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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The easy way to become a more mindful leaderWant to become a more mindful leader With Mindful Leadership For Dummies, you'll find accessible and authoritative guidance for cultivating focus, clarity, and creativity from within your colleagues. Packed full of useful tips, this friendly how-to guide will help you incorporate mindfulness in your leadership style to manage and reap the benefits of a more attentive working life--all while nurturing compassion in the service of others. You'll discover how mindfulness can help improve decision-making and communication skills, manage modern workday challenges, and so much more.Mindful leadership is currently a high-trending topic in the self-help/business world, making headlines in such prominent publications as Forbes, Time magazine and The Guardian, and even earning a dedicated blog on Huffington Post. And all for good reason--the benefits of practicing mindfulness in the workplace are far-reaching, and as we begin to uncover more research that supports its effectiveness, it's no wonder business leaders are jumping aboard this positive bandwagon.\* Includes tips on incorporating mindfulness into your leadership style\* Shows you how mindfulness can help develop and deepen your leadership qualities\* Explains how mindfulness enhances productivity and minimizes the effects of stress in the workplace\* Outlines how adding mindfulness to your leadership approach will enable you to make positive choices that support your well-beingIf you're a businessperson looking to add mindfulness to your leadership tool belt, Mindful Leadership For Dummies has everything you need to get started today.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Word kann viel mehr als Texte schreiben und ablegen. Dan Gookin führt Sie in Word 2016 und seine Funktionen ein. Er zeigt Ihnen Schritt für Schritt, wie Sie Texte formatieren und strukturieren, mit Formatvorlagen arbeiten, Tabellen oder Grafiken einfügen und vieles mehr. Außerdem verrät er Ihnen viele Tricks, wie Sie mit Word noch effektiver arbeiten. Mit diesem Buch finden sich Word-Neulinge und Umsteiger auf die Version 2016 schnell und sicher im Programm zurecht.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Werden Sie Ihrer Daten nicht mehr Herr Reicht Ihnen Excel nicht mehr Wollen Sie endlich auf eine echte Datenbank umsteigen Die Datenbank ist längst vorhanden, aber Sie müssen oder wollen Berichte, Abfragen und Formulare aus Access heraus erzeugen Access ist flexibel und leistungsstark allerdings ist es nicht selbsterklärend. Laurie Ulrich Fuller und Ken Cook erklären Ihnen deshalb die Bedienung von Access 2016 Schritt für Schritt. Sie zeigen Ihnen, was sich hinter all den Registerkarten und Schaltflächen verbirgt und wie Sie damit zielorientiert arbeiten können. Machen Sie Access zu Ihrem Werkzeug!

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Super-charge your brain to gain a huge competitive edge in business and in lifeFuture Brain is the busy professional's secret weapon for boosting mastery, efficiency, and productivity to gain that coveted competitive edge -- in business and in life. Designed to be implemented at the individual, team, or organisational level, this in-depth, step-by-step framework leverages neuro-scientific principles to help you develop a solid, habit-changing plan for building and maintaining brain fitness and healthy behaviours. Author Dr. Jenny Brockis will help you develop your thought processes and your regular routine to get more done with less effort and time. Based on the idea of neuroplasticity, these daily practices improve focus, creativity, and effectiveness to help you stay relevant, competitive, and way ahead of the pack.You already have a magnificent brain, but you probably take it for granted; we often develop 'survival techniques' that force our brain to work with an incompatible 'operating system' in an effort to keep up with the ever-increasing velocity of change and information overload. This book helps you beef up your brain awareness so you can take advantage of the built-in features and native capabilities that make the human brain a truly awesome machine.\* Reduce stress and avoid stress-related illnesses\* Foster healthy thinking habits to boost efficiency\* Build your expertise with renewed focus and stamina\* Drive innovation through productive collaborationA brain that can change, adapt, lead, and collaborate to operate with a high level of flexibility, agility, and creativity is a brain that will serve you well now and into the future. Future Brain turns neuroscience into actionable steps, helping you to train your brain to achieve high-performance in all areas of life.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Rise above depression and build a positive future using mindfulnessIf you suffer from depression, you know that it's not something you can simply snap yourself out of. Depression is a potentially debilitating condition that must be treated and managed with care, but not knowing where to turn for help can make an already difficult time feel even more harrowing. Thankfully, Managing Depression with Mindfulness For Dummies offers authoritative and sensitive guidance on using evidence based and NHS approved Mindfulness Based Interventions similar to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to help empower you to rise above depression and discover a renewed sense of emotional wellbeing and happiness. The book offers cutting edge self-management mindfulness techniques which will help you make sense of your condition and teach you how to relate differently to negative thought patterns which so often contribute to low mood and depression.The World Health Organization predicts that more people will be affected by depression than any other health problem by the year 2030. While the statistics are staggering, they offer a small glimmer of hope: you aren't alone. As we continue to learn more about how depression works and how it can be treated, the practice of mindfulness proves to be an effective tool for alleviating stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and insomnia. With the tips and guidance offered inside, you'll learn how to apply the practice of mindfulnessto ease your symptoms of depression and get your life back.