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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In the past, pandemics were considered divine punishment, but we now understand the biological characteristics of viruses and we know they are spread through social interaction. What used to be divine has become human - all too human, as Nietzsche would say.But while the virus dispels the divine, we are discovering that living beings are more complex and harder to define than we had previously imagined, and also that political power is more complex than we may have thought. And this, argues Nancy, helps us to see why the term 'biopolitics' fails to grasp the conditions in which we now find ourselves. Life and politics challenge us together. Our scientific knowledge tells us that we are dependent only on our own technical power, but can we rely on technologies when knowledge itself includes uncertainties If this is the case for technical power, it is much more so for political power, even when it presents itself as guided by objective data.The virus is a magnifying glass that reveals the contradictions, limitations and frailties of the human condition, calling into question as never before our stubborn belief in progress and our hubristic sense of our own indestructibility as a species.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In the first days of spring, birds undergo a spectacular metamorphosis. After a long winter of migration and peaceful coexistence, they suddenly begin to sing with all their might, varying each series of notes as if it were an audiophonic novel. They cannot bear the presence of other birds and begin to threaten and attack them if they cross a border, which might be invisible to human eyes but seems perfectly tangible to birds. Is this display of bird aggression just a pretence, a game that all birds play Or do birds suddenly become territorial - and, if so, why By attending carefully to the ways that birds construct their worlds and ornithologists have tried to understand them, Despret sheds fresh light on the activities of both and, at the same time, enables us to become more aware of the multiple worlds and modes of existence that characterize the planet we share in common with birds and other species.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Prep ahead and save time all week long! With over 125 time-saving recipes, you can transform your schedule with make-ahead breakfasts, salads-on-the-go, and easy-to-fix charcuterie dinner boards! With simple prep each week, you can stock your fridge and freezer with heat-and-eat meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner or do partial prep and make dinnertime a breeze. Meal Prep Cookbook For Dummies can help you spend less time in the kitchen, meet health goals, save money, and just plain eat better. With over 125 recipes, plus tips and techniques for making all your favorites ahead of time, this book lets you breeze through your week. Imagine the possibilities that will open to you when you can just pop a healthy and delectable pre-made meal in the microwave, and-ding!-your made-from-scratch dinner is ready. Prep ahead and toss vegetables and your favorite protein on a sheet pan and dinner is ready in under 20 minutes. What will you do with all your extra time Why stress about what to eat each day Meal Prep Cookbook For Dummies will take the uncertainty out of mealtime, as you discover everything from cooking basics to grocery store tips to meal prepping secrets. Whatever your home-chef skill level, you'll discover new favorite meals, organize your kitchen, store food efficiently, and learn new ideas to take your meal prepping abilities to the next level. Discover over 125 make-ahead recipes that you can prepare at home in 45 minutes or less, with the cooking tools you already have Meal prep for any diet (carb conscious, gluten-free, vegetarian), allergy, or food sensitivity Craft delicious and nutritious breakfasts, lunches, and dinners for yourself or your whole family Get new ideas and tips for sprucing up your staples, planning your grocery trips, and balancing your meals Before you know it, you'll have meal prep down to a science, so you can relax a little bit more, knowing breakfast, lunch, and dinner are already taken care of.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Conservatism is often labelled as a 'disposition', 'tradition', or even a set of knee-jerk reactions, rather than an ideology, and its suspicion of grand theorising has lent itself to this characterization. In this book, leading political theorist Edmund Neill challenges this view.He argues that conservatism is better identified as an ideology, albeit one that, rather than putting forward positive values like 'liberty' or 'equality', conceptualizes human conduct as being partially dependent on forces beyond human volition, and prioritizes the cautious management of change. He charts the evolution of conservative thought from the French Revolution to the present, examining how conservatives responded to disruptions to traditional order across the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Drawing on examples from Britain, France and the United States, Neill concludes with some reflections on the challenges (and opportunities) that contemporary populism presents for conservatism.This accomplished overview is essential reading for any student or scholar working in political theory and political philosophy, especially those with a particular interest in ideologies and conservatism.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In June 2016, the people of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. As the EU's chief negotiator, for four years Michel Barnier had a seat at the table as the two sides thrashed out what 'Brexit' would really mean. The result would change Britain and Europe forever.During the 1600 days of complex and often acrimonious negotiations, Michel Barnier kept a secret diary. He recorded his private hopes and fears, and gave a blow-by-blow account as the negotiations oscillated between consensus and disagreement, transparency and lies.From Brussels to London, from Dublin to Nicosia, Michel Barnier's secret diary lifts the lid on what really happened behind the scenes of one of the most high-stakes negotiations in modern history. The result is a unique testimony from the ultimate insider on the hidden world of Brexit and those who made it happen.