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Paperback. Condizione: Good. Abacus is a unique maths toolkit for inspiring a love of maths and ensuring progression for every child. Written by an expert author team, it has been carefully crafted on a robust approach to creating inspired and confident young mathematicians.

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Hardback. Condizione: Good. To thrive in a world where networks of companies increasingly compete with other networks, managers can no longer focus solely on excellence in planning and execution. In The Spider?s Strategy, top business consultant Amit S. Mukherjee provides the tools you need to sense and respond to unexpected events. He shows why and how managers in your company must apply four powerful ?Design Principles? today:   Change everyday work practices by embedding ?sense and response? within your normal plan-and-execute processes. Promote collaboration across partner companies by establishing practical mechanisms that make ?win-win? a basis for action not an empty slogan. Ensure that work really teaches by assuring the culture, processes, and organizational structure to improve your company?s ability to learn. Implement those key technological capabilities that allow the network to function seamlessly.   The heart of this book includes proven implementation advice based on conversations with successful innovators at HP, Nokia, and beyond. Mukherjee offers new insight into everything from work practices to culture and corporate organization and shows how to overcome even the most stubborn obstacles to effective collaboration amongst partners.…

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Paperback. Condizione: Good. This updated edition is designed to support students in study and revision for the new GCSE (9-1) English Literature exams.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. This series provides a stimulating introduction to the great classic stories of literature and the best in children's fiction. The books are easy and enjoyable to read, and feature full-page, full-color pictures and photographs. Each title includes interesting information about the authors, and comprehension questions to spark discussion. Victor Ambrus (illustratore).…

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Paperback. Condizione: Fair. For courses in Human Biology taken primarily by non-science majors but which might also include students in applied medical or nursing specializations. This lively narrative personalizes the study of human biology with a friendly writing style, stunning art, abundant applications, and tools to help students develop critical-thinking skills. With clarity, currency, and consistency, the authors give students a conceptual framework for understanding how their bodies work and for dealing with issues relevant to human health in the modern world. Students will gain an appreciation for the intricacy of human biology and the place of humans in the ecosphere.…

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Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. Imagine a grunge nort Jersey version of John McPhee's classic The Pine Barrens and you'll get some idea of the idiosyncratic, fact-filled, and highly original work that is Robert Sullivan's The Meadowlands. Just five miles west of New York City, this vilified, half-developed, half-untamed, much dumped-on, and sometimes odiferous tract of swampland is home to rare birds and missing bodies, tranquil marshes and a major sports arena, burning garbage dumps and corporate headquarters, the remains of the original Penn Station--and maybe, just, maybe, of the late Jimmy Hoffa. Robert Sullivan proves himself to be this fragile yet amazingly resilient region's perfect expolorer, historian, archaeologist, and comic bard. …

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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Sams Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days Covering Java 7 and Android App Development Sams Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days continues to be one of the most popular, best-selling Java tutorials on the market. Written by an expert technical writer, it has been acclaimed for its clear and personable writing, for its extensive use of examples, and for its logical and complete organization. The sixth edition of Sams Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days adds coverage of Java 7 and places a special emphasis on Android programming, capitalizing on the fastest-growing area of Java programming. There will be a new chapter on Android development and additional material where appropriate throughout the book. This edition also includes new material on using NetBeans, the free integrated IDE for Java. No previous programming experience required. By following the 21 carefully organized lessons in this book, anyone can learn the basics of Java programming. Learn at your own pace. You can work through each chapter sequentially to make sure you thoroughly understand all the concepts and methodologies, or you can focus on specific lessons to learn the techniques that interest you most. ¿ Test your knowledge. Each chapter ends with a Workshop section filled with questions, answers, and exercises for further study. There are even certification practice questions. Completely revised, updated, and expanded to cover the latest features of Java 7Learn to develop standalone Java applications, Android apps, and Java Web Start applicationsEasy-to-understand, practical examples clearly illustrate the fundamentals of Java programmingDiscover how Swing can help you quickly develop programs with a graphical user interfaceFind out about JDBC 4.1 programming with the Java DB database and XML parsing with the open source XOM class libraryCovers new features of Java 7 such as improved try-catch exception handling, the new switch, and Nimbus look and feel.…

