Presenting well-known tools and techniques, the Home Builder's Guide to Continuous Improvement provides important insights and necessary information to reduce cycle time duration and variation in order to improve quality and customer satisfaction and to minimize costs and accidents. Each chapter offers examples based on the author's personal experience working with builders and trade contractions.
Be Big: Step Up, Step Out, Be Bold: Daring to Do Our Best Work Togethe
This inspiring, charmingly illustrated book challenges each of us to show up more fully as individuals and in our interactions with others, and to find ways to be big together. In straightforward, incisive language Miller and Katz help us understand all of the many, sometimes subtle ways we make ourselves small.
Hammerin' Hank, George Almighty and the Say Hey Kid
Hank Aaron riveted the nation with his pursuit of Babe Ruth's landmark home run record in the face of racist threats. George Steinbrenner purchased the Yankees at a bargain basement price and began buying back their faded glory. The American League broke ranks with the National League and introduced the designated hitter, extending the careers of aging stars such as Orlando Cepeda. An elderly and ailing Willie Mays-the icon of an earlier generation-nearly helped the Mets pull off a miracle with the final hit of his career.
Knitting isn’t one of my hobbies I like to do, but I know it’s yours. I’m sure you have had more experience knitting lovely Afghans, hats and scarves than I have. The joy of knitting is that you have such great pleasure knowing you made it. Once that final project is finished it is great to give as a gift. I have a knit Afghan my mom made me when I was younger. I will cherish it forever.
The book is a collection of, well, as the title says, weekly weird news from around the world. The news items cover a wide range of topics, providing good fun as well as food for thought. The items can be used as warmups for reading, writing, speaking, vocabulary and grammar classes with higher level students, depending on the creativity level of the teacher.
