Download or read book Locks and Keys Throughout the Ages written by Vincent J. M. Eras and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Locks and Keys throughout the Ages is widely considered the best book ever written on the history and development of locks. It is illustrated throughout with photos from the famous and extensive Lips' Collection. It was written in 1957 by Vincent J.M. Eras, the director of one of the most respected and important lock manufacturing companies in the world at that time, the Lips' Safe and Lock Manufacturing Company (now part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, along with Yale, Chubb, and many other once independent manufacturers). The author was not only a master locksmith who held several important patents, but he was also an avid collector and was passionate about the history and development of locking mechanisms. His extensive knowledge of the field comes across on every page. In fact, Eras had been in the lock manufacturing business for 58 years before he wrote this book. In the preface he states: "I consider it a gratifying task to place on record my experiences and through this book save them from oblivion. At the same time an excellent opportunity is presented to show the reader my collection of antique and modern locks - the tangible result of more than 50 years travelling, searching and study in many countries". In over 280 black-and-white photos and drawings Vincent Eras brings us on a grand tour of the development of locks from prehistoric to modern times and also explains to us, in words and illustrations, how their mechanisms work. This is a high-quality hardcover reprint of the 1957 edition of the book done by special arrangement with ASSA ABLOY. The typeface has been completely re-done and the photographs have been corrected using the latest digital correction technology. The quality is equal to and, in many cases, better than the original 1957 edition. A reprint of this book was done in the UK in the 1970s but the quality was poor. Artisan Ideas is very glad to be able to make this fascinating book available to the public again. Hardcover, 184 pages, 284 black-and-white photos and designs.
Download or read book Time After Time written by Tamara Ireland Stone and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anna and Bennett must find a way to stay together--or say goodbye forever--in this romantic and exciting sequel to Time Between Us
Download or read book Time Between Us written by Tamara Ireland Stone and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anna and Bennett were never supposed to meet: she lives in 1995 Chicago and he lives in 2012 San Francisco. But Bennett's unique ability to travel through time and space brings him into Anna's life, and with him, a new world of adventure and possibility. As their relationship deepens, they face the reality that time might knock Bennett back where he belongs, even as a devastating crisis throws everything they believe into question. Against a ticking clock, Anna and Bennett are forced to ask themselves how far they can push the bounds of fate-and what consequences they can bear in order to stay together. Fresh, exciting, and deeply romantic, Time Between Us is a stunning and spellbinding debut from an extraordinary new talent in YA fiction. "A beautifully written, unique love story." --Melissa Marr, New York Times best-selling author of The Wicked Lovelyseries "The story will hold readers with its twists and turns, present and future; its love, sadness, and anger; and especially, its surprising secrets." -- Booklist "A warm, time-bending romance [that] will have readersrooting for the couple that keeps daring fate." -- Publishers Weekly "Time Between Us is the very best kind of love story --heart-pounding, intense, and unputdownable!" -- Elizabeth Scott, author ofBloom and Perfect You
Download or read book The Spruce Forge Manual of Locksmithing written by Bill Morrison and published by . This book was released on 1999-09-01 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Midnight Lock written by Jeffery Deaver and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-10-25 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "master of ticking-bomb suspense" (People) Jeffery Deaver delivers the latest thriller featuring his beloved protagonists Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs as they search for a criminal whose fascination with breaking locks terrorizes New York City. A woman awakes in the morning to find that someone has picked her apartment’s supposedly impregnable door lock and rearranged personal items, even sitting beside her while she slept. The intrusion, the police learn, is a message to the entire city of carnage to come. Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are brought in to investigate and soon learn that the sociopathic intruder, who calls himself "the Locksmith,” can break through any lock or security system ever devised. With more victims on the horizon, Rhyme, Sachs and their stable of associates must follow the evidence to the man’s lair… and discover his true mission. Their hunt is interrupted when an internal investigation in the police force uncovers what seems to be a crucial mistake in one of Rhyme's previous cases. He’s fired as a consultant for the NYPD and must risk jail if he investigates the Locksmith case in secret. The Midnight Lock is a roller-coaster read that takes place over just a few days’ time, features surprise after surprise and offers a fascinating look at the esoteric world of lockpicking.
