design, and selection, along with related processes and applications for sheet metalworking. Improvements in the welding section include pipe welding positioning. Part Design and Production: Updates encompass the latest in CNC programming, CAD/CAM operations, and other design and production processes. New to this edition is CNC machining of carbon-fiber reinforced polymers, plus discussions of shop-floor programming, simulation for pre-production process verification, feature-based machining, and computer-aided modeling optimization. Properties and Selection of Materials: Legacy elements and modern-day plastics data have been revised, with new information on embodied energy of materials, supply chain cost and carbon footprint calculations, recycling and reclamation considerations, and polymer composite structures and production methods.

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Book SynopsisFrom the author of What to Eat and Shopped, a revelatory investigation into what really goes into the food we eat.Even with 25 years experience as a journalist and investigator of the food chain, Joanna Blythman still felt she had unanswered questions about the food we consume every day. How natural' is the process for making a natural' flavouring? What, exactly, is modified starch, and why is it an ingredient in so many foods? What is done to pitta bread to make it stay fresh' for six months? And why, when you eat a supermarket salad, does the taste linger in your mouth for several hours after?Swallow This is a fascinating exploration of the food processing industry and its products not just the more obvious ready meals, chicken nuggets and tinned soups, but the less overtly industrial washed salads, smoothies, yoghurts, cereal bars, bread, fruit juice, prepared vegetables. Forget illegal, horse-meat-scandal processes, every step in the production of these is legal, but practised by a strange and inaccessible industry, with methods a world-away from our idea of domestic food preparation, and obscured by technical speak, unintelligible ingredients manuals, and clever labelling practices.Determined to get to the bottom of the impact the industry has on our food, Joanna Blythman has gained unprecedented access to factories, suppliers and industry insiders, to give an utterly eye-opening account of what we're really swallowing.Trade Review‘In this fine book, Blythman uses a long spoon to sup with the devils of our daily diet.’ The Times ‘Outstanding … Blythman is never holier than thou – she recognises that people, herself included, need and want convenience food. Her argument is simply that we have a right to know what’s really in it, right down to the minor chemical processes that have known toxic properties … Food for thought’ Observer ‘I whole-heartedly applaud her achievement. This is an important book which should be required reading for anyone who eats processed food, whether that’s organic pork chops or sausage rolls from the petrol station’ Literary Review ‘Riveting’ Daily Telegraph Praise for What to Eat: ‘Joanna Blythman has one of the sanest food heads in the Western World – and this brilliant book encapsulates her admirably clear thinking in a wonderfully accessible, entertaining way. Everyone who cares what they eat and how they feed their family – that’s all of us, right? – should read it.’ Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall 'A rare book, practical, sensible, and passionate. Joanna Blythman writes with clarity, sanity and humanity. Anyone interested in food and cooking should read it.' Matthew Fort ‘A succinct and badly needed encyclopaedia of facts and common sense on food and nutrition for which I am truly grateful. The introduction alone is worth the price of the book.’ Darina Allen

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