This book presents a wide-ranging view of the benefits available through the intelligent use of manufacturing information systems. Readers benefit from the authors' collective experience in bringing new information technologies into manufacturing companies. Using examples of actual IT implementations, they provide a comprehensive picture of how to cut costs and add valuable new capabilities to IT projects. The book takes a comprehensive look at five major areas where IT systems can play a ...

DARK ROMANCEPour protéger sa petite soeur, Olympe accepte d'obéir à son frère et laisse des types sordides profiter de ses charmes pour une poignée de billets. Ça s'appelle de "l'escorting" dans le milieu. Elle, elle appelle ça mourir à petit feu.Seule sa passion pour la musique et la composition l’empêche de sombrer. Sa troisième année en fac de musicologie est sa dernière bouffée d’air, car tel est le deal avec son frère. Une fois sa licence obtenue, elle...

New York Times bestselling author Wendy Corsi Staub is back with the second in her critically acclaimed cozy mystery series.After agreeing to stay in Lily Dale through the winter as caretakers of the Valley View Guesthouse and its feline residents, widowed mom Bella Jordan and her son Max are looking forward to the peaceful off-season after a hectic summer. That is until the medium next door, Odelia Lauder, recruits Bella to host a destination wedding for the world’s most ...

When hotheaded Cuban bandleader Dicky Delgado is accused of murdering his ditzy redheaded wife Lilly, it's up to defense attorney Barry Bason to get him off, with the assistance of his beautiful secretary, Ella Rhodes, and handsome private eye Saul Trake -- and a rumpled LAPD homicide detective named Larry Palumbo. Can they outwit Lt. Dragg and District Attorney Hammond Borger? And why is that man in the white suit and straw fedora skulking around the hospital with a camera and tape record...

Cut back or quit drinking entirely…fast!Are you worried you're drinking too much? Has alcohol become a major part of your life? Do you fear it's affecting your health? Your relationships? Your career?Cassandra Gaisford, a former health counselor and holistic therapist, award-winning artist, and the #1 bestselling author of Stress Less, Mid-Life Career Rescue, and Find Your Passion and Purpose (BCA, Dip Psych), pro...

Falling for Nico Cazale has its fair share of heartache...The devastatingly handsome and wealthy hotel owner is a man every woman wants but Ava's happiness is short-lived, especially when her insecurities resurface and lead her to believe that she isn't good enough, or enough, for Nico.And when a startling discovery rocks her world, she rushes home to Denver and tries to forget she ever laid eyes on him.But the secret she is so desperate to hide wil...

The third installment in the mesmerizing series from the irrepressible, #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater.Blue Sargent has found things. For the first time in her life, she has friends she can trust, a group to which she can belong. The Raven Boys have taken her in as one of their own. Their problems have become hers, and her problems have become theirs.The trick with found things, though, is how easily they can be lost.Friends can betray.Mothers can disappear....

The Blue Shoal Inn faces its biggest challenge yet. Will it close its doors, or will Taya find a way to save it?Taya’s inn is under threat. Her father’s company has built a five star resort in Blue Shoal and is taking her business. She renovates the inn, as a last ditch effort to keep it afloat, but will finally have to make a decision about whether to hold onto the past or embrace the future.When her father hires a handsome manager for his new res...

A masterful new translation of one of Kierkegaard's most engaging worksIn the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells his followers to let go of earthly concerns by considering the lilies of the field and the birds of the air. Søren Kierkegaard's short masterpiece on this famous gospel passage draws out its vital lessons for readers in a rapidly modernizing and secularizing world. Trenchant, brilliant, and written in stunningly lucid prose, The Lily of the Field and t...

Mystery Ranch: The Aldens visit their mysterious Aunt Jane at her run-down ranch and make a surprising discovery!Mike's Mystery: A nearby house burns down while the Boxcar Children are staying with their Aunt Jane — and their friend Mike is blamed for starting the fire!Blue Bay Mystery: The Aldens are excited to visit a deserted South Seas island. But soon they discover clues that they are not alone. Is someone on the island watching them?

Before 1909, flying across the English Channel seemed an impossible feat, but James Drake, a brave young aviator was willing to try. Set in Edwardian England and ideal for readers who enjoy Julie Klassen novels, this romance about an English aviation pioneer and the girl who falls in love with him is filled with faith and high-flying adventure.Isabella Grayson, the eldest daughter of a wealthy, English newspaper magnate, longs to become a journalist, but her parents don't approve. ...

Bounce your way to happiness and joyFrom the best-selling author of Mid-Life Career Rescue, Stress Less and How to Find Your Passion and Purpose: a powerful, inspiring, and practical book about boosting resilience, overcoming obstacles, and moving forward after life’s inevitable setbacks.Are you feeling flat? Despondent? Stressed or lacking energy? If so, you’ve come to the right place. It’s time to turn up the volume and get your vitality back....