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| "Structured Analytic Techniques for Intelligence Analysis" |
| "This book showcases fifty-five structured analytic techniques-five new to this edition-that represent the most current best practices in intelligence law enforcement homeland security and business analysis With much more depth detail and utility than existing handbooks each technique is clearly and systematically explained Logically organized and richly illustrated and with spiral binding and tabs that separate techniques into categories this book is an easy-to-use comprehensive reference"
Price: 61.99 |
| "ECG Workout : Exercises in Arrhythmia Interpretation" |
| "Publisher's Note Products purchased from 3rd Party sellers are not guaranteed by the Publisher for quality authenticity or access to any online entitlements included with the product Grasp the electrocardiography basics and identify arrhythmias accurately with the freshly updated ECG Workout 7th Edition Fully addressing the most common arrhythmias this clearly worded text will take you step-by-step through expert ECG tracing interpretation methods including differentiating among rhythm groups equipment use and management protocols This is the go-to ECG guide for both student training and professional review-perfect for physicians nurses medical and nursing students paramedics emergency medical technicians telemetry technicians and related practitioners Get a strong grounding in accurate ECG readings with NEW pull-out arrhythmia summary cards help you interpret end-of-chapter practice stripsNEW and updated advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) guidelines incorporated in each arrhythmia chapterNEW and updated figures boxes tables and additional practice stripsUpdated coverage of all ECG concepts and skills includingIllustrated anatomy and physiology of the heartElectrical basis of electrocardiologyArrhythmia chapters sinus atrial junctional and AV blocks ventricular and bundle-branch block rhythms-examples causes clinical treatments and practice stripsStep-by-step direction on interpreting rhythm stripsComponents of the ECG tracing waveforms intervals segments complexes and waveform identificationDiscussion of cardiac monitors lead systems lead placement ECG artifacts and troubleshooting monitor problemsMethods for precise rate calculationDiscussion of cardiac pacemakers types indications function pacemaker terminology malfunctions and pacemaker analysis with practice tracingsECG conversion table ensures precise heart rate calculation with plastic pocket version inside back coverSkillbuilder practice strips-more than 600 life-size ECG tracings End-of-chapter strips from actual patients with 3-second indicators for rapid-rate calculation and answers at back of bookA mix of arrhythmias to help you distinguish among typesPosttest with mix of more than 100 waveform rhythm strips for student testing or self-evaluation"
Price: 46.49 |
| "It Gets Worse : A Collection of Essays" |
| "Bestselling author Shane Dawson returns with another highly entertaining and uproariously funny essay collection chronicling a mix of real life moments both extraordinary and mortifying yet always full of heart Shane Dawson shared some of his best and worst experiences in I Hate Myselfie the critically acclaimed book that secured his place as a gifted humorist and keen observer of millennial culture In this new collection of original personal essays Shane goes even deeper sharing never-before-revealed stories from his life giving readers a no-holds-barred look at moments both bizarre and relatable from cult-like Christian after-school activities dressing in drag and losing his virginity to hiring a psychic clashes with celebrities and coming to terms with his bisexuality Every step of the way Shane maintains his signature brand of humor proving that even the toughest breaks can be funny when you learn to laugh at yourself This is Let's Pretend This Never Happened and Running With Scissors for the millennial generation an inspiring intelligent and brutally honest collection of true stories by a YouTube sensation-turned one of the freshest new voices out there"
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| "Aliens Love Underpants Anniversary Tin" |
| "To celebrate ten wonderful years of ALIENS LOVE UNDERPANTS what better than a tin full of aliens underpants and fun! Celebrate ten wonderful years of Aliens Love Underpants with this special tin containing ALIENS LOVE UNDERPANTS ALIENS LOVE UNDERPANTS COLOURING BOOK a pants-tastic jigsaw puzzle and a double-sided poster to colour in! Fun for all the family there are activities to keep everyone entertained With Claire Freedman's brilliant rhymes and Ben Cort's zany illustrations this tin is the perfect gift for any fan of those pesky pants-stealing aliens! The shiny embossed tin is great for storing books and toysAliens love underpants in every shape and size But there are no underpants in space so here's a big surprise Tin contains Picture book Colouring book Double-sided poster Jigsaw"
Price: 12.49 |
| "Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder" |
