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What's Happened to Politics?

By: Bob Rae

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From polling to to the way in which political parties package their candidates, former Ontario Premier Bob Rae identifies the shortcomings of the current Canadian political framework and explains what Canadians can do to remedy it.

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Simon and Schuster

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1501103423

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9781501103421

The Duh Awards

In This Stupid World, We Take the Prize

By: Bob Fenster

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The Duh Awards

In This Stupid World, We Take the Prize

By: Bob Fenster

From the genius of funnyman Bob Fenster, who brought you Duh!, They Did What!?, and Well, Duh!, comes another in real-life idiocy. The Duh Awards honors the intellectually challenged and utterly inept. From historical explorers to politicians to celebrities to everyday people, no one is spared from lampoon. Ever notice there seems to be an award show for just about everything? And that everyone who wins is rich, beautiful, and brilliant? Good-looking, intelligent winners are everywhere. The Duh Awards is for the rest of us. These awards are handed out to the not-so-smart, the underworked, the overpaid, the wacky, the weird, and the downright stupid. And it's about time! Chapters include such ridiculousness as: Boss of the Year and Other Slave Driver Awards; Champion Scoffers, Scorners, Insulters, and Other All-Star Wise Guys; and Only in Hollywood-The Anti-Oscars. Here are just a excerpts from this hilarious book: The Know-a-Little, Talk-a-Lot Society presents the Anti-Expert Awards: In 1931 President Herbert Hoover somehow missed the impact of the Great Depression when he offered this solution: "If someone could get off a good joke every ten days, I think our troubles would be over." Winning Mind Games: All-Star Shockers, Psych-Outs, and Gross Champs: During the halftime show of the 2004 Super Bowl, singer Justin Timberlake removed part of singer Janet Jackson's shirt to reveal one of her star breasts on national TV. This upset viewers who had tuned in to watch rapper Nelly grab his crotch. The Spin Awards for Fooling Most of the People Enough of the Time: In 2003 Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld told the press: "As we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns--the ones we don't know we don't know." The Duh Awards celebrates the moments that some would rather we forget.

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Andrews McMeel Publishing

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0740793047

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9780740793042

Real World Linux Security

Intrusion Prevention, Detection, and Recovery

By: Bob Toxen

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Real World Linux Security

Intrusion Prevention, Detection, and Recovery

By: Bob Toxen

With all-new coverage of home, mobile, and wireless issues, migrating from IP chains to IP tables, and protecting your network from users as well as hackers, this book provides immediate and effective Intrusion Detection System techniques. Contains practical solutions for every system administrator working with any Linux system, large or small.

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Prentice Hall Professional

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0130464562

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9780130464569

Curveball

Spies, Lies, and the Con Man Who Caused a War

By: Bob Drogin

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Curveball

Spies, Lies, and the Con Man Who Caused a War

By: Bob Drogin

“A crucial study in the political manipulation of intelligence, understanding how Curveball got us into Iraq will arm us for the next round of lies coming out of Washington.”—Robert Baer, author of See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism Curveball answers the crucial question of the Iraq war: How and why was America’s intelligence so catastrophically wrong? In this dramatic and explosive book, award-winning Los Angeles Times reporter Bob Drogin delivers a narrative that takes us to Europe, the Middle East, and deep inside the CIA to find the truth—the truth about the lies and self-deception that led us into a military and political nightmare. Praise for Curveball “Just when you thought the WMD debacle couldn’t get worse, here comes veteran Los Angeles Times national-security correspondent Drogin’s look at just who got the stories going in the first place. . . . Simultaneously sobering and infuriating—essential reading for those who follow the headlines.”—Kirkus Reviews “In this engrossing account, Los Angeles Times correspondent Drogin paints an intimate and revealing portrait of the workings and dysfunctions of the intelligence community.”—Publishers Weekly “An insightful and compelling account of one crucial component of the war's origins . . . Had Drogin merely pieced together Curveball's story, it alone would have made for a thrilling book. But he provides something more: a frightening glimpse at how easily we could make the same mistakes again. . . . The real value of Drogin's book is its meticulous demonstration that bureaucratic imperative often leads to self-delusion.”—Washington Monthly “Drogin delivers a startling account of this fateful intelligence snafu.”—Booklist “By the time you finish this book you will be shaking your head with wonder, or perhaps you will be shaking with anger, about the misadventures that preceded the misadventures in Iraq. This book is so powerful, it almost refutes its subtitle: The man called Curveball did not cause a war; he became a pretext—one among many.”—George F. Will

