wiley mai 2007 (91 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The fun and easy way to care for a cute, cuddly hamsterHamsters are the most popular rodents kept as pets. Hamsters For Dummies helps those owners who have little or no experience caring for this small mammal. This book covers selecting a healthy hamster, health care and nutrition, and housing and supplies. Readers will also find information on training and playing with hamsters.Sarah Montague (New York, NY) is a writer and producer for print and public radio. She has written for such publications as Animal Times and Eventing.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A one-stop guide for understanding and raising this popular pet lizardReptiles are now kept in one out of every seven pet homes, so it's no surprise that millions have gone gaga for geckos. This fun, easy-to-follow guide gives readers the scoop on caring for these colorful, gentle creatures, with savvy tips on everything from diet and exercise to housing and veterinary care. It covers how to properly handle a gecko, what to do if a gecko drops his tail, how to keep the right cage temperatures, ways to protect geckos from other pets, and where to find the best supplies.Liz Palika (Oceanside, CA) is an award-winning pet writer with more than 45 books to her credit, including Turtles & Tortoises For Dummies (0-7645-5313-5).

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Tips on health, grooming, and having a happy PomDiscover the secrets tonurturing and training this beloved breedHas your heart been stolen by a Pomeranian You're not alone. The popular Pom is a wonderful companion, but he also has some unique needs. This book will help you pick a puppy, handle basic training, anticipate health and behavior issues, and enjoy a happy, healthy life with your energetic little pal.\* Find a good Pom breeder\*Pom-proof your home\*Understand your Pom's behavior\*Keep your Pom well groomed\*Recognize common health problems\*Travel with your Pom.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 3 hours of instruction on 3 CDs!The fun and easy way(r) to communicate effectively in a new language!Want to speak Italian Don't have a lot of time This practical audio set is designed to help you learn quickly and easily at home or on the road. From basic greetings and expressions to grammar and conversations, you'll grasp the essentials and start communicating right away! Plus, you can follow along with the handy 96-page portable guide - filled with the words and phrases you'll hear on the CDs, plus a mini dictionary.\* Handle greetings and introductions\*Ask questions and understand answers\*Build your vocabulary\*Talk about numbers, time, and the calendar\*Ask for directions\*Get help at a hotel, the bank, or a store.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Turn your knack for language into a lucrative careerMust-know techniques and resources for maximizing your accuracy and speedInterested in becoming a copyeditor or proofreader Want to know more about what each job entails This friendly guide helps you position yourself for success. Polish your skills, build a winning résumé, and land the job you've always wanted. Books, magazines, Web sites, corporate documents -- find out how to improve any type of publication and make yourself indispensable to writers, editors, and your boss.\* Balance between style and rules\*Master the art of the query\*Use proofreader symbols\*Edit and proof electronic documents\*Build a solid freelancing career.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Townsend shouldn't just be read, he should be memorized.'-Tom Peters'Bob Townsend's words still ring true, truer than they seemed almost 40 years ago.'-Warren Bennis'With this book, Robert Townsend punctured the secret, bureaucratic world of corporate complacency. It was ubiquitous then and still surprisingly prevalent now-and this book, based on his countercultural stint as Avis CEO, is still one of the best weapons against it.'-Art Kleiner, editor-in-chief, strategy+business'Robert Townsend's book continues to light up the business world with straightforward and practical management advice that is as pertinent today as when originally published. A must-read for all managers!'-Ray Davis, president and CEO, Umpqua Holdings Corporation'Townsend proves that the best business wisdom is timeless. In an era filled with business buzzwords and ethical misdirections, Townsend's bluntness makes for refreshing and hilarious reading for the next crop of CEOs.'-Ben Casnocha, chairman, Comcate, Inc.; author, My Start-Up Life.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - David Taylor's mission is simple. The Naked Coach is the back-to-basics book on coaching that will make sense of coaching and place it back at the very heart of the business agenda.It will make understanding, learning and teaching coaching simple. The Naked Coach tells real, practical, fun, exciting and above all else relevant stories that you can apply straightaway. David Taylor strips away the hype, jargon and mystery to give coaching a clear definition in all its forms, including mentoring, training, facilitation and interventions of every kind. The Naked Coach explains coaching without being patronising, defines without being arrogant, and does it in a fun, accessible way. It is coaching from a different perspective - yours.The fundamental principle of The Naked Coach is to be yourself - always. Find what works for you, and do it, again and again and again.Remember. No fuss. No Jargon. Just Great Ideas.