Wiley nov 1995 (21 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Learn how to get the sleep your body has been craving Sleep is critically important to our health and cognitive function as well as our mental and emotional well-being - yet studies have shown that 36 percent of Americans are not getting the sleep they need. How to Get a Good Night's Sleep is the solution manual everyone needs - whether or not you feel sleep-deprived. So many people with poor quality sleep don't even realize they're not sleeping well - until they finally do, and wake up happy, bright, refreshed, energized, and ready to take on the day. Packed with the rituals, habits, attitudes, and rhythms and overall health advice that improves sleep quality, this book can show you how to sleep better than ever before.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is an innovative contribution to the study of popular culture, focusing on the youth cultures that revolve around dance clubs and raves.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A micro-community approach to education with vision and values The U.S. education system has remained somewhat static as the world changes furiously around it. The Basic School: A Community for Learning offers a model for the future. The classroom - and by extension, the school - is positioned as a little community focused on learning. Teachers are empowered with real leadership, parents are partners, resources are rich, and the curriculum is coherent and centralized. This book describes how to bring this dream-school into reality through a series of small steps forward that, over time, become a journey through progress.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Expert advice in a back-to-basics handbook on how to beat the market-the classic wayIn Investment Psychology Explained Martin J. Pring, one of the most respected independent investment advisors in the world, argues that in the revisionist '90s there are no quick, magical paths to market success. Rather, he emphasizes the timeless values of hard work, patience, and self-discipline-and much more. Drawing on the wisdom of creative investors such as Jesse Livermore, Humphrey Neill, and Barnard Baruch, as well as his own experience, Pring shows how to:\* Overcome emotional and psychological impediments that distort decision making\* Map out an independent investment plan-and stick to it\* Know when to buck herd opinion-and 'go contrarian'\* Dispense with the myths and delusions that drag down other investors\* Resist the fads and so-called experts whose siren call to success can lead to disaster\* Exploit fast-breaking news events that rock the market\* Deal skillfully with brokers and money managers\* Learn and understand the rules that separate the truly great investors and traders from the restReading Investment Psychology Explained will give you a renewed appreciation of the classic trading principles that, through bull and bear markets, have worked time and again. You'll see, with the help of numerous illustrative examples, what goes into making an effective investor-and how you can work toward achieving that successful profile. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Newsletter Design A Step-by-Step Guide to Creative Publications'Make it dramatic. Make it readable. Make it believable.' Words ofadvice to those who plan, design, or edit newsletters from theauthor of Newsletter Design, Edward A. Hamilton. Follow the adviceof this designer of world-renowned publications and your newsletterwill never land in the junk-mail pile. You'll learn techniques usedby the most successful publications to attract readers and rivettheir attention. Included in this step-by-step guide: \* Planning visual content \* Fast-paced journalistic writing \* Forceful page layout \* Eye-catching graphics \* Strong, clear typography \* Powerful photojournalism \* Cost-wise production From selecting a name, logotype, and cover design to going onpress, every element of producing a stand-out newsletter isexplained step-by-step in clear language. Principles are expressedin simple terms that apply equally to desktop publishing ortraditional T-square and typewriter. Layouts that are cluttered andcomplex--or bland and austere--can sabotage even the best editorialideas. The author shows you how to avoid the stock, 'off-the-shelflook'. You'll learn to master simple but powerful page layout,sparkling typography that promotes clarity, strength and elegance.you'll learn how to edit and design with compelling journalisticphotographs and vivid graphics. In addition, the book introduces atwelve-part grid design that not only opens up new creativepossibilities and relief from the standard three-column page, itworks perfectly with computer coordinates. There's plenty ofsupport for desktop publishers using WordPerfect, Lotus, Adobe, andQuark. You'll get tips for spicing up your pages with tables,charts, graphs, pictographs, and maps, using simple softwareprograms. It's all here. From logotype to printed pages, you won'tfind a more readable, on-the-money guide to designing newsletters.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Offers detailed case studies that demonstrate the crucial strategic issues facing nonprofit governing boards and offers board members new methods for dealing with them.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The third volume in a three-volume series, A Guide to TacticalPlanning offers all managers and professionals hands-on tools theycan use to develop meaningful short-term results through tacticalplanning techniques. As with the other volumes in this series, George Morrisey--longrecognized as a leading expert in the areas of planning andstrategic thinking--offers his insights into how planning actuallyworks in organizations. Succinct and easy to read, the books in this series can be used inany sequence, and stand on their own as individual guides to moreeffective planning. The companion volumes include Volume One: AGuide to Strategic Thinking, and Volume Two: A Guide to Long-RangePlanning. Each draws on examples from individual departments andwork units as well as from the perspective of the totalorganization, making them useful for all types of planning at anylevel of an organization.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The best briefs on strategic planning Three Volume Series Plan your work and work your plan. In these three brief, very usable volumes, George L. Morrisey--long recognized as a master in the field--offers his insights on the process of strategic thinking, and tactical and strategic planning. Each volume is valuable on its own; together, they represent an unprecedented resource no informed manager should be without. Drawing on examples from individual departments and work units as well as from the perspective of the total organization, Morrisey's series provides practical advice for all types of planning at any level of an organization.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Argues that a key strategy for improving the effectiveness of schools is to set standards for what students should be able to do based on the skills required for well-paying Jobs.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Reach a new stage in brief therapy Is it possible for clinicians to provide in-depth therapy in the cost-conscious, time-limited world of managed care This groundbreaking book offers clinicians new hope of maintaining professional satisfaction in time-effective practice. Authors Bruce Ecker and Laurel Hulley provide a practical guide for clinicians on how to work deeply and briefly with individuals, couples, and families, and shows how to meet the challenge of managed care without losing the deeper levels of change traditionally associated with long-term or existential work. By using Depth-Oriented Brief Therapy, you'll work directly and immediately with the emotional and unconscious meanings that structure the very existence of the presenting problem.