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In a context marked by the virulent return of patriarchal and white supremacist attitudes, a new generation of feminist activists are continuing the struggle: these are very feminist times. But how do these and other movements relate to the contemporary posthuman condition In this important new book, Rosi Braidotti examines the implications of the posthuman turn for feminist theory and practice. She defines the posthuman turn as a convergence between posthumanism on the one hand and post-anthropocentrism on the other, and she examines their complex relationship and joint impact. Braidotti claims that mainstream posthuman scholarship has neglected feminist theory, while in fact feminism is one of the precursors of the posthuman turn, through diverse social movements and political traditions. Posthuman Feminism is an analytic and creative response to contemporary conditions and a call to action. It highlights the constraints but also the potentialities available to feminist political subjects as they confront the ever-growing injustices of sexism, racism, ecocide and neoliberal capitalism.This bold new text by a leading feminist philosopher will be of great interest to students and scholars throughout the humanities and social sciences.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Jeremy Bentham - philosopher, theorist of law and of the art of government - was among the most influential figures of the early nineteenth century, and the approach he pioneered - utilitarianism - remains central to the modern world.In this new introduction to his ideas, Michael Quinn shows how Bentham sought to be an engineer or architect of choices and to illuminate the methods of influencing human conduct to good ends, by focusing on how people react to the various physical, legal, institutional, normative and cultural factors that confront them as decision-makers. Quinn examines how Bentham adopted utility as the critical standard for the development and evaluation of government and public policy, and explains how he sought to apply this principle to a range of areas, from penal law to democratic reform, before concluding with an assessment of his contemporary relevance. He argues that Bentham simultaneously sought both to facilitate the implementation of governmental will and to expose misrule by rendering all exercises of public power transparent to the public on whose behalf it was exercised.This book will be essential reading for any student or scholar of Bentham, as well as those interested in the history of political thought, philosophy, politics, ethics and utilitarianism.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Get more words on the page with this proven and popular systemThe 12 Week Year for Writers: A Comprehensive Guide to Getting Your Writing Done is an easy-to-implement and practical framework for writers to get more work done in less time. You'll answer big picture questions--What is my vision for the future What are my writing goals --while enacting a comprehensive system to plan and execute your writing.You'll create a 12 Week Plan and a Model Week, collaborate with a weekly writing group, keep score, and learn to stick to a weekly execution routine. The book will also show you how to:\* Manage multiple writing projects at the same time\* Develop a prolific writer's mindset and increase your output with the 12 Week Year system\* Deal with actionable specifics, like when and where to writeIdeal for writers in all genres and fields, The 12 Week Year for Writers is the perfect hands-on guide for academic and business writers, authors, students, columnists, bloggers, and copy and content writers who seek to increase their productivity and get more quality words on the page.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Dychtwald and Morison offer a brilliant and convincing perspective: an essential re-think of what 'aging' and 'retirement' mean today and an invitation to help mobilize the best in the tidal wave of Boomer Third Agers.'--Daniel Goleman, PhD, Author, Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQThroughout 99 percent of human history, life expectancy at birth was less than 18 years. Few people had a chance to age. Today, thanks to extraordinary medical, demographic, and economic shifts, most of us expect to live long lives. Consequently, the world is witnessing a powerful new version of retirement, driven by the power and needs of the Baby Boomer generation. Consumers over age 50 account for more than half of all spending and control more than 70% of our total net worth - yet are largely ignored by youth-focused marketers. How will work, family, and retirement be transformed to accommodate two billion people over the age of 60 worldwide In the coming years, we'll see explosive business growth fueled by this unprecedented longevity revolution.What Retirees Want presents the culmination of 30 years of research by world-famous 'Age Wave' expert Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D., and author and consultant Robert Morison. It explains how the aging of the Baby Boomers will forever change our lives, businesses, government programs, and the consumer marketplace. This exciting new stage of life, the 'Third Age,' poses daunting questions:\* What will 'old' look like in the years ahead With continued advances in longevity, all of the traditional life-stage markers and boundaries will need to be adjusted.\* What new products and services will boom as a result of this coming longevity revolution \* What unconscious ageist marketing practices are hurting people - and business growth \* Will the majority of elder boomers outlive their pensions and retirement savings and how can this financial disaster be prevented \* What incredible new technologies of medicine, life extension, and human enhancement await us in the near future \* What purposeful new roles can we create for elder boomers so that the aging nations of the Americas, Europe, and Asia capitalize on the upsides of aging \* Which pioneering organizations and companies worldwide have created marketing strategies and programs that resonate with the quirky and demanding Boomer generation In this entertaining, thought-provoking, and wide-ranging book, Dychtwald and Morison explain how individuals, businesses, non-profits, and governments can best prepare for a new era - where the needs and demands of the 'Third Age' will set the lifestyle, health, social, marketplace, and political priorities of generations to come.