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Amid the tumult of the recent economy, companies large and small have struggled to stay competitive. But some very special companies have conquered the e-chaos, growing their profits where many have failed. What secrets do these companies know about succeeding in both good times and bad? How can you learn and apply their enterprising strategies to improve your own company's bottom line? Thriving in E-Chaos has the answers. Inside, author and business strategist James D. Underwood reveals tried-and-true strategies that will give your company the edge it needs to stay competitive, increase revenues, and flourish long into the future. You will discover enterprising wisdom from the best-run companies in the world, including: General Electric, Texas Instruments, Wal-Mart, Southwest Airlines, Standard Aero of Canada, and many more.
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Aviation technology progressed at a blindingly fast pace during the first half of the 20th century. Aircraft were asked to fly higher, fly faster, carry heavier loads, take off and land on shorter runways, fly greater distances, and consume less fuel with each new generation, and with perfect dependability. Pratt & Whitney's R-1340, or Wasp as it was known in the commercial marketplace, was a relatively large engine, displacing 1,344 cubic inches. Somewhat akin to the steam age, when triple-expansion engines the size of cathedrals ruled the waves, the R-4360 at one time represented the largest and most sophisticated of its breed. Nothing else in the late-1940s marketplace could boast what the R-4360 did·3,000 to 4,000 horsepower. By the end of the piston-engine era, Pratt & Whitney had placed into mass production the largest and most powerful engine ever built in mass quantities. In addition to owning a Pratt & Whitney R-4360, Graham White is the author of several books including R-2800: Pratt & Whitney's Dependable Masterpiece and Allied Aircraft Piston Engines of World War II. White uses a large collection of data on the R-4360 gathered from the National Archives & Records Administration in College Park, Maryland. Leaving no stone unturned, this book provides a detailed account of the inner workings of the R-4360. Also covered is the engine's development history, variations, and its military, commercial, and racing applications.
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WOW, what a book!!.......2007-08-09
Wow, what a book!! I wish all engines had this much technical data and pictures.
R4360 book review.......2007-05-13
This book is incredibly detailed, with many rare illustrations.
Graham White has done a thorough and interesting history of this
fabulously complex engine. Plus, his history of Allied Aircaft
Engines of WW2 is highly recommended.
Thumbs up for P&W's Major Miracle.......2007-03-23
I would recommend this book unreservedly. If you are at all interested in the history, development, production and usage of these amazing engines and the aircraft they powered, this is an investment you won't regret. I'm on my second read through and still being amazed at the info.
A Major Work for a Major Engine.......2007-01-12
Graham White's book on P&W's R-4360 is a fine and thorough study of one of the greatest aeronautical piston engines ever produced. If you are at all interested in the general subject of aircraft engines, or even engines generally, you should obtain a copy to read and enjoy studying and savoring it slowly over the months after you first go through it. The text is clear and it is well illustrated, all that a book on an aircraft engine should be. My only quibble, and it is a quibble, is that the down-draught inlet ports, a distinct feature of the R-4360, have a much longer history than Mr. White seems to indicate, having been used by BMW in sportscar engines in the 1930s and by Miller in racing engines even earlier; however, since these examples are drawn from outside his field of study, Mr White may be excused, and even were this not the case, the general quality of this work would win him praise not criticism.
A good read.......2007-01-11
A very detailed book on not only the R-4360 but a range of other engines
and engineering designs. It is not a light read as it is aimed at the
more technical minded, but it is a thorough and interesting book
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DuPont: From the Banks of the Brandywine to Miracles of Science
Adrian Kinnane
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In 1802 E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company sprouted, like an acorn, close to the young oak of American life. In the early years DuPont explosives helped the new nation build canals and railroads, ports and harbors, and dams and mines. DuPont munitions also served national needs during time of war.
