Learn all the basics about pumps in one place. Clearly written by an ace consultant, this manual for operators and specialists in the petroleum industry gives readers a concise overview of the mechanics of various pumps and reviews the specifications to be considered before a pump is purchased and installed. The straight-forward text explains pump hydraulics without need of involved mathematics and provides expert advice on installing centrifugal pumps in process plants. The book also emphasizes the mechanical aspects of pumps as it delves into misunderstandings and oversights on bearings, seals, impeller trimming, lubricant application, lubricant types, and much more.
Best-selling author and futurist Marc Prensky's book of essays challenges educators to “reboot” and make the changes necessary to prepare students for 21st century careers.
BEANS OF WISDOM is a homeless man’s account of a life- changing journey to acquire the 7 secrets of leadership and life. This fascinating parable is of a man named Joe who finds himself in a charitable food line on Christmas Eve after losing everything – his family, home, business and himself. The disheveled businessman meets a mysterious man named Kris who takes him on an incredible journey of discovery and redemption. Follow Joe on his adventure as he accepts an invitation to visit Wisdom Lane and discovers that the 7 greatest secrets of success are available to each of us from the moment we are born.
Modernity has challenged the ancient ideal of a universal quest for wisdom, and today's world of conflicting cultures and values has raised further doubts regarding the possibility of objective ethical standards. Robert Kane refocuses the debate on the philosophical quest for wisdom, and argues that ethical principles about right action and the good life can be seen to emerge from that very quest itself. This book contends that the search for wisdom involves a persistent striving to overcome narrowness of vision that comes from the inevitable limitations of finite points of view. When applied to questions of value and the good life, this striving has ethical implications about the way we should treat ourselves and others. This study argues for the merits of this central thesis against alternative theories in contemporary normative ethics, and discusses its practical applications for social ethics, political philosophy, law and moral education.
The Making of a Mad Yogin in Fifteenth-Century Tibet
Best known today as the author of the Life of Milarepa, Tsangnyön Heruka (1452–1507) was one of the most influential mad yogins of Tibet. Stefan Larsson’s Crazy for Wisdom, describes Tsangnyön Heruka's life, based on narratives by his disciples, and examines an unexpected aspect of fifteenth-century Tibetan Buddhist practice.
Daily Tools for Transforming Anger, Depression, and Fear
A groundbreaking book, Emotional Wisdom reveals powerful ancient tools for transforming our painful emotions into happiness and health. So-called negative emotions are valuable messages that let us know we are out of balance. With compassion and humor, Taoist authors Mantak Chia and Dena Saxer explain the messages that anger, depression, fear, worry, and stress offer us. They present three easy-to-learn twenty-minute internal energy practices, with helpful illustrations, to turn these imbalances into harmony and joy. They provide unusual nutritional advice for emotional healing and a Taoist First Aid section with proven natural remedies for minor ailments such as insomnia, indigestion, headaches, and overeating. Relevant quotes from the Tao Te Ching add inspiration to this practical, life-changing book.
The Scripture for Humane Kings in the Creation of Chinese Buddhism
Politics and Transcendent Wisdom presents a systematic theoretical framework for understanding the relationship between politics and religion in a variety of contexts. This book examines the formation of &"national protection&" Buddhism in China and translates the key text of this important movement. Showing that Buddhist notions of sovereignty were meant and were taken as more than mere metaphor, Orzech examines the profound link between Buddhist notions of transcendence and the deployment of political authority in East Asia. To this integration of philosophical tradition and political history is brought a new understanding of Buddhist cosmology. The contexts of Buddhism as state religion in fifth- and eighth-century China are examined in detail, through extended consideration of the Transcendent Wisdom Scripture for Humane Kings Who Wish to Protect Their States, the text that was the charter for Buddhist state cults in China, Korea, and Japan into the twentieth century. The text first appeared during the fifth century as Buddhists were struggling to understand how their &"foreign&" religion and the &"foreign&" rulers of north China might be adapted to Chinese religious and political culture. The Scripture for Humane Kings and the rites enjoined by it were one answer to these questions. Three centuries later, in the context of a fully sinified Buddhism, the T'ang dynasty Tantric master Pu-k'ung produced a new version of the text with new rites that served as the centerpiece of his vision of a Chinese Buddhist state modeled on esoteric lines. The final section of this volume presents for the first time a full, annotated translation of this important East Asian Buddhist text.
Counterintuitive Insights for Family Business Success
Family businesses prosper by pursuing unconventional strategies. Because they are values-driven and think very long-term, they take approaches not popular with current management fashion or most companies. That is the key to their competitive advantage. However, family businesses must find ways to simultaneously serve business needs and family goals, which require very different priorities and principles. As a result, they must think paradoxically, and find insights that single-purpose enterprises need not contemplate. They must dare to be different. Family business requires a different governance system, but it must nevertheless be one that can be controlled. Building on insights from the worldâ??s premier family business executive education course, this book offers the Unconventional Wisdom needed to leverage the strategic and cultural uniqueness of a family business for enduring success.
Melanjutkan buku pertama Kearifan Kuno di Zaman Modern, buku ini masih mengusung semangat yang sama, pentingnya kearifan dan kebijaksanaan dalam hidup. Orang tidak bisa teru-menerus menuruti rasio secara terpisah; tidak mencoba menguhubungkannya dengan sudut pandang yang lebih holistik. Dalam buku ini kita menemukan pentingnya harmoni dalam pola hubungan antara manusia, Sang Pencipta, dan alam sekitarnya. Kebanyakan manusia modern menggunakan pandangan antroposentris ketika melihat hubungannya dengan alam semesta. Dalam pandangan antroposentris itu alam dianggap menjadi bagian dari manusia, karena itu alam harus ditundukkan dan dieksploitasi demi kepentingan manusia. Dalam buku Spiritual Wisdom ini, manusia justru dipandang sebagai bagian tak terpisahkan dari alam semesta (pandangan antropokosmik). Sang Pencipta menciptakan "semuanya" (alam semesta beserta makhluk yang ada di dalamnya) sebagai sebuah kesatuan yang saling membutuhkan. Lewat buku ini orang diajak belajar kearifan dengan memahami alam. Bahkan kita bisa belajar mengatur kehidupan dari sekadar seorang penggembala kuda. [Mizan, Hikmah, Novel, Memoar, Indonesia]
