7 Deadly Scenarios

What if our worst nightmares could actually happen? Krepinevich analyzes the current global and political trends, identifying seven of these nightmare scenarios which he believes is a realistic threat to our security. Based on open-source intelligence, current political, economic, and social trends, as well as broad knowledge of recent history, each of the scenarios begins with today's reality, then slowly moves toward crisis. He reveals the visible as well as hidden forces that are involved to move toward this crisis, the goals and agendas of world powers, terrorist groups, and rogue states, and the actions and responses that American allies and enemies are likely to take. This reality-based thriller demonstrates the need for military intelligence gathering and strategic planning in order to avert scenarios like this today and hopefully in the future.

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7 Deadly Scenarios: A Military Futurist Explores War in the 21st Century
Andrew F. Krepinevich
U 21.2 .K57 2008

Gue??timation

This book takes a really fun approach to understanding big concepts and questions that the world poses. It does this using reason and scientific method. First, it breaks the problems or questions down into approachable pieces. Second, it teaches readers how to estimate the size or quantity of these small pieces. Third, it provides a refresher on using scientific notation to deal with very large numbers. When you put these steps together, you are shown how these simple skills allow you to address very big questions.

The majority of this book is devoted to practicing the estimation and mathematical reasoning skills learned at the beginning on real world questions and problems. Not surprisingly, many of these have their roots in scientific disciplines, from zoology to nutrition, transportation to astrophysics. However, may of these questions are posed in ways that you wouldn't traditionally think about them. For example, how much does a mole of cats weigh? Or, if the sun were made out of gerbils, how much energy would it produce? For the answers to these and many more realistic science-based problems, you'll have to check out this book.

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Gue??timation: Solving the World's Problems on the Back of a Coctail Napkin
Lawrence Weinstein and John A. Adam
QA 276.8 .W45 2008

Design for Six Sigma

This authoritative text extends the ideas of Six Sigma to new product and service development. In this second edition, extensive new information on product innovation and discussion of mixture experiments have been added. This volume also adds numerous case studies and learning models. Like the previous edition, the second edition also contains numerous flow charts and illustrations which help to explain quality concepts and Six Sigma fundamentals. This volume walks users through real-world product development, helping them to choose the right design and analysis tools at each step of the process.

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Design for Six Sigma: A Roadmap for Product Development
2nd ed.
Kai Yang and Basem S. El-Haik
TS 156 .Y33 2009