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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Delightful and inspiring tales of some of the most fascinating andawesome women of colonial times American history is rife with stories of our founding fathers, butwhat of the women who lived and worked alongside these men Thisfun and exciting book whisks young readers back to early America,introducing them to a refreshing assortment of brave and uniqueAmerican women of colonial times. Readers will be amazed by thestories of such remarkable colonial women as Mumbet, a slave whowon her freedom in a Massachusetts courtroom in the 1780s; MercyWarren, whose passionate plays about the Revolution thrust her ontothe theater scene as America's first female playwright; and PeggyArnold, the wife of Benedict Arnold, who was as formidable a spy asher notorious husband. With these enlightening profiles, Mary RoddFurbee brings these strong and influential women to life toencourage, inspire, and delight young readers. Mary Rodd Furbee (Morgantown, WV) is a part-time writing andjournalism instructor at West Virginia University School ofJournalism and has written for many publications. She is the authorof five children's books, including Anne Bailey, Frontier Scout;and Mary Ingles, Indian Captive.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Are you a Disappearing Woman 'Beverly Engel has identified a widespread problem and provided women with wise guidelines for bursting through it. She writes with compassion and insight. If you think you are a Disappearing Woman, you will drink in this book as if it were a health-giving elixir. It is!'-Susan Page, author of How One of You Can Bring the Two of You Together and If I'm So Wonderful, Why Am I Still Single 'This remarkably helpful book offers new insights into why so many women surrender their individuality in relationships. Don't wait until your hair is on fire to read it.'-Maxine Schnall, founder and Executive Director of Wives Self Help 'A book of depth and power. I highly recommend it not only to women who lose themselves in their relationships with men but to the parents of adolescent girls who need to be taught how to view themselves as valuable beings separate from their relationships with men and boys.'-Michael Gurian, author of The Good Son and A Fine Young Man Do you frequently find yourself putting your lover's needs ahead of your own Do you tend to lose yourself in your romantic relationships Have you ever neglected your career, your friends, or even your health while in the midst of a love affair Now, in this landmark book, Beverly Engel examines the intricate reasons why so many women submerge themselves in their relationships with men-and offers a straightforward, empowering program that you can use to free yourself from the powerful grip of this all-too-common problem and rediscover yourself as a Woman of Substance.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Michael Jordan ist der erfolgreichste Basketballspieler, der je eine Basketballuniform getragen hat. Er ist seinen Fans in aller Welt nicht nur auf dem Spielfeld begegnet, sondern auch in Werbespots, Interviews und bemerkenswerter Weise auch in Spielfilmen. 'Michael Jordan Speaks' ist das erste Buch, das Michael Jordan in seinen eigenen Worten porträtiert - mit Auszügen aus Artikeln, Nachrichtensendungen, und Interviews. Dieses Buch geht auf jeden Aspekt von Jordans sportlicher Karriere ein, auf seinen Megastar-Status und sein Privatleben. Es gehört zur berühmten 'Speaks'-Reihe und wurde von Bestsellerautorin Janet Lowe geschrieben. Eine fesselnde Lektüre. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Ob Sie ihn nun lieben oder hassen - Bill Gates hat ganz allein die technologische Zukunft des 21. Jahrhunderts geprägt. 'Bill Gates Speaks' dokumentiert Leben und Ambitionen einer weltweit einzigartigen Führungsperönlichkeit, und zwar sowohl aus unternehmensbezogener als auch aus kultureller Sicht. Dies ist das einzige Buch auf dem Markt, das Gates in seinen eigenen Worten porträtiert - mit Auszügen aus Artikeln, Nachrichtensendungen, und Interviews. Erfahren Sie, was Bill Gates alles zu sagen hat, angefangen beim Führen eines Firmenimperiums bis hin zur Gründung einer Familie. Eine unterhaltsame und aufschlussreiche Lektüre aus der berühmten 'Speaks'-Reihe.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The richest, most fulfilling love of your life is yet to come! 'The Authentic Heart offers practical, wise, and compassionate guidance for midlife love.'--Jack Kornfield, author of A Path with Heart and After the Ecstasy, the Laundry 'The Authentic Heart is a groundbreaking, insightful, warmly written book that I highly recommend to anyone wanting more loving, joyful relationships. John Amodeo addresses with great clarity, wisdom, and practicality the key steps that are necessary for building authentic, mature, loving connections--not only with others, but also with oneself.'--John Bradshaw, New York Times bestselling author of Healing the Shame that Binds You 'Just what millions want to know--not only how to make love last but how to make lasting love new again and again. This warmhearted and clearheaded book is full of practical wisdom.'