Introduces Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), the productivity-enhancing system used by General Electric, Procter & Gamble, Toyota, and Ford. This methodology reduces time, energy, and material expenditures across an organization. This book shows bu ..

4th edition of this book since 1993. The first to be published outside Australia. Detailing the principles, techniques and systems for sustainable development of rural and urban landscapes. Keyline methods enable the rapid development of deep biologically

The Evolution of this book: – A note from the author. This book started out with the intention of being a short simple guide to keeping Australian Scorpions as it was apparent nothing in print was available to help those specifically interested in the husb

In the last two decades, a bizarre and violent musical subculture called „Black Metal“ has emerged in Norway. Its roots stem from a heady blend of horror movies, heavy metal music, Satanism, Paganism, and adolescent angst.In the early-mid 1990s, me ..

Released in time to take advantage of the press generated by the major motion picture }Hellboy 2: The Golden Army{, this features colour artwork by Mike Mignola. Includes introductions by Robert Bloch and Alan Moore. Ages: 16+.

In dieser Neuauflage von Band 1 der Bergmann/Schaefer-Reihe werden die Grundlagen von Mechanik, Akustik und Thermodynamik vermittelt. Alle behandelten Themen werden in der bewährten, diese Reihe auszeichnenden Ausführlichkeit behandelt. Vollständig ..

Covers the history and the material culture of Crete, Greece and the Aegean Islands from c. 3000 1100 BCE.

One of the most prolific and successful artists of the Golden Age of American Illustration, J. C. Leyendecker captivated audiences throughout the first half of the 20th century.Leyendecker is best known for his creation of the archetype of the fash ..

This book is the first of its kind and the result of a labor of love by the authors, who researched the history of cameos and took over 500 color photographs of cameo jewelry. Over 1400 examples of cameo jewelry are depicted, representing a time span from

Omega has become the watchmaker with the highest name recognition in timekeeping for personal and sports events worldwide. If the father owned an Omega, so does the son.This important, color illustrated, new book presents, an illustrated description of a

Plague was a key factor in the waning of Antiquity and the beginning of the Middle Ages. In this volume, the first on the subject, twelve scholars from a variety of disciplines – history, archaeology, epidemiology, and molecular biology – have produ ..

In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of „outliers“–the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different? His answe ..