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Random House

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1588367363

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9781588367365

1001 Ways to Take Initiative at Work

By: Bob B. Nelson

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1001 Ways to Take Initiative at Work

By: Bob B. Nelson

1001 WAYS to Take Initiative at Work is about managing up--about employees taking ownership of their jobs, whether it's an assistant working for a manager or a VP working for the CEO. Third in the 1001 Ways series by bestselling business writer Bob Nelson, whose 1001 Ways to Reward Employees and 1001 Ways to Energize Employees have over 900,000 copies in print, TAKE INITIATIVE is the first management book for employees. Weaving together case studies, examples, quotes, research highlights, and the author's own "Tool Box" of management techniques and exercises, this practical handbook will show every reader how to develop self-leadership, set goals, create learning opportunities, take risks, build a team, sell ideas, and work both within and outside the larger organization. Taking initiative is about a former secretary at Johnsonville Foods who originated and now runs the company's thriving mail-order business. It's about a technical writer who created Xerox's popular "webmaster" website. And it's about you. As Bob Nelson proves, employees have much more power than they think--taking initiative is how to harness that power and reap its rewards. By the bestselling author of 1001 Ways to Reward Employees and 1001 Ways to Energize Employees, with over 900,000 copies in print.

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Workman Publishing Company

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0761153543

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9780761153542

Single Season Sitcoms of the 1990s

A Complete Guide

By: Bob Leszczak

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Single Season Sitcoms of the 1990s

A Complete Guide

By: Bob Leszczak

During the "Must See TV" 1990s, Americans enjoyed such immensely popular sitcoms as Friends, Seinfeld, Home Improvement and The Drew Carey Show. Shows that did not make the ratings cut numbered in the hundreds--the emergence of new networks and cable channels airing original programming resulted in a vast increase in short-lived sitcoms over the previous decade. Some of these "flops" were actually quite good and deserved a better fate. The author revisits them--along with the "dramedies" of the day--with detailed entries providing production and broadcast information, along with critical analyses, and recollections by cast and crew members. A subsection highlights sitcoms that returned for an abbreviated second season. Dozens of cast and crew photographs are included.

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McFarland

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1476631980

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9781476631981

Sixty Feet, Six Inches

A Hall of Fame Pitcher & a Hall of Fame Hitter Talk About How the Game Is Played

By: Bob Gibson,Reggie Jackson,Lonnie Wheeler

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Sixty Feet, Six Inches

A Hall of Fame Pitcher & a Hall of Fame Hitter Talk About How the Game Is Played

By: Bob Gibson,Reggie Jackson,Lonnie Wheeler

Bob Gibson and Reggie Jackson offer a candid and unfiltered look at America's pastime, discussing the art of pitching, the art of hitting, and all things baseball. Full of brush-backs, walk-off homeruns, high stakes, cold stares, epic battles, and a little chin music here and there, Sixty Feet, Six Inches is a baseball fan’s dream come true, a go to guide for how the game should be played. There is no part of the sport that these two titans do not discuss at length: big picture issues like how steroids have affected the game and handling the pressure of stardom, right next to exact descriptions of the mechanics of pitching and hitting. Filled with one-of-a-kind insider stories that recall a who's who of baseball nobility, including Willie Mays, Alex Rodriguez, Hank Aaron, Albert Pujols, Billy Martin, and Joe Torre, it is an unforgettable baseball history by two of the game’s greatest superstars.

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Anchor

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0767931106

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9780767931106

Timeship

By: Bob Bello

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Timeship

By: Bob Bello

In 1999, the builders of the Lunar City discover something that is quickly code-named "Lunar Anomaly." An international team is scrambled to investigate, but the classified mission is botched, creating an unprecedented situation that will change the history of the world as we know it.

