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A modern, epistemological view of failure investigation and analysis with an emphasis on metals alloys, and polymers. Professionals looking to deeply understand "why it failed" will appreciate new insights into a brittle versus ductile methodology. The book also covers soft skills such as scope negotiations, communications, reporting and more. And it also explores how to train our very human brains that have often lead a design or failure investigation astray. Whether you are a professional with years of experience or just starting out in your training/career, this book is worth keeping on your bookshelf for review and reference for years to come. It is loaded with images and case studies and examples. It's a true epistemological exploration of how we can determine, with confidence, if a part/component/or assemble failed and what was the sequence of events that contributed to that failure. best of what they do but written in such a way that it can be grasped by the student-in-training

This candid, compelling, compassionate novel could have been torn out of today's newspaper headings.One minute Texan Jimmy Heron is sitting next to his beloved wife of 50 years eating pie, the next minute she is dead in his arms; killed by a racist, woman-hating, semiautomatic gun-toting maniac. Shattered by Lou's senseless death, Jimmy Heron hits the road - can't sit still; can hardly breathe. He roams the western landscape looking for solace until he lands in the tiny pioneer town of Reliance, Oregon. Here he settles, figuring it is as good a place as any to wait until he dies.His new neighbors, however, delicately jump into his life. They are a lesbian couple eagerly awaiting the birth of their first child and their Native American ranch hand. Together they gently encourage Jimmy to deal with loss and death and kindness, perseverance and love. Jimmy Heron starts the healing process.That's when his new friends become the targets of a vicious campaign. Fueled by lies and bigotry couched as "family values", the hatred begins to poison the soul of their little community. Each character caught in the conflagration must decide what they believe. It is in this heat, a community is forged and a town remembers how it got its name.The Second Coming of Curly Red will grab you by the heart and not let go.

The poems John Travis shares in this collection are deeply personal. They offer a glimpse into decades of devoted practice - living out the teachings of the Buddhist masters of our age. His poems transport readers to a cave in Nepal, a hut in Tibet, or along the banks of a Wyoming river. It's compact size makes it a wonderful trekking companion.

Children of all ages (8-84) will enjoy this gothic adventure about a good little girl, Anka. She lives in a village, but no one likes her. In fact, the villagers call her "naughty" and "uppity" and Anka feels like she doesn't really fit in.The day finally dawns when Anka breaks one too many rules. The villagers said, "Enough!" and she is cast from the village and the gate is slammed is shut on her.Afraid and alone, little Anka looks around and sees no one at all. There is only one path. It leads into the forest, which is deep and dark. With no where else to go, she takes one step and her journeys begins. This modern day, old-fashioned fairytale is a quest of redemption taken by one little girl hero.

At age 36 I wanted to take a bite out of life. I wanted to chew it, eat its heart; be it. Instead, on May fifteenth, I died - and not for the first time.This story is about choices - Persephone's seeds - and seasons of the heart. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Let me start at the beginning.

"THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY describes the spiritual 'unfoldment' of the Reverend Carol Ruth Knox, one of Unity's most dynamic ministers. She inspired a generation of congregants and young ministers, including me, to search deep within themselves for that Divine connection which has the answers to our most profound questions. I recommend Carol Ruth's THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY to anyone seeking guidance and support for their own spiritual exploration." - Reverend Beth Ann Suggs, PCC; Unity MinisterThis is not the beginning of your Incredible Journey. You have been on this path for a long time and have turned to this book as yet another step in a life-long process that has been pushing, working and expanding you. Do you desire to be more fully aware of this process? Or maybe a life crisis has led you here. Life continually grows us. We are never finished. The force, the energy responsible for our growth, continues to expand us into progressively deeper levels of consciousness. And so, this book is for those of you who hunger to be involved in your own spiritual process and want to take responsibility for your own inner lives. It is also for those who feel desperate or confused. It is for all who wish to contact the spiritual force that drives you, the force that will not let you find contentment in the external trappings of life. This book is Reverend Carol Ruth Knox's autobiographical account of her personal unfoldment and her map to aid other spiritual seekers on their path. It is a challenging, exciting, re-vitalizing process, truly an Incredible Journey."This book offers depth and perspective for those who are choosing to look below the surface for insights that resonate with their soul..." - Gail Derin, Licensed Unity Teacher

Although she's been a little bit naughty, a young girl named Freya is allowed to dress in her finest clothes and attend the yearly goose concert with her mother. The weather, however, wreaks havoc on their plans and Freya is sent off alone to deliver the much needed supplies. Freya has never paid attention to the route before and alternates between confidence and nervousness as she pulls the heavy cart to Goosetown. She makes some bad decisions and meets helpful animals along the way. Although she is much too young to bear this burden, she never gives up her heroic task and with the help of her best goose-friend, they save Goosetown. At the end of her jouney home, she finds Momma waiting with a big hug, hot apple cider and a roaring fire. A mythical journey, a little girl hero, bad decisions, and heroic deeds. Jaki Fey understands the daily fears children face and the heroic deeds they perform. Her stories combine real life events and mythical journeys to tell how little girls become heroes. - Children's fairy tale; Juvenile fiction; Girl hero; Geese