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Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Casey McDaniel had never been so nervous in his life.In just ten minutes, The Meeting, as it would forever be known, would begin. Casey had every reason to believe that his performance over the next two hours would determine the fate of his career, his financial future, and the company he had built from scratch.'How could my life have unraveled so quickly ' he wondered.In his latest page-turning work of business fiction, best-selling author Patrick Lencioni provides readers with another powerful and thought-provoking book, this one centered around a cure for the most painful yet underestimated problem of modern business: bad meetings. And what he suggests is both simple and revolutionary.Casey McDaniel, the founder and CEO of Yip Software, is in the midst of a problem he created, but one he doesn't know how to solve. And he doesn't know where or who to turn to for advice. His staff can't help him; they're as dumbfounded as he is by their tortuous meetings.Then an unlikely advisor, Will Peterson, enters Casey's world. When he proposes an unconventional, even radical, approach to solving the meeting problem, Casey is just desperate enough to listen.As in his other books, Lencioni provides a framework for his groundbreaking model, and makes it applicable to the real world. Death by Meeting is nothing short of a blueprint for leaders who want to eliminate waste and frustration among their teams, and create environments of engagement and passion.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - We are all wired for God, but our needs, inclinations, and personalities are all different. Using the metaphor of 'spiritual DNA,' 'SoulTypes will help you assess your own inborn qualities and find a spiritual path that will support your quest for a richer, fuller, more integrated life. If you consider yourself spiritual but not religious, 'SoulTypes will help you discover just what works for you. With its inventory and assessment to guide you to discover and interpret your spiritual type, 'SoulTypes helps you in answering the most profound questions: \* Who am I What is my authentic identity \* Whats important to me What are my values, my gifts, my passions \* Why am I here What is my purpose or mission in life \* Where am I going What is my vision of my future.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - An all-new collection of hands-on experiments for exploring the worlds ecosystemsThis exciting book of experiments explores the different biomes of the world, from the intriguing flora of the rainforest canopy to the unique fauna of the hot desert. Integrating science and geography, this collection features an introductory description of each biome followed by numerous experiments for hands-on learning, supplemented with helpful line drawings, maps, diagrams, and charts.Janice VanCleave (Riesel, TX) is a former elementary and high school teacher who now spends her time writing and giving science workshops. She is the author of more than 45 childrens science books with sales totaling over two million copies.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In this book,' Anthony Parinellosales guru and trainer to over one million salespeoplepresents tried-and-true techniques for getting invited back for a second interaction with potential prospects and customers. This three-part book uses the sort of practical feet-in-the-street style that Parinellos followers love to teach salespeople the down-to-earth how-tos of getting the second appointment and performing Parinellos proven two-call close.

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Currently ranked as the fifteenth most popular breed in the United States, the Pug is one of the most endearing and loyal toy breed dogs. Their roly-poly shape, big googly eyes, and wrinkles cause many people to fall in love with them at first sight. But just because they look all cute and cuddly isn't a good enough reason to run out and get one. Now, there's a book that will help you decide if owning a Pug is right for you.Pugs For Dummies is for anyone who is seriously considering owning a Pug--or who already has one and wants to obtain another. This friendly guide tells you exactly what you need to know before choosing a Pug and what you need to do to take good care of him from the very first day he enters your life. You get expert guidance in all things Pug, including:\* Feeding\* Training\* Grooming\* Health care\* Exercise\* BreedingThis fun, informative resource provide s quick access to everything you need to know about the health and well-being of your Pug. You'll discover how to 'Pug-proof' your home before his arrival, how to keep him happy and content, and how to maintain household harmony by raising a well-behaved Pug through housetraining, crate-training, and teaching basic commands. You'll also find:\* Ways to exercise and have fun with your Pug\* Reliable tips for handling behavior problems\* Advice on finding the right veterinarian\* Guidance in adopting or rescuing adult Pugs\* Information on showing your Pug\* The latest on keeping your Pug in tip-top shape for many years to comeFeaturing clear explanations, detailed illustrations, and a list of resources for all that 'extra stuff,' Pugs For Dummies is the ideal guide to enjoying life with this fun-loving breed.