--Gay Hendricks, Ph.D., and Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D., authors of Conscious Loving and The Conscious Heart As you enter midlife, you may feel that something you've always longed for has never happened. Frustrated, you may give up on love or cling to young images of romantic love, hoping that another person will furnish happiness. You may experience a growing sense of depression, anxiety, or cynicism. But as psychotherapist and relationship expert Dr. John Amodeo explains, authentic love takes time and maturity. At midlife, you hold the extraordinary potential to become more fully awake and alive in your relationships than ever before. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Amodeo helps you rediscover love at its best. You'll learn how to overcome the psychological obstacles that have kept you from developing satisfying relationships. And you'll learn the eight enriching steps that release your authentic self for the fullness of genuine connection. Whether you're seeking true love for the first time or wish to deepen the joy and meaning in your current relationship, The Authentic Heart guides you along the path to a more vibrant partnership in the prime of your life.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Network marketing has helped people all over the world achieve financial independence-and it can help you do the same. As a profession, network marketing invites all people, regardless of gender, experience, education, or financial status, to jump on board and build a satisfying and potentially lucrative business. If you want to improve your current financial situation and are ready to become your own boss, then networking marketing is the way to go.Whether you want to work full-time or part-time; whether you dream of earning a few hundred dollars a month or thousands of dollars a month, Network Marketing For Dummies can show you how to get started in this business within a matter of days. If you're currently involved in network marketing, this book is also valuable as both a reference source and a refresher course.Network marketing is a system for distributing goods and services through networks of thousands of independent salespeople, or distributors. With Network Marketi ng For Dummies as your guide, you'll become familiar with this system and figure out how to build revenue, motivate your distributors, evaluate opportunities, and grab the success you deserve in this field. You'll explore important topics, such as setting up a database of prospects and creating loyal customers. You'll also discover how to:Get set up as a distributorDevelop a comprehensive marketing planRecruit, train, and motivate your networkMaximize downline incomeTake your marketing and sales skills to a higher levelCope with taxes and regulationsAvoid common pitfalls Packed with tips on overcoming common start-up hurdles as well as stories from more than fifty successful network marketers, Network Marketing For Dummies will show you how to approach this opportunity so that you can begin to build a successful and satisfying business of your own.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This new edition of the original text reveals how Nathaniel Branden's landmark book broke the rules of conventional behavioral theory and promulgated his revolutionary ideas on the critical role that self-esteem plays in living a healthy, fulfilling life. The book offers an in-depth exploration of the need for self-esteem, the nature of that need, the conditions of fulfillment, and how self-esteem (or lack of it) affects our values, responses, and goals. Branden also debunks the misguided notion that self-esteem is a 'feel-good phenomenon' and shows instead how self-esteem, rationality, perseverance, self-responsibility, and personal integrity are all intimately related.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Leading in a Time of Change' - Buch plus Videokassette zu einem brandaktuellen Thema! Einzigartig: Die Kassette enthält ein 42-minütiges Gespräch zwischen den einflußreichsten Denkern der modernen Managementtheorie - Peter Drucker und Peter Senge. Frances Hesselbein moderiert die Diskussion: Sie erläutert die einzelnen Gesprächsthemen und bietet eine Zusammenfassung der Ergebnisse. Drucker und Senge beantworten umfangreiche Fragen zum Thema demographischer und technologischer Wandel und die daraus resultierenden Konsequenzen für Führungskräfte. Darüber hinaus geben sie gezielte Ratschläge, wie man die sich bietenden Chancen nutzt, Spitzenkräfte engagiert, wie man Unternehmenswerte aufbaut und wann es an der Zeit ist, ein Produkt aufzugeben. Ein wichtiger Ratgeber für Manager und strategische Planer. Hier lernen Sie den erfolgreichen Umgang mit den Kernelementen moderner Führungsarbeit in der heutigen schnell-lebigen internationalen Geschäftswelt.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The NASCAR Way' - Bestseller-Autor Robert Hagstrom analysiert hier ein typisch amerikanisches Phänomen - das NASCAR Racing. NASCAR ist die beliebteste amerikanische Rennserie und darüber hinaus eine milliardenschwere Wachstumsbranche. Hagstrom, selbst begeisterter Anhänger des Stock-Car-Racing, untersucht die NASCAR-Branche genauer und die vielfältigen Möglichkeiten die sie Sportbegeisterten, Geschäftsleuten und Investoren bietet. Dabei betrachtet er das NASCAR-Phänomen in erster Linie aus der Sicht des Geschäftsmannes und Investors.