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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'In Culinary Artistry.Dornenburg and Page provide food and flavor pairings as a kind of steppingstone for the recipe-dependent cook.Their hope is that once you know the scales, you will be able to compose a symphony.'a Molly O Neil in The New York Times Magazine.For anyone who believes in the potential for artistry in the realm of food, Culinary Artistry is a must-read. This is the first book to examine the creative process of culinary composition as it explores the intersection of food, imagination, and taste. Through interviews with more than 30 of America s leading chefsa including Rick Bayless, Daniel Boulud, Gray Kunz, Jean-Louis Palladin, Jeremiah Tower, and Alice Watersa the authors reveal what defines 'culinary artists,' how and where they find their inspiration, and how they translate that vision to the plate. Through recipes and reminiscences, chefs discuss how they select and pair ingredients, and how flavors are combined into dishes, dishes into menus, and menus into bodies of work that eventually comprise their cuisines.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'White-collar criminals continue to pick our pockets to the tune of$300 billion every year. These 'socially acceptable' criminals robmore from companies and individuals with a pen or key stroke than astreet thug can plunder with a high-powered pistol.' --from theIntroduction In Masters of Deception, former special agent and intelligenceofficer Louis Mizell addresses the growing problem of white-collarcrime in America. Using actual cases, Mizell exposes scores ofperpetrators and their modus operandi, and offers invaluable adviceon what to look for, how to avoid being a victim, and how to fightback. Praise for Louis Mizell and Masters of Deception 'Mizell stands out as a true expert in crime and terrorism whoearned his title fighting the bad guys in back alleys, courts,corporate suites, and the new global economy. No one else out therecan match his knowledge of what the bad guys are doing and how.'--James Grady, author of Six Days of the Condor and WhiteFlame 'Masters of Deception exposes little known facts that should berevealed to the unsuspecting public. Mizell may well be the nextRalph Nader in exposing the many ways innocent people arevictimized by white-collar crime.' --Dr. Richard Ward, AssociateChancellor and Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Chicagoat Illinois White-collar crime is an alarming epidemic that has reached everybig city and small town in America. Invading all sectors, fromhealth care and religion to law and education, it claims millionsof victims, and bilks taxpayers out of billions of dollars everyyear. In Masters of Deception, top crime expert Louis Mizelladdresses this serious--and costly--problem, exposing some of themost notorious offenders, and providing precautionary measureseveryone should take to avoid being 'taken to the cleaners.' Leaving no get-rich-quick stone unturned, white-collar criminalsstrike from every angle. Whether they're doctors overbillingpatients, charity workers pocketing donations, or lawyers abusingpowers of attorney, their fraudulent practices cost individuals,companies, and institutions billions of dollars. Consider thefollowing: \* Every year an average of $160 million is stolen or embezzled fromschools and colleges all over the country \* Insurance fraud--property, casualty, and health--is a $95billion-a-year scam \* Credit card fraud costs taxpayers nearly $3 billion per year \* Dishonest lawyers pocket more than $14 billion annually \* More than $21 billion is being stolen from charities eachyear In Masters of Deception, Mizell explores the full spectrum ofwhite-collar crime and the misuse of power by professionals wetrust, including health care, business, education, and religion. Hereveals hundreds of actual cases, from local crimes to such highlypublicized incidents as the PTL scandal. With his experiencedanalytical eye, Mizell is able to spot new and emerging trends andpinpoint signs to look for in identifying potential cons. Sharinghis expertise and insight as a former special agent andintelligence officer, Mizell also offers proven tips for fightingback--specific to each sector--as well as an extensive list ofcontacts for receiving further information, getting help, orreporting a crime. And anyone who believes that white- collar crime is nonviolent willbe shocked to learn that crime in the suites causes as much deathand injury as crime in the streets. Masters of Deception is a timely and authoritative book that willnot only raise awareness about white-collar crime, but also allowreaders 'to empower themselves with enough knowledge to never be avictim.'.