John wiley sons mai 2008 (56 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Understand the beliefs, customs, and rituals of each faith The fun and easy way to know the common elements of these widespread religions Want to know more about the faiths of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam This plain-English guide traces their evolution from their commonorigin - Abraham - and explains their different, yet linked, beliefs.You'll see how each religion developed, endured setbacks, and became a fixture in modern society - and you'll learn how members havedeveloped similar approaches to worship. Discover: How the belief in one God originated The roots of Abraham's family tree The sacred texts of each faith Major similarities and differences How these religions influenced the world.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A clear, concise resource for entering this lucrative career fieldConsulting For Dummies, 2nd Edition includes a reorganization and narrower focus of the topic, with new or updated information that delves into the specifics of running your own consulting business. There is greater emphasis on the business of consulting, along with financial and legal issues involved in setting up a consulting business, deepening coverage of consulting proposals, and entirely new chapters on higher-level consulting issues that more-established consultants are demanding.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Make your home COPD friendly Your reassuring guide to understanding and managing COPD and getting on with your life Want to know more about COPD This straightforward guide provides clear information about this progressive disease, explaining how to recognize the warning signs, get diagnosed, and choose the best treatment. You'll see how diet, exercise, and medication affect your symptoms and make your life easier. Discover how to: Know your risk factors Find the right doctors Quit smoking, start exercising, and change your diet Improve your overall health Prepare for emergencies Help loved ones with COPD.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Asian entrepreneurs and businesses have created wealth faster than the rest of the economy. Asian wealth now creates and sustains more jobs than it has ever done. It stimulates growth in industries and places that would struggle without the engine of entrepreneurship. Asian wealth is diversifying and modernising, it crosses the generational divide. If you want new and old economy wealth, it's in these pages. If you want modern and traditional management practices, they are in this book. If you want a new generation of entrepreneurs and wealth creators, then read on. PRAISE FOR MAKING A FORTUNE 'Nobody understands better what makes British Asian entrepreneurs tick. Spinder provides a fascinating insight into business leaders and the inspirational stories behind their success.' Amar Singh, Evening Standard 'A refreshing and intelligent insight into Asian entrepreneurship in the 21st century'Sathnam Sanghera, The Times 'This is an important book that is being published at just the right time.With immigration ahot topic of conversation and ever-presentin political andmedia circles, this book lays out the contribution of first, second and third generation Asiansto the UK in terms of wealth creation, employment and host of other issues.It tells some good stories and has a powerful message foreveryone who reads it.'Eric Leenders, Executive Director,British Bankers Association (BBA) 'Drawing on her own experiences and the stories of others, Spinder Dhaliwal offers both unique and valuable insights into this community of entrepreneurs. This book is a must for practicing and would be entrepreneurs but also for anyone involved in entrepreneurships from advisors through to academics.' Hamant Verma, Editor Eastern Eye 'The personal stories behind some of the UK's most successful Asian businessmen make for fascinating reading. I'm so glad that my good friend and hotel business partner, Surinder Arora, takes his rightful place among them.' Sir Cliff Richard.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Take an intimate look at six technology-using high schools and gain useful insight regarding how computer and Internet technology can best support teaching and learning. The Connected School offers school administrators, leaders, and teachers a behind-the-scenes look at what happens when a school becomes 'connected,' not just in terms of computers and networking but in terms of teacher collaboration and support as well. Based on the real life experiences of six 'connected' schools, the authors make a compelling case for the appropriate use of technology and show how it can greatly enhance students' learning experiences and further their educational goals, even in challenging urban settings.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - How real estate investors and speculators can take their business globalThe real estate boom has gone global, and those successful investors who want to keep up their profits are starting to look at emerging markets on other continents. Markets in South America, Eastern Europe, India, and Asia are currently experiencing the rapid growth that mature domestic markets experienced a few years ago. Based on the author s personal experience buying and selling dozens of overseas properties, this book provides all the relevant data investors need to evaluate properties and markets anywhere in the world.Colin Barrow (Hayle, Cornwall, UK) is a non-executive director of two venture capital funds and serves on the UK Government Task Force for Business.