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Bit-Interleaved Coded Modulation
by Alex Alvarado Leszek SzczecinskiPresenting a thorough overview of bit-interleaved coded modulation (BICM), this book introduces the tools for the analysis and design of BICM transceivers. It explains in details the functioning principles of BICM and proposes a refined probabilistic modeling of the reliability metrics-the so-called L-values-which are at the core of the BICM receivers. Alternatives for transceiver design based on these models are then studied. Providing new insights into the analysis of BICM, this book is unique in its approach, providing a general framework for analysis and design, focusing on communication theoretic aspects of BICM transceivers. It adopts a tutorial approach, explains the problems in simple terms with the aid of multiple examples and case studies, and provides solutions using accessible mathematical tools.The book will be an excellent resource for researchers in academia and industry: graduate students, academics, development engineers, and R & D managers.Key Features:Presents an introduction to BICM, placing it in the context of other coded modulation schemesOffers explanations of the functioning principles and design alternativesProvides a unique approach, focusing on communication theory aspectsShows examples and case studies to illustrate analysis and design of BICMAdopts a tutorial approach, explaining the problems in simple terms and presenting solutions using accessible mathematical tools
Bitcoin Essentials
by Albert Szmigielski<p>Blockchain is being billed as the technology of the future. Bitcoin is the first application of that technology. Mining is what makes it all possible. Exploring mining from a practical perspective will help you make informed decisions about your mining setup. Understanding what the future may hold for blockchains, and therefore for mining, will help you position yourself to take advantage of the impending changes. <p>This practical guide starts with an introduction to Bitcoin wallets, as well as mining hardware and software. You will move on to learn about different mining techniques using the CPU, GPU, FPGA, and ultimately the ASIC as an example. After this, you will gain an insight into solo mining and pool mining, and see the differences between the two. The book will then walk you through large-scale mining and the challenges faced during such operations. Finally, you will take a look into the future to see a world where blockchain-based applications are commonplace and mining is ubiquitous.</p>
Bitcoin For Dummies
by Consumer Dummies Prypto<p><i>Bitcoin For Dummies</i> is the fast, easy way to start trading crypto currency, with clear explanations and expert advice for breaking into this exciting new market. Understanding the mechanisms and risk behind Bitcoin can be a challenge, but this book breaks it down into easy-to-understand language to give you a solid grasp of just where your money is going. You'll learn the details of Bitcoin trading, how to set up your Bitcoin wallet, and everything you need to get started right away. An in-depth discussion on security shows you how to protect yourself against some of the riskier aspects of this open-source platform, helping you reduce your risks in the market and use Bitcoin safely and effectively. <p>Bitcoin uses peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority or banks, with transaction management and issuing of Bitcoins carried out collectively by the network. Bitcoin allows easy mobile payments, fast international payments, low- or no-fee transactions, multi-signature capabilities, and more, but the nuances of the market can be difficult to grasp. This informative guide lays it all out in plain English, so you can strengthen your understanding and get started now. <p> <li>Understand the ins and outs of the Bitcoin market <li>Learn how to set up your Bitcoin wallet <li>Protect yourself against fraud and theft <li>Get started trading this exciting new currency</li> <p> <p>The Bitcoin market is huge, growing quickly, and packed with potential. There's also some risk, so you need to go in fully informed and take steps to manage your risk wisely. Bitcoin For Dummies is the clear, quick, easy-to-follow guide to getting started with Bitcoin.</p>
Bitcoin Guidebook: How To Obtain, Invest, And Spend The World's First Decentralized Cryptocurrency
by Ian DeMartinoBitcoin is not another payment processor. Like the Internet, Bitcoin is a technology that runs through a distributed network. No one controls it, and no one can shut it down. Bitcoin has been called the currency of the Internet, but it is much more powerful than that—more astute observers have called it the Internet of currency.The Bitcoin Guidebook is for anyone who doesn’t want to be left behind in the next technological revolution. It is an easy-to-read, easy-to-understand guide that explains everything the reader needs to know about how Bitcoin and other digital currencies work, what they can be used for, and how they will shape our society in the future. Topics covered include: The digital currency’s origins, past, present, and future The revolutionary blockchain technology behind Bitcoin How to obtain and invest in Bitcoin How and where to spend Bitcoin Bitcoin’s relationship with the seedy Internet underground Alternative digital currencies Brand: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
