Electrical Principles and Practice

Adams, James

Science & Math

McGraw-Hill Book Company

“This book is the most comprehensive discussion of all the elements that go into producing superior products that I have read. I have thought a lot about quality over many years, yet the thinking reflected throughout [this] discussion is a real eye-opener for me. For anyone seriously interested in quality, this is a must read.” ―Donald E. Petersen, retired President and Chairman, Ford Motor Company “This is a book only a legend like Jim Adams could write. Based on a very popular course Jim taught at Stanford for many years, it should be required reading for every engineering student interested in designing great products. Great products lead to great companies that change the world. Every aspiring engineer wants to have an impact and this book will absolutely help. Read it!” ―James D. Plummer, Dean, School of Engineering, Stanford University “Drawing on fifty years of engineering experience, ranging from car design to rocket science, Stanford professor Jim Adams takes us on an engaging and eclectic journey through the evolution of what makes good products tick. With the same irrepressible curiosity Adams displayed in Conceptual Blockbusting, he shares insights into the underlying characteristics that separate products into the good, the bad, and the ugly.” ―Tom Kelley, General Manager, IDEO, and author of The Art of Innovation and The Ten Faces of Innovation “Adams has a high-level and holistic view of the design of everyday things and the issues confronting those who develop them. If you design things, you will enjoy this book and benefit from Jim’s wisdom and experience.” ―Bill Moggridge, Director of the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, and author of Designing Interactions and Designing Media “Jim Adams is a gift. He understands the true essence of quality, blending ‘what works’ with ‘what’s beautiful.’ Here this master teacher shares his special wisdom: how to create that magical experience of a product we love, one that evokes ‘Wow, this is really cool!’ His timeless, inspired message could not be more timely.” ―Jim Collins, author of Good to Great and coauthor of Built to Last and Great by Choice About the Book: What is the secret behind every successful product? Why are people willing to pay more for a BMW than a Chevrolet? How could Apple iPhones represent only 4% of the world’s cell phone market in 2010 but take in 50% of the profits? 
The answer is QUALITY. In this provocative new book, bestselling author James L. Adams provides a brilliant, in-depth look at the powerful but elusive qualities that can make or break a product’s success. A must-read for managers, designers, manufacturers, engineers, and marketers, this groundbreaking approach will change the way you think about your product―and show you why it’s more important than ever to deliver the highest quality possible. In Good Products, Bad Products, you’ll learn how to:
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<li>Maximize your product’s performance―and minimize the cost </li>
<li>Appeal to your customer’s emotions―with elegance and sophistication </li>
<li>Make sure your product is a perfect fit―that’s human, cultural, and global</li>
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With competition growing stronger and fiercer every year, product quality has become the number-one factor in a company’s success. Adams points out that there will always be a stable demand for a high-quality product. By addressing every aspect of product quality―from the technical to the practical to the aesthetic―you can develop a product that your company will be proud of and your customers will love. Along the way, you’ll hear fascinating case studies of famous brands that became victims of their own success―like Kodak, IBM, Zenith, and GM―and struggled to recover lost ground. You’ll see how some countries like Japan surged ahead by offering better products than anyone on the globe. You’ll learn how some U.S. manufacturers remained successful in spite of the foreign market’s lower wages. And you’ll also discover the top industry secrets for prioritizing quality throughout the company, delivering products that are the best in their class. Now more than ever, quality matters. Good Products, Bad Products gives you the edge, so you can give your customers the best product possible.

Good Products, Bad Products: Essential Elements to Achieving Superior Quality

Business & Money

Management & Leadership

McGraw=Hill

Book is used and has been withdrawn from service from a Library. Book has a Library Binding and the usual Library Stamps, Stickers, Card Holder, Library Markings. May or May Not have a Dust Jacket.

Secret Armies

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

RANDOM HOUSE UK

An informative book on the battles being fought around the world, the weapons needed to fight them and how those weapons get into the hands of the people who want them. Some of the key events singled out are the Afghan War, the Lauro ship hijack and nuclear proliferation. James Adams also wrote "The Financing of Terror", "Secret Armies" and "Ambush".

Trading in death: Weapons, warfare, and the new arms race

History

Military

Hutchinson

NEW SPIES EXPLORING FRONTR

The author looks at the strategies, tactics and technology already in place which would level the playing field between the new military superpowers and emerging nations.

THE NEXT WORLD WAR.

The Next World War: Warriors and Weapons of the New Battlefields of Cyberspace

Computers & Technology

Arrow Books, Ltd.

Aldrich Ames was the CIA agent who betrayed western intelligence's greatest asset - KGB double agent Oleg Gordievsky. Gordievsky barely escaped with his life and Ames was launched on his nine year career as an unlikely double agent, during which he delivered a stream of priceless information to Russia. This book traces the CIA's hardening suspicions about the mole in their midst and climaxes with the massive inter-agency scheme to trap and arrest Ames.

Sellout

Biographies & Memoirs

Penguin Books, Ltd.

Secret Armies: The Full Story of the SAS, Delta Force, and Spetsnaz

Pan Books

Examines every facet of the modern arms race from the use of conventional weapons by the IRA and the acquisition of atomic weaponry by Pakistan, India, Israel and South Africa to the development of chemical and bacteriological warfare and the inexorable progress towards an "ultimate weapon". This book provides an insight to this world, opening the readers eyes to a potentially explosive situation that no one can afford to ignore. James Adams is the author of "The Unnatural Alliance" and "The Financing of Terror".

Trading in Death: The Modern Arms Race With Post Gulf War Update

Trans-Atlantic Pubns

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