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By Price Pritchett
Pritchett Publishing Company
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There's a new market battle cry being sounded around the world: Faster-Better-Cheaper. Organizations everywhere are in a competitive war trying to pick up speed, improve output, and do it all for less money. Actually, "improvement" per se isn't too hard to come by with all of today's technological advancements. The tricky part comes in doing things faster, better, and cheaper all at the same time. That takes creativity. Ingenuity. Innovation. To help your employees grow in this regard, they need role models. Good examples. It helps greatly to see living proof of "faster-better-cheaper" in action. Price Pritchett's latest title, The Mars Pathfinder Approach to "Faster-Better-Cheaper" provides that proof, and breaks it down into 13 high-impact guidelines your employees can use to drive your organization to spectacular success. Co-authored with Brian Muirhead, Flight Systems Manager of the JPL Mars Pathfinder Team, this book shows how a small group of dedicated people-tapping into the spirit of ingenuity and innovation-proved "faster-better-cheaper" works in deep space as well as it does on Earth. Most important, the book draws the "faster-better-cheaper" business messages out of this intriguing story, and shows your employees how to apply them in your organization. |
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By Brian K. Muirhead
HarperCollins Publishers
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The Martian dust hadn't been stirred by a craft from Earth in twenty-one years. This time the challenge had come with nearly impossible constraints: go there at a fraction of the cost, do it in a fraction of the time, take risks but don't fail. We were working on a budget less than it would later cost to produce the movie Titanic, but unlike the movie we would need to provide a happy ending. Our eftort, the Mars Pathfinder mission, has come to define the management approach of Faster, Better, Cheaper. So begins this roller-coaster ride -- a management book wrapped in a powerful, real-world adventure story. At age forty-one, Brian Muirhead assembled a team that would have to build a spacecraft and land it on Mars for one-twentieth the cost and in half the time of the previous Mars effort twenty years earlier. Experts who were sure the team could not succeed were stunned on Independence Day 1997, when Pathfinder landed safely on Mars and, aided by its self-propelled, toy-wagon-size rover, Sojourner, began sending back reams of scientific data and thousands of breathtaking color photographs from a rock-strewn terrain under a salmon-colored sky. In this fast-paced personal account, Muirhead and coauthor William L. Simon explain how the Pathfinder team overcame the odds by discarding the familiar and replacing it with imaginative new technology, a highly unusual organizational structure, and a score of innovative business solutions ranging from the geography of the workplace to ways of speeding up procurement to an intuitive style of decision making on the run. A chronicle of personal struggles and sacrifices that led to a historic triumph of space exploration, High Velocity Leadership provides powerful guidance on how Faster, Better, Cheaper can be put to work in your own organization. |
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By James Fenimore Cooper
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The turf shall be my fragrant shrine; My temple, Lord ! that arch of thine; My censer's breath the mountain airs, And silent thoughts my only prayers. MOORE
The sublimity connected with vastness is familiar to every eye. The most abstruse, the most far-reaching, perhaps the most chastened of the poet's thoughts, crowd on the imagination as he gazes into the depths of the illimitable void. The expanse of the ocean is seldom seen by the novice with indifference; and the mind, even in the obscurity of night, finds a parallel to that grandeur, which seems inseparable from images that the senses can- not compass. With feelings akin to this admiration and awe -- the offspring of sublimity -- were the different char- acters with which the action of this tale must open, gazing on the scene before them. Four persons in all, -- two of each sex, -- they had managed to ascend a pile of trees, that had been uptorn by a tempest, to catch a view of the objects that surrounded them. It is still the practice of the coun- try to call these spots wind-rows. By letting in the light of heaven upon the dark and damp recesses of the wood, they form a sort of oases in the solemn obscurity of the virgin forests of America. The particular wind-row of which we are writing lay on the brow of a gentle accliv- ity; and, though small, it had opened the way for an ex- tensive view to those who might occupy its upper margin, a rare occurrence to the traveller in the woods. Philosophy has not yet determined the nature of the power that so often lays desolate spots of this description; some ascrib- ing it to the whirlwinds which produce waterspouts on the ocean, while others again impute it to sudden and violent passages of streams of the electric fluid; but the effects in the woods are familiar to all. On the upper margin of the opening, the viewless influence had piled tree on tree, in such a manner as had not only enabled the two males of the party to ascend to an elevation of some thirty feet above the level of the earth, but, with a little care and encouragement, to induce their more timid companions to accompany them. The vast trunks which had been broken and driven by the force of the gust lay blended like jack- straws; while their branches, still exhaling the fragrance of withering leaves, were interlaced in a manner to afford sufficient support to the hands. One tree had been com- pletely uprooted, and its lower end, filled with earth, had been cast uppermost, in a way to supply a sort of staging for the four adventurers, when they had gained the de- sired distance from the ground.
The reader is to anticipate none of the appliances of people of condition in the description of the personal ap- pearances of the group in question. They were all way- farers in the wilderness; and had they not been, neither their previous habits, nor their actual social positions, would have accustomed them to many of the luxuries of rank. Two of the party, indeed, a male and female, be- longed to the native owners of the soil, being Indians of the well-known tribe of the Tuscaroras; while their com- panions were -- a man, who bore about him the peculiarities of one who had passed his days on the ocean, and was, too, in a station little, if any, above that of a common mariner; and his female associate, who was a maiden of a class in no great degree superior to his own; though her youth, sweetness and countenance, and a modest, but spirited mien, lent that character of intellect and refinement which adds so much to the charm of beauty in the sex. On the present occasion, her full blue eye reflected the feeling of sublimity that the scene excited, and her pleasant face was beaming with the pensive expression with which all deep emotions, even though they bring the most grateful pleasure, shadow the countenances of the ingenuous and thoughful.
