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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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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: Good. The first of its kind, The Microbe Files: Cases in Microbiology for the Undergraduate, provides you with a fascinating series of short cases that help you apply what you've learned by placing you in real life situations.

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Paperback. Condizione: Good. ?This text should be required reading for everyone in contemporary business.? --Peter Woodhull, CEO, Modus21 ?The one book that clearly describes and links Big Data concepts to business utility.? --Dr. Christopher Starr, PhD ?Simply, this is the best Big Data book on the market!? --Sam Rostam, Cascadian IT Group .one of the most contemporary approaches I?ve seen to Big Data fundamentals.? --Joshua M. Davis, PhD The Definitive Plain-English Guide to Big Data for Business and Technology Professionals Big Data Fundamentals provides a pragmatic, no-nonsense introduction to Big Data. Best-selling IT author Thomas Erl and his team clearly explain key Big Data concepts, theory and terminology, as well as fundamental technologies and techniques. All coverage is supported with case study examples and numerous simple diagrams. The authors begin by explaining how Big Data can propel an organization forward by solving a spectrum of previously intractable business problems. Next, they demystify key analysis techniques and technologies and show how a Big Data solution environment can be built and integrated to offer competitive advantages. Discovering Big Data?s fundamental concepts and what makes it different from previous forms of data analysis and data scienceUnderstanding the business motivations and drivers behind Big Data adoption, from operational improvements through innovationPlanning strategic, business-driven Big Data initiativesAddressing considerations such as data management, governance, and securityRecognizing the 5 ?V? characteristics of datasets in Big Data environments: volume, velocity, variety, veracity, and valueClarifying Big Data?s relationships with OLTP, OLAP, ETL, data warehouses, and data martsWorking with Big Data in structured, unstructured, semi-structured, and metadata formatsIncreasing value by integrating Big Data resources with corporate performance monitoringUnderstanding how Big Data leverages distributed and parallel processingUsing NoSQL and other technologies to meet Big Data?s distinct data processing requirementsLeveraging statistical approaches of quantitative and qualitative analysisApplying computational analysis methods, including machine learning.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. ?This text should be required reading for everyone in contemporary business.? --Peter Woodhull, CEO, Modus21 ?The one book that clearly describes and links Big Data concepts to business utility.? --Dr. Christopher Starr, PhD ?Simply, this is the best Big Data book on the market!? --Sam Rostam, Cascadian IT Group .one of the most contemporary approaches I?ve seen to Big Data fundamentals.? --Joshua M. Davis, PhD The Definitive Plain-English Guide to Big Data for Business and Technology Professionals Big Data Fundamentals provides a pragmatic, no-nonsense introduction to Big Data. Best-selling IT author Thomas Erl and his team clearly explain key Big Data concepts, theory and terminology, as well as fundamental technologies and techniques. All coverage is supported with case study examples and numerous simple diagrams. The authors begin by explaining how Big Data can propel an organization forward by solving a spectrum of previously intractable business problems. Next, they demystify key analysis techniques and technologies and show how a Big Data solution environment can be built and integrated to offer competitive advantages. Discovering Big Data?s fundamental concepts and what makes it different from previous forms of data analysis and data scienceUnderstanding the business motivations and drivers behind Big Data adoption, from operational improvements through innovationPlanning strategic, business-driven Big Data initiativesAddressing considerations such as data management, governance, and securityRecognizing the 5 ?V? characteristics of datasets in Big Data environments: volume, velocity, variety, veracity, and valueClarifying Big Data?s relationships with OLTP, OLAP, ETL, data warehouses, and data martsWorking with Big Data in structured, unstructured, semi-structured, and metadata formatsIncreasing value by integrating Big Data resources with corporate performance monitoringUnderstanding how Big Data leverages distributed and parallel processingUsing NoSQL and other technologies to meet Big Data?s distinct data processing requirementsLeveraging statistical approaches of quantitative and qualitative analysisApplying computational analysis methods, including machine learning.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Twenty-Five Great Essaysprovides an outstanding collection of classic and contemporary writing as part of Longman's Penguin Academics Series of low-cost, high-quality offerings.

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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Offers students a shortcut to understanding the basic terminology and fundamental concepts of accounting. This text includes accounting concepts and terms, an explanation of financial statements, the use of financial accounting information, and a glossary of over 500 key accounting terms. It is useful for courses in Introductory Accounting.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. One of the most complete books on coaching volleyball ever printed includes advice, tips, and cues that take the experienced coach years to accumulate.

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Here are 120 main-dish recipes along with special breads, vegetables, salads and deserts, tailor-made for two people. The book includes recipes for peppered chicken with peanut sauce, hot and spicy chili, and mushroom-stuffed steak au poivre.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. American Realities, a best-selling collection of secondary sources, integrates the lives of Americans with their respective time periods, and depicts a diverse American experience that challenges the preconceived notions of students.  In addition to a new chapter, this edition includes new scholarship and revised writing in existing chapters. The clarity of the author's unique, anecdotal writing style successfully engages students in an exploration of unique historical characters and significant events.…

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