This book is about change, about its challenges, and the talent necessary to drive it through. Specifically, it is about transforming the world’s most important and event-shaping industry—aviation. Gi
Who is best equipped to meet the challenges of an unstable and uncertain world? Who better than a commando? When you're trained as a commando, you're trained to expect the unexpected. The unexpected i
This dictionary contains more than 4000 terms corresponding to the vocabulary currently used in the fields of seismic prospecting. It also includes terms relating to neighboring fields: geology, seism
Inditex—the group behind Zara, Massimo Dutti, Oysho, and Bershkauis—is today a major force in the world of high fashion. It recently outranked Gap as the number 1 clothes retailer in the world. In vir
Animal abuse as a predictor of abuse against humans has been documented extensively. Society's ever-rising violence has prompted experts to ask what alternatives are available to identify the early si
This book is an initiation to the use of the acoustic method for characterizing formations. The use of acoustic well logging to determine the velocity of compressional waves in formations is common pr
In Parkinson’s disease, the past half-century of research has brought many fascinating advances in treatment. Proper identification and treatment of both motor and nonmotor symptoms led to a better ov
In this first volume, the reader will find, collected and condensed, the information needed to characterize, analyze, and evaluate crude oils from different origins and their corresponding petroleum c
Understanding the origin and fate of hydrocarbons in the subsurface was the major endeavor of organic geochemists during the second half of the twentieth century. They succeeded to the point where the
Starting Over: A Way of Life is a testimony that attests to never giving up, and leaving our comfort zone in order to succeed. Luis Echarte uses his life story to land very important, often painful le
The key role that farming plays in the economy of Indiana today owes much to the work of John Harrison Skinner (1874–1942). Skinner was a pioneering educator and administrator who transformed the stud
Growing up on the south side of Chicago in a poor, black, working-class neighborhood, Delon Hampton realized early on that any success he would achieve in life, he had to create on his own. Having ear
In the prime of life, a wife, mother, and businesswoman, Paula Black, heard the dreaded words: “It’s cancer.” Doctors gave her three to six months to live. With her husband Dale’s help, they tirelessl
This book provides insightful profiles of some of China's key female entrepreneurs and the way in which they are reshaping the business and social landscape of modern-day China.
Reviews the current status of high performance polymers, in particular polyimides, in the electronics industry. Overviews polymers used for optical lithography, semiconductor encapsulation, packaging,