Bitcoin Widow: Love, Betrayal and the Missing Millions
by Stephen Kimber Jennifer RobertsonShe met the man of her dreams and suddenly had it all. Then, in one fateful night, she lost everything, and the nightmare beganJennifer Robertson was working hard to build a life for herself from the ashes of her first marriage. Still only twenty-six, she swiped right on a dating app and met Gerry Cotten, a man she would not normally have considered—too young and not her type—but found she’d met her match. Eccentric but funny and kind, Cotten turned out to be a bitcoin wizard who quickly amassed substantial wealth through his company, Quadriga. The couple travelled the world, first class all the way, while Cotten worked on his multitude of encrypted laptops. Then, while the couple was on their honeymoon in India, opening an orphanage in their name, Gerry fell ill and died in a matter of hours. Jennifer was consumed by grief and guilt, but that was only the beginning. It turned out that Gerry owed $250 million to Quadriga customers, and all the passwords to his encrypted virtual vaults, hidden on his many laptops, had died with him. Jennifer was left with more than one hundred thousand investors looking for their money, and questions, suspicions and accusations spiralling dangerously out of control. The Quadriga scandal touched off major investment and criminal investigations, not to mention Internet rumours circulating on dark message boards, including claims that Gerry had faked his own death and that his wife was the real mastermind behind a sophisticated sting operation. While Jennifer waited for a dead man’s switch e-mail that would probably never come, it became clear that Cotten had gambled away about $100 million of the funds entrusted to him for investment in his many schemes, leaving Robertson holding the bag. Bitcoin Widow is Catch Me If You Can meets a widow betrayed, a life of fairy-tale romance and private jets torched by duplicity, as Jennifer Robertson tries to reset her life in the wake of one of the biggest investment scandals of the digital age.
Bitcoin for Nonmathematicians: Exploring the Foundations of Crypto Payments
by Slava GomzinIt's thoughtless to start using something you don't trust. It's difficult to start trusting something you don't understand. Bitcoin for Nonmathematicians contains answers to the following questions: how bitcoin is different from other payment systems, and why we can trust cryptocurrencies. The book compares bitcoin with its predecessors and competitors, and demonstrates the benefits of cryptocurrency over any other existing methods of payments. Bitcoin for Nonmathematicians starts from overview of the evolution of payment systems from gold and paper money to payment cards to cryptocurrencies, and ends up with explaining the fundamentals of security and privacy of crypto payments by explaining the details of cryptography behind bitcoin in layman's terms.
Bitcoin per tutti
by Eric Morse F. RossiCapire le basi dei Bitcoin I bitcoin sono una valuta digitale rivoluzionaria che sta trasformando il denaro come lo conosciamo, ma capire come funzionano può essere difficoltoso per un utente medio. Ora non più! Questo libro mette da parte le complessità e insegna le basi dei Bitcoin in modo semplice e comprensibile. Non è un libro di testo, ma un manuale introduttivo non tecnico che risponde alle domande più comuni e importanti che gli utenti hanno sui bitcoin, senza usare tecnicismi e senza aver bisogno di conoscenze tecniche pregresse. In questo libro troverete le risposte a: Cosa sono i Bitcoin? Cos’hanno di speciale? Cosa è la Blockchain? Cos’è il Mining? Chi controlla i Bitcoin? I Bitcoin sono sicuri? I Bitcoin sono anonimi? Come posso usarli in sicurezza? Devo investirci? ...e molto altro! E non vi sentirete come se steste imparando un'altra lingua o studiando per una laurea in informatica! Prerequisiti: NESSUNO! Se avete comprato qualcosa online sapete tutto ciò che serve per capire questo libro e imparare le basi di Bitcoin.
Bitcoin: Een eenvoudige introductie
by Eric Morse Anne Van GulickBitcoin is een revolutionaire digitale valuta die de manier waarop we over geld denken verandert, maar de complexiteit ervan kan ontmoedigend zijn voor de gemiddelde gebruiker. Maar nu niet meer! Dit boek rekent af met de complexiteit en legt de basis van Bitcoin uit in eenvoudige taal. Het is geen lesboek, maar een niet-technische inleiding die de meest voorkomende en belangrijkste vragen die beginnende gebruikers over Bitcoin hebben beantwoordt. Geen jargon, geen technobabble en geen technische voorkennis vereist. De volgende vragen worden beantwoord in het boek: Wat is Bitcoin? Waarom is het zo bijzonder? Wat is de blokketen? Wat is mining? Wie heeft de controle over Bitcoin? Is Bitcoin veilig? Is Bitcoin anoniem? Hoe kan ik Bitcoin veilig gebruiken? Is het een goed idee om te investeren in Bitcoin? ... en meer! Je zult niet het gevoel krijgen dat je een andere taal aan het leren bent of een studie computerwetenschappen aan het doen bent! Vereiste voorkennis: geen! Als je ooit eerder iets online gekocht hebt, weet je alles al wat nodig is om dit boek te begrijpen en de basis van Bitcoin te leren.