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - By introducing current debates in the field of critical thinking and posing new questions from contributing scholars, Critical Thinking and Learning examines the received wisdom in the field of critical thinking and learning. - Examines the different perspectives in the field of critical thinking and learning - Provides insights into critical thinking by posing new questions from contributing authors - Introduces cross-cultural viewpoints into the dominant 'western'-based educational viewpoint - Highlights differences among a variety of thinkers in the field.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Arthur Schopenhauer's reputation as a cynic and a misanthrope often obscures the complexity and humanity of his philosophy. In this innovative volume, Robert Wicks breaks away from the accepted oversimplification of Schopenhauer as an incurable pessimist, to present an insightful portrait of his life and work.Beginning with a look at his early life and the people and circumstances that shaped his thinking, the book situates Schopenhauer's philosophical work within the context of these formative years. It examines Schopenhauer's aesthetic and moral theories, his affinity toward Asian mysticism and Christianity, as well as his ideas about the sublime, consciousness, empathy, humanity, and 'Will'. The volume focuses on the composition and structure of Schopenhauer's philosophy and explores his intellectual links to Hegel, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein.An essential resource for students and scholars of aesthetics and nineteenth-century philosophy, this is an important introduction to a unique and influential thinker.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is now in use worldwide, while hypnosis as a technique continues to attract serious interest from the professional community. Integrating the two, the field of cognitive hypnotherapy uses the natural trance states of clients to unlock unconscious thoughts and memory patterns that can generate and sustain problems. Cognitive hypnotherapists work within the client s model of the world, so that changes are more likely to be subconsciously accepted and become permanent. This practical guide shows how cognitive hypnotherapy can be used to treat a range of emotional disorders including depression, sleep disorders, anxiety, eating disorders and PTSD.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Here is the story of Faith in Action, the acclaimed nationwide grant program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that brings together Americans of all faiths to provide volunteer care and support to those in their communities who are confined to their homes because of a chronic health condition or disability. But this book is far more than simply an account of the Faith in Action program. Through a series of revealing in-depth interviews conducted in three very different parts of the country, Promise to Mary provides a unique and often profoundly moving glimpse into the lives of some of our most isolated and forgotten neighbors-as well as the remarkable volunteers, from all faiths and from all walks of life, who have come to their aid.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This volume considers the implications of national and international social, political, and economic realities for health and health care provision to minority ethnic groups. - Addresses continuity and change in debates on ethnicity, health, and health care - Considers the implications of national and international social, political, and economic realities for health and health care provision to minority ethnic groups - Represents the experiences of settled and new minority ethnic groups, refugees, and asylum seekers across the world - Includes international comparisons between Caribbean migrants to the US and UK, the provision of interpreters in general practice and the variations in uptake of disability living allowance across ethnic groups. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Is belief in God epistemically justified That's the question at the heart of this volume in the Great Debates in Philosophy series, with Alvin Plantinga and Michael Tooley each addressing this fundamental question with distinctive arguments from opposing perspectives. - The first half of the book contains each philosopher's explanation of his particular view; the second half allows them to directly respond to each other's arguments, in a lively and engaging conversation - Offers the reader a one of a kind, interactive discussion - Forms part of the acclaimed Great Debates in Philosophy series.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Practical Financial Optimization is a comprehensive guide to optimization techniques in financial decision making. This book illuminates the relationship between theory and practice, providing the readers with solid foundational knowledge. - Focuses on classical static mean-variance analysis and portfolio immunization, scenario-based models, multi-period dynamic portfolio optimization, and the relationships between classes of models - Analyizes real world applications and implications for financial engineers - Includes a list of models and a section on notations that includes a glossary of symbols and abbreviations.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Spanish for Veterinarians, Second Edition, is designed to help you rapidly learn working Spanish for clinical conversations. Packed with the practical vocabulary information and conversational tools found in the first edition, the new edition now includes a new chapter on exotics and expanded information on the Spanish required for pre-consultation discussion. The pronunciation exercises, available online as audio files to help veterinary team members effectively and confidently use Spanish in their client communications, have also been revised and expanded. This new edition is a lively presentation of the Spanish that working vets increasingly need to know.