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Electromechanical Properties in Composites Based on Ferroelectrics
discusses the latest theoretical and experimental results on the
effective electromechanical (piezoelectric, dielectric and elastic)
properties in piezo-composites based on ferroelectrics. For the
last decades, single-crystal, bulk ceramic and thin-film
ferroelectrics have found a number of various applications as a
result of their remarkable piezoelectric properties. Recent work in
the field of smart materials demonstrates that both
ferroelectricity and piezoelectricity represent an important link
between solid state science and engineering.
Electromechanical Properties in Composites Based on
Ferroelectrics investigates the problem of prediction and
non-monotonicity of the effective electromechanical properties in
different two- and three-component composites based on
ferroelectric ceramics and relaxor-ferroelectric single crystals.
Central to the book is the analysis of interrelations between the
electromechanical constants of the components, and the description
of different analytical schemes for averaging the properties of
these materials with different connectivity and microgeometrical
characteristics. The book not only highlights the advantages of
different methods for predicting the electromechanical properties
and choosing the optimum components, but also demonstrates the
non-trivial behavior of specific composite architectures and their
parameters which are valuable for transducer, sensor, actuator,
hydroacoustic, and other applications.
Electromechanical Properties in Composites Based on
Ferroelectrics is a valuable resource for engineers, researchers,
and postgraduate students in the field offerroelectric,
piezoelectric and related materials. This book will be of benefit
to all specialists looking to understand the detailed behavior and
electromechanical response of advanced composite materials.
A courageous wife, mother, and resister confronts the devastation
of World War II in a heartbreaking and hopeful novel by the
bestselling author of The Venice Sketchbook and The Tuscan Child.
Londoner Madeleine Grant is studying at the Sorbonne in Paris when
she marries charismatic French journalist Giles Martin. As they
raise their son, Olivier, they hold on to a tenuous promise for the
future. Until the thunder of war sets off alarms in France. Staying
behind to join the resistance, Giles sends Madeleine and Olivier to
the relative safety of England, where Madeleine secures a job
teaching French at a secondary school. Yet nowhere is safe. After a
devastating twist of fate resulting in the loss of her son,
Madeleine accepts a request from the ministry to aid in the war
effort. Seizing the smallest glimmer of hope of finding Giles
alive, she returns to France. If Madeleine can stop just one Nazi,
it will be the start of a valiant path of revenge. Though her
perseverance, defiance, and heart will be tested beyond imagining,
no risk is too great for a brave wife and mother determined to
fight and survive against inconceivable odds.
A Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Amazon Charts bestseller.
From the bestselling author of The Tuscan Child comes a beautiful
and heart-rending novel of a woman's love and sacrifice during the
First World War. As the Great War continues to take its toll,
headstrong twenty-one-year-old Emily Bryce is determined to
contribute to the war effort. She is convinced by a cheeky and
handsome Australian pilot that she can do more, and it is not long
before she falls in love with him and accepts his proposal of
marriage. When he is sent back to the front, Emily volunteers as a
"land girl," tending to the neglected grounds of a large Devonshire
estate. It's here that Emily discovers the long-forgotten journals
of a medicine woman who devoted her life to her herbal garden. The
journals inspire Emily, and in the wake of devastating news, they
are her saving grace. Emily's lover has not only died a hero but
has left her terrified-and with child. Since no one knows that
Emily was never married, she adopts the charade of a war widow. As
Emily learns more about the volatile power of healing with herbs,
the found journals will bring her to the brink of disaster, but may
open a path to her destiny.
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For the first time in trade paperback, the winning second entry in
Bowen's "New York Times" bestselling series.
Molly Murphy has finally begun to forget the unpleasant murder of a
would-be rapist back in Ireland, not to mention her investigation
into the murder of a fellow Irish immigrant, and is free to begin
her life in New York City. Given her experiences so far in the New
World, Molly's first order of business is to become a private
investigator, working for families in Europe who've lost touch with
relatives in America. Her second order of business is to hook the
handsome NYPD police captain Daniel Sullivan, and she envisions
lots of opportunities to "seek his counsel" in her new profession.
Paddy Riley is a tough old Cockney P.I. who specializes in divorce
work, and with a little persuasion he's ready to take on Molly as
an apprentice. It's not exactly what she imagined, but she plans to
make the most of it. That is, until she comes to work one day to
find her new world turned upside down. Before long, Molly has set
off on a journey that will take her through the back alleys of
Manhattan and into the bars and lounges of the literary scene,
where she spends time with writers, actors, poets, and musicians.
Armed with nothing more than her fiery will and matching wild red
hair, Molly has no idea of the danger her pursuit may bring in this
fascinating, well-researched, and suspenseful second novel in
Bowen's bestselling series.