| "The first laugh-out loud adventure in the Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder series from Jo Nesbo the most successful Norwegian author of all time Also a major motion picture Doctor Proctor has finally created something to help him fulfil his dream of becoming a famous inventor - a super-strength fart powder that can propel people into outer space! And with the help of his new neighbour Nilly and Nilly's friend Lisa Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder is ready to go worldwide! But ruthless twins Truls and Trym are determined to get hold of the powder for themselves Their plot to spoil the Doctor's plans sparks a fart-filled adventure involving a firework extravaganza a trip to prison and an escaped anaconda In the spirit of Roald Dahl and Lemony Snicket Doctor Proctor offers a winning combination of humor adventure and absurdity that kids (of all ages) will love!PRAISE for the Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder series 'This terrific book will make you laugh and cherish your friends' - James Patterson 'plenty of toilet humour and general silliness that kids love' - The Bookseller 'wickedly entertaining' - The Big Issue 'Lashings of silliness quirkiness self-deprecating humour and a rollicking plot' - TheBookbagcouk 'Fuelled by farts this is fast-paced and a delightfully ridiculous adventure' - Julia Eccleshare review on lovereading4kidscouk 'A superb mix of bizarre and wacky with a little bit of off-beat thrown in Reminiscent of Roald Dahl it has all the elements to keep children hooked' - Waterstones"
Price: 5.99 |
| "All of the Above" |
| "A funny and moving love story about friends first loves and self-discovery by the Queen of Teen 2014When sixteen-year-old Toria Bland arrives at her new school she needs to work out who her friends are all in a crazy whirl of worry exam pressure and anxiety over fitting in Things start looking up when Toria meets the funny and foul-mouthed Polly who's the coolest girl Toria has ever seen Polly and the rest of the 'alternative' kids take Toria under their wing And that's when she meets the irresistible Nico Mancini lead singer of a local band - and it's instalove at first sight! Toria likes Nico Nico likes Toria but then there's Polly Love and friendship have a funny way of going round in circles"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Day 7 : A Tense, Timely, Reality TV Thriller That Will Keep You on the Edge of Your Seat" |
| "The tense and thrilling companion to Cell 7Martha Honeydew has been released from the terrifying Cell 7 But despite her new freedom the corrupt judicial system is still tracking Martha's every move And Isaac her only trusted friend is now imprisoned in the very same cells she was Isaac saved Martha's life it is only right she now saves his But with Martha still a target her chances of saving Isaac are remote Martha begins to question whether it is ever possible to escape government scrutiny Will Martha and Isaac ever reunite? Will they ever live in a better world?"
Price: 6.99 |
| "No Shame" |
| "The powerful companion to NO VIRGINFrom the author of the critically acclaimed LOOKING FOR JJ shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize in 2004 and the Carnegie Medal in 2005Stacey Woods has been raped and now she has to go through a different ordeal - the court trial But nothing in life it seems is black and white and life is not always fair or just Suddenly it seems that she may not be believed and that the man who attacked her may be found not guilty if so Stacey will need to find a way to rebuild her life again A tautly told and important book perfect for readers of Asking for It by Louise O'Neill"
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| "Tally's Blood by Ann Marie di Mambro (Paperback, 2014)" |
| "As well as being a highly popular play for National 5 English study Tally's Blood paints a wonderful picture of life in wartime Scotland as experienced by the Italian immigrant community Exploring the themes of racism love and family loyalties it does so with humour and warmth through the eyes of an Italian family with close blood ties When World War Two breaks out friendships outwith the family are sorely tested by the difficulties of wartime prejudice - One of the set drama texts for National 5 English - Written by a very successful playwright and television screenplay writer"
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| "Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death" |
| "Revenge is a dish best served warmHigh-flying public relations supremo Agatha Raisin has decided to take early retirement She's off to make a new life in a picture-perfect Cotswold village To make friends she enters the local quiche-making competition - and to make quite sure of first prize she secretly pays a visit to a London deliAlas the competition judge succumbs after tasting her perfect quiche and Agatha is revealed as a cheat and potential poisoner Definitely not the best start So Agatha must turn amateur sleuth - she's absolutely got to track down the real killer!Praise for the Agatha Raisin series'M C Beaton's imperfect heroine is an absolute gem' Publishers Weekly'Irresistible unputdownable a joy' Anne Robinson"
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| "Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist" |