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Wie entflieht eine afro-amerikanische Frau der Armut und wird zu einer der einflussreichsten Berühmtheiten der Welt Gehen Sie der Antwort selbst auf den Grund in 'Oprah Winfrey Speaks'! Dieses Buch porträtiert diese großartige Frau in ihren eigenen Worten - mit Auszügen aus Artikeln, Nachrichtensendungen und Interviews. Erfahren Sie alles über Oprah, angefangen bei ihrem unerschütterlichen Glauben bis hin zu ihren nüchternen Geschäftsprinzipien und ihren 10 Geboten für lebenslangen Erfolg. Eine interessante Lektüre aus der berühmten 'Speaks'-Reihe.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Leading Beyond Walls' - der erste Band der Drucker Foundation 'Wisdom to Action'-Reihe - jetzt neu als Broschurausgabe! In diesem Buch diskutieren prominente Denker die neuen Herausforderungen an Führungskräfte in einem Zeitalter, in dem alte Regeln und konventionelle Grenzen ihre Gültigkeit verloren haben. Sie erforschen neue Wege für den Aufbau von Beziehungen, neue Ansätze zu Strategieentwicklung und Marketing, neue Modelle der Mitarbeiterbindung sowie eine Reihe anderer innovativer Ideen. In ihren prägnanten Aufsätzen sprechen führende Köpfe der Unternehmenswelt, wie z.B. Stephen Covey, Noel Tichy, Peter Senge, C. K. Prahalad und Peter Drucker von ganz neuen Möglichkeiten, die aber nur dann geschaffen werden können, wenn Führungskräfte bereit sind, die Hemmnisse festgefahrener Traditionen zu überwinden.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The Day Trader' - Jetzt neu als Broschurausgabe! Dieses Buch liefert einen einzigartigen Einblick in die geheime Welt des Day Trading, und zwar aus der Sicht eines ganz Großen der Branche - Lewis Borsellino. In der Welt des Day Trading entscheiden Titanen in Bruchteilen von Sekunden über riesige Geldsummen, und von einem Augenblick auf den anderen entstehen oder verschwinden ganze Vermögen. Erfolgreiche Day Trader sind intelligent, aggressiv und haben das Glück auf ihrer Seite. In 'The Day Trader' spricht Borsellino über seinen unglaublichen Ansturm auf die Chicago Mercantile Exchange, seinen Weg in den Maklerstand auf dem Parkett und in den elektronischen Handel - und -, er erzählt faszinierende Geschichten über Handelskollegen, wie z.B. Richard Dennis, George Soros und Leo Melamed. Darüber hinaus bietet dieses Buch eine Fülle nützlicher und praxisbezogener Informationen über Futures-Märkte, Pit Trading (Parketthandel in einem oder mehreren Kontrakten), Marktpsychologie usw., usw.Lewis Borsellino ist Amerikas Top S&P-Händler und gleichsam eine Legende am Aktienmarkt. Seine Marktkommentare sind begehrt bei CNN und CNBC, wo er den Ruf des 'biggest and best trader' genießt. Co-Autorin Patricia Commins ist eine ehemalige Korrespondentin von Reuters America und arbeitet freiberuflich als Schriftstellerin.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A groundbreaking look at complexity theory and its implications in the world of financeComplexity theory tells us that processes with a large number of seemingly independent agents-such as free markets-can spontaneously organize themselves into a coherent system. In this fascinating book, Edgar Peters brings together scientific theory, the artistic process, and economics to show how the randomness and uncertainty of complexity theory can be applied to financial markets. Written in an engaging and accessible style, this is a thoughtful, conceptual look at the way free markets are, by their nature, continually evolving complex systems. Expanding on previous explorations of chaos theory, Peters draws on real-life examples ranging from the Asian crisis to America's love of conspiracy to show that complexity and randomness are necessary for the free markets to operate in a competitive manner. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In his best-selling book, The Passion Plan, Richard Chang showed individuals how to discover their passion and turn it into personal and professional fulfillment. Now, in The Passion Plan at Work he shows how to bring passion into the workplace--and turn good companies into great ones. Adapting his seven-step model for individuals to an organizational perspective, Chang explains how passion can provide direction and improve performance at all levels of a company. Carefully leading readers through his do-it-yourself process, Chang provides specific guidelines for creating an action plan that galvanizes an organization around passion. Along the way he provides practical tools--questionnaires, worksheets, and checklists--to help assess an organization's Passion Profile and make passion a big part of your company's ongoing success.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Robert Nozick s Anarchy, State, and Utopia is a powerful,philosophical challenge to the most widely held political andsocial positions of our age -- liberal, socialist andconservative.'Individuals have rights,' Nozick writes in his openingsentence, 'and there are things no person or group may do to themwithout violating their rights.' The work that follows is asophisticated and passionate defence of the rights of theindividual as opposed to the state.The author argues that the state is justified only when it isseverely limited to the narrow function of protection againstforce, theft and fraud and to the enforcement of contracts. Anymore extensive activities by the state, he demonstrates, willinevitably violate individual rights.Among the many achievements of the work are an important newtheory of distributive justice, a model of utopia, and anintegration of ethics, legal philosophy and economic theory into aprofound position in political philosophy which will be discussedfor years to come.