John wiley sons jan 2014 (58 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The proven business principles of Warren Buffett Warren Buffett is one of the most admired and prolific investors and managers in corporate America. Warren Buffett on Business is a timeless guide to strategies that can help you run a successful business. This book is a one-of-a-kind collection of Buffett's letters to the shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway written over the past few decades, and in a clear, simple style distills the basic principles of sound business practices. Through Buffett's own remarkable words, this practical management handbook shares valuable insights on communicating with, and treating employees and shareholders fairly; responsible corporate governance; ethical behavior; patience and perseverance; admitting mistakes; and having a passion for work. - Contains priceless pearls of business and management wisdom, woven into a delightful narrative - Designed in an accessible manner and organized by business and management topics with strong lessons from Buffett - Provides direct, hands-on information on major topics concerning managers, entrepreneurs, business students, and anyone interested in business Informative and inspiring, this unique book puts Warren Buffett's business beliefs in perspective.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Welfare State Reader has established itself as a vital source of outstanding original research since its original appearance in 2000. In the third edition, Pierson, Castles and Naumann have comprehensively overhauled the content, bringing it wholly up to date with contemporary discussions about this most crucial area of social and political life.The book includes seventeen new selections, all reflecting the latest thinking and research in welfare state studies. These readings are organized around contemporary debates, such as the current trajectories of, constraints on and challenges to contemporary welfare regimes, as well as evolving ideas and emergent forms that constitute the future of welfare. In particular, new readings focus on issues such as ageing populations and low fertility, climate change and global financial uncertainty, and nascent 'politics of happiness'. As in previous editions, the volume begins with a collection of readings that provide a grounding in core approaches to welfare, and each section is set in context by a new editorial introduction.As well as bringing together classic debates, The Welfare State Reader represents an invaluable guide to what is happening at the cutting edge of welfare research, giving the reader an unrivalled overview of debates surrounding the welfare state.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - DrawingThe Motive Force of Architecture Focusing on the creative and inventive significance of drawing for architecture, this book by one of its greatest proponents, Peter Cook, is an established classic. It exudes Cook's delight and his wide-ranging, catholic tastes for the architectural. Readers are provided with perceptive insights at every turn. The book features some of the greatest and most intriguing drawings by architects, ranging from Frank Lloyd Wright, William Heath Robinson, Le Corbusier and Otto Wagner to Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Coop Himmelb(l)au, Arata Isozaki, Eric Owen Moss, Bernard Tschumi and Lebbeus Woods; as well as key works by Cook and other members of the original Archigram group. For this new edition, Cook provides a substantial new chapter that charts the speed at which the trajectory of drawing is moving. It reflects the increasing sophistication of available software and also the ways in which 'hand drawing' and the 'digital' are being eclipsed by new hybrids - injecting drawing with a fresh momentum. These 'crossovers' provide a whole new territory as attempts are made to release drawing from the boundaries of a solitary moment, a single-viewing position or a single referential language. Featuring the likes of Toyo Ito, Perry Kulper, Izaskun Chinchilla, Kenny Kinugasa-Tsui, Ali Rahim, John Berglund and Lorène Faure, it leads to fascinating insights into the effect that medium has upon intention and definition of an idea or a place. Is a pencil drawing more attuned to a certain architecture than an ink drawing, or is a particular colour evocative of a certain atmosphere In a world where a Maya® drawing is creatively contributing something different from a Rhinoceros® drawing, there is much to demand of future techniques.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Grafting the Marxian idea that private property is coercive onto the liberal imperative of individual liberty, this new thesis from one of America's foremost intellectuals conceives a revised definition of justice that recognizes the harm inflicted by capitalism's hidden coercive structures.\* Maps a new frontier in moral philosophy and political theory\* Distills a new concept of justice that recognizes the iniquities of capitalism\* Synthesis of elements of Marxism and Liberalism will interest readers in both camps\* Direct and jargon-free style opens these complex ideas to a wide readership.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Roger Collins, a leading historian, investigates a time in Spanish history known for its multi-religious society - when Christians, Jews and Muslims lived in apparent harmony - revealing a fuller, more complex picture of this fascinating period.\* Presents new ideas and interpretations of a fascinating yet much misunderstood period of Spanish and Islamic history\* A broad and complex treatment of the tenure of the Umayyad dynasty in Spain\* Debunks myths and investigates the historiography of existing scholarship of the period.