| "Cold-blooded murder heats up Agatha's summer holiday! Agatha travels to Cyprus only to contend with her estranged fiance an egregious group of truly terrible tourists and a string of murders In this sixth entertaining outing Agatha leaves the sleepy Cotswold village of Carsely to pursue love - and finds a murderer Spurned at the altar she follows her fleeing fiance James Lacey to Cyprus where instead of enjoying the honeymoon they'd planned they witness the killing of an obnoxious tourist in a disco Intrigue and a string of murders surround the unlikely couple in a plot as scorching as the Cypriot sun! Praise for the Agatha Raisin series'M C Beaton's imperfect heroine is an absolute gem' Publishers Weekly'The detective novels of M C Beaton a master of outrageous black comedy have reached cult status' The TimesAnyone interested in a few hours worth of intelligent amusing reading will want to make the acquaintance of Mrs Agatha Raisin The Cleveland Pain DealerM C Beaton has created a new national treasure the stories zing along and are irresistible unputdownable a joy Agatha Raisin is The Strongest Link Anne Robinson'Being a cranky middle-aged female myself I found Agatha charming!' Amazon customer review'I dream of being able to speak out like Aggie she's a heroine!' A Lucas Essex reader review"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Rodigan : My Life in Reggae" |
| "'THE BOOK THAT EVERY REGGAE FAN SHOULD READ' John Masouri Echoes'Rodigan can still claim a currency few presenters of his vintage can match Perhaps it's because while his wider musical and professional milieu has been in constant change his boundless enthusiasm has been constant Reggae's been lucky to have him' Ian Harrison MOJO'Rodigan was a major part of my childhood he played the hottest tunes and in a style that just resonated with me and millions like me Being able to contribute anything to a man that filled my life with such joy is an honour respect David Rodigan' Ian Wright'David is a pioneer in Reggae music As a selector and radio personality his vast knowledge of Jamaican music and its culture has helped to educate and fascinate music lovers around the world; he's an amazing son of the music and an icon We couldn't have made it this far without him' ShaggyThis is the unlikely story of David Rodigan an Army sergeant's son from the English countryside who has become the man who has taught the world about Reggae As the sound of Jamaica has morphed over five decades through a succession of different genres - from Ska and Rock Steady to Dub Roots and Dancehall - Rodigan has remained its constant champion winning the respect of generation after generation of Reggae followers across the globeToday at the age of 63 he is a headline performer at almost all the UK's big music festivals as well as events across the world Young people revere him and he is a leading presenter on the BBC's youth network 1Xtra as well as a regular fixture at leading nightclubs such as London's Fabric and at student unions throughout the land And he continues to go into the heartlands of Reggae to the downtown dancehalls of Kingston and Montego Bay in Jamaica to compete in tournaments against the greatest sound systems And yet for all of this David Rodigan is the antithesis of the stereotype of an international dance music DJ 'I look like an accountant or a dentist' he admitted to The Independent a decade ago A man of impeccable manners Rodigan prepares for a big sound clash by retiring to his hotel bed with a Thomas Hardy novel before taking a nap and then a cup of espresso before heading to the club Rodigan is the inside story of this apparent paradox It tells how a boy from Kidlington has become an admired international ambassador for a music form that remains as proud as ever of its African roots a sound that emanates from and fiercely represents the ghetto poor He now reaches across the age groups from teens through to those of his own vintage At the pinnacle of his career Rodigan has become the DJ for all generations'David Rodigan is a force of nature His spirit and passion are a rare and wonderful thing He has dedicated his life to carrying the torch for Reggae music and is hugely respected all over the world for his knowledge and talent as a broadcaster and a DJ Long may he reign on our stages and on our airwaves' Annie Mac"
Price: 8.49 |
| "F*ck That : An Honest Meditation" |
| "Breathe inClear your deskBreathe outClear your mindBreathe inPrepareBreathe outAnd enjoy the most mindful (and hilarious) 15 minutes of your day Fck That is a meditation guide which will teach you to breathe in strength and breathe out the bullsht"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Get Your Life Back : The Most Effective Therapies for a Better You" |
| "Most of us have some behaviours which are not fully under our control but when those start interfering with our lives and with who we want to be we need this book When we turn away from opportunity and excitement in case it makes us anxious we lose the joy in our lives and can experience misery and depression as well as oddly even more anxiety Get Your Life Back helps you to identify what is really important to you and to notice the ways in which you behave which interfere with reaching your goals and following valued directions It shows how to understand your own behaviour with compassion without judgement and how to both accept and change unhelpful or damaging ways of acting You will learn new skills to manage emotion and endure discomfort as you journey towards mindful self-controlUniquely this book presents a blend of evidence-based treatments (CBT ACT DBT compassion and mindfulness) giving you the best and most effective therapies for a better you"
Price: 9.99 |
| "The Low-Carb, Healthy Fat Bible" |