\* Heal and recover from depression mindfully\* Understand the relationship between thinking, feeling, mood, and depression\* Reduce your depression with effective mindfulness practices\* Implement positive changes and prevent relapseWhether you are struggling with low mood or simply wish to learn mindfulness as a way of enriching your life, Managing Depression with Mindfulness For Dummies serves as a beacon of light and hope on your journey to rediscovering your sense of wellbeing, joy and happiness.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Master the essential skill set of the truly effective leaderThe Leadership Journey charts a course through four critical areas of being a great leader. Written by Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison, this book brings world-renown people and talent development expertise to bear in a discussion about 'good' versus 'great' leadership. Successful leadership at any level is about getting results, but how do the best of the best manage to consistently deliver bigger and better things This book shares the 'secret sauce' of successful leadership, and provides an actionable framework for discovering--and developing--your own leadership skills and potential. Anyone can have the right hands-on skills, but true leadership finesse lies in the much tougher realm of developing self-awareness to lead yourself first ('Look in the Mirror'); navigating by a fixed point of personal and organizational purpose ('Embody Purpose'); journeying with others who want to follow you ('Don't Walk Alone'); and plotting a course that's beyond the line of sight of what everyone sees ('Navigate Beyond the Horizon'). By distilling the broad and complex topic of leadership into highly accessible points and discussions, The Leadership Journey is perfect traveling companion for everyone along the leadership path.Effective leaders help people do more--and become more--than even they ever thought possible. This book gives you a practical framework for becoming the kind leader your team needs to succeed.\* Master the key elements of great leadership\* Understand why hard skills aren't enough\* Learn how to motivate and lead others\* Achieve more by helping others inspire and empower themselvesGrounded in practical and proven real-world experience, this invaluable guide packs a powerful punch. When it comes to great leadership, reaching your destination requires a precise, well-planned journey that covers all critical ground. The Leadership Journey gives you a clear roadmap with expert direction and world-class advice.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The marketer's guide to modernizing platforms and practicesMarketing in the digital era is a whole new game: it's fundamentally about competing on the customer experience. Marketers must integrate a complex set of technologies to capture the customer's digital body language--and thereby deliver the right experiences, at the right times, via the right channels. This approach represents a formidable technological and practical challenge that few marketers have experience with.The methods that enable marketers to meet this challenge are emerging from an unexpected place: the world of software development. The Agile methodologies that once revolutionized software development are now revolutionizing marketing.Agile provides the foundation for alignment between the marketing and product management sides. It can unleash a whole array of new marketing opportunities for growth hacking as well as for 'baking' marketing directly into your products or services. Beyond that, as a discipline it can serve as a bridge to strategic alignment, positioning the chief marketing officer alongside the chief product officer as the two primary drivers of the business.Written by a premier practitioner of modern marketing, this book will provide you with:\* Insights on the evolution of product development and management in the organization--and why marketing must partner with them in the new era\* An understanding of Agile methods and their application to marketing\* A plan for integrating Agile with your traditional methods\* Tactics to drive alignment with product management\* A pathway to becoming the steward of customer experienceRich with examples, case studies, illustrations, and exercises drawn from the author's wide-ranging experience (from startups to a top global technology company), The Agile Marketer will help you transform marketing in your organization, in spirit and practice--and help realize its critical roles in product management and the customer experience.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Your one-stop guide to understanding MicroeconomicsMicroeconomics For Dummies (with content specific to the UK reader) is designed to help you understand the economics of individuals. Using concise explanations and accessible content that tracks directly to an undergraduate course, this book provides a student-focused course supplement with an in-depth examination of each topic. This invaluable companion provides clear information and real-world examples that bring microeconomics to life and introduces you to all the key concepts. From supply and demand to market competition, you'll understand how the economy works on an individual level, and how it affects you every day. Before long, you'll be conversant in consumers, costs, and competition.Microeconomics is all about the behaviour of individual people and individual firms. It sounds pretty straightforward, but it gets complicated early on. You may not be an economist, but if you're a business student at university, the odds are you need to come to grips with microeconomics. That's where Microeconomics For Dummies comes in, walking you through the fundamental concepts and giving you the understanding you need to master the material.