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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Whether it's the loss of a job, a marriage, or a life, in today's 24/7 world we're increasingly faced with uncomfortable situations where we don't know what to say yet we're called upon to quickly respond -- online or in person. We may fumble, avoid contact, or simply walk away perplexed, thinking we have done a bad job of responding to our friends, family, neighbors, clients, and co-workers. How do we pause, listen, and offer comfort in those hard moments Filled with touching stories, this practical guide helps us step into someone else's shoes so that we can empathetically learn how to respond in times of need. The revised compact edition includes a new introduction, index and short reflections at the end of each chapter to help readers become more comfortable and effective when offering or accepting comfort in their demanding lives.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A business fable for anyone feeling overwhelmed, underpaid, and frustrated in their jobFrom the author of The Myth of Multitasking comes Invaluable, a business fable that empowers the frustrated and overworked to understand the value of their time. At the fictitious company GreenGarb, twenty-something Jason is discontent in his entry-level position, feeling his skills and knowledge are being underutilized; mid-level manager Tracy is overwhelmed by her own workload and needy direct reports; and CEO Helen needs them to sort it out productively. Jason's grandfather Charlie plants the seed of a new perspective in Jason mind: before he can get a raise, he must prove he deserves the raise. He must establish the value of his time, rather than expecting to be paid what he thinks he is worth. Time management consultant Phil helps them determine how they spend their time, and what it costs, with easy-to-follow worksheets that map what their actions and time are worth.\* Offers solid advice for determining just how 'invaluable' you are to your boss and customers\* Shows how to create a productive framework of cooperation in the workplace\* Includes an appendix of worksheets and examples that offer concrete tools that can be applied immediatelyThe Myth of Multitasking taught readers how to take control of their time. Invaluable shows readers how to increase the value of the time they do spend working.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - It's one of the toughest economies in years, but don't fear-the doctor is inAre you among the thousands of retailers frustrated by market challenges and looking for ways to take control of your business Are you looking for the advice of an expert consultant, but unable to spend the money Then The Retail Doctor's Guide to Growing Your Business is for you.By providing a step-by-step approach to evaluate your current business practices, The Retail Doctor offers professional guidance\* Redesign your organizational structure\* Reap the maximum returns on your investment\* Keep your business financially healthyFollowing the advice in these pages will help you devise a sound strategy to accomplish your goals and outperform your competitors. You'll also gain clear insight into all areas of human resource management, sales training, merchandising methods, and marketing.While your competitors are looking for a magic bullet to solve their problems, with The Retail Doctor's Guide to Growing Your Business, you can be making changes that will guarentee enormous returns and financial success.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Practical strategies to propel your company to the topAmerican business is entering unchartered territory. Recent trends suggest that we are moving out of a recession-fairly labeled The Great Recession-into a recovery phase characterized by high unemployment with growth. As such, the business road ahead will be challenging. Growth will be harder to achieve and business failure will be more prevalent.But the best of America's growth businesses will pass through this cycle to experience renewed and hopeful growth in contrast to the high failure rate of those who fail to grow. The numbers are proving this to be the extreme case-a higher upside with a greater failure rate.What are America's recession-proof, highest growth companies doing differently What are the values, fundamentals, and actions that will make the difference between failure, or just surviving and thriving The answer to these questions is, what Thomson calls, The 7 Essentials-value proposition, high growth market segment, marquee customers, big brother alliances, exponential returns, inside/outside leadership, and essential board experts. This book is the timely answer to the search for what it will take to propel a company's growth through these challenging times. It's for management teams of any business, independent of size or industry, which desires to identify a course of action to improve their opportunities to grow.'Applying the 7 Essentials will improve your company's growth prospects,' says author David Thomson. Growth companies are especially defined by their ability to grow through recession and recovery periods to become the new growth leaders. The case studies and the numbers in this book prove it. This reliable resource extends the insights from Thomson's bestselling book, Blueprint to a Billion: 7 Essentials to Achieve Exponential Growth to apply the 7 Essentials to all companies.Thomson is known as America's growth expert on what it takes to transform a small business into a billion dollar one. He has been recognized by Investors Business Daily as the 'Guru for Uncovering the Blueprint for Sizzling Growth Companies.'