Lady Victoria Georgiana Charlotte Eugenie, 34th in line for the
throne, is flat broke. She's bolted Scotland, her greedy brother,
and her fish-faced betrothed for London. The place where she'll
experience freedom, learn life lessons aplenty, do a bit of spying
for HRH - oh, and find a dead Frenchman in her tub. Now her new job
is to clear her long family name.
"...Sweeping and intimate, warm and gripping. I loved it!" -Louise
Penny, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Chief Inspector
Gamache novels A single twist of fate puts a servant girl to work
in Queen Victoria's royal kitchen, setting off a suspenseful,
historical mystery by the New York Times bestselling author of The
Tuscan Child and The Victory Garden. Isabella Waverly only means to
comfort the woman felled on a London street. In her final dying
moments, she thrusts a letter into Bella's hand. It's an offer of
employment in the kitchens of Buckingham Palace, and everything the
budding young chef desperately wants: an escape from the
constrictions of her life as a lowly servant. In the stranger's
stead, Bella can spread her wings. Arriving as Helen Barton from
Yorkshire, she pursues her passion for creating culinary delights,
served to the delighted Queen Victoria herself. Best of all, she's
been chosen to accompany the queen to Nice. What fortune! Until the
threat of blackmail shadows Bella to the Riviera, and a member of
the queen's retinue falls ill and dies. Having prepared the royal
guest's last meal, Bella is suspected of the poisonous crime. An
investigation is sure to follow. Her charade will be over. And her
new life will come crashing down-if it doesn't send her to the
gallows.
"Rhys Bowen crafts a propulsive, unexpected plot with characters
who come vibrantly alive on the page." -Mark Sullivan, author of
Beneath a Scarlet Sky Love and secrets collide in Venice during
WWII in an enthralling novel of brief encounters and lasting
romance by the New York Times bestselling author of The Tuscan
Child and Above the Bay of Angels. Caroline Grant is struggling to
accept the end of her marriage when she receives an unexpected
bequest. Her beloved great-aunt Lettie leaves her a sketchbook,
three keys, and a final whisper...Venice. Caroline's quest: to
scatter Juliet "Lettie" Browning's ashes in the city she loved and
to unlock the mysteries stored away for more than sixty years. It's
1938 when art teacher Juliet Browning arrives in romantic Venice.
For her students, it's a wealth of history, art, and beauty. For
Juliet, it's poignant memories and a chance to reconnect with
Leonardo Da Rossi, the man she loves whose future is already
determined by his noble family. However star-crossed, nothing can
come between them. Until the threat of war closes in on Venice and
they're forced to fight, survive, and protect a secret that will
bind them forever. Key by key, Lettie's life of impossible love,
loss, and courage unfolds. It's one that Caroline can now make
right again as her own journey of self-discovery begins.
Electromechanical Properties in Composites Based on
Ferroelectrics investigates the problem of prediction and
non-monotonicity of the effective electromechanical (piezoelectric,
dielectric and elastic) properties in two- and three-component
composites based on ferroelectric ceramics and
relaxor-ferroelectric single crystals. The book analyzes the
interrelations between the electromechanical constants of the
components, and describes the different analytical schemes for
averaging the properties of these materials with different
connectivity and microgeometrical characteristics. The book
highlights the advantages of different methods for predicting the
electromechanical properties and choosing the optimum components,
and demonstrates the non-trivial behavior of specific composite
architectures and the parameters of value for engineering
applications. The book is of benefit to all specialists looking to
understand the detailed behavior and electromechanical response of
advanced composite materials."
A courageous wife, mother, and resister confronts the devastation
of World War II in a heartbreaking and hopeful novel by the
bestselling author of The Venice Sketchbook and The Tuscan Child.
Londoner Madeleine Grant is studying at the Sorbonne in Paris when
she marries charismatic French journalist Giles Martin. As they
raise their son, Olivier, they hold on to a tenuous promise for the
future. Until the thunder of war sets off alarms in France. Staying
behind to join the resistance, Giles sends Madeleine and Olivier to
the relative safety of England, where Madeleine secures a job
teaching French at a secondary school. Yet nowhere is safe. After a
devastating twist of fate resulting in the loss of her son,
Madeleine accepts a request from the ministry to aid in the war
effort. Seizing the smallest glimmer of hope of finding Giles
alive, she returns to France. If Madeleine can stop just one Nazi,
it will be the start of a valiant path of revenge. Though her
perseverance, defiance, and heart will be tested beyond imagining,
no risk is too great for a brave wife and mother determined to
fight and survive against inconceivable odds.
