John wiley sons jun 2004 (30 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Coaching has proven to be one of the most power and effective ways for leaders to develop and improve their performance. Yet working one-on-one with a coach is not always possible. If you want the experience of masterful coaching, Your Coach (In a Book) provides a time-efficient and affordable solution. Based on the authors' highly successful Masterful Coaching approach, Your Coach (In a Book) is designed to help you master your trickiest leadership, business, and career challenges. Throughout, master-level coaches Robert Hargrove and Michel Renaud engage the reader in a 'coaching conversation' about your most important goals, pivotal decisions, bothersome issues, and dilemmas. Your Coach (In A Book) simulates the experience of working with a personal coach. drawing on thousands of hours of coaching conversations. It gives you the insights you need to set aspirational goals, master the corporate chessboard, and create new openings for action where you are stuck or ineffective.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Words, Words, Words offers teachers a handy and much-needed resource filled with creative and engaging games and activities that will help students in grades 7-12 improve their vocabulary. The book features proven, practical, and accessible methods to encourage your students to increase their vocabularies and have fun while they are doing it.'Words, Words, Words is divided into thirty thematic units each containing fifteen interrelated words. Each unit contains four different ready-to-use activities for each group of words. The book is designed to help students understand each words meaning, associations, similarities, and differences and includes dynamic classroom-tested activities such as Crossword puzzles Matching columns Magic squares Jumbles Word finds Close reading Multiple choice questions Concealed quotations Riddles.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This lucid survey takes readers on a thought-provoking tour through the life and work of Immanuel Kant.Offers an excellent introduction to the broad range of Kant's philosophical thought.Provides an exposition of Kant's major philosophical works, including the Critique of Pure Reason.Topics covered include Kant's theory of empirical cognition, his doctrine of transcendental idealism, and his theory of the limits of reason.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - While talking heads debate the media's alleged conservative or liberal bias, award-winning journalist Bonnie Anderson knows that the problem with television news isn't about the Left versus the Right--it's all about the money. From illegal hiring practices to ethnocentric coverage to political cheerleading, News Flash exposes how American broadcast conglomerates' pursuit of the almighty dollar consistently trumps the need for fair and objective reporting. Along the way to the bottomline, the proud tradition of American television journalism has given way to an entertainment-driven industry that's losing credibility and viewers by the day. As someone who has worked as both a broadcast reporter and a network executive, Anderson details how the networks have been co-opted by bottom-line thinking that places more value on a telegenic face than on substantive reporting. Network executives-the real power in broadcast journalism-are increasingly employing tactics and strategies from the entertainment industry. They 'cast' reporters based on their ability to 'project credibility,' value youth over training and experience, and often greenlight coverage only if they can be assured that it will appeal to advertiser-friendly demographics.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This accessible one-volume survey of the literature of Greece and Rome covers the period between Homer around 700 BC and Augustine around AD 410.Highlights what is important historically and of continuing interest and value in classical literature.An introduction by the editor presents essential information in a concise, accessible way.Each chapter focuses on a particular genre or area of literature.This structure allows readers to see continuities between different periods and to move easily between the Greek and Roman worlds.Includes extensive quotations in English.A timeline and an index of authors help to make the material as accessible as possible.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Stress: A Brief History is a lively, accessible, and detailed examination of the origins of the field of stress research.First concise, accessible, academically grounded book on the origins of the concept of stress.Explores different theories and models of stress such as the psychosomatic approach, homeostasis, and general adaptation syndrome.Discusses the work and intriguing contributions of key researchers in the field such as Walter Cannon, Hans Selye, Harold Wolff, and Richard Lazarus.Explains the origins of key concepts in stress such as stressful life events, the coronary-prone personality, and appraisals and coping.Culminates in a discussion of what makes a good theory and what obligations stress researchers have to those whose working lives they study.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This sweeping history of the Serbian people starts with the settlement of the Slavs on the Balkan Peninsula in the seventh century and ends with the dissolution of Yugoslavia at the end of the twentieth century.A comprehensive survey of the development of the Serbian nation.Provides the background history of the Serbs, essential to understanding their current situation.Traces the history of the Serbian people from the seventh through to the late twentieth century.Focuses on the process of integration and disintegration which have characterised Serbian history.Pays detailed attention to socio-economic history.