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The Streetwise Investor is no ordinary personal finance guide. It fills the reader with the confidence to make sensible, profitable investment decisions based on common sense. It helps investors understand the problems they re facing and deal with them, and gives them the guidance they need to earn better returns without risking it all.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In this practical book, anger experts Drs. Les Carter and Frank Minirth-coauthors of the bestselling The Anger Workbook-show families how the 'blame game' (parents blame the kids and kids blame the parents) doesn't work. Instead they provide insight for dealing with the root causes of anger. In a perfect blend of biblical wisdom and psychological research, they show readers how to understand what can be right about anger, distinguish between healthy and unhealthy anger, recognize how anger can be managed more successfully by controlling desires and insecurities and addressing other underlying issues, and much more. Filled with real-life examples, checklists, evaluation tools, and study questions, this valuable resource for any parent with a preteen or teenager will help parents understand and manage their children's anger-as well as their own-and show how to create harmony at home.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Get to know the beliefs and practices inspired by Jesus ChristDiscover what it means to be a Christian and follow the gospelCurious about Christianity This friendly guide helps you understand the basic teachings of the Christian faith, exploring the common ground that all Christians share, the differences among the major branches, the key events in Christian history, the key theological issues, and the many ways Christians live out their faith in today's world.The Dummies Way\* Explanations in plain English\* 'Get in, get out' information\* Icons and other navigational aids\* Tear-out cheat sheet\* Top ten lists\* A dash of humor and funDiscover how to:\* Express the core essentials of Christianity\* Appreciate the life and teachings of Jesus\* Understand why the Bible is central to the faith\* Respect the unique roles of the Trinity\* Explore controversial issues among the branches.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Diabetes is one of the most common chronic medical disorders, and its incidence continues to rise. This book offers patients an overview of the disease and the latest treatment regimens. But unlike other books, it also explores the psychological aspects of the disease, focusing on the difficulty many people have in sticking to treatment regimens that typically include dietary restrictions, medication schedules, and frequent blood tests. Packed with insights and practical advice, it helps people understand why they behave the way they do, whats at stake, and how to motivate themselves to adhere to their recommended treatment.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of four, John Keeler's life has been marked by a determination to make it as fulfilling and rich as possible. In this honest and heart-warming book he describes his journey from childhood to adulthood; from that initial diagnosis, through dealing with pain, fear and ignorance, to his situation today, where he feels in control of his diabetes - it no longer controls him!

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Depressive disorders can produce dramatic and frightening changes in young peoples' behaviour, but while parents may suspect something is wrong, they are often at a loss to know what. This book shows parents how to tell the difference between the ordinary ups and downs and true depression, helping them better understand clinical warning signs and the various approaches to treatment. Dealing sensitively with how depression sometimes manifests itself- self-harm, alcohol and drug abuse, and suicide attempts- the book offers parents practical guidance on how they can reach out to their children and find professional assistance.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The strategies and techniques of THE investment legendWarren Buffett Wealth follows the world's greatest investor from the beginning of his career, as he takes a 100-dollar investment and turns it into one of the most successful multibillion-dollar companies in the world. By carefully detailing how Buffett began his career and discussing what he learned from Benjamin Graham, this book reveals the true secrets to Buffett's success. Readers will see how Buffett reached the pinnacle of his profession by following certain key principles such as investing in old-style traditional American companies, holding the companies forever, and hiring and keeping the same managers.Robert P. Miles (Tampa, FL) is a writer, speaker, and consultant. He is also the author of The Warren Buffett CEO (0-471-44259-3) and 101 Reasons to Own the World's Greatest Investment: Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (0-471-41123-X).

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 'Don't waste time contemplating whether or not this program could work for you. Trust me - it will work! Take this from someone who has struggled for the last 10 years and finally lost the weight. If I knew I could lose weight so easily and quickly I would have tried NutriSystem sooner!' -Zora Andrich, reality TV star lost 20 lbs. in two months (results not typical).

