Sh Walker (23 results)

Condition: Good. A world authority and champion sailor has written the definitive book on one of the most important, and least understood, factors in winning: the wind, its changes, and its effects on racing strategy.Races are lost by a failure to understand and predict changes in wind. This book is the first and only one of its kind to deal with the character of the wind as it applies specifically to the racer. It shows how surface wind is affected by season, time of day, temperature disparities, clouds and geography. It supplies the meteorology needed to understand surface winds, and it shows how to predict the many kinds of wind shifts. Above all it shows how to take advantage of this special knowledge.The book includes a wide range of illustrations in a section called Winds of the World, showing how the wind behaves in many of the world's major racing areas. There are numerous examples of application of wind prediction to the planning of a race. The author includes a cross index which makes readily available all the factors needed to make wind predictions: the effects of season, time of day, origin of the wind, the weather system extant, cloud cover, wind velocity, origins of shifts, etc.This book is essential equipment for every racing sailor, whether competing in small boats or in the cruising classes.…

Condition: Good. A world authority and champion sailor has written the definitive book on one of the most important, and least understood, factors in winning: the wind, its changes, and its effects on racing strategy.Races are lost by a failure to understand and predict changes in wind. This book is the first and only one of its kind to deal with the character of the wind as it applies specifically to the racer. It shows how surface wind is affected by season, time of day, temperature disparities, clouds and geography. It supplies the meteorology needed to understand surface winds, and it shows how to predict the many kinds of wind shifts. Above all it shows how to take advantage of this special knowledge.The book includes a wide range of illustrations in a section called Winds of the World, showing how the wind behaves in many of the world's major racing areas. There are numerous examples of application of wind prediction to the planning of a race. The author includes a cross index which makes readily available all the factors needed to make wind predictions: the effects of season, time of day, origin of the wind, the weather system extant, cloud cover, wind velocity, origins of shifts, etc.This book is essential equipment for every racing sailor, whether competing in small boats or in the cruising classes.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,2950grams, ISBN:9780702030857. …

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,3000grams, ISBN:9780702030857. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 20 pages. This Is Your Life - Eric Williams/ S H Sharpe "Through Magic-Coloured Spectacles" / Johnny Cooper "'Act' as Known" / Henrique "Mutterings" / Douglas Haig "Another extract from the Diary of Elizabeth Walker in 1833" (VM10).

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:0393032558. Price, Thomas C. (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Firmly bound white, orange and green soft cloth cover, some dust marks and general handling wear including some very small corner creases, reprint with minor corrections of the 1957 sixth edition. Illustrated by the author S.H. Walker (illustrator).

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. 1st. First edition hardback with a foreword by Cyril Burt, 1932, with no jacket. In overall very good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read; no annotations or inscriptions; spotting to page-ends but text, illustrations and folding diagrams to rear bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book. S. H. Walker and Joyce Reason (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Single Issue In Original Wrappers. Light Wear, Bright, Foxing On Edges Of Page Block. Per Wikipedia, Stuart Chase (1888 - 1985) Was An American Economist, Social Theorist, And Writer. His Writings Covered Topics As Diverse As General Semantics And Physical Economy. His Thought Was Shaped By Henry George (1839-1897), By Economic Philosopher Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929), By Fabian Socialism, And Briefly By The Communist Social And Educational Experiments In The Soviet Union To Around 1930, Though Chase Was Broadly A Modern American Liberal. Chase Spent His Early Political Career Supporting "A Wide Range Of Reform Causes: The Single Tax, Women's Suffrage, Birth Control And Socialism." Chase's Early Books, The Tragedy Of Waste (1925) And Your Money's Worth (1927), Were Notable For Their Criticism Of Corporate Advertising And Their Advocacy Of Consumer Protection. In 1929 Chase Co-Founded Consumers' Research, A Consumer Protection Advocacy Organization. In 1932, Chase Wrote A New Deal, Which Became Identified With The Economic Programs Of American President Franklin Roosevelt. He Also Wrote A Cover Story In The New Republic, "A New Deal For America", Which Appeared Days Before Roosevelt Promised "A New Deal" In His Speech Accepting The Presidential Nomination Of The Democratic Party. Whether Roosevelt Speechwriter Samuel Rosenman Got The Phrase From Chase Is Unknown. Chase's 1938 Book The Tyranny Of Words Was An Early And Influential Popularization Of Alfred Korzybski's Theory Of General Semantics.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. A fascinating study of the Nine Standards, well known but puzzling landmarks on the skyline above Kirkby Stephen. The author tackles the questions of the origins , their purpose in a scholarly but entertaining way with the use of ancient records, maps and place name studies.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 253pp Ills. Excellent "how to" book. vg no dustwrapper.

Rothfuss, Joan, with Richard Shiff and Victor I. Stoichita. Past Things and Present: JASPER JOHNS since 1983. 152 pp., 49 b&w figures, roughly 90 color plates. 4to, cloth. Minneapolis, Walker Art Center, 2003. Published to accompany a travelling exhibition.

Chlamydomonas reinhardi Docing for the Large Subunit of D-ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate Carboxylase (S. A. Plant Physiol. 59) 1977. S. 464 - 470. gr8. m. zahlr. Abb. br. -2) -Sonderabdruck-.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,850grams, ISBN.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 50 pp. ; 28 cm color pictorial wrappers ; cartoons by Harry Lambert, Dan Kilgo, Paul Carruth, Sivic, Dearmer Keller, Saxon, MacDonald, Norment, R C Dell, Lundberg, Cramer, Ponce De Leon, Dick Ericson, Ed reynolds, Edwin Kunz, Leo Salkin, Donotto, GNG, Norment, David Pascae, Vanselow, Henry Boltinoff, Ben Roth, Fred Balk, Lariar, George Reckas, George Wolfe, Salo, R C Dell, Graham Hunter, Wenzel; stories by Larry Neill, Robert Fontaine, Webb B. Garrison, Jay Worthington, Bill Goodwin, George Amon, Hammer Schmidt, Gerald Green, Reuven Frank, Al Steen, S H Dewhurst, Norman Anthony, Dolph Sharp, Gerald Mosler, Parke Cummings, ; pages very brittle and foxed ; scarce FINE. Magazine. …

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Language:Chinese.HardCover. Pub Date: 2018-10-01 Publisher: People's Medical Publishing House This book introduces the basic knowledge of cardiovascular imaging. cardiovascular angiography. cardiovascular CT. echocardiography. cardiac MRI. cardiac SPECT and PET. IVUS and Principles. clinical applications and new developments of OCT. principles. indications and contraindications of cardiac stress test. rational choice of cardiovascular imaging methods and complementary advantages. evaluation o.…

Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. A guide for racing covers the principles of sail trim, crew movement techniques, maneuvers, and control systems, and gives advice on adjusting to special conditions.&Uumlber den AutorStuart H. Walker is professor of.…