Nepal (Country Guide)

Nepal (Country Guide)
Lonely Planet; 6 ed | 2007 | ISBN: 1740596994 | 1304 pages | PDF | 31 MB

From Antarctica to Zimbabwe, if you're going there, chances are Lonely Planet has been there first. With a pithy and matter-of-fact writing style, these guides are guaranteed to calm the nerves of first-time world travelers, while still listing off-the-beaten-path finds sure to thrill even the most jaded globetrotters. Lonely Planet has been perfecting its guidebooks for nearly 30 years and as a result, has the experience and know-how similar to an older sibling's "been there" advice. The original backpacker's bible, the LP series has recently widened its reach. While still giving insights for the low-budget traveler, the books now list a wide range of accommodations and itineraries for those with less time than money.

This completely updated guide contains excellent trekking information (including advice for those planning to trek with children), extensive background on people and cultures, and essential pretrip guidance, including tips on being an ecologically sound traveler. Sidebar highlights: short overviews of a festival calendar, the Dhyani Buddhas, one traveler's account of a Nepalese bus ride, antiques, and the gods of Nepal. --Kathryn True --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

MWTC Summer Survival Course Handbook

US Marine Corps - MWTC Summer Survival Course Handbook
Mountain Warfare Training Center | 2002 | ISBN: N/A | 180 pages | PDF | 4,4 MB

This book tells you how to survive in rocky or mountainous terrain. Trapping, river crossing, navigation, shelters are some topics covered.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAP. CONTENTS
1. REQUIREMENTS FOR SURVIVAL
2. SURVIVAL KIT
3. WATER PROCUREMENT
4. EXPEDIENT SHELTERS & FIRES
5. CORE VALUES & MOUNTAIN LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES
6. SIGNALING & RECOVERY
7. SURVIVAL NAVIGATION
8. SURVIVAL TRAPS & SNARES
9. SURVIVAL USES OF GAME
10. EXPEDIENT TOOLS, WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT
11. FORAGING FOR PLANTS & INSECTS FOR SURVIVAL USES
12. SURVIVAL FISHING
13. TRACKING
14. SURVIVAL MEDICINE
15. MOUNTAIN WEATHER
16. INTRO TO EVASION
APPENDIXES
A EVASION PLAN OF ACTION (EPA)
B PME VIDEO “THE EDGE”
C SURVIVAL QUICK REFERENCE CHECK LIST
D ANIMAL HABITS
E TACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS
F GRADING STANDARDS 

Ashley Book of Knots

Clifford Ashley, "Ashley Book of Knots"
Doubleday | ISBN: 0385040253 | (June 21, 1944) | PDF | 640 pages | 101Mb 

 The Ashley Book of Knots takes us back to a time when knots saved lives and put dinner on the table. Whether out at sea or in a pioneer cabin, knots were a part of daily life, one that is nearly lost today. But in this attractive, well-organized archive of more than 3,900 different knots--presented through 7,000 illustrations--the art of knot tying lives on, both as a historical reference and a reservoir of handy knowledge.

Fuzzy Logic in Geology

"Fuzzy Logic in Geology" Ed. by Robert V. Demicco, George J. Klir
Elsevier Academic Press | 2004 | ISBN: 0124151469 | 366 pages | PDF | 5 Mb

Fuzzy Logic in Geology is a true role model. It is a high quality work which opens the door to application of new methods and new viewpoints to a variety of basic problems in geology, geophysics, and related fields. It is well-organized and reader-friendly.

This book has three purposes. Its first purpose is to demonstrate that fuzzy logic opens a radically new way to represent geological knowledge and to deal with geological problems, and that this new approach has been surprisingly successful in many areas of geology. The second purpose is to help geologists understand the main facets of fuzzy logic and the role of these facets in geology. The final purpose of this book is to make researchers in fuzzy logic aware of the emerging opportunities for the application of their expertise in geology.

There is an enormous literature on perceptions, spanning psychology, philosophy, linguistics, and other fields. But what has not been in existence is a theory in which perceptions can be operated on as objects of computation.
Fuzzy logic provides a basis for such a theory—a theory which is referred to as the computational theory of perceptions (CTP).
In the computational theory of perceptions, perceptions are dealt with not as patterns of brain activity, but through their descriptions in a natural language. In this sense, a natural language may be viewed as a system for describing perceptions. Thus, if classical, bivalent logic is viewed as the logic of measurements, then fuzzy logic may be viewed as the logic of perceptions.
Although the methodology of computing with words and perceptions is not treated explicitly in the book, the basic ideas which underlie it are in evidence throughout.
Furthermore, Fuzzy Logic in Geology ventures beyond well-established techniques and presents authoritative expositions of methods which lie on the frontiers of fuzzy logic.
Lotfi A. Zadeh, May 13, 2003, Berkeley, CA

TOC
1 Introduction
2 Fuzzy Logic: A Specialized Tutorial
3 Fuzzy Logic and Earth Science: An Overview
4 Fuzzy Logic in Geological Sciences: A Literature Review
5 Applications of Fuzzy Logic to Stratigraphic Modeling
6 Fuzzy Logic in Hydrology andWater Resources
7 Formal Concept Analysis in Geology
8 Fuzzy Logic and Earthquake Research
9 Fuzzy Transform: Application to the Reef Growth Problem
10 Ancient Sea Level Estimation