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“robert j tata”

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  • The Poverty of Nations

    by Robert J. Tata ...
    The Poverty of Nations is a study about the status and trends in human well-being as it varies from nation to nation worldwide. A basic premise is that human well-being comes from a nation’s physical, social, economic, and political macro systems. A metric of descriptive statistics is built for each system, and then it is aggregated into one metric to gauge the level of human well-being in each ... Read more

    $84.19 CAD

  • The Greatest American Presidents

    Including a Short Course on All the Presidents and Political Parties

    by Robert Tata ...
    The author is a licensed Professional Engineer who has taken an interest in the United States Presidents and presidential parties. Since he is not a political historian, this book can be thought of as an alternative point of view toward American politics. In this book, a number of United States Presidents are classified as being great and a group of others, honorable mention. All are selected on ... Read more

    $5.39 CAD

  • Engineering Patents

    Including Case Studies I & Ii

    by Robert Tata ...
    Engineering Patent Review describes patents and the patent process. It then, in Case Study I, examines all aspects of a patent assigned to a large U.S. corporation to improve performance of one of its products. It explains how four other patents examined as “prior art” were used to enhance the credibility of the sought after patent and how the three claims that were made skillfully protect against ... Read more

    $5.39 CAD

  • The Development of U.S. Missiles During the Space Race with the U.S.S.R.

    by Robert Tata ...
    This book describes some of the more interesting aspects of life at Cape Canaveral and the U.S. missile systems that were developed there through the eyes of a young engineer, fresh out of college, who was indoctrinated into the profession during one of the most turbulent times in U.S. history. It briefly describes rocket engines, rocket engine propellants, and the various missile systems ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

  • How Detroit Became the "Automotive Capitol of the World"

    The Story Behind the Founding of the U.S. Auto Industry

    by Robert Tata ...
    The author, a licensed Professional Engineer, has family roots in the Detroit area and has also been employed in an engineering capacity by all Big Three automakers; GM, Ford, & Chrysler. He has often wondered how the auto industry got its beginning in such a place as Detroit, Michigan, way off the beaten path, in an isolated glove-shaped piece of land thrust up between two lakes, where weather ... Read more

    $5.39 CAD

  • Bacchus’S 100 Favorite Wines

    by Robert J. Tata Ph.D. ...
    This book describes wines and wineries in California, Europe, and South America that Professor Tata has enjoyed over the years. Many topics about wine appreciation are also discussed, such as matching wine and food, how wines are made, wine etiquette, fad wines, and the worlds greatest wines. This is a good guide for wine novices and the general public. ... Read more

    $5.39 CAD

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    Eric Layton, a well-known solar expert, wrote this guide for readers that are trying to build their own solar or wind system.Using pictures, this do-it-yourself (DIY) solar and wind system was built with a battery back-up system. His new book is a comprehensive guide on the design, thought process, equipment, and technique on designing this DIY system. Using photographs taken throughout the ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Black Cat 2-1

    The True Story of a Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and His Crew

    by Bob Ford ...
    "This moving memoir about the gritty life of a military helicopter pilot fills a gap in the genre of Vietnam literature."— Foreword ReviewsIn the Vietnam War, 2,197 helicopter pilots and 2,717 crew members were killed. Black Cat 2-1 is the story of one pilot who made it home and the valiant men he served with who risked their lives for the troops on the ground. Bob Ford invites readers into the ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Muscle Cars

    The First American Supercars

    by Colin Romanick ...
    Series Book 668 - Shire Library USA
    Muscle Cars is the story of America's pursuit of sheer horsepower in the 1960s and '70s. The first of the type, the famous Pontiac GTO or “Goat,” would launch a race between America's automotive manufacturers to produce ever-more-powerful V8 engines wrapped in legendary “Coke-bottle” sheet metal styling. Following Ford's extremely successful introduction of the galloping Mustang in 1964, others ... Read more

    $8.39 CAD

  • The Presidents

    Noted Historians Rank America's Best--and Worst--Chief Executives

    by Brian Lamb, Susan Swain ...
    The complete rankings of our best -- and worst -- presidents, based on C-SPAN's much-cited Historians Surveys of Presidential Leadership.Over a period of decades, C-SPAN has surveyed leading historians on the best and worst of America's presidents across a variety of categories -- their ability to persuade the public, their leadership skills, their moral authority, and more. The crucible of the ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Into the Black

    The Electrifying True Story of How the First Flight of the Space Shuttle Nearly Ended in Disaster

    by Rowland White ...
    On 12th April 1981 a revolutionary new spacecraft blasted off from Florida on her maiden flight. NASA’s Space Shuttle Columbia was the most advanced flying machine ever built – the high watermark of post-war aviation development. A direct descendant of the record-breaking X-planes the likes of which Chuck Yeager had tested in the skies over the Mojave Desert, Columbia was a winged rocket plane, ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

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  • The Official Red Book: A Guidebook of United States Coins 2012

    by R. S. Yeoman, Kenneth Bressett ...
    The Official Red Book®, now in its 65th year, is famous nationwide as the premiere resource for U.S. coin collectors. This best-selling “one-volume library” helps you make smart buying decisions as you build your collection. Millions of readers rely on it for full-color photographs, detailed technical data, and up-to-date mintages. The Red Book covers the history of colonial and early American ... Read more

    $18.69 CAD