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Puzzles for Programmers and ProsSolving puzzles demands a mindset that starts with a vulnerable openness followed by a rigorous drive to find a solution. Whether you're preparing for a programming job interview or just like a challenge, this book takes you on a tour of problem-solving techniques so you can dramatically improve your skills. You'll learn how to conquer simple elimination puzzles like Sudoku and how to apply heuristic techniques to far more complex problems.Dr. Shasha provides you with the tools to solve several classes of puzzles by handand computer. These include scheduling,strategic, geometric, and probabilistic puzzles. You'll also find a mystery involving codes, bank accounts, and geography that you can solve for the chance to win a prize. The approaches and techniques in this book will help you solve the kind of application puzzles the real world may throw at you.What you will learn from this book\* How to expand your puzzle-solving abilities and tackle new challenges\*Proven steps that will help you quickly progress from basic puzzles to a more advanced level\*How to prepare for various types of puzzles presented during a programming interview\*Techniques for determining the best solution to a puzzle\*Methods for solving puzzles using decryption and combinatoricsWho this book is forThis book is for programmers who need to brush up on their puzzle-solving skills as they prepare for the programming job interview. It is also for anyone who love puzzles and challenges.Wrox guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Praise For I Didn't See It Coming'In the fiercely competitive world of business, these authors learned how to play the game with skill and competence. They are uniquely qualified to teach others the rules of the workplace.'--PETER A. LUND, former president and chief executive officer, CBS, Inc.'I Didn't See It Coming could change the way you think about your career and redefine your strategy to succeed in a corporation.'--ROBERT T. CORNELL, Managing Director, Lehman Brothers Inc.'Candid and savvy, this book is the ultimate corporate politics rulebook. It provides clear and shrewd strategies to reach the corner office. Keep this book at your side at all times!'--LYNNE DOMINICK, former publisher, Everyday Food magazine'I Didn't See It Coming should be the bible for those climbing the corporate ladder. Every chapter gives me more and more critical strategies for reading the room and maneuvering through internal corporate politics.'--JASON JORDAN, Senior Sales Representative, T-Mobile'In today's incredibly complex world, even the best leaders can make mistakes that prove fatal. In our work, we see it time and time again through our clients and executives. This book provides a very useful way to be better prepared to avoid those simple yet fatal mistakes.'--JERRY NOONAN, Partner, Spencer Stuart.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Anticipate the needs of your customers and launch your new product or service successfullyKnow the insider secrets, get your products to market, and make money!Looking to improve your product development process This practical, behind-the-scenes guide provides the edge you need to develop and launch new products or services. No matter your size or type of business, you get tips for generating winning ideas, satisfying your customers, planning a blockbuster launch, and increasing your chances of market success.\* Develop your NPD strategy\*Generate ideas forproducts and services\*Understand what your customers really want\*Keep projects on track\*Have effective cross-functional teams\*Collaborate with global partners.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Packed with the latest Dreamweaver tips and techniquesGet up to speed fast and start creating dynamite Web sites!Do you want to create a sophisticated Web site that's easy to develop and maintain Whether you're a beginner or an experienced Web developer, this friendly guide shows you how to utilize Dreamweaver's newest enhancements to build and manage state-of-the-art, professional Web sites quickly and easily.\* Set up your site and create new pages\*Work with text, graphics, and links\*Define and apply styles using CSS\*Add audio, video, and Flash(r) files to your site\*Use Dreamweaver'sdatabase features.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A plain-English guide to Britons in battle, from the Roman invasion to the ongoing Iraqi warCharging through the Britain's military past, this accessible guide brings to life the battles and wars that shaped the history of Britain-and the world. The book profiles commanders, explains strategies and tactics, and covers key developments in weaponry and technology.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Praise for Practical Negotiating: Tools, Tactics & Techniques'Practical Negotiating is an innovative, resourceful, and--as its name implies--practical guide to the art and science of negotiating. Unlike many books on negotiating, which are filled with theories and anecdotes, this one is rich with examples, tactics, and tips, which makes it the indispensable book when you are going into any negotiation.'--Terry R. Bacon, President, Lore International Institute and author of What People Want: A Manager's Guide to Building Relationships That Work'There is something in this book for the most experienced negotiator and the novice. Gosselin's no-nonsense prescriptions and recommendations will hit home and give you new ideas for the most difficult of negotiating situations. Anyone in the business world will want this great bible of effective negotiating right near their desk and phone!'--Dr. Beverly Kaye, CEO and founder, Career Systems International and coauthor of Love' Em or Lose'Em: Getting Good People to Stay'Gosselin has written a thoughtful, engaging, and practical guide on a topic of increasing importance to leaders and organizations. There is something here for anyone who wants to learn how to deal more effectively with the inevitable conflicts that occur in working with clients, customers, and colleagues.'--Peter Cairo, PhD, Partner, Mercer Delta Consulting and coauthor of Why CEOs Fail: The 17 Behaviors That Can Derail Your Climb to the Top and How to Manage Them'Forget the image of negotiation being a battlefield. Gosselin guides you in the development of a road map so both sides become winners and leave the table victorious. His writing is just like his training--clear, concise, and practical. You can apply the process immediately. A handbook for life, it's practical, thoughtful, and insightful.'--Steven Myers, Manager, Lighting Education and Sales Training, Philips Lighting Company'Skip the workshops and buy Practical Negotiating. After field-testing the content through decades of experience, Gosselin has packed this useful book with processes that work and great questions and worksheets that force the material to become real and personal. Practical Negotiating will change your thinking about negotiating, and more importantly, will change your behavior. Highly recommended.'