This book serves as an introduction to solve the most common electrical circuits in domestic and industry premises. It consists of five units: association of passive elements (unit 1); introduction to single-phase and three-phase circuits (units 2 and 3) and electricity distribution circuits, both single-phase and three-phase (units 4 and 5). It also has an annex where some exercises are solved that were proposed in previous units, and a bibliography with two types of references: some basic ones, which are complementary to this text, and other more advanced ones for interested readers. The approach followed in this text is essentially …

Pegadas de Fogo é a história real de três jovens comuns que, um dia como qualquer outro, decidiram aventurar-se em um dos lugares mais virgens e remotos da face da Terra: a Península Mitre, no extremo sul - oriental de Tierra del Fuego (Terra do Fogo). Nestas páginas, o autor conta, de maneira ágil e cativante, os detalhes de uma expedição realizada a pé durante o outono de 2005 para um lugar totalmente inacessível, sem estradas nem povoados; um terreno hostil onde se respira solidão. Ao longo desta travessia de mais de 500 quilômetros, estes jovens exploradores tiveram de enfrentar-se …

South is the story of the most important trip undertaken by Sir Ernest Shackleton as told by himself: the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. Feeling that the pride of his homeland, Great Britain, was lost as it had not been the first country to reach the Geographic South Pole — the Norwegian Roald Amundsen had conquered it in 1911 — Shackleton planned an extremely ambitious adventure that had not yet been accomplished: Not only did he intend to reach the South Pole but he also dreamt of crossing the vast white continent, from the Weddell Sea to the Ross Sea, a total …

Just seventeen, Lady Caroline Faye is already the toast of the season and is accustomed to the ways of genteel society. So when notorious cad Sir Montagu Reversby offers to drive her in his phaeton from London to Sevenoaks, she innocently accepts, little knowing that he is planning to fake a broken axle so she will be forced to spend the night alone with him at a remote country inn. But Lady Caroline is made of sterner stuff than the predatory Sir Montagu imagined. Escaping his lecherous clutches, she finds refuge in the imperious Brecon Castle, only to discover that …

The Earl of Wentworth has a fiery and unpredictable temper and is about to fight a duel in Hyde Park with a Frenchman who has insulted him, when he is restrained by his friend, Sir Thomas Babbington, and a helpful policeman. At the same time, Temia Brandon is returning home from her finishing school in France and is longing to see her horse, Lightning. emia discovers that her father has been hiding a dark secret for many years and is now being blackmailed by the odious Lord Alphonse, who threatens to reveal the secret and ruin the family’s reputation. Lord …

Picture a woman riding a motorcycle alone on a deserted country road along the cornfields of northern Illinois. She runs out of gas. It’s getting dark and there’s only one house close enough where she may be able to get help. When she knocks at the door for assistance, her worst nightmare comes to life. Cheyanne is captured and imprisoned by a maniacal serial killer. The woman is beaten, raped, and subjected to cruel mental and physical abuse. But Cheyanne is a 20-year veteran of the Marines and knows how to fight back. Her captor is an abusive drunk who …

The Other Side of the Meadow is a sweeping epic saga of betrayal and twists of fate, overlaid with subtle undertones of paranormal intervention. Spanning four generations of women, two world wars, and the communist takeover of Poland, this stunning novel ultimately proves one undeniable fact of life: True love never dies. Emilia, Daisy, Bella, and Fleur are distinctive women living in different eras. Their family line crosses a period of unsurpassed change in the world. Even as social customs, an evolving political landscape, and sweeping advances in technology forever rewrite history, the most important change for these four women …

Hustle: Street Power is the captivating story of Nice Davidson, a young man near the end of his high school career who looks forward to moving on in life. When the street life that was present during his early childhood reappears in the form of his mother’s body strewn in pieces across the back porch, Nice incorporates creative thinking to find answers as he completes his educational goals. He creates a business that catches the attention of the current street king, someone who wants to take advantage of Nice’s status as the child of a previous kingpin. Nice needs to …

Add together some interesting stories, plenty of humour and some clogged drains, and you get Sh*t Runs Downhill: A Collection of Stories and Life Lessons from a Plumber’s Memoir. This funny book contains an array of titillating stories telling how the author went through the ups and downs of growing up to find his way in life. Read about all the bad jobs he did before becoming a plumber and running his own business. Kevin W. Batch has met many people in the course of his career as a plumber. His hilarious anecdotes range from dealing with co-workers and customers, …

When Lord Rupert Brooke and his wife are killed in an accident, their only child, Titania, is forced to live with her uncle, the Duke of Starbrooke, who had never approved of her father’s marriage and does not consider Titania grand enough to be a member of the Starbrooke family. Titania is forced to serve her cousin Sophie as a lady’s maid. Sophie is to marry Prince Frederick of Velidos, a small country in the Balkans, and Titania is taken with her to pander to her every whim. Titania is brokenhearted leaving behind her horse, which she adores and her …