| "Like many others Sally-Ann Creed spent decades of her life navigating the maze of health lifestyle and diet misinformation all while suffering with chronic illness With the help of her 'health hero' Dr Robbie Simons Creed now leads a healthy happy life and is a pioneer of the Low-Carb Healthy Fat (LCHF) lifestyle In this beautifully illustrated book Creed delivers her LCHF manifesto offering simple clear and practical guidance that will convince even the most reluctant world-weary dieters The Low-Carb Healthy Fat Bible delivers the perfect lifestyle for hunger-free weight loss At its heart is an emphasis on delicious uncomplicated recipes based around real food cooked from scratch rather than unhealthy processed foods"
Price: 13.49 |
| "One Breath : Freediving, Death, and the Quest to Shatter Human Limits" |
| "One Breath is a gripping and powerful exploration of the strange and fascinating sport of freediving and of the tragic untimely death of America's greatest freediver Competitive freediving-a sport built on diving as deep as possible on a single breath-tests the limits of human ability in the most hostile environment on earth The unique and eclectic breed of individuals who freedive at the highest level regularly dive hundreds of feet below the ocean's surface reaching such depths that their organs compress light disappears and one mistake could kill themEven among freedivers few have ever gone as deep as Nicholas Mevoli A handsome young American with an unmatched talent for the sport Nick was among freediving's brightest stars He was also an extraordinary individual one who rebelled against the vapid and commoditized society around him by relentlessly questing for something more meaningful and authentic whatever the risks So when Nick Mevoli arrived at Vertical Blue in 2013 the world's premier freediving competition he was widely expected to challenge records and continue his meteoric rise to stardom Instead before the end of that fateful competition Nick Mevoli had died a victim of the sport that had made him a star and the very future of free diving was called into question With unparalleled access and masterfully crafted prose One Breath tells his unforgettable story and of the sport which shaped and ultimately destroyed him"
Price: 9.49 |
| "My Mother's Shadow: The gripping novel about a mother's shocking secret that changed everything" |
| "Addie thinks she knows everything about her mother But when a stranger appears claiming to be her sister she realises that her life so far has been a lie But why?'Intriguing twisting I loved it' Dinah Jefferies 'A gripping family mystery told in lush evocative prose' Erin Kelly 'A well-written intriguing read full of family secrets Brilliant' FabulousPerfect for fans of BEFORE WE WERE YOURS by Lisa Wingate Hartland House has always been a faithful keeper of secrets1958 Sent to beautiful Hartland to be sheltered from her mother's illness Liz spends the summer with the wealthy Shaw family They treat Liz as one of their own but their influence could be dangerousNow Addie believes she knows everything about her mother Elizabeth and their difficult relationship until her recent death When a stranger appears claiming to be Addie's sister she is stunned Is everything she's been told about her early life a lie?How can you find the truth about the past if the one person who could tell you is gone? Addie must go back to that golden summer her mother never spoke ofand the one night that changed a young girl's life for ever'A compelling family story Beautifully written and evokes vivid pictures of an English summer in the 1950s' Sheila O'Flanagan'Trembles with family secrets' Victoria FoxWhat readers are saying about My Mother's Shadow 'One of the most enthralling heartbreaking books that I have read in quite some time' Goodreads reviewer 5 stars 'The poignant storyline is deeply affecting Definitely a book that is going to stay with me for a long time' Goodreads reviewer 5 stars'So beautifully written In places it made me laugh out loud and in other places it made me cry Poignant' Amazon reviewer 5 stars'I was hooked from beginning to end! Vivid characters and evocative scenes make this an enchanting read' Amazon reviewer 5 stars'Stunning and emotional' Amazon reviewer 5 stars'This novel absolutely blew me away! I was left emotional and teary It had me gripped from the start and is loaded with scenes that pull at the heartstrings! I cannot recommend this novel enough' Goodreads reviewer 5 stars'A stunning read and I can't wait to read more from this author' Goodreads reviewer 5 stars"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Concentration and Power in the Food System : Who Controls What We Eat?" |
| "Nearly every day brings news of another merger or acquisition involving the companies that control our food supply Just how concentrated has this system become? At almost every key stage of the food system four firms alone control 40 or more of the market a level above which these companies have the power to drive up prices for consumers and reduce their rate of innovation Researchers have identified additional problems resulting from these trends including negative impacts on the environment human health and communities This book reveals the dominant corporations from the supermarket to the seed industry and the extent of their control over markets It also analyzes the strategies these firms are using to reshape society in order to further increase their power particularly in terms of their bearing upon the more vulnerable sections of society such as recent immigrants ethnic minorities and those of lower socioeconomic status Yet this study also shows that these trends are not inevitable Opposed by numerous efforts from microbreweries to seed saving networks it explores how such opposition has encouraged the most powerful firms to make small but positive changes"
