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Author : Jerry D. Mathes
Publisher : Caxton Press
ISBN 13 : 0870045288
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Ahead of the Flaming Front written by Jerry D. Mathes and published by Caxton Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing provided
Author : Norman MacLean
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022645049X
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (264 download)
Download or read book Young Men and Fire written by Norman MacLean and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2017-05-01 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Book Critics Circle Award Winner: “The terrifying story of the worst disaster in the history of the US Forest Service’s elite Smokejumpers.” —Kirkus Reviews A devastating and lyrical work of nonfiction, Young Men and Fire describes the events of August 5, 1949, when a crew of fifteen of the US Forest Service’s elite airborne firefighters, the Smokejumpers, stepped into the sky above a remote forest fire in the Montana wilderness. Two hours after their jump, all but three of the men were dead or mortally burned. Haunted by these deaths for forty years, Norman Maclean puts together the scattered pieces of the Mann Gulch tragedy in this extraordinary book. Alongside Maclean’s now-canonical A River Runs Through It and Other Stories, Young Men and Fire is recognized today as a classic of the American West. This edition of Maclean’s later triumph—the last book he would write—includes a powerful new foreword by Timothy Egan, author of The Big Burn and The Worst Hard Time. As moving and profound as when it was first published, Young Men and Fire honors the literary legacy of a man who gave voice to an essential corner of the American soul. “A moving account of humanity, nature, and the perseverance of the human spirit.” —Library Journal “Haunting.” —The Wall Street Journal “Engrossing.” —Publishers Weekly
Author : Brendan McDonough
Publisher : Hachette+ORM
ISBN 13 : 0316308153
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (163 download)
Download or read book Granite Mountain written by Brendan McDonough and published by Hachette+ORM. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story behind the events that inspired the major motion picture Only the Brave. A "unique and bracing" (Booklist) first-person account by the sole survivor of Arizona's disastrous 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire, which took the lives of 19 "hotshots" -- firefighters trained specifically to battle wildfires. Brendan McDonough was on the verge of becoming a hopeless, inveterate heroin addict when he, for the sake of his young daughter, decided to turn his life around. He enlisted in the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a team of elite firefighters based in Prescott, Arizona. Their leader, Eric Marsh, was in a desperate crunch after four hotshots left the unit, and perhaps seeing a glimmer of promise in the skinny would-be recruit, he took a chance on the unlikely McDonough, and the chance paid off. Despite the crew's skepticism, and thanks in large part to Marsh's firm but loving encouragement, McDonough unlocked a latent drive and dedication, going on to successfully battle a number of blazes and eventually win the confidence of the men he came to call his brothers. Then, on June 30, 2013, while McDonough -- "Donut" as he'd been dubbed by his team--served as lookout, they confronted a freak, 3,000-degree inferno in nearby Yarnell, Arizona. The relentless firestorm ultimately trapped his hotshot brothers, tragically killing all 19 of them within minutes. Nationwide, it was the greatest loss of firefighter lives since the 9/11 attacks. Granite Mountain is a gripping memoir that traces McDonough's story of finding his way out of the dead end of drugs, finding his purpose among the Granite Mountain Hotshots, and the minute-by-minute account of the fateful day he lost the very men who had saved him. A harrowing and redemptive tale of resilience in the face of tragedy, Granite Mountain is also a powerful reminder of the heroism of the people who put themselves in harm's way to protect us every day.
Author : Edward Struzik
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1610918185
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)
Download or read book Firestorm written by Edward Struzik and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Frightening...Firestorm comes alive when Struzik discusses the work of offbeat scientists." —New York Times Book Review "Comprehensive and compelling." —Booklist "A powerful message." —Kirkus "Should be required reading." —Library Journal For two months in the spring of 2016, the world watched as wildfire ravaged the Canadian town of Fort McMurray. Firefighters named the fire “the Beast.” It acted like a mythical animal, alive with destructive energy, and they hoped never to see anything like it again. Yet it’s not a stretch to imagine we will all soon live in a world in which fires like the Beast are commonplace. A glance at international headlines shows a remarkable increase in higher temperatures, stronger winds, and drier lands– a trifecta for igniting wildfires like we’ve rarely seen before. This change is particularly noticeable in the northern forests of the United States and Canada. These forests require fire to maintain healthy ecosystems, but as the human population grows, and as changes in climate, animal and insect species, and disease cause further destabilization, wildfires have turned into a potentially uncontrollable threat to human lives and livelihoods. Our understanding of the role fire plays in healthy forests has come a long way in the past century. Despite this, we are not prepared to deal with an escalation of fire during periods of intense drought and shorter winters, earlier springs, potentially more lightning strikes and hotter summers. There is too much fuel on the ground, too many people and assets to protect, and no plan in place to deal with these challenges. In Firestorm, journalist Edward Struzik visits scorched earth from Alaska to Maine, and introduces the scientists, firefighters, and resource managers making the case for a radically different approach to managing wildfire in the 21st century. Wildfires can no longer be treated as avoidable events because the risk and dangers are becoming too great and costly. Struzik weaves a heart-pumping narrative of science, economics, politics, and human determination and points to the ways that we, and the wilder inhabitants of the forests around our cities and towns, might yet flourish in an age of growing megafires.
