Books with author Thomas Bowen

Walt Disney is an American hero. From Mickey Mouse to Disneyland, he changed the face of American culture. His is a success story like no other: a man who developed animated film into an art form and made a massive contribution to the folklore of the world.After years of research, respected Hollywood biographer Bob Thomas produced a definitive biography of the man behind the legend of Disney: the unschooled cartoonist from Kansas City who when bankrupt on his first movie venture and developed into the genius who produced unmatched works of animation, and ultimately was the creative spirit of an international entertainment empire that has enchanted generations. Complete with a collection of rare photographs, Walt Disney: An American Original is a fascinating and inspirational work that captures the spirit of Walt Disney.

Walt Disney is an American hero--the creator of Mickey Mouse, and a man who changed the face of American culture. After years of research, with the full cooperation of the Disney family and access to private papers and letters, Bob Thomas produced the definitive biography of the man behind the legend--the unschooled cartoonist from Kansas City who went bankrupt on his first movie venture but became the genius who produced unmatched works of animation. Complete with a rare collection of photographs, Bob Thomas' biography is a fascinating and inspirational work that captures the spirit of Walt Disney.

Walt Disney is an American hero--the creator of Mickey Mouse, and a man who changed the face of American culture. After years of research, with the full cooperation of the Disney family and access to private papers and letters, Bob Thomas produced the definitive biography of the man behind the legend--the unschooled cartoonist from Kansas City who went bankrupt on his first movie venture but became the genius who produced unmatched works of animation. Complete with a rare collection of photographs, Bob Thomas' biography is a fascinating and inspirational work that captures the spirit of Walt Disney.

A neglected classic offers an unflinching depiction of the physical and psychological cost of modern warfare.For his 1923 novel Through the Wheat Thomas Boyd drew on his own experiences with the Marines at Belleau Wood, Soissons, and St. Mihiel to tell the story of William Hicks, an infantryman fighting in France in 1918. Hicks endures hunger, thirst, cold, heat, and fatigue as his platoon advances through dense woods and open fields in the face of hidden machine guns and sudden artillery bombardments, experiencing alternating states of fear, nausea, fury, and apathy until he becomes “impervious to the demands of the dead and the living.” When it was first published, Through the Wheat was hailed by F. Scott Fitzgerald as “the best war book since The Red Badge of Courage,” and by Edmund Wilson as “probably the most authentic novel yet written by an American about war”; fifty years later, James Dickey praised it as “a war book of the most striking and moving kind.”

Keeping it simple and profitableThe purpose of this book can be summarized in three actionable tasks:1. Understand your existing inventory situation and define improvement objectives2. Simplify planning, purchasing, and stocking of spare parts, consumables, raw and bulk materials, MRO and engineering parts3. Realize savings by executing the strategy of "Classify & Cash-In."To achieve these goals, the following three questions shall be answered:1. How can your inventory be analyzed? 2. How can your inventory be classified into relevant groups?3. How can you develop rules for the groups and implement them?Introducing: SWOT Analysis of inventoryPlus: ABC XYZ analysis explainedUseful concepts for supply chain, purchasing, procurement, planning, warehousing, logistics and inventory control professionals and managers are explained in a practical manner.Inventory has become a significant cost driver due to large investments made by companies. Intermittent and irregular nature of many demands complicates the balancing of stocks and their holding costs. Many expensive parts, although low in demand, are critical to operations. By an appropriate classification system, various categories are identified. Specific recommendations and procedures are suggested for each of the classified group.