One Good Turn
One Good Turn

Author: Witold Rybczynski

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2001-09-11

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 0684867303

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The Best Tool of the Millennium The seeds of Rybczynski's elegant and illuminating new book were sown by The New York Times, whose editors asked him to write an essay identifying "the best tool of the millennium." The award-winning author of Home, A Clearing in the Distance, and Now I Sit Me Down, Rybczynski once built a house using only hand tools. His intimate knowledge of the toolbox -- both its contents and its history -- serves him beautifully on his quest. One Good Turn is a story starring Archimedes, who invented the water screw and introduced the helix, and Leonardo, who sketched a machine for carving wood screws. It is a story of mechanical discovery and genius that takes readers from ancient Greece to car design in the age of American industry. Rybczynski writes an ode to the screw, without which there would be no telescope, no microscope -- in short, no enlightenment science. One of our finest cultural and architectural historians, Rybczynski renders a graceful, original, and engaging portrait of the tool that changed the course of civilization.

The Carpenters
The Carpenters

Author: Steve Tesich

Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc

Published: 1971

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9780822201861

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THE STORY: Is concerned with a family living in a decaying house that is about to tumble down. The fumbling, inept father tries to communicate with his children, but settles for listening to tape recordings of the childish games of happier, simpl

In Search of Paul
In Search of Paul

Author: Tony Cooke

Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers

Published: 2022-03-15

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 1680318268

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Stand on the shoulders of giants!Have you ever wished you could have a mentor like the Apostle Paul—someone trustworthy to guide your spiritual development and ministry? Tony Cooke, author, teacher, and student of church history, has assembled a panel of the greatest Christian spiritual leaders of all time, curating a profound, yet...

My Little Red Toolbox
My Little Red Toolbox

Author: Stephen Johnson

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 9780152021542

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Open the book to find the tools such as the hammer, the wrench, and the screwdriver; and to find the shapes such as circle, triangle, and square; and to use the tools to pretend making things.

Lessons from the Carpenter
Lessons from the Carpenter

Author: H. Michael Brewer

Publisher: WaterBrook

Published: 2010-06-09

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13: 0307499952

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Before Jesus was a teacher and a healer–before his life changed the world–he was a carpenter. Woodworking was his occupation for most of his time on earth, and the years he spent in Joseph’s shop clearly shaped his message and ministry. Now, by gaining an understanding of first-century carpentry, you can revolutionize your faith through the discovery of surprising insights into Christ’s life. The ministry of Jesus was spiritual carpentry. He rebuilt broken people and constructed a new world. His workmanship still amazes all who put themselves in his hands, and his principles for constructing a solid life are as relevant today as they were two thousand years ago. In Lessons from the Carpenter, you can sit as an apprentice at the feet of this amazing master carpenter. And learn firsthand how he builds and rebuilds beautiful lives meant to last forever.

Homes in the Heartland
Homes in the Heartland

Author: Fred W. Peterson

Publisher: U of Minnesota Press

Published:

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 1452913846

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Originally published: Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 1992.

Carpenters
Carpenters

Author: Gary Sprott

Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing

Published: 2020-08-11

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1731639856

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Book Features: • Ages 8-11, Grades 3-5, Guided Reading Level R, Lexile 810L • 32 pages, 7 inches x 9 inches • Simple, easy-to-read pages with full-color pictures • Includes industry-level vocabulary, photo glossary, and review activities • Reading/teaching tips and index included On The Job Learning Fun: In Skilled Trade Careers: Carpenters, 3rd through 5th graders read about what it takes to be a carpenter, including what they build, interesting tools they use, safety rules they follow, and training and education needed. Explore Future Career Paths: Part of the Skilled Trade Careers series, this book allows kids to explore what it takes to be successful in the in-demand field of carpentry. It will help them think about what they want to be and do when they grow up. Boost Reading Skills: This engaging 32-page career book will help your child improve comprehension and build confidence with guided pre- and post-reading questions, close reading tips, in-text vocabulary definitions, and a fun extension activity. Leveled Books: Engaging, real-life photos and a photo glossary accompanied by simple, easy-to-read leveled text work together to engage your child at a level they understand. Why Rourke Educational Media: Since 1980, Rourke Publishing Company has specialized in publishing engaging and diverse non-fiction and fiction books for children in a wide range of subjects that support reading success on a level that has no limits.

The Quality Toolbox
The Quality Toolbox

Author: Nancy Tague

Publisher: Quality Press

Published: 2004-07-14

Total Pages: 625

ISBN-13: 1953079008

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The Quality Toolbox is a comprehensive reference to a variety of methods and techniques: those most commonly used for quality improvement, many less commonly used, and some created by the author and not available elsewhere. The reader will find the widely used seven basic quality control tools (for example, fishbone diagram, and Pareto chart) as well as the newer management and planning tools. Tools are included for generating and organizing ideas, evaluating ideas, analyzing processes, determining root causes, planning, and basic data-handling and statistics. The book is written and organized to be as simple as possible to use so that anyone can find and learn new tools without a teacher. Above all, this is an instruction book. The reader can learn new tools or, for familiar tools, discover new variations or applications. It also is a reference book, organized so that a half-remembered tool can be found and reviewed easily, and the right tool to solve a particular problem or achieve a specific goal can be quickly identified. With this book close at hand, a quality improvement team becomes capable of more efficient and effective work with less assistance from a trained quality consultant. Quality and training professionals also will find it a handy reference and quick way to expand their repertoire of tools, techniques, applications, and tricks. For this second edition, Tague added 34 tools and 18 variations. The "Quality Improvement Stories" chapter has been expanded to include detailed case studies from three Baldrige Award winners. An entirely new chapter, "Mega-Tools: Quality Management Systems," puts the tools into two contexts: the historical evolution of quality improvement and the quality management systems within which the tools are used. This edition liberally uses icons with each tool description to reinforce for the reader what kind of tool it is and where it is used within the improvement process.