"Views from the Sunset," like two previous books by author John W. Sheppard, contains a series of essays, poems and reflections based on Scripture and life experience. His observations are reflective, poignant, humorous, hopeful and full of faith in the Creature. Sheppard shows that Scripture is relevant to every day and every time.

In the year 2258, Donovan Knight, Army Specialist, lives in a world of significant scientific and technological advances. Global climate change is a thing of the past, extinct species have been resurrected, and the planet's resources have been replenished... But Donovan doesn't live in a perfect world: his grandfather, a scientific genius, suffers from a mysterious illness that keeps him permanently hospitalized, terrorist numbers have increased dramatically across the nation, and Donovan is sent on a mission to save the human race from a deadly biological attack-a mission that will force him to leave his family and one from which he may never return.

Railway surveillance footage shows the mysterious disappearance of Aaron Cohen, senior vice president of derivatives and global acquisition: he clearly enters the train but does not exit it at the point. The Specialist’s services are required to make sense of what could possibly have happened to Aaron. Alongside this disappearance, events begin to unfold that suggest the kidnapping is a stepping stone in a broad global financial conspiracy and Aaron just a pawn. The truth may be more than the Specialist can handle, but he has to get to the bottom of it all and make sense of what America’s enemies are brewing up. Grab your copy of The Russian Job today to learn more.

System Test and Diagnosis is the first book on test and diagnosis at the system level, defined as any aggregation of related elements that together form an entity of sufficient complexity for which it is impractical to treat all of the elements at the lowest level of detail. The ideas presented emphasize that it is possible to diagnose complex systems efficiently. Since the notion of system is hierarchical, these ideas are applicable to all levels. The philosophy is presented in the context of a model-based approach, using the information flow model, that focuses on the information provided by the tests rather than the functions embedded in the system. Detailed algorithms are offered for evaluating system testability, performing efficient diagnosis, verifying and validating the models, and constructing an architecture for system maintenance. Several advanced algorithms, not commonly available in existing diagnosis tools, are discussed, including reasoning with inexact or uncertain test data, breaking large problems into manageable smaller problems, diagnosing systems with time sensitive information and time dependent tests and learning from experience. The book is divided into three parts. The first part provides motivation for careful development of the subject and the second part provides the tools necessary for analyzing system testability and computing diagnostic strategies. The third part presents advanced topics in diagnosis. Several case studies are provided, including a single detailed case study. Smaller case studies describe experiences from actual applications of the methods discussed. The detailed case study walks the reader through a complete analysis of a system to illustrate the concepts and describe the analyses that are possible. All case studies are based upon real systems that have been modeled for the purposes of diagnosis. System Test and Diagnosis is the culmination of nearly twelve years of research into diagnosis modeling and its applications. It is designed as a primary reference for engineers and practitioners interested in system test and diagnosis.