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The next best thing to hiring a human resources professional If you need help managing the people side of your small business,you're in luck! This comprehensive, practical guide supplieseverything you need to know to manage human resources effectivelyand avoid legal hassles: \* Easy-to-follow guidelines for job advertising, interviewing,hiring, setting wages and benefits, and conducting performancereviews. \* Important information on civil rights, affirmative action, andthe ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act). \* Guidance on developing workplace policies, dealing with layoffs,managing employees with disabilities, and other sensitive issues. \* Sample documents, including performance review forms, jobdescriptions, and applications. \* Sample letters and memos for key types of formal communicationwith employees. Also available from the Entrepreneur Magazine library: \* The Entrepreneur Magazine Small Business Advisor \* The Entrepreneur Magazine Small Business Answer Book \* Guide to Integrated Marketing \* Making Money with Your Personal Computer \* Small Business Legal Guide \* Starting an Import/Export Business \* Starting a Home-Based Business \* Successful Advertising for Small Businesses SPECIAL OFFERS! \* Free issue of Entrepreneur Magazine. \* 50% discount on Entrepreneur Magazine subscription. \* 1/2 price admission to any Entrepreneur Magazine Small BusinessExpo. \* Discount on American Entrepreneurs Association membership. See details and coupons in back of book.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The most helpful blAnd of theory and nuts-and-bolts practice I've seen. William E. Cameron, director, Philadelphia YMCA Management Resource Center Brings together in one volume the best concepts and methods to attract and satisfy customers, communicate an organization's message distinctly and effectively, and solve membership and program enrollment and retention problems. Focusing on how to get more customers, consumers, and volunteers, Herron shows how to evaluate the effectiveness of promotion efforts, and weighs the comparative advantages of various advertising and promotion media. A 15-point checklist for developing marketing strategy spells out the essential steps for finer marketing performance.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A landmark book that offers a holistic counseling approach that joins career planning and the life path of an individual. The author details the concept of integrative life planning (ILP), an ideal approach for dealing with changes in work, family, learning, and society.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In the fourth century the Roman Empire was under threat. The Barbarians were becoming a powerful force in Europe, and the Huns, the most savage of these tribesmen, were sweeping south towards the imperial frontiers. At the same time the Empire faced growing internal social and economic problems: plague and war had diminished the agricultural population and productivity was falling; the army was under increasing strain in defending the extensive boundaries. Christianity, too, continued to prove an unsettling influence - accepted and established in Constantinople, but not in Rome.In this perceptive and stimulating book, Professor Wallace-Hadrill traces the development of Western Europe from the dissolution of the late Roman Empire to the emergence, in the tenth century, of the individual states of medieval Europe. Now in its fourth edition, The Barbarian West contains a fully revised and up-to-date bibliography.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Ideas, Dan Sperber argues, may be contagious. They may invade whole populations. In the process, the people, their environment, and the ideas themselves are being transformed. To explain culture is to describe the causes and the effects of this contagion of ideas. This book will be read by all those with an interest in the impact of the cognitive revolution on our understanding of culture.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Written by one of the foremost and widely-respected writers in the field, this volume sheds new light on the forms and premises of the communicative experience. In doing so, it challenges the theoretical positions of marxist and 'political economy of media' analysts who focus largely on the structure of economic and social power within the media. Instead, Scannell explores the structuring of engagement of the viewer/listener with the broadcaster by analysing the communicative intentions of the broadcaster and the understanding by the audience of those intentions. This powerful and accessible book makes an important contribution to media studies in showing students how the history of the media can be enriched by communications theory. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is an ideal introduction to moral philosophy for beginning students and general readers, dealing with the philosophical theories which often lie behind everyday opinions and inviting the reader to examine those theories thoroughly. Using numerous examples and diagrams, Professor Bond guides the reader through the key problems of theoretical ethics seeking to outline a substantial view of morality in universal practical reason, he concludes in an attempt to show that a viable universal morality can only relate to the thriving, flourishing or well-being of individuals in a community.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A Volume in the Jossey-Bass Library of Current Clinical TechniqueOffers the most current information for working with this challenging client population and outlines proven treatment options for borderline, narcissistic, and anti-social personalities. Also addresses the question of countertransference with reassuring, supportive advice to help practitioners deal with their own frustration.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Day surgery is a major innovation in the delivery of medical care to a growing number of patients. It presents many new and unique challenges for nurses. Principles of Day Surgery Nursing provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of day surgery with which nurses and their support staff will need to be familiar.