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book engages with the renewed focus on the centrality of occupation in occupational therapy. It is informed by a subtle but significant shift in thinking, towards a recognition that humans are occupational beings, not merely that occupation is an important part of human life. The emergence of this publication is therefore timely amidst the debate on occupational science. The book is aimed at students of occupational therapy and interested clinicians. It is designed to support them to work in a way that is grounded in and focussed on occupation. The chapters follow a common structure, which underpins a stimulating array of content. This extends from an examination of conceptual issues such as creativity and flow to clinical examples of practising in an occupational way. The final section provides a glimpse of new practice frontiers, including working with refugees and population health.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Everything begins with the basics To succeed in any of today's electrical specialties, you must first understand the fundamentals. This concise guidebook, fully updated and revised to comply with the National Electrical Code, provides that solid foundation in electrical theory, circuitry, and common applications. Whether you're pursuing an electrical career, need a refresher course, or simply want to understand the wiring in your home, you'll learn the basics from this book. \* Examine the fundamentals of magnetism and electric-ity, conductors, insulators, and circuits \* Study common applications including house wiring, lighting, cables, electric heating, and generating \* Become familiar with test procedures and electromagnetic induction \* Understand inductive and capacitive AC circuits and the principles of alternating current \* Explore alarm and intercom wiring, home circuiting, and multiple switching \* Find out how generating stations and substations function \* Learn from clear, specific text, functional illustrations, and review questions in every chapter.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Your guide to keeping the heat on Whether you're an apprentice or a veteran HVAC technician, you know that technology changes and you need to keep up. This fully revised guidebook covers everything you need to know to install, maintain, and repair the components that run, regulate, and fuel both old and new systems. From oil burners and steam line controls to the newest chip-based technology and environmental regulations, Volume 2 helps you keep the heat on. \* Install and repair thermostats, humidistats, automatic controls, and oil or gas burner controls \* Review pipes, pipe fittings, piping details, valve installation, and duct systems \* Find new calculations and environmental guidelines \* Learn the best ways to handle hydronics and steam line controls \* Deal with solid fuels and understand coal firing methods \* Refer to data tables with conversions, formula cross-references, and manufacturers' lists The Audel HVAC Library Vol. 1: Heating Systems, Furnaces, and Boilers Vol. 2: Heating System Components, Gas and Oil Burners, and Automatic Controls Vol. 3: Air Conditioning, Heat Pumps, and Distribution Systems.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Why are some drugs highly addictive What exactly are the effects of different types of psychoactive drugs How can they produce such dramatic effects on mood, cognition, sensation, awareness, health and well-being Understanding Drugs and Behaviour describes in detail how the main psychoactive drugs can alter brain chemistry and modify behaviour. Written by experienced lecturers with a high level of research expertise, all the main drugs used in today's society are included, such as alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, LSD and Ecstacy, opiates, CNS stimulants, as well as clinical medications.Teaching and learning features include:Chapter overviews In-depth core material End of chapter questions Key referencesExtensive glossary Journals and websites of interest This introductory text will be of use to students of psychology, behavioural sciences, health sciences, nursing, physiology and pharmacology.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology brings together thirty-eight original essays covering the wide inter-disciplinary field of political sociology. - Represents the most comprehensive overview available in the field of political sociology - Covers traditional questions as well as emerging topics including recent debates on gender, citizenship, and political identity - Includes detailed editorial introduction, abstracts, further reading lists, and a consolidated bibliography.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Land contamination is of global concern with many of the world's industries potentially harming the environment and human health. Along with rapidly changing policy and technological developments, this is an interdisciplinary area in which successful contaminated land management depends on the expertise of and interaction between a number of scientific and engineering disciplines.Reclamation of Contaminated Land takes into account the different groups involved in contaminated land management and offers a flexible learning approach based on practical experience and research. It presents an overview of the general skills and knowledge required, encompassing both general management and regulatory practice and specific land contamination issues.Divided into two parts, Part I discusses site characterisation and the design of site investigations, and the central role of conceptual models and risk assessment in decision making. Part II discusses how risks from contaminated land are managed and the role of different remediation approaches to achieving this.This book is of great value for 2nd/3rd/4th year undergraduates and MSc students in Environmental Science, Environmental Technology, Environmental Management, Geography, Geology, Estate and Land Management. It is also key reading for undergraduates and MSc students in Chemical Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering and Environmental Chemistry, as well as professional planners and developers, and local authorities.