Condizione: Fair. This is a tutorial and guide to the features of DB2 Universal Database Version 5. It should help readers to build secure distributed databases, replicate into a network environment, gain information on making information web-accessible, and gain insight into parallel processing.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Thousands of organizations are adopting Scrum to transform the way they execute complex projects, in software and beyond. This guide will give you the skills and confidence needed to deploy Scrum, resulting in high-performing teams and satisfied customers. Drawing on years of hands-on experience helping companies succeed, Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) Mitch Lacey helps you overcome the major challenges of Scrum adoption and the deeper issues that emerge later.   Extensively revised to reflect improved Scrum practices and tools, this edition adds an all-new section of tips from the field.   Lacey covers many new topics, including immersive interviewing, collaborative estimation, and deepening business alignment. In 35 engaging chapters, you'll learn how to build support and maximize value across your company.   Now part of the renowned Mike Cohn Signature Series on agile development, this pragmatic guide addresses everything from establishing roles and priorities to determining team velocity, setting sprint length, and conducting customer reviews.   Coverage includes Bringing teams and new team members on boardCreating a workable definition of ?done?Planning for short-term wins, and removing impediments to successBalancing predictability and adaptability in release planningRunning productive daily scrumsFixing failing sprintsAccurately costing projects, and measuring the value they deliverManaging risks in dynamic Scrum projectsPrioritizing and estimating backlogsWorking with distributed and offshore teamsInstitutionalizing improvements, and extending agility throughout the organization   Packed with real-world examples straight from Lacey's experience, this book will be invaluable to anyone transitioning to Scrum, seeking to improve their early results, or trying to get back on track.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. This brief guide teaches how to write the most common papers assigned in college courses: source-based essays that summarize, analyze, critique, and synthesize.  Comprehensive enough to serve as a primary text yet compact enough to serve as a supplement, this clear and concise writing guide teaches you how to critically read, clearly summarize, carefully respond to, precisely critique, creatively synthesize, and accurately quote or paraphrase texts. A Brief Guide is a valuable teaching and reference tool that many disciplines find useful for class work and for independent study.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. For courses in Medical Ethics.This overview of medical law and ethics is written in straightforward language for healthcare professionals who must be able to cope with multiple legal and ethical issues they encounter while working in a variety of settings?e.g., the medical office, hospitals, clinics, and skilled nursing facilities. It is designed to help them better understand their ethical obligation to themselves, their patients, and their employer, and covers a wide range of topics?e.g., the legal system, the patient/physician relationship, professional liability and medical malpractice, public duties of the physician, the medical record, and ethical and bioethical issues.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Is having somebody to love the most important thing in your life? Do you constantly believe that with the right man you would no longer feel depressed or lonely? Are you bored with nice guys who are open, honest, and dependable? If being in love means being in pain, this book was written for you. Therapist Robin Norwood describes loving too much as a pattern of thoughts and behavior, which certain women develop as a response to problems from childhood. Many women find themselves repeatedly drawn into unhappy and destructive relationships with men. They then struggle to make these doomed relationships work. This bestselling book takes a hard look at how powerfully addictive these unhealthy relationships are--but also gives a very specific program for recovery from the disease of loving too much. …

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. As its title implies, this book deals with revising, not with original composition. In business writing, where a first draft often emerges quickly under the pressures of facts, figures, and deadlines, revision is typically the major part of a writing task, and collaborative revision often produces the final document. Revising Business Prose provides detailed revision guidance and a collaborative approach to writing easily applied to writing in business, industry, government, and academics. Based on the premise that bad writing in organizations imitates the bureaucratic style The Official Style, as it's called here this book shows readers how to transform stilted, dense prose into plain English. For anyone interested in the revision process in every business writing context.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. A succinct, practicable text that equips school leaders with an expansive repertoire of essential skills and reinforces the leadership knowledge necessary for success.   All leaders, particularly school leaders, share five essential skills:   Confidence. Leaders believe in themselves and their ability to mobilize others to act. Communication. Leaders are able to articulate their goals and transform words into deeds, and rhetoric into results.  Collaboration. Leaders recognize that success is a team effort. Coaching. Leaders invest time and energy into developing their team. Continuous Improvement. Leaders view change as opportunity.   This book is based on the premise that there is no single ideal school leader profile or leadership style. It contains tools for activating and motivating the community on behalf of students, developing the ability to be decisive and achieve results, facilitating collaboration to improve teaching and learning, implementing detailed action plans, and balancing leadership challenges.   Designed for individual school leaders and those who aspire to be, this book contains easy-to-understand, ready-to-use leadership lessons created to inspire the acquisition of pertinent decision-making and school leadership skills. A valuable resource for every reader, it is designed to be easily customizable. Topics that are most relevant to each situation are easily selected and tailored to every leader's individual development program.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. With practical ideas that teachers can attempt, adapt, and integrate into their current practice, this text focuses on teachers' experiences in generating curriculum that integrates social studies, literacy, and whole language.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Sams Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days Covering Java 7 and Android App Development Sams Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days continues to be one of the most popular, best-selling Java tutorials on the market. Written by an expert technical writer, it has been acclaimed for its clear and personable writing, for its extensive use of examples, and for its logical and complete organization. The sixth edition of Sams Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days adds coverage of Java 7 and places a special emphasis on Android programming, capitalizing on the fastest-growing area of Java programming. There will be a new chapter on Android development and additional material where appropriate throughout the book. This edition also includes new material on using NetBeans, the free integrated IDE for Java. No previous programming experience required. By following the 21 carefully organized lessons in this book, anyone can learn the basics of Java programming. Learn at your own pace. You can work through each chapter sequentially to make sure you thoroughly understand all the concepts and methodologies, or you can focus on specific lessons to learn the techniques that interest you most. ¿ Test your knowledge. Each chapter ends with a Workshop section filled with questions, answers, and exercises for further study. There are even certification practice questions. Completely revised, updated, and expanded to cover the latest features of Java 7Learn to develop standalone Java applications, Android apps, and Java Web Start applicationsEasy-to-understand, practical examples clearly illustrate the fundamentals of Java programmingDiscover how Swing can help you quickly develop programs with a graphical user interfaceFind out about JDBC 4.1 programming with the Java DB database and XML parsing with the open source XOM class libraryCovers new features of Java 7 such as improved try-catch exception handling, the new switch, and Nimbus look and feel.…