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Timeship Studio

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Alaska

By: Bob Devine

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Alaska

By: Bob Devine

All the travel experts agree--consumers want more and different experiences from travel than they did in the past. They want to deeply understand their destination before they go, feel a meaningful connection to the place while there, and return home feeling enriched and ready to share their experiences with others. With these trends in mind, and the results of extensive, proprietary market research, National Geographic Traveler has been enhanced with engaging new features and a contemporary redesign. Each guide begins with an introduction that enables the traveler to sample a bit of the culture, history, and attractions before they go and plan the trip based on their own interests and length of stay. Travelers can immerse themselves in active, in-country "Experiences" and "Off-the-Beaten-Path Excursions" they won’t find anywhere else, like visiting a family in a South African township or learning to cook Maori cuisine with a renowned New Zealand chef. Other new features, such as "Insider Tips" from National Geographic photographers, writers, and experts, as well as "Not-To-Be-Missed" lists ensure that each person’s visit will be one-of-a-kind and memorable. To make the most of these and all the other great new features, the guides’ design has been simplified, opened up, and enhanced with easy-to-read tinted sections. Gorgeous color photographs, high-quality maps, and the popular walking and driving tours are still highlights of our crisp, new look. To complete the update, our new covers boast a striking, single image of the destination, along with the clear National Geographic branding that signifies quality, trust, and all the best in travel. With more than a century of travel expertise, new content, and a new look, National Geographic Traveler is the right guide at the right time--poised to meet the changing needs of today’s traveler better than ever and better than anyone. Alaska is America’s last frontier. Get the latest on native arts, bear watching, dog sledding, gold panning, and more.

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National Geographic Books

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1426203861

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9781426203862

Managing For Dummies

By: Bob Nelson,Peter Economy

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Managing For Dummies

By: Bob Nelson,Peter Economy

One of the bestsellers in the Dummies business line gets refreshed and updated for today's workplace. New topics include managing virtual employees, achieving work/life balance, and retaining and motivating employees.

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Pearson Education

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9043008508

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9789043008501

Disaster on the Horizon

High Stakes, High Risks, and the Story Behind the Deepwater Well Blowout

By: Bob Cavnar

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Disaster on the Horizon

High Stakes, High Risks, and the Story Behind the Deepwater Well Blowout

By: Bob Cavnar

Disaster on the Horizon is a behind-the-scenes investigative look at the worst oil well accident in US history, which led to the current environmental and economic catastrophe on the Gulf Coast. Cavnar uses his 30 years in the business to take readers inside the disaster, exposing the decisions leading up to the blowout and the immediate aftermath. It includes personal accounts of the survivors, assembled from testimony during various investigations, as well as personal interviews with survivors, witnesses, and family. It also provides a layman's look at the industry, its technology, people, and risks. It deconstructs events and decisions made by BP, Transocean, and the US Government before and after the disaster, and the effects of those decisions, both good and bad. Cavnar explains what happened in the Gulf, explores how we arrived at deep water drilling in the first place and then charts a course for how to avoid these disasters in the future.

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Chelsea Green Publishing

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1603583173

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9781603583176

The Little Book of Hogmanay

By: Bob Pegg

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The Little Book of Hogmanay

By: Bob Pegg

Did You Know? No one knows the origin of the word Hogmanay. Until late in the twentieth century, Hogmanay was celebrated on two distinct dates, twelve days apart. On the island of Islay, it was a Hogmanay custom to predict who you would marry by throwing fish at the wall. There is more to Hogmanay than fireworks – firstfooting, Guisers, thiggers, mass ball games, clavies and the Dingwall Crate all feature within. Oh, and don't forget to look out for the Trows! The Little Book of Hogmanay is a feast of information exploring the history, folklore, tales, food, drink and traditions of Hogmanay, from its pagan roots to its celebratory present. Whether you need a user's guide or an anthology of entertainment, The Little Book of Hogmanay will tell you all you ever wanted to know about Scotland's most widely and wildly celebrated festival.

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The History Press

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0750951532

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9780750951531

Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound

No Holiday for Justice

By: Bob McGregor

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Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound

No Holiday for Justice

By: Bob McGregor

This book is the account of the author's eight and a half years of prosecuting for the State of Alabama. The reader will meet the prosecutors, (the "white hats) the defense attorney's, (the black hats) as well as the cops, the detectives and the bad men and blood spillers that plague our society. The book is not bereft of humor, with the reader being introduced to the court hangers on who are present in various incarnations in every jurisdiction in the country. The authour recounts some of the many cases that he tried and a few that were tried by other prosecutors. It is a fascinating account of people at their best and at their very worst. All in all, it is a terrific read that is absolutely true but reads like the best of crime fiction.

