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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Your hands-on guide to real-world applications of linear algebraDoes linear algebra leave you feeling lost No worries -this easy-to-follow guide explains the how and the why of solving linear algebra problems in plain English. From matrices to vector spaces to linear transformations, you'll understand the key concepts and see how they relate to everything from genetics to nutrition to spotted owl extinction.\* Line up the basics - discover several different approaches to organizing numbers and equations, and solve systems of equations algebraically or with matrices\* Relate vectors and linear transformations - link vectors and matrices with linear combinations and seek solutions of homogeneous systems\* Evaluate determinants - see how to perform the determinant function on different sizes of matrices and take advantage of Cramer's rule\* Hone your skills with vector spaces - determine the properties of vector spaces and their subspaces and see linear transformation in action\* Tackle eigenvalues and eigenvectors - define and solve for eigenvalues and eigenvectors and understand how they interact with specific matricesOpen the book and find:\* Theoretical and practical ways of solving linear algebra problems\* Definitions of terms throughout and in the glossary\* New ways of looking at operations\* How linear algebra ties together vectors, matrices, determinants, and linear transformations\* Ten common mathematical representations of Greek letters\* Real-world applications of matrices and determinants.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This collection critically engages with a number of recurrent themes from the work of G.A. Cohen, and most especially with arguments and positions advanced in his Rescuing Justice and Equality.\* A critical discussion of the work of the contemporary political theorist G.A. Cohen, an egalitarian and a critic of John Rawls\* Offers a critical perspective on his significant work on equality and constructivism, including his eagerly anticipated new book Rescuing Justice and Equality\* The contributors to this volume are noted for their own work on these topics\* Challenges Cohen's view of the centrality of equality to justice, of the scope for free choice of occupation and economic incentives, as well as his view that fundamental principles of justice are insensitive to facts.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The bestselling author of Catch! shares the innovation secrets that helped Boeing turn itself around from the brink of collapseThe Rudolph Factor tells the story of Boeing's spectacular turnaround through a discussion of principles and qualities that are transferable and replicable to any size or type of organization in any industry. Authors Cyndi Laurin and Craig Morningstar use the story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer as an analogy to explore a corporate culture that managed to avoid disaster through progressive leadership; a highly participatory team-based culture; the development of an organizational constitution; and an alternative, aligned employee rewards structure. Using real-world lessons from Boeing's inspiring story, The Rudolph Factor shows companies how to nurture a culture centered around their 'Rudolphs'-those out-of-the-box, creative employees who can serve as shining lights to lead organizations in accomplishing their goals. Applicable to anyone who runs a business of any size, this book shows readers how to find, nurture, and leverage the creativity of its employees to achieve a long-term competitive advantage.Cyndi Laurin, PhD (Phoenix, AZ), is an author, international keynote speaker, and founder of Guide to Greatness, LLC. Craig Morningstar (Phoenix, AZ) is an experienced senior-level executive whose background includes positions at Southwest Airlines and Charles Schwab.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - How to leverage ordinary greatness to create a competitive advantage for any organizationEnabling readers to maximize leadership skills, no matter the venue, Ordinary Greatness helps those who are in leadership positions to optimize their organizational results by improving their ability to recognize and create greatness in those who they lead. Featuring real-world stories, this practical guide helps readers relate to both famous and everyday heroes and shows leaders how to improve their immediate environment. In addition, actionable tips and insights are included to equip business leaders to remove the blinders that keep them from seeing their organization's ordinary greatness.Pamela Bilbrey and Brian Jones are organizational consultants, executive coaches, and international speakers and workshop facilitators.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Full-color guide to everything you need to get the most out of your Nikon D5000!The Nikon D5000 packs a lot of punch into a camera that beginners will love, and now you can pack an equal amount of punch into the digital photographs you take with your new Nikon. Whether you want to understand the D5000's new exposure settings or learn photography basics such as aperture, shutter speed, and downloading photos, this book delivers.