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  • 507 Mechanical Movements

    This compendium of ingenious mechanisms employs simple drawings to explain 507 of the small components that constitute complex machinery. Left-hand pages feature illustrations, and facing pages offer brief descriptions of use and operation. Ranging from simple to complex, the mechanisms include cranks, pulleys, drills, wheels, and screws. ... Read more

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  • G.I. Jargon

    by Henry Brown ...
    This is a glossary of military terms—both official and slang—which were part of the dialect spoken when I was in uniform. Because of movies and shows on The Military Channel, some expressions have moved into civilian circles and gone mainstream. Therefore some fairly common terms are included. I mean no insult to anyone's intelligence, but it turns out some fairly intelligent readers are ... Read more

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  • 507 Mechanical Movements

    Mechanisms and Devices

    Over five hundred mechanisms and devices from the first century of the Industrial Revolution. Starting from simple pulleys and levers, this clazzic book works its way through basic engineering principles to Otis’s elevator safety stop, Colt’s revolver action, and Ferguson’s mechanical paradox (Why is it a paradox? Buy the book and find out!) Each mechanism is illustrated with a clear diagram, and ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Thus Spake the Bard

    by Henry Brown ...
    Verily, doth a man who maketh history seldom know it.Such a man is Allan Gavin of Barnesdale, a bard and minstrel of unsurpassed cunning with verse. He slayeth no dragons, nor doth he fight in Edward III's wars. But even as the tongue of the Britons is comingled with German, French and Latin, Allan elevates Artos the Bear, high chieftain over the Britons at the twilight of Rome's influence, into ... Read more

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  • Watching the Watchmen

    by Henry Brown ...
    Who watches the watchmen, indeed. The title of both the comic miniseries in the mid-1980s, and the big budget movie in the new millennium, when returned to the context of its source, is rather ironic in the context of ideas. And zeitgeist.What both the comic writer and the film makers accomplished by telling this story is to tip their hand. With relatively simple analysis, we can achieve a ... Read more

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  • Escaping Fate

    Paradox, #1

    by Henry Brown ...
    Series Book 1 - Paradox
    Pete Bedauern began his life as a latchkey kid in a run-down trailer park with a single mom, living on stale hot dog buns and bleak prospects. Those were the cards Fate had dealt him, and Pete was on his way to becoming an angry young man. Then Pete's estranged uncle burst on the scene to punch Fate in the mouth.Uncle Si is scarred inside and out; he's a hard drinker; painfully blunt; a little ... Read more

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  • 507 Mechanical Movements

    Mechanisms and Devices

    Epicyclic trains, oblique rollers, trip hammers, and lazy-tongs are among the ingenious mechanisms defined and illustrated in this intriguing collection. Spanning the first century of the Industrial Revolution, this 1868 compilation features simplified, concise illustrations of the mechanisms used in hydraulics, steam engines, pneumatics, presses, horologes, and scores of other machines.The ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Gryphon of Tirshal, The

    Series Audiobook 2 - Tales of the Honor Triad

    Unabridged

    1 hour

    This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Honor Triad have journeyed to Javo's native country shortly after its transition from a free republic to a monarchy. The first king of Cemar has hired the three mercenaries to rid the land of the legendary supernatural beast that lives high on Mount Tirshal, outside the city. Neither the diminutive horse-archer Turgar, nor the giant barbarian Krag ... Read more

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  • Concentration: The Road to Success

    WHAT IS SUCCESS? The force of that mysterious, but irresistible power—Humanity's common and concentrated Thought.— Senator Beveridge. In what does success consist? Many persons desire to know how to be successful. How to win success. Before this question can be answered there must be an understanding as to what they mean by success, and what success stands for in this Book. ... Read more

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  • Mästermyr Find

    A Viking Age Tool Chest from Gotland

    The chest was found in Mastrmyr on the the island of Gotland, Sweden in 1936. More than 200 objects were found in and around it. Most are tools that were used by blacksmiths and carpenters, many of them amazingly modern in appearance. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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    Bloodstained Defile, The

    by Henry Brown ...
    Narrated by Digital Multi-Voice Cast ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - Tales of the Honor Triad

    Unabridged

    1 hour 19 min

    During the bloody wars of an alien world's dark ages, loyalty, integrity and friendship are rare commodities. Why would anyone guess they could be found in the hearts of mercenaries?Sir Javo left his native Cemar to join the Order of the Black Lancers, and has built a reputation as a champion in single combat. He has never met his match; but that is about to change.Krag the Wrecker has been ... Read more

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  • Provoking Fate

    Paradox, #4

    by Henry Brown ...
    Series Book 4 - Paradox
    Ike Jaeger blazes through his senior year surrounded with opportunities. With two Bowl championships under his belt, he's earned the interest of a professional football team. The US involvement in Vietnam is escalating, opening up a commission and even fighter pilot slots. His talent for engineering is earning him respect among the scientists on Planet Valhalla and elsewhere. There's no shortage ... Read more

    $5.97 USD or Free with Kobo Plus