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This practical resource gives secondary English teachers a new, student-based approach to writing instruction that integrates writing, grammar, and literature assignments and involves students in building and assessing their own individual writing portfolios.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 'Going Global for the Greater Good offers a unique look at the waynonprofitsof any sizecan increase their impact and better achieve their missions by engaging in the international community. Nonprofits that see themselves as part of a global community can provide a broader reach for programs, enhance the diversity of their organizations, raise their organizationsprofiles, and benefit from the ideas and experience of the global nonprofit community. But few organizations know how to take their place at the international table, and many smaller organizations dont know whether it is realistic for them to try. This practical, user-friendly guide helps locally based organizations find connections in the ever-expanding global arena of ideas.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The Applied Mergers and Acquisitions Workbook provides a useful self-training study guide for readers of Applied Mergers and Acquisitions who want to review the drivers of M&A success and failure. Useful review questions as well as problems and answers are provided for both professionals and students. Readers will further their knowledge, build practical intuition, and learn the art and science of M&A by using this comprehensive self-study workbook in conjunction with the main text.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - If you're responsible for producing quality printed materials or creating great-looking Web pages for your business or organization, Adobe's new Creative Suite has just what you need. This complete set of integrated graphics, design, and Web page creation tools will help you produce professional quality brochures, flyers, and newsletters as well as dynamic Web pages-as soon as you get familiar with all the parts! Well, relax. Adobe Creative Suite All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies® has you-and all those programs-covered. Five minibooks walk you through setting up and using the tools, while the sixth shows you how they all work together. And this single volume will remain a handy reference long after you gain proficiency with the entire suite: InDesign for page layout Illustrator for creating art and graphics Photoshop, the world's favorite image editing program Acrobat, to share files across different operating systems and develop interactive forms GoLive for building innovative Web pages Even if you plan to use only one or two of these elements now, Adobe Creative Suite All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies® is an outstanding resource. Find out what you need to know today, and when you're ready to tackle the next tool, just turn to that minibook and away you go. These are only a few of the skills you'll discover: Create a professional-looking page with InDesign, import Photoshop and Illustrator graphics to enliven it, and preserve it in a PDF file Design a logo for your business with Illustrator and give it 3D effects Save Illustrator files in a variety of Web-compatible formats, including GIF, HTML, and even Macromedia® Flash SWF Correct photo color and edit your images in Photoshop Plan an entire Web site for maximum impact, then save hours of work by using GoLive's templates, components, and libraries Use Acrobat to create PDFs that include MP3 audio, video or SWF files Whether your goal is to design newsletters, a full-size book, an e-commerce Web site, or just about anything else, Adobe's Creative Suite plus Adobe Creative Suite All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies® will help you get the job done.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Stretching the Brand offers practical and actionable advice on how to extend successful brands into new areas without losing sight of the value of the original brand itself. Examples of brand stretching include Dove soap, which has now been extended to the shampoo and deodorant markets. This book presents a single-minded focus on brand stretching that covers topics not found anywhere else, such as how to launch brand extensions and support them.Stretching the Brand will help companies increase their chances of winning by looking at the lessons learnt from both successes and failure in brand stretching. It provides the tools and techniques to stretch a brand successfully.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Teaching as Community Property brings together in one important volume almost two decades of work by the acclaimed education scholar and president of The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Lee S. Shulman. This book offers college and university leaders, faculty developers, and researchers insight into Shulman's ideas and proposals for the advancement of teaching and learning in higher education.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 'Paths to the Professoriate offers all those involved in higher educationeveryone from administrators to scholars to graduate studentsa much-needed resource that brings together major research, the most important developments in practice, and informed analysis on improving graduate education and preparing the future faculty. This important book includes chapters from some of the best-known researchers, practitioners, and scholars working to prepare the faculty of the future.