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SDS
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[2023]
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English
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It's been nearly 30 years since Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished. Now, a new team, led by physicist Ben Song, has been assembled to restart the project in hope of understanding the mysteries behind the machine and the man who created it. Everything changes, however, when Ben makes an unauthorized leap into the past, leaving the team behind to solve the mystery of why he did it. At Ben's side throughout his leaps...
2) Cutting Edge Maintenance Management Strategies: Sequel to World Class Maintenance Management, the 12
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This is my 4th of a series of books on World Class Maintenance Management which covers the different strategies on maintenance that can be applied to sustain the reliability of their equipment and assets. What industries need today are Cutting-Edge Maintenance Management Strategies that can be explained straightforwardly and simply for industries that can easily adopt. Today what every industry needs is a way on how to survive their competition and...
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A deep dive into pivotal technological advances in areas from warfare to time measurement. "A wonderful combination of history and physics." -Mark Kidger, author of Astronomical Enigmas
Ingenium is medieval English vernacular for "an ingenious contrivance." In this fascinating book, physicist Mark Denny considers five such contrivances-the bow and arrow, the waterwheel, the counterpoise siege engine (including the trebuchet), the pendulum clock...
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Vending machines are an incredibly profitable business venture that have been around for generations. With the right knowledge and skills, you can be up and running in no time. The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Vending Machine Business: Unlocking Your Path to Financial Freedom is designed to help you take the first steps towards financial freedom.
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Many industries today are struggling and living the day-to-day pressures of doing reactive maintenance and want a structured framework approach on how to achieve a level of World Class Maintenance Management. This book is specifically written for that purpose. This will be the first of a series of books I wrote and still writing about the 12 disciplines of maintenance. Some highlights of this book include.
-Why Are Most Industries Reactive?
-Can Equipment...
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Combining captivating storytelling with eye-opening findings, Inviting Disaster delves inside some of history's worst catastrophes in order to show how increasingly "smart" systems leave us wide open to human tragedy.
Weaving a dramatic narrative that explains how breakdowns in these systems result in such disasters as the chain reaction crash of the Air France Concorde to the meltdown at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station, Chiles vividly demonstrates...
11) Problems and Solutions on MRO Spare Parts and Storeroom 6th Discipline of World Class Maintenance Ma
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This is the 5th of a series of books about World Class Maintenance Management disciplines about MRO Spare Parts and Storeroom. It is written for industries with MRO problems and searching for solutions to their Spare Parts and Storeroom. MRO Spare Parts and Storeroom Management is one of the most neglected maintenance strategies in any industry, which should not be the case. Others say that this is the missing link to any reliability and maintenance...
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This is the 3rd of a series of books on World Class Maintenance Management - The 12 Disciplines that discuss about creating a solid partnership with operators. This book had to be written for industries to realize what they are missing. For as long as operators and maintenance in industries remain a separate function, Industries will continue to be reactive. This book does not only cover the principles and concept of Autonomous Maintenance, but provides...
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This vintage text contains an interesting and informative guide to the history and manufacture of grandfather clocks, complete with historical information, descriptions of many different varieties, and a plethora of authentic photographs. This accessible and informative guide will appeal to those with a keen interest in the history and development of grandfather clocks, and it will be of considerable value to antiques dealers and collectors. The chapters...
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This little book contains an alphabetical list of world famous watch and clock makers. Each entry signifies the period when the person referred to was connected with the Clockmaker's Company, or known to be in business, or when some example of their work was made. Following the names and addresses of some makers is a description of their work which has been met with, or of some invention or distinguishing trait.
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Two clever (and hilarious!) mice use physics to retrieve a tasty treat.
Ginger and Mac are pros at snatching up delicious tidbits and bringing them back to their mousehole to eat. Today, though, their mission is complicated. Their target is a vanilla cupcake with buttercream frosting. Only, it's (a) too big for them to carry, (b) within leaping distance of the resident cat and dog and (c) under a heavy glass cake dome. Luckily, these mice love...
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A Spanish translation of National Geographic Readers Trains Level 1.
Choo choo! Kids love trains! Especially the classic steam engines found in amusement parks and zoos. But what about a super-speeder in Japan that zooms along the track at 361 miles an hour (581 km/h)? Or the world's longest freight train, stretching a whopping 4.6 miles (7.4 km)? Or futuristic railways in the sky?
National Geographic Readers feature engaging text carefully vetted...
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Learn how simple machines make work easier in these colorful nonfiction picture books all about science and engineering!
If you were designing a wheelbarrow, how would you make it move easily when you pushed it? Skis? Stilts? Springs?
How about wheels? The wheel is a simple machine that has been used for centuries to make work easier for humans. Look at all the cars, trucks, trains, buses, and bikes around you. They all have wheels and axles!...
20) Mira y aprende
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Look and Learn-that's what scientists do when they use microscopes and other tools that make small things look bigger or faraway things look closer.
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