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The Lean Enterprise: Designing and Managing Strategic Processes for Customer-Winning Performance
by Dan Dimancescu Peter Hines Nick RichWhat is a "lean" enterprise? According to the authors of this breakthrough book, it's a company that has organized and focused itself around only a few key processes rather than spread itself over a complex hierarchy. In a "fat" company, the focus is on departments (such as sales, quality control, or research). In a lean organization, the focus is on a few big-picture processes, such as developing new business. This change in emphasis is the critical difference between innovative firms and the lethargic pack of also-rans. This eye-opening book: ** explores "process management" as a corporate strategy -- and how to implement it ** presents insightful case studies of several companies and their journeys toward process-driven competitive strategies ** explains the four primary processes vital to all companies
Rethinking the Corporation: The Architecture of Change
by Robert M. TomaskoA blueprint for examining how and why to make fundamental changes in the corporate structure that will have a lasting impact.
From Tejano to Tango: Latin American Popular Music
by Walter ClarkArticles on how music influences politics and identity in Argentina and Nicaragua, locality in North America and Cuba, and globalization and mass media in Brazil and Peru.
The Encyclopedia of American Radio: An A-Z Guide to Radio from Jack Benny to Howard Stern
by Ron LackmannRadio shows, personalities, chronology of radio events in the US and Canada, sponsors, vintage radio clubs, stations that feature vintage radio, logs of dramatic anthology shows
The Gift of the Deer
by Helen HooverOn Christmas Eve an emaciated deer stumbled into Helen Hoover's yard in remote northern Minnesota. She nursed the buck back to health, embarking on a four year journey where she and her artist husband shared their lives with a heard of wild deer in a remote wilderness setting.
Sport
by Mick CochraneA nostalgic story about a Minnesota boy's search for belonging in a complex world. "In this wise, witty story set in West St. Paul in the '60s, a kid named Harlan navigates life by focusing on the Twins baseball team, a comic metaphor for hope. Sport is fat with small pleasures. It is a homer and a gift to all of us grownup knothole-game kids. There's a lot to love in this quiet little book, most of all its subtle wisdom about establishing individuality and finding joy amid chaos--in short, about growing up."
Caroline Zucker Gets Even
by Jan BradfordCaroline Zucker like everything about 3rd grade except her classmate Duncan Fairbush, who plays tricks on Caroline and makes everyone laugh at her.
Scary Stories to Drive You Batty
by Devra Newberger SperegenFrom the book: Suddenly, a strange fluttering noise above my head caught my attention. "Do you hear that noise?" I asked, peering up into the darkness. "Yeah, it's the rain. It's really coming down hard." "No, not the rain. It's something else." I took a closer look, then gasped. "Jordan... the roof is moving!" Jordan flung back his head and stared at the roof. His eyes widened with fright. "The roof isn't moving," he cried. "There are bats up there!"
Haunted Schools: True Ghost Stories
by Allan ZulloNine stories about ghosts and phantoms found haunting schools.
One Ring to Bind Them All: Tolkien's Mythology
by Anne C. PettyThis academic analysis of, "The Hobbit," and, "The Lord of the Rings," leads Tolkien fans to consider his work in new ways. It suggests that Tolkien's myth conforms to the mythic content, characters and story progressions Joseph Campbell has described. The author also sites evidence that artists are responsible to inspire, not by stating lessons and rules, but by creating complex myths where values are demonstrated by characters' actions and choices, and in which readers can imagine themselves facing the challenges of a quest. She uses many examples of elements of folklore in Tolkien's work as described by Propp and Levi-Strauss. Using a list of lettered and numbered abbreviations, she creates equations which summarize the storylines of the epic from Bilbo's meeting with the dwarves in the Hobbit to Frodo's sailing away from Middle-earth with the elves in the last volume of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. As Petty employs her abbreviations liberally throughout the text, the reader may find it helpful to consult appendix A on page 120 where they are listed. These are followed by Appendix B, schemes of the Tales, notes listed by chapter, a bibliography and an index.
Pilgrims Pray
by Fr. Thomas DubayIn a lucid style, Dubay explores the richness of scriptural prayer themes to be found in the biblical word.