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The digital revolution has not only transformed multiple aspects of social life - it also shakes sociological theory, transforming the most basic assumptions that have underlain it. In this timely book, Ori Schwarz explores the main challenges digitalization poses to different strands of sociological theory and offers paths to adapt them to new social realities.What would symbolic interactionism look like in a world where interaction no longer takes place within bounded situations and is constantly documented as durable digital objects How should we understand new digitally mediated forms of human association that bind our actions and lives together but have little in common with old-time 'collectives'; and why are they not simply 'social networks' How does social capital transform when it is materialized in a digital form, and how does it remould power structures What happens to our conceptualization of power when faced with the emergence of new forms of algorithmic power And what happens when labour departs from work By posing and answering such fascinating questions, and offering critical tools for both students and scholars of social theory and digital society to engage with them, this thought-provoking book draws the outline of future sociological theory for our digital society.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Reality exists independently of human observers, but does the same apply to its structure Realist ontologies usually assume so: according to them, the world consists of objects, these have properties and enter into relations with each other, more or less as we are accustomed to think of them.Against this view, Rein Raud develops a radical process ontology that does not credit any vantage point, any scale or speed of being, any range of cognitive faculties with the privilege to judge how the world 'really' is. In his view, what we think of as objects are recast as fields of constitutive tensions, cross-sections of processes, never in complete balance but always striving for it and always reconfiguring themselves accordingly. The human self is also understood as a fluctuating field, not limited to the mind but distributed all over the body and reaching out into its environment, with different constituents of the process constantly vying for control.The need for such a process philosophy has often been voiced, but rarely has there been an effort to develop it in a systematic and rigourous manner that leads to original accounts of identity, continuity, time, change, causality, agency and other topics. Throughout his new book, Raud engages with an unusually broad range of philosophical schools and debates, from New Materialism and Object-Oriented Ontology to both phenomenological and analytical philosophy of mind, from feminist philosophy of science to neurophilosophy and social ontology.Being in Flux will be of interest to students and scholars in philosophy and the humanities generally and to anyone interested in current debates about realism, materialism and ontology.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Organizations around the world are in a struggle for survival, racing to transform themselves in a herculean effort to adapt to the digital age, all while protecting themselves from headline-grabbing cybersecurity threats. As organizations succeed or fail, the centrality and importance of cybersecurity and the role of the CISO--Chief Information Security Officer--becomes ever more apparent. It's becoming clear that the CISO, which began as a largely technical role, has become nuanced, strategic, and a cross-functional leadership position.Fight Fire with Fire: Proactive Cybersecurity Strategies for Today's Leaders explores the evolution of the CISO's responsibilities and delivers a blueprint to effectively improve cybersecurity across an organization.Fight Fire with Fire draws on the deep experience of its many all-star contributors. For example:\* Learn how to talk effectively with the Board from engineer-turned-executive Marianne Bailey, a top spokesperson well-known for global leadership in cyber\* Discover how to manage complex cyber supply chain risk with Terry Roberts, who addresses this complex area using cutting-edge technology and emerging standards\* Tame the exploding IoT threat landscape with Sonia Arista, a CISO with decades of experience across sectors, including healthcare where edge devices monitor vital signs and robots perform surgeryThese are just a few of the global trailblazers in cybersecurity who have banded together to equip today's leaders to protect their enterprises and inspire tomorrow's leaders to join them.With fires blazing on the horizon, there is no time for a seminar or boot camp. Cyber leaders need information at their fingertips. Readers will find insight on how to close the diversity and skills gap and become well-versed in modern cyber threats, including attacks coming from organized crime and nation-states.This book highlights a three-pronged approach that encompasses people, process, and technology to empower everyone to protect their organization. From effective risk management to supply chain security and communicating with the board, Fight Fire with Fire presents discussions from industry leaders that cover every critical competency in information security.Perfect for IT and information security professionals seeking perspectives and insights they can't find in certification exams or standard textbooks, Fight Fire with Fire is an indispensable resource for everyone hoping to improve their understanding of the realities of modern cybersecurity through the eyes of today's top security leaders.