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A History of Greece: 1300--30 BC, offers a comprehensive introduction to the foundational political history of Greece, from the late Mycenaean Age through to the death of Cleopatra VII, the last Hellenistic monarch of Egypt.\* Introduces textual and archaeological evidence used by historians to reconstruct historical events during Greece's Bronze, Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods\* Reveals the political and social structure of the Greek world in the late Mycenaean period (thirteenth century BC) through analysis of the Linear B tablets, the oldest surviving records in Greek\* Features numerous references to original source materials, including various fragmentary papyri, inscriptions, coins, and other literary sources\* Provides extensive coverage of the Hellenistic period, and covers areas excluded from most Greek history texts, including the Greek West\* Features judicious use of illustrations throughout, and considers instructors' teaching needs by structuring the later sections to facilitate teaching a parallel course in Roman History\* Balances scholarship with a reader-friendly approach to create an accessible introduction to the political history of one of most remarkable ancient civilizations and sophisticated periods of world history.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Drawing on recent scholarly advances and new evidence, Timothy Barnes offers a fresh and exciting study of Constantine and his life.\* First study of Constantine to make use of Kevin Wilkinson's re-dating of the poet Palladas to the reign of Constantine, disproving the predominant scholarly belief that Constantine remained tolerant in matters of religion to the end of his reign\* Clearly sets out the problems associated with depictions of Constantine and answers them with great clarity\* Includes Barnes' own research into the marriage of Constantine's parents, Constantine's status as a crown prince and his father's legitimate heir, and his dynastic plans\* Honorable Mention for 2011 Classics & Ancient History PROSE award granted by the Association of American Publishers. …

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Towards a Jewish-Christian-Muslim Theology delineates the ways that Christianity, Islam, and the Jewish tradition have moved towards each another over the centuries and points to new pathways for contemporary theological work.\* Explores the development of the three Abrahamic traditions, brilliantly showing the way in which they have struggled with similar issues over the centuries\* Shows how the approach of each tradition can be used comparatively by the other traditions to illuminate and develop their own thinking\* Written by a renowned writer in philosophical theology, widely acclaimed for his comparative thinking on Jewish and Islamic theology\* A very timely book which moves forward the discussion at a period of intense inter-religious dialogue.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Through a series of essays contributed by leading experts in the field, The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Practical Theology presents an introduction to practical theology as a major area of Christian study and practice, including an overview of its key developments, themes, methods, and future directions.\* The first comprehensive reference work to provide a survey, description and analysis of practical theology as an area of study\* A range of leading scholars in the field provide original contributions on the major areas, issues, and figures in practical theology\* Reviews an extensive range of methods for studying theology in practice, along with sub-disciplines in theological education such as pastoral care and preaching\* Covers developments in the discipline in a range of global contexts and distinct Christian traditions\* Shows how practical theology is relevant to everyday life.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book collects cutting edge essays on epistemic agency and related topics by distinguished senior contributors to epistemology, as well as rising figures in the field. The assembly of scholars is impressive, as is reflected by the quality and range of their contributions.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Mentorship in Academic Medicine is an evidence-based guide for establishing and maintaining successful mentoring relationships for both mentors and mentees. Drawing upon the existing evidence-base on academic mentoring in medicine and the health sciences, it applies a case-stimulus learning approach to the common challenges and opportunities in mentorship in academic medicine. Each chapter begins with cases that take the reader into the evidence around specific issues in mentorship and provides actionable messages and recommendations for both correcting and preventing the problems presented in the cases. Accompanying the text is an interactive, online learning resource on mentorship. This e-tool provides updated resources for mentors and mentees, including video clips and podcasts with effective mentors who share their mentorship tips and strategies for effective mentorship. It also provides updated departmental and institutional strategies for establishing, running, and evaluating effective mentoring programs. Mentorship in Academic Medicine provides useful strategies and tactics for overcoming the common problems and flaws in mentoring programs and fostering productive and successful mentoring relationships and is a valuable guide for both mentors and mentees.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Blackwell Companion to Paul presents a distinctive dual focus approach that encompasses both the historical Paul and the history of Paul's influence. In doing so, expert contributors successfully address the interests of students of early Christianity and those of Christian theology.