Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Factory Girls Factory Girls Leslie T. Chang An eye-opening and previously untold story, Factory Girls is the first look into the everyday lives of the migrant factory population in China.China has 130 million migrant workers--the largest migra… OL11892758W
Poorly made in China Poorly made in China Paul Midler Praise for Poorly Made in China "This fast-paced travelogue through the world of Chinese manufacturing is scary, fascinating, and very funny. Midler is not only a knowledgeable guide to the invisib… OL13718156W
Glitch Glitch Jeff Papows,Ph D. Jeff Papows Learn how the economic and consumer costs of software glitches can have a devastating effect on your company's bottom line and what you can do about it. Don't let software failures destroy your busin… OL15520651W
Incredible everything Incredible everything Richard Platt Cut-away illustrations and explanatory captions explain how such diverse objects as chocolate bars and cathedrals, false teeth and tanks are made. OL1717272W
Modern Devices Modern Devices Charles L. Joseph,Santiago Bernal **Focuses on the common recurring physical principles behind sophisticated modern devices** This book discusses the principles of physics through applications of state-of-the-art technologies and … OL17417493W
Makers Makers Chris Anderson If a country wants to remain economically vibrant, it needs to manufacture things. In recent years, however, many nations have become obsessed with making money out of selling services, leaving the r… OL18172361W
Making it Making it Louis Uchitelle "From the longtime New York Times economics correspondent, a closely reported argument for the continuing importance of industry for American prosperity In the 1950s manufacturing generated nearly 30… OL20056258W
La meta La meta Jeff Cox,Eliyahu M. Goldratt The Goal is about new global principles of manufacturing. It's about people trying to understand what makes their world tick so that they can make it better. As they think logically and consistently … OL2463054W
Manufacturing Suburbs Manufacturing Suburbs Robert Lewis Urban historians have long portrayed suburbanization as the result of a bourgeois exodus from the city, coupled with the introduction of streetcars that enabled the middle class to leave the city for… OL8131856W