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Explore why -- now more than ever -- the world is in a race to become data-driven, and how you can learn from examples of data-driven leadership in an Age of Disruption, Big Data, and AIIn Fail Fast, Learn Faster: Lessons in Data-Driven Leadership in an Age of Disruption, Big Data, and AI, Fortune 1000 strategic advisor, noted author, and distinguished thought leader Randy Bean tells the story of the rise of Big Data and its business impact - its disruptive power, the cultural challenges to becoming data-driven, the importance of data ethics, and the future of data-driven AI.The book looks at the impact of Big Data during a period of explosive information growth, technology advancement, emergence of the Internet and social media, and challenges to accepted notions of data, science, and facts, and asks what it means to become 'data-driven.'Fail Fast, Learn Faster includes discussions of:\* The emergence of Big Data and why organizations must become data-driven to survive\* Why becoming data-driven forces companies to 'think different' about their business\* The state of data in the corporate world today, and the principal challenges\* Why companies must develop a true 'data culture' if they expect to change\* Examples of companies that are demonstrating data-driven leadership and what we can learn from them\* Why companies must learn to 'fail fast and learn faster' to compete in the years ahead\* How the Chief Data Officer has been established as a new corporate professionWritten for CEOs and Corporate Board Directors, data professional and practitioners at all organizational levels, university executive programs and students entering the data profession, and general readers seeking to understand the Information Age and why data, science, and facts matter in the world in which we live, Fail Fast, Learn Faster p;is essential reading that delivers an urgent message for the business leaders of today and of the future.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Want big returns Look at small stocks!Penny stocks are low-cost equities that often make large price moves, potentially leading to big gains--or losses--for investors. Penny Stocks For Dummies will help you determine whether this wild ride is right for you. With this hands-on guide, you can grasp the basics, find smart investments, avoid scams, and look for big success, even if you only have pocket change to start out with.This latest edition takes you right into today's unique penny stock market. You'll learn how to read penny stock charts, evaluate the strength of small companies, recognize price manipulations, and use smart trading strategies to maximize your returns. Buying and selling penny stocks can be extremely lucrative--if you know exactly what you're doing. This book will make a penny trader out of you, so you can start making money for the future. (Heads up: you're going to need a bigger piggy bank!)With Penny Stocks For Dummies, you will:\* Find out whether penny stocks are a good fit for your investment goals, available capital, and risk tolerance\* Do your due diligence and learn how to research potential penny stock investments\* Use fundamental analysis, financial ratios, and penny-specific technical analysis to identify winning bets\* Uncover expert tips that will boost your results and help prevent big lossesPenny Stocks For Dummies will give you the knowledge and confidence you need to get in on the ground floor and discover those hidden gems for high rewards.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Wall Street Journal bestsellerWatch your most innovative ideas take flight by overcoming the forces that resist changeThe Human Element is for anyone who wants to introduce a new idea or innovation into the world. Most marketers, innovators, executives, activists, or anyone else in the business of creating change, operate on a deep assumption. It is the belief that the best (and perhaps only) way to convince people to embrace a new idea is to heighten the appeal of the idea itself. We instinctively believe that if we add enough value, people will eventually say 'yes.' This reflex leads us down a path of adding features and benefits to our ideas or increasing the sizzle of our messaging - all in the hope of getting others on board. We call this instinct the 'Fuel-based mindset.' The Fuel-based mindset explains so much of what we do, from adding countless trivial features to software, to bolting a sixth blade onto a shaving razor.By focusing on Fuel, innovators neglect the other half of the equation - the psychological Frictions that oppose change. Frictions create drag on innovation. And though they are rarely considered, overcoming these Frictions is essential for bringing new ideas into the world. The Human Element highlights the four Frictions that operate against innovation. Readers will discover:\* Why their best ideas and initiatives often get rejected - despite their undeniable value\* How to disarm the forces of resistance that act against change\* How to transform the very Frictions that hold us back into catalysts for changePerfect for business leaders, product managers, educators, and anyone else who seeks to bring new and exciting ideas to life, The Human Element is an indispensable resource to help people overcome the powerful forces of human nature that instinctively resist change.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Launch your new business with confidence and skill using the latest guidance from the UK's most trusted small business guruStarting a business is one of those courageous and audacious decisions that many of us dream about. If you're ready to take the leap and turn your great idea into action, or you already have, you'll need to arm yourself with the best strategies you can find. In Starting a Business For Dummies: UK Edition, business growth expert Colin Barrow, MBA, provides these strategies as he walks you through every critical step in launching your company.From writing your first business plan to surviving and thriving in your first year, and everything in between, you'll learn how to go from concept to revenue, handle the post-Brexit United Kingdom regulatory and tax environment and utilise public grants and incentives to help get you off the ground. You'll also:\* Understand how the UK business landscape has been impacted by Brexit and COVID-19 and the practical steps you can take to adapt\* Finance your new venture with grants from the UK government and enjoy brand-new tax incentives aimed at R&D and innovation\* Find your inspiration with motivating case studies of real-world successes who conquered every challenge the market threw at themYou've spent your life building the skills you'll need for this moment. Let Starting a Business For Dummies: UK Edition show you how to apply them for maximum effect as you grow your company from an idea into an unstoppable juggernaut.