\* Understand supply, demand, and equilibrium\* Examine the consumer decision making process\* Delve into elasticity and costs of production\* Learn why competition is healthy and monopolies are notEven the brightest business students can find economics intimidating, but the material is essential to a solid grasp of how the business world works. The good news is that you've come to the right place.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Find out what happens when companies stop competing and start collaborating.Off-Centered Leadership considers an innovative approach to business by exploring what happens when companies stop competing and start collaborating -- both externally in the marketplace and internally in building a culture of communication, trust and alignment. Brimming with lessons on entrepreneurship and culture from the founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, one of the fastest growing independent brewery in the country,members of his leadership team and external mentors from the worlds of business and art, this game-changing text turns competition on its head by showcasing how competing organizations can work together--and with other local businesses--to reach a common goal. The text dives into how Dogfish Head has blazed a new trail through the development of a revolutionary business model that has called upon musicians, community organizations, and even other breweries to keep product development fresh and create engaging customer experiences.This book documents and addresses the growing pains a company experiences as it evolves from the awkward early start up years into a mid-sized sustainable company with hundreds of co-workers. Calagione is candid in sharing his personal leadership challenges and success and calls on other seasoned vets inside and outside the company who inform and influence the journey of growth and creative expression Dogfish Head is on. This book is rich with practical information entrepreneurs and business people can apply to their own professional journeys.Competition has long been the name of the game in the business world, but what if there was a different way to approach business The collaboration over competition approach to business has been proven to foster positivity, productivity, and, ultimately, success. By partnering with your competition instead of trying to outsell them, you could actually create a memorable customer experience that will have people coming back for more!Internally as well the dogfish approach has evolved and is not traditional org chart driven top down leadership. Calagione shared the challenges of evolving from a founder-driven entrepreneurial company where he was the sole creative and strategic director into a more collaborative collective where he is now one of many creative and strategic voices in the company.\* Discover the methods and approaches dogfish head has used to grow a rich diverse leadership team and evolve from a company basing decisions on the gut and whims of a founder to one with a more robust wholistic strategic approach in a way that allows them to stay creative and maintain their irreverent off-centered culture.\* Discover how ditching your competitive nature and embracing collaboration can allow you to better serve your customers\* Explore innovative solutions to the challenges that today's businesses face\* Consider how your company can grow through the collaboration over competition business model\* Leverage the experiences of other companies to truly understand how collaboration can contribute to your businesss successOff-Centered Leadership is a groundbreaking book that explores the power of collaboration within the business world.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Your business success is now forever linked to the success of your customers Customer Success is the groundbreaking guide to the exciting new model of customer management. Business relationships are fundamentally changing. In the world B.C. (Before Cloud), companies could focus totally on sales and marketing because customers were often 'stuck' after purchasing. Therefore, all of the 'post-sale' experience was a cost center in most companies. In the world A.B. (After Benioff), with granular per-year, per-month or per-use pricing models, cloud deployments and many competitive options, customers now have the power. As such, B2B vendors must deliver success for their clients to achieve success for their own businesses.Customer success teams are being created in companies to quarterback the customer lifecycle and drive adoption, renewals, up-sell and advocacy. The Customer Success philosophy is invading the boardroom and impacting the way CEOs think about their business. Today, Customer Success is the hottest B2B movement since the advent of the subscription business model, and this book is the one-of-a-kind guide that shows you how to make it work in your company.From the initial planning stages through execution, you'll have expert guidance to help you:\* Understand the context that led to the start of the Customer Success movement\* Build a Customer Success strategy proven by the most competitive companies in the world\* Implement an action plan for structuring the Customer Success organization, tiering your customers, and developing the right cross-functional playbooksCustomers want products that help them achieve their own business outcomes. By enabling your customers to realize value in your products, you're protecting recurring revenue and creating a customer for life. Customer Success shows you how to kick start your customer-centric revolution, and make it stick for the long term.