The Kaizen philosophy and its significant influence on contemporary organizational practices are thoroughly examined in "Kaizen: The Path to Continuous Improvement: Applying Japanese Principles for Success." The history of Kaizen is followed in this book back to post-World War II Japan when it became a pillar of the nation's industrial development and economic recovery. Through a thorough analysis of its fundamental ideas, readers can gain a thorough grasp of the fundamental ideas of Kaize...

Terry buys a new paper for Evan his grandpa, and the next thing he knows,a womans voice is talking to them through the speakers in grandpa's conversion van.A rocket lies at the bottom of the ocean off the coast of japan, stenciled with the flag og China.Two hundred miles in space, the Eyes of Proteus, a super spy satellite is circling over head and only Jennifer has that compatability to use it's platform to search the depths of the sea.A retired computer hacker, a young boy who loves the...

The fourth novel of Sarah's story continues the tale of both herself and the group of friends she calls her family.Continually meeting with new challenges along the way, she struggles to overcome them--often with extremely unorthodox ideas. Her assignments at work increasingly grow more intricate and involved. People count on her, and she is determined never to let them down. Unfortunately, something from her past threatens to rear its ugly head. She knows that just because things ...

The main character in the series is a perfect example of why people should not make assumptions about other people. Having been raised in a dysfunctional environment left her both with some emotional scars and a means to cope with them. Means that would surprise others. Understanding the different layers of not only her but of the people she calls her friends lends credit to the phrase: "Every cripple has their own way of walking."

Gustavus Adolphus (1594--1632) dominated his age: he made Sweden the leading power of Northern Europe, was the principal upholder of the Protestant cause in the Thirty Years War, and was a great administrator as well as a brilliant soldier. His toleration and reforms helped define the development of the modern state. This concise study of his career, by the doyen of modern historians of the North, appeared in 1973. Long unavailable but now revised, expanded, updated and reset, it makes a w...

Wainwrights Snowdonia in PhotosAnyone's who's familiar with walking in the great outdoors will have heard of the great Alfred Wainwright and more than likely of his wonderful pictoral guides to the Lake District Fells and further afield. When Snowdonia is mentioned however, then guidebook writers such as Poucher and Showell Styles spring to mind, but certainly not Wainwright. Until resently I wasn't aware that he'd produced a book of Welsh Mountain Drawings when I was told of a fas...

The goal of this book is to help those people whose lives are impacted by community association living owners, residents, board members, volunteers, management staff and the business partners that service them have a clearer understanding of the dynamics about how to create a community in the truest sense of the word: A collection of diverse individuals that are engaged with each other, informed about community issues and actively work together in order to accomplish goals that will make t...

This book provides a phenomenological analysis of envy. The author’s account takes a descriptive look at the whole experience of envy as it pertains to the envier’s sense of self and the envied.Philosophical work on envy has predominately focused on how the envier perceives, thinks about, or schemes against the person envied. This book proposes a phenomenological analysis of envy that articulates its essentially comparative character according to which we can further incorporate th...

Here in Britain we start with Stonehenge, our most impressive prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire. Originally planned as a downloadable PDF eBook available on all Platforms. 1100+ pages, 18 Chapters. Art & Design in Architecture: made visible. A Visual Record of World Architecture, their different styles over Centuries. Over 3,300 antique prints, original paintings and up-to-date photographs.Art & Design in Architecture: made visible; PDF Illustrated Hist...

Here in Britain we start with Stonehenge, our most impressive prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire. Originally planned as a downloadable PDF eBook available on all Platforms. 1100+ pages, 18 Chapters. Art & Design in Architecture: made visible. A Visual Record of World Architecture, their different styles over Centuries. Over 3,300 antique prints, original paintings and up-to-date photographs. Now available in 4 volumes in easy to read paperback format.Art...

In Beginnings Vol 2 we look at two of the most significant American popular songwriters of the modern era, both who rose to prominence during the tumultuous 1960’s and whose work and influence will live on for many years yet. In some ways it’s a tale of two coasts, as Paul Simon emerged from the pseudo-intellectual folk scene in New York, while Brian Wilson and his group, The Beach Boys, emerged from the nascent surf scene in Los Angeles, but both writers soon left any easy attempts at mus...

In the second decade of the new millennium it’s apparent that the song writing benchmarks established by these three men at virtually (and remarkably) the same time in history, are still the gold standard by which all that followed is judged. Almost every aspect of the modern songwriter’s art is defined and encapsulated in their body of work, and from these giants others have taken the torch and carried on their traditions. The trio rose to prominence via their own use of the shoulders of ...