New Releases by Alan Robinson

A fresh look at our core values u200b In the twenty years since a group of Brethren in Christ pastors, educators, administrators, and laypeople first met to identify ten core values for the North American church, much has changed—including the continuing decline of the church in the west; dynamic social movements for racial, gender, and economic justice; vast advances in technology, and a worldwide pandemic. With so much happening on both the national and international stages, it seems vital that we as Brethren in Christ prayerfully reflect not only on our core values and their application, but on how those values might help our churches engage a dramatically new social context. Are these values merely sentimental slogans? Or do they constitute compelling convictions, genuine guiding lights orienting us and motivating our mission in a rapidly changing world? The answer to that all-important question depends largely on how we use them. In this forward-looking book, essays from Brethren in Christ pastors and leaders from across the globe call us into the future of the church—to unleash our creative energies, roll up our sleeves, and put these core values to good use.

This book provides an understanding of the complexity and comprehensiveness of the total productive maintenance (TPM) process. It supplements works by Japanese authors with guidance and detail on how the TPM process relates to North American plants or facilities.

In their much-anticipated sequel to the bestseller Ideas Are Free (over 50,000 copies sold), Alan Robinson and Dean Schroeder explain that employee ideas are no longer a "nice-to-have" but rather the very lifeblood of competitiveness, culture, and strategy. Their new book shows how to align every part of the organization around generating and implementing ideas at the front line.

Alan Robinson is a living, breathing, running miracle. In fact some might say he shouldn''t even be alive today, let alone running marathons. He admits that for a good portion of his life he drank too much, hung out with the wrong crowd and used drugs. He was a former gang banger and ex-con with no real future ahead of him and he was going nowhere fast. That all changed in 1990 when an accident left him paralyzed from the neck down. Despite the negative prognosis, he underwent aggressive rehabilitation and kept a positive outlook. Not only did he learn to walk again but now Alan Robinson is running marathons! He credits his miraculous recovery to the fantastic team of doctors and therapist who worked diligently with him. But far more that that he sees his recovery as a gift from God. Herein is his story of recovery, redemption and life that we can all learn from. God is good all the time and Alan Robinson is one of the best ever examples of that.

In a solar system in a faraway universe, there are three planets that revolve around a huge mega star. Each planet has its own race of people. One race attacks another, which causes the other two peoples to unite and join forces against this evil race. One race has the ability to control the elements to aid in the battle. The prince of this world and the princess of the other fall in love, uniting their worlds into a superior race. All three peoples have their own advanced technology. This story contains the battles of each race: full of action, elemental powers, love, and compassion.

I Sith controllano di nuovo la Galassia, ma ciò che resta dell’Alleanza Galattica combatte una battaglia disperata per la giustizia, cercando di conquistare nuove risorse per il suo esercito. Ma la punizione dell’Imperatore Sith e dei suoi accoliti sarà salata. La faccia disumana del nuovo Ordine Sith!

This story follows a college student, Jayce, whose life is turned upside down when he contracts the HIV Virus. Because of a new law, he is thrown into an Internment Camp called "The Oasis." Jayce must fight authority when he finds out that the United States government is using The Oasis in order to exterminate all people who have HIV. Will Jayce be able to survive this modern day genocide?

Advances in passive wind turbine control systems have allowed wind turbines to achieve higher efficiencies and operate in wider inflow conditions than ever before. Within recent years, the adoption of aero-elastically tailored (bend-twist coupled) composite blades have been a pursued strategy. Unfortunately, for this strategy to be applied, traditional means of modeling, designing and manufacturing are no longer adequate. New parameters regarding non-linearities in deflections, stiffness, and aerodynamic loadings must now be implemented. To aid in the development of passive wind turbine system design, a finite element based aero-elastic program capable of computationally predicting blade deflection and twist under loading was constructed. The program was built around the idea of iteratively solving a blade composite structure to reach a maximum aero-elastic twist configuration under elevated wind speeds. Adopting a pre-existing blade geometry, from a pitch controlled small scale (3.5kW) turbine design, the program was tested to discover the geometry bend-twist coupling potential. This research would be a contributing factor in designing a passive pitch control replacement system for the turbine. A study of various model loading configurations was first performed to insure model validity. Then, a final model was used to analyze composite layups for selected spar configurations. Results characterize the aero-elastic twist properties for the selected configurations.

Shooting the Sleaze is a comic thriller that tingles the spine while tickling the funny-bone. It sets official state agencies at loggerheads with private sector counter-intelligence, each employing its own little band of killers. These frequently fall over each others feet. Meanwhile, someone is killing off reporters of the nations leading tabloid. Odd movements like The Poor Peoples Army and the Last of the Republicans are planning to blow away half of Londons famous landmarks. In addition, the countrys most savage uncaught serial killer, Jack the Stripper, is coming out of retirement with a bayonet and a license to kill. These join a glamorous columnist, a corrupt detective, a porn-loving Prime Minister, a former CIA hitman and many of the great and the good in a mad dance of comic violence that ends in a great bang and quite a bit of whimpering.

