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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The passage from 'solid' to 'liquid'modernity has created a new and unprecedented setting forindividual life pursuits, confronting individuals with a series ofchallenges never before encountered. Social forms and institutionsno longer have enough time to solidify and cannot serve as framesof reference for human actions and long-term life plans, soindividuals have to find other ways to organise their lives. Theyhave to splice together an unending series of short-term projectsand episodes that don't add up to the kind of sequence towhich concepts like 'career' and 'progress'could meaningfully be applied. Such fragmented lives requireindividuals to be flexible and adaptable - to be constantlyready and willing to change tactics at short notice, to abandoncommitments and loyalties without regret and to pursueopportunities according to their current availability. In liquidmodernity the individual must act, plan actions and calculate thelikely gains and losses of acting (or failing to act) underconditions of endemic uncertainty.Zygmunt Bauman's brilliant writings on liquid modernityhave altered the way we think about the contemporary world. In thisshort book he explores the sources of the endemic uncertainty whichshapes our lives today and, in so doing, he provides the readerwith a brief and accessible introduction to his highly originalaccount, developed at greater length in his previous books, of lifein our liquid modern times.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Loeb tells us to put all our eggs in one basket, and watch the basket.'-John RothchildFinancial Columnist, Time magazine'This book is very special in my life. It is the very first Wall Street book I ever read. After reading 1,200 additional finance books, The Battle for Investment Survival's principles and concepts are still valid for consistent success.'-Victor Sperandeo Author of Trader Vic on CommoditiesIn The Battle for Investment Survival, the turf is Wall Street, the goal is to preserve your capital at all costs, and to win is to 'make a killing without being killed.' This memorable classic, originally written in 1935, offers a fresh perspective on investing from times past. The Battle for Investment Survival treats investors to a straightforward account of how to profit-and how to avoid profit loss-in what Loeb would describe as the constant tug-of-war between rising and falling markets.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Find out about canine communication and motivation.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Unravel the history behind of one of the most fascinating ancient civilisations with this engaging, entertaining and educational guide to the ancient Egyptians. With a complete rundown of ancient Egyptian history and culture alongside insights in to the everyday lives of the Egyptians, you ll discover how they kept themselves entertained, the gory details of mummification, the amazing creation of the pyramids, the deciphering of hieroglyphs and much more.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - It's about more than just work. It's about how LIFE works.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In today's competitive business environment, a well thought out business plan is more important than ever before. Not only can it assist you in raising the money needed to start or expand a business-by attracting the interest of potential investors-but it can also help you keep tabs on your progress once the business is up and running.Completely revised and updated to reflect today's dynamic business environment, The Ernst & Young Business Plan Guide, Third Edition leads you carefully through every aspect involved in researching, writing, and presenting a winning business plan. Illustrating each step of this process with realistic examples, this book goes far beyond simply discussing what a business plan is. It explains why certain information is required, how it may best be presented, and what you should be aware of as both a preparer and reviewer of such a proposal.Divided into three comprehensive parts, The Ernst & Young Business Plan Guide, Third Edition outlines the essential elements of this discipline in a straightforward and accessible manner. Whether you're considering starting, expanding, or acquiring a business, the information found within these pages will enhance your chances of success.\* Advice on how to write and develop business plans\*A realistic sample plan\*All new sections on funding and financing methodswith provisions for restructuring and bankruptcy\*Tips for tailoring plans to the decision makers.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Includes the latest information on HRT and the alternativesMake the right decisions and maintain your health and well-beingThis expert guide explains the various stages of the menopause, helping you to understand how it can affect your body and your emotions. Packed with balanced advice on everything from conventional and alternative medicine to adopting a holistic approach to managing your symptoms, this book helps you to make the right decisions to stay healthy and happy throughout the menopause and beyond.\* Understand the various stages of the menopause\*Keep healthy with food and fitness regimes\*Minimise the impact of the menopause on your daily life\*Prevent bone loss and take care of your heart\*Manage your emotions.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Praise forThe 10 Rules Of Sam Walton'The 10 Rules of Sam Walton is one of those books that should be read and regularly reread by . . . everyone-business-people, students, teachers, parents, and children. It transcends the limits of a traditional book about lessons in business and makes it a book about life and about successful living!'