Analysis And Design of Plated Structures
Written by an international team of contributors and under the aegis of distinguished editors, Analysis and Design of Plated Structures: Volume 1: Stability reviews the wealth of research in this important area and its implications for design, safety, and maintenance. The book considers the various types of buckling that plated structures are likely to encounter and reviews buckling in a range of materials, from steel to various types of composites. The chapter authors discuss the behavior of differing type of components used in steel plated structures. These components include steel members and columns as well as curved, stiffened, corrugated, laminated, and other types of plate design.
Back Stage
Back Stage focuses on industry news, service features and theater/dance reviews. Readers include actors, singers, dancers, directors, playwrights and craftspeople. Back stage serves the performer in the theater, film and TV industries, providing the most up-to-date news, reviews and casting information.
An annual subscription consists of 51 issues.
Back Stage 
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Gambling and Problem Gambling in Britain
This book reviews what is known about gambling in Britain and examines work on the nature, prevalence and possible causes of problem gambling.
Gambling and Problem Gambling in Britain
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Perfect Phrases for Performance Reviews
Hands-on help for quicklyand persuasivelywriting company-mandated performance appraisals
Writing performance appraisals is one of the most difficult and time-consuming tasks managers face.
Perfect Phrases for Performance Reviews
simplifies the job, providing a comprehensive collection of phrases that managers can use to describe employee performance, provide directions for improvement, and more. For example:
Sets priorities well
Misses important deadlines
Thorough, reliable, and accurate
All managers and HR professionals will
value the book for its:
Hundreds of ready-to-use phrases, organized by job skill and performance level
Tips for documenting performance issues and conducting face-to-face reviews
Easily adapted performance review templates covering five performance levels
With the wide-ranging assortment of descriptions available in this book, managers will be able to find the...
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A Love of Reading
Adams has heightened the art of book reviewing to something of a spectacle: each year he
performs
five reviews to a sold-out audience. This volume selects 18 such reviews, displaying his gift for illuminating the prose of others. Among his subjects are works by Peter Carey and Barbara Kingsolver.
A Love of Reading
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