\* Offers a complete overview of the life, writings and legacy of one of the key figures of Christianity\* The essays compass the major themes of Paul's life and work, as well as his impact through the centuries on theology, Church teaching, social beliefs, art, literature, and contemporary intellectual thought\* Edited by one of the leading figures in the field of Pauline Studies\* The contributors include a range of world-renowned academics.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Following Karl Kapp s earlier book The Gamification of Learning and Instruction , this Fieldbook provides a step-by-step approach to implementing the concepts from the Gamification book with examples, tips, tricks, and worksheets to help a learning professional or faculty member put the ideas into practice. The Online Workbook, designed largely for students using the original book as a textbook, includes quizzes, worksheets and fill-in-the-blank areas that will help a student to better understand the ideas, concepts and elements of incorporating gamification into learning.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An original approach to trend discovery and trade entryInitial forays into day trading stock index futures reveal a starkly different decision environment. There is no time to dwell on technical conditions. Intraday volatility in the stock indices is far more exaggerated than the daily bar charts of other markets, partly due to the extreme leverage, partly due to the intense attention. And positioning techniques that prove reliable in the action of the long-term trends in other instruments tend to fail in the countertrend reactions of the highly leveraged S&P futures contract within the short-term. For the informed trader, tremendous opportunities in these intraday trend swings can be captured. This book will show you how.Filled with detailed technical models, this reliable resource skillfully utilizes innovative methodologies for trend discovery and trade entry in mini-stock index futures markets. It offers a fresh approach to understanding and capitalizing on market volatility, allowing you to sort out the apparent chaos of the day trading environment through codified and recognizable trade entry setups.\* Highlights trading techniques that are anything but mechanical scalping\* Explores conceptual event models and their accompanying rules\* Contains tools by which major intraday swing trends can be identified quickly and often at the very turning points where they begin\* Explains the underlying order and structure to the markets based on the repetitive nature of human behaviorEngaging and informative, this reliable resource will put you in a better position to excel in today's dynamic markets.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The workbook that helps participants transform themselves into Reality-Based LeadersBased on Cy Wakeman's popular book Reality Based Leadership, the Reality Based Leadership Workshop conveys her candid, humorous approach to organizational dynamics. The Reality Based Leadership model challenges traditional practices and conventional wisdoms in leadership and focuses on Five Core Competencies: reality based thinking organizational alignment capitalizing on change driving results accountability. This Workbook provides exercises and information that walks participants through the stages of the workshop and imbues them with the values and techniques for being reality-based leaders.\* Companion to the Reality-Based Leadership Workshop\* Helps participants understand the principles of Reality-Based Leadership and focus on Five Core Competencies: reality based thinking, organizational alignment, capitalizing on change, driving results, and accountability\* Conveys strategies for bolstering one's ability to lead grounded in reality\* Enables participants to develop an action plan for leveraging leadership efforts to create an environment of peace, sanity, and results in the workplaceAs a result of the sessions, and the guidance offered by the Participant Workbook, leaders will return to their workplaces equipped with a facts-based, confident approach, able to free themselves from the frustrations they face at work and transform themselves into a Reality-Based Leader, with the ability to liberate and inspire others.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This companion comprises 28 essays by international scholars offering an analytical overview of the development of Russian history from the earliest Slavs through to the present day.\* Includes essays by both prominent and emerging scholars from Russia, Great Britain, the US, and Canada\* Analyzes the entire sweep of Russian history from debates over how to identify the earliest Slavs, through the Yeltsin Era, and future prospects for post-Soviet Russia\* Offers an extensive review of the medieval period, religion, culture, and the experiences of ordinary people\* Offers a balanced review of both traditional and cutting-edge topics, demonstrating the range and dynamism of the field.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Greek: A History of the Language and its Speakers, Second Edition reveals the trajectory of the Greek language from the Mycenaean period of the second millennium BC to the current day.\* Offers a complete linguistic treatment of the history of the Greek language\* Updated second edition features increased coverage of the ancient evidence, as well as the roots and development of diglossia\* Includes maps that clearly illustrate the distribution of ancient dialects and the geographical spread of Greek in the early Middle Ages.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The new edition of this authoritative introduction to the philosophy of technology includes recent developments in the subject, while retaining the range and depth of its selection of seminal contributions and its much-admired editorial commentary.