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This 'invitation' focuses on questions of personality in everyday life that intrigue and puzzle us. In this way, we are introduced to both the principles and the fascinating methods of the psychology of personal constructs. This second edition incorporates the recent work on trauma and grieving that has been produced by psychotherapists in this field. It also includes a guide to up to date developments in constructivist theory and method. Without losing sight of the important issues that we all encounter in our lives, the authors provide a compelling invitation to this approach to personality. Written in plain English, with numerous examples, they show how we both make and find meaning in the world that confronts us.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Since the publication of the first edition (1994) there have been rapid developments in the application of hydrology, geomorphology and ecology to stream management. In particular, growth has occurred in the areas of stream rehabilitation and the evaluation of environmental flow needs. The concept of stream health has been adopted as a way of assessing stream resources and setting management goals.Stream Hydrology: An Introduction for Ecologists Second Edition documents recent research and practice in these areas. Chapters provide information on sampling, field techniques, stream analysis, the hydrodynamics of moving water, channel form, sediment transport and commonly used statistical methods such as flow duration and flood frequency analysis. Methods are presented from engineering hydrology, fluvial geomorphology and hydraulics with examples of their biological implications. This book demonstrates how these fields are linked and utilised in modern, scientific river management.\* Emphasis on applications, from collecting and analysing field measurements to using data and tools in stream management.\* Updated to include new sections on environmental flows, rehabilitation, measuring stream health and stream classification.\* Critical reviews of the successes and failures of implementation.\* Revised and updated windows-based AQUAPAK software.This book is essential reading for 2nd/3rd year undergraduates and postgraduates of hydrology, stream ecology and fisheries science in Departments of Physical Geography, Biology, Environmental Science, Landscape Ecology, Environmental Engineering and Limnology. It would be valuable reading for professionals working in stream ecology, fisheries science and habitat management, environmental consultants and engineers.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Individuals with renal disease require continuing support and care throughout their lives from renal nurses and other members of the inter-professional renal team. Advanced Renal Care is for all those who work in nephrology, dialysis and transplantation as it addresses current challenges in caring for those with renal failure, and examines recent trends and likely future developments. The book also explores key issues in staff recruitment and development. It goes beyond the basic texts on renal care by discussing topical issues such as anaemia management, care of older people on dialysis, diabetes and renal failure, infection control and sexual dysfunction in renal disease.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Stress: A Brief History is a lively, accessible, and detailed examination of the origins of the field of stress research. - First concise, accessible, academically grounded book on the origins of the concept of stress. - Explores different theories and models of stress such as the psychosomatic approach, homeostasis, and general adaptation syndrome. - Discusses the work and intriguing contributions of key researchers in the field such as Walter Cannon, Hans Selye, Harold Wolff, and Richard Lazarus. - Explains the origins of key concepts in stress such as stressful life events, the coronary-prone personality, and appraisals and coping. - Culminates in a discussion of what makes a good theory and what obligations stress researchers have to those whose working lives they study.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - SCM practices are recognised as core functional areas in assisting a project team to identify, control, audit, and report on all configuration items of a project. Consequently they are then better able to control changes to the working environment.Moreira presents a totally unique book, offering a 'how-to' guide for SCM implementation for commercial and technology fields. A thoroughly practical approach; this guide includes examples and instruction of SCM tasks.This book has an easy to follow set of tasks that can be customized to assist a SCM professional in implementing SCM in a more efficient and expedient manner while also imparting SCM knowledge.\* Provides a customisable step-by-step process in implementing SCM\* Discusses typical SCM activities at project level and includes source control, change control, problem management, etc.\* Includes a CD containing templates, procedures and other materials to aid understanding and encourage the practical applications of the material discussed throughout\* Anyone who has to implement SCM in his/her company at every level will need this book and find its practical approach useful.