\* Offers busy professionals essential insights that will move their business or business unit beyond surviving and into thriving now and in the future\* Written by an expert on how companies achieve growth in challenging markets\* Contains key CEO interviews and quick case studies and is supported by on-line scoring tools to help teams apply the 7 EssentialsEconomic weakness has not changed the need for companies to grow. This book provides you with a proven framework to overcome such challenges and thrive in today's challenging business environment.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - How an Economy Grows and Why it Crashes uses illustration, humor, and accessible storytelling to explain complex topics of economic growth and monetary systems. In it, economic expert and bestselling author of Crash Proof, Peter Schiff teams up with his brother Andrew to apply their signature 'take no prisoners' logic to expose the glaring fallacies that have become so ingrained in our country's economic conversation.Inspired by How an Economy Grows and Why It Doesn't--a previously published book by the Schiffs' father Irwin, a widely published economist and activist--How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes incorporates the spirit of the original while tackling the latest economic issues.With wit and humor, the Schiffs explain the roots of economic growth, the uses of capital, the destructive nature of consumer credit, the source of inflation, the importance of trade, savings, and risk, and many other topical principles of economics.The tales told here may appear simple of the surface, but they will leave you with a powerful understanding of How an Economy Grows and Why it Crashes.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - How to live a more productive life by putting a profitable lifestyle ahead of profitsWith his standout Wall Street line 'Greed is good,' Gordon Gekko became pop culture icon for unrestrained greed. But, while greed might be great for one person-especially when that person is fictional-it's not so great for good people living in the real world. In Goodbye Gordon Gekko: How to Find Your Fortune and Not Lose Your Soul, Anthony Scaramucci describes how a better understanding of people, capital, and culture can be used to enrich one's life, financially as well as spiritually. With smart and engaging prose, the book:\* Discusses how the best manifestations of ambition, entrepreneurship and mentoring can lead to a life that not only fulfills financial obligations, but also leaves a lasting legacy\* Describes ways in which Americans and American companies can act to avoid the kind of crisis that crippled the country's economy\* Details how to build a core set of values to discover wealth on one's own termsGiven the turmoil in financial markets over the past few years, many people are reevaluating what it means to be 'rich.' Goodbye Gordon Gekko shows how it's possible to be well-off without all the trappings of wealth.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - You don't need a marketing degree or intensive training to build an attention-grabbing brand; you just need this book - and 30 days.Simon Middleton shows you how to create, manage and communicate your brand profoundly and effectively, in just 30 days, by following 30 clear exercises. How you work through the book is up to you, the result will be the same: an authentic, compelling, and highly distinctive brand that will attract and engage customers and fans. You will learn how to:\* Establish your brand values and positioning\* Get the all-important name right\* Bring your brand to life\* Turn your customers into your advocates\* Manage your PR and use your marketing budget wisely\* Inspire your staff to live the brand too\* Deal with problems when something goes wrongBranding isn't about funky logos and expensive advertising. Your brand is what your company means to the world. Getting that meaning right is the most important thing you can do in business.'Passionate and persuasive, Simon Middleton has a natural instinct for uncovering the Wow! factor in every brand.' Dawn Gibbins MBE, Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the Year and Star of Channel 4's The Secret Millionaire.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Understand the next level of marketingThe new model for marketing-Marketing 3.0-treats customers not as mere consumers but as the complex, multi-dimensional human beings that they are. Customers, in turn, are choosing companies and products that satisfy deeper needs for participation, creativity, community, and idealism.In Marketing 3.0, world-leading marketing guru Philip Kotler explains why the future of marketing lies in creating products, services, and company cultures that inspire, include, and reflect the values of target customers.