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1449051448

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Learning from the Past, Present, and Future to Drive Profits to New Levels

Roadmaps for Solving and Preventing Problems, Making Better Decisions, and Implementing the Ultimate Improvement Cycle

By: Bob Sproull

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Learning from the Past, Present, and Future to Drive Profits to New Levels

Roadmaps for Solving and Preventing Problems, Making Better Decisions, and Implementing the Ultimate Improvement Cycle

By: Bob Sproull

The content of this book is centered around three seemingly diverse themes. The first theme is why it’s so important for companies to learn from the past, the present, and the future. The author covers some of the key learnings from the distant and current past, and how these learnings changed the course for many companies. He discusses new learnings that have been developed in our current state and will continue to be brought forward. He provides a look into the future, just to make sure companies understand that they should always be looking for better ways to function. The second theme is centered around problem-solving, problem prevention, and decision-making. That is, how to successfully define problems that already exist in your current reality, how to prevent problems from occurring in the future, and how to make much more effective decisions. Problems have plagued many companies for many years and knowing how to follow a structured approach to solve them should prove to be very useful. And perhaps even more important than solving problems, is how companies can go about preventing the problems from occurring in the first place. Think about how your company might look if the plethora of problems to solve didn’t exist. And with current or potential problems, many decisions must be made. The final theme in this book is how to successfully implement the Theory of Constraints, and then combine Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and the Theory of Constraints. The Theory of Constraints should be considered the "missing link" in most improvement initiatives. The author presents, in detail, why combining the Theory of Constraints with Lean and Six Sigma and all of the associated improvement tools and techniques will take your company to new levels of profitability. He introduces two new roadmaps. One roadmap is on how to implement the Theory of Constraints, while the other new roadmap is how to implement my Ultimate Improvement Cycle.

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CRC Press

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1003802974

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9781003802976

North Star Over My Shoulder

A Flying Life

By: Bob Buck

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North Star Over My Shoulder

A Flying Life

By: Bob Buck

Buck, the embodiment of commercial aviation in America, recounts his thrilling life in flight in this exhilarating volume, hailed as "absolutely brilliant" by the former director of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.

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Simon and Schuster

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0743262301

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9780743262309

Wi-Fi Enabled Healthcare

By: Ali Youssef,Douglas McDonald II,Jon Linton,Bob Zemke,Aaron Earle

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Wi-Fi Enabled Healthcare

By: Ali Youssef,Douglas McDonald II,Jon Linton,Bob Zemke,Aaron Earle

Focusing on the recent proliferation of Wi-Fi in hospital systems, this book explains how Wi-Fi is transforming clinical work flows and infusing new life into the types of mobile devices being implemented in hospitals. Drawing on years of consulting with hospitals in the US and abroad, and with first-hand experiences from one of the largest healthcare systems in the United States, it covers the key areas associated with wireless network design, security, and support. Reporting on cutting-edge developments and emerging standards in Wi-Fi technologies, the book explores security implications for each device type. It covers real-time location services and emerging trends in cloud-based wireless architecture.

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CRC Press

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1000218708

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9781000218701

The Unofficial Guide Walt Disney World 2012

By: Bob Sehlinger,Len Testa

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The Unofficial Guide Walt Disney World 2012

By: Bob Sehlinger,Len Testa

Offers an overview of how to plan the perfect vacation, with tips on saving money, ratings for area hotels, and evaluations of attractions by age group.

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John Wiley & Sons

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111801233X

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9781118012338

Essentials of Patents

By: Andy Gibbs,Bob DeMatteis

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Essentials of Patents

By: Andy Gibbs,Bob DeMatteis

While there are many books on "how to patent" and patent law, Essentials of Patents delivers practical advice on how to leverage patents as a powerful competitive corporate tool. This is not your "ordinary patent book". It's emphasis is directed to patent management with the express emphasis of increasing shareholder value, and it's audience, each with its own chapter, includes the CEO / ICO, CFO, CTO, and cross functional managers of HR, Engineering, Manufacturing and IT. Essentials of Patents is arguably one of the first works on intellectual property that drives home the importance of patent creation, protection and exploitation throughout the enterprise. Gibbs and DeMatteis show how patents can enhance competitive intelligence, product development cost reduction, product line expansion, and revenue streams, making this guide a must-have for the savvy manager. In it, the authors introduce a new management methodology: Patent Quality Management, or "PQM". With public company market values more than 90% attributable to the value of intangible assets and patents, the time has come for all corporate managers, not just R&D and legal counsel, to master intellectual property management in this competitive global market (and shareholders are demanding it).