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - How to Succeed in College and Beyond is an insightful, inspired guide to the undergraduate experience that helps students balance the joy of learning with the necessity of career preparation.\* Features a wealth of advice for getting the most from an undergraduate education, especially inthe areas of arts and humanities, written by an experienced educator and mentor\* Covers the entire undergraduate experience, from high school preparation, applications,financial aid, each undergraduate year from freshman to senior, junior year abroad course selection, and extra-curricular activities, to independent study, honors essays, graduate school, dissertations, and career searches\* Discusses the benefits of pursuing an arts and humanities degree including how to write effectively, speak articulately, and think critically and discusses how to balance the joy and practicality of education in terms of getting vocationally-focused qualifications.\* Packed with information that is as helpful to students as it is to their parents, teachers, and advisors, this guide is a indispensible resource for prospective and present undergraduates.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Turn Uncomfortable Conversations into Meaningful Dialogue.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The fundamental relationships among brands, media, and people are being transformed, and just as we try to adapt, along comes a new disruption. Are you and your organization prepared to deal with today's unprecedented speed and scope of technological change Beyond Advertising provides a business transformation road map for an aspirational future, based on the insights of more than 200 of the world's most forward-thinking executives, innovators, and academics all grappling with today's unique challenges and opportunities.This book offers a concrete set of principles, including The All Touchpoint Value Creation Model, designed to lift us out of reactive thinking and encourage the co-creation of a future better for business, better for people, and better for society. Actionable steps include:\* Holistically orchestrate and allocate resources across all touchpoints\* Redefine expectations of success to align for multi-win outcomes\* Provide every stakeholder at all touchpointsa R.A.V.E.S. standard of content: relevant and respectful, actionable, valuable, exceptional experiences, and a shareworthy story\* Develop all touchpoints to maximize the M.A.D.E.s value of context: the complete person, the features of the delivery platform, the dynamic environment, and synergies with other touchpoints.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'During a time of tremendous change and uncertainty, Healthcare Disrupted gives executives a framework and language to determine how they will evolve their products, services, and strategies to flourish in a increasingly value-based healthcare system. Using a powerful mix of real world examples and unanswered questions, Elton and O'Riordan lead you to see that 'no action' is not an option--and push you to answer the most important question: 'What is your role in this digitally driven change and how can your firm can gain competitive advantage and lead ''--David Epstein, Division Head, Novartis Pharmaceuticals'Healthcare Disrupted is an inspirational call-to-action for everyone associated with healthcare, especially the innovators who will develop the next generation of therapeutics, diagnostics, and devices.'--Bob Horvitz, Ph.D., David H. Koch Professor of Biology, MIT; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine'In a time of dizzying change across all fronts: from biology, to delivery, to the use of big data, Health Disrupted captures the impact of these forces and thoughtfully develops new approaches to value creation in the healthcare industry. A must-read for those who strive to capitalize on change and reinvent the industry.'--Deborah Dunsire, M.D., president and CEO, FORUM PharmaceuticalsHealthcare at a Crossroad: Seismic Shifts, New Business Models for SuccessHealthcare Disrupted is an in-depth look at the disruptive forces driving change in the the healthcare industry and provides guide for defining new operating and business models in response to these profound changes.Based on original research conducted by Accenture and years of experience working with the most successful companies in the industry, healthcare experts Jeff Elton and Anne O'Riordan provide an informed, insightful view of the state of the industry, what's to come, and new emerging business models for life sciences companies play a different role from the past in to driving superior outcomes for patients and playing a bigger role in creating greater value for healthcare overall. Their book explains how critical global healthcare trends are challenging legacy strategies and business models, and examines why historical leaders in the industy must evolve, to stay relevant and compete with new entrants.Healthcare Disrupted captures this pivotal point in time to give executives and senior managers across pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, medical device, medical diagnostics, digital technology, and health services companies an opportunity to step back and consider the changing landscape. This book gives companies options for how to adapt and stay relevant and outlines four new business models that can drive sustainable growth and performance. It demonstrates how real-world data (from Electronic Medical Records, health wearables, Internet of Things, digital media, social media, and other sources) is combining with scalable technologies and advanced analytics to fundamentally change how and where healthcare is delivered, bridging to the health of populations, and broadening the resposibility for both. It reveals how this shift in healthcare delivery will significantly improve patient outcomes and the value health systems realize.