-J. K. Knapp III, former Wal-Mart store manager,current manufacturer and supplier to Wal-MartAs founder of Wal-Mart and its many successful divisions, Sam Walton reinvented the retailing industry through his singularity of focus, high expectations, and never-say-die attitude.During his successful career, Sam Walton developed a list of what he considered the most important rules for entrepreneurial success. As far as he was concerned, there were ten key result areas that he considered pivotal to his own success.Now, in The 10 Rules of Sam Walton, author and former Wal-Mart employee Michael Bergdahl reveals these rules-and the stories behind them-to help you achieve success in both your professional and personal lives. Straightforward and to the point, this book offers valuable lessons that Walton himself followed, and taught, throughout his lifetime-from Rule #1: 'Be passionately committed to achieving success' to Rule # 10: 'Be different and challenge the status quo.'Whether you're an entrepreneur or an hourly paid employee, The 10 Rules of Sam Walton will provide you with a blueprint for success that has proven itself time and again.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Let Barb Schwarz-- the creator of the Home Staging concept-- show you what it takes to make it in the Home Staging industry.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Praise for Career Distinction 'Hands down, this book is the bible on branding for your career!' -- Susan Britton Whitcomb, author of Job Search Magic 'As a professional resume writer and career coach, I have extolled the concept of personal branding for my clients for years. Now, for the first time ever, I have an outstanding resource to recommend--Career Distinction by William Arruda and Kirsten Dixson. This book details the concept of personal branding in a magnificent and easy-to-digest presentation that is a must-buy for every serious job seeker.' -- Wendy S. Enelow, CCM, MRW, JCTC, CPRW Executive Director of the Career Masters Institute 'Arruda and Dixson are widely respected in the global career coaching community as gurus who not only teach but live the personal branding model, and their expertise and passion show through on every page of this practical, indispensable book. I highly recommend it to all who want to distinguish themselves from the competition.' -- L. Michelle Tullier, PhD, Vice President of Right Management and author of The Unofficial Guide to Landing a Job.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A Handy Road Map To Making Moneyin The Commodities MarketGetting Started In Commodities'Having already proven his success as an options strategist and expert trader, George Fontanills reveals that he actually made his start in the world of commodities and futures, and presents a book that is easily digested by the novice trader yet still holds value for experienced traders. Fontanills applies the same reason and logic that has given his options analysis its distinctive edge, covering diverse topics in relation to commodities such as futures, ETFs, and fundamental and technical analysis. Pay particular attention to the distinctive risk management approach that has become his trademark.'-John-Paul Drysdale, CEO, HUBB Financial Group'George Fontanills brings an options guru's spin to the commodities markets. This kind of 'risk managed' perspective makes this book a must-read for any commodities trader.'-Alex Jacobson, Vice President of Education, International Securities Exchange'Since futures are a leveraged investment, it's critical to understand the risks and rewards of trading these instruments. George Fontanills applies his risk management philosophy in this must-read book for individual investors who are interested in participating in the commodities markets.'-Christopher Larkin, Vice President, E\*TRADE Securities.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Praise for Practical Intelligence'Karl Albrecht has done an excellent job of integrating the many dimensions of practical intelligence into a coherent, sensible framework. This is an eminently practical book.'-Daniel Pink, author, A Whole New Mind'What could be more important than helping people, at every age and stage of life, learn to use their minds more successfully Karl Albrecht has given us a terrific resource for doing just that. His four 'software upgrades' and four 'mega-skills' provide a wonderfully comprehensive framework for practical intelligence.'-Dr. Sidney J. Parnes, co-developer with Alex Osborn of the Creative Education Foundation'This brilliant, ebullient, and brainy book brings us new means to gray matter. At turns high-minded and hilarious, Practical Intelligence will remain the source book for many years of the best thinking about thinking well.'-Jean Houston, author, The Possible Human.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - \* If a severe misfortune makes your life better, was it unfortunate \* Could it be that 50% of competent medical doctors ought promptly to retire \* Might a justice system threaten with unjust punishment, to avert the need for punishment \* Could things become too good, morally \* Can terrorists morally complain if innocent people they care about are harmed The importance of paradox in the study of philosophy, from metaphysics to logic, is evident from the abundant literature on the subject. But until now, very little critical study of paradox within ethics has been available.The first of its kind, this cutting edge work of philosophical ethics makes a powerful case for the centrality of moral paradox. Presenting ten diverse and original moral paradoxes, the book challenges some of our deepest moral views. This innovative volume also asks whether the existence of moral paradox is damaging or beneficial, and explores more generally what paradoxicality can teach us about morality and life. Concise and provocative, 10 Moral Paradoxes presents analytic moral philosophy in an engaging way; posing new questions, proposing possible solutions, and challenging the reader to wrestle with the paradoxes.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Drawing upon the theories and methodologies of governmentality as presented in Michel Foucault's translated lecture courses, Spaces of Colonialism provides an analysis of the attempts made by the Government of India to secure and order Delhi, the capital of the Raj from 1911 to 1947. Following the path from New Delhi to Old Delhi, this book contains a mass of new empirical data that illustrates how these seemingly separate cities were united by shared political rationalities and landscapes of control.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Fashion buying, a key component in fashion retailing, is second only to design as a career option for fashion graduates. The buyer has a central role in influencing what consumers choose to wear and in determining whether a fashion retailing company succeeds or fails. Buying is a multi-faceted job, which typically involves fashion forecasting, range-planning, garment sourcing and budgeting.