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471456616

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9780471456612

Helping People with Eating Disorders

A Clinical Guide to Assessment and Treatment

By: Bob Palmer

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Helping People with Eating Disorders

A Clinical Guide to Assessment and Treatment

By: Bob Palmer

Up-to-date and accessible, the second edition of Helping People with Eating Disorders is a comprehensive guide to understanding, assessing, and treating eating disorders. Focuses on evidence-based practice with references to the latest research and new DSM-V classifications Discusses the types of eating disorders and their causes, reviews treatment methods and their outcomes, and provides guidance on dealing with challenging cases Illustrates concepts and methods using several case studies that run throughout the book, as well as many examples from the author's clinical work Written in clear and concise language by an expert with over 40 years’ experience in the field

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John Wiley & Sons

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111860668X

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9781118606681

Honest Weight

The Story of Toledo Scale

By: Bob Terry

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Honest Weight

The Story of Toledo Scale

By: Bob Terry

Honest Weight is the 20th century story of Toledo Scale, beginning with their fight in the first decade for weights and measures laws to outlaw dishonest scales. In narrative form, it tells the living history of the company, beginning with the founder after he was dramatically fired by National Cash Register Company. Henry Theobald then started a scale and cash register company to compete with his old boss, the legendary John Patterson of NCR. It’s the story of the inventors, leaders, craftsmen and technical breakthroughs, beginning in the first year of the 20th century up to current times. Included is the story of the innovative sales techniques developed by Theobald that led to tight-fisted merchants being willing to spend four and five times as much for a Toledo “No Springs—Honest Weight” scale than for the scale it replaced. This led to Toledo becoming the best known scale brand in the nation. It includes the story of how a plastic came to be developed for Toledo Scale under the leadership of the company’s second president Hubert Bennett that led him to establish a separate, wholly owned company. This company, Plaskon, became the largest plastic company in the United States for a brief time. It tells of Toledo Scale’s World War II contributions in which the company played a top-secret part in the production of the Norden bombsight and the atomic bomb. The story includes quotations from both retired company executives and current employees. It includes information obtained from an unpublished factual manuscript covering the company’s first 50 years, other company archives and the Toledo Blade. A dozen historical photos are displayed, which include the first DeVilbiss computing scale, a Toledo Cash Register, and a Phinney scale which was the first patented computing scale. A few Phinney scales were manufactured in 1870. Since Toledo Scale couldn’t locate one to prove they were actually manufactured, they lost a huge lawsuit to Dayton Scale that almost broke the company. Also shown is a photo of Norman Bel Geddes’ 1929-30 radical designs of a new factory and plant campus for Toledo Scale, never built due to the depression. The story includes the transition to electronic scales begun by the company’s third president Harris McIntosh. This transition was completed in the final quarter of the century. And finally, the human story that resulted from the evolution of several different ownership’s is told, until just a few years ago, Toledo Scale disappeared as a separate brand and was merged into Mettler-Toledo, Inc.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1462800211

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9781462800216

Dust Or Magic, Creative Work in the Digital Age

By: Bob Hughes

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Dust Or Magic, Creative Work in the Digital Age

By: Bob Hughes

A book for the interface workers. Dust or Magic was primarily written for the young, talented people whose creative instincts are kindled by computers and live to create 'good stuff', but who are systematically betrayed by the managerial types in suits who hire them, set them absurd tasks, and sack them when their half-baked schemes go belly-up. It is also for people who simply want to know how human creativity fares in the digital age. Originally published by Addison-Wesley (under the title 'Dust or Magic, Secrets of successful multimedia design') this book is, in part, a 'secret history' of computers: a history told from the vantage point of the people who did the work. We have insiders' accounts of a range of influential products and projects, many of which were in danger of being forgotten. The scene is illuminated by recent insights into creativity and well-being from the fields of psychology and neuroscience, as well as tried-and-tested, practical strategies for workplace survival from other industries. The author, Bob Hughes, has been a 'creative' for most of his working life: first a calligrapher, then an advertising artist and copywriter before discovering computers in the mid-1980s. He now teaches at Oxford Brookes University on the MA in Interactive Media Publishing, and researches and writes about the wider impact of electronics and computers in workplaces world-wide. He also campaigns on behalf of migrants, refugees and all precarious workers. "What you are doing is stripping away the corporate bullshit from this 'revolution' - its ours not theirs. Reclaim the pixels " - Chris McEvoy (Creator of 'Usability Must Die' www.usabilitymustdie.com). "There are many books explaining why software projects go sour; this one breaks the mold by showing how they come good." - Malcolm Cook (Senior Lecturer in Human Factors, University of Abertay) "It was incredibly engrossing. I expected to skim through it, and found myself reading it avidly, putting aside all the other work I should have been doing... It rang so true about so many things about the process of creating the virtual world we spend so much time in that I'm dying to share it with others who also create for it, or want to." - Aleen Stein (co-founder of the Voyager Company and CEO of Organa inc. www.organa.com). More information on www.idhub.com/magic