Download or read book The Lock Artist written by Steve Hamilton and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2010-01-05 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steve Hamilton steps away from his Edgar Award-winning Alex McKnight series to introduce a unique new character, unlike anyone you've ever seen in the world of crime fiction. "I was the Miracle Boy, once upon a time. Later on, the Milford Mute. The Golden Boy. The Young Ghost. The Kid. The Boxman. The Lock Artist. That was all me. But you can call me Mike." Marked by tragedy, traumatized at the age of eight, Michael, now eighteen, is no ordinary young man. Besides not uttering a single word in ten years, he discovers the one thing he can somehow do better than anyone else. Whether it's a locked door without a key, a padlock with no combination, or even an eight-hundred pound safe ... he can open them all. It's an unforgivable talent. A talent that will make young Michael a hot commodity with the wrong people and, whether he likes it or not, push him ever close to a life of crime. Until he finally sees his chance to escape, and with one desperate gamble risks everything to come back home to the only person he ever loved, and to unlock the secret that has kept him silent for so long. The Lock Artist is the winner of the 2011 Edgar Award for Best Novel and a 2011 Alex Award winner.
Download or read book Lock Every Door written by Riley Sager and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-07-02 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Looking for a suspense novel that will keep you up until way past midnight? Look no further than Lock Every Door, by Riley Sager.”—Stephen King No visitors. No nights spent elsewhere. No disturbing the rich and famous residents. These are the rules for Jules Larsen’s new job apartment sitting at the Bartholomew, one of Manhattan’s most high-profile buildings. Recently heartbroken—and just plain broke—Jules is taken in by the splendor and accepts the terms, ready to leave her past life behind. As she gets to know the occupants and staff, Jules is drawn to fellow apartment sitter Ingrid, who reminds her so much of the sister she lost eight years ago. When Ingrid confides that the Bartholomew has a dark history hidden beneath its gleaming façade, Jules brushes it off as a harmless ghost story—until the next day when Ingrid seemingly vanishes. Searching for the truth, Jules digs deeper into the Bartholomew’s sordid past. But by uncovering the secrets within its walls, Jules exposes herself to untold terrors. Because once you’re in, the Bartholomew doesn’t want you to leave....
Download or read book Take the Key and Lock Her Up Embassy Row Book 3 written by Ally Carter and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2016-12-27 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author Ally Carter returns with the third entry in this runaway series. For the past three years, Grace Blakely has been desperate to find out the truth about her mother's murder. She thought it would bring her peace. She thought it would lead her to answers. She thought she could put the past to rest. But the truth has only made her a target. And the past? The only way to put the past to rest is for Grace to kill it once and for all.
Download or read book Lock Picking 101 written by Andrew Jefferson and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-22 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive guide is designed to set you up for success with lock picking. No matter if you are brand new to lock picking, a seasoned pro looking to brush up, or anywhere else in your lock picking journey, this book is a resource for you. It will teach you everything you need to know about how to pick 99 percent of locks. Lock picking 101 explains how to successfully pick any type of luck, the necessary tools you need to start with and how to get them, the mechanism of locks for a more in-depth understanding of the art, other ways to open a lock without actually picking them and a lot of exercises. The flow of the resource is purposeful, so you might miss some things by skipping around. You could still pick a lock by reading a few pages of, but you would become a pro if you take your time to read all and follow up with the practices therein.
Download or read book The Lure of the Lock written by Albert Allis Hopkins and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lock and Key written by Sarah Dessen and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-04-22 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller Unlock your heart and the rest will follow. Ruby is used to taking care of herself. But now that she’s living with her sister, she’s got her own room, she’s going to a good school, and her future looks bright. Plus there’s the adorable boy next door. Can Ruby learn to open her heart and let him in? “All the Dessen trademarks here” —Publishers Weekly, starred review Also by Sarah Dessen: Along for the Ride Dreamland Just Listen Keeping the Moon The Moon and More Someone Like You That Summer This Lullaby The Truth About Forever What Happened to Goodbye
Download or read book Little Do We Know written by Tamara Ireland Stone and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2018-06-04 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleanor and Park meets Saved! in this moving contemporary novel from New York Times bestselling author Tamara Ireland Stone. Lifelong best friends and next-door neighbors Hannah and Emory have never gone a single day without talking. But now its senior year and they haven't spoken in three months. Not since the fight, where they each said things they couldn't take back. They're aching to break the silence, but those thirty-six steps between their bedroom windows feel more like thirty-six miles. Then one fateful night, Emory's boyfriend, Luke, almost dies. And Hannah is the one who finds him and saves his life. As Luke tries to make sense of his near-death experience, he secretly turns to Hannah, who becomes his biggest confidante. In Luke, Hannah finds someone she can finally talk to about all the questions she's grappling with. Emory just wants everything to go back to normal -- the way it was before the accident. She has no idea why her relationship is spiraling out of control. But when the horrifying reason behind Hannah and Emory's argument ultimately comes to light, all three of them will be forced work together to protect the one with the biggest secret of all. In the follow-up to her New York Times bestseller, Every Last Word, Tamara Ireland Stone crafts a deeply moving, unforgettable story about love, betrayal, and the power of friendship.