\* Walks you through the new Nikon D5000's features, including a 12.3 megapixel sensor, 19 auto-exposure modes, and a swivel viewfinder\* Shows beginners who may be new to DSLR cameras how to take good digital photographs-from using the right settings for things like sunsets, candelight, or portraits-to downloading to your computer and printing\* Demonstrates beginning to advanced techniques with over 200 full-color photos, giving you plenty of great ideas of what you can accomplish\* Offers practical tips and ideas from two expert digital photographers and authorsDon't be intimidated by your new digital camera! This friendly For Dummies guide will get you up and running in no time.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In December 2008, a well-regarded member of the finance community, former NASDAQ chairman, huge charitable contributor, and pillar of New York society admitted to his sons the $65 billion he managed for hedge funds, charities, foundations, Hollywood stars, and myriad smaller investors was a fraud - a Ponzi scheme.2008 and 2009 will be remembered for bear markets, a global credit crunch, and some of the largest investment scams ever. But these scams are nothing new - from Charles Ponzi to Robert Vesco to Bernard Madoff - they've been repeated throughout history, and there will certainly be more to come in the future. But the good news is fraudsters often follow the same basic playbook. Learn the playbook - and know how to ask the right questions - and financial fraud can be easy to detect and simple to avoid.Some advisers start intending to embezzle. Others evolve to it as Madoff claims. Either way, it's structurally the same, and you can learn ways to identify both intended and possible future fraud. Throughout your investing life, you may be presented with opportunities that seem too good to be true. In How to Smell a Rat: The Five Signs of Financial Fraud, trusted financial expert Ken Fisher provides you with an insider's view on how to spot potential financial disasters before you commit your money to a scam.Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, this reliable resource takes an engaging look at recent and historic examples of fraudsters, how they operated, and how they could have been easily avoided. Fisher then shows you quick, identifiable features of potential financial frauds and arms you with questions to ask when assessing money managers.With this newfound knowledge, you can learn to spot red flags, such as:\* Advisers with direct access to investors' funds\* Firms with numbers that seem too good to be true \* Managers with fees that are too low Madoff didn't charge any fees, he just charged for trading!There should be a premium for integrity. Asking the right questions and performing the proper due diligence go a long way toward finding a firm that insulates you from financial fraud. With the help of trusted financial expert and bestselling author Ken Fisher, you'll be better prepared to identify and avoid financial scams that could instantly destroy the wealth you've worked so hard to build.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Praise for Prepare for the Worst, Plan for the Best Disaster Preparedness and Recovery for Small Businesses SECOND EDITION.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An indispensable guide to dealing with challenging, childish boss behavior and building a great career. Based on extensive interviews and research, Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant(TM) helps employees understand their managers and how to cope with them when they are difficult and frustrating. It reveals the most common irritating boss behaviors, including childish and bullying antics. Most people simply endure the tirades, mood swings, and incessant questions of their tyrannical bosses, but this book shows readers how to build positive relationships with even the most out-of-control boss, and still thrive in their jobs.The key to success lies in dealing with a Terrible Office Tyrant (or TOT(TM)) much like a parent deals with a troublesome toddler. From brats to little lost lambs, virtually every kind of boss is covered here. With true stories and time-tested solutions, this is the perfect guide for dealing with managers who slip into their Terrible Twos. These bosses may be distracted, whiny, fickle and moody, bullying and demanding, needy, stubborn, or just plain self-centered. Taylor takes employees behind all the bossy blustering, so that they can achieve their goals, and career excellence.Bosses will also benefit from this guide to gain insight on what not to do with their team. CEOs know instinctively that Terrible Office Tyrants (TOTs) wreak havoc in their companies, harming the bottom line. A special section helps them mitigate TOT behavior - for a more productive workplace.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An innovative approach to winning more profitable sales in the growing professional services industryIn recent years, professional services providers have had to rethink their sales methods and adapt to profound changes in the way clients buy services. In response, Winning the Professional Services Sale argues for fundamental changes in the seller's mindset and sales strategies. Rather than pressing the sale, salespeople must help clients buy--the way that works best for each client. This new approach gives buyers what they now want in a services seller: a consultative problem solver, change agent, and solution integrator, all rolled into one. Author Michael McLaughlin presents a strategy for winning new business with a holistic approach to each client relationship. Only by fully understanding a sale from every angle, including its impact on the client's business and career, can salespeople thrive in the new era of the service economy.Michael W. McLaughlin is the coauthor of Guerrilla Marketing for Consultants and a principal with MindShare Consulting LLC, a firm that creates innovative sales and marketing strategies for professional services companies. Before founding MindShare Consulting, he was a partner with Deloitte Consulting.