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0954723953

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9780954723958

Ole Evinrude and His Outboard Motor

By: Bob Jacobson

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Ole Evinrude and His Outboard Motor

By: Bob Jacobson

Wisconsin entrepreneur Ole Evinrude will inspire children in this addition to the Badger Biographies series for young readers, where the story of Ole's invention, from drawing board to factory floor, is told in a reader-friendly format that includes historic images, a glossary of terms, and sidebars explaining how an outboard motor works. Ole Evinrude was born in Norway in 1877 and immigrated to the United States when he was five years old. The Evinrude family settled in Wisconsin and began farming, but it was clear from a very young age that Ole would not follow the family tradition. Ole Evinrude was meant to work with boats. Building an outboard motor was not easy, though - Ole suffered numerous mechanical and financial setbacks along the way. After years of hard work and persistence, the Evinrude motor company was founded and Ole's outboard motors were an instant hit around the world. Ole continued to improve the design of his motor and attracted other entrepreneurs to the area, making Wisconsin the center of the outboard motor industry for decades.

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Wisconsin Historical Society

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0870205439

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The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World with Kids 2015

By: Bob Sehlinger,Liliane J. Opsomer,Len Testa

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The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World with Kids 2015

By: Bob Sehlinger,Liliane J. Opsomer,Len Testa

The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World with Kids is packed with useful tips, great advice, excellent discussion, and practical travel knowledge gleaned from years of Walt Disney World travel experience. It is one of the few guidebooks to Disney World that specifically addresses the needs of kids with, in some cases, research and input from kids. Authors Liliane Opsomer, Bob Sehlinger, and Len Testa will help you prepare for your vacation with ease. Compiled and written by a team of experienced researchers whose work has been cited by such diverse sources as USA Today and Operations Research Forum, The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World with Kids digs deeper and offers more specific information that any other guidebook. This is the only guide that explains how to make every minute and every dollar of your vacation count. With advice that is direct, prescriptive, and detailed, it takes the guesswork out of your family vacation. Step-by-step detailed plans allow you to visit Disney World with your children with absolute confidence and peace of mind.

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The Unofficial Guides

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1628090278

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9781628090277

You Light Up Our Country

By: Bob Herrin

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You Light Up Our Country

By: Bob Herrin

Dr. Bob Herrin grew up on a dairy farm in Oklahoma. He was taught respect and love for others. He was energetic, enjoyed working on the farm and helping his mother. He was strong and quick and had unusual acuteness of vision and hearing. Dr. Herrin worked his way through high school, college, and medical school. He worked forty hours per week, graduated in four years and entered Medical School in Oklahoma with the highest grade point average in his class. He became a general surgeon and entered practice in Marshall, Texas in 1965. He worked a huge number of hours and took emergency call for thirty-five years. He was dedicated to his patients, family and friends. In You Light Up Our Country, Dr. Herrin presents his opinions—formed during his many years as a surgeon —on all the things he believes are affecting our country today, including collected articles from newspapers, magazines and TV, which he uses to validate his opinions and facts. He has great concern about changes in the legal system and government that he believes are injuring the people and nation. He believes his major duty as a citizen is to provide little-known truth and information that is essential to saving our country.

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Tate Publishing

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1617776696

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More Trails, More Tales

Exploring Canada's Travel Heritage

By: Bob Henderson

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More Trails, More Tales

Exploring Canada's Travel Heritage

By: Bob Henderson

Draws on Canadian exploration, history, geography, anthropology, literature, and philosophy, striking a balance that will delight serious naturalists and armchair historians alike.