Price: 17.99 |
| "The Caves: Snake: The Caves 6 by Benjamin Hulme-Cross (Paperback, 2014)" |
| "In the future convicted Teens have a choice Life in prison or taking their chance in The Caves Two Teens are dropped onto a remote island along with a cyborg monster If they kill the cyborg they go free If they fail they die Zak the wild boy of the island watches the Teens Sometimes he helps them Sometimes he doesn't Highly readable exciting books that take the struggle out of reading Caves encourages and supports reading practice by providing gripping age-appropriate stories for struggling and reluctant readers or those with English as an additional language aged 12 at a manageable length (32 pages) and reading level (6) This series can be read in any order Produced in association with reading experts at Catch Up a charity which aims to address underachievement caused by literacy and numeracy difficulties Book band PurpleIdeal for ages 12Reading age 6"
Price: 5.99 |
| "The Doomed City" |
| "It is a mysterious city whose sun is switched on in the morning and switched off at night bordered by an abyss on one side and an impossibly high wall on the other Its inhabitants are people who were plucked from twentieth-century history at various times and places and left to govern themselves advised by Mentors whose purpose seems inscrutable This is life in the ExperimentAndrei Voronin a young astronomer plucked from Leningrad in the 1950s is a die-hard believer in the Experiment even though his first job in the city is as a garbage collector As increasinbly nightmarish scenarios begin to affect the city he rises through the political hierarchy with devastating effect"
Price: 8.49 |
| "Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life by William Deresiewicz (Paperback,..." |
| "As a professor at Yale William Deresiewicz saw something that troubled him deeply His students some of the nation's brightest minds were adrift when it came to the big questions how to think critically and creatively and how to find a sense of purpose Now he argues that elite colleges are turning out conformists without a compass Excellent Sheep takes a sharp look at the high-pressure conveyor belt that begins with parents and counsellors who demand perfect grades and culminates in the skewed applications Deresiewicz saw first-hand as a member of Yale's admissions committee As schools shift focus from the humanities to practical subjects like economics students are losing the ability to think independently It is essential says Deresiewicz that college be a time for self-discovery when students can establish their own values and measures of success in order to forge their own paths He features quotes from real students and graduates he has corresponded with over the years candidly exposing where the system is broken and offering clear solutions on how to fix it Excellent Sheep is likely to makea lasting markHe takes aim at just about the entirety of upper-middle-class life in AmericaMr Deresiewicz's book is packed full of what he wants more of in American life passionate weirdness (The New York Times)"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Beautiful Player : 5" |
| "When Hanna Ziggy Bergstrom moves to New York City for graduate school Will Sumner thinks his responsibilities to his best friend's nerdy little sister will be limited to the occasional dinner and check-in Little does he know that Ziggy is ready to break out of her bookworm academic shell and move more into bombshell territory Of course she figures the gorgeous womanizing venture capitalist Will is the best person to help mentor her in this new field of study dating Will takes on the challenge with more than a healthy dose of scepticism and humour but soon finds that Ziggy just needed a tiny push not a world of change to reveal a woman every man seems to notice Soon Ziggy is gone and the unfiltered innocently seductive Hanna Bergstrom is hijacking his dreams his moods and even his orderly no-strings-attached dating life-beginning the night his mentoring activities move between the sheets"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Rusty Nailed : 3" |
| "Playing house was never so much fun-or so confusing With her boss on her honeymoon Caroline's working crazy long hours to keep the interior design company running-especially since she's also the lead designer for the renovation of a gorgeous old hotel on Sausalito So with her hotshot photographer boyfriend gallivanting all over the world for his job she and Simon are heavy-duty into absence makes the heart grow fonder mode Neither has any complaints about the great reunion sex though! Then Simon decides he's tired of so much travelling and he's suddenly home more A lot more And wanting Caroline home more too Though their friends' romantic lives provide plenty of welcome distraction eventually Caroline and Simon have to sort their relationship out Neither wants out of sight out of mind but can they create their own happy mid-ground cliche? USA TODAYbestselling author Alice Clayton delivers another delicious frothy cocktail of a book shaking up her characters stirring in laugh-out-loud humour and serving sizzling romance straight up!"
