William Cook, ursprünglich aus Connecticut, fand 1989 eine neue Heimat in Oregon. Nach einer erfüllten 37-jährigen Karriere als Therapeut für psychische Gesundheit genießt er nun seinen Ruhestand an der Seite seiner als Künstlerin tätigen Frau.
Ob es nun eine kostbare Antiquität oder ein Flohmarktfund ist: alte Möbel verlangen Pflege und oft kleine Reparaturen. Von Wasserrändern und Kratzern, wackelnden Stuhlbeinen, klemmenden Schubladen, losen Beschlägen und fehlendem Furnier handelt dieses reich bebilderte, praxisnahe Buch. Die Erfahrungen jahrzehntelanger Restaurierungsarbeiten fließen in die verständlichen Reparaturanleitungen ein und geben dem Leser die Sicherheit, an seinem Möbel nichts falsch zu machen. Ausstattung: 1214 farbige Abbildungen
Ob es nun eine kostbare Antiquität oder ein Flohmarktfund ist: alte Möbel verlangen Pflege und oft kleine Reparaturen. Von Wasserrändern oder Kratzern, wackelnden Stuhlbeinen, klemmenden Schubladen, losen Beschlägen oder fehlendem Furnier handelt dieses Buch - oder genauer, wie diese alltäglichen Schäden behoben werden können. Die Erfahrungen jahrzehntelanger Restaurierungsarbeiten fließen in die verständlichen Beschreibungen dieses umfangreich bebilderten Buches ein und geben dem Leser die Sicherheit, an seinem Möbel nichts falsch zu machen.
The story of one of the greatest unsolved problems in mathematics What is the shortest possible route for a traveling salesman seeking to visit each city on a list exactly once and return to his city of origin? It sounds simple enough, yet the traveling salesman problem is one of the most intensely studied puzzles in applied mathematics—and it has defied solution to this day. In this book, William Cook takes readers on a mathematical excursion, picking up the salesman's trail in the 1800s when Irish mathematician W. R. Hamilton first defined the problem, and venturing to the furthest limits of today’s state-of-the-art attempts to solve it. He also explores its many important applications, from genome sequencing and designing computer processors to arranging music and hunting for planets. In Pursuit of the Traveling Salesman travels to the very threshold of our understanding about the nature of complexity, and challenges you yourself to discover the solution to this captivating mathematical problem.
An eclectic miscellany of psychological horror/thriller stories, verse, and ephemera, wherein the subject matter relates to the study of serial homicide and the aesthetic portrayal of such an act. In other words, themes of death and murder abound in this horrific collection brought to you by William Cook, author of macabre fiction and the novel Blood Related. SERIAL KILLER THRILLERS: Fictional Serial Killer Stories (and poems), Volume 3 brings together volumes 1 and 2 in an omnibus edition for both print and ebook. Stories include: Blinded By The Light Creep Legacy (Blood Related origin story) Pretty Boy Time After Time Singles Night 'Til Death Do Us Part From 'Blinded by the Light'
Everyone runs on secrets All of our life stories depend on secrets . High school is supposed to be fun and exciting you have friends, healthy relationships, and a supportive family. However, for a group of ninth graders, high school is nothing more than a disaster. Adam, Jake, Madison, Dakota, Hannah; pregnancies, break-ups, secret crushes, betrayal. These adolescents have their own stories; their own secrets. Katiy, Chad, Dan, Brittney, Mike, Mrs. Gonzales; divorce, marriage, crime, infidelity. These adults have secrets of their own which are too frightening to divulge. In The Way The Wind Blows, all these characters' lives are intertwined in ways unimagined by the secrets that haunt them. These secrets either tear them all apart or bring them together.
Auberon Waugh has been compared to Jonathan Swift. He was an outrageous satirist who slaughtered whole herds of sacred cows and turned people's heartfelt convictions on their heads. The best of his writing, collected here, is as timeless as 'Gulliver's Travels' and has as much power to outrage now as it did the day it was written.
An expert practical guide to the essential restoration techniques for antique
tables, shown in unique step-by-step photography. Includes how to dismantle,
reassemble, repair, restore, polish, wax and stain.
This volume contains the papers selected for presentation at IPCO 2002, the NinthInternationalConferenceonIntegerProgrammingandCombinatorial- timization, Cambridge, MA (USA), May 27–29, 2002. The IPCO series of c- ferences highlights recent developments in theory, computation, and application of integer programming and combinatorial optimization. IPCO was established in 1988 when the ? rst IPCO program committee was formed. IPCO is held every year in which no International Symposium on Ma- ematical Programming (ISMP) takes places. The ISMP is triennial, so IPCO conferences are held twice in every three-year period. The eight previous IPCO conferences were held in Waterloo (Canada) 1990, Pittsburgh (USA) 1992, Erice (Italy) 1993, Copenhagen (Denmark) 1995, Vancouver (Canada) 1996, Houston (USA) 1998, Graz (Austria) 1999, and Utrecht (The Netherlands) 2001. In response to the call for papers for IPCO 2002, the program committee received 110 submissions, a record number for IPCO. The program committee met on January 7 and 8, 2002, in Aussois (France), and selected 33 papers for inclusion in the scienti? c program of IPCO 2002. The selection was based on originality and quality, and re? ects many of the current directions in integer programming and combinatorial optimization research.
Focusing on the early years of Eric and Ernie, this illustrated biography explores their journey as variety entertainers and how they evolved into Britain's beloved comedy duo. It provides insights into their personal and professional lives, highlighting the experiences that shaped their iconic partnership and comedic style.