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book presents and exemplifies the theory of grammar called Semantic Syntax. The grammar, which offers a syntactic theory closely connected with semantic analyses, is a direct continuation of Generative Semantics; it will re-ignite interest in that framework which flourished and promised so much in the 1960s and 1970s.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Guidelines for Improving Your Return on Investments Learn how to lower financial risk with these strategies for benefits-based information technology (IT) investment planning. The authors provide a centralized framework for establishing IT requirements and making sound IT investment decisions. The book also leads you in identifying objectives and focusing on the middle steps of IT planning--from formulating investment guidelines to determining return on investment expectations. With case studies and a useful glossary, this easy-to-understand tool is ideal for the expert and novice alike.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Winner, 1994 Merit Award for Communications, American Society of Landscape Architects 'Regenerative Design for Sustainable Development is nothing less than a user's manual for planet Earth that integrates the principles of ecological design with practical realities better than anything I've read. John Lyle has written the best book now available on the theory and practice of sustainability . . . essential reading for natural resource professionals, architects, planners, educators, environmentalists, and the general public.'-David W. Orr, Professor and Chair Environmental Studies Program, Oberlin College 'John Lyle has written a splendid book, Regenerative Design for Sustainable Development. It is perfectly topical; it is committed to the unity of art and science, design and planning, man and nature. It is itself exemplary, and it is a repository of exemplary adaptations. It has carried the environmental movement to a new threshold of ecological planning and design. It should be widely read and employed.'-Ian L. McHarg, FASLA 'In these times of widespread urban stress and regional disruption, the cogent thoughts of John Tillman Lyle on sustainable cities are on target and highly constructive. They are must reading for planning professionals and all concerned citizens.'-John Ormsbee Simonds, FASLA 'More designers need to broaden their horizons in the way John Lyle has put forth in this book. In general, there are far too few land planners, landscape architects, or architects who have any working procedure that approximates what sustainable design entails. This book provides important historical background and contemporary experience to help guide the way.'-Pliny Fisk III, Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems From the despoliation of our rivers and lakes by industrial runoff to the destruction of our atmosphere by sulphur emissions and CFCs, production cycles based on a one-way flow of materials and energy have pushed us to the brink of environmental collapse. It is time for a change, and in this groundbreaking book, John Tillman Lyle offers us a blueprint for implementing that change. This book provides civil engineers, architects, land development planners, and others with practical, realistic approaches to reversing this deadly course. Throughout, the emphasis is on proven regenerative practices for water use, land use, energy use, and building design. Most importantly, it provides ways to reestablish connections between people and nature, between art and science, and between technology and daily life.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Features a useful collection of important and practical papers on applying software metrics and measurement. The book details the importance of planning a successful measurement program with a complete discussion of why, what, where, when, and how to measure and who should be involved. Each chapter addresses these significant questions and provides the essential answers in building an effective measurement program. The book differs from others on the market by focusing on the application of the metrics rather than the metrics themselves. The author's provide information based on actual experience with successful metrics programs. Each chapter includes a case study focusing on technology transfer and a set of recommended references. The book serves as a guide on the use and application of software metrics in industrial environments. It is specially designed for managers, product supervisors, and quality assurance personnel who want to know how to implement a metrics program.