\* Remains the most comprehensive anthology on the philosophy of technology available\* Includes editors' insightful section introductions and critical summaries for each selection\* Revised and updated to reflect the latest developments in the field\* Combines difficult to find seminal essays with a judicious selection of contemporary material\* Examines the relationship between technology and the understanding of the nature of science that underlies technology studies.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Earth is the only planet known to have fire. The reason is both simple and profound: fire exists because Earth is the only planet to possess life as we know it. Fire is an expression of life on Earth and an index of life's history. Few processes are as integral, unique, or ancient.Fire on Earth puts fire in its rightful place as an integral part of the study of geology, biology, human history, physics, and global chemistry. Fire is ubiquitous in various forms throughout Earth, and belongs as part of formal inquiries about our world. In recent years fire literature has multiplied exponentially; dedicated journals exist and half a dozen international conferences are held annually. A host of formal sciences, or programs announcing interdisciplinary intentions, are willing to consider fire. Wildfire also appears routinely in media reporting.This full-colour text, containing over 250 illustrations of fire in all contexts, is designed to provide a synthesis of contemporary thinking; bringing together the most powerful concepts and disciplinary voices to examine, in an international setting, why planetary fire exists, how it works, and why it looks the way it does today. Students, lecturers, researchers and professionals interested in the physical, ecological and historical characteristics of fire will find this book, and accompanying web-based material, essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in all related disciplines, for general interest and for providing an interdisciplinary foundation for further study.\* A comprehensive approach to the history, behaviour and ecological effects of fire on earth\* Timely introduction to this important subject, with relevance for global climate change, biodiversity loss and the evolution of human culture.\* Provides a foundation for the interdisciplinary field of Fire Research\* Authored by an international team of leading experts in the field\* Associated website provides additional resources. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Psychopharmacology Treatment Planner provides all the elements necessary to quickly and easily develop formal treatment plans that satisfy the demands of HMOs, managed care companies, third-party payors, and state and federal review agencies.Saves you hours of time-consuming paperwork, yet offers the freedom to develop customized treatment plans for clients whose therapy includes psychotropic drugsOrganized around 28 main presenting problems regularly treated with a combination of psychotropic and psychotherapeutic interventions or treatment modalities, from ADHD, dementia, and substance abuse to antisocial behavior, bipolar disorders, and moreOver 1,000 well-crafted, clear statements describe the behavioral manifestations of each relational problem, long-term goals, short-term objectives, and clinically tested treatment optionsEasy-to-use reference format helps locate treatment plan components by behavioral problem or DSM-IV-TR(TM) diagnosisIncludes a sample treatment plan that conforms to the requirements of most third-party payors and accrediting agencies (including HCFA, JCAHO, and NCQA).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A friendly and accessible approach to applying statistics in the real worldWith an emphasis on critical thinking, The Art of Data Analysis: How to Answer Almost Any Question Using Basic Statistics presents fun and unique examples, guides readers through the entire data collection and analysis process, and introduces basic statistical concepts along the way.Leaving proofs and complicated mathematics behind, the author portrays the more engaging side of statistics and emphasizes its role as a problem-solving tool. In addition, light-hearted case studies illustrate the application of statistics to real data analyses, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of commonly used techniques. Written for the growing academic and industrial population that uses statistics in everyday life, The Art of Data Analysis: How to Answer Almost Any Question Using Basic Statistics highlights important issues that often arise when collecting and sifting through data. Featured concepts include:\* Descriptive statistics\* Analysis of variance\* Probability and sample distributions\* Confidence intervals\* Hypothesis tests\* Regression\* Statistical correlation\* Data collection\* Statistical analysis with graphsFun and inviting from beginning to end, The Art of Data Analysis is an ideal book for students as well as managers and researchers in industry, medicine, or government who face statistical questions and are in need of an intuitive understanding of basic statistical reasoning.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Progressives offers comprehensive coverage of the origins, evolution, and notable events that came to define the pivotal period of American history known as the Progressive Era.