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The nature and task of ethics has been the subject of much controversy and argument in recent decades. There are those who argue that the resources needed for ethical understanding arise solely within the specific history of their traditions, whether religious or secular. Yet there are also thinkers who argue that ethics needs fundamental re-thinking in face of the challenges raised by the modern, globalized world. Ethical understanding on this account draws on multiple resources in imaginative and comparative ways in order to address shared human problems. William Schweiker has emerged as the leading theological voice from this side of the debate.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Leading Organizational Learning brings together today's top thinkers in organizational learning--including Jon Katzenbach, Margaret J. Wheatley, Dave Ulrich, Calhoun W. Wick, Beverly Kaye, and other thought and industry leaders. This handbook helps business, government, and nonprofit leaders understand how to master learning and knowledge sharing within their organizations. This one-of-a-kind volume is filled with chapters that directly address the most current ideas, concepts, and practices on the topic of organizational learning. Acclaimed authors, world-renowned thought, global, and industry leaders, managing directors, and presidents of leading organizations have contributed their original essays to this provocative collection. Leading Organizational Learning\* Offers ten guidelines to help key employees and knowledge workers do a better job of influencing upper management\* Demonstrates the best way to move ideas through an organization\* Outlines the principles that facilitate knowledge management\* Explains how people learn on the job\* Discusses how larger organizations can leverage their 'bigness'\* Proposes a method of knowledge mapping to effectively organize and use knowledge in decisionmaking\* Outlines the knowledge and attributes integral to the success of today's executives\* Discusses passing knowledge from person to person\* Explains how consultants can help organizations develop ideas\* Debunks the myths and explores the realities of knowledge management.

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The relationship between nursing theory and practice has been an area of intense professional debate for many years. With new governmental directives relating to how nurses care for patients, the debate continues about how and why nurses' care has never been more important. This book looks at all the key issues. It explores the historical basis upon which nurses care, and provides an invaluable theoretical resource to enable nurses from all areas of practice to understand better what care actually is. In addition to this important area it considers the difficulties in researching care. The key strength of this book is the way it exposes the thoughts, feelings and beliefs of nurses who are currently practising. The book will provide practical and theoretical information for both academics and practicing nurses.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The 'How-to' Guide for Assessing and Integrating Cultures that Will Create Successful Mergers and Acquisitions.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Three to five per cent of children fail to thrive. Without early intervention this can lead to serious growth failure and delayed psychomotor development. Such children typically present difficulties with feeding and sleeping, as well as other behavioural problems. Failure to grow can also involve attachment disorders, emotional maltreatment, neglect, and abuse. Dorota Iwaniec has carried out the longest ever study on failure to thrive, following up on 198 clinical cases after a 20-year period. This extensive practical guide includes: numerous checklists and other instruments for use in assessments four chapters on intervention and treatments, with a particular focus on multidisciplinary approaches a comprehensive literature review alongside original research data case studies drawn from the author s lengthy clinical experience This book is essential reading for social workers, health visitors, nurses, pediatricians, psychologists and child care workers.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 'Can schizophrenia be prevented French and Morrison, major investigators in the landmark study demonstrating that schizophrenia can be prevented, provide specific details about the adaptation of standard cognitive therapy to the treatment of individuals at high risk of developing this disorder. In a clear readable style, they guide the reader through the identification of high-risk individuals, crucial cognitive behavioral strategies and, above all, relapse prevention. This book is a must for clinicians dealing with high-risk adolescents and young adults.' --Aaron T. Beck, M.D., University Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A Companion to American Indian History captures the thematic breadth of Native American history over the last forty years. Twenty-five original essays by leading scholars in the field, both American Indian and non-American Indian, bring an exciting modern perspective to Native American histories that were at one time related exclusively by Euro-American settlers.Contains 25 original essays by leading experts in Native American history.Covers the breadth of American Indian history, including contacts with settlers, religion, family, economy, law, education, gender issues, and culture.Surveys and evaluates the best scholarship on every important era and topic.Summarizes current debates and anticipates future concerns.