Patriotism and religious belief were defining characteristics of both public and private life during the 20th century. British army chaplains were shaped by these powerful sentiments and in turn shaped and interpreted them to understand their own roles and to provide a message and ministry to soldiers and officers. Focusing on World War II,. ''Chaplains at War'' reveals how the army, the government and the churches responded to the challenges of war, leading to innovation that was unknown in peace time such as the appointing women as Chaplains'' Assistants. Alan Robinson uses interviews with former chaplains, officers and soldiers and extensive archive research in military, government and church archives to draw together personal experience and official policy. His book will be essential reading for anyone interested in British military history, church history and religious studies.

The most comprehensive construction, repair and finishing of vehicle bodies text. Fully covers the underpinning knowledge needed for the Automotive Skills Council vehicle body and paint operations requirements, City and Guilds 3980 Vehicle Body Repair Competence courses and the NVQ and the Progression Awards of both City and Guilds and the Institute of the Motor Industry at levels 2 and 3. Essential reading for all those involved in the trade and insurance assessment, as well as for professional vehicle restorers and DIY enthusiasts working on the restoration or adaptation of classic and modern cars.

Comprehensive, but using simple language, this book will be of interest to all Christian denominations. The Apostles'' Creed is discussed and explained by devoting a chapter to each article or phrase of the creed. The first chapter, on belief in God, sets the book in a multicultural context. All chapters contain topics for discussion and activities which may be used by church groups.

Sets out in clear language the arguments for belief in a Christian God. It is written for anyone who is interested in exploring Christianity, and would also be useful for the believer who wishes to understand his or her faith more fully.

A Cop''s Cop is a hard-hitting, fast moving account of Philadelphia''s super-sleuth, Charles Harris. The story begins in the 1920s, when Harris was a flat foot walking his Philly beat, and follows his career as he evolves into the city''s top cop. The beady-eyed, bowler wearing cop built an information highway of snitches, whores and priests to develop a Machiavellian modus operandi years ahead of his time. His personal and professional lives intertwined and the young Harris manipulated the misfortunes of the Great Depression into a substantial real estate empire. The moxie and intimidation tactics he displayed in his youth were replaced with street-smart wisdom and crafty intrepidity in his golden years. The older, more experienced Harris ran a Special Investigation Unit before his retirement and was responsible for solving some of the most renowned crimes of the era. Harris'' personal life was filled with idiosyncrasies, including a peculiar marriage to one of the city''s classiest ''Madams.'' Their union comes to a shocking end when his career is shattered and his love is betrayed. In the end, Charles Harris was a cop''s cop until his final day.

Called by God tells of the life and work of thirty characters in the Bible who were convinced that they had received a divine calling. The author, a well-known poet and former lecturer in Religious Studies, has set these stories in a modern verse style, and in accessible language. The text brings out, in a poetic and highly readable way, the personal thoughts and tribulations of the characters as they seek to fulfill God''s command and to follow the path of their vocation. While the text follows the Old Testament and Jewish biblical narratives, it adds dimensions of poetic license to bring out the characterization of the personalities and their stories in a way that highlights their conviction that God supports them in all their activities. Essentially, the text is a celebration of the imaginative powers and insight of these characters, achieved through a structured, rhythmical, poetic verse form. The book is an ideal introduction to the Old Testament stories, and can be used for teaching purposes prior to reading the Bible proper, or as verse prose in their own right. These beautifully written stories introduce the reader to characters who have left their mark upon biblical history. The text, which does not lose sight of the narrative form of the biblical originals, includes interpretations of the thoughts of the classical prophets of Ancient Israel.

This volume offers a map of the underlying movements of Foucault''s thought. It demonstrates that Foucault is a philosopher of complex spaces, territories and architectures of thought across the range of his work, and includes analyses of lesser-known texts (Magritte, Pierre Riviere, Brisset) that are hardly mentioned in the secondary literature. The primary sense, direction, and force of Foucault''s thought is shown to reside in the connections established between a new conception of space-time and freedom, an open system of relations that shows how he thinks the present differently, designating this effort the thought from Outside. This is the freedom of thought in Foucault - a potentially dangerous or joyful yet necessarily endless effort to connect and reconnect with the Outside that is uniquely Foucauldian.

Andrew Livesey is head of the School of Automotive and Industrial Engineering at Farnborough College of Technology. This well respected book has been fully re-worked and revised by Andrew Livesey. It has new sections and new questions to provide the Vehicle Body Repair student with a comprehensive textbook. The text, diagrams and photographs cover the underpinning knowledge needed for the City and Guilds 3980 Vehicle Body Repair Competence course and the NVQ and the Progression Awards of both City and Guilds and the Institute of the Motor Industry at levels 2 and 3. This text will also serve as a comprehensive manual covering all aspects of body repair work - essential reading for all those who wish to be kept informed of new developments in the trade. The Repair of Vehicle Bodies, fourth edition will likewise prove to be a useful reference to the professional vehicle restorer and the DIY enthusiast working on the restoration of vintage and classic cars.