Narrow Margins

Author : Marie Browne
Publisher : Accent Press Ltd
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-18
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781908917508

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Narrow Margins by Marie Browne Pdf

Narrow Margins – a laugh-out-loud book which proves that lean times can sometimes be a very positive thing. Faced with the loss of everything following the collapse of the Rover Group, Marie Browne moved her long-suffering husband Geoff, chaotic children and smelly, narcoleptic dog on to a houseboat in search of a less stressful, healthier, alternative way of life. Strapped for cash, the family buy a decrepit 70ft barge called Happy Go lucky which had been run as a floating hotel. Outdated and in need of a complete refurbishment, Happy becomes their floating home. First they need to learn the ropes and many pitfalls beset their adventures. As they come to terms with living on a narrow boat, readers gain a fascinating insight into life in the slow lane. About the author: Marie Browne is a gently harrassed mother of three who, for the past fifteen years, has been desperately trying to escape the Customer Service Industry. Apart from her husband and kids, the best things in her life are real ale; barbecues; ugly mad dogs that nobody else wants and cream-covered designer coffees. She also has an obsession with shoes but her husband is threatening to get her help for that.

Author : Derek Wood,Derek Dempster
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 754 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473819511

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The Narrow Margin by Derek Wood,Derek Dempster Pdf

“For vividness and a sense of the overall flow of the battle . . . The Narrow Margin is excellent for the British side.”—Air & Space Magazine The Battle of Britain saved the country from invasion. If the RAF had been defeated all the efforts of the British Army and the Royal Navy would hardly have averted defeat in the face of complete German air superiority. With all Europe subjugated, Germany and Japan would later have met on the borders of India. This remarkable book traces the varied fortunes of the Royal Air Force in the 1930s, and shows how it readied itself for the mighty German onslaught in the summer of 1940 and won a great victory by the narrowest margins. It provides a comprehensive account of the Battle of Britain, including the day-by-day summaries of the battle. It is illustrated with photographs and maps, an appendix of the aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and by the Luftwaffe with schematic drawings, also a list of all pilots who flew in the Battle of Britain from July 10 to October 31, 1940. The authors are military aviation experts and The Narrow Margin has been published in translation in France and around the world. They also wrote A Summer for Heroes and Jane’s World Aircraft Recognition Handbook. “This book became the most used reference work on the Battle of Britain and formed the basis for the major feature film on the Battle . . . this entertaining book was soon accepted as the definitive title on its subject.”—Aeroplane “Most enlightening and useful . . . Unreservedly recommended.”—Military Aircraft Monthly

Author : Gwenn Peron-Pinvidic
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2022-06-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119986911

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Continental Rifted Margins 1 by Gwenn Peron-Pinvidic Pdf

Rifted margins mark the transition between continents and oceans, which are the two first-order types of land masses on Earth. Rifted margins contribute to our understanding of lithospheric extensional processes and are studied by various disciplines of Earth Science (geology, geophysics, geochemistry). Thanks to better and wider public access to high-quality data, our understanding in these areas has improved significantly over these last two decades. This book summarizes this knowledge evolution and details where we stand today, with a series of case examples included. It is structured in a practical way, with concise text descriptions and comprehensive diagrams. Continental Rifted Margins 1 is a useful resource for students and newcomers to the rifted margin community - a "cookbook" of sorts to facilitate the reading of scientific publications and provide basic definitions and explanations.

