Floods are by far the most devastating of all weather-related hazards in the United States. The National Weather Service (NWS) is charged by Congress to provide river and flood forecasts and warnings to the public to protect life and property and to promote the nation's economic and environmental well-being (such as through support for water resources management). As part of a modernization of its technologies and organizational structure, the...
The Lockheed P-80/F-80 Shooting Star was the first American operational jet fighter. David McLaren's new book chronicles the development and early trials of the aircraft during Lockheed's groundbreaking attempts to create a viable jet fighter, in a period when jet propulsion was still an innovative unknown. This period also saw engineers and test pilots like Kelly Johnson and Tony LeVier facing many challenges, incidents and accidents as they ...
The World Ephemeris is the first computer calculated and typeset ephemeris with letter-quality printing. Now ease and clarity in reading is combined with accuracy and precision of data to provide the most complete and convenient ephemeris available for astrological calculation and analysis. The Sun's position is accurate to the second of arc, the Moon's mean Node and nine planetary positions are given to the minute of arc for every day of the ...
This fascinating and original method of divination brings together two treasure-troves of occult wisdom for the first time. The Crystal Tree combines the mystery of the Kabbalistic Tree of Life and the magic of gemstones. By interpreting patterns between the stones and the sephiroth of the Tree, you can find answers to perplexing questions or gain insight into yourself and your relationship with others. The inner meanings of the stones and the...
In this enlightening, easy-to-use book, author E. W. Neville helps you understand your love relationships through the timeless and beautiful medium of Tarot. He interprets the Major and Minor Arcana with wit and humor, comparing the cards to "familiar people" so that they are alive and memorable. Neville also examines the suits, the Court cards, numbers, and the positions of the cards in the spread - all within the context of relationship issues.
Reknowned Japanese aircraft historians Richard Bueschel revises and updates his classic series of books on Japanese Naval and Army Air Force aircraft of World War II. The Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa is presented in this volume. All variations and markings are covered in this the second in a projected multi-volume series. The first volume in Bueschel's series covers the Mitsubishi A6M-1/2/2-N Zero-Sen(available from Schiffer Publishing Ltd.).
The World Ephemeris is the first computer calculated and typeset ephemeris with letter-quality printing. Now ease and clarity in reading is combined with accuracy and precision of data to provide the most complete and convenient ephemeris available for astrological calculation and analysis. The Sun's position is accurate to the second of arc, the Moon's mean Node and nine planetary positions are given to the minute of arc for every day of the ...
The reissue of this classic history allows us to once again journey into the past and rediscover for the first time the forgotten men and methods of logging history in the Northwest United States and Canada. This book contain the best photographs of a dozen famous collections: Davis and Benson rafts, river drives, hand logging spar topping big wheels in the pine, saw mills of 1890 to 1915, historical ox teams, tractors, blumes. In this chronic...
The wide range of exciting Matchbox die-cast toys produced after Universal transferred company ownership to Tyco(America's third largest toy company) are presented here with a detailed, incisive text explaining the variations, the number code of all the toys, and brilliant color photographs. Included are additional toy lines including Harley Davidson motorcycles, Thunderbirds action figures, Live N Learn preschool toys, and the Crash Dummies. ...
Sandor Konraad investigates the cosmic connection between the art of reading the Tarot and the hidden meaning behind numbers. He reveals the secret of that relationship in a way that will appeal to beginning students as well as experienced numerologists and tarot readers.
