Fan of non fiction and sci-fi/fantasy who isn't a purist about either. Came here as much for books as to explore the limits of ActivityPub.
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A revolution brewing for generations has begun in fire. It will end in blood.
The Free Navy - a violent …
In the thousand-sun network of humanity's expansion, new colony worlds are struggling to find their way. Every new planet lives …
Thirteen hundred gates have opened to solar systems around the galaxy. But as humanity builds its interstellar empire in the …
The gates have opened the way to thousands of habitable planets, and the land rush has begun. Settlers stream out …
The fifth novel in Corey's New York Times bestselling Expanse series--now being produced for television by the SyFy Channel!
A …
For generations, the solar system — Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt — was humanity's …
These books are like crack, I swear...
The Goal is about new global principles of manufacturing. It's about people trying to understand what makes their world tick …
The Goal is about new global principles of manufacturing. It's about people trying to understand …
This is a business book in the form of a novel. A middle-manager at a plan manufacturing goods of unknown sort (never named widgets, but may as well be) finds himself on a journey to revolutionize plant management based on the guidance of a Mr. Miyagi-like academic. In doing so, he also saves his marriage and rises to corporate success.
Ultimately, it is a parable about Toyota's revolutionary manufacturing processes, and the appendix of the book breaks this down into a more concise fashion than the rambling novelization.
The underlying principles are sound, however, and the concept of breaking down manufacturing into simple core processes rather than abstract KPIs is sound.
An innovative way to present business principles, maybe, but not a page turner. Would likely be more interesting for business majors than experienced business people.
Humanity has colonized the solar system—Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt and beyond—but the stars …
Now I see what all the fuss is about. One down, eight or ten to go!