Author : M. Nemčok,H. Doran,A. G. Doré,L. Ledvényiová,S. Rybár
Publisher : Geological Society of London Special Publications
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781786205711

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Tectonic DevelThermal History and Hydrocarbon Habitat Models of Transform Margins: their Differences from Rifted Margins by M. Nemčok,H. Doran,A. G. Doré,L. Ledvényiová,S. Rybár Pdf

Transform margins form a significant portion of Earth’s continent–ocean transition and are integral to continental break-up, yet compared to other margins are poorly understood. This volume brings together new multidisciplinary research to document the structural, sedimentological and thermal evolution of transform margins, highlighting their relationship to continental structure, neighbouring oceanic segments, pull-apart basins and marginal plateaus. Special emphasis is given to the comparison of transform and rifted margins, and to the economic implications of transform margin structure and evolution. Transform case studies include the Agulhas–Falkland transform, Coromandal transform (East India), Davie margin and Limpopo transform (East Africa), Guyana transform margin, Demerara transform margin (Suriname), Romanche and St Paul transforms (equatorial Africa), Sagaing transform (Andaman Sea) and Zenith–Wallaby–Perth transform (West Australia). The broad-scale interplay between transform and rifted margin segments in the North and Central Atlantic, and Caribbean, is also examined.

Author : John W. Dover
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781351355506

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The Ecology of Hedgerows and Field Margins by John W. Dover Pdf

Hedges and field margins are important wildlife habitats and deliver a range of ecosystem services, and their value is increasingly recognised by ecologists. This book reviews and assesses the current state of research on hedgerows and associated field margins. With the intensification of agriculture in the second half of the last century, field sizes were increased by amalgamation and the rooting out of hedges, synthetic pesticide and inorganic fertiliser use increased, and traditional methods of hedge management were largely abandoned. The book is split into two main sections. The first deals with definitions, current and historic management, the impact of pesticides, the decline in hedge stock and condition, and new approaches to hedge evaluation using remote sensing techniques. The second section explores the pollination and biological pest control benefits provided by hedges and field margins and examines the ecology of some of the major groups that are found in hedgerows and field margins: butterflies and moths, carabid beetles, mammals, and birds. A case study on birds and invertebrates from a research farm managed as a commercial enterprise, but which attempts to farm with wildlife in mind, brings these themes together. A final chapter introduces the neglected area of hedges in the urban environment. The book will be of great interest to advanced students, researchers and professionals in ecology, agriculture, wildlife conservation, natural history, landscape, environmental and land management.

Author : George C. Edwards
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1989-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0300048998

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At the Margins by George C. Edwards Pdf

In this book George Edwards seeks a deeper understanding of the relationship between the president and Congress, exploring how and under what conditions presidents lead Congress, what we can reasonably expect of them, and how we should evaluate their performance. He makes a persuasive case for his thesis that presidential leadership of Congress is typically at the margins, not the core, of policymaking. Edwards focuses on three important resources for presidential leadership: party, public opinion, and legislative skills. For each source of influence he analyzes the president's strategic position, the theoretical potential of the resource as an instrument of leadership. He then examines presidents' attempts to employ each resource to obtain support in Congress, showing that they are rarely able to expand their resource base or manipulate their resources reliably. Integrating quantitative analysis with documentary and historical research, Edwards argues that the effective leader is not the dominant chief executive of political folklore who restructures the contours of the political landscape to pave the way for change but is rather a facilitator who works at the margins of coalition building to exploit opportunities presented by a favorable configuration of political forces in his environment. Presidents are not by themselves going to bring about major changes in public policy, says Edwards, and we must adjust accordingly our expectations of their leadership. The implications of his book are broad, and his findings are an important corrective for those who personalize politics and attribute more influence to a single person or strategy than is usually merited.

Author : John O'Neill Gerald
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1949
Category : Turkey industry
ISBN : UVA:X030488355

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Farm-to-retail Margins for Marketing Western Turkeys by John O'Neill Gerald Pdf

Author : Rabi Bastia,M. Radhakrishna
Publisher : Newnes
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780444536051

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Basin Evolution and Petroleum Prospectivity of the Continental Margins of India by Rabi Bastia,M. Radhakrishna Pdf

