Robyn Schneider's The Beginning of Everything is a witty and heart-wrenching teen novel that will appeal to fans of books by John Green and Ned Vizzini, novels such as The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and classics like The Great Gatsby and The Catcher in the Rye. Varsity tennis captain Ezra Faulkner was supposed to be homecoming king, but that was before--before his girlfriend cheated on him, before a car accident shattered his leg, and before he fell in love with unpredictable new girl Cassidy Thorpe. As Kirkus said in a starred review, Schneider takes familiar stereotypes and infuses them with plenty of depth. Here are teens who could easily trade barbs and double entendres with the characters that fill John Green's novels. Funny, smart, and including everything from flash mobs to blanket forts to a poodle who just might be the reincarnation of Jay Gatsby, The Beginning of Everything is a refreshing contemporary twist on the classic coming-of-age novel--a heart-wrenching sto...
Written to the FESHE baccalaureate curriculum for the Fire Dynamics course, Fire Dynamics offers a comprehensive approach to fire dynamics that integrates the latest research and real experiments from the field. The Second Edition's all-new design makes locating information even easier for the reader. With twelve chapters and FESHE and NFPA references and guidelines throughout, this book is a useful resource for all fire service professionals-from the student to the fire investigator.
KEY TOPICS: Fire Basics; Math Review for Basic Fire Science Applications; Fires from Gas Phase Fuels; Fires from Liquid Phase Fuels; Fires from Solid Phase Fuels; Heat Release Rate; Ignition; Enclosure Fire Dynamic Basics; Extinguishment; Explosions; Introduction to Fire Modeling
MARKET: This text blends both academic information for the student with real-world applications for the practicing fire safety professional to become the best in their field.
Product details
- Hardback | 336 pages
- 206 x 262 x 15mm | 757g
- 16 Jan 2017
- Pearson Education (US)
- Pearson
- United States
- English
- 2nd edition
- 0133842703
- 9780133842708
- 847,592
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