Author: Charles A. PerryPublisher: U.S. Government Printing Office
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Summary of Floods in the United States, January 1992 Through September 1993
Author: Charles A. PerryPublisher: U.S. Government Printing Office
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Car Safety Wars
Author: Michael R. LemovPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1611477468
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Car Safety Wars is a gripping history of the hundred-year struggle to improve the safety of American automobiles and save lives on the highways. Described as the “equivalent of war” by the Supreme Court, the battle involved the automobile industry, unsung and long-forgotten safety heroes, at least six US Presidents, a reluctant Congress, new auto technologies, and, most of all, the mindset of the American public: would they demand and be willing to pay for safer cars? The “Car Safety Wars” were at first won by consumers and safety advocates. The major victory was the enactment in 1966 of a ground breaking federal safety law. The safety act was pushed through Congress over the bitter objections of car manufacturers by a major scandal involving General Motors, its private detectives, Ralph Nader, and a gutty cigar-chomping old politician. The act is a success story for government safety regulation. It has cut highway death and injury rates by over seventy percent in the years since its enactment, saving more than two million lives and billions of taxpayer dollars. But the car safety wars have never ended. GM has recently been charged with covering up deadly defects resulting in multiple ignition switch shut offs. Toyota has been fined for not reporting fatal unintended acceleration in many models. Honda and other companies have—for years—sold cars incorporating defective air bags. These current events, suggesting a failure of safety regulation, may serve to warn us that safety laws and agencies created with good intentions can be corrupted and strangled over time. This book suggests ways to avoid this result, but shows that safer cars and highways are a hard road to travel. We are only part of the way home.
SKYLAB, 1973-1974
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Category : Orbiting astronomical laboratories
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
Spectrum Test Prep, Grade 1
Author: SpectrumPublisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
ISBN: 1483818578
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Spectrum Test Prep Grade 1 includes strategy-based activities for language arts and math, test tips to help answer questions, and critical thinking and reasoning. The Spectrum Test Prep series for grades 1 to 8 was developed by experts in education and was created to help students improve and strengthen their test-taking skills. The activities in each book not only feature essential practice in reading, math, and language arts test areas, but also prepare students to take standardized tests. Students learn how to follow directions, understand different test formats, use effective strategies to avoid common mistakes, and budget their time wisely. Step-by-step solutions in the answer key are included. These comprehensive workbooks are an excellent resource for developing skills for assessment success. Spectrum, the best-selling workbook series, is proud to provide quality educational materials that support your students’ learning achievement and success.
Dynamics of Mechanical and Electromechanical Systems
Author: Stephen H. CrandallPublisher:
ISBN: 9789385998751
Category : Dynamics
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
"This edition of the book not only covers the classical concepts of dynamics of mechanical and electromechanical systems but also details the modern day applications of the explained theories and concepts. The text has been designed to fit the present day needs of readers in understanding the fundamental principles of dynamics and exploring its applications in sophisticated systems of engineering interest that may also be experienced in variety of aspects in daily life."--Publisher description.
Years of the Elephant
Author: Willy LinthoutPublisher: Ponent Mom S L
ISBN: 9788492444304
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
'Madame...Sir...May we come in?' This was the prelude to some dreadful news in the Germonprez household. No parent should ever have to bury a child, especially not after a suicide. The chalk outline on the pavement is a constant reminder - even when it is no longer there. Linthout draws an almost tangible pain with his immediate, rudimentary art and strong script - combined with his own personal experience.
Cropland Conversion Program
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Category : Cropland conversion program
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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