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Richard and Judy Book Club display at W.H. Smith, Enfield. The following is a list of books from the Richard & Judy Book Club, featured on the television chat show. The show was cancelled in 2009, but since 2010 the lists have been continued by the Richard and Judy Book Club, a website run in conjunction with retailer W. H. Smith.
From a combined iron and steel production of 203 million tons in 1979, US output fell almost in half, to 107 million tons in 1982. Some steel companies declared bankruptcy, and many permanently closed steelmaking plants. By 1989, US combined iron and steel production recovered to 142 million tons, a much lower level than in the 1960s and 1970s.
In 2022, the U.S. was the third-largest producer of raw steel worldwide, after China and India, and ranked sixth in pig iron production. By November 2024, the industry produced over 74 million net tons annually. The industry produced over 74 million net tons per year as of November 2024. [1]
A guide to 10 books that would make great last-minute gifts for fans of Texas people, places, culture and history. Books about Texas make great last-minute gift options. Here are 10 of our picks.
This is a list of book sales clubs, both current and defunct. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
This process greatly improved the quantity and quality of steel production. It added three hours firing time and required large quantities of coke. In making crucible steel, the blister steel bars were broken into pieces and melted in small crucibles, each containing 20 kg or so. This produced higher quality metal, but increased the cost.
University of Texas student Neelanjana Chakrabarty interviews Bob Bell, 92, in his North Austin home as part of the Last Writers project, which will produce a book about him for his family.
1340 – In Liège, Belgium, the first blast furnaces for the production of iron are developed [1] 1448 – Johann Gutenberg develops type metal alloy; 1450s – Cristallo, a clear soda-based glass, is invented by Angelo Barovier; 1540 – Vannoccio Biringuccio publishes first systematic book on metallurgy