Price: 7.49 |
| Unteachable |
| "Maise O'Malley just turned eighteen but she's felt like a grown-up her entire life The summer before senior year she has plans get into a great film school convince her mom to go into rehab and absolutely do not under any circumstances screw up her own future But life has a way of throwing her plans into free-fall When Maise meets Evan at a carnival one night their chemistry is immediate intense and short-lived Which is exactly how she likes it no strings But afterward she can't get Evan out of her head He's taught her that a hookup can be something more It can be an unexpected connection with someone who truly understands her Someone who sees beyond her bravado to the scared but strong girl inside That someone turns out to be her new film class teacher Mr Evan Wilke Maise and Evan resolve to keep their hands off each other but the attraction is too much to bear Together they're real and genuine; apart they're just actors playing their parts for everyone else And their masks are slipping People start to notice Rumors fly When the truth comes to light in a shocking way they may learn they were just playing parts for each other too Smart sexy and provocative Unteachableis about what happens when a love story goes off-script"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Strictly No Elephants" |
| "When the local Pet Club won't admit a boy's tiny pet elephant he finds a solution-one that involves all kinds of unusual animals in this sweet and adorable picture book Today is Pet Club day There will be cats and dogs and fish but strictly no elephantsare allowed The Pet Club doesn't understand that pets come in all shapes and sizes just like friends Now it is time for a boy and his tiny pet elephant to show them what it means to be a true friend Imaginative and lyrical this sweet story captures the magic of friendship and the joy of having a pet"
Price: 8.99 |
| "Creating a Lean Culture : Tools to Sustain Lean Conversions, Third Edition" |
| "Winner of a Shingo Research and Professional Publication AwardThe new edition of this Shingo Prize-winning bestseller provides critical insights and approaches to make any Lean transformation an ongoing success It shows you how to implement a sustainable successful transformation by developing a culture that has your stakeholders throughout the organizational chart involved and invested in the outcome It teaches you how to successfully navigate the politics in cross-functional process improvement projects and to engage executives in ways that are personally meaningful to them If you are a leader at any level in an organization undergoing or considering a Lean transformation this is where you should start and finish and start againRead the ReviewsThis book became an instant classic in the literature of professional operations In this third edition David Mann updates and expands his teaching with five additional years of valuable experience and expertise derived from his very active multi-industry consultancy I have benefitted greatly from his writing and wholeheartedly recommend this book to be top-of-the desk of any serious Lean practitioner or performance transformation leader- Raymond C Floyd two-time Shingo Prize Winner President and CEO Plasco Energy GroupDavid Mann builds substantially on his seminal work on the Lean management system The book is full of new insight and polishes the most important ideas about Lean management The new chapter on engaging executive leadership alone is worth the price of the book- Peter Ward Richard M Ross Professor and Chair Department of Management Science Fisher College of Business The Ohio State UniversityThis book has long been my go-to' guide on Lean management practices that help create a culture of continuous improvement and excellence I have recommended the book to countless healthcare leaders who rave about how helpful it is in translating Lean principles into daily management behaviors The healthcare examples make it even more relevant as a must read for any hospital leader who aims to move beyond Lean tools-Mark Graban author of Lean Hospitals co-author of Healthcare Kaizen and The Executive Guide to Healthcare KaizenAs more companies outside the manufacturing sector pursue Lean transformations Creating a Lean Culture is as critical a resource as ever Breaking down silos and navigating tricky internecine politics remain a momentous challenge and Mann's case-based insights are an invaluable tool- Peg Pennington Executive Director Center for Operational Excellence Fisher College of Business The Ohio State UniversityDavid has once again taken the topics that trip us up and put structure and guidance around them His new work on executive involvement is worth the price of the book all by itself Many of us have struggled with this topic and David provides a path to success- Elizabeth M King Vice President Organizational Effectiveness ESCO CorporationNew in the Third EditionContains new chapter on engaging executives in Lean initiativesIncludes 21 new case studiesPresents new examples from the healthcare and process industriesIncludes additional gemba worksheets for learning and teaching LeanProvides expanded coverage of Lean applications in complex cross functional value stream process improvement projectsWatch David Mann discuss how the latest edition of Creating a Lean Culture can help you and your organization succeed httpwwwyoutubecomwatch?vzX7jrtV3cBA&featureyoutube"