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Give your students a leg up and improve learning outcomes with this revolutionary, hands-on approach to teachingIn Cultivating Curiosity: Teaching and Learning Reimagined, distinguished educator and author Doreen Gehry Nelson inspires anyone yearning to break away from formulaic teaching. Told from dozens of powerful and personal perspectives, the effectiveness and versatility of the Doreen Nelson Method of Design-Based Learning described in the book is backed by years of quantitative and qualitative data.You'll learn how applying this cross-curricular methodology can transform your K-12 teaching practice, regardless of changes in content standards. The book includes:\* Discussions about how to launch creative and critical thinking in your students\* Explanations of the methodology's 6 ½ Steps of Backward Thinking(TM) that invigorate the teaching experience and dramatically improve learning\* The inception of the methodology and the experiences of K-12 teachers who practice it in their classrooms.Perfect for K-12 educators seeking a methodology that consistently engages students in applying what they learn, Cultivating Curiosity is also an ideal resource for teachers-in-training, administrators, and post-secondary educators.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Discover the secrets of one of the world's leading talent acquisition expertsIn the newly revised Fourth Edition of Hire With Your Head: Using Performance-Based Hiring to Build Great Teams, influential recruiting and hiring expert Lou Adler delivers a practical guide to consistently identifying and hiring the best people and scaling that process throughout your company.This book will help you address your hiring and recruitment issues, not just by making you more efficient, but also by reforming your entire process to align with how top talent actually look for new jobs, compare offers, and select opportunities.You'll discover:\* Discover what it takes to ensure more Win-Win Hiring outcomes by hiring for the anniversary date rather than the start date\* How to use a 'High Tech, High Touch' approach to raise the talent bar\* Expand the talent pool to include more outstanding, high potential and diverse talent by defining work as a series of key performance objectivesPerfect for hiring managers, recruiters, and HR and business leaders, Hire with Your Head is a must-read resource for anyone seeking to improve their ability to find, attract, and retain the top talent the world has to offer.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A guidebook to beating internet addiction and screen overuse and for living a fuller lifeThere's no escaping it--we live in a digital world. We work, play, socialize, and learn online, and the Internet provides many amazing opportunities. Unfortunately, because of our basic biology, we're all susceptible to overuse and addiction to screens. Video games, social media, porn, and even scrolling online, taps into that pleasurable dopamine reward system. So, when is it time to log off or put the phone down and get help Overcoming Internet Addiction For Dummies gives you the information, resources, and the self-assessment tools you need to discover how much is too much, along with practical suggestions on what to do about it.Learn how to take back control of your time and attention--or help your kids or loved ones get control of theirs. This comprehensive, user-friendly overview of Internet addiction is full of helpful and proven methods to help foster a healthy, balanced, and sustainable life with screens.\* Discover the basic biology of addiction, including why children and teens are especially susceptible.\* Become aware of the cognitive, psychological, and physical effects excess Internet and screen use.\* Learn how social media, video gaming, and Internet pornography could be getting in the way of real-time living.\* Find out why smartphones are not smart for you to use all the time.\* Understand the science of how and why you can become addicted to your screens so you can unplug more easily and use your time for what matters most.\* Empower yourself and your children to build a positive relationship with the Internet and digital technology.This book can help you and your loved ones plug back into life and show you where you can find information, resources, support, and treatment. Overcoming Internet Addiction is about taking back control of your time and attention and learning to manage your screen use, so it doesn't manage you.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Monetize your company's data and data science expertise without spending a fortune on hiring independent strategy consultants to help What if there was one simple, clear process for ensuring that all your company's data science projects achieve a high a return on investment What if you could validate your ideas for future data science projects, and select the one idea that's most prime for achieving profitability while also moving your company closer to its business vision There is. Industry-acclaimed data science consultant, Lillian Pierson, shares her proprietary STAR Framework - A simple, proven process for leading profit-forming data science projects. Not sure what data science is yet Don't worry! Parts 1 and 2 of Data Science For Dummies will get all the bases covered for you. And if you're already a data science expert Then you really won't want to miss the data science strategy and data monetization gems that are shared in Part 3 onward throughout this book. Data Science For Dummies demonstrates: The only process you'll ever need to lead profitable data science projects Secret, reverse-engineered data monetization tactics that no one's talking about The shocking truth about how simple natural language processing can be How to beat the crowd of data professionals by cultivating your own unique blend of data science expertise Whether you're new to the data science field or already a decade in, you're sure to learn something new and incredibly valuable from Data Science For Dummies. Discover how to generate massive business wins from your company's data by picking up your copy today.