--Steve Hopkins, Publisher, Executive Times'Gosselin is a most articulate and engaging businessman, and this, coupled with a keen intellect and sharp observation of behavior (and a great sense of humor!) make this a must-read. His deep understanding of effective models of negotiation and their practical application make him one of the leaders in this field.'--Keith G. Slater, former director of International Development, Ingersoll Rand'This book is aptly titled as it provides the practical 'how to' for planning and executing effective negotiations. It's rich with examples, exercises, and reusable tools.'--Dr. Rita Smith, Dean, Ingersoll Rand University.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this provocative volume, leading philosophers reflect on what belief in God, or its absence, means for the subject and what difference it makes to the flow and perceived significance of someone's life.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Although the field of bioethics is about 40 years old, sociologists are only now beginning to explore the ramifications of its appearance and growth. The View from Here presents the best of recent work in bioethics, exploring: the profession of bioethics and its role in discussions about the means and ends of the life sciences; how ordinary questions become 'bioethical' questions and why some bioethical issues fail to attract the attention of bioethicists; variations in the manifestations of bioethics in different countries and health systems; the relationship between social science and bioethics and the effect of the rise of bioethics on the field of medical sociology.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Includes sample nonprofit bylaws and audit committee report.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This collection of research papers examines the critical role that vision plays in learning to read. State-of-the-art research suggests that an overemphasis on phonological processes in reading has underestimated the importance of integrating a highly practiced vision system with the language system. Contributors, including Richard C. Shillcock, Marc Brysbaert and Carol Whitney, evaluate recent findings from neuro-imaging literature, along with important current work on how letters and letter strings are processed. From a variety of empirical and theoretical perspectives, these studies examine the impact that eye movement control, left and right visual fields, word shape, visual stress, and right and left hemispheres have on visual word recognition. Visual Factors in Reading explores the complex visual computations fundamental to reading and how they are implemented in the brain.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Getting ROI from the Web Is Everyone's JobRight now someone is clicking on your website, and knowing everything you can about those clicks and the people that make them is a business imperative. That's the first of a set of compelling business lessons distilled from the authors' decade of experience with the world's most powerful online brands. These lessons help executives, marketers, web managers, designers, and developers take action based on the actual behavior of site visitors.This book is about the why, not just the how, of web analytics and the rules for developing a 'culture of analysis' inside your organization. Why you should collect various types of data. Why you need a strategy. Why it must remain flexible. Why your data must generate meaningful action. Inside you'll learn to demonstrate real ROI from your website.\* Learn to use web analytics data to help make strategic decisions and set corporate goals\*Ask the right questions when planning your website\*Recognize how your data reflects the perceptions of your customers, information on your competitors, and your marketing costs\*Develop criteria for choosing an agency to help you interpret your data\*Discover how successful your marketing efforts have been\*Create a culture of analysis within your organization'Relationship marketing continues to evolve in new and exciting ways, and Actionable Web Analytics provides a clear and concise guidebook for the marketing executive. Burby and Atchison have captured the essence of creating relationships online, which lead to meaningful customer dialogues, and then measuring the success of those efforts.'--Lester Wunderman, Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Wunderman'We have been fortunate enough during the past decade to see our business grow in parallel with and in partnership with the team at ZAAZ. As true thought leaders in the web analytics and marketing space, Burby and Atchison have captured the important issues facing marketers and business people every day and explained them eloquently in Actionable Web Analytics.'--Josh James, CEO and Co-Founder, Omniture'Burby and Atchison have spent close to a decade helping a wide variety of companies optimize their advertising spend, supersize their website value, and maximize their online marketing ROI. These guys are in an amazing position to help you figure out all of the above. But that's just the half of it. While their position is nice, their scary IQ, their awesome curiosity, and their uncanny ability to drill down to bona fide business value make this book a must read.'--Jim Sterne, President of the Web Analytics Association and Producer of Emetrics Summit.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Imagine this: you're offered two corporate bonds from similar issuers with identical credit ratings. Both bonds have 6 percent coupons and ten-year final maturities. The first is noncallable and priced at $98.00. The second is callable at par in seven years and priced at $97.50. Which bond is the better deal Not the one most people would think.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Pack pizzazz into your Web sites with Flash!Start with simple animation, or create whole pages in FlashThe newest version of Flash offers all sorts of cool options for designing Web sites that stand out from the crowd, and this handy guide makes it easy. Enhance your site with animated graphics, boxes, or buttons; morph shapes; create text with exotically changing colors; add sound or video; and watch visitors flock to your site!

