Dutch Stonewall Playbook: 200 Opening Chess Positions for Black (Chess Opening Playbook) by Tim Sawyer
English | October 10, 2017 | ISBN: 1549936190 | 206 pages | PDF (conv) | 3.18 Mb
If you want a reliable repertoire for Black against 1.d4 then try the Dutch Stonewall Playbook. This plan prepares you for the lines you are most likely to face in closed openings. Your idea is to play the Dutch Defence 1.d4 f5 as Black. This Playbook series tells you what to play. There are 200 key positions White most often plays. Five moves for Black are added below the diagrams. That gives you about 1000 moves for your opening preparation. This saves you time. Databases have millions of games with too many options that are too hard to remember. Tim Sawyer has developed opening repertoires for 40 years. Do you want an easy way to start your chess games? Let this be your guide. The book narrows your choices. It answers the question of what do I play when I get here? The author offers you help. Play this. You are given a complete consistent repertoire. This shows you what to play in your games, not what others played. Most players think it takes too long to learn an opening. This is a quick study. Think how nice it is to be familiar with your defenses against 1.d4, 1.Nf3, and 1.c4. Imagine being comfortable with your piece development. It's your move as Black in every diagram. Start your game well. Follow the suggested continuations in this Dutch Defence Stonewall Variation. Be prepared!

Diseases of Small Domestic Rodents By Virginia C. G. Richardson MA VetMB MRCVS
2003 | 274 Pages | ISBN: 1405109211 | PDF | 2 MB
Text provides information on the upkeep of various species of rodents kept as pets. Discusses chinchillas, chipmunks, gerbils, hamsters, mice, rats, jirds, and degus. Includes sections on anesthesia and detailed information on drug treatments. Features practical data on husbandry, nutrition, and health. Halftone illustrations.

Dinosaurs had Feathers (and Other Random Facts) by James Egan
English | August 28, 2017 | ISBN: 1326673173 | 162 pages | PDF (conv) | 0.45 Mb
Crazy golf was invented for women to stop them from playing real golf. Treadmills were invented to punish prisoners. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite. Adidas and Puma were created by Nazi brothers. Play-doh was invented to remove soot from wallpaper. Blue-eyed people have a higher tolerance to alcohol. The bulletproof vest was invented by a pizza delivery guy after he got shot twice while on the job. There's a volcano in Indonesia that shoots blue fire. Christmas was illegal in the Us until 1836. One mayor of Megion, West Siberia banned excuses.

Comparative Reproductive Biology By Heide Schatten, Gheorghe Constantinescu
2007 | 412 Pages | ISBN: 0813815541 | PDF | 13 MB
When considering the physiological systems of the body, the degree of species variation within the reproductive system compared to other systems is remarkable. Furthermore, it is essential that researchers, educators, and students alike remain aware of the fundamental comparative differences in the reproductive biology of domestic species. Written by renowned scientists in their respective fields, Comparative Reproductive Biology is a comprehensive reference on the reproductive systems of domestic species. The book offers both broad and specific knowledge in areas that have advanced the field in recent years, including advances in cell and molecular biology applied to reproduction, transgenic animal production, gender selection, artificial insemination, embryo transfer, cryobiology, animal cloning and many others. This seminal text includes topics in animal reproduction that are usually only found as part of other books in animal science such as anatomy, histology, physiology, radiology, ultrasonogrophy, and others. Comprehensive reference of the reproductive systems of domestic species Written by a team of top researchers Richly illustrated throughout, including 12 pages of color images

Communication Technologies for Vehicles: 15th International Workshop, Nets4Cars/Nets4Trains/Nets4Aircraft 2020, Bordeaux, France, November 16-17, 2020, Proceedings by Francine Krief
English | PDF | 2020 | 223 Pages | ISBN : 303066029X | 29.2 MB
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Workshop on Communication Technologies for Vehicles, Nets4Cars/Nets4Trains/Nets4Aircraft 2020, held in Bordeaux, France, in November 2020.