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Discover how to transform stress and other unwanted states into resilience, clarity, and improved wellbeing with this insightful new bookResilience By Design: How to Survive and Thrive in a Complex and Turbulent World delivers the world's most detailed and research-backed how-to manual to integrate advances from neuroscience and complexity theory with real world expertise, providing practical techniques that you'll want to use every day. Alongside well explained scientific theory, each chapter contains dramatic, real-life stories of people from frontline services, elite sports, and everyday survivors who learned to thrive in high pressure, demanding, and often deadly situations.You'll discover how resilience isn't just the ability to tough it out; it's dependent upon an interconnected set of skills, techniques, creative processes, and new understandings of how we think, act, and interact with our environments and each other.If you or someone you care about experiences unwanted stress, anxiety, decision fatigue, overwhelm, or burnout, by applying the step-by-step techniques in this book, you'll learn to develop resilience, clarity, improved energy, wellbeing, and overall performance.You'll also learn:\* There's no such thing as an inherently stressful situation, workplace, or event.\* How to appreciate and benefit from the hidden information in your unconscious signals and intuitions\* How to adapt your decision making to meet the challenges of uncertainty, from the complicated and complex, to the outright chaotic\* When to define your limits and 'line in the sand' so that you never expose yourself to unmanageable risk or potential burnout\* What is it to, 'Know Thyself', through techniques that change perspective and bring clarity even in uncertain, turbulent times\* Techniques that can be easily taught to people you care about\* Lifelong resilience and being at your best is available to each of us, no matter what life throws at you.Resilience By Design was derived from the experiences of hundreds of people on the frontline of emergency services, defense, Olympic level sports, business, art, science, and many other areas of expertise--from firefighters and paramedics to social workers and athletes. This book is written for students and teachers, parents and children, caregivers and patients, athletes and coaches, managers and employees, entrepreneurs, and fortune 500 CEOs, and anyone who wishes to know how to survive and thrive in an ever more complex and turbulent world.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Explore the wide world of finchesFinches For Dummies is your entry into the fascinating world of finches. Canaries are probably the most well-known type of finch, but finches are a widely diverse species of birds. They actually encompass several hundred different types of birds, including Gouldians, goldfinches, zebra finches, and owl finches. They also come in an amazing variety of shapes, colors, and sizes. Some are very vocal; some are not. How you care for your finch depends on its species, size, and temperament. But no need to stress. Finches For Dummies is here to help you find the perfect feathered friend!This practical guide sets you up to become a responsible finch caretaker. Inside, you'll find information on:\* Feeding your finches and keeping them healthy\* Choosing the ideal enclosure and supplies for your finches\* Adjusting to finch life with children or other pets\* Breeding your finchesWith the advice and tips in Finches For Dummies, you and your pet finches can maintain a fun and thriving relationship for a long time. If you're interested in adopting one of these amazing birds, pick up a copy.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Jump-start your career as a data scientist--learn to develop datasets for exploration, analysis, and machine learningSQL for Data Scientists: A Beginner's Guide for Building Datasets for Analysis is a resource that's dedicated to the Structured Query Language (SQL) and dataset design skills that data scientists use most. Aspiring data scientists will learn how to how to construct datasets for exploration, analysis, and machine learning. You can also discover how to approach query design and develop SQL code to extract data insights while avoiding common pitfalls.You may be one of many people who are entering the field of Data Science from a range of professions and educational backgrounds, such as business analytics, social science, physics, economics, and computer science. Like many of them, you may have conducted analyses using spreadsheets as data sources, but never retrieved and engineered datasets from a relational database using SQL, which is a programming language designed for managing databases and extracting data.This guide for data scientists differs from other instructional guides on the subject. It doesn't cover SQL broadly. Instead, you'll learn the subset of SQL skills that data analysts and data scientists use frequently. You'll also gain practical advice and direction on 'how to think about constructing your dataset.'\* Gain an understanding of relational database structure, query design, and SQL syntax\* Develop queries to construct datasets for use in applications like interactive reports and machine learning algorithms\* Review strategies and approaches so you can design analytical datasets\* Practice your techniques with the provided database and SQL codeIn this book, author Renee Teate shares knowledge gained during a 15-year career working with data, in roles ranging from database developer to data analyst to data scientist. She guides you through SQL code and dataset design concepts from an industry practitioner's perspective, moving your data scientist career forward.