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The Technology Train
Travels to Synergistic Problem Solving - Five Decades of the Technology Industry
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All aboard! Whether we know it or not, we are all riding on the Technology Train, a journey from past to present and into the future, shaped by the development of science and technology. This is the story of that journey for one particular man,...
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The Global ORA/CSU Playbook
Operational Readiness & Assurance, Commissioning & Startup for Predictable Project Handover
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Projects do not succeed simply because construction is complete. They succeed when they are handed over safely, systematically, and in a state of true operational readiness. The Global ORA/CSU Playbook is a practical leadership and execution...
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Reliability
Lessons From the Floor
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Over three decades of global experience in asset management, maintenance, and reliability have shaped this deeply personal and insightful exploration of what is required to keep complex industrial systems running. From the oil fields to mines,...
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Rethinking Thinking
New ideas about how our minds actually work, and how untests affect our combrain
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Human beings have reached an unprecedented moment. After exponential leaps in technology, we’ve been thrust into a world of instant and overwhelming communication. As a result, we’re overloaded with information, and more and more often, people...
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Ditching, Ditching, Ditching
Canada’s Significant Contributions to Maritime Helicopter Safety and Survival
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This booklet describes many years of struggling to make flying in a helicopter over water much safer. It analyses why, still in 2026, if you ditch, the awful statistic is that around 20% of crew and passengers will not survive, principally due to...
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The Rural Ontario Landscape
A Study of its Evolution and Management
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The broad, global perspectives of environmental management, sustainability, and stewardship provide the context for this book. Within this broad framework, a location in the Township of Centre Wellington, southern Ontario, serves as a case study...
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Lightning Nerds and Gearheads
Conversations about Engineers and Their Workplaces
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Rich in insight and gorgeously written, Lightning Nerds and Gearheads is a layperson’s glimpse into engineering. Through author Bob Cowin’s six conversations with people in the profession—including a marine engineer, an electrical engineer, and...
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Radical Farm
Animals, Food and Our Future
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As a species, we have perhaps never been so confused about what to eat. The ethical, environmental, and health-related impacts of our diets are hot topics of discussion, with plant-based lifestyles often touted as the best way forward. But what...
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The Old Oil Field of Humble and its Operation
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The first sign of oil in Humble was found by a man named Slaughter. He was eating his lunch by the San Jacinto River when he noticed bubbles coming out of the water’s edge. Slaughter discovered that it was natural gas by lighting a match to...
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Energy Diversity for Carbon Neutrality
A Sustainable Strategy for Net- Zero
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We are currently experiencing the greatest change in the economy since the industrial revolution: the transition to net-zero emissions. The book aims to educate professionals, industries and consumers on the diverse energy mix needed for power...