\* Explains the future of marketing, along with why most marketers are stuck in the past\* Examines companies that are ahead of the curve, such as S. C. Johnson\* Kotler is one of the most highly recognized marketing gurus, famous for his '4 P's of Marketing'In an age of highly aware customers, companies must demonstrate their relevance to customers at the level of basic values. Marketing 3.0 is the unmatched guide to getting out front of this new tide sweeping through the nature of marketing.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Make customer feedback work for your business.Customers are speaking loud and clear through a miriad of mediums. Evidence shows that customers will no longer stand for the hurried and complacent service that has become the norm. They are looking for a positive, memorable experience. Organizations that provide that level of service will earn their loyalty. Customers base their decisions on nothing more than a positive or negative review of your product and/or service.Pay Attention! paves the way. Your company wins when you:\* Understand Customer Expectations\* Embrace and implement The RATER Factors\* Define who you are and what you offer\* Become E.T.D.B.W. (Easy To Do Business With)\* Connect with your audience in all mediums\* React appropriately and respond immediately to customer feedback\* Recover sincerely when things go wrongAll you need is to Pay Attention. …

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Dan Gookin gets you up to speed so you can get down to work with all the new features of Word 2010!Bestselling and quintessential For Dummies author Dan Gookin employs his usual fun and friendly candor while walking you through the spectrum of new features of Word 2010. Completely in tune with the needs of the beginning Word user, Gookin shows you how to use Word quickly and efficiently so that you can spend more time working on your projects and less time trying to figure out how to make Word perform the tasks you need it to do. This newest edition of Word For Dummies explains how to navigate the user interface and take advantages of file formats, and skips the unnecessary jargon.Unparalleled author Dan Gookin applies his beloved For Dummies writing style to introduce you to all the features and functions of Word 2010Escorts you through the capabilities of Word 2010 without weighing you down with unnecessary technical jargonDeciphers the user interface and shows you how to take advantage of the file formatsThe word on the street is that Word 2010 For Dummies is a must-read.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An innovative communication method for making change happen in any organizationGetting Change Right presents a new view of leadership communication that says change doesn't flow top-down, bottom-up, or sideways, but inside-out. This is how change spreads through a complex system successfully-the other options are force or failure. Based on years of experience with organizations around the world, change expert Kahan presents a new model of communication, one that moves from a transactional view of information exchange to a collaborative construction of shared understanding. When the right people are having the right conversations and interactions, then they act in concert even though the situations they confront independently are impossible to predict or coordinate. This dynamic practitioner's guide to implementing change\* Presents the innovative co-creation communication model for creating change\* Reveals how communicating with a company's most valuable players is at the heart of organizational change\* Draws on the author's wealth of experience with Fortune 100 companies, leading government agencies, and associationsGetting Change Right offers business insights and field-tested, practical techniques that can be put to work immediately.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Everything the independent investor needs to know to effectively invest in goldWith today's increasing economic uncertainties, a strong investment strategy is to put a portion of your net worth in gold. However, given investors' overall lack of knowledge about gold as an investment, as wealth insurance, or as a store of value, many are hesitant to enter this arena.That's why Jim Gibbons has created The Golden Rule. This book answers many questions, including: How do you purchase gold and in what form Why gold now When should you buy And, most importantly, from whom Throughout the book, Gibbons puts gold in perspective and shows you why it belongs in every investor's portfolio.\* Provides practical gold investment insights from New York Times bestsellers Peter Schiff, William Bonner, Doug Casey, Addison Wiggin, and James Turk as well as from leading experts in this field including: Congressman Ron Paul, Rick Rule, Adrian Day, and many others\* Demystifies gold by putting it in the context of twenty-first century economic realities\* Highlights a variety of ways to invest in gold-from mining stocks to buying gold coins and bullionWith the financial markets more erratic than ever, gold appeals to investors looking for a safe haven for their assets. With The Golden Rule as your guide, you'll quickly learn how to make the best decisions possible with regards to this precious commodity.