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Pain is a personal experience, which everyone encounters at some time, that for some unfortunate individuals becomes a permanent factor in their quality of life and clinical treatment. This is the first book to provide a comprehensive, integrated and accessible account of the experience of pain and its implications. It was written for psychologists, doctors, therapists, counsellors, and nurses in both academic and treatment settings. The experience of pain is examined at all stages from first symptoms of pain and how they relate to personal, social and cultural beliefs and attitudes, through the consultation and treatment process, personal coping, and the effects of pain on patient and carers. At every stage the discussion is based on relevant psychological concepts and a review of the latest research. The book provides an integrated, multidisciplinary account of cognitive, biological and social aspects of pain. An emphasis on social psychological processes leads to a new model of pain that will enlighten both teaching and treatment and guide further research. Accounts of pain often deal with specific, specialised aspects but many students and healthcare professionals need a wider, more person-centred understanding of pain, and will find this book a valuable resource and guide to the experience of pain and its implications for treatment and coping.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The third edition of this acclaimed text provides a comprehensive overview of sudden infant death syndrome, including the major progress that has taken place in reducing the toll of this tragedy. This text includes a review based on the academic discipline of the history, pathology, epidemiology, and physiology of SIDS. It continues with a synthesis of the material and present theories of causation and management. A scholarly review of the literature since 1989 includes more than 1,600 references on the contributions and deliberations relevant to SIDS.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Illustrious researchers offer an excellent introduction to the structure, formation and reactivity of free radicals. Contains a complete overview of the numerous and varied applications of free radicals within organic chemistry with special attention to reaction mechanisms and novel responses. Includes detailed accounts along with actual examples of the most recent developments in the field.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - One unique feature which sets this book apart from every other introduction to the basics of foodservice management its focus on customer orientation. Crucial aspects of food-service management are covered throughout from the customer s point of view - from menus, sanitation and safety, and service and dining room management to cost control and purchasing. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The book is the complete introduction and applications guide to this new technology. This book introduces the reader to features and gives an overview of geometric modeling techniques, discusses the conceptual development of features as modeling entities, illustrates the use of features for a variety of engineering design applications, and develops a set of broad functional requirements and addresses high level design issues.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In the industrialized world, it is widely accepted that a free market leads to greater efficiency in terms of productivity and cost. But how can competition be introduced into situations where for example alternative suppliers cannot be used Benchmarking provides an effective substitute for competition. Benchmarking is a continuous, systematic process for comparing your own efficiency in terms of productivity, quality and practices with those companies and organizations that represent excellence. It has been demonstrated to have a profound effect in numerous situations where conditions of a 'planned economy' exist. Benchmarking: A Signpost to Excellence in Quality and Productivity explains the concept of efficiency and how benchmarking can be utilized to improve performance. The authors identify three categories of benchmarking: - Internal: between units of an organization - External: between competitors - Functional: equivalent operations in different organizations To set up your own project, the book provides a step-by-step guide through the following essential stages: - Deciding what to benchmark - Identifying benchmarking partners - Gathering and analyzing information - Implementing for effect This is a must have book for any organization embarking on the Benchmarking process.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Horticultural Reviews present state-of-the-art reviews on topics in horticultural sciences. The emphasis is on applied topics including the production of fruits, vegetables, nut crops, and ornamental plants of commercial importance. It is a serial that appears in the form of one hardbound volume per year.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Self-concept (and self-esteem) is a personality characteristic with a long history of research support and applications in many areas of psychology. It defines how the person sees him/herself, and has applications in developmental, clinical, social, and several other realms of psychology. This is the first book in over ten years that attempts to draw all relevant research into one volume and to synthesize our knowledge about the concept and its applications.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Stephen Trudgill presents an internationally authored research-level text, aimed at providing a synopsis of developments in solute modelling in catchment ecosystems over the last ten years. The volume includes particular advances in solute modelling, especially at the catchment scale, emphasising the influences of weathering, ecosystem processes and hydrological processes as well as the application of models and modelling principles. The intended audience for the book is research scientists in cognate fields and postgraduate research workers, although it is especially aimed at those interested in catchment systems. It will also enable specialists to grasp the essentials of topics outside their own field. The book will be of use in a management context as successful water quality management actions are often dependent upon the predictive success of models. It will also show how models can be used to assess the sensitivity of solute production to environmental change and human influence, such as land use change and variation in atmospheric inputs, focussing upon surface catchments rather than groundwater and soil solutes.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Enzymes are used frequently in modifying proteins for specialized uses. These books cover the latest advances in this field and its applications in the field of molecular biology. General overview of the latest developments in the field of molecular biology. This is latest volume in the successful Wiley series on enzymology as applied to molecular biology.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Contains 36 lectures solely on Fourier analysis and the FFT. Time and frequency domains, representation of waveforms in terms of complex exponentials and sinusoids, convolution, impulse response and the frequency transfer function, modulation and demodulation are among the topics covered. The text is linked to a complete FFT system on the accompanying disk where almost all of the exercises can be either carried out or verified. End-of-chapter exercises have been carefully constructed to serve as a development and consolidation of concepts discussed in the text.…