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book will revolutionize the way you describe, plan and improve your business.Developed over thirty years and proven in over 500 projects within major organizations, xBML is the world's first scientific method for describing business. Using a system of diagrams based on an intuitive framework of five Ws (Who does What, with Which information, Where and When ), xBML gives companies a comprehensive view of their enterprise - one that depicts precisely the complex relationships between operations, information, resources and technology within a multi-dimensional model. In essence, it unlocks the genetic code of the organization. And, like a genetic code, this information can then be called upon repeatedly to describe, to plan and to improve.It's time to throw out the flow charts. The dream of accurately describing a business once, in terms that make sense to everyone, and then re-using this information time and again is at last a reality. xBML bridges the enterprise divide, providing the means for clear, concise communication between all members of an organization. Major companies have already saved over $2 billion using the approach, and thousands of individuals have been trained in the methodology. Read this book, and discover why unlocking your organization's Business Genetics will lead to quantifiable business improvement.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The book is an attempt to reclaim the knowledge of God as just that - knowledge.It is no secret that theology is no longer considered a necessary subject in the modern university. Why is it assumed that the kind of knowledge theology represents is in some fashion deficient when compared to other subjects Hauerwas argues that theology is often excluded from the knowledges of the modern university because those knowledges are constituted by an understanding of time necessary to make economic and state realities seem inevitable. Yet it is precisely this difference that makes Christian theology, while being governed by a different understanding of time than that characteristic of the other disciplines of the university, an essential resource for the university to achieve its task - that is, to form people who are able to imagine a different world through critical and disciplined reflection.Hauerwas subsequently challenges the domesticated character of much recent theology by suggesting how prayer and the love of the poor are essential practices that should shape the theological task. Hauerwas makes this case by conversing with figures as diverse as Luigi Giussani, David Burrell, Stanley Fish, Wendell Berry, Jeff Stout, Rowan Williams and Sheldon Wolin.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Fewer companies than ever are pure 'product' companies. As buyers demand more from suppliers in both consumer and B2B industries, companies in all sectors are struggling to surround their products with services and value-adds that will both attract and retain their customers. This book takes readers through all the logical steps of changing a business from a product creator to a service provider.'I am thrilled with the publication of this much needed book. In my work with businesses around the globe, I find that grappling with the challenge of transforming a company from products to services is a compelling priority for increasing numbers of firms.' - Stephen W. Brown, PhD, Carson Chair, Professor and Executive Director, Center for Services Leadership, W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University'This book is a 'must read' for those considering the plunge into service growth and innovation. Even those companies that have already taken the plunge will gain fresh perspective. Service growth and innovation is one of the top strategic imperatives for 21st century businesses. Read this book and see why.' - Jim Spohrer, Director, IBM Almaden Research Centre, USA'I am truly excited to see a practical business guide to help companies transform their business model from a products focus to a services orientation. Laurie Young details in very practical ways, the reasons and methodologies for change. The new services economy is driven by our customers and companies who are not listening to their customer's needs will be left behind to flounder in the industrial age. I would recommend this book to every one of my customers.' - Douglas Morse, Managing Principal for the Services Transformation and Innovation Group LLC and former Vice President of Strategy and Business Operations for Global Customer Services, Oracle CorpWritten by a successful businessman who has been at the heart of these changes in several companies and, with case studies from companies like IBM, Unilever, BT, Michelin, Ericsson and Nokia, this book explores the experience of those who have made the transition; and some who have resisted it. It covers in depth subjects such as: strategic focus, change management, service operations, branding a service business, service sales and service marketing. It is the first major work on this subject.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This volume is devoted to studying the emergence and flourishing of new humanistically informed developments in philosophical hermeneutics within contemporary Chinese philosophy. By means of some articles published previously in the Journal of Chinese Philosophy in the 1970s and 1980s, questions about the nature of philosophical understanding and the diversity of hermeneutic options in Chinese indigenous teachings - including Ruist ('Confucian'), Daoist, and Chinese Buddhist realms of exploration - are reintroduced. Following these seminal essays, a number of new pieces written by philosophers and sinologists active in evaluating basic orientations toward philosophical understanding in China are presented. Some offer new insights into the confluence of Gadamerian and Ruist approaches to philosophy, while others employ more critical methods to indicate why serious hermeneutic inquiries into these indigenous traditions and their most representative texts reveal significant challenges for the informed reader. The focus of this volume centers on issues arising in early Ruist and Daoist texts - the Analects and the Zhuangzi - and then moves to examine hermeneutic claims asserted in the synthetic philosophical efforts of Zhu Xi (1130-1200). A sequel dealing with modern and contemporary themes in Chinese hermeneutics will appear in the March 2007 issue of the Journal of Chinese Philosophy.