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Proven leadership strategies used by combat and business leaders to accomplish impossible goals Heroic Leadership examines military leadership principles as they apply to business and life. Leadership expert and retired general William Cohen describes the eight universal laws of leadership and explains why heroic leadership has worked so successfully and ethically for thousands of years despite severe conditions of risk, uncertainty and hardship. He also shows how to implement Heroic Leadership to attract fellowship, use influence tactics, develop self-confidence, build, coach, and motivate a team, take charge in crisis situations, and take action. - Includes real-world examples from business as well, as battle, that follow the eight universal laws - Contains proven strategies and techniques to apply the universal laws and multiply the productivity of any group or organization - Suggests little-known, but highly effective methods for building teamwork and esprit de corps - Based on the classic, bestselling books on leadership The New Art of the Leader and the Stuff of Heroes - With a timeless approach to leadership, Heroic Leadership offers innovative ideas for motivating people and helping them to achieve new heights of personal and group performance.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Reveals the powerful and undermining effects of stress on good decision making-and what leaders can do about itThe ability to make sound and timely decisions is the mark of a good leader. But when leaders with otherwise strong track records suddenly begin making poor decisions-as seen in the recent corporate scandals that rocked the business world-the impact can be widespread. In The Stress Effect, leadership expert Henry L. Thompson argues that stress is often the real culprit behind this leadership failure: when leaders' stress levels become sufficiently elevated-whether in the boardroom or on the front line of a manufacturing process-their ability to effectively use their emotional intelligence and cognitive ability in tandem to make wise decisions is significantly impaired. Until now, experts have argued that increasing your emotional intelligence will help you cope with and manage stress. This book suggests that stress actually blocks access to your emotional intelligence as well as your cognitive ability, two critical components in the decision-making process. This book\* Shows how stress adversely affects the performance of even the most savvy leaders\* Reveals the truth about one of the prime factors behind the current failure of leadership\* Offers a solid prescription for building a 'stress resilient system' and arms leaders with best practices for managing specific stressors that take the biggest toll on decision making\* Is written by an award-winning organizational psychologist and leadership consultant whose clients include a roster of Fortune 500 companiesA groundbreaking and insightful resource for leaders, The Stress Effect reopens the dialogue on stress, its effect on decision making, and what to do about it.…

Softcover. Zustand: gut. Auflage: 1. Auflage (19. Mai 2010). Finanzplanung Krise wirtschaftlich Ultimate Depression Survival Guide Krisen Edelmetalle Goldmünzen Aktieninvestments Große Depression Finanzen So manchen Wirtschaftsteil aktueller Zeitungen möchte man angesichts düsterer Zukunftsaussichten gleich wieder ungelesen beiseite legenDie Krise zeigt sich in knappen Budgets, Kündigungen und verschärftem Wettbewerb. Da kann einem die Angst schon mal den Hals zuschnüren und die allgemeine Unsicherheit wächst. Für alle, die wissen wollen, was noch passieren kann, bietet "Das ultimative Überlebenshandbuch" eine profunde Auseinandersetzung mit und Hilfe in der aktuellen Situation. Ein effektiver Plan für die eigene finanzielle Zukunft ist in diesen Zeiten unerlässlich. Wie man zu einem solchen auch und gerade in unsicheren Zeiten kommt, zeigt Martin Weiss in seinem New York Times Bestseller. Er kann dabei auf die Erfahrungen seines Vaters während der Großen Depression zurückblicken und schafft so eine interessante Verbindung zwischen Vergangenheit und Zukunft. Weiss, wie sein Vater selbst Finanzanalyst, setzt sich mit der aktuellen Krisensituation auseinander, bietet einen Ausblick in die Zukunft und möchte Menschen Schritt für Schritt dabei helfen einen Finanzplan für unsichere Zeiten aufzustellen, um wieder mehr Freude am Leben zu haben. Pressestimmen"Weiss geht auf alle Eventualitäten ein, vom Eintreiben von Außenständen über Anlagen in Edelmetallen bis hin zu Aktieninvestments in Krisenzeiten. Der Leser wird viele nützliche Ratschlägeim Hinterkopf behalten, wenn sich die Lage in der Weltwirtschaft noch einmal verschärfen sollte." "Eine Besonderheit an diesem BuchDer Autor kann auch auf Erfahrungen seines Vaters während der Großen Depression zurückgreifen, der selbst Finanzanalyst war. In Tagebuchform werden seine Erfahrungen in den einzelnen Kapiteln verwoben." "Damit bei der nächsten Krise nicht erneut die Angst um Ihr Erspartes ausbricht, sollten Sie sich "Das ultimative Überlebenshandbuch für die wirtschaftliche Depression" von Martin D. Weisss genau zu Gemüte führen Weiss verrät, wie Anleger auch in der größten Katastrophe Geld verdienen können und warnt vor den großen Börsenfallen." Das ultimative Überlebenshandbuch für die wirtschaftliche Depression Martin D. Weiss Carsten Roth In deutscher Sprache. 