During the past 10 years, the Oil industry in India has seen a tremendous rise in exploration activity with several major E&P companies generating vast amount of new geological and geophysical data. The availability of such integrated data sets (gravity, magnetic, seismic, drilled wells), especially in the deep offshore basins, has led the authors to revisit earlier concepts and models in order to redefine the tectonic framework of major offshore basins along the Indian continental margins. The book covers the stratigraphic evolution, play types and the classification of major offshore basins both in shallow and deepwater environments. Incorporation of latest dataset (specially the seismic, gravity and magnetic) Analogy of global offshore basins with India Sedimentation and depositional history of Bengal fan and Indus fan Redefinition of major tectonic framework of the margins Exceleent high quality graphics that include: seismic sections, gravity-magnetic maps, conceptual geological models and new revised tectonic elements

Author : Alan Nairn
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781468430363

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The Ocean Basins and Margins by Alan Nairn Pdf

Of Volume 4A.- 1. Mediterranean and Tethys.- I. Introduction.- II. The Overall Situation.- III. Tethyan Faunas and Paleotectonics.- IV. Paleotectonic and Paleogeographic Evolution.- A. Permian and Triassic: Paleotethys and Early Rifting.- B. Jurassic: The Oceanic Tethys.- C. Cretaceous to Recent: Alpine Orogeny and Mediterranean.- V. Conclusions.- Acknowledgments.- References.- 2. Tectonic Evolution of the Mediterranean Basins.- I. Introduction.- A. Statement of Three Hypotheses.- B. Physiographic Provinces of the Mediterranean.- II. Balearic Basin.- A. Crustal Structure and Age.- B. Origin.-

Author : Michal Nemčok
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 619 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107025837

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Rifts and Passive Margins by Michal Nemčok Pdf

This is a comprehensive synthesis of state-of-the-art information on vitally important hydrocarbon habitats for advanced geology students and researchers, exploration geoscientists, and petroleum managers.

Author : Chester L. Krause,Robert F. Lemke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 087341764X

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Standard Catalog of United States and World Paper Money by Chester L. Krause,Robert F. Lemke Pdf

Paper money collectors need current information at their fingertips and this Standard Catalog of United States Paper Money is the one essential guide they'll need. Seventeen previous best-selling editions mark the historical reliance collectors and dealers place in each updated edition.

Author : Webster Mohriak,Al Danforth,Paul J. Post,G. C. Tari,Michal Nemčok,Sudipta T. Sinha
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 569 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781862393493

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Conjugate Divergent Margins by Webster Mohriak,Al Danforth,Paul J. Post,G. C. Tari,Michal Nemčok,Sudipta T. Sinha Pdf

The main focus of the book is the geological and geophysical interpretation of sedimentary basins along the South, Central and North Atlantic conjugate margins, but concepts derived from physical models, outcrop analogues and present-day margins are also discussed in some chapters. There is an encompassing description of several conjugate margins worldwide, based on recent geophysical and geological datasets. An overview of important aspects related to the geodynamic development and petroleum geology of Atlantic-type sedimentary basins is also included. Several chapters analyse genetic mechanisms and break-up processes associated with rift-phase structures and salt tectonics, providing a full description of conjugate margin basins based on deep seismic profiles and potential field methods.--

Author : Geological Society of London
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Science
ISBN : 1862390916

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Non-volcanic Rifting of Continental Margins by Geological Society of London Pdf

Non-continental margins lack thick lavas that are generated as continental crust thins immediately prior to the onset of seafloor spreading. They may form up to 30 per cent of passive margins around the world. This volume contains papers examining an active margin, fossil margins that border present day oceans, and remnants of margins exposed today in the Alps. The papers present evidence across a range of scales, from individual mineral grains, through borelide cores and outcrop, to whole margins at the crustal scale.

Author : Robert M. Conlogue
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Poultry
ISBN : UVA:X030493231

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Marketing Costs and Margins for Chicken Fryers and Fowl Sold in Chicago and Minneapolis-St. Paul by Robert M. Conlogue Pdf

Author : United States. Agricultural Marketing Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Beef
ISBN : UCD:31175022285566

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Marketing Margins for Beef by United States. Agricultural Marketing Service Pdf