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Discover foundational and advanced techniques in quantitative equity trading from a veteran insiderIn Quantitative Portfolio Management: The Art and Science of Statistical Arbitrage, distinguished physicist-turned-quant Dr. Michael Isichenko delivers a systematic review of the quantitative trading of equities, or statistical arbitrage. The book teaches you how to source financial data, learn patterns of asset returns from historical data, generate and combine multiple forecasts, manage risk, build a stock portfolio optimized for risk and trading costs, and execute trades.In this important book, you'll discover:\* Machine learning methods of forecasting stock returns in efficient financial markets\* How to combine multiple forecasts into a single model by using secondary machine learning, dimensionality reduction, and other methods\* Ways of avoiding the pitfalls of overfitting and the curse of dimensionality, including topics of active research such as 'benign overfitting' in machine learning\* The theoretical and practical aspects of portfolio construction, including multi-factor risk models, multi-period trading costs, and optimal leveragePerfect for investment professionals, like quantitative traders and portfolio managers, Quantitative Portfolio Management will also earn a place in the libraries of data scientists and students in a variety of statistical and quantitative disciplines. It is an indispensable guide for anyone who hopes to improve their understanding of how to apply data science, machine learning, and optimization to the stock market.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A concise yet comprehensive account of the roles and influences of gender over the millennia, featuring new and updated content throughoutGender in History: Global Perspectives, Third Edition, explores the construction and evolution of gender in many of the world's cultures from the Paleolithic era to the COVID pandemic of the twenty-first century. Broad in geographic and topical scope, this comprehensive volume discusses the ways families, religions, social hierarchies, politics, work, education, art, sexuality, and other issues are linked to various conceptions of gender.Now organized chronologically rather than topically, this extensively revised edition presents a wealth of up-to-date information based on the scholarship of the last decade. New and expanded chapters offer insights on the connections between gender and key events and trends in world history, including domestication and the development of agriculture, the growth of cities and larger-scale political structures, the spread of world religions, changing ideas of race, class, and sexuality, colonialism and imperialism, capitalism, wars, revolutions, and more. Written by a distinguished scholar in the field of women's and gender history, this third edition of Gender in History:\* Examines how gender roles were shaped by family life, religious traditions, various other institutions, and how the institutions were influenced by gender\* Considers why gender variations developed in different cultures and in diverse social, ethnic, and racial groups within a single culture\* Addresses ideas in different cultures that shaped both informal societal norms and formalized laws\* Explores debates about the origins of patriarchy, the development of complex gender hierarchies, and contemporary movements for social change\* Discusses the gender implications of modern issues including the global pandemic and ongoing cultural and economic shifts\* Includes an accessible introduction to key theoretical and methodological issues and an instructor's website site with visual and written original sourcesGender in History: Global Perspectives, Third Edition, is essential reading for undergraduate and graduate students in courses such as those on women's history, women in world history, and gender in world history, and a valuable supplement for general survey courses within History and Women's and Gender Studies programs.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Provides an up-to-date introduction and analysis of the US political scene written from a comparative perspective, newly revised and updated throughoutAmerican Politics and Society in an accessible introduction to the main institutions of the US federal government, discussing the most recent developments in broader economic, social, and comparative contexts. Now in its tenth edition, this popular textbook applies an international perspective to the relevance of historical trends, research findings in political science, and present-day governmental procedures, structures, and debates. Acclaimed author David McKay guides students through the complexities of the American political system while encouraging them to evaluate the widening ideological divide that now defines American political life and public discourse.Since the publication of the previous edition, America has undergone some of the most dramatic events in its history--from the COVID-19 pandemic, to the widespread protests against racial and economic injustice, to the aggressive populist rhetoric of Donald Trump, to the bitterly contested 2020 presidential election that culminated in the violent assault on the US Capitol. In this edition, the author addresses the escalating ideological conflict, the rise of extremism in the Republican Party, arguments over the proper role of government, the public's expectations of politicians and political processes, and more. Offering valuable insights into both the social-political past and present of America, this classic textbook:\* Examines the policy process in such areas as civil rights, social policy, economic policy, the environment, and foreign policy\* Evaluates the performance of US government over the last decade and audits the broader American political system\* Encourages students to critically assess the US government in areas of democratic responsiveness and public accountability\* Compares international social-political perspectives to those that are uniquely American\* Discusses of the role of beliefs and values in American politics and how they influence broader society and economyThanks to its clear and engaging narrative and its wealth of pedagogical features, American Politics and Society, Tenth Edition remains the ideal introductory textbook for courses exploring the institutions and processes of the US government and the most important events in the current American social and political landscape.