266 pages. 223x150x28 mm.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An essential guide for leaders who want to use social media to be 'open' while maintaining control'Be Open, Be Transparent, Be Authentic' are the current leadership mantras-but companies often push back. Business is premised on the concept of control and yet the new world order demands openness-leaders do not know how to be open and be in control. This must-have resource will help the modern leader understand how to lead in the new open world-where blogging, twittering, facebooking, and digging are becoming the norm. the author lays out the steps that leaders must take to transform their organizations and themselves into being 'open' -and exactly what that will mean.\* Shows how to use social media to become an open organization\* Offers basic advice for leaders who are adapting to the new era of openness in the marketplace\* The author Charlene Li is one of the foremost experts on social media and technologiesIn easy-to-understand language, this book will help leaders orient themselves to social networking and other technological advances.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A totally revised new edition of the bestselling guide to business school basicsThe bestselling book that invented the 'MBA in a book' category, The Portable MBA Fifth Edition is a reliable and information-packed guide to the business school curriculum and experience. For years, professionals who need MBA-level information and insight-but don't need the hassle of business school-have turned to the Portable MBA series for the very best, most up-to-date coverage of the business basics.This new revised and expanded edition continues that long tradition with practical, real-world business insight from faculty members from the prestigious Darden School at the University of Virginia. With 50 percent new material, including new chapters on such topics as emerging economies, enterprise risk management, consumer behavior, managing teams, and up-to-date career advice, this is the best Portable MBA ever.\* Covers all the core topics you'd learn in business school, including finance, accounting, marketing, economics, ethics, operations management, management and leadership, and strategy.\* Every chapter is totally updated and seven new chapters have been added on vital business topics\* Includes case studies and interactive web-based examplesWhether you own your own small business or work in a major corporate office, The Portable MBA gives you the comprehensive information and rich understanding of the business world that you need. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Comprehensive, accessible guide to technical analysis and market trading strategiesEssentials of Technical Analysis for Financial Markets is an all-encompassing handbook on navigating the financial markets successfully using technical analysis. Clearly written, easy-to-understand, and straightforward, this guide focuses on the key information needed by traders and investors to take on any financial market effectively.\* Easy-to-use, at-your-fingertips information on using technical analysis to trade all major financial markets\* Explains how to navigate the markets successfully, including the top techniques for entries, exits, and risk management\* Straightforward descriptions of proven technical trading methods and strategies\* Filled with technical analysis insights, charts, and examplesWith financial markets in 'roller coaster' mode, technical analysis offers a unique advantage for managing risk and finding high-probability trading opportunities. Packed with insightful tips and guidance, Essentials of Technical Analysis for Financial Markets provides proven trading strategies from one of today's top technical strategists. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Caring for the Perioperative Patient is a practical, evidence-based and innovative book that identifies and discusses the essential core skills and knowledge required by perioperative practitioners to care for their patients. Divided into two sections, the first explores core perioperative issues, such as pharmacology, communication, homeostasis, and equipment. The second part of the book looks at more specific perioperative practice issues, including enhanced competence, patient preparation, and care of the patient during anaesthesia, surgery, and recovery. This updated new edition is skills-focused and uses examples of techniques or procedures to illustrate how skills can be applied in perioperative practice. It is essential reading for nurses or operating department practitioners (ODPs) who perform scrub, circulating, anaesthetic and recovery roles whilst caring for perioperative patients, as well as nursing and ODP students working in perioperative care. - New edition of a successful text for perioperative practitioners and students - Emphasises holistic patient centred care - Focused on key skills and knowledge required by practitioners - Explores the evidence-base for safe and effective practice.