Bitcoin: Introducción simple
by Eric Morse Esteban Lanza OrtegaComprende los fundamentos de Bitcoin. Bitcoin es una revolucionaria divisa digital que está transformando el concepto de dinero que conocemos. Pero su comprensión puede ser intimidante para el usuario medio. ¡A partir de ahora dejará de serlo! Este libro elimina esta complejidad y enseña los fundamentos de Bitcoin de manera simple, con un lenguaje fácil de entender. No es un libro de texto. Es un primer contacto que responde a las más importantes y comunes preguntas que los nuevos usuarios tienen sobre Bitcoin. Sin jerga, sin tecnicismos y sin requerir conocimientos previos. En este libro encontrarás respuestas a preguntas como: ¿Qué es Bitcoin? ¿Qué lo hace tan especial? ¿Qué es el Blockchain? ¿Qué es la minería? ¿Quién controla Bitcoin? ¿Es Bitcoin seguro? ¿Es Bitcoin anónimo? ¿Cómo puedo usarlo de manera segura? ¿Debería invertir en Bitcoin? ¡…Y mucho más! ¡Y con este libro no te sentirás como si te estuvieran enseñando una lengua extranjera o un grado en ciencias de la computación! Prerrequisitos: ¡NINGUNO! Si alguna vez has comprado algo online, ya tienes lo que se necesita para entender este libro y aprender los fundamentos de Bitcoin.
Bitcoin: Uma Introdução Simples
by Eric Morse João Rossi ParreirasA Bitcoin é uma moeda digital revolucionária que está mudando o dinheiro como o conhecemos, mas entendê-la pode ser um pouco assustador para o usuário novato. Não é mais! Este livro se despe de toda a complexidade e ensina o básico da Bitcoin em uma linguagem simples e fácil de entender. Este livro não é um livro didático. Ele é um guia para iniciantes que responde as perguntas mais comuns e importantes que novos usuários têm sobre a Bitcoin. Sem jargões. Sem tecnicalidades. Sem nenhum conhecimento técnico prévio necessário. As respostas que encontrará neste livro: O que é a Bitcoin? O que faz dela especial? O que é a Blockchain? O que é mineração? Quem controla a Bitcoin? A Bitcoin é segura? A Bitcoin é anônima? Como posso utilizar a Bitcoin com segurança? Eu devo investir em Bitcoins? ...E Mais! E você não se sentirá aprendendo um novo idioma ou obtendo um diploma em tecnologia da informação! Pré-requisitos: NENHUM! Se você alguma vez já comprou algo pela internet, você já sabe o necessário para entender este livro e aprender o básico sobre a Bitcoin.
Bites Back #2 (Project: Terra #2)
by Keith Zoo Landry Q. WalkerGuardians of the Galaxy meets Minecraft in the second installment of this hilarious sci-fi series.After narrowly escaping death and saving Paragon from destruction, Elara Adele Vaughn is back in action to start her second year at the Seven Systems Academy of Terraforming Arts. But she's done being a hero this time around--Elara just wants to learn how to build new worlds with her best friends Knot, Beezle, Sabik, and her alien-sponge roommate, Clare. But when an evil time-hopping force threatens to take down the galactic order, Elara's "normal" school year might turn into something weird. But what's a little danger for the Academy's most troublemaking student and her oddball crew of friends? Based on the real science behind terraforming, this action-packed story mixes world-building adventures with side-splitting humor, plus a dash of intergalactic madness.
Bits on Chips
by Harry VeendrickThis book provides readers with a broad overview of integrated circuits, also generally referred to as micro-electronics. The presentation is designed to be accessible to readers with limited, technical knowledge and coverage includes key aspects of integrated circuit design, implementation, fabrication and application. The author complements his discussion with a large number of diagrams and photographs, in order to reinforce the explanations. The book is divided into two parts, the first of which is specifically developed for people with almost no or little technical knowledge. It presents an overview of the electronic evolution and discusses the similarity between a chip floor plan and a city plan, using metaphors to help explain concepts. It includes a summary of the chip development cycle, some basic definitions and a variety of applications that use integrated circuits. The second part digs deeper into the details and is perfectly suited for professionals working in one of the semiconductor disciplines who want to broaden their semiconductor horizon.