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Dundurn

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1459721810

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A Dog's Gift

The Inspirational Story of Veterans and Children Healed by Man's Best Friend

By: Bob Drury

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A Dog's Gift

The Inspirational Story of Veterans and Children Healed by Man's Best Friend

By: Bob Drury

A decade ago, former military counterintelligence officer Terry Henry joined his precocious young daughter, Kyria, on a trip to a nursing home in order to allow its residents to play with their family dog, a golden retriever named riley. Terry was astounded by the transformations that unfolded before his eyes. Soon after, Terry and Kyria started their service dog organization, paws4people, with the goal of pairing dogs with human beings in need of healing, including traumatized and wounded war veterans and children living with physical, emotional, and intellectual disabilities. In A Dog's Gift, award-winning journalist and author Bob Drury movingly captures the story of a year in the life of paws4people and the broken bodies and souls the organization mends. The book follows the journey of pups bred by the organization from their loving, if rigorous, early training to an emotional event that terry and Kyria have christened "the bump," where each individual service dog chooses its new owner through an almost mystical connection that ignites the healing process. Incorporating vivid storytelling, insights into canine wisdom, history, science, and moving tales of personal transformation, A Dog's Gift is a story of miracles bound to be embraced by not only the 60 million Americans who own dogs, but by anyone with a full heart and a loving soul.

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Rodale

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162336101X

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Keys to Uncomfortable Living

An Indulgence of My Peculiarities, an Indictment of Yours

By: Bob Woodiwiss

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Keys to Uncomfortable Living

An Indulgence of My Peculiarities, an Indictment of Yours

By: Bob Woodiwiss

In this collection of 60+ short humorous essays, Woodiwiss fearlessly takes on all comers, from himself to nosey neighbors to Pope John Paul II, affectionately known to Bob as the The Deuce. Whether he's explaining why he doesn't fly a flag -- the stripes make my house look fat -- or his bed-and-breakfast social gaffes, Woodiwiss is sharp, smart, and Dorothy-Parker funny.

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Emmis Books

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1578601584

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A Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to Kentucky

By: Bob Sehlinger,Johnny Molloy

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A Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to Kentucky

By: Bob Sehlinger,Johnny Molloy

At-a-glance information for each river section helps paddlers determine the river that's right for them. Stream overviews, gauge and shuttle information, names of rapids and suggestions on how to run them, along with a little history, make this guide not only an interesting read, but a must for every boater hitting the Kentucky streams.

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Menasha Ridge Press

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0897328264

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Favorite Flies for Maine

50 Essential Patterns from Local Experts

By: Bob Mallard

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Favorite Flies for Maine

50 Essential Patterns from Local Experts

By: Bob Mallard

Maine offers some of the most diverse angling opportunities in the nation. Depending on the season, or your fishing preference, you can canoe a remote pond in search of native brook trout, cast dries in solitude for rising trout on a large freestone river, troll in a lake for salmon, or search for stripers along some of the most beautiful and rugged coastline in America. Because of this diverse fishing, it is no surprise that Maine also has a rich fly tying tradition. In this book, Maine guide, fly designer, and former fly shop owner Bob Mallard shares with readers 50 essential flies from guides and other experts around the region. Detailed recipes and photos are included for each fly as well as fishing tips and other information, making this book an invaluable resource for anyone planning to visit this state as well as residents that want to learn how to catch more fish in their local waters.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0811770052

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1,001 Ways to Engage Employees

Help People Do Better What They Do Best

By: Bob Nelson

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1,001 Ways to Engage Employees

Help People Do Better What They Do Best

By: Bob Nelson

Employees are a company's most important asset. Attracting the best, getting them to do their best work, and keeping them in the organization are critical to any company's success. Here, Dr. Nelson provides powerful tools to create a stronger culture of engagement.

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Red Wheel/Weiser

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1632651378

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9781632651372

7 Seconds to Success

How to Effectively Relate to People in an Instant

By: Gary Coffey,Bob Phillips

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7 Seconds to Success

How to Effectively Relate to People in an Instant

By: Gary Coffey,Bob Phillips

Success depends on making a great impression and effectively relating to people. Those first few seconds with someone can make all the difference. Bestselling author Bob Phillips and leadership expert Gary Coffey have distilled the essential skills of reading and understanding people into easy-to-remember principles. Readers will discover the best ways to relate to and connect with individuals, including how to: identify the best approaches to create good will know how to communicate with all personality types spark and keep people's interest 7 Seconds to Success provides the tools necessary to improve people skills and garner trust. Every interaction can be positive and rewarding!