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The leading book on Microsoft Office, now fully updated for Office 2010Microsoft Office, the world's leading productivity suite, has been updated with new tools. Veteran Office users as well as newcomers will need the comprehensive information in this bestselling All-in-One guide.With a self-contained minibook devoted to each Office application plus minibooks on how Office works together and how you can expand its usefulness, Office 2010 All-in-One For Dummies gets you up to speed and answers the questions you'll have down the road.\* Microsoft Office is the office productivity suite used around the globe; nearly every business worker encounters it daily\* The 2010 revision will affect all applications in the suite\* Eight minibooks cover Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, Publisher, common Office tools, and ways to expand Office productivity\* Also covers the new online versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as well as changes to the interface and new tools and techniquesOffice 2010 All-in-One For Dummies makes it easy to learn to use Office and gets you up and running on all the changes and enhancements in Office 2010.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -How to live a more productive life by putting a profitable lifestyle ahead of profits With his standout Wall Street line 'Greed is good,' Gordon Gekko became pop culture icon for unrestrained greed. But, while greed might be great for one person-especially when that person is fictional-it's not so great for good people living in the real world. In Goodbye Gordon Gekko: How to Find Your Fortune and Not Lose Your Soul, Anthony Scaramucci describes how a better understanding of people, capital, and culture can be used to enrich one's life, financially as well as spiritually. With smart and engaging prose, the book: - Discusses how the best manifestations of ambition, entrepreneurship and mentoring can lead to a life that not only fulfills financial obligations, but also leaves a lasting legacy - Describes ways in which Americans and American companies can act to avoid the kind of crisis that crippled the country's economy - Details how to build a core set of values to discover wealth on one's own terms Given the turmoil in financial markets over the past few years, many people are reevaluating what it means to be 'rich.' Goodbye Gordon Gekko shows how it's possible to be well-off without all the trappings of wealth.Wiley-VCH GmbH, Boschstraße 12, 69469 Weinheim 224 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Utilizing a great variety of previously unknown cuneiform tablets, Ancient Babylonian Medicine: Theory and Practice examines the way medicine was practiced by various Babylonian professionals of the 2nd and 1st millennium B.C.\* Represents the first overview of Babylonian medicine utilizing cuneiform sources, including archives of court letters, medical recipes, and commentaries written by ancient scholars\* Attempts to reconcile the ways in which medicine and magic were related\* Assigns authorship to various types of medical literature that were previously considered anonymous\* Rejects the approach of other scholars that have attempted to apply modern diagnostic methods to ancient illnesses.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Religion is one of the most powerful forces running through human history, and although often presented as a force for good, its impact is frequently violent and divisive. This provocative work brings together cutting-edge research from both evolutionary and cognitive psychology to help readers understand the psychological structure of religious morality and the origins of religious violence.\* Introduces a fundamentally new approach to the analysis of religion in a style accessible to the general reader\* Applies insights from evolutionary and cognitive psychology to both Judaism and Christianity, and their texts, to help understand the origins of religious violence\* Argues that religious violence is grounded in the moral psychology of religion\* Illustrates its controversial argument with reference to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the response to the attacks from both the terrorists and the President. Suggests strategies for beginning to counter the divisive aspects of religion.\* Discusses the role of religion and religious criticism in the contemporary world. Argues for a position sceptical of the moral authority of religion, while also critiquing the excesses of the 'new atheists' for failing to appreciate the moral contributions of religion.