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Those who work with children and young people have a responsibility to safeguard and promote their welfare. Recognizing and detecting signs of emotional abuse and neglect is an important responsibility as well as a key skill. As well as ensuring that children and young people are free from harm, it is equally important to ensure their well-being and quality of life.This new edition of Olive Stevenson's highly respected text is updated throughout to include the latest policy and research developments, and expanded to include greater consideration of topics such as the impact of parental mental health, substance abuse and alcoholism on parental capacity and the issue of parents with learning disabilities. Providing clear guidelines for the assessment and intervention of child neglect, Neglected Children and Their Families is an invaluable resource for all those studying and working in childcare, including social workers, health visitors and child nurses.Includes recent policy and research developments in the field, and includes latest government initiativesProvides best-practice guidelines for the detection and assessment of neglectWritten by a highly-respected authority in the areaEvidence-based, accessible and practical in style.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Epidemiology of pain in the older person is not a subject that has been widely studied in the past, although it has been suggested that almost half of older people in the community suffer with significant pain. This is a major problem within society and with the aging population it is likely that the incidence of pain in this group will continue to rise. There are currently no UK publications that focus specifically upon the needs of the older person in pain. This book will empower individuals who are working with this group to enable them to deal with pain more effectively.The Management of Pain in the Older Person will enable the reader to understand the principals underpinning the management of pain, with a particular emphasis upon the care of the older person. Chapters will focus on:\* Highlighting a number of questions or concerns that are important to the topic area and encourage the reader to reflect upon their own experience/beliefs. Chapters will then challenge or confirm these perspectives, encouraging the reader to consider how the theory may be used to make changes\* Concerns of the older person, which have been identified through empirical work over the past few years and the recent completion of a systemic review of literature\* Understanding of the impact of aging upon pain physiology\* Practical suggestions on how to apply both traditional and complementary approaches to pain management\* Using case scenarios to demonstrate the relationship between theory and practiceThe book is designed to encourage the reader to read further and to think about his or her own practice setting or how they would respond to a particular practice situation. This book is ideal for nurses and would also be a great text for diploma/graduate and post-graduate students working in a range of care settings.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Essential Midwifery Practice: Public Health highlights important developments in public health over recent years and relates the implications for midwifery practice in a clear and easily understood manner. This practical text will appeal to clinical midwives who may be unsure about the relevance of the public health agenda to their every day practice. It highlights how public health underpins every midwife's practice by using examples and case histories. It addresses a wide range of public health issues pertinent to every midwife, including: smoking in pregnancy, breastfeeding, sexual health, substance misuse, domestic abuse, perinatal mental health and vulnerable groups, poverty and social exclusion.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Praise for Human Factors in Project Management'This book will be a benchmark for those of us seriously striving to make the most of self-managed teams. Read this one with your notepad at hand.'--Norm Szydlowski, president and CEO, Colonial Pipeline Company'An essential business guide for those committed to improving teamwork. Dr. Wong evaluates management styles, leadership skills, and conflict resolution, emphasizing the critical importance of positive, mutually beneficial interactions among team members as they pursue a common goal.'--Elizabeth M. Whelan, president, American Council on Science and Health'Practical, insightful, and enlightening--a great resource for how teams should work and what to do if they don't.'--Carol J. Henry, vice president, Industry Performance Programs, American Chemistry Council'This book is a great synthesis of many useful concepts and a must-read for anyone from the first-line supervisor to a CEO.'--Jeet S. Bindra, president, Global Refining, Chevron'The days of the true autocrat are behind us. Here's today's how-to guide about leading and inspiring a team that cares about effort--and results!'--Stephen A. Lundin, president and CEO, Alta Bates Summit Foundation'Instead of a complex psychological methodology, Human Factors in Project Management is easy to follow with techniques that are instantly useful in furthering personal influence and improving project outcomes.'--Jim O'Donnell, vice president, MSI Learning; project management instructor, UC Berkeley Extension and San Francisco State University'Human factors are too often overlooked as the 'soft skills' that are actually essential to develop and grow high-performance project teams--not anymore according to the words of wisdom espoused by Dr. Zachary Wong.'--Ray Ju, vice president programs, PMI Diversity SIG; leadership architect, Get IT LLC.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is a study based on research into the records of the Nightingale Fund and how it was used to finance various experiments in nursing and midwifery training in the nineteenth century. It traces the development of nurse training and discusses the problems that beset a fledgling profession.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An invitation to observe and learn the therapeutic art of storytelling.