If you have ever tried to make an Irish crochet motif using Vintage pattern books you most likely ended up confused frustrated & a bit bewildered The patterns are at best a bit vague Written in unclear versions & imprecise wording that makes these patterns hard for the average crocheter to interpret The purpose of this book is to take these lovely motifs & write them in such a manner that they make sense to the modern day crocheter Thus these stunning motifs will be preserved & used now & in the future Ten chapters include Stitches & techniques Flowers Leaves Fill in motifs Edgings & insertions Dangles Overlays Fill in Lace Assembly & Squares or motifs ...

Alex Rogo is a harried plant manager who has been given 90 days to save his failing factory If he doesn't improve the plant's performance corporate headquarters will close it down & hundreds of workers will lose their jobs It takes a chance meeting with Jonah a former professor to help him break out of his conventional thinking & figure out what needs to be done As Alex identifies the plant's problems & works with his team to find solutions the reader gains an understanding of the fundamental concepts behind the Theory of Constraints Visual & fun to read The Goal A Business Graphic Novel offers an accessible introduction to the Theory of Constraints concepts presented in The Goal the business novel on which it was based The Goal is widely considered to be one of the most influential business books of all time A bestseller since it was first published in 1984 the business novel has sold over 7 million copies been translated into 32 languages & is taught in colleges universities & business schools around the world Named to Time magazine's list of the 25 Most Influential Business Management Books it is frequently cited by executives as a favorite or must-read title ...

Alex Rogo is a harried plant manager working ever more desperately to try & improve performance His factory is rapidly heading for disaster So is his marriage He has ninety days to save his plant
- or it will be closed by corporate HQ with hundreds of job losses It takes a chance meeting with a colleague from student days
- Jonah
- to help him break out of conventional ways of thinking to see what needs to be done Described by Fortune as a 'guru to industry' & by Businessweek as a 'genius' Eliyahu M Goldratt was an internationally recognized leader in the development of new business management concepts & systems This 20th anniversary edition

Includes:: a series of detailed case study interviews by David Whitford Editor at Large Fortune Small Business which explore how organizations around the world have been transformed by Eli Goldratt's ideas The story of Alex's fight to save his plant contains a serious message for all managers in industry & explains the ideas which underline the Theory of Constraints (TOC) developed by Eli Goldratt Written in a fast-paced thriller style The Goal is the gripping novel which is transforming management thinking throughout the Western world It is a book to recommend to your friends in industry
- even to your bosses
- but not to your competitors!






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A rip-roaring & exhaustively researched new take on the origin of the comic strip by one of the leading cartoon storytellers of our time With more than 500 period cartoons The Goat Getters illustrates how comics were developed by such luminaries as Rube Goldberg Tad Dorgan & George Herriman in the sports & lurid crime pages of the daily newspaper This wild bunch of West Coast-based cartoonists established the dynamic anatomy & bold tough style that continue to influence comics today as well as their own goofy slang that enriched the popular lexicon The Goat Getters also captures early twentieth century-history through the lens of the newspaper comics the landmark 1910 boxing match in Reno Nevada between Jim Jeffries the " Great White Hope" & Jack Johnson the first African-American heavyweight champion; the nationwide race riots that followed; the San Francisco graft trials that culminated in the shooting of the Federal Prosecutor; & the trial of Harry Thaw for the murder of architect Stanford White a crime of passion that centered on Thaw&s wife show-girl Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw--all were venerated or vilified by Nell Brinkley Jimmy Swinnerton & their fellow directors of the ink & newsprint stage About the Author Publishers Weekly calls Eddie Campbell "one of the premier cartoonists of his generation" Campbell has been writing & drawing comics since 1974 & is best known for his collaborations with Alan Moore (From Hell A Disease of Language) & Neil Gaiman (The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains) as well as for Alec his tour-de-force autobiographical series that Booklist called "a high-water mark in the graphic novel&s short history" & the 1200-page epic Bacchus Forthcoming is Bizarre Romance (in collaboration with Audrey Niffenegger) ...

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A wonderfully noisy picture book featuring brand new characters from the creator of the bestselling The Duck in the Truck While Farmer Dougal sleeps Sheep & his friends board the tractor & take turns making engine sounds But what if their loud honks moos & squeaks wake the farmer? Children will love copying animal noises in this joyful story about the power of imaginary play from the internationally renowned creator of Duck in the Truck & Hug ...

Series Everything is topsy-turvy in Goblin world & Matty the Goblin Princess just doesn't fit in! Her mum the Goblin Queen is always telling her to un-tidy her room & eat up her slug porridge (yee-uk!) Goblins HATE nice things including their enemies the sparkly Forest Fairies Book 1 Matty has a problem Her new pet baby dragon Smoky is far too good & her parents are threatening to send him away! Smoky is her best friend
- can she find a way to make him naughty enough to keep? She just might need the Forest Fairies' help
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The God Delusion caused a sensation when it was published in 2006 Within weeks it became the most hotly debated topic with Dawkins himself branded as either saint or sinner for presenting his hard-hitting impassioned rebuttal of religion of all types His argument could hardly be more topical While Europe is becoming increasingly secularized the rise of religious fundamentalism whether in the Middle East or Middle America is dramatically & dangerously dividing opinion around the world In America & elsewhere a vigorous dispute between &intelligent design& & Darwinism is seriously undermining & restricting the teaching of science In many countries religious dogma from medieval times still serves to abuse basic human rights such as women&s & gay rights & all from a belief in a God whose existence lacks evidence of any kind Dawkins attacks God in all his forms He eviscerates the major arguments for religion & demonstrates the supreme improbability of a supreme being He shows how religion fuels war foments bigotry & abuses children The God Delusion is a brilliantly argued fascinating polemic that will be required reading for anyone interested in this most emotional & important subject ...

The God Delusion caused a sensation when it was published in 2006 Within weeks it became the most hotly debated topic with Dawkins himself branded as either saint or sinner for presenting his hard-hitting impassioned rebuttal of religion of all types His argument could hardly be more topical While Europe is becoming increasingly secularized the rise of religious fundamentalism whether in the Middle East or Middle America is dramatically & dangerously dividing opinion around the world In America & elsewhere a vigorous dispute between 'intelligent design' & Darwinism is seriously undermining & restricting the teaching of science In many countries religious dogma from medieval times still serves to abuse basic human rights such as women's & gay rights & all from a belief in a God whose existence lacks evidence of any kind Dawkins attacks God in all his forms He eviscerates the major arguments for religion & demonstrates the supreme improbability of a supreme being He shows how religion fuels war foments bigotry & abuses children The God Delusion is a brilliantly argued fascinating polemic that will be required reading for anyone interested in this most emotional & important subject ...

They all broke the rules They all crossed into forbidden territory They all tampered with the laws that lay down who should be loved & how & how much' This is the story of Rahel & Estha twins growing up among the banana jam vats & peppercorns of their blind grandmother's factory & amid scenes of political turbulence in Kerala Armed only with the innocence of youth they fashion a childhood in the shade of the wreck that is their family their lonely lovely mother their beloved Uncle Chacko (pickle baron radical Marxist bottom-pincher) & their sworn enemy Baby Kochamma (ex-nun incumbent gr&-aunt) Arundhati Roy's Booker Prize-winning novel was the literary sensation of the 1990s a story anchored to anguish but fuelled by wit & magic ...