Stepping Down from the Star


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Alexandra Costa, wife of the first secretary of the Russian Embassy in Washington, relates the account of her escape to freedom, with all its excitement--secret codes and signals, aliases, vicious threats, and encounters with security officers. Hers is the first book to describe what it is to step into an alien land, with a new name, no past, and no friends or business experience. Filled with humor, suspense, emotion, and details about two lands and two ways of life, the book offers a rare insight into the everyday world of an intelligent, educated Russian woman--what she confronted in her own society and what she confronted in American society when she dared to leave her own. ISBN 0-399-13195-7: $16.95.




Electrical Power Systems


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In A Clear And Systematic Manner, This Book Presents An Exhaustive Exposition Of The Various Dimensions Of Electrical Power Systems. Both Basic And Advanced Topics Have Been Thoroughly Explained And Illustrated Through Solved Examples.Salient Features * Fundamentals Of Power Systems, Line Constant Calculations And Performance Of Overhead Lines Have Been Discussed * Mechanical Design Of Lines, Hvdc Lines, Corona, Insulators And Insulated Cables Have Been Explained * Voltage Control, Neutral Grounding And Transients In Power Systems Explained * Fault Calculation, Protective Relays Including Digital Relays And Circuit Breakers Discussed In That Order * Power Systems Synchronous Stability And Voltage Stability Explained * Insulation Coordination And Over Voltage Protection Explained * Modern Topics Like Load Flows, Economic Load Dispatch, Load Frequency Control And Compensation In Power System Nicely Developed And Explained Using Flow Charts Wherever Required * Zbus Formulation, Power Transformers And Synchronous Machines As Power System Elements Highlighted * Large Number Of Solved Examples, Practice Problems And Multiple Choice Questions Included. Answers To Problems And Multiple-Choice Questions ProvidedWith All These Features, This Is An Invaluable Textbook For Undergraduate Electrical Engineering Students Of Indian And Foreign Universities. Amie, Gate, All Competitive Examination Candidates And Practising Engineers Would Also Find This Book Very Useful.




A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases


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Covering over 10,000 idioms and collocations characterized by similarity in their wording or metaphorical idea which do not show corresponding similarity in their meanings, this dictionary presents a unique cross-section of the English language. Though it is designed specifically to assist readers in avoiding the use of inappropriate or erroneous phrases, the book can also be used as a regular phraseological dictionary providing definitions to individual idioms, cliches, and set expressions. Most phrases included in the dictionary are in active current use, making information about their meanings and usage essential to language learners at all levels of proficiency.




The Electric Journal


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Electrical Trade Principles 5th Edition


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Electrical Trade Principles is a theoretical text that addresses the three key qualifications in the UE11 Electrotechnology Training Package; Certificate II in Electrotechnology (Career Start), Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician; and Certificate IV in Electrotechnology – Systems Electrician. The text helps students progress through the course and satisfactorily complete the Capstone Assessment, making them eligible to apply for an electrician’s licence. Premium online teaching and learning tools are available on the MindTap platform. Learn more about the online tools cengage.com.au/learning-solutions




Tarot Every Witch Way


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Strengthen Your Witchcraft Through the Cards Immerse yourself in the magic of tarot as Lilith Dorsey introduces you to the many ways it can complement your witchcraft. Taking you beyond simple card meanings, this book offers culinary recipes, immersive meditations, effective spells, engaging crafts, insightful spreads, and much more. With hundreds of tips and activities, this extensive guide is full of inspiration for every magical practitioner. Explore important symbolism with two art samples for each card, one from the classic Tarot Original 1909 and the other from one of several modern Rider-Waite-Smith-style decks. Discover ways to combine tarot and magic with an extensive array of correspondences, including crystals, herbs, animals, astrology, and musical notes. Lilith also provides step-by-step instructions for making altars, shrines, and crystal grids to help empower your deck and your life. Drawing from decades of experience as a diviner, anthropologist, and priestess, Lilith provides a myriad of ways to weave card energies into your magic. Includes words of wisdom from notable tarot authors and professionals Courtney Alexander, Bernadette Montana, Dorothy Morrison, Mat Auryn, Deborah Lipp, and Andrieh Vitimus




A Man and His Mountain


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A Man and His Mountain is the story of a man who starts and builds one of the biggest ranches in the southwest. It tells of the struggles against weather, wilderness, and men, in a time when the country was untamed, and so were the men. It was a tough time and required a tough man, to handle it. At times he took matters into his own hands, for there was no law. During this time, good or bad, he finds a woman. Together they raise a family, strong and just. Together, the family builds the great Star Ranch. They also add to the stories, legends and history of the great American southwest.