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Creativity is not about taking chances, it is about ascertaining success. In Creativity Unlimited , you will learn that creativity is not about being crazy, and that creative breakthroughs are not exceptions to the rule. The rule is that creativity leads to success. Based on research and documentation of thousands of companies, Micael Dahlén shows how and why creativity is fundamental to success.Creativity Unlimited is not so much about how other companies and people have been creative, as it is about how you yourself and your company can be creative. All winners train hard, and it is up to you to train your way to creativity.Remember that Einstein had a surprisingly small brain.'Micael Dahlén has skillfully crafted a masterpiece that should be carefully read and digested by all new and seasoned executives alike. Through interweaving current knowledge about product innovation, branding, psychology and evolutionary biology, this book will challenge your thinking about creativity and the product innovation process and if implemented as intended, will no doubt enhance the impact of your product development efforts. Highly recommended.'James H. Leigh, Texas A&M University'Micael Dahlén shows with his book Creativity Unlimited not only what creativity is about but also relates creativity to our daily work as managers in both being creative and building up creativity in our own organisation. I personally found Micael's book very valuable for my own work. It gives me a lot of practical hints how to develop my and my teams' creative power.'Dr Jens Effenberger, Volkswagen Light Commercial Vehicles, Hanover, Germany, Director International Sales.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Ethics for Psychotherapists and Counselors is the first ethics book designed to engage students and psychotherapists in the process of developing a professional identity that integrates their personal values with the ethics and traditions of their discipline. Anderson and Handelsman present positive discussions accompanied by a variety of thought-provoking exercises, case scenarios, and writing assignments to introduce readers to all the major ethical issues in psychotherapy.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Important contributions on the European Mesolithic and Neolithic, with a stress on Northern Europe: Novel methods and studies, and very important finds. The main contribution, on Ezero-Kale in Bulgaria (a sequel to Acta Archaeologica Supplementa VI, 2005 on the Lîga Copper Age settlement), should be singled out; it gives a superb explanation of the collapse of Balkan Copper Age societies and the long transition to the Bronze Age, with re-orientation towards the new centres of the Mediterranean and the Near East: indeed, the dawn of civilization.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - As it currently operates, the commercial real estate construction industry is a disaster full of built-in waste. Seventy percent of all projects end over budget and late. The buildingSMART alliance(TM) estimates that up to fifty percent of the process is consumed in waste. Almost every project includes massive hidden taxes in the form of delays, cost overruns, poor quality, and work that has to be redone. Building new structures is a fragmented, adversarial process that commonly results in dissatisfied customers and frequently ends in disappointment, bitterness, and even litigation.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Joyful Reading Resource Kit.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Every successful organization needs high-performance teams to compete and succeed. Yet, technical people are often resistant to traditional 'touchy-feely' teambuilding.To improve communication, performance, and morale among NASA's technical teams, former NASA Astrophysicist Dr. Charlie Pellerin developed the teambuilding process described in 'How NASA Builds Teams'--an approach that is proven, quantitative, and requires only a fraction of the time and resources of traditional training methods. This '4-D' process has boosted team performance in hundreds of NASA project teams, engineering teams, and management teams, including the people responsible for NASA's most complex systems -- the Space Shuttle, space telescopes, robots on Mars, and the mission back to the moon. How NASA Builds Teams explains how the 4-D teambuilding process can be applied in any organization, and includes a fast, free on-line behavioral assessment to help your team and the individual members understand each other and measure the key driver of team performance, the social context.Moreover, these simple, logical processes appeal strongly to technical teams who eschew 'touchy-feely' training. Pellerin applies simple, elegant principles from his physics background to the art teambuilding, such as the use of a coordinate system to analyze the characteristics of team performance into actionable elements.The author illustrates the teambuilding process with entertaining stories from his decade as NASA's Director for Astrophysics and subsequent 15 years of working closely with NASA and outside business teams. For example, he tells how the processes in the book enabled him to initiate the space mission to fix the Hubble Space Telescope's flawed mirror.Free downloadable resources will help you:\* Identify your teammates' innate personalities\* Diagram your culture (And compare it to your customer's)\* Measure the coherency of your project's paradigm (Get this wrong and you will be fired!) and\* Learn to meet people's need to feel valued by you.Further, you can download and use Pellerin's most powerful tool for influencing the outcome of any difficult situation: the Context Shifting Worksheet.