Author : Society of Automotive Engineers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 976 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Transactions written by Society of Automotive Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 976 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Society of Automotive Engineers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 976 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Transactions of the Society of Automotive Engineers written by Society of Automotive Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 976 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Wilfred Charles Furness Shepherd
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book The Ignition of Fire Damp by Explosives written by Wilfred Charles Furness Shepherd and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Devan Allen McGranahan
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0429944942
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)
Download or read book Ecology of Fire-Dependent Ecosystems written by Devan Allen McGranahan and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-12-29 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ecology of Fire-Dependent Ecosystems is brimming with intriguing ecological stories of how life has evolved with and diversified within the varied fire regimes that are experienced on earth. Moreover, the book places itself as a communication between students, fire scientists, and fire fighters, and each of these groups will find some familiar ground, and some challenging aspects in this text: something which ultimately will help to bring us closer together and enrich our different approaches to understanding and managing our changing planet. -- Sally Archibald, Professor, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Most textbooks are as dry as kindling and about as much fun to sink your teeth into. This is not that kind of textbook. Devan Allen McGranahan and Carissa L. Wonkka have taken a complex topic and somehow managed to synthesize it into a comprehensive, yet digestible form. This is a book you can read cover to cover – I know, I did it. As a result, I took an enlightening journey through the history and fundamentals of fire and its role in the natural and human world, ending with a thoughtful review of the evolving relationship between humans and wildland fire. -- Chris Helzer, Nebraska Director of Science, The Nature Conservancy, and author of The Prairie Ecologist blog Ecology of Fire-Dependent Ecosystems: Wildland Fire Science, Policy, and Management is intended for use in upper-level courses in fire ecology and wildland fire management and as a reference for researchers, managers, and other professionals involved with wildland fire science, practice, and policy. The book helps guide students and scientists to design and conduct robust wildland fire research projects and critically interpret and apply fire science in any management, education, or policy situation. It emphasizes variability in wildland fire as an ecological regime and provides tools for students, researchers, and managers to assess and connect fire environment and fire behaviour to fire effects. Fire has not only shaped social and ecological communities but pushed ecosystems beyond previous boundaries, yet understanding the nature and effects of fire as an ecological disturbance has been slow, hampered by the complexity of the dynamic interactions between vegetation and climate and the fear of the destruction fire can bring. This book will help those who study, manage, and use wildland fire to develop new answers and novel solutions, based on an understanding of how fire functions in natural and social environments. It reviews literature, synthesizes concepts, and identifies research gaps and policy needs. The text also explores the interaction of fire and human culture, demonstrating how fire policy can be made adaptable to cultural and socio-ecological objectives.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Proceedings of the ... Symposium on Combustion written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael A. Liberman
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030851397
Total Pages : 620 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)
Download or read book Combustion Physics written by Michael A. Liberman and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-11-14 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides the latest achievements and original research work in physics of combustion processes and application of the methods developed in combustion physics for astrophysical problems of stars burning, supernovae explosions and a confined thermonuclear fusion. All the materials in the book are presented in a concise and easily accessible way, but at the same time provides a deep physical inside in the phenomena considered. It is an effective theoretical course with the direct practical implications in engineering fields of engine’s development, energy production, safety issues inherent to terrestrial combustion, as well as in thermonuclear combustion in the inertial fusion. This book is aimed at university students, Ph.D. students and engineers, as well as professionals in combustion, energy-related research, astrophysics and researchers in neighboring fields.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1598 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)
Download or read book The Journal of the Society of Automotive Engineers written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 1598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1254 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book NASA Technical Translation written by and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 1254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : J. Meyer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 522 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Propeller Blade Stressses Caused by Periodic Displacement of the Propeller Shaft written by J. Meyer and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present report deals with different vibration stresses of the propeller and their removal by an elastic coupling of propeller and engine. A method is described for protecting the propeller from unstable oscillations and herewith from the thus excited alternating gyroscopic moments. The respective vibration equations are set down and the amount of elasticity required is deduced.
Author : United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Technical Memorandum - National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics written by United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chiefly translations from foreign aeronautical journals.
Author : United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Technical Memorandums written by United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chiefly translations from foreign aeronautical journals.
Author : Michael A. Liberman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540787593
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (47 download)
Download or read book Introduction to Physics and Chemistry of Combustion written by Michael A. Liberman and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-03-14 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of the material covered in this book deals with the fundamentals of chemistry and physics of key processes and fundamental mechanisms for various combustion and combustion related phenomena in gaseous combustible mixture. It provides the reader with basic knowledge of burning processes and mechanisms of reaction wave propagation. The combustion of a gas mixture (flame, explosion, detonation) is necessarily accompanied by motion of the gas. The process of combustion is therefore not only a chemical phenomenon but also one of gas dynamics. The material selection focuses on the gas phase and with premixed gas combustion. Premixed gas combustion is of practical importance in engines, modern gas turbine and explosions, where the fuel and air are essentially premixed, and combustion occurs by the propagation of a front separating unburned mixture from fully burned mixture. Since premixed combustion is the most fundamental and potential for practical applications, the emphasis in the present work is be placed on regimes of premixed combustion. This text is intended for graduate students of different specialties, including physics, chemistry, mechanical engineering, computer science, mathematics and astrophysics.
Author : Charles R. McCann
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Pulverized-coal Flames written by Charles R. McCann and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