Bits to Bitcoin: How Our Digital Stuff Works (The\mit Press Ser.)
by Mark Stuart DayAn accessible guide to our digital infrastructure, explaining the basics of operating systems, networks, security, and other topics for the general reader.Most of us feel at home in front of a computer; we own smartphones, tablets, and laptops; we look things up online and check social media to see what our friends are doing. But we may be a bit fuzzy about how any of this really works. In Bits to Bitcoin, Mark Stuart Day offers an accessible guide to our digital infrastructure, explaining the basics of operating systems, networks, security, and related topics for the general reader. He takes the reader from a single process to multiple processes that interact with each other; he explores processes that fail and processes that overcome failures; and he examines processes that attack each other or defend themselves against attacks. Day tells us that steps are digital but ramps are analog; that computation is about “doing something with stuff” and that both the “stuff” and the “doing” can be digital. He explains timesharing, deadlock, and thrashing; virtual memory and virtual machines; packets and networks; resources and servers; secret keys and public keys; Moore's law and Thompson's hack. He describes how building in redundancy guards against failure and how endpoints communicate across the Internet. He explains why programs crash or have other bugs, why they are attacked by viruses, and why those problems are hard to fix. Finally, after examining secrets, trust, and cheating, he explains the mechanisms that allow the Bitcoin system to record money transfers accurately while fending off attacks.
Bitter Harvest: A Chef's Perspective on the Hidden Danger in the Foods We Eat and What You Can Do About It
by Ann Cooper Lisa M. HolmesFirst Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Bitterness: Perception, Chemistry and Food Processing (Institute of Food Technologists Series)
by Michel Aliani Michael N. EskinThe increasing demand for healthy foods has resulted in the food industry developing functional foods with health-promoting and/or disease preventing properties. However, many of these products bring new challenges. While drugs are taken for their efficacy, functional foods need to have tastes that are acceptable to consumers. Bitterness associated with the functional foods is one of the major challenges encountered by food industry today and will remain so in years to come. This important book offers a thorough understanding of bitterness, the food ingredients that cause it and its accurate measurement. The authors provide a thorough review of bitterness that includes an understanding of the genetics of bitterness perception and the molecular basis for individual differences in bitterness perception. This is followed by a detailed review of the chemical structure of bitter compounds in foods where bitterness may be considered to be a positive or negative attribute. To better understand bitterness in foods, separation and analytical techniques used to identify and characterize bitter compounds are also covered. Food processing can itself generate compounds that are bitter, such as the Maillard reaction and lipid oxidation related products. Since bitterness is considered a negative attribute in many foods, the methods being used to remove and/mask it are also thoroughly discussed.
Bittersweet Sands: Twenty-Four Days in Fort McMurray
by Rick RansonRick Ranson has collected stories from all over North America, from the DEW Line and the drill ships of Working North to the raging waters of the Mississippi in Paddling South. Now, join this engaging raconteur as he ventures to one of Canada’s most talked-about locations: Fort McMurray, home of the oilsands. In Bittersweet Sands, Rick Ranson recounts a twenty-four day shift at an oilsands operation undergoing a shutdown, giving us a glimpse at a world most of us only know from the evening news. Along the way, he encounters a group of engaging roughnecks, including a husband and wife welding crew, a petty fascist safety inspector, and the tough-as-nails secretary that keeps them all in line.