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This fourth edition of Metric Pattern Cutting for Children's Wear and Babywear remains the standard text book but has three majorimprovements.First, the sections have been re-organised to reflect changes in producing and marketing children's clothes. Today's popularity of easy-fitting styles and knitted fabrics means that basic 'flat' pattern cutting is used to construct the majority of children's wear and babywear and this type of cutting is therefore emphasised in this new edition. Shaped blocks and garments, cut to fit the body form, are still included, and are placed in chapters covering some school uniform garments or more expensive fashion or formal clothes. The book now clearly separates the sections useful to student beginners (Parts One, Two and Three), and also offers more advanced or specialist sections for students who wish to pursue a career in children's wear or for designers working in the different manufacturing sectors of the trade.The second change in this fourth edition is the introduction of colour coding to the sections; this makes it easier to identify specific processes in the book and enhances the illustrations.Finally, the size charts have been revised to reflect the changes in body sizing. The clear division of the boys' and girls' measurements in the charts has been in response to the way clothes are marketed and to co-ordinate with European size charts. 'Plus' charts for heavier children have also been added.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Throughout the twentieth century and into the twenty-first, millions of people have been forced to flee their homes. The causes and consequences of this and international responses to displacement lie at the very heart of world politics; however, these important issues have been largely neglected by its primary discipline: International Relations.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Fifteen years ago Trudy Banta and her colleagues surveyed the national landscape for the campus examples that were published in the classic work Assessment in Practice. Since then, significant advances have occurred, including the use of technology to organize and manage the assessment process and increased reliance on assessment findings to make key decisions aimed at enhancing student learning. Trudy Banta, Elizabeth Jones, and Karen Black offer 49 detailed current examples of good practice in planning, implementing, and sustaining assessment that are practical and ready to apply in new settings. This important resource can help educators put in place an effective process for determining what works and which improvements will have the most impact in improving curriculum, methods of instruction, and student services on college and university campuses.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book is written to assist those who have responsibility for the nutritional and gastrointestinal care of children with neurodisability. The emphasis throughout is on the importance of multidisciplinary care. It is concerned with the problems surrounding the nutritional management of children with neurological impairment who have difficulty swallowing and feeding. Written from a multidisciplinary perspective by a group of authors with considerable clinical and research experience in this area, it covers: The epidemiology of feeding disorders in children with cerebral palsy Nutritional assessment Evaluation of oral-motor function Dietetic management Nursing issues in the nutritional care of the disabled child Tube feeding Gastrointestinal problems and their investigatio.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Focusing on the core value levers companies can apply in the decision and design phase of capital investments, this book is the first to cover this topic in a holistic, practical, and strategic manner, and is based on McKinsey's extensive industry analysis and research. The book comprehensively examines the challenges in making decisions on capital investment. It includes many examples from seven asset-heavy industries: Utilities, Oil & Gas, Telecommunications, Transportation & Logistics, Chemicals, High Tech, and Automotive. Executive-level decision makers will appreciate this innovative toolbox for increasing return on assets.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A holistic approach to harnessing a company's processes to achieve true customer satisfactionEvery move that a corporation makes is a mixture of input, action, and output-in short, a process. To keep customers, employees, and shareholders happy, corporate management must juggle conflicting priorities. These competing priorities result in conflicting processes. To help achieve true customer satisfaction, manage-ment needs tools that allow for a holistic approach to analyzing these processes. This book provides that tool. It shows corporations how to analyze and enhance their critical processes in order to deliver the highest level of service to their internal and external customers. Providing a clear understanding of what process mapping can do for a company as well as practical applications for each step in process mapping, this useful guide outlines a proven method for assuring better processes and building a more customer-focused company.