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Trauma Rules 2 retains its lively and fun presentation to help you remember the essential principles of trauma care and feel confident about handling and treating patients appropriately in the first hours of injury. Thoroughly expanded and updated, and now including military trauma rules, the second edition of this popular pocket book now offers: - 70 easy-to-memorize rules covering the important aspects of trauma care - clear, authoritative explanations and instructive illustrations - the three principal stages of trauma management: approach to the patient, initial assessment and resuscitation, and investigation and definitive care Trauma Rules 2 is compiled especially for those dealing with the immediate and early management of the severely injured patient.…

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Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The extraordinary growth of creative businesses, such as film, video games, music, broadcasting, publishing and advertising, has shifted the traditional focus of management from the organization of skills and resources to the mysterious art of mining the imagination. Now the glacial predictability of corporate process has come up against the notorious unpredictability of the creative temperament, and business leaders are confronted with challenging paradox of managing the unmanageable.The resulting clash between control and creativity, between measurement and the immeasurable, between the ideology of growth and the growth of ideas, is exacerbated by the myths and misunderstandings that hamper our quest for innovation and originality.Drawing from the leading lights of creativity research and a lifetime of experience in creative businesses, Gordon Torr takes a scalpel to the institutionalized idiocy that is stifling the generation of ideas in today's corporations.The curse of the brainstorm, the commoditisation of creative talent, the deskilling of the imagination, the startling inadequacies of management theory - these and other horrors of idea-assassination are dissected and disembowelled in this cutting expose of the drama that unfolds every time a new idea slides across the boardroom table.'This is a fascinating, original and provocative book. As creative skills become increasingly critical to economic growth, a better understanding of how to manage these skills is essential. Torr digs deep in his exploration, dispelling popular myths, revealing new insights and clarifying the messy and muddled thinking about creative people and creative processes.' --Judie Lannon, Editor Market Leader'. a scholarly (and timely) appraisal of the genesis of ideas, from a practising creative professional. . a great deal of nonsense is at last debunked, and a great deal of sound advice - some of it counterintuitive - is conveyed.' --Derek Day, author of Creating Passion Brands'.like power-chugging a gallon of emotional caffeine.' --Dennis Ryan, Chief Creative Officer, Element 79, Chicago. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Cultural Globalization: A User's Guide is a personal and engaging journey through theories of culture and globalization. Drawing on extensive examples and interdisciplinary research, Wise explores concepts of culture, territory and identity in order to give students a new perspective on issues of globalization.Includes numerous examples from Asian, European, and North American youth culture and popular musicDraws on interdisciplinary research from the fields of anthropology, cultural studies, cultural geography, and media studiesConsiders how global processes carry with them the ethical questions of how to act in the world and how to care for othersProvides an original and stimulating overview of theories of culture and globalization, encouragingstudents think more broadly about the key issues.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Doing Optimality Theory brings together examples and practical, detailed advice for undergraduates and graduate students working in linguistics. Given that the basic premises of Optimality Theory are markedly different from other linguistic theories, this book presents the analytic techniques and new ways of thinking and theorizing that are required.Explains how to do analysis and research using Optimality Theory (OT) - a branch of phonology that has revolutionized the field since its conception in 1993Offers practical, in-depth advice for students and researchers in the field, presented in an engaging wayFeatures numerous examples, questions, and exercises throughout, all helping to illustrate the theory and summarize the core concepts of OTWritten by John J. McCarthy, one of the theory's leading proponents and an instrumental figure in the dissemination and use of OT todayAn ideal guide through the intricacies of linguistic analysis and research for beginning researchers, and, by example, one which will lead the way to future developments in the field.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A Companion to American Technology is a groundbreaking collection of original essays that analyze the hard-to-define phenomenon of 'technology' in America. - 22 original essays by expert scholars cover the most important features of American technology, including developments in automobiles, television, and computing - Analyzes the ways in which technologies are organized, such as in the engineering profession, government, medicine and agriculture - Includes discussions of how technologies interact with race, gender, class, and other organizing structures in American society. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Written by leading experts in the field, The Blackwell Guide to Research Methods in Bilingualism and Multilingualism focuses on the methodology of research in this rapidly growing field.\* Highlights the interdisciplinary nature of research on bilingualism and multilingualism and offers a practical guide to the specific procedures and tools for collecting and analyzing data\* Specifically addresses methodological issues, discussing research topics, core concepts and approaches, and the methods, techniques and tools available\* Provides project ideas and practical advice on conference presentations and publication\* Brings together a team of leading international experts in the field\* Links theory to method, and to data, answering the market need for a volume on bilingualism and multilingualism that deals with its methodology in a systematic and coherent way.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Dynamics and Vibration: An Introduction is a textbook to support Dynamics and Vibration modules across a wide range of undergraduate engineering courses from first year to final year including civil, mechanical, aerospace and medical engineering. The unique DAMA software, included as a free online resource, generates computer simulations that provide students with a new way to visualise the motion of mechanisms and vibrating systems. By varying the input and output parameters of the simulations themselves, students can clearly see and understand the effects of system changes.Dynamics and Vibration: An Introduction is well structured and easy to understand, with a wealth of examples and tutorial questions. It offers lecutres and student of Dynamics and Vibration a practical and concise resource specifically for their needs.Topics covered include:\* motion of particles and rigid bodies with and without reference to masses and forces (Kinematics and Kinetics) including motion of wheels, gears, linkages and mechanisms;\* balancing of machines including rotating masses and multi-cylinder engines;\* free and forced vibration of a single degree of freedom (mass, a spring and a damper) including damped, damped systems and vibration isolators;\* free and forced vibration of two-degree of freedom systems including vibration of bars and lateral vibration absorbers;\* vibration of continuous systems including lateral vibration of cables, longitudinal vibration of bars and lateral vibration of beams using analytical solution and Finite Element Method.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This book provides a classic introduction to a key period in the history of Europe - the transition from medieval to Renaissance Europe.In this updated edition, Professor Holmes traces the main political events as well as describing broader changes in social structure and culture. He reveals the interactions between politics, society and ideas that contributed to the problems and changes of this period.The book addresses the crises of the medieval world. At the start of the period, Europe was dominated by the institutions of the church, monarchy, armies of knightly cavalry and Gothic art. By the end, the Papacy had been drastically weakened, the Hussite movement was heralding the social and religious changes to come in the next century, the armoured knight was no longer a formidable force, and the cultural movement of the Italian Renaissance was beginning to unfold. The author shows how economic forces, including the Black Death and the fall in population threatened the power of the landowners, church and monarchy and how such changes prompted interaction not only between political powers but between different communities and divergent ways of life and thought.Throughout the book, Professor Holmes relates his strong political narrative to the social and ideological movements of the period and explains the legacy of this period for the centuries that followed. For this edition, he has included updates to the text and bibliography.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Business Planning and Control: Integrating Strategy, Accounting and People starts with an introduction to core areas of management accounting and business planning. It explores relationships between strategy, management accounting information, and the design of control systems, taking into account the needs of both people and organizations.FEATURES:\* Provides an integrative approach to business planning and control\* Includes a specific focus on the design of planning and control systems\* Considers key techniques of long-range business planning\* Uses management accounting techniques for operational, managerial and strategic purposes\* Provides case study information to form a thematic thread throughout the text.Business Planning and Control is an indispensable text for undergraduate students taking management accounting modules and for postgraduate students who need an understanding of the fundamentals of business planning. Practising managers will also find this book provides an alternative to many traditional management accounting and business planning texts.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Digital control systems are becoming increasingly prevalent and important within industry. In recent years significant progress has been made in their analysis and design - particularly within the areas of microprocessors and digital signal processors. The traditional approach to teaching digital control assumes an understanding of analog control theory; Digital Control, however, teaches the fundamentals of the topics, assuming no prior knowledge of control engineering. Organised into five sections, it discusses modelling, signal processing and identification of plants from measurements, as well as the transfer function approach to, and state space techniques for, control design.