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Harvest House Publishers

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0736946195

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Larson's Book of World Religions and Alternative Spirituality

By: Bob Larson

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Larson's Book of World Religions and Alternative Spirituality

By: Bob Larson

In this indispensable reference tool for parents, students, and pastors alike, Larson analyzes dozens of world religions and spiritual movements from Islam to UFOs, New Age movements to witchcraft. This volume helps address tough questions from a biblical perspective.

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Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

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084236417X

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The Fail-proof Enterprise

A Success Model for Entrepreneurs

By: Bob Thomas

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The Fail-proof Enterprise

A Success Model for Entrepreneurs

By: Bob Thomas

This is the Rolls-Royce of the how-to and how-not-to books on entrepreneurship. It covers things that are not even touched-upon by other entrepreneur books. It takes the reader through every stage of funding (without money), partnership compatibility, unique structure, sales, marketing, patents, legal problems, selling out or going public, and much more. It is as fail-proof as anything can be.

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The Best-Kept Career Secret

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0916308502

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9780916308506

Halsey's Typhoon

The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and an Untold Rescue

By: Bob Drury,Tom Clavin

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Halsey's Typhoon

The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and an Untold Rescue

By: Bob Drury,Tom Clavin

This account of a disaster at sea during World War II is “a powerful and engrossing story of tragedy, survival, and heroism” (Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down). In the final days of 1944, Admiral William “Bull” Halsey is the Pacific theater’s most popular and colorful naval hero. After a string of victories, the “Fighting Admiral” and his thirty-thousand-man Third Fleet are charged with protecting General MacArthur’s flank during the invasion of the Philippine island of Mindoro. But in the midst of the landings, Halsey attempts a complicated refueling maneuver—and unwittingly drives his 170 ships into the teeth of a massive typhoon. Halsey’s men find themselves battling ninety-foot waves and 150 mph winds. Amid the chaos, three ships are sunk and nearly nine hundred sailors and officers are swept into the Philippine Sea. For three days, small bands of survivors battle dehydration, exhaustion, sharks, and the elements, awaiting rescue. It will be up to courageous lieutenant commander Henry Lee Plage to defy orders and sail his tiny destroyer escort, the USS Tabberer, back into the storm to rescue drifting sailors. Revealing a little-known chapter of WWII history in absorbing detail, this is “a vivid tale of tragedy and gallantry at sea.” (Publishers Weekly).

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Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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1555846297

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9781555846299

The Junkyards of Memory

By: Bob Rozakis

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The Junkyards of Memory

By: Bob Rozakis

A message scrawled in blood on a magazine page sends a man in search of his long-lost high school friends. As the time of innocence he revisits turns out to be not what he recalled, he is faced with reliving tragedies of his own.

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Lulu.com

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0557689554

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9780557689552

The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World with Kids 2016

By: Bob Sehlinger,Liliane Opsomer

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The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World with Kids 2016

By: Bob Sehlinger,Liliane Opsomer

Hotels, attractions, and restaurants in all price categories are listed with evaluations based on reader surveys and critiques—compiled by unbiased inspectors of Orlando's most famed attraction.

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Unofficial Guides

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1628090383

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9781628090383

Dr. Space

The Life of Wernher von Braun

By: Bob Ward

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Dr. Space

The Life of Wernher von Braun

By: Bob Ward

Written by veteran aerospace journalist Bob Ward, who spent years investigating his subject, this biography presents a revealing but even-handed portrait of the father of modern rocketry. As he chronicles Wernher von Braun's life, Ward explodes many myths and misconceptions about the controversial genius who was a hero to some, a villain to others. The picture of von Braun that emerges is of a brilliant scientist with limitless curiosity and a drive to achieve his goals at almost any price from, developing the world's first ballistic missile used against the Allies in World War II to helping launch the first U.S. satellite that hurled Americans into space and the Saturn V super-booster that powered them to the moon. Along the way readers are introduced to the human side of this charismatic visionary who brought the United States into the Space Age.

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Naval Institute Press

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1612514049

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