Drive innovation, expand capacity, coordinate maintenance, and reduce costs. Location intelligence is changing the way transportation agencies and departments protect and maintain their infrastructure and achieve operational excellence. Mapping plays a big part, but geospatial analytics, real-time dashboards, and mobile applications are driving new, more efficient workflows and paving the way for innovative, cost-effective solutions. With advancements in smart technologies, location intelligence for transportation management is not just for GIS specialists. In Moving Forward: GIS for Transportation, see how ports, airports, transit authorities, and departments of transportation around the world have implemented geographic information systems (GIS) to visualize and analyze data for operational efficiency, safety and security, asset management, and planning and sustainability. In this collection of case studies and guidance, learn about how GIS was used to: * Expand airport capacity within limited space, while saving millions. * Centralize multi-faceted port security for monitoring daily operations. * Coordinate daily transit maintenance work on $1 trillion in hard assets. * Plan modern data governance for a state-wide department of transportation. Through web apps, online maps, dashboards, and other GIS solutions, transportation professionals develop a deeper understanding of infrastructure maintenance and operational performance within a real-world context, increasing efficiency, while improving communication and collaboration. Discover how GIS and location intelligence are helping transportation organizations strengthen their ability to maintain roads and highways, railway systems, and other vital infrastructures with Moving Forward: Applying GIS for Transportation. -- Keith Mann

Leviathan--the world's largest Typhoon-type vessel, a subcarrier equipped with the most advanced twenty-first-century laser technology and the ultimate weapon--a fast, agile fleet of SFV-4B Barracudas, the undersea version of the world's hottest new fighter plane. The ultimate undersea challenge Fresh from bloody battle off the coast of Cuba, Leviathan rides out to meet trouble at its source--Alexandria. There the formidable Islamic navy and its allies gather, sailing through the Strait of Gibraltar to block South American oil supplies and bring America to its knees. Challenged by the Teigei, a Japanese supersub whose superior technology matches Leviathan's, Commander T. Morgan Gray, ace Navy pilot, must lead his intrepid men into a chilling undersea battle--one where only their daring, skill, and courage can snatch victory from the jaws of death and devastating final defeat.

"The Rise and Fall of Practically Everything" asks several pertinent questions. Are we in America on the verge of losing our civilization? Will America become just another great nation that failed? Is this "Home of the Brave" on a perilous journey to the dust bin of history? All the indicators in today's culture say yes to the above questions. But there is something we can do about it.

The Prayer Bag takes you on a spiritual journey through the prayer lives of some of the greatest Christians the world has ever known... a missionary in the jungles of Sumatra, who prayed for a nail and found one; a survivor of the dread Ravensbruck Concentration Camp in Germany who prayed for a brutal guard who brutalized her sister while in the camp; an evangelist who witnessed to Emperor Hirohito after World War II; and a preacher who carried a cross around the world. "And you will read about my dear wife, Vivian Marie, who carries a prayer bag with her everywhere she goes." -- The Author

The authorized biography of W.A. Criswell, the renowned pastor of the First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas.

Days of Anguish, Days of Hope is the heroic story of Chaplain Robert Preston Taylor, who spent 42 months in Japanese prison camps during World War II. On Dec. 7, 1941, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and Manila, the Philippines, the next day. Taylor was caught in a maelstrom of war and the every-day fight for survival. He ministered to the fighting men on the front lines during the Battle for Bataan and received the Silver Star for bravery. He endured the Bataan Death March - where thousands of American soldiers died - the Cabanatuan Prison Camp, and the so-called "hell ships" that were bombed by American pilots who did not know the American prisoners were on board. During the nearly four years in prison, he faithfully ministered God's love to the other prisoners. After he was liberated, he returned home to learn that his wife Ione, who was told he had died on the "hell ships," had remarried. He decided to remain in the military and years later President John F. Kennedy named him Air Force Chief of Chaplains with the rank of major general.

"Gettin' Old Ain't For Sissies" is a road map to guide all you older guys and gals through the golden years and help you live a vigorous and exciting life into your 70s, 80s and even the 90s. So get ready for the greatest challenge of your life as this book takes you places you've never been, tells you a story you've never heard and inspires you with a hope you'll never forget.

The Law of The Desert is the story of Will Carter, beginning in his twelfth year and continuing into young adulthood. The setting is South West Arizona during the latter half of the 1800's.
Will is a true hero, strong and good, his character is molded by a deep faith in his Creator and a compassion for others. These qualities, when combined with his curiosity and adventuresome spirit, create a story rich in humor and excitement.
The story begins on a Sunday morning when Will and Ben, his best friend smuggle a bad tempered lizard into church and bring the service to an abrupt and chotic halt. Soon after, Will and his friends inadvertently destroy the annual community music night with the help of Ben's dog and a love sick Tom Cat.
Will is big and strong for his age, a natural leader with a strong desire to do what is right. He also has some foibles which add colour to his life and sometimes complicate normal situations, such as his assuming the task of directing the courtship of his widowed mother and Nathan Penny and later their wedding. He turns his first meeting with Becky Sutter, who later becomes his wife, into a comedy of errors as he fights a losing battle to control himself.
Will loves the desert. As he explores it with Nathan and later by himself, he begins to see the lessons it teaches, the mysteries it holds, and the temptations and dangers one must face and defeat if one is to survive.
Will is concerned for the plight of the Indians. As he grows older this concern grows into a determination to help. The Indians respect for Will prompts them to reveal the existence of a hidden valley paradise. Will and his friends prosper in the valley, and all seems to be going well until his old arch enemy ambushes him and leaves him a cripple. Will is forced to review his past and reconsider the basis of his faith. He finally challenges God in an all night battle and demands answers. God reveals himself and His own greatness, and Will is humbled and able to go on with life based on real faith.