Download or read book Lock and Key written by Traci Hunter Abramson and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before she can start a new life in Virginia Beach, Carina Channing receives a mysterious key from her imprisoned father--a key her mobster uncle died trying to obtain. Following cryptic notes left by her father, Carina and her boyfriend Navy SEAL Jay Wellman go in search of the lock the key will open--but every step they take grows more perilous because there are others who will do anything to find the hidden location first.
Download or read book Lock the Doors written by Vincent Ralph and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-03-01 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Bestseller and 2023 Edgar Award Nominee for Best Young Adult! The truth won't stay hidden behind locked doors. An addictive, psychological thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of 14 WAYS TO DIE. Tom's family has moved into their dream home. But pretty soon he starts to notice that something is very wrong—there are strange messages written on the wall and locks on the bedroom doors. On the OUTSIDE. The previous owners have moved just across the road, and they seem like the perfect family. Their daughter, Amy, is beautiful and enigmatic, but Tom is sure she's hiding something. And he isn't going to stop until he finds the truth behind those locked doors. . . Will their dream home become a nightmare? Lock the Doors is perfect for readers looking for: Phycological thrillers Determined characters who persevere Short chapters with action-packed, heightened tension Unputdownable and bingeworthy novels Books by Karen McManus, Holly Jackson, and Lisa Jewell
Download or read book Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office written by United States. Patent Office and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 1748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Look Door Get Key written by J Hereford and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-08-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you intrigued by the intricate puzzles, compelling narratives, and fascinating worlds of adventure games? Have you ever dreamed of crafting your own digital narrative labyrinth? Dive into the world of interactive storytelling with "Look Door, Get Key: A Guide to Writing Adventure Games" and unlock the door to your game development journey! In this comprehensive guide, you'll traverse the rich history of adventure games, from the first text-based explorations to the era of graphical point-and-click adventures. You'll learn the foundational elements of game design, such as creating immersive worlds, developing memorable characters, and designing captivating puzzles. Discover the art of branching narratives and player-driven choices that provide a unique experience each time one plays. Explore the fascinating realms of meta-narratives, recursive storytelling, and the artful balance of unpredictability and player agency. Dive into case studies of classic games and learn from the successes and failures of the industry. "Look Door, Get Key" goes beyond just mechanics, venturing into the deeper context of adventure game creation. Explore the psychological and ethical implications of interactive narratives, and ponder the future of the genre in the light of emerging technology. Whether you're a budding game designer, a seasoned developer looking to branch into adventure games, or just a fan of interactive fiction wanting a deeper understanding of this art form, "Look Door, Get Key" is your treasure trove of insights, practical advice, and inspiration. Embrace the intersection of technology and storytelling, and who knows-you might just write the next groundbreaking adventure game!
Download or read book Operating Systems Self Edition 1 1 Abridged written by Sibsankar Haldar and published by Sibsankar Haldar. This book was released on 2016-05-29 with total page 809 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some previous editions of this book were published from Pearson Education (ISBN 9788131730225). This book, designed for those who are taking introductory courses on operating systems, presents both theoretical and practical aspects of modern operating systems. Although the emphasis is on theory, while exposing you (the reader) the subject matter, this book maintains a balance between theory and practice. The theories and technologies that have fueled the evolution of operating systems are primarily geared towards two goals: user convenience in maneuvering computers and efficient utilization of hardware resources. This book also discusses many fundamental concepts that have been formulated over the past several decades and that continue to be used in many modern operating systems. In addition, this book also discusses those technologies that prevail in many modern operating systems such as UNIX, Solaris, Linux, and Windows. While the former two have been used to present many in-text examples, the latter two are dealt with as separate technological case studies. They highlight the various issues in the design and development of operating systems and help you correlate theories to technologies. This book also discusses Android exposing you a modern software platform for embedded devices. This book supersedes ISBN 9788131730225 and its other derivatives, from Pearson Education India. (They have been used as textbooks in many schools worldwide.) You will definitely love this self edition, and you can use this as a textbook in undergraduate-level operating systems courses.
