Friday, January 3, 2014

Lean Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation, Revised and Updated

Lean Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation, Revised and Updated

The authors begin by summarizing the five inherent principles in any lean system: Correctly specify value so you are providing what the customer actually wants Identify the value stream for each product family and remove the wasted steps that don't create value but do create muda (waste) Make the remaining value-creating steps flow continuously to drastically shorten throughput timesAllow the customer to pull value from your rapid-response value streams as needed (rather than pushing products to







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Venice Shall Rise Again: Engineered Uplift of Venice Through Seawater Injection (Elsevier Insights)

Venice Shall Rise Again: Engineered Uplift of Venice Through Seawater Injection (Elsevier Insights)

The city of Venice, Italy, has been subjected to periodic flooding, or acqua alta, for centuries. Venice Shall Rise Again presents a unique proposition to halt this flooding. Based on years of work and experiment, experts Gambolati and Teatini describe an innovative yet technologically simple, economically inexpensive, and environmentally friendly project to raise Venice by 25-30 cm over ten years by injecting seawater into 650-1000 m deep geological formations. This project would be conducted u







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Inside Divergent: The Initiate's World

Inside Divergent: The Initiate's World

Veronica Roth's #1 New York Times bestselling novel Divergent is now a major motion picture starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, and Kate Winslet!This eye-catching volume takes you inside the film version of Divergent. With more than 100 photographs—many never before seen—Inside Divergent will immerse you in the thrilling dystopian world of futuristic Chicago, where you'll meet the initiates and discover the factions.







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Thursday, January 2, 2014

The Sword Thief (The 39 Clues, Book 3) Reviews

The Sword Thief (The 39 Clues, Book 3)
  • Adventure and clue activity book for kids
  • Features game cards
  • Follow the clues to find Amy and Dan

Kid-favorite Peter Lerangis takes on Book 3 in the high-octane 39 Clues series, and it might be the most thrill-packed yet!

JOIN ANYTIME TO PLAY FOR THE CHANCE TO WIN!

ATTENTION! Amy and Dan Cahill have been located once again, this time in the company of the notoriously unreliable Alistair Oh. Could they have been foolish enough to make an alliance?

Spies report that Amy and Dan seem to be tracking the life of one of the most powerful fighters the world has ever known. If t







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The Memory Thief

“With his in-depth knowledge of science and medicine, Don Donaldson is one of very few authors who can write with convincing authority.”
-Tess Gerritsen, author of the Rizzoli and Isles series.


Don Donaldson pens a gripping, psychological thriller. . .

Nothing in this mysterious asylum is what it seems.
She’s being destroyed by an unknown opponent—
one memory at a time.


Dr. Marti Segerson’s ap







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Biblical Proof Animals Do Go To Heaven

Biblical Proof Animals Do Go To Heaven

Have you ever lost a beloved pet and wondered, "Did they go to heaven, or did they just die and that's it?" This book finally answers the age old question once and for all. Do animals have spirits? Find out God's true relationship with animals, and how He really feels about them. The author shares his divine visions along with scriptural proof, which Jesus reveals and explains to him, concerning God's entire creation. Whether you are a pet lover or not, you will gain a greater understanding of t







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To Heaven and Back: A Doctor's Extraordinary Account of Her Death, Heaven, Angels, and Life Again: A True Story

A kayak accident during a South American adventure takes one woman to heaven — where she experienced God’s peace, joy, and angels — and back to life again.
 
 
In 1999 in the Los Rios region of southern Chile, orthopedic surgeon, devoted wife, and loving mother Dr. Mary Neal drowned in a kayak accident. While cascading down a waterfall, her kayak became pinned at the bottom and she was immediately and completely submerged. Despite the rescue efforts of her companions, Mary w







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Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow (Hemisphere Series on Computational Methods in Mechanics and Thermal Science)

Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow (Hemisphere Series on Computational Methods in Mechanics and Thermal Science)

This book focuses on heat and mass transfer, fluid flow, chemical reaction, and other related processes that occur in engineering equipment, the natural environment, and living organisms. Using simple algebra and elementary calculus, the author develops numerical methods for predicting these processes mainly based on physical considerations. Through this approach, readers will develop a deeper understanding of the underlying physical aspects of heat transfer and fluid flow as well as improve the







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Benjamin Franklin's Bastard: A Novel

Benjamin Franklin's Bastard: A Novel

Benjamin Frankiln’s Bastard by Sally Cabot is an absorbing and compelling work of literary historical fiction that brings to life a little-known chapter of the American Revolution — the story of Benjamin Franklin and his bastard son, and the women who loved them both.William Franklin, the son of Benjamin and his favorite mistress, Anne, is raised by Deborah, Benjamin’s wife. A steadfast loyalist, he and his father cannot reconcile their wildly disparate views, causing a rift in the bond bo







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