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this groundbreaking new study, Nick Gill provides a conceptually innovative account of the ways in which indifference to the desperation and hardship faced by thousands of migrants fleeing persecution and exploitation comes about.\* Features original, unpublished empirical material from four Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funded projects\* Challenges the consensus that border controls are necessary or desirable in contemporary society\* Demonstrates how immigration decision makers are immersed in a suffocating web of institutionalized processes that greatly hinder their objectivity and limit their access to alternative perspectives\* Theoretically informed throughout, drawing on the work of a range of social theorists, including Max Weber, Zygmunt Bauman, Emmanuel Levinas, and Georg Simmel.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Das Lehrbuch umfasst den klassischen Stoff der technischen Thermodynamik in kompakter Form. In den ersten Kapiteln werden die thermodynamischen Grundbegriffe System, Zustandsgröße, Prozessgröße, thermisches Gleichgewicht und Temperatur eingeführt. Der anschließend diskutierte erste Hauptsatz als thermodynamisches Äquivalent der Energieerhaltung erlaubt in seinen unterschiedlichen Formulierungen die saubere Definition von Arbeit, Wärme, innerer Energie und Enthalpie. Das Modellsystem des idealen Gases ermöglicht die Ableitung von thermischen und kalorischen Zustandsgleichungen und führt hin zum zweiten Hauptsatz der Thermodynamik, der das Prinzip der Irreversibilität thermodynamischer Prozesse zum Ausdruck bringt und den Begriff der Entropie motiviert. Die folgenden Kapitel befassen sich mit thermodynamischen Kreisprozessen mit und ohne Phasenänderungen unter Verwendung idealer und realer Gase. Das Buch schließt mit einer Einführung in Gasgemische und die Thermodynamik chemischer Reaktionen, die typischerweise in großtechnischen Prozessen auftreten.Das Buch ist vorlesungsbegleitend und zum Selbststudium geeignet: In jedem Kapitel folgt auf die Darstellung der Grundlagen eine auch zum Nachschlagen nutzbare, ausführliche Zusammenfassung der wichtigsten Sachverhalte und eine Aufgabensammlung. Diese enthält Verständnisfragen im Multiple-Choice-Stil sowie nach Schwierigkeitsgrad gestaffelte Rechenaufgaben. Für das erfolgreiche Selbststudium sind alle Aufgaben mit zweistufigen Lösungshinweisen versehen: im ersten Schritt unterstützen vertiefende Fragen bei der Erarbeitung des Lösungswegs, im zweiten Schritt werden konkrete Hilfestellungen in Form von zu verwendenden Formeln oder Sachverhalten angegeben.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Reframe 'wealth management' to achieve sustainable success in financial servicesYou've Been Framed(TM) is a step-by-step guide for achieving ultimate profitability and sustainability for your financial advisory firm. Whether you're a savvy entrepreneur ready to dominate your competitors, or a more experienced advisor moving toward selling your practice, this guide will help you proactively reframe your business. You'll learn how to grow your pipeline of prospects, win the next generation of clients, and deepen your business so it can thrive without you--leaving you free to pursue what matters to you. Build your business on a holistic foundation of wealth management and assemble the team that will take you to the top as you develop a whole new perspective from which to offer your services. Transform your role from 'directive advisor' to 'trusted advocate.' Completely shift the paradigm, and make yourself the de facto solution to your clients' wealth management issues.Whether it's the firm with which you're affiliated or the types of products and services you offer, you've been 'framed.' As a wealth management advisor, your clients have little understanding of what you do or why you do it. Even your team may have the wrong idea. This book helps you clarify and demonstrate the value of your knowledge and skills, so you can frame your work on your own terms.\* Build and showcase your enterprise value\* Renew client relationships and attract new demographics\* Become a leader with proven team-building tools\* Shift your role from advisor to advocateIf you haven't effectively led discussions to co-create what your business stands for--and what differentiates it from competitors--you're losing talent, prospects, and business. You've Been Framed(TM) gives you the perspective you need to thrive in the new financial environment, and achieve sustainable success.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - \* An informative guide to all key aspects of employability for graduating students, educators, managers, and qualified healthcare professionals.\* Written specifically for health professionals, focusing on their needs and the challenges they face, maximising employability potential, and managing career progression.\* Packed full of potential interview questions, reflection opportunities, and case studies throughout\* Includes chapter on Professionalism, Continuing Professional Development (CPD), and Leadership.