\* Teaches the fundamentals of digital control, enabling the student to exploit the complete potential of digital systems.\* Presents a number of control techniques including proportional-integral-derivative (PID), pole placement, internal model, minimum variance, model predictive and linear quadratic Gaussian control and their extensions.\* Provides an extensive introduction to digital signal processing, an essential component to the understanding and implementation of digital controllers; and to the identification of plant models, an important topic in this information era.\* Includes examples, problems and solutions as well as accompanying MatLAB code.Digital Control offers an advanced and self-contained textbook to senior undergraduates and postgraduates in chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering and computer science. It will also appeal to practicing systems engineers who need to learn digital control.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Implant Dental Nursing provides the dental nurse with a comprehensive and concise guide to all aspects of implant dentistry, concentrating specifically on the dental nurse's role within it. This book ably supports both students and those aspiring to expand and develop their professional role. Written by an expert team of implant dental nurses and dentists, Implant Dental Nursing is focused, thorough and easily accessible, unlocking the progressive world of implantology for the dental nurse and the rest of the dental team - a worthy addition to any dental surgery's library.…

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Restorative Dentistry: An Integrated Approach presents the core of knowledge that forms the basis of clinical practice in restorative dentistry.The book contains a practical common-sense approach to clinical problems structured within the limitations imposed by the patient and the ability and facilities of the dentist. Subjects included in the book are Periodontology, Endodontics, Dental Biomaterials, Oral Biology and Pathology, and Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics. However Restorative Dentistry offers a somewhat unique approach in that it integrates the basic sciences that are fundamental to clinical practice rather than having separate sections or expecting readers to consult other texts for basic information. The integration means that there are not separate sections on the specialist subjects but aspects of these topics are distributed throughout.This second edition is full colour throughout. It has been fully revised with two brand new chapters on Implantology bringing the book up to date with emerging technologies and developments in clinical procedures and materials.; Der Band bietet das Basiswissen der restaurativen Zahnmedizin, das die Grundlage für die klinische Praxis bildet. Beleuchtet werden in einem praxisorientierten Ansatz u. a. die Themenblöcke Periodontologie, Endodontologie, dentale Biomaterialien, Oralbiologie und -pathologie.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Is belief in God epistemically justified That's the question at the heart of this volume in the Great Debates in Philosophy series, with Alvin Plantinga and Michael Tooley each addressing this fundamental question with distinctive arguments from opposing perspectives. - The first half of the book contains each philosopher's explanation of his particular view; the second half allows them to directly respond to each other's arguments, in a lively and engaging conversation - Offers the reader a one of a kind, interactive discussion - Forms part of the acclaimed Great Debates in Philosophy series.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Everyday we face decisions that carry an element of risk and uncertainty. The ability to analyze, predict, and prepare for the level of risk entailed by these decisions is, therefore, one of the most constant and vital skills needed for analysts, scientists and managers.Risk analysis can be defined as a systematic use of information to identify hazards, threats and opportunities, as well as their causes and consequences, and then express risk. In order to successfully develop such a systematic use of information, those analyzing the risk need to understand the fundamental concepts of risk analysis and be proficient in a variety of methods and techniques. Risk Analysis adopts a practical, predictive approach and guides the reader through a number of applications.\* Provides an accessible and concise guide to performing risk analysis in a wide variety of fields, with minimal prior knowledge required.\* Adopts a broad perspective on risk, with focus on predictions and highlighting uncertainties beyond expected values and probabilities, allowing a more flexible approach than traditional statistical analysis.\* Acknowledges that expected values and probabilities could produce poor predictions - surprises may occur.\* Emphasizes the planning and use of risk analyses, rather than just the risk analysis methods and techniques, including the statistical analysis tools.\* Features many real-life case studies from a variety of applications and practical industry problems, including areas such as security, business and economy, transport, oil & gas and ICT (Information and Communication Technology).\* Forms an ideal companion volume to Aven's previous Wiley text Foundations of Risk Analysis.Professor Aven's previous book Foundations of Risk Analysis presented and discussed several risk analysis approaches and recommended a predictive approach. This new text expands upon this predictive approach, exploring further the risk analysis principles, concepts, methods and models in an applied format. This book provides a useful and practical guide to decision-making, aimed at professionals within the risk analysis and risk management field.…