"Instantly absorbing, suspenseful, romantic, and stylish-like
binge-watching a great British drama on Masterpiece Theater." -Lee
Child, New York Times bestselling author Winner of the Left Coast
Crime Award winner for Best Historical Mystery Novel and the Agatha
Award for Best Historical Novel. World War II comes to Farleigh
Place, the ancestral home of Lord Westerham and his five daughters,
when a soldier with a failed parachute falls to his death on the
estate. After his uniform and possessions raise suspicions, MI5
operative and family friend Ben Cresswell is covertly tasked with
determining if the man is a German spy. The assignment also offers
Ben the chance to be near Lord Westerham's middle daughter, Pamela,
whom he furtively loves. But Pamela has her own secret: she has
taken a job at Bletchley Park, the British code-breaking facility.
As Ben follows a trail of spies and traitors, which may include
another member of Pamela's family, he discovers that some within
the realm have an appalling, history-altering agenda. Can he, with
Pamela's help, stop them before England falls? Inspired by the
events and people of World War II, writer Rhys Bowen crafts a
sweeping and riveting saga of class, family, love, and betrayal.
Lady Georgiana Rannoch knows nothing is simple when you're
thirty-fifth in line for the British crown, but her upcoming
marriage proves to be the ultimate complication in the tenth
mystery in the New York Times bestselling Royal Spyness series. As
Lady Georgiana's beloved Darcy drives her out of London, she soon
discovers that he isn't planning to introduce her to the pleasures
of sinning in secret-as she had hoped-but to make her his wife! Of
course, she'll need special permission from the king to marry a
Roman Catholic. Though he will inherit a title, Darcy is as broke
as Georgie. Even his family's Irish castle has been sold to a rich
American who now employs his father. Nothing will deter them from
their mission - except perhaps the news that Georgie's future
father-in-law has just been arrested for murdering the rich
American. With the elopement postponed, they head for Ireland,
where the suspect insists he's innocent, and it's up to them to
prove it - for better or worse.
She may be thirty-fifth in line for the throne, but Lady Georgiana
Rannoch cannot wait to ring in the New Year - before a Christmas
killer wrings another neck . . . On the first day of Christmas, my
true love gave to me - well, actually, my true love, Darcy O'Mara,
is spending a feliz navidad tramping around South America.
Meanwhile, Mummy is holed up in a tiny village called
Tiddleton-under-Lovey with that droll Noel Coward! And I'm snowed
in at Castle Rannoch with my bumbling brother, Binky, and sourpuss
sister-in-law, Fig. So it's a miracle when I contrive to land a
position as hostess to a posh holiday party in Tiddleton. The
village is like something out of A Christmas Carol! But then there
are three deaths, so-called accidents. Perhaps a recent prison
break could have something to do with it . . . that, or a
long-standing witch's curse. But after Darcy shows up beneath the
mistletoe, anything could be possible in this wicked wonderland.
1930s London. Poor Lady Georgiana - thirty-fourth in line to the
throne - has nothing to serve her Bavarian princess houseguest,
even though the Queen of England has requested that she entertain
her. Then there's the matter of the body in the bookshop and the
princess's unwitting involvement with the Communist party. It's
enough to drive a girl mad.
From New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Rhys
Bowen comes a haunting novel about a woman who braves her father's
hidden past to discover his secrets... "Pass the bread, the olives,
and the wine. Oh, and a copy of The Tuscan Child to savor with
them." -NPR In 1944, British bomber pilot Hugo Langley parachuted
from his stricken plane into the verdant fields of German-occupied
Tuscany. Badly wounded, he found refuge in a ruined monastery and
in the arms of Sofia Bartoli. But the love that kindled between
them was shaken by an irreversible betrayal. Nearly thirty years
later, Hugo's estranged daughter, Joanna, has returned home to the
English countryside to arrange her father's funeral. Among his
personal effects is an unopened letter addressed to Sofia. In it is
a startling revelation. Still dealing with the emotional wounds of
her own personal trauma, Joanna embarks on a healing journey to
Tuscany to understand her father's history-and maybe come to
understand herself as well. Joanna soon discovers that some would
prefer the past be left undisturbed, but she has come too far to
let go of her father's secrets now...
Georgie is back and hanging the stockings with care when a murder
interrupts her Christmas cheer in this all-new installment in the
New York Times bestselling Royal Spyness series from Rhys Bowen.
Georgie is excited for her first Christmas as a married woman in
her lovely new home. She suggests to her dashing husband, Darcy,
that they have a little house party, but when Darcy receives a
letter from his aunt Ermintrude, there is an abrupt change in
plans. She has moved to a house on the edge of the Sandringham
estate, near the royal family, and wants to invite Darcy and his
new bride for Christmas. Aunt Ermintrude hints that the queen would
like Georgie nearby. Georgie had not known that Aunt Ermintrude was
a former lady-in-waiting and close confidante of her royal
highness. The letter is therefore almost a royal request, so
Georgie, Darcy, and their Christmas guests: Mummy, Grandad, Fig,
and Binky all head to Sandringham. Georgie soon learns that the
notorious Mrs. Simpson, mistress to the Prince of Wales, will also
be in attendance. It is now crystal clear to Georgie that the Queen
expects her to do a bit of spying. There is tension in the air from
the get-go, and when Georgie pays a visit to the queen, she learns
that there is more to her request than just some simple
eavesdropping. There have been a couple of strange accidents at the
estate recently. Two gentlemen of the royal household have died in
mysterious circumstances and another has been shot by mistake
during a hunt. Georgie begins to suspect that a member of the royal
family is the real target but her investigation will put her new
husband and love of her life, Darcy, in the crosshairs of a killer.