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Directors: Improve Board PerformanceThe Director's Manual: A Framework for Board Governance offers current and aspiring board members essential up-to-date governance guidance that blends rigorous research-based information with the wisdom found only through practical, direct experience. The book's flexible approach to solving governance issues reflects the authors' belief that no two boards and the cultural dynamics that drive them are the same. As such, the advice offered reflects recognizable leadership dynamics and real world, relevant organizational situations.The book's two authors, Peter C. Browning, an experienced CEO and member of numerous boards and William L. Sparks, a respected organizational researcher, combine their individual experiences and talents to create a book that is both innovative and applicable to directors in any industry sector. Specific best practice guidance is designed to help board members and their directors understand the unique strengths and challenges of their own board while at the same time provide targeted information that drives needed improvements in board performance and efficiency. Specifically, this book will help board members:\* Explore practical advice on key issues, including selection, meeting schedules, and director succession\* Consider board performance from multiple perspectives, including cultural and group dynamics\* Discover how to effectively manage classic problems that arise when making decisions as a group\* Access a comprehensive set of assessment questions to test and reinforce your knowledgeThe Director's Manual: A Framework for Board Governance offers practical advice to guide you as you lead your organization's board.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The market-leading at a Glance series is popular among healthcare students and newly qualified practitioners for its concise and simple approach and excellent illustrations. Each bite-sized chapter is covered in a double-page spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text. Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory texts for teaching, learning and revision, and are useful throughout university and beyond.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Solutions Manual to accompany Fundamentals of Matrix Analysis with Applications--an accessible and clear introduction to linear algebra with a focus on matrices and engineering applications.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Spanning the period from the British Civil War to the French Revolution, the fourth edition of this successful anthology increases its coverage of canonical writings, plays, and of the development of British Literature in the American colonies.\* A thoroughly updated new edition of this popular anthology which focuses firmly on the eighteenth century without neglecting the seventeenth century\* Contains new texts including the play Rover by Aphra Behn, and Beggars' Opera by John Gay; increased canonical works, including works by Dryden, Pope, and Johnson; and historical contextual materials, with particualr attention to the Americas\* Features updated introductions throughout, taking into acccount recent critical works and editions\* Includes useful resources such as an alternative list of contents by theme, and a chronolgy of literary and political events, providing valuable historical and cultural context.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Critical analysis of RMB internationalization and the coming global currency shiftRenminbi Rising charts the emergence of China's internationalizing currency and provides an in-depth analysis of the global repercussions. Written by a team of renown economics researchers, this book describes the pressures that enabled the emergence of a new global monetary system and why China's Renminbi (RMB) became the default 'second in line' as the U.S. receded from leadership. Policy makers and regulators will appreciate the examination of the motivations behind those driving the shift, and financial professionals will find valuable guidance in the discussion surrounding business opportunities that the RMB brings to the table. Coverage includes the emergence of new Chinese-sponsored financial institutions, the scale of various RMB businesses and the coming transformation of the global financial system.Effective management of international monetary affairs has never been more fundamental to the global economic recovery. The rapid emergence of China's RMB is a transformative event of global significance, and this book provides the context you need to understand the depth and breadth of changes on the horizon.\* Understand why a new global monetary system is needed\* Consider the outcomes as China emerges and the U.S. recedes\* Learn the context and motivations behind principal players' strategies\* Discover the scale of opportunities presented by the rise of the RMBIt is essential for finance professionals and economic policy makers to understand the drivers, progress and likely trajectory of the RMB internationalization and to fully grasp the implications for the global financial system, international business and supporting financial products and services. Renminbi Rising offers detailed analysis of the key opportunities and threats inherent in this major economic shift.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Edited by David S. G. Thomas THE DICTIONARY OF PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY FOURTH EDITION.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - How to Succeed in College and Beyond is an insightful, inspired guide to the undergraduate experience that helps students balance the joy of learning with the necessity of career preparation.\* Features a wealth of advice for getting the most from an undergraduate education, especially inthe areas of arts and humanities, written by an experienced educator and mentor\* Covers the entire undergraduate experience, from high school preparation, applications,financial aid, each undergraduate year from freshman to senior, junior year abroad course selection, and extra-curricular activities, to independent study, honors essays, graduate school, dissertations, and career searches\* Discusses the benefits of pursuing an arts and humanities degree including how to write effectively, speak articulately, and think critically and discusses how to balance the joy and practicality of education in terms of getting vocationally-focused qualifications.\* Packed with information that is as helpful to students as it is to their parents, teachers, and advisors, this guide is a indispensible resource for prospective and present undergraduates.