The company's diversification into plastics, dyes, and synthetic materials after 1900 matched new technologies to the needs of a complex, maturing society. DuPont's pioneering research yielded a host of new products like neoprene and nylon, and its service in the Manhattan Project in World War II helped bring that prolonged conflict to a decisive end.
The post-war years brought sharp competition and high-stakes global challenges. DuPont restructured its business and research efforts, mining science for useful discoveries in diverse fields like energy, health, electronics, specialty fibers, and biotechnology. Its international impact, reputation, and market reach grew as well. And when science helped galvanize the environmental movement, DuPont led industries worldwide to a renewed sense of stewardship for the earth's resources.
Today DuPont operates in more than 70 countries throughout the world, and its vision and impact are global. But it has held to a core of enduring values, a deep taproot drawing on the past to sustain the present and nurture the future. Harnessing fundamental discoveries in science to create value in world markets, DuPont people have transformed their company successfully for two centuries, making DuPont one of the most successful and sustained industrial enterprises in the world. Their story makes for exciting history, and this book tells how they did it.
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Title: Breaking the FDA monopoly: with dual-tracking, patients can have early access to potential miracle drugs while the FDA maintains its testing regimen.(Health & Medicine)
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Title: Family tragedy spurs creation of a financial and physical miracle. (Metabolife International Inc)
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Fuel miracle? Caveat emptor! : An article from: Mississippi Business Journal
Wally Northway
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Title: Imperfect competition, economic miracle, and manufacturing productivity growth: empirical evidence from Taiwan.
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Title: Italy's coffee miracle. (new products and systems of the Italian coffee industry) (On the Continent with Jonathan Bell) (Column)
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Title: Living roofs: green miracles that also cool buildings.(CURRENTS)(green roofing)
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Title: Marketing a Miracle Medical Tool.(Gamma Knife Center)(Brief Article)
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Historia de La Economia Europea 1914-2000
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Democracy in the Americas: Stopping the Pendulum
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The International Trader's Introguide
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The Pacific Rim Almanac
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Handbook of Political Marketing
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"It has been almost 40 years since John F. Kennedy campaigned for the presidency and introduced a revolutionary approach to campaigning that involved the latest, sophisticated marketing and communication strategies. If Kennedy were alive today and approaching his eightieth birthday, he would no doubt be amazed and intrigued to witness the way in which modern political campaigning has changed since he first redefined the process in 1960. Indeed, the advances and changes in political campaigning and marketing over the past 40 years parallel the explosive innovations that have been made in so many other fields with ties to technology, such as communication, science, and medicine. Today, political campaigns at all levels, from national races to state and local contests, depend on increasingly sophisticated marketing techniques."
--Peter D. Hart, President, Peter D. Hart Research Assoc.
This unique handbook brings together in one comprehensive volume the leading-edge thinking of some of the foremost political consultants, marketing experts, and political scientists in the world. Scholars and political professionals from nine different countries have contributed original chapters that provide a state-of-the-art review of the role of marketing "good and bad" in political campaigns. The handbook’s 40 chapters are organized in six sections that provide an exhaustive review of political marketing:
- Conceptual and historical origins of political marketing
- Management of political campaigns
- Analysis of the political marketplace
- Development of political strategies
- Execution of political campaigns
- Political marketing and democracy
Each section includes a rich blend of academic and practitioner authors, often collaborating on chapters, resulting in a rich blend of theory and practice. The
Handbook of Political Marketing is the essential field manual for politicians, campaign specialists, political consultants, pollsters, political advertising specialists, and anyone interested in the role of marketing in politics.
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- Alignment: Using the Balanced Scorecard to Create Corporate Synergies
- An Introduction to Project Planning
- Avoiding Mistakes in Your Small Business (The Crisp Small Business)
- Baldrige Award Winning Quality, 2006 Award Criteria: How to Enterpret the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence (Baldrige Award Winning Quality)
- Be Your Own Strategy Consultant: Demystifying Strategic Thinking
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