\* Offers a rich, in-depth analysis of who the progressives were and the process through which they identified and attacked social, economic, and political injustices\* Features an up-to-date synthesis of the literature of the field including comprehensive treatment of the role of women in the Progressive Movement\* Considers the movement's enduring impact - and how its vision for a better society became transfixed in the American social consciousness and helped to create the modern welfare state\* Part of the well-respected American History series\* Integrates themes of class, race, ethnicity, and gender throughout, offering a concise and engaging account of a fascinating era in U.S. history that forever changed the relationship between a democratic government and its citizens.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Written by an international team of leading scholars, this groundbreaking reference work explores the nature of language change and diffusion, and paves the way for future research in this rapidly expanding interdisciplinary field.\* Features 35 newly-written essays from internationally acclaimed experts that reflect the growth and vitality of the burgeoning area of historical sociolinguistics\* Examines how sociolinguistic theoretical models, methods, findings, and expertise can be used to reconstruct a language's past in order to explain linguistic changes and developments\* Bridges the gap between the past and the present in linguistic studies\* Structured thematically into sections exploring: origins and theoretical assumptions; methods for the sociolinguistic study of the history of languages; linguistic and extra-linguistic variables; historical dialectology, language contact and diffusion; and attitudes to language.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The second edition of Movies and American Society is a comprehensive collection of essays and primary documents that explore the ways in which movies have changed--and been changed by--American society from 1905 to the present.\* Each chapter includes an introduction, discussion questions, an essay examining the issues of the period, primary documents, and a list of further reading and screenings\* Includes a new chapter on 'American Film in the Age of Terror' and new essays for Chapter 9 ('Race, Violence, and Film') and Chapter 13 ('Hollywood Goes Global'), as well as updated Reading and Screenings sections\* Discusses all the major periods in American film history from the first nickelodeons to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the globalization of Hollywood\* Demonstrates the unique influence of movies on all aspects of American culture, from ideology, politics, and gender to class, war, and race relations\* Engaging and accessible for students, with jargon-free essays and primary documents that show social practices and controversies as well as the fun and cultural influence of movies and movie-going.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Now in two volumes, the fully revised and updated second edition of The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Infant Development provides comprehensive coverage of the basic research and applied and policy issues relating to infant development\* Updated, fully-revised and expanded, this two-volume set presents in-depth and cutting edge coverage of both basic and applied developmental issues during infancy\* Features contributions by leading international researchers and practitioners in the field that reflect the most current theories and research findings\* Includes editor commentary and analysis to synthesize the material and provide further insight\* The most comprehensive work available in this dynamic and rapidly growing fieldThe hardcover version of this book is printed in two volumes. The paperback version offers the content of Volume I and Volume II combined into a single book.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The field encompassed by rheumatology has evolved rapidly over the last decade to include multiple immune-modulating and biologic medications, new classification criteria, significant updates on bone metabolism, and completely new paradigms of treatment based on groundbreaking studies published within the last 5 years. Although much has been adopted as standard of care based on new data, most textbooks do not reflect these practice changes. Rheumatology Board Review highlights the latest advances in the field and new standards of care, including references to current citations in the medical literature. It provides international standards and guidelines and is designed to convey a maximum amount of information quickly and efficiently, with many helpful schematics, radiographs, and tables. Rheumatology Board Review offers chapter coverage of: - Non-inflammatory joint and soft tissue disorders - Selected topics in rheumatoid arthritis - Selected topics in systemic lupus erythematosus - Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome - IgG4-related disease - Myopathies - Selected topics in pediatric rheumatology - HIV and rheumatic diseases - Miscellaneous arthropathies - Osteoporosis - Review of musculoskeletal radiology - Study design, measurement, and basic statistical analysis - Update on vasculitis Rheumatology Board Review is a must-have reference for rheumatology fellows and professionals seeking a concise yet thorough review of state-of-the-art rheumatology.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Documenting how in the course of acquiring language children become speakers and members of communities, The Handbook of Language Socialization is a unique reference work for an emerging and fast-moving field.\* Spans the fields of anthropology, education, applied linguistics, and human development\* Includes the latest developments in second and heritage language socialization, and literary and media socialization\* Discusses socialization across the entire life span and across institutional settings, including families, schools, work places, and churches\* Explores data from a multitude of cultures from around the world. …