Price: 35.49 |
| "Mind Maps for Medical Students" |
| "This brand new revision aid has been designed specifically to help medical students memorize essential clinical facts invaluable throughout medical studies and particularly useful in the pressured run-up to final exams Over 100 maps are organized by body system with a concluding section of miscellaneous examples The book's format has been designed with the student in mind - it is pocket sized and the maps summarize a variety of aspects including the definition of the disease causes investigations treatments and complications to aid in recall Ideally suited for students and early postgraduates revising for exams this convenient and portable distillation of knowledge will aid in memorization and save many hours of note taking"
Price: 15.49 |
| "Effective Computation in Physics by Kathryn Huff, Anthony Scopatz (Paperback, 2015)" |
| "More physicists today are taking on the role of software developer as part of their research but software development isn't always easy or obvious even for physicists This practical book teaches essential software development skills to help you automate and accomplish nearly any aspect of research in a physics-based field Written by two PhDs in nuclear engineering this book includes practical examples drawn from a working knowledge of physics concepts You'll learn how to use the Python programming language to perform everything from collecting and analyzing data to building software and publishing your resultsIn four parts this book includes Getting Started Jump into Python the command line data containers functions flow control and logic and classes and objects Getting It Done Learn about regular expressions analysis and visualization NumPy storing data in files and HDF5 important data structures in physics computing in parallel and deploying software Getting It Right Build pipelines and software learn to use local and remote version control and debug and test your code Getting It Out There Document your code process and publish your findings and collaborate efficiently; dive into software licenses ownership and copyright procedures"
Price: 26.49 |
| "21st Century c. by Ben Klemens (Paperback, 2014)" |
| "Throw out your old ideas about C and get to know a programming language that's substantially outgrown its origins With this revised edition of 21st Century C you'll discover up-to-date techniques missing from other C tutorials whether you're new to the language or just getting reacquainted C isn't just the foundation of modern programming languages; it is a modern language ideal for writing efficient state-of-the-art applications Get past idioms that made sense on mainframes and learn the tools you need to work with this evolved and aggressively simple language No matter what programming language you currently favor you'll quickly see that 21st century C rocks Set up a C programming environment with shell facilities makefiles text editors debuggers and memory checkers Use Autotools C's de facto cross-platform package manager Learn about the problematic C concepts too useful to discard Solve C's string-building problems with C-standard functions Use modern syntactic features for functions that take structured inputs Build high-level object-based libraries and programs Perform advanced math talk to internet servers and run databases with existing C libraries This edition also includes new material on concurrent threads virtual tables C99 numeric types and other features"
Price: 25.49 |
| "Think DSP: Digital Signal Processing in Python by Allen B. Downey (Paperback, 2016)" |
| "Think DSP Digital Signal Processing in Python is an introduction to signal processing and system analysis using a computational approach The premise of this book (like the others in the Think X series) is that if you know how to program you can use that skill to learn other things By the end of the first chapter you'll be able to decompose a sound into its harmonics modify the harmonics and generate new sounds Subsequent chapters follow a logical progression that develops the important ideas incrementally with a focus on applications"
Price: 15.49 |