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By Carolyn T. Sumners & Kerry Handron
McGraw-Hill Companies
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Mars is hot news and hot science. This unique "travel guide," written by the director of the Astronomy & Physics Department at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, includes breathtaking full-color art and recent photographs of the fascinating Martian landscape. Scenic spots, weather reports, travel tips, and hundreds of pictures take kids on an outer space vacation. If you're going on a virtual voyage to the Red Planet, don't leave home without this one-of-a-kind illustrated field guide, packed with far-out facts and other-worldly science activities. An accessible guide that is perfect for science teachers, kids 10 and up, and anyone interested in Mars and the space frontier. |
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By John Hamilton
ABDO & Daughters
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By World Spaceflight News
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This comprehensive CD-ROM provides a thorough guide to the mission of Mars Pathfinder, which successfully placed the Sojourner rover on the Red Planet in 1997. This historic mission is documented in NASA reports and mission images - there are over 2800 images and 38 video clips on this disc. Every aspect of the amazing and exciting flight is covered: * Preflight Tests, Launch and Cruise Phase * Landing Site * Mission Objectives, Science Objectives * Entry, Descent, and Landing System (a similar airbag system is being used in the 2003 Mars Exploration Rover program) * Rover Telecommunications * Control and Navigation * Power Subsystem * Sagan Memorial Station Images * SOL Data and Plots This CD-ROM has over 7,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Macintosh systems, and Reader software is included. Advanced search and indexing features are built into Acrobat Reader, providing a complete full-text index. This enables the user to search for words or phrases using just one search command! The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, comprehensive, and portable! Our CD-ROMs are privately-compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed, searched, or printed without untold hours of tedious searching and downloading. Vast archives of important public domain government information that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are. This book-on-a-disc makes a great reference work and educational tool. |
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By World Spaceflight News
Progressive Management
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This incredible compilation of four World Spaceflight News Mars exploration titles plus two additional WSN spaceflight titles represents an outstanding value: purchased separately, these titles would cost over $175, so you save about 50% by purchasing this twelve CD-ROM collection! The scope of these titles is truly amazing, with over 56,000 pages of great material, 5300 images, and 127 video clips. Titles included in this collection: * 21st Century Complete Guide to Mars Exploration: Mars Pathfinder - NASA Sojourner Rover - The First Rover on Mars 1997 - Sagan Memorial Station (CD-ROM) ISBN 1592485081 * 21st Century Complete Guide to Mars Exploration: Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) - Spacecraft, Mission, Science, and Images (Four CD-ROM Set) ISBN 1592485111 * 21st Century Complete Guide to Mars Exploration: 2001 Mars Odyssey THEMIS Image Collection - Thermal Emission Imaging System Images of Mars in PDF, JPG, TIF, and GIF Formats (Four CD-ROM Set) ISBN 1592485138 * 21st Century Complete Guide to Mars Exploration: The "Face on Mars" - Mars Global Surveyor and Viking Images of Mystery Features including Cydonia, the "Face" and the "City" (CD-ROM) ISBN 1592485170 * Wright Brothers: Centennial of Flight from the Wright Brothers Kitty Hawk Flight to Modern Aviation, Airplanes, and Space - NASA, USAF, FAA History and Educational Material (CD-ROM) ISBN 1592484905 * 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia Tragedy: Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) Final Report, August 2003 - The Gehman Board Report to NASA on the Space Shuttle Program, Plus Technical Scenario Report and NASA Return to Flight Plan (CD-ROM) ISBN 1592485049 Be sure to look for Mars Exploration Superset One (ISBN 1592485448) here at amazon.com! This CD-ROM set has over 56,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Macintosh systems, and Reader software is included. Advanced search and indexing features are built into our reproduction, providing a complete full-text index. This enables the user to search all the files on the disk at one time for words or phrases using just one search command! The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality to this impressive collection of government documents and material. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, comprehensive, and portable! Our CD-ROMs are privately-compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed, searched, or printed without untold hours of tedious searching and downloading. Vast archives of important public domain government information that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are. This book-on-a-disc set makes a great reference work and educational tool. |
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By Andrew Mishkin
Berkley Trade
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Andrew Mishkin, a senior systems engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and a leader of NASA's robotic program, brings us this insider's look at the Mars Pathfinder probe that electrified the world's imagination.
One hundred twenty-two million miles away from her controllers, a sophisticated robot smaller than a microwave oven did what had never been done before-explored the rocky, red terrain of Mars. Then, six-wheeled Sojourner beamed spectacular pictures of her one-of-a-kind mission back to Earth. And millions of people were captivated.
Now, with the touch of an expert thriller writer, Sojourner operations team leader Andrew Mishkin tells the inside, human story of the Mars Pathfinder mission's feverish efforts to build a self-guided, offroading robot to explore the surface of the Red Planet. With witty, compelling anecdotes, he describes the clash of temperamental geniuses, the invention of a new work ethic, the turf wars, the chewing-gum solutions to high-tech problems, the controlled chaos behind the strangely beautiful creation of an artificial intelligence-and the exhilaration of inaugurating the next great age of space exploration |
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