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Find Your Passion and Change Your Life'Provides clear explanations, insightful self-assessments and inspiring stories of people both ordinary and famous.'--Newsday'An inspiring call to action.'--Publishers Weekly'Written with the burning fire he espouses, Richard Chang's The Passion Plan powerfully teaches us how to ignite the embers of our dreams in order to truly find success and happiness.'--Stephen R. Covey, author of the No. 1 best-seller, The 7-Habits of Highly Effective Peoplea'Richard Chang boldly challenges us not only to seek and find the passions which exist in all of us, but more importantly equips us with a plan to pursue those passions all the way to a rewarding and fulfilling life!'--Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One Minute Managera'The Passion Plan offers a simple, easy-to-follow recipe for finding your own special passion and following it to greater personal satisfaction and success.'--Debbi Fields, founder and chief cookie lover, Mrs. Fields CookiesTHE AUTHORRichard Chang is CEO of Richard Chang Associates, Inc., a performance-improvement consulting, training, and publishing firm headquartered in Irvine, California. He is internationally recognized for his strategic planning, performance measurement, quality improvement, organization development, change management, product realization, customer service, and human resource development expertise. Chang has consulted to a wide range of organizations--including Toshiba, Marriott, Nabisco, Universal Studios, Citibank, Nortel Networks, Fidelity Investments, and McDonalds. He has served as chair of the board for the American Society for Training and Development and as a judge for the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in the U.S. Chang is the author or co-author of more than twenty books on business and personal development, including The Passion Plan at Work (Jossey-Bass, 2001).…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book is a defense of modal realism; the thesis that our world is but one of a plurality of worlds, and that the individuals that inhabit our world are only a few out of all the inhabitants of all the worlds. Lewis argues that the philosophical utility of modal realism is a good reason for believing that it is true.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE 'BEST NEW NONPROFIT BOOK'!-The Alliance forNonprofit Management This practical, comprehensive, and easy-to-use workbook provideskey tools to help managers of nonprofits ensure that theirorganization pursues its mission, meets the changing needs of thecommunity-and has enough money to make ends meet-while alsosatisfying the demands of funders, clientele, boards, staff, andbankers. Designed to equip nonprofit managers and other nonprofitworkers with the guidance they need to do their jobs and run theirorganizations more effectively and efficiently, this workbook isalso a hands-on tool to help implement the ideas in the author'shighly regarded Mission-Based Management. Filled with indispensablechecklists, worksheets, forms, displays, and hands-on suggestions,and including a companion CD-ROM, the Workbook will show you how tosmoothly and successfully: \* Hone your organization's core competencies \* Focus your resources \* Improve overall mission capability \* Get the most out of group discussions \* Utilize self-assessment tools . and much more to help you and all involved help yourorganization achieve its mission.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Special Publications Series. Whether you are a science undergraduate or graduate student, post-doc or senior scientist, you need practical career development advice. Put Your Science to Work: The Take-Charge Career Guide for Scientists can help you explore all your options and develop dynamite strategies for landing the job of your dreams. Completely revised and updated from the best-selling To Boldly Go: A Practical Career Guide for Scientists, this second edition offers expert help from networking to negotiating a job offer. This is the book you need to start moving your career in the right direction. Louie, Aaron (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this insightful look at school reform, Robert Evans examines the real-life hurdles to implementing innovation and explains how the best-intended efforts can be stalled by educators who too often feel burdened and conflicted by the change process. He provides a new model of leadership along with practical management strategies for building a framework of cooperation between leaders of change and the people they depend upon to implement it.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Become a More Effective Manager-and Have More Fun Doing It From the nonprofit world's most beloved columnist come easy lessonson how to become a better, and happier, manager. This book weavestogether many of the most important ideas found in ThomasMcLaughlin's hugely popular Nonprofit Times columns into a highlyentertaining, motivating, and educational guide for nonprofitmanagers. McLaughlin's affable but always dead-on treatment of therealities of the nonprofit world provides managers with a bold newperspective on their industry and their roles in it. The book showshow essential it is to managers' well-being to keep in mind thatthey are more than the sum of their individual tasks, and it offersthe support that so often eludes them. Trade Secrets for Nonprofit Managers arms you with valuable toolsand tips for professional and organizational development and showsyou how to: \* Use the unspoken truths of nonprofit management \* Make the connection between vision and mission \* Challenge the subtly counterproductive niceties affordednonprofits in order to get things done Get informed, inspired-and entertained-with this one-of-a-kindguide to one of the fastest growing sectors in our economy.