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This revised and expanded edition provides a comprehensive overview of comparative Indo-European linguistics and the branches of the Indo-European language family, covering both linguistic and cultural material. Now offering even greater coverage than the first edition, it is the definitive introduction to the field.\* Updated, corrected, and expanded edition, containing new illustrations of selected texts and inscriptions, and text samples with translations and etymological commentary\* Extensively covers individual histories of both ancient and modern languages of the Indo-European family\* Provides an overview of Proto-Indo-European culture, society, and language\* Designed for use in courses, with exercises and suggestions for further reading included in each chapter\* Includes maps, a glossary, a bibliography, and comprehensive word and subject indexes.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Bullying Prevention for Schools A Step-by-Step Guide to Implementing a Successful ANTI-BULLYING Program.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - By the end of the 1980s, the 'malaise' that had once pervaded American society was replaced by a renewed sense of confidence and national purpose. However, beneath this veneer of optimism was a nation confronting the effects of massive federal deficits, a reckless foreign policy, AIDS, homelessness, and a growing 'cultural war.' In Transforming America, renowned historian Robert Collins examines the decade's critical and controversial developments and the unmistakable influence of Ronald Reagan. Moving beyond conventional depictions that either demonize or sanctify Reagan, Collins offers fresh insights into his thought and influence. He portrays Reagan as a complex political figure who combined ideological conservatism with political pragmatism to achieve many of his policy aims. Collins demonstrates how Reagan's policies helped to limit the scope of government, control inflation, reduce the threat of nuclear war, and defeat communism. Collins also shows how the simultaneous ascendancy of the right in politics and the left in culture created a divisive legacy.The 1980s witnessed other changes, including the advent of the personal computer, a revolution in information technology, a more globalized national economy, and a restructuring of the American corporation. In the realm of culture, the creation of MTV, the popularity of self-help gurus, and the rise of postmodernism in American universities were the realization of the cultural shifts of the postwar era. These developments, Collins suggests, created a conflict in American society that continues today, pitting cultural conservatism against a secular and multicultural view of the world. Entertaining and erudite, Transforming America explores the events, movements, and ideas that defined a turbulent decade and profoundly changed the shape and direction of American culture and politics.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A practical guide to the diagnosis and treatment of acute symptoms and conditions, the ABC of Emergency Differential Diagnosis provides a step-by-step guide to emergency differential diagnosis for non-specialists in a hospital or primary care setting.This new title in the ABC series covers the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of the most common symptoms with 'walk through' diagnosis, clear learning outcomes, and easy to find treatment options.Using the familiar problem-based teaching approach for rapid assimilation of information, case studies in each chapter allow the reader to be sure that they have synthesised the information given and can apply it to clinical cases.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The new Second Edition of Glacial Geology provides a modern, comprehensive summary of glacial geology and geomorphology. It is has been thoroughly revised and updated from the original First Edition. This book will appeal to all students interested in the landforms and sediments that make up glacial landscapes.The aim of the book is to outline glacial landforms and sediments and to provide the reader with the tools required to interpret glacial landscapes. It describes how glaciers work and how the processes of glacial erosion and deposition which operate within them are recorded in the glacial landscape.The Second Edition is presented in the same clear and concise format as the First Edition, providing detailed explanations that are not cluttered with unnecessary detail. Additions include a new chapter on Glaciations around the Globe, demonstrating the range of glacial environments present on Earth today and a new chapter on Palaeoglaciology, explaining how glacial landforms and sediments are used in ice-sheet reconstructions. Like the original book, text boxes are used throughout to explain key concepts and to introduce students to case study material from the glacial literature. Newly updated sections on Further Reading are also included at the end of each chapter to point the reader towards key references. The book is illustrated throughout with colour photographs and illustrations.