In the days leading up to her wedding to Darcy O'Mara, Lady
Georgiana Rannoch takes on the responsibilities of a grand estate,
but proving she can run a household just may be the death of her...
If only Darcy and I had eloped! What I thought would be a simple
wedding has been transformed into a grand affair, thanks to the
attendance of the queen, who has offered up the princesses as
bridesmaids. Silly me! I thought that withdrawing from the royal
line of succession would simplify my life. But before Darcy and I
tie the knot in front of queen and country, we have to find a place
to live as man and wife. House hunting turns out to be a pretty
grim affair. Just as we start to lose hope, my globe-trotting
godfather offers us his fully staffed country estate. Mistress of
Eynsleigh I shall be! With Darcy off in parts unknown, I head to
Eynsleigh alone, only to have my hopes dashed. The grounds are in
disarray, and the small staff is suspiciously incompetent. Not to
mention the gas tap leak in my bedroom, which I can only imagine
was an attempt on my life. Something rotten is afoot-and bringing
the place up to snuff may put me six feet under before I even get a
chance to walk down the aisle...
"Rhys Bowen crafts a propulsive, unexpected plot with characters
who come vibrantly alive on the page." -Mark Sullivan, author of
Beneath a Scarlet Sky Love and secrets collide in Venice during
WWII in an enthralling novel of brief encounters and lasting
romance by the New York Times bestselling author of The Tuscan
Child and Above the Bay of Angels. Caroline Grant is struggling to
accept the end of her marriage when she receives an unexpected
bequest. Her beloved great-aunt Lettie leaves her a sketchbook,
three keys, and a final whisper...Venice. Caroline's quest: to
scatter Juliet "Lettie" Browning's ashes in the city she loved and
to unlock the mysteries stored away for more than sixty years. It's
1938 when art teacher Juliet Browning arrives in romantic Venice.
For her students, it's a wealth of history, art, and beauty. For
Juliet, it's poignant memories and a chance to reconnect with
Leonardo Da Rossi, the man she loves whose future is already
determined by his noble family. However star-crossed, nothing can
come between them. Until the threat of war closes in on Venice and
they're forced to fight, survive, and protect a secret that will
bind them forever. Key by key, Lettie's life of impossible love,
loss, and courage unfolds. It's one that Caroline can now make
right again as her own journey of self-discovery begins.
From New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Rhys
Bowen comes a haunting novel about a woman who braves her father's
hidden past to discover his secrets... "Pass the bread, the olives,
and the wine. Oh, and a copy of The Tuscan Child to savor with
them." -NPR In 1944, British bomber pilot Hugo Langley parachuted
from his stricken plane into the verdant fields of German-occupied
Tuscany. Badly wounded, he found refuge in a ruined monastery and
in the arms of Sofia Bartoli. But the love that kindled between
them was shaken by an irreversible betrayal. Nearly thirty years
later, Hugo's estranged daughter, Joanna, has returned home to the
English countryside to arrange her father's funeral. Among his
personal effects is an unopened letter addressed to Sofia. In it is
a startling revelation. Still dealing with the emotional wounds of
her own personal trauma, Joanna embarks on a healing journey to
Tuscany to understand her father's history-and maybe come to
understand herself as well. Joanna soon discovers that some would
prefer the past be left undisturbed, but she has come too far to
let go of her father's secrets now...
"Royalty has its privileges, even when you're thirty-fourth in line
to the throne, as Lady Georgiana Rannoch discovers on the
glamorous--and dangerous--French Riviera...
"Why should my clueless brother, Binky, and his decidedly
disagreeable wife, Fig, be the only ones to enjoy the fun and sun
of the French Riviera? Thankfully, Her Majesty the Queen has once
again come to my rescue. She is sending me off to Nice with a
secret assignment--recover her priceless, stolen snuff box from the
disreputable Sir Toby Groper.
Her Majesty's trust is an honor, but an even greater honor is
bestowed upon me in Nice--none other than Coco Chanel herself asks
me to model her latest fashion. Unfortunately, things go
disastrously wrong on the catwalk and before I can snatch the snuff
box, someone's life is snuffed out in a very dastardly way. With a
murderer on the loose--and my dearest Darcy seen in the company of
another woman--how's a girl to find any time to go to the casino?
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