Police Chief Corey Conn thinks his home town of prosper point is the perfect place to end his Career in the force. Till recently, it had been a quiet, small town with simple problems and good people. Now, people are rioting in the streets, anger and hate is rising on every corner. Guns are loaded as people take shelter in the community center. The only hope the town has might be the stranger who just arrived.

The modern economy runs on a single, powerful engine: the feeling that you are almost there, but not quite yet. We are trained to believe that financial anxiety is a number problem—that if we just hit that next net worth milestone, the worry will evaporate. "The Finish Line Mirage" exposes the psychological trap of moving goalposts. Through interviews with multimillionaires who still feel poor and middle-class families who feel abundant, it explores the elusive concept of "Enough." It argu...

Silicon Valley worships the disruptor. Venture capital flows endlessly toward flashy new startups and revolutionary product launches, while the concept of simply keeping existing systems running smoothly is dismissed as boring, low-status administrative work. This dangerous "innovation bias" is causing our digital infrastructure to rot from the inside out. When companies prioritize shipping new features over fixing old bugs, they accumulate massive technical debt, leading to catastrophic s...

This island of Lismore boasts a remarkably rich heritage, both in terms of historic monuments and of an unbroken tradition of Gaelic culture. From their first sight of Tirefour Broch, dominating approaches from the mainland, visitors to the Isle of Lismore can explore an outstanding heritage of monuments to the past - Bronze Age cairns, medieval castles, the Cathedral of Argyll, carved graveslabs, deserted townships and watermills, not to mention a Stevenson lighthouse. Because of its stra...

When you sleep in a crisp hotel bed, eat at a high-end restaurant, or visit a hospital, you expect absolute hygiene. Yet, the massive infrastructure required to ensure this cleanliness is completely hidden from the consumer. Nobody thinks about who washes the world's linens. Behind the scenes operates the commercial laundry and uniform leasing industry—a silent, multi-billion dollar juggernaut. This sector is a fascinating intersection of chemical engineering, complex routing logistics, an...

This book presents a clear and consise introduction to heat transfer for senior level undergraduates in engoneering. The main concepts are summarized for practicing engineers with an extended introduction to the application of numerical methods in heat transfer.

The Isle of Lismore has a long reputation as a holy island, beginning with the foundation of a monastery by St Moluag in the sixth century, when it became a major centre of Christianity. The Roman Catholic Bishopric of Argyll was founded on Lismore in 1200, and the medieval Cathedral Church of St Moluag was completed in 1400, the choir of which forms the basis of the present-day parish church.Robert Hay tells the story of Moluag’s monastery, recently rediscovered by community archa...

A Royal Navy sailor recounts his adventuresome life at sea in this colorful memoir offering a rare look at early nineteenth century naval life.In 1803, at the age of fourteen, Robert Hay ran away from home to join the Royal Navy. For the next eight years, he experienced the trials and tribulations of a sailor's life. Intelligent and capable, he served a series of officers, all of whom helped advance his education. Yet he found the taxing conditions of life onboard d...

The Isle of Lismore has a long reputation as a holy island, beginning with the foundation of a monastery by St Moluag in the sixth century, when it became a major centre of Christianity. The Roman Catholic Bishopric of Argyll was founded on Lismore in 1200, and the medieval Cathedral Church of St Moluag was completed in 1400, the choir of which forms the basis of the present-day parish church.Robert Hay tells the story of Moluag's monastery, recently rediscovered by community archa...

In 1830, the little Hebridean island of Lismore was one of the granaries of the West Highlands, with every possible scrap of land producing bere barley or oats. The population had reached its peak of 1500, but by 1910, numbers had dwindled to 400 and were still falling. The agricultural economy had been almost completely transformed to support sheep and cattle, with ploughland replaced by the now familiar green grassy landscape. With reference to documentary sources, including Poor Law rep...

In 1830, the little Hebridean island of Lismore was one of the granaries of the West Highlands, with every possible scrap of land producing bere barley or oats. The population had reached its peak of 1500, but by 1910, numbers had dwindled to 400 and were still falling. The agricultural economy had been almost completely transformed to support sheep and cattle, with ploughland replaced by the now familiar green grassy landscape.With reference to documentary sources, including Poor ...

In 1803, at the age of fourteen, Robert Hay joined the Royal Navy and spent the next eight years at sea. His colorful memoir describes a sailor s hard life during the period and includes actions off the French coast and in the East Indies, where he was badly wounded. When his ship ran aground off Plymouth, he deserted but was quickly taken by a press gang, escaped, and eventually reached home in Scotland. A talented writer, Hay offers not only an entertaining yarn, but thoughtful observati...