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A Concise Companion to Realism offers an accessible introduction to realism as it has evolved since the 19th century. Though focused on literature and literary theory, the significance of technology and the visual arts is also addressed. Comprises 17 newly-commissioned essays written by a distinguished group of contributors, including Slavoj Zizek, Frederic Jameson and Terry EagletonProvides the historical, cultural, intellectual, and literary contexts necessary to understand developments in realismAddresses the artistic mediums and technologies such as painting and film that have helped shape the way we perceive realityExplores literary and pictorial sub-genres, such as naturalism and socialist realismIncludes a brief bibliography and suggestions for further reading at the end of each section.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The number of practicing pediatric hospitalists is estimated to be approximately 2,500 and rapidly increasing. Furthermore, at least ten fellowships dedicated to advanced training in pediatric hospital medicine have been developed at academic institutions across North America. Despite this growth, there has been an absence of an accepted and peer-reviewed framework for professional and curriculum development. Until now . . . The Pediatric Hospital Medicine Core Competencies, published online in April 20010 as a Supplement of the Journal of Hospital Medicine, is a blueprint to develop standardized curricula for teaching Pediatric Hospital Medicine in medical school, post-graduate (i.e., residency, fellowship), and continuing medical education programs. The competencies standardize expected learning outcomes, but leave it to the curriculum developers and content experts to select instructional strategies, provide relevancy of context, and select the most relevant and up to date medical content. The book contains 54 chapters, divided into four sections: Common Clinical Diagnoses and Conditions, Specialized Clinical Services, Core Skills, and Healthcare Systems: Supporting and Advancing Child Health. Although the entire document can be a resource for comprehensive program development, each chapter is intended to stand alone and thus support curriculum development specific to the needs of individual programs. In addition, an attempt has been made to make the objectives outlined in each chapter 'timeless', allowing for creation of curriculum that can be nimble and reactive to new discoveries.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Ken Fisher is founder and CEO of Fisher Investments, an independent money management firm managing over $35 billion (as of Dec. 31/09) for individuals and institutions. And, Fisher has written the monthly 'Portfolio Strategy' column for Forbes magazine for the last twenty-five years--since 1984--making him, so far, the fourth longest-running columnist in the magazine's history. During this time, he's seen everything from the stock market crash of 1987 and the great bull markets of the 1980s and 1990s to the Tech bubble of 2000 and the global market meltdown of 2008.Now, with The Making of a Market Guru, you'll gain an insightful look at Fisher's prolific career over the years and discover the high-profile market calls he's made so far in these monthly columns. At times engaging and timely, at others revealing and informative, this book is a sweeping look at a recent and eventful slice of stock market history. You'll read about what's changed, but you'll be more amazed by what hasn't. And you'll see investing wisdom that still applies, now and for the foreseeable future, from a quarter-century of Fisher's concise and witty market wisdom.Preceding Fisher's columns for each year are a few pages of commentary--putting them in historic context, pointing out areas that are still salient, and others where Fisher's perspective has changed over the years--highlighting key points that deserve extra attention.Chapter by chapter, this book offers practical investment advice from a leading market voice, while:\* Looking at Fisher's market analysis over the years and providing an industry insider's view of major, and not-so-major, market events\* Examining how Fisher called three of the last four bear markets\* Showing that what many commonly think impacts markets doesn't--and some very surprising things that do impact markets that few are aware of.\* And much moreThe more things change, the more they stay the same--at least when it comes to investing. And seeing history through the eyes of a market guru can help improve your overall investment endeavors today. If you take the time to read this unique, historic compilation, you'll be taking your first steps to understanding how to become your own market guru.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Understanding Plato's Republic is an accessible introduction to the concepts of justice that inform Plato's Republic, elucidating the ancient philosopher's main argument that we would be better off leading just lives rather than unjust ones\* Represents an accessible introduction to the theories of justice put forth in Plato's Republic\* Discusses the unity and coherence of The Republic as a whole\* Provides an up to date discussion of The Republic's fundamental ideas and Plato's main argument\* Written in a lively style, using non technical language.…