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This is a great book for those who would like to add a 'twist' to the regular sewing style. I ended up buying one for each of my three sisters also.

This book is one of the best presents my son has ever received. I enjoy reading it almost as much as the kids. The illustrations are wonderful and imaginative. Thank you Mr. Penney from William and Thomas.

During World War II the War and Navy Departments published an extensive series of pamphlets for use individually by military personnel on a wide variety of subjects. One subset of pamphlets are basically travel guides with a military/World War II twist.

Here is a list of the countries (or areas) that I have confirmed as of this moment: Great Britain, France, Italy, North Africa, West Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Alaska, Hawaii, India, China, Netherlands East Indies, New Guinea and Solomon Islands, Panama, Burma, Northern Ireland, Syria, Germany, Iran, New Caledonia, and Egypt. I am sure that there are more and I am very interested in just learning about them (not to mention reading and obtaining a copy for myself).

Initially (1942) the pamphlets were titles "A Short Guide to...." Later the names were changed to "A Pocket Guide to...." To further complicate the series, sometimes the article adjective was used and sometimes it was not. In at least one case, the Short Guide version was used on the cover, but Pocket Guide was used on the title page.

From this introduction, it might seem that the guides were poorly done. In fact they were quite well done from a prose, art, typography, and manufacturing (two colors) point of view. The text is very interesting. Quite obviously the booklets were intended for use by military personnel travelling to the respective country or area.
The booklets therefore include appropriate geographical, cultural, monetary information, a local language guide and other information that would be of use to them and would be useful to tourists today. Additionally, the booklets include political and military information. This information is of particular interest because it is from a decidedly United States 1942-1944 point of view. That is what makes them of particular interest to me.
The guides vary in length from 48 to about 80 pages. One notable feature is the quality of the art used to illustrate the pamphlets. It is uniformly good. The center spread is a map of the country or area. The pamphlets themselves are undated but most have a date and job number from the Government Printing Office on the last page. Both the date and number are useful in studying the pamphlets.

I enjoy reading all of the pamphlets and am working on finding all of them or at least developing a list of all of them.

The Pocket Guide To Great Britain is possibly the first title published. It was published with at least 1942 and 1943 dates. It is shorter than many of the pamphlets at 37 pages.

Pocket guides were published for military personnel long after World War II. In fact they may still be published, but my own interest ends with the World War II period so for the time being I do not have much information about the later issues.

Finally, some local unofficial guides were published for areas that did not rate the real deal.

During World War II the War and Navy Departments published an extensive series of pamphlets for use individually by military personnel on a wide variety of subjects. One subset of pamphlets are basically travel guides with a military/World War II twist.

Here is a list of the countries (or areas) that I have confirmed as of this moment: Great Britain, France, Italy, North Africa, West Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Alaska, Hawaii, India, China, Netherlands East Indies, New Guinea and Solomon Islands, Panama, Burma, Northern Ireland, Syria, Germany, Iran, New Caledonia, and Egypt. I am sure that there are more and I am very interested in just learning about them (not to mention reading and obtaining a copy for myself). You can contact me at FredSchwan at Yahoo dot com [I am not sure that I am allowed to insert this request, but still, I would like to hear from you.]

Initially (1942) the pamphlets were titles "A Short Guide to...." Later the names were changed to "A Pocket Guide to...." To further complicate the series, sometimes the article adjective was used and sometimes it was not. In at least one case, the Short Guide version was used on the cover, but Pocket Guide was used on the title page.

From this introduction, it might seem that the guides were poorly done. In fact they were quite well done from a prose, art, typography, and manufacturing (two colors) point of view. The text is very interesting. Quite obviously the booklets were intended for use by military personnel travelling to the respective country or area.
The booklets therefore include appropriate geographical, cultural, monetary information, a local language guide and other information that would be of use to them and would be useful to tourists today. Additionally, the booklets include political and military information. This information is of particular interest because it is from a decidedly United States 1942-1944 point of view. That is what makes them of particular interest to me.
The guides vary in length from 48 to about 80 pages. One notable feature is the quality of the art used to illustrate the pamphlets. It is uniformly good. The center spread is a map of the country or area. The pamphlets themselves are undated but most have a date and job number from the Government Printing Office on the last page. Both the date and number are useful in studying the pamphlets.

I enjoy reading all of the pamphlets and am working on finding all of them or at least developing a list of all of them.

