Written primarily for those responsible for the reliability of equipment and the production operation, this innovative book centers on developing and measuring true Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). The author demonstrates that true OEE correlates with factory output, provides a methodology to link OEE with net profits that can be used by reliability managers to build solid business cases for improvement projects, and draws on his own experience by presenting successful improvement ap...

A spectacularly illustrated field guide to the amphibians and reptiles of CaliforniaCalifornia is home to more than 200 species of reptiles and amphibians that can be found in an extraordinary array of habitats, from coastal temperate rainforests with giant redwoods to southeastern deserts offering dazzling wildflower displays each spring. California Amphibians and Reptiles covers every species and subspecies in this biodiverse region of the United States,...

SPOILER ALERT: Angst is not a standalone novel; it is the culmination of the Angus the Mage series. If you have not read the prior books, you should stop reading this description and begin with them so your experience of the series won't be tainted by it. If you have read them, Angst will provide answers to a number of questions: What is the relationship between King Tyr and Argyle? Will Embril se...

Go to a meeting, seminar or presentation, in business, education, sports, even personal growth. Whats the first thing you hear? Change! Everything is change. And we all have to, need to -- and get to -- change.And whats the very first thing Jesus tells everyone? Change! [Greek metanoeite, Mt. 4:17]So, whats the difference? Whats so special about what Jesus says? Change! is what everybody says.Discover how surprisingly hard it is for Christians and non-Christians ali...

Angus wakes up one day with a very big problem: His memory is gone. Voltari, a highly skilled wizard, claims Angus is his apprentice, but Angus knows nothing about magic. But he is a quick study and learns a great deal in the months that follow. Then, just as he was growing comfortable with not knowing who he is, Voltari casts him out of the only home he has ever known and into a world he doesn't recognize.This book is a significant expansion and revision of the first two sections o...

After a tedious term in the Wizard's School, Wanda finally has an opportunity to relax. While on his way to the seedier parts of town, he meets up with Mesomorph, a mischievous friend, and they begin to celebrate Wanda's recent advancement to Fourth Order Apprentice: Conjurer. As the ale accumulates, the spells begin to fly – and so do the barmaids! Then Mesomorph challenges Wanda to prove that he had conjured the succubi he heard about, and Wanda is tipsy enough to comply – and to...

SPOILER ALERT: This description assumes the reader is familiar with the events that have taken place in the previous books of the series. If you haven't read them, you may not want to read this description.The Banner is in disarray: Giorge is gone. Angus is missing. Hobart and Ortis are unsettled by recent events, but they desperately cling to hope as they search for him. Will they find him? And, if they do, will what they find be him? Or someone—somet...

This collection of short stories and poems were inspired by the Bible but are not reflective of the traditional interpretations of that text. My intent is to provoke thought by offering alternative interpretations challenging the orthodoxy and by providing general commentary on how the Bible is understood. It may be disturbing to some readers. Let that serve as both a mild warning and disclaimer.

This is the first four books of the second edition of the Angus the Mage series. It also includes Weary (a prequel of sorts to the series) as a bonus at the end of it.

Bestselling authors Mark Victor Hansen and Robert G. Allen are back following their mega-hit The One Minute Millionaire with new strategies to generate cash quickly.Right now, everyone needs trusted, proven, practical advice and techniques for making money fast. In Cash in a Flash, two of the most successful entrepreneurs in the country show readers how to use the skills and resources they already have to generate permanent and recurring...

As the title suggests, this contains the science fiction stories I have written to date. They fall into four categories: stories set in my Snodgrass universe (the earth has suffered an environmental catastrophe that forces humanity to colonize the solar system), alien encounters (the common them revolves around the question of why aliens would visit earth), stories set in space / on other worlds, and other stories that don't fall into a well-defined category. Many of these stories were pre...

Mistakes happen. But some mistakes are worse than others, and Angus has made a doozy. What will it cost him? His life? His freedom? His treasure? His friends? All of them? At least he has one thing in his favor: a map with a strange symbol on it. He doesn't know what the symbol represents, but Giorge does. And Giorge wants to go there. So does Angus. If he can.This book is a significant expansion and revision of the last two sections of The Tiger's Eye (the first book of the first ...