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Monetize your company's data and data science expertise without spending a fortune on hiring independent strategy consultants to help What if there was one simple, clear process for ensuring that all your company's data science projects achieve a high a return on investment What if you could validate your ideas for future data science projects, and select the one idea that's most prime for achieving profitability while also moving your company closer to its business vision There is. Industry-acclaimed data science consultant, Lillian Pierson, shares her proprietary STAR Framework - A simple, proven process for leading profit-forming data science projects. Not sure what data science is yet Don't worry! Parts 1 and 2 of Data Science For Dummies will get all the bases covered for you. And if you're already a data science expert Then you really won't want to miss the data science strategy and data monetization gems that are shared in Part 3 onward throughout this book. Data Science For Dummies demonstrates: - The only process you'll ever need to lead profitable data science projects - Secret, reverse-engineered data monetization tactics that no one's talking about - The shocking truth about how simple natural language processing can be - How to beat the crowd of data professionals by cultivating your own unique blend of data science expertise Whether you're new to the data science field or already a decade in, you're sure to learn something new and incredibly valuable from Data Science For Dummies. Discover how to generate massive business wins from your company's data by picking up your copy today.Wiley-VCH GmbH, Boschstraße 12, 69469 Weinheim Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An accessible and comprehensive introduction to key concepts in globalization written by leading authors in the fieldIn the comprehensively revised Third Edition of Globalization: A Basic Text, distinguished researchers and authors George Ritzer and Paul Dean deliver an up-to-date introduction to major trends and topics related to the study of globalization. The book includes accessible and rigorous material on the key theories and major topics in globalization, as well as modern developments like the rise of populism and far-right political groups, Brexit, migration and backlash to it, trade negotiations, social media and the spread of misinformation, climate change, social justice issues, and COVID-19.The new edition includes a greater focus on the structures of inequality that encourage or discourage global flows. Additionally, new examples and sources from Central and South America, Africa, and Asia are used to illustrate key concepts, and round out the international coverage of book. Throughout, the authors use clear and helpful metaphors including solids, liquids, gases, and flows to introduce and explain the complex nature of globalization in an engaging and understandable way.Readers will also benefit from the inclusion of:\* A thorough introduction to globalization and related processes, including imperialism, colonialism, development, and westernization\* An exploration of neoliberalism, including its roots, principles, criticisms, and Neo-Marxist alternatives\* A practical discussion of global political structures and processes, as well as global economic flows of production and consumption\* A concise treatment of negative global flows and processes, including dangerous imports, diseases, crime, terrorism, and war\* Analysis of the changing nature of globalization and de-globalization, and the social movements and technological developments driving these changes\* More images, charts, and graphs to help illustrate and highlight the concepts contained in the bookPerfect for advanced undergraduates studying globalization across sociology, political science, geography, anthropology, and economics, Globalization: A Basic Text, Third Edition will also be essential reading for students taking courses in culture, economy and inequality, and migration taught from a global perspective.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A robust and comprehensive description and implementation roadmap of SEL across all levels of your school's curriculumIn Essentials of Social Emotional Learning (SEL): The Complete Guide for Schools and Practitioners, learning expert and advocate Donna Black delivers a rigorous and compelling case for the adoption of crucial SEL components in your school, as well as a step-by-step guide to its implementation.The book walks readers through every step of understanding, designing, implementing, and measuring an SEL program designed to create lasting and powerful change for your students. The author describes strategies to engage students with relationships and instruct them in core skills.Essentials of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) also explores:\* The emergence of social emotional learning as a world phenomenon, including key definitions, critical areas of competence, historical influences, and the role of emotional intelligence in SEL.\* A rigorous review of current problems in education addressed by SEL, as well as the latest empirical support and validation for the model.\* A description of SEL as a sustainable framework for success, including a multi-phase guide to a whole-school implementation of SEL complete with tools, templates, and checklists.A start-to-finish roadmap on the implementation of social emotional learning in schools of all sizes, Essentials of Emotional Learning (SEL) is a must-read resource for school administrators, teachers, and parents of school age children with an interest in addressing the barriers often faced by students.…