Fifty-seven Saints for Boys and Girls
by The Daughters of St. PaulLearn about: St. Michael Archangel, Prince of the Heavenly Hosts, St. Anne, Mother of Our Lady, St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church, St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles, St. Paul, Apostle of the Gentiles, St. Thecla, Valiant Virgin, St. Cecilia, Martyr with a Singing Heart, St. Tarcisius, First Martyr of the Holy Eucharist, St. Sebastian, Patron of Soldiers, St. Lucy, The Shining Light, St. Agnes, Lamb of Jesus, St. Helen, Seeker of the Cross, St. Martin of Tours, Soldier of Christ, St. Monica, Model of Perseverance, St. Patrick, Apostle of Ireland, St. Brigid, Mary of the Gael, St. Benedict, Patriarch of Western Monks, St. Kevin, Kevin of the Angels, St. Columban, Missionary Monk, St. Dymphna, Patron of the Emotionally Disturbed, St. Margaret of Scotland, Patroness of Learning, St. Francis of Assisi, Herald of the Great King, St. Clare, Patroness of Television, St. Anthony, Wonder Worker of Padua, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Queen Who Sped to Heaven, St. Peregrine, Patron of the Cancer-Stricken, St. Gertrude, Herald of Divine Love, St. Catherine of Siena, Ambassador of God, St. Bernardine of Siena, Messenger of Peace, St. Frances of Rome, Friend of the Poor, St. Rita of Cascia, Patron of the Desperate, St. Joan of Arc, Warrior Maid, St. Francis Xavier, Apostle of the Indies, St. Philip Neri, Saint of the Joyous Heart, St. Benedict, the Holy Moor, St. Stanislaus Kostka, Angelic Novice, St. Camillus de Lellis, Patron of the Sick, St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Patron of Youth, St. Jane Francis de Chantal, Model of Fortitude, St. Germaine, Shepherdess of Pibrac, St. Rose of Lima, Flower of the Andes, St. Martin de Porres, Everyone's Brother, St. John Berchmans, Patron of Altar Boys, St. Isaac Jogues, North American Martyr, St. Katherine Tekakwitha, Lily of the Mohawks, St. Margaret Mary, Apostle of the Sacred Heart, St. John Baptist de la Salle, Patron of Teachers, St. Elizabeth Seton, American-Born Saint, St. Joseph Cottolengo, Model of Faith, St. Bartholomea Capitanio, Lily of Lovere, St. John Bosco, Friend of Youth, St. Dominic Savio, the Teenage Saint, St. Bernadette of Lourdes, Petitioner for Penance, St. Frances X. Cabrini, First U.S.-Citizen Saint, St. Therese of Lisieux, Patroness of the Missions, St. Gemma Galgani, Example of Eucharistic Life, St. and Mary Goretti, Martyr for Purity. ALPHABETICAL
Boocoo Death (The Black Eagles #8)
by John LansingWhen the only female member of the Black Eagles is captured by the North Vietnamese, Falconi and his squad follow after her, and are nearly cut to pieces in a trap.
Cambodia Kill-Zone (The Black Eagles #10)
by John LansingWhen the big brass in Saigon uncover a secret Red plot to reinforce Cong units with combat troops from the Iron Curtain countries, the Black Eagles are ordered to neutralize the situation.
Heritage
by Lewis OrdeLeah Boruchowicz and her 2 brothers flee from the Holocaust, poor but determined immigrants.
Kiss of Fire
by Wanda OwenTawny Blair knew her dream of being swept off her feet could never come true, but when she saw Lord Bart Montgomery, she saw that reality could far surpass her fantasies.
Outlaw Seduction
by Kathryn HockettIn desperate need of money, bounty hunter Bliss Harrison was overjoyed by the wanted poster for Travis La Mont. She'd get $200 for catching him! He was a lady-killer but she wasn't worried.
Alone in the Ashes
by William W. JohnstoneThe Great War of '88 was a nuclear nightmare. America was shattered and only one man, Ben Raines, the famed soldier and survival expert, had the knowledge and the guts to build a new society.
Knight Triumphant
by Shannon DrakeAfter her husband dies from the plague, Igraina finds herself captive in her own castle, held hostage by a Scottish warrior.
A Rogue for Christmas
by Kate HuntingtonLionel has been dreaming of Mary Ann for years. But even as they share a glance, then a dance, his heart begins to ache with regret.
Pure Dynamite
by Lauren BachFBI Special Agent Adam Duval is deep undercover with one mission: gain the trust of his cellmate, Lyle McEdwin, by staging a prison break with him.
CliffsNotes on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
by John GardnerLanguage and style, summaries and commentaries on Pearl, Patience, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
Cold Comfort
by Maggie AndersonPoems by Anderson about country life, photographs by Walker Evans, vegetables, etc.
Fragments of Rationality: Postmodernity and the Subject of Composition
by Lester FaigleyAn insightful assessment of the study and teaching of writing against the larger theoretical, political and technological upheavals of the past 30 years.
Dynamic Judaism: The Essential Writings of Mordecai M. Kaplan
by Emanuel S. Goldsmith Mel Scult Mordecai M. KaplanIn a sense, Mordecai Kaplan's life embodies the American Jewish experience of the first half of the twentieth century. The fact that he died in 1983 at the age of 102 means that, in a literal sense, he lived through the whole saga of the American Jew in our times. Arriving here as a boy, growing up in New York City, becoming thoroughly Americanized, he struggled to find ways of making Judaism compatible with the American experience and the modern temper. As rabbi, teacher, writer, and lecturer, he spearheaded the founding of new institutions and stimulated the reconsideration of long-held assumptions. Kaplan's life is a model for all of us.