Bituminous Binders and Mixes
by L. FranckenThe aim of the studies presented in this report is the implementation of rational concepts and testing procedures for the design and manufacture of bituminous materials for applications in pavement construction. Practical test procedures are recommended for binder evaluation, mix design and performance assessment of bituminous materials. The three
Bituminous Mixtures and Pavements VI
by Kambiz VafaiBituminous Mixtures and Pavements contains 113 accepted papers from the 6th International ConferenceBituminous Mixtures and Pavements (6th ICONFBMP, Thessaloniki, Greece, 10-12 June 2015). The 6th ICONFBMP is organized every four years by the Highway Engineering Laboratory of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, in conjunction with
Bituminous Mixtures and Pavements VII: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference 'Bituminous Mixtures and Pavements' (7ICONFBMP), June 12-14, 2019, Thessaloniki, Greece
by A. F. Nikolaides E. ManthosHighway engineers are facing the challenge not only to design and construct sustainable and safe pavements properly and economically. This implies a thorough understanding of materials behaviour, their appropriate use in the continuously changing environment, and implementation of constantly improved technologies and methodologies. Bituminous Mixtures and Pavements VII contains more than 100 contributions that were presented at the 7th International Conference ‘Bituminous Mixtures and Pavements’ (7ICONFBMP, Thessaloniki, Greece 12-14 June 2019). The papers cover a wide range of topics:- Bituminous binders- Aggregates, unbound layers and subgrade- Bituminous mixtures (Hot, Warm and Cold)- Pavements (Design, Construction, Maintenance, Sustainability, Energy and environment consideration)- Pavement management- Pavement recycling- Geosynthetics- Pavement assessment, surface characteristics and safety- PostersBituminous Mixtures and Pavements VII reflects recent advances in highway materials technology and pavement engineering, and will be of interest to academics and professionals interested or involved in these areas.
Bituminous Mixtures and Pavements VIII
by A. F. Nikolaides E. ManthosBituminous Mixtures and Pavements VIII contains 114 papers as presented at the 8th International Conference ‘Bituminous Mixtures and Pavements’ (8th ICONFBMP, 12-14 June 2024, Thessaloniki, Greece). The contributions reflect the research and practical experience of academics and practicing engineers from thirty-four (34) different countries, and cover a wide range of topics:Session I: Bitumen, Modified binders, Aggregates, and SubgradeSession II: Bituminous mixtures (Design, Construction, Testing, Performance)Session III: Pavements (Design, Construction, Maintenance, Sustainability, Energy and Environmental consideration)Session IV: Pavement management and GeosyntheticsSession V: Pavement recyclingSession VI: Pavement surface characteristics, Pavement performance monitoring, SafetySession VII: Biomaterials in pavement engineeringSession VIII: Prediction models of pavement performanceBituminous Mixtures and Pavements VIII covers recent advances in highway materials technology and pavement engineering, and will be of interest to scientists and professionals involved or interested in these areas.The ICONFBMP-conferences have been organized every four years since 1992. This 8th conference was jointly organized by: Laboratory of Highway Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; Built Environment Research Institute (BERI), University of Ulster, UK; University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA), USA; Laboratory for Advanced Construction Technology (LACT), Technological Institute of Iowa, USA; Technological University of Delft (TUDelft), The Netherlands, and University of Antwerp, (UA), Belgium.
Bitwise: A Life in Code
by David AuerbachAn exhilarating, elegant memoir and a significant polemic on how computers and algorithms shape our understanding of the world and of who we are Bitwise is a wondrous ode to the computer languages and codes that captured technologist David Auerbach’s imagination. With a philosopher’s sense of inquiry, Auerbach recounts his childhood spent drawing ferns with the programming language Logo on the Apple IIe, his adventures in early text-based video games, his education as an engineer, and his contributions to instant messaging technology developed for Microsoft and the servers powering Google’s data stores. A lifelong student of the systems that shape our lives—from the psychiatric taxonomy of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual to how Facebook tracks and profiles its users—Auerbach reflects on how he has experienced the algorithms that taxonomize human speech, knowledge, and behavior and that compel us to do the same. Into this exquisitely crafted, wide-ranging memoir of a life spent with code, Auerbach has woven an eye-opening and searing examination of the inescapable ways in which algorithms have both standardized and coarsened our lives. As we engineer ever more intricate technology to translate our experiences and narrow the gap that divides us from the machine, Auerbach argues, we willingly erase our nuances and our idiosyncrasies—precisely the things that make us human.
Black & Decker: The Complete Guide to Masonry and Stonework
by Creative Publishing InternationalFeatures all new, state-of-the-art information on decorative concrete finishes, including acid coloring, stamping, and using cementitious paints. Another new section shows easy methods for casting concrete in forms to create countertops, garden benches, and other accessories.
Black & Decker: The Complete Guide to Plumbing (Expanded 4th Edition)
by Creative Publishing InternationalEverything you need to know about plumbing. More complete than ever, this edition includes new material and revised information and is completely current with the 2006 Universal Plumbing Code. From basic repairs to advanced renovations, this is the only plumbing reference book a homeowner needs. And now, for the first time, The Complete Guide to Plumbing includes a comprehensive section on working with gas pipe. No other big book of plumbing for DIYers covers this important subject. Also new to this 4th edition is expansive coverage of PEX (cross-linked polyethylene), the bendable supply tubing that's taking over a major portion of the DIY market. And with the current popularity of outdoor kitchens, we've expanded our coverage of outdoor plumbing as well. Now, we'll show you every step of the process to supply and drain an outdoor sink.