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A History of English provides an intelligent and accessible synthesis of modern sociolinguistic approaches to the development of the English language.Beginning with the pre-history of English, each chapter provides sociohistorical context, an overview of the major structural changes at each stage of the language and discussion of topics of particular sociolinguistic interest. Textual examples are given from a number of genres of writing including classical literature, letters, prose writings, modern popular literature and software documentation. The volume concludes with a discussion of the future of English language.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This innovative handbook provides a range of models for undergraduate student-assisted teaching partnerships to help faculty, faculty developers, and administrators make learning more student-centered, more effective, and more productive. Each of the 31 models included in this volume is supported by practical details and focuses on four main aspects of a specific peer-assisted learning environment: implementation, evidence of effectiveness and learning benefits, analysis of time and cost expenditures, and suggestions for replication. Contents include discussions of working with undergraduate partners in several areas: - Programs for first-year students - Difficult courses - Special groups - Courses and programs for all students - Faculty development The chapters present a range of approaches, applications, disciplines, institutions, and contexts, and demonstrate that student-faculty partnerships can be adapted to meet diverse needs in a variety of situations. Extensive appendices aid implementation by providing concrete examples of hiring documents, training syllabi, teaching materials, and evaluation methods.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The success of school reform measures greatly depends on thesupport and commitment of teachers. This book examines therealities of educational change from the frontline perspective ofreform-minded teachers. It charts the perceptions and experiencesof twenty-nine teachers in grades 7 and 8 from four schooldistricts--showing how they grappled with such initiatives asintegrated curriculum, common learning standards, and alternativemodes of assessment. This book moves beyond the bandwagons of rhetorical change andexamines how these changes work in practice for better and forworse. Authors Andy Hargreaves and Lorna Earl focus on how reformproposals have brought new complexities to teaching practice andwhy major investments of time and support are required if teachinginnovations are to become lasting and effective. Most importantly,they highlight the intense emotional demands that school changeimposes on teachers, and they outline practical strategies forhelping teachers through the difficult transition process--thusensuring that worthwhile reforms flourish and endure.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This indispensable volume comprises the work of nine of the most prominent scholars of the Russian Revolution, with introductions by the editor that help students contextualize and understand each piece.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Building a Profitable Online Accounting Practice' ist das erste Buch, das bewährte Strategien erläutert für den Aufbau einer florierenden virtuellen Praxis. Hier erfahren Wirtschaftsprüfer und andere Fachleute des Rechnungswesens, wie sie übers Internet mittelständische Unternehmen als Kunden gewinnen. Jack Fox, ein anerkannter Experte auf diesem Gebiet, behandelt das ganze Spektrum an Internet-Dienstleistungsangeboten, die für mittelständische Unternehmen interessant sind. Er beschreibt erfolgreiche Techniken, mit denen Sie potentielle Kunden anvisieren und geeignete Marketingstrategien erstellen können. Mit einer Fülle praktischer Tipps und Ratschläge für die Unternehmensgründung: Enthalten sind u.a. ein detaillierter Geschäftsplan, zahlreiche Tabellen, Formulare und Checklisten sowie Hinweise zu führenden virtuellen Dienstleistungsunternehmen im Rechnungswesen.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Auf dem Gebiet der gemeinnützigen Einrichtungen spielt die Budget- und Finanzplanung für eine erfolgreiche Bewerbung um Zuschüsse oder Subventionen eine wesentliche Rolle. Leider fehlt vielen Experten im gemeinnützigen Bereich das nötige Know-How, um solide, vertrauenerweckende Budgets zu erstellen. Mit diesem Buch gleichen Sie dieses Wissensdefizit aus. 'rGantseeker's Budget Toolkit' beschreibt den kompletten Budgetierungsprozess, gibt Insider-Tipps und nennt praktische Richtlinien und Faustregeln. Darüber hinaus erläutern die Autoren jeden Schritt eines Budgetierungssystem und vermitteln eine ganze Reihe nützlicher Budgetierungsmethoden und -verfahren. Eine umfassende und detaillierte Darstellung. …