Dodging Elephants

Author : J. Fred Bucy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781457526800
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dodging Elephants written by J. Fred Bucy and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dodging Elephants tells the story of how a contented teenage soda jerk from Tahoka, Texas, with no plan for his future, found his way to higher education, landed a research job at Texas Instruments, and, over three decades, helped move that company from a small, oil-searching firm to a worldwide electronics giant. From the start J. Fred Bucy was a tireless, driven manager who turned failures into successes. Taking on TI's government equipment division in 1963, he successfully championed ingenious new designs. In 1967 he moved to the company's volatile, ever-expanding semiconductor division, establishing factories worldwide. Meanwhile, he had become an influential advisor on U.S. government export regulation. By 1976, when TI was competing in the consumer market, he was the company's president. Bucy left TI in 1985 after a brief term as CEO. His autobiography is rich in anecdotes and unsparingly honest. Growing up on the rural South Plains of Texas in the years of the Great Depression, Dust Bowl, and World War II, Fred Bucy learned the value of self-reliance and hard work. He seemed headed for a farming career when his life took an abrupt turn. Against substantial odds, and with a family to support, he earned two degrees in Physics and, in 1953, joined a young but promising company, Texas Instruments Incorporated. For the next thirty years he played a major role in TI's phenomenal growth and history-making innovation, moving steadily upward, becoming TI's president in 1976 and its CEO in 1984. It was a tough climb. Along the way he successfully managed a variety of brilliant, often endangered projects including digital computers, sophisticated weaponry, and complex semiconductors, playing a crucial role in the explosive, worldwide expansion of microchip technology. Photo courtesy of Texas Instruments Incorporated

Author : Alice Morrison
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781530861576
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dodging Elephants written by Alice Morrison and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dodging Elephants is the story of how one ordinary woman raced across Africa on her bike. Flung from the corporate hamster wheel, she set off with very little training, plenty of Christmas fat, a custom-made bike and absolutely no idea of what she was letting herself in for. The Tour D'Afrique is the longest bike race on earth.12,000 miles from Cairo to Cape Town through ten countries and with 63 competitors lined up at the start. Each chapter has a different story to tell; new places and peoples, high mountains, burning desert sands, thick mud, biting tsetse flies (known as the devil), and vibrant African dawns and dusks. During the journey, the riders are beaten with whips, stoned by local cattle raiders, held up at gun point and face malaria and typhoid in camp. They cycle through the dry season in the Sudan with temperatures reaching 51 degrees, and then hit the rainy season in Tanzania with mud up to their knees and tents permanently wet through. You really feel for them! When the only landmark for miles is the skeleton of a camel that looks smugly happier than you imagine they do and you think it impossible to push those pedals around once more, even vicariously, something will jolt everything right back into perspective. From penis envy every time nature calls along the trail, to the "night of shame" from which no one is exempt by the time the finish line beckons; from the naked mile, to the 'who stole the shitter' shambles, Dodging Elephants will put a silly grin on your face. Maybe best to read this one in private or you might get some odd looks. Oh yes, and there's a near death experience with an elephant. You'll encounter the highs as well as the lows, with Africa forming a beautiful backdrop along the way. The race begins in Egypt on the eve of the Arab Spring, goes through the Sudan as the south declares independence and becomes the newest country on earth, continues through the worst drought for thirty years in Northern Kenya before landing on the pristine highways built by ubiquitous Chinese contractors, entering Zambia where old and new Africa collide, and ending up in South Africa at election time. This is a proper old-fashioned adventure. A romp through Africa told with humour and charm. As you read "The End," you'll either be reaching for your laptop to sign up for next year, or reaching for another nice glass of red wine and thanking your lucky stars that you don't have to!

Author : Anthony D. Barnosky
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520292642
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dodging Extinction written by Anthony D. Barnosky and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2016-08-16 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paleobiologist Anthony D. Barnosky weaves together evidence from the deep past and the present to alert us to the looming Sixth Mass Extinction and to offer a practical, hopeful plan for avoiding it. Writing from the front lines of extinction research, Barnosky tells the overarching story of geologic and evolutionary history and how it informs the way humans inhabit, exploit, and impact Earth today. He presents compelling evidence that unless we rethink how we generate the power we use to run our global ecosystem, where we get our food, and how we make our money, we will trigger what would be the sixth great extinction on Earth, with dire consequences. Optimistic that we can change this ominous forecast if we act now, Barnosky provides clear-cut strategies to guide the planet away from global catastrophe. In many instances the necessary technology and know-how already exist and are being applied to crucial issues around human-caused climate change, feeding the world's growing population, and exploiting natural resources. Deeply informed yet accessibly written, Dodging Extinction is nothing short of a guidebook for saving the planet.

Author : ouping guo
Publisher : ouping guo
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Animal Novel: The Last War Elephant written by ouping guo and published by ouping guo. This book was released on with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Natasha Barnes
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 1432305220
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Culinary Adventures of a Travelling Cook written by Natasha Barnes and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rediscovery of an aerogram from Sri Lanka with a carefully inscribed recipe is what led to The Culinary Adventures of a Travelling Cook, a collection of uncomplicated recipes – both gourmet and everyday. Written by cook and artist Natasha Barnes from her numerous trips locally and abroad, this book shares many humorous accounts of her travels across the globe. Her experiences are relived through the foods she encountered and enjoyed in countries as diverse as the USA, Vietnam, Argentina, Ethiopia and Burma.

Author : Phil Barker
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 024469768X
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book De Bellis Antiquitatis Version 3.0 written by Phil Barker and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-04-17 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DBA Version 3.0 updates the highly successful De Bellis Antiquitatis wargame rules for recreating ancient and medieval battles with miniature figures. The brainchild of well-known wargame designer Phil Barker and his wife Sue Laflin-Barker, the simple DBA rule system combines fast play play with historical realism to produce a visually realistic and exciting contest.

Author : Andy Brown
Publisher : Eye Books (US&CA)
ISBN 13 : 1908646489
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Discovery Road written by Andy Brown and published by Eye Books (US&CA). This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiring story of the first people to ride mountain bikes across the vast deserts of Australia, the dangerous bushlands of Africa, and the mountains of South America Fed up and disillusioned with corporate life, Andy persuaded Tim to leave his job and cycle around the world—convinced there could be more to life. Their goal was to become the first people to ride mountain bikes unsupported across the three southern continents and, in doing so, to raise money for the charity Intermediate Technology. This is a fast-moving tale of self-discovery, full of adventure, conflict, humor, danger, and a multitude of colorful characters. Much more than a travelogue, it proves ordinary people can chase great dreams.

Author : Wallace Irwin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mr. Togo, Maid of All Work written by Wallace Irwin and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James Sutherland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Adventures of an Elephant Hunter written by James Sutherland and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James Sunwall
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1599266636
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dodge County Fair written by James Sunwall and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2006 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DODGE COUNTRY FAIR is composed of a play and short fiction. The play is set in a Midwestern village during the thirties. A family of Norwegian descent is struggling during the Great Depression. The youngest son, Joey, has the dream of going to the county fair. A stranger enters, claiming to be a long-lost relative. He changes the life of the family forever. The rest of the book consists of fifteen pieces of fiction. Some of them are about the characters in the play. Others are about animals and their effect on the lives of men. The stories take place in the early and latter Twentieth Century. Some of them are sad and bitter, but the final tale is a fantasy which takes place faraway in time and place.