Black Behind the Ears: Dominican Racial Identity from Museums to Beauty Shops
by Ginetta E. B. CandelarioBlack behind the Ears is an innovative historical and ethnographic examination of Dominican identity formation in the Dominican Republic and the United States. For much of the Dominican Republic's history, the national body has been defined as "not black," even as black ancestry has been grudgingly acknowledged. Rejecting simplistic explanations, Ginetta E. B. Candelario suggests that it is not a desire for whiteness that guides Dominican identity discourses and displays. Instead, it is an ideal norm of what it means to be both indigenous to the Republic (indios) and "Hispanic. " Both indigeneity and Hispanicity have operated as vehicles for asserting Dominican sovereignty in the context of the historically triangulated dynamics of Spanish colonialism, Haitian unification efforts, and U. S. imperialism. Candelario shows how the legacy of that history is manifest in contemporary Dominican identity discourses and displays, whether in the national historiography, the national museum's exhibits, or ideas about women's beauty. Dominican beauty culture is crucial to efforts to identify as "indios" because, as an easily altered bodily feature, hair texture trumps skin color, facial features, and ancestry in defining Dominicans as indios. Candelario draws on her participant observation in a Dominican beauty shop in Washington Heights, a New York City neighborhood with the oldest and largest Dominican community outside the Republic, and on interviews with Dominicans in New York City, Washington, D. C. , and Santo Domingo. She also analyzes museum archives and displays in the Museo del Hombre Dominicano and the Smithsonian Institution as well as nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century European and American travel narratives.
Black Gold to Bluegrass: From Oil Fields of Texas to Spindletop Farm of Kentucky
by Fred B. Mckinley Greg RileyBlack Gold to Bluegrass is the first such work that concentrates wholly on the Second Spindletop Oil Boom and what happened afterward--taking the story from the oil fields of Southeast Texas and Louisiana to the Bluegrass of Kentucky. After partnering with Thomas Peter Lee of Houston, Frank Yount, water-well driller turned wildcatter, struck it rich, and the Yount-Lee Oil Company began a remarkable march that almost took it to the top of the oil industry. Although he used some of his wealth to benefit his fellowman, Frank Yount, also put together a priceless collection of antique violins, and some of the classiest and most expensive automobiles of the day, including three Duesenbergs and a Cord. He built a state-of-the-art Saddlebred training facility in Beaumont, hired dashing horseman Cape Grant to run it, and directed him to take the horses of Spindletop Stables to competitive shows throughout the county--and win! Frank Yount died young at age 53 in November 1933. Within two years, Pansy--his wife and principal heir--and the investors in the Yount-Lee Oil Company sold the enterprise to Houston attorney Wright Morrow for then what amounted to the third-largest financial transaction in American business history. Morrow, who later became one of the giants of Texas politics, immediately parceled off most of Yount-Lee's oil assets to Stanolind (Standard Oil of Indiana), a subsidiary of the giant Standard Oil conglomerate which later became Amoco. In spite of the magnitude of this transaction, when expressed in Depression era dollars, it was later widely acknowledged that no one, save perhaps Frank Yount himself, fully understood the astronomical significance and value of the Yount-Lee holdings. Pansy, no less independent and colorful than her husband (but somewhat more flamboyant) took her part of the family's fortune and moved Spindletop Stables to a 1,066 acre show farm in the horse country of Kentucky, building a 45,000 square foot mansion which she named Spindletop Hall, the centerpiece of the new and extremely successful Spindletop Farm. The farm became the most innovative saddle horse breeding facility of its time, and Pansy became a legend in horse circles. Using an array of previously unknown primary source materials from the Yount-Manion family archives, photographs never before published, and recently discovered film, McKinley and Riley present a book filled with incredible acts of generosity, long-standing controversies, intrigues, and twists and turns at every point. Black Gold to Bluegrass is a must for general readers and scholars alike, whose interests lie in Saddlebreds, antique automobiles, or violins; and for oil enthusiasts, the book paints a rags-to-riches story of a true wildcatter turned contemporary hero who embodies the American dream.