This revised edition of Residential Construction and Kitchen & Bath Systems combines the thorough guides to typical North American building systems for homes for the kitchen and bath industry into one comprehensive, expanded volume, completely updated and revised throughout. Learning to “read a house” is an essential skill for anyone in the kitchen and bath field. This book provides clear, concise explanations of the home’s structural systems and components, including the inner workings of the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.
Gladiators: Back from the Dead wouldn’t be your average point-and-stare archaeological fact fest. “Brutal…bloody…spectacular!” cries our narrator in the opening scene, as we watch two tooled-up gladiators going for it in a kind of 300-esque arena (complete with obligatory heavy-metal undertones). By the first 30 seconds it’s already clear you’re not watching an episode of Time Team. Read more on next page.
Sunday Sport is a British tabloid newspaper, published by Sport Newspapers, which was established in 1986. It prints plainly ludicrous stories, such as a double-decker London bus being found frozen in the Antarctic ice, or a World War II bomber found on the moon. Defenders of the paper pointed out that it was not intended to be taken seriously. Its controversial content also includes a high quotient of softcore female nudity and extensive advertising for sexual services.
A DIY guide to making the salty, sweet, tangy, and sometimes spicy pickles of Japan, featuring 16 recipes for traditional tsukemono as well as new favorites with innovative ingredients and techniques.
Us Weekly is the magazine that keeps the closest watch on the ever changing and ever exciting entertainment industry, unlike any other magazine. It takes you backstage at awards shows and sneaks you into celebrity parties. Us Weekly peers into the minds (and dressing rooms) of the biggest stars, and escorts you around the world to see exactly where and with whom the hottest names in entertainment have been hanging out. Us gives you more access than any other magazine on the newsstand.
Star is all about entertainment, from the best and latest breaking celebrity news to the movies and music that everyone is talking about.
Angela Bennett’s a software engineer type who works from home and has few friends outside of cyberspace. Taking her first vacation in years she becomes embroiled in a web (sic) of computer espionage.
A group of friends experimenting with EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomenon) accidentally open a doorway allowing a powerful demon to enter our world.
Inspector Karl (Louis Koo), the eponymous inspector who pays a visit to the opulent Kau family estate, where things are not as rosy as they appear. Family heads Mr. and Mrs. Kau (Eric Tsang and Teresa Mo) are prepping an engagement party for their daughter Sherry (Karena Ng), who’s soon to marry handsome businessman Johnny (Hans Zhang). Alas, Inspector Karl informs them that a young woman named Cindy Cheung (Chrissie Chau) has been found dead of an apparent suicide, and he’s got some questions for Mr. Kau…
Thunder, an abandoned young cat seeking shelter from a storm, stumbles into the strangest house imaginable, owned by an old magician and inhabited by a dazzling array of automatons and gizmos. Not everyone welcomes the new addition to the troupe as Jack Rabbit and Maggie Mouse plot to evict Thunder. The situation gets worse when the magician lands in hospital and his scheming nephew sees his chance to cash in by selling the mansion. Our young hero is determined to earn his place and so he enlists the help of some wacky magician’s assistants to protect his magical new home.
Computer Organization and Design Fundamentals takes the reader from the basic design principles of the modern digital computer to a top-level examination of its architecture. This book can serve either as a textbook to an introductory course on computer hardware or as the basic text for the aspiring geek who wants to learn about digital design.
Undercover cop Dream Dragon takes on a special operation, which is to protect his old-time buddy, flaunty James, during a male pageant contest. James being the only witness of a suspected substitute case that involves the son of the richest developer, the police uses the chance to bait the killer. But Dragon and James’ incompatibility complicates matter for the operation.