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Just how much should society protect intellectual property from infringement Are safeguards necessary to ensure economic incentives for inventors, or is the wiser course to distribute gains more equitably through public acquisition of IP rights Knowledge and intellectual property are widely regarded as key drivers of economic and social well-being. Yet this relationship is frequently misunderstood. In this volume, from the Surveys of Recent Research in Economics series, authors Michael McAleer and Les Oxley review in-depth the economic and legal ramifications of the IP rights question.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Written by eminent scholar David O. Ross, this guide helps readers to engage with the poetry, thought, and background of Virgil's great epic, suggesting both the depth and the beauty of Virgil's poetic images and the mental images with which the Romans lived.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - It has been widely reported that the baby boom generation has not adequately saved for their rapidly approaching retirement years. Because of this, many boomers believe the only way to catch up is by investing in common stocks. But stocks are inherently risky, particularly for those close to, or in, retirement. Income Investing Today offers an alternative--income, through diversification over a variety of securities, that can provide a healthy annual cash income without the downside risks of the stock market.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Contests over 'public space' have come to assume increasing centrality in deliberations over urban policy in post-industrial nations such as Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. In this innovative book, Kurt Iveson addresses the relationship between publicness and the city, considering how the production, management and regulation of 'public spaces' has emerged as a problem for urban politics and urban theory.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The revised second edition of this highly praised introduction to the Mongol Empire takes account of recent scholarship in the field.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Praise for Be Smart, Act Fast, Get Rich'Charles Payne's book is blunt, provocative, and right on the money. This book is a lot like Charles himself: insightful and to the point. If you have time to read only one book on how to make money . . . this is the book.'--Dr. Bob Froehlich, Chairman, Investor Strategy Committee Deutsche Asset Management, and Vice Chairman, DWS Scudder'Be Smart, Act Fast, Get Rich is a book for all investors from first-time stock buyers to seasoned investors. 'Be Smart' suggests you understand the fundamentals of the company you are purchasing. 'Act Fast' suggests that action must be taken if you are going to increase your wealth in the stock market. All too often we find interesting ideas to invest in but never have the confidence to act, only to watch the stock's price rise while others reap the benefits. This book is an easy read, and a must-read for all investors.'--Tom Dorsey, President, Dorsey Wright & Associates and author, Point & Figure Charting'You should buy this book just for the super job Charles does in explaining everything you need to know about charts, graphs, and the other 'voodoo' of technical analysis that he makes so simple to understand. Charles really gives you a street fighter's education in the markets . . . I wish his book was around twenty-five years ago . . . it would have saved me millions in market mistakes I've made.'--Tobin Smith, founder and Chairman, ChangeWave Research.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Praise for Great People Decisions 'Fernandez Araoz has captured the essence of building great teams with a masterful and entirely practical study of what goes into getting people selection right.' JACK WELCH 'Fernandez Araoz does a great service with this wonderful book, teaching us how to accomplish the first task of any exceptional leader: get the right people on the bus, and into the right seats. His enduring passion, deep practical experience, and analytical methods make his approach refreshing and powerful.' JIM COLLINS, bestselling author of Good to Great 'No matter your business or product, your service or strategy, it s all done with people. Great results only come when great people fill the right roles. In Great People Decisions, Fernandez Araoz clears away the fog of myth and fad that has long clouded people decisions, bringing passion, sound experience, and wisdom to these all important questions.' DANIEL GOLEMAN, bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence and Social Intelligence 'Great People Decisions is a groundbreaking, myth busting, and standard setting work. To prepare yourself for the dramatic workforce changes that are expected in the next decade, the first thing you should do is read this book. The second thing you should do is put Fernandez Araoz s advice into practice immediately.' JIM KOUZES, bestselling coauthor of The Leadership Challenge and A Leader s Legacy 'Too many people say people are our most important assets but then don t act on it. In this important and eloquent book, Fernandez Araoz provides compelling evidence for why making great people decisions is essential for anyone who aspires to become a great leader or build a great company. If you follow the sage advice he offers in this book, you are sure to make great people decisions.' NITIN NOHRIA, Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Development, Harvard Business School, and coauthor of Paths to Power and In Their Time.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Indispensable dip-in revision aid.