The most widely-used text on the design of environmental control systems in buildings for students and practicing professionals, "Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for Buildings" has for generations prepared students of architecture, architectural engineering, and construction management what they need to know about mechanical and electrical ...
In a collection of previously uncollected essays, the author shares insight into a child's first two years of physical, emotional, and intellectual development, offering helpful advice on how to distinguish a baby's different cries, communicate with a small child, teach youngsters about sharing, an
The definitive guide to the design of environmental control systems. For more than half a century, this book has been a fixture in architecture and construction firms the world over. It has also been the primary means by which generations of students have acquired the basic knowledge and skills needed to design environmental control systems. Twice ...
The second book in a two-volume compendium is an invaluable reference for parents of preschoolers through teens, featuring discussions and advice on feelings, values, behavioral expectations, and social development.
Is Barbra Streisand a star? Is Bruce Springsteen a star? Is Sean Penn a star? Are any of the Hollywood players who endlessly complain about America (and make $20 million per picture) and say that America is a racist, imperialist country a star? Ben Stein doesn't think so. He says that the men and women who wear the uniform of the United States of ...
Most investors spend their time worrying about selecting individual stocks and mutual funds: big mistake! Modern Portfolio Theory--developed in 1952 by economics Nobel Prize winner Harry Markowitz--shows that it's more important to focus on how our securities interact as a whole. Astonishingly, most investors--including many professionals--still ...
As 70 million Americans reach retirement age in the next 15 years, fixed-income investing will become a sociologically inevitable megatrend. This book shows readers how to safely secure the highest possible yield from their savings.
With the bursting of the stock market bubble, and after 13 rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, yields on CDs and Money Market funds tread at historic lows--a negative return after a inflation. Gone are the days when investors could earn 5 percent interest, risk-free. With smaller savings coupled with lower returns on what savings remain, retirees ...
Ben Stein brings you 35 easy-to-follow steps to destroy your love life. The essays in this humorous book include "Always remember You Come First in Every Relationship" and "No matter How Many Problems Your Lover Has, Marry Him or Her Anyway". This book should make you laugh out loud as well as give you the chance to honestly assess how many of ...
Economist, actor, author, and former quiz show host Ben Stein teamed up with investment psychologist Phil DeMuth to examine a century of stock market data and discovered a profound and original investment truth: Yes, you can time the market! In their instant investment classic "Yes, You Can Time the Market!", Stein and DeMuth show investors simple ...
This sobering, at times terrifying tale reveals how Michael Milken, calling upon questionable financial backers and enrolling the influence of powerful figures in journalism, academia, and politics, convinced an eager--and greedy--nation that junk bonds were the key to untold wealth. Now Stein details how Milken became so powerful, who helped him, ...
The lessons in The Gift of Peace are about surrender to God, turning envy around, realising one's own unimportance in the universe, and achieving humility through actions as well as thoughts.
This 7th edition covers design procedures and sizing information on building equipment for heating, cooling, water and waste, fire protection, electricity, lighting, elevators and escalators, signal systems, and acoustics. It covers the "engineering" content of the architecture student's education, while the large amount of design information and ...
Discusses the concerns of contemporary parents, including teaching sexual equality, raising "superkids," and keeping children safe in a dangerous world.
Original thoughts of thankfulness that address the essentials of a child's world, presented by the lovable Precious Moments children. It's a wonderfully warm, simple, and direct companion for very young children and their parents when talking about prayer. These original prayers are written in simple, rhyming text and cover the essentials of every ...
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