Commonsense Direct Marketing By Drayton Bird
2000 | 399 Pages | ISBN: 0749431210 | PDF | 3 MB
(Kogan Page) A practical and humorously written guide to the intricacies of direct marketing, for sales and marketing managers, advertising executives, and marketing students. Shows how to position products effectively, what to sell, how to choose an agency, and how to acquire and keep customers. Softcover. Previous edition: c1993.

Coated Textiles: Principles and Applications By Ashish Kumar Sen, J. Damewood
2001 | 228 Pages | ISBN: 1587160234 | PDF | 4 MB
Gore-Tex®, chemical protective clothing, architectural fabrics, air bags…Intensive research and development in coated-fabric materials and processes has led to new and improved products for a wide range of consumer, industrial, medical, and military applications. Coated Textiles: Principles and Applications provides the first comprehensive, up-to-date presentation of this technology and its applications. From coating materials and substrates to coating methods, physical properties, and testing techniques, the author presents detailed examinations of the chemistry, processing, properties, and applications of coated fabrics. He explores the full range of applications, including foul weather clothing, architectural, automotive, and other nonapparel uses, and high-tech applications, such as chemical protective clothing, thermochromic fabrics, camouflage nets, and metal coated fabrics. Worldwide, the production of coated fabrics for defense alone is a multi-billion dollar business, yet the interdisciplinary nature of the field has left the published work scattered throughout the polymer science, textile technology, and chemical engineering literature. Coated Textiles: Principles and Applications offers a unique opportunity to acquire an authoritative, one-stop resource valuable both as a reference and as a stimulus for developing new and improved coated textile products.

Catholicism, Protestantism, and Capitalism By Amintore Fanfani, Professor Giorgio Campanini University of Parma Italy, Dr. Dr. Charles Clark
2002 | 196 Pages | ISBN: 0971489475 | PDF | 4 MB
This classic work is an exhaustive philosophical, historical, and religious look at the relationship between Catholic and Protestant religious doctrine and both the historical and ideological growth of capitalism. Starting with a definition of capitalism, Fanfani examines how that definition squares with Catholic and Protestant teaching. He then looks at the historical development of the capitalistic mindset or mentality, and examines the growth of the mindset historically in light of both the Protestant and Catholic doctrine on economic life. This text will be of interest to all students of economic thought, philosophy, and Catholic or Christian studies.

Caro-Kann Playbook: 200 Opening Chess Positions for Black by Tim Sawyer
English | July 11, 2017 | ISBN: 1521810680 | 206 pages | PDF (conv) | 3.15 Mb
Caro-Kann Playbook is a simple safe super solid solution to your chess opening repertoire for Black after 1.e4 c6. Your plan is to play 2.d4 d5. The Caro-Kann makes your opening preparation easy. You do not need to memorize thousands of variations. You don't need to play risky gambits. Caro-Kann is a repeatable sound choice that allows you to quickly develop all your minor pieces and castle. It saves you time and energy. This book is a companion volume to the London 2.Bf4 Playbook. Tim Sawyer played this defence for years on the Internet Chess Club using "SuperSolid" as his handle. Black plans to win. Here are four ways that work well. 1. White aggressively sacrifices too much material. Black accepts the free gifts and wins with the extra material. 2. White gives up attacking and plays passively. Black gains the upper hand and wins with the more active pieces. 3. White gets outplayed strategically. Black exchanges off White's best pieces. Then Black wins the endgame. 4. White takes more time on the clock while Black quickly plays simple moves. White blunders in time pressure. This Playbook is a basic step by step tool to help you easily prepare to play your opening. The 200 diagrams in this playbook cover the variations that you are most likely to face. It is Black's move in every diagram. The author gives a reasonable move for Black in each position with a brief comment as to why it is recommended. Be prepared!

Chris Czajkowski, Fred Reid, "Captured by Fire: Surviving British Columbia's New Wildfire Reality"
English | 2020 | ISBN: 1550178857 | 320 pages | EPUB / MOBI | 21.12 MB
In the summer of 2017, wildfires dominated the headlines in British Columbia. As a low pressure weather system continued to cause lightning strikes, starting new fires, strong winds fanned the existing ones. Over two hundred fires burned in the province and nearly ten thousand people in or around the towns of 100 Mile House, Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Princeton and Williams Lake received the instruction YOU MUST EVACUATE NOW. But not everyone left.