Most Popular Books by William Kent

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This comprehensive guide is essential for any mechanical engineer, featuring everything you need to know about mechanical engineering and design. With detailed diagrams, formulas, and calculations, it''s the perfect reference for any project. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This memoir encompasses 88 years of an interesting life. The book describes unusual happenings in the life of a social activist, reformer, global traveler, and internationalist. The author writes about uncommon incidents that occurred during his years as a global-traveling consultant in organization development. He describes several noteworthy incidents that took place while serving in the British Army during World War II. His book contains stories about several distinctive individuals he encountered during his long life. The author describes family origins including ancestors who lived high in the Italian Alps. He describes his life in a small Swiss village, and subsequent residency in the south of England. His book portrays 17th century Italian farming, describes medieval English villages, and reminisces about the Battle of Britain. He writes about international events in Africa while serving as a Senior Advisor in the United Nations. He describes the impact of political change and other significant events that occurred in several African countries. His stories encompass many topics including the United Nations, a retiscent ghost, the Navy League of the U.S., and an African political revolution. The reader learns about wild animals in Africa, the endless breeding of African mosquitos, and the foreign aid delivered to this continent. He presents panoramas of unusual global incidents, makes light of some unusual public events, and tells fascinating stories about several very odd individuals. The book contains humorous and original tales embracing 88 years of excitement in a remarkable world.

First published over twenty years ago, this little classic addresses timeless questions about how we as human beings perceive and process information about the world we operate in, and how we struggle to impose that view on our data processing machines. The concerns at this level are the same whether we use hierarchical, relational, or object-oriented information structures; whether we process data via punched-card machines or interactive graphic interfaces; whether we correspond by paper mail or e-mail; whether we shop from paper-based catalogs or the web. No matter what the technology, these underlying issues have to be understood. You can read this book for insights into the basis of computer data processing. You can also read it for insights into the way we perceive reality, and the constructs and tactics we use to cope with complexity, ambiguity, incomplete information, mismatched viewpoints, and conflicting objectives. This new edition preserves the original content with minor cleanup and a new preface. The format, though, has been thoroughly modernized. That ugly typewriter font is gone! It''s now a pleasure for the eyes as well as the mind. And it''s still as relevant as ever.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.