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Since its publication in 1979, Critics of Henry George has achieved an international reputation as by far the most comprehensive review and analysis of the objections leveled against Henry George's American classic, Progress and Poverty. George's 19th century classic argument for land reform produced an army of critics including Alfred Marshall, J. B. Clark, F. A. Walker and in the 20th century, Edwin Cannan, Murray Rothbard and Mark Blaug. In recent years Georgist insights have been gaining ground in economics on a variety of fronts especially in the areas of the economics of location and public finance. Now, more than a century after George and 25 years after the first edition of the Critics of Henry George, the Critics has been expanded, revised and enlarged by Robert Andelson. The Andelson revision will include a revised last chapter evaluating Georgism as it was interpreted by its critics.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This lucid survey takes readers on a thought-provoking tour through the life and work of Immanuel Kant. - Offers an excellent introduction to the broad range of Kant's philosophical thought. - Provides an exposition of Kant's major philosophical works, including the Critique of Pure Reason. - Topics covered include Kant's theory of empirical cognition, his doctrine of transcendental idealism, and his theory of the limits of reason.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Sacred Desert is a reflection on the role of the desert in theology, history, literature, art and film. - An original reflection on the role of the desert in theology, history, literature, art and film. - Discusses figures as diverse as Jesus, the early Christian Desert Fathers, T.E. Lawrence, T.S. Eliot, Georgia O'Keeffe, Wim Wenders and Jim Crace. - Makes connections across millennia of desert literature. - Deepens the reader's understanding of the desert as a real place, as an interior space, and as a textual site, - Concludes with comments on the recent conflicts in Iraq. - Written in a readable and engaging style.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Allan Schmid's innovative text, Conflict and Cooperation: Institutional and Behavioral Economics, investigates 'the rules of the game,' how institutions--both formal and informal--affect these rules, and how these rules are changed to serve competing interests. This text addresses both formal and informal institutions and the impact of alternative institutions, as well as institutional change and evolution. With its broad applications and numerous practice and discussion questions, this book will be appealing not only to students of economics, but also to those studying sociology, law, and political science. - Addresses formal and informal institutions, the impact of alternative institutions, and institutional change and evolution. - Presents a framework open to changing preferences, bounded rationality, and evolution. - Explains how to form empirically testable hypotheses using experiments, case studies, and econometrics. - Includes numerous practice and discussion questions.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An integrated and insightful look at successful drug synthesis in today's drug discovery market The pharmaceutical industry is unquestionably vibrant today, with drug synthesis making a vital contribution. Whether in the early developmental stages of identifying and optimizing a lead, or the latter stages of process development and cost-effective scale-up, the ability to design elegant and economical synthetic routes is often a major factor in the eventual viability and commercial success of a drug. Contemporary Drug Synthesis examines how leading researchers and manufacturers have integrated chemistry, biology, pharmacokinetics, and a host of other disciplines in the creation and development of leading drugs. Authored by four of the pharmaceutical industry's most respected scientists, this timely volume: - Focuses on the processes that resulted in high-profile drugs including Lipitor, Celebrex, Viagra, Gleevec, Nexium, Claritin, and over a dozen others - Provides an in-depth introduction to each drug, followed by a detailed account of its synthesis - Organizes the drugs into fourteen therapeutic areas for clarity and ease of use Process chemists provide an essential bridge between chemistry and the marketplace, creating scientifically practical drug processes while never losing sight of the commercial viability of those processes. Contemporary Drug Synthesis meets the needs of a growing community of researchers in pharmaceutical research and development, and is both a useful guide for practicing pharmaceutical scientists and an excellent text for medicinal and organic chemistry students.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A comprehensive treatise on the components and devices of the lightwave explosionMultiple advances in lightwave technology have led to a veritable overload of global information systems throughout the world. Given the sheer number and growing importance of such systems, Govind Agrawal's Lightwave Technology answers the need for a comprehensive and up-to-date account of all major aspects of this rapidly expanding field.Components and Devices, the first independent volume of this two-volume engineering resource, is devoted to describing a multitude of today's silica- and semiconductor-based optical devices. Conceived and written by the foremost expert and bestselling author in the fiber optic field, the text provides detailed, in-depth coverage of both theoretical and practical aspects of the science, including:\* Fiber optics\* Passive and active fiber components\* Planar waveguides\* Semiconductor lasers and amplifiers\* Optical modulators\* Photodetectors\* WDM components\* Space- and time-domain switchingThe second volume, Lightwave Technology: Communication Systems, deals with the design and performance of modern transmission systems making use of these devices.Complete with chapter problems, a CD, and a Solutions Manual, this title serves as both a basic text book for students and a practical everyday reference for engineers and researchers in the field. