Ted Williams, Stan Weiner, and Gregory K. McMillan
Top Five Reasons to Buy This Book
5) Charming anniversary present. This book is a diamond in the rough and says “forever” if dipped in acrylic. Not suitable as a gift for Domestic Companions.
4) Boss-friendly unlike previous books by Stan and Greg. There are very few jokes at the expense of management. In retrospect, this was an oversight on our part, but it does mean the book does not have to be delivered in a plain brown wrapper. Actually, Stan tried to add more management jokes, but Greg seems to be mellowing in anticipation of receiving Medicare.**
3) Get a refund. If this book is no laughing matter, send the original UPC along with a self-addressed stamped envelope to Stan and Greg. They will e-mail you the tracking number for the $0.25 royalty rebate along with a picture of Stan cleaning the pool.
2) Discounts for futuristic “Great Automator” and “Robbie the Robot” action figures. Just show your copy at the next ISA EXPO to your friendly ISA bookstore person. Pose the figures to guard the entrance to your cubicle.*
1) Great preparation for the upcoming “Automation Reality” TV program. Twenty vendors and one “user” are locked in a room with 1000 PowerPoint slides— very similar to a local ISA meeting.
*Action figures may not be available in your lifetime and discounts are not inheritable; however, the editor is working on a plan to make them available as SYMBOLS for your nursing home nightstand.
**In the end, it seems like Ted will slip in a cartoon of a female-type boss trying to convince him that “discrete manufacturing” is more important than his ethics or appearance.
At the current time, this book will not be offered as an Educational Book Cartridge for the Leapster Multimedia Learning System Library. The Leapfrog Company cannot decide whether the book is suitable for pre-kindergarten.
Warning from the Automator General — This book may cause uncontrollable laughter. Do not read this in combination with any other books by Stan and Greg.
Format: Softbound Book – 2006 ISBN: 978-1-55617-957-0 Length: 192 pages; Weight: 1 lb. Member: $20.00, List: $25.00 www.isa.org/autolife
Control Valve Primer—A User’s Guide, 4th Edition H.D. Baumann Includes insights on valve sizing, smart (digital) valve positioners, field-based architecture, network system technology, and control loop performance evaluation. The author, a holder of more than 150 patents and author of over a hundred publications in control valve technology, shares his expertise on designing control loops and selecting final control elements. The easy-to-read text provides shortcuts through complex sizing and noise calculation formulas, including for liquids and cavitation, and gives practical advice on how to apply control valves for safety, reduced energy costs, loop stability, and easy maintenance.
Format: Softbound Book – 2008 ISBN: 978-1-934394-50-2 Length: 200 pages; Weight: 2 lbs. Member: $89.00: List: $99.00 www.isa.org/controlvalveprimer
Control Valves Guy Borden, Jr., Editor Providing solutions to problems involving the body assemblies, actuators and accessories of control valves, as well as an overview of valve design and construction, this reference book also includes discussions of applications, safety, troubleshooting, maintenance, testing, standards, valve-related computer programs, and regulators.
Format: Hardbound Book – 1998 ISBN: 978-1-55617-565-7 Length: 739 pages; Weight: 5 lbs. Member: $129.00; List: $159.00 www.isa.org/controlvalvehandbook
Electrical Instruments in Hazardous Locations, 4th Edition Ernest Magison An encyclopedia of electrical safety, this latest edition features expanded treatment of theory and principles to provide a foundation for addressing some of the questions that arise when no standard or regulation exists.
Format: Softbound Book – 1998 ISBN: 978-0-9792343-1-6 Length: 556 pages; Weight: 2 lbs. Member: $89.00; List: $99.00 www.isa.org/hazardlocations
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