The Syrian guide is one of the earlier guides with a 1942 date (a later, second edition/printing is also possible) and with the early title: A Short Guide to Syria. It is longer than many of the pamphlets at 62 pages.

Pocket guides were published for military personnel long after World War II. In fact they may still be published, but my own interest ends with the World War II period so for the time being I do not have much information about the later issues.

Finally, some local unofficial guides were published for areas that did not rate the real deal.

The book is wonderful. It shows detailed technichues for making laces with a sewing machine, which could be adapted to digitizing your own designs and laces for embroidery machine.

This was perfect for my business. I've always been interested in doing contract work with the government, but never knew how to get started. This book jumped right into the steps to get your business ready to bid on government contracts. GREAT!

Even functions like a workbook to help you store your necessary information as you go!

I have looked at no less than 25 sniper books in my job and I have found this book to cover all areas in great detail. A very good book.

This is truly the most thorough publication I have found about emergency department social work. It covers just about every situation that could come up in the ER and how to handle it. It is very useful and I highly recommend it. Even though it is over ten years old, it still deserves a spot on the bookshelf. Healthcare is changing, but the core principles of social work in the emergency department remain constant. It is worth the effort to find this book. I am so glad I found this book when I was an undergraduate because it has become a book that I constantly refer back to us as I continue on my career path!

TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THE VOLUME TWO

"FOREWORD:
The primary purpose of this manual is to provide background information for those engineers responsible for utilizing soil stabilization as an integral part of a pavement structure.
Information is included which will allow the pavement design engineer to determine the thickness of stabilized layers(s) for a pavement in a specific climate and subjected to definable highway traffic.
The construction engineer will find information on quality control, specifications and construction sequences.
The materials engineer has been provided with information that will allow the determination of the type and amount of stabilizers that are suitable for a particular soil.

The manual has not been written to endorse one type of a chemical stabilizer over another.
Nor is it intended to provide the specific features of one manufacturer's products.
Rather, it explains the general characteristics of chemical soil stabilization and offers a method for evaluating the benefits of chemical stabilization versus the conventional mechanical stabilization operations.

A thorough study of the manual should enable the engineer to recommend where, when and how soil stabilization should be used.
It may also act as an aid in solving problems that may arise on soil stabilization projects."

"List of Figures"
"List of Tables"

I. INTRODUCTION
A. Purpose and Scope
Purpose
Scope
B. Background
C. Definitions
General Definitions
Definitions Associtated with Lime Stabilization
Definitions Associated with Lime-Fly Ash Stabilization
Definitions Associated with Asphalt Stabilization

II. SELECTION OF STABILIZER TYPE
A. Introduction
B. Review of Existing Guides
Criteria for Lime Stabilization
Criteria for Cement Stabilization
Criteria for Bituminous Stabilization
Criteria for Fly Ash Stabilization
Combination Stabilizers
C. Summary of Chriteria for Selecting Stabilizing Agents

III. LIME STABILIZATION
A. Introduction
B. Types of Lime
C. Soil-Lime Reactions
Cation Exchange and Flocculation-Agglomeration
Soil-Lime Pozzolanic Reaction
Carbonation
Summary
D. Soils Suitable for Lime Stabilization
E. Typical Properties of Lime-Stabilized Soils
Uncured Mixtures
Cured Mixtures
Strength Properties
Deformation Properties
Shrinkage
Durability
F. Selection of Lime Content
Approximate Quantities
Detailed Testing

IV. LIME-FLY ASH STABILIZATION
A. Introduction
B. Types of Fly Ash
C. Soil, Lime-Fly Ash Reactions
D. Soils, Suitable for Lime-Fly Ash Stabilization
E. Typical Properties of Lime-Fly Ash Stabilizd Soils
Admixtures
Compressive Strength
Flexural Strength
Durability
Bending Resistance
Autogenous Healing
Fatigue
Poisson's Ratio
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
F. Selection of Lime-Fly Ash Contents
Approximate Quantities
Detailed Testing
Laboratory Testing Program

V. CEMENT STABILIZATION
A. Introduction
B. Types of Portland Cement
C. Soil-Cement Reactions
D. Soils Suitable for Cement Stabilization
E. Typical Properties of Cement-Stabilized Soils
Compaction Characteristics
Strength
California Bearing Ratio
Deformation Characteristics and Moduli
Poisson's Ratio
Fatigue Behavior
Shrinkage
Summary
F. Selection of Cement Content
Approximate Quantities
Detailed Testing