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From slave narratives to the Civil War, and from country music to Southern sport, this Companion is the definitive guide to the literature and culture of the American South. - Includes discussion of the visual arts, music, society, history, and politics in the region - Combines treatment of major literary works and historical events with a survey of broader themes, movements and issues - Explores the work of Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, William Faulkner, Zora Neale Huston, Flannery O'Connor and Eudora Welty, as well as those - black and white, male and female - who are writing now - Co-edited by the esteemed scholar Richard Gray, author of the acclaimed volume, A History of American Literature (Blackwell, 2003). …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This volume deals with the technologies of crystal fabrication, of crystal machining, and of epilayer production and is the first book on industrial and scientific aspects of crystal and layer production.The major industrial crystals are treated: Si, GaAs, GaP, InP, CdTe, sapphire, oxide and halide scintillator crystals, crystals for optical, piezoelectric and microwave applications and more.Contains 29 contributions from leading crystal technologists covering the following topics:\* General aspects of crystal growth technology\* Silicon\* Compound semiconductors\* Oxides and halides\* Crystal machining\* Epitaxy and layer depositionScientific and technological problems of production and machining of industrial crystals are discussed by top experts, most of them from the major growth industries and crystal growth centers.In addition, it will be useful for the users of crystals, for teachers and graduate students in materials sciences, in electronic and other functional materials, chemical and metallurgical engineering, micro-and optoelectronics including nanotechnology, mechanical engineering and precision-machining, microtechnology, and in solid-state sciences. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The second edition of Ventilation Control of the Work Environment incorporates changes in the field of industrial hygiene since the first edition was published in 1982. Integrating feedback from students and professionals, the new edition includes problems sets for each chapter and updated information on the modeling of exhaust ventilation systems, and thus assures the continuation of the book's role as the primary industry textbook.This revised text includes a large amount of material on HVAC systems, and has been updated to reflect the changes in the Ventilation Manual published by ACGIH. It uses both English and metric units, and each chapter concludes with a problem set.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This handbook is a detailed exploration of the theories, policies, and issues stemming from the field of International Trade. Written by specialists in the field, the chapters focus on four important areas: factor proportions theory, trade policy, investment, and new trade theory. The extensive analysis covers such topics as the Heckscher-Ohlin Trade Model and the Stolper-Samuelson Price Link, as well as wages, antidumping, and political economics. - Explores the theories, policies and issues stemming from the field of International Trade. - Focuses on factor proportions theory, trade policy, investment, and new trade theory. - Includes analyses of the Heckscher-Ohlin Trade Model and the Stolper-Samuelson Price link.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Blackwell Companion to Law and Society is an authoritative study of the relationship between law and social interaction. Thirty-two original essays by an international group of expert scholars examine a wide range of critical questions. Authors represent various theoretical, methodological, and political commitments, creating the first truly global overview of the field. - Examines the relationship between law and social interactions in thirty-three original essay by international experts in the field. - Reflects the world-wide significance of North American law and society scholarship. - Addresses classical areas and new themes in law and society research, including: the gap between law on the books and law in action; the complexity of institutional processes; the significance of new media; and the intersections of law and identity. - Engages the exciting work now being done in England, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, South Africa, Israel, as well as 'Third World' scholarship.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Continuing its rich tradition of engaging students and demonstrating how mathematics applies to various fields of study, the new edition of this text is packed with real data and real-life applications to business, economics, social and life sciences. Users continually praise Sullivan and Mizrahi for their attention to conceptual development, well-graded and applied examples and exercise sets that include CPA, CMA, and Actuarial exam questions. The new Eighth Edition also features a new full color design and improved goal-oriented pedagogy to facilitate understanding, including:More opportunities for the use of graphing calculator, including screen shots and instructions.Icons clearly identify each opportunity for the use of spreadsheets or graphing calculator.Work problems appear throughout the text, giving the student the chance to immediately reinforce the concept or skill they have just learned.Chapter Reviews contain a variety of features to help synthesize the ideas of the chapter, including: Objectives Check, Important Terms and Concepts, True-False Items,Fill in the Blanks, Review Exercises, Mathematical Questions from Professional Exams (CPA).…