VI. ASPHALT STABILIZATION
A. Introduction
B. Types of Asphalt
Asphalt Cements
Cutback Asphalts
Emulsified Asphalts
C. Mechanicsms of Asphalt Stabilization
D. Soils Suitable for Asphalt Stabilization
Fine Grained Soils
Coarse Grained Soils
E. Typical Properties of Asphalt-Stabilized Soils
Stability
Durability
Fatigue Behavior
Tensile Properties
Stiffness
Summary
F. Selection of Asphalt Type and Asphalt Content
Approximate Asphalt Quantities
Detailed Testing
Example Problem

VII. COMBINATION STABILIZERS
A. Introduction
B. Combination Stabilizer Reactions
Lime-Cement Combinations
Lime-Asphalt Combinations
Lime or Cement-Emulsified Asphalt Combinations
C. Selection of Stabilizer Content
Approximate Quantifies
Detailed Testing
D. Limitations and Precautions
Climatic and/or Construction Limitations
Safety Precautions

VIII. REFERENCES
Appendix A. Summary of Various Strength-Based Mixture Design Procedures for Lime Stabilized Soils

Appendix B. pH Test on Soil-Cement Mixtures

Appendix C. Determination of Sulfate in Soils - Gravimetric Method."

[from the book]

"Please type the ISBN/ASIN as (B000ITSPQ4) in the Amazon's searchable engine box, if you are interesting in the Volume 1: Pavement Design And Construction Considerations."

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TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME 1
"Foreword:
The primary purpose of this manual is to provide background information for those engineers responsible for utilizing soil stabilization as an integral part of a pavement structure. Information is included which will allow the pavement design engineer to determine the thickness of stabilized layer(s) for a pavement in a specific climate and subjected to definable highway traffic.
The construction engineer will find information on quality control, specifications and construction sequences. The materials engineer has been provided with information that will allow the determination of the type and amount of stabilizers that are suitable for a particular soil.

The manual has not been written to endorse one type of a chemical stabilizer over another. Nor is it intended to provide the specific features of one manufacturer's products. Rather, it explains the general characteristics of chemical soil stabilization and offers a method for evaluating the benefits of chemical stabilization versus the conventional mechanical stabilization operations.

A thorough study of the manual should enable the engineer to recommend where, when and how soil stabilization should be used.
It may also act as an aid in solving problems that may arise on soil stabilization projects."

"List Of Figures
List Of Tables

I. INTRODUCTION
A. Purpose and Scope
Purpose
Scope
B. Background
C. Definitions
General Definitions
Definitions Associated with Lime Stabilization
Definitions Associated with Lime-Fly Ash Stabilization
Definitions Associated with Cement Stabilization
Definitions Associated with Asphalt Stabilization

II. SELECTION OF STABILIZER TYPE
A. Introduction
R. Review of Existing Guides
Lime Stabilization
Fly-Ash Stabilization
Cement Stabilization
Asphalt Stabilization
Combination Stabilizers
C. Summary of Criteria for Selecting Stabilizing Agents

III. PAVEMENT THICKNESS DESIGN
A. Introduction
B. AASHO Interim Guide
Terminal Serviceability Index
Typical Strength Coefficients
Soil Support
Regional Factor
Traffic Loading
Use of the Design Charts
Applicability to Stabilized Bases
C. Multilayer Elastic Design
Typical Materials Properties
Traffic Loading
Design Criteria
Fatigue Resistance
Multilayer Computer Programs
Other Elastic Layer Design Approaches
Shell Method
Chevron Method
Discussion of Chevron Procedure
D. Other Pavement Design Methods
California Method
Asphalt Institute Method
E. Subbases for Rigid Pavements
F. Minimum Layer Thickness

IV. CONSTRUCTION
A. Introduction
B. Mixed-In-Place
Subgrade Stabilization
Subbase and Base Course Stabilization
C. Central Plant
Receiving and Storage of Materials
Mixing
Hauling
Spreading
Compaction
D. Safety Precautions

V. EXAMPLE PROBLEMS
A. Design Example 1
B. Design Example 2
C. Design Example 3

VI. REFERENCES
Appendix A. Quality Control
Appendix B. Guide Specifications
Appendix C. Cost Data And Economic Analysis
Appendix D. Energy"

[from the book]

"Please type the ASIN/ISBN as (B000ITSRHG) in the Amazon's searchable engine box, if you are interesting in the Volume 2: Mixture Design Considerations."

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