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book is designed to advance both theory and practice in the psychological preparation of high-level sports performers. The authors integrate the relevant qualitative and quantitative research literatures with practical knowledge gained via their own personal experience of working with elite athletes. Seven aspects of psychological preparation are considered: basic psychological skills; self-confidence; motivation; arousal and activation; stress and anxiety; concentration; and coping with adversity. Each discussion ends with a summary of the implications for future research and best practice. Elite performers from around the world share their techniques for mentally preparing for competition. The authors then explore the links between the practices that these athletes use and theories which underlie psychological preparation for performance. This book develops a model of psychological preparation for elite sports performers incorporating two unique features: the research-to-practice orientation which is taken to preparation for high-level sports performance; and a global perspective using evidence derived from North American, European, Australian and other research literatures in both general and sport psychology. This is the first book of its kind and should be a valuable resource for sport psychologists, students and professionals with an interest in sport or high-level performance.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This text focuses on the atmosphere and how it works as a global entity to maintain a given global climate or ozone shield and how it is influenced by human activity. A complete reference for students of environmental science and related fields, it introduces aspects of global change from a meteorological perspective. An accompanying guide to the Internet helps keep readers up to date on the latest information in the field.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book showcases new trends in the vital and changing field of landscape design. Important contemporary concerns affecting the landscape professional are considered: the impact of recent scientific research, historic preservation, populations with unique needs, international practices, and much more. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A Publication of the Association of American Colleges and Universities Top practitioners and scholars detail a range of philosophies, frameworks, program designs, instructional strategies, and assessment methods being used to strengthen and transform the curriculum. They examine both the current state of knowledge and teaching in the disciplines and the forces that will reshape the curriculum in the coming years. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Social Ethics: A Student's Guide is an animated introduction to moral philosophy and the key ethical issues of today. In clear and direct language, Teichman provides a vigorous philosophical assessment of the arguments for and against euthanasia, the debate between advocates of 'pro-life' and 'pro-choice' in the question of abortion, the relationship between human beings and other animals, the possibility of machines thinking in the way that human beings think, the politics of the environment, and the nature and relevance of professional ethics. In so doing, Teichman offers a radical alternative to the current consequentialist orthodoxy in ethics. By placing fundamental importance on human life and human rights, Social Ethics makes a refreshing and distinctive contribution to contemporary ethical debate. It will serve as the ideal text for undergraduate courses in applied, practical and social ethics.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A self-study guide for practicing engineers, scientists, and students, this book offers practical, worked-out examples on continuous and discrete probability for problem-solving courses. It is filled with handy diagrams, examples, and solutions that greatly aid in the comprehension of a variety of probability problems.…

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this invaluable introduction to the major post-Second World War theories of Third World development, Peter Preston takes as his focus the strategies used to analyze change in the Third World and examines the ways in which different conceptions of the nature of change have led to different lines of policy advice. In doing so, the author demonstrates how the various contemporary approaches to development draw upon strategies of enquiry which are lodged deep within the intellectual traditions of the modern world. The author's approach is based on the premise that the reader can only fully grasp the live issues and debates surrounding development through an understanding of the linkages with the broader frameworks of social theory. The volume is organized into four major sections: - An introduction to the nature of social scientific analysis; - A review of the work of the major social scientific figures of the nineteenth century and their impacts in the twentieth; - A comprehensive discussion of the post-Second World War theories of Third World development; - A prospective study of the current debates within the field of development theory about global structures and agent responses. - Development Theory is designed to appeal to students across a wide range of disciplines, who are taking courses dealing with aspects of development.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This first edition of the popular tutorial, Software Engineering, describes the current state of the practice of software engineering. This book begins with an overview of current issues and in particular the engineering of large complex systems. Its collection of landmark papers goes on to describe the problems that occur in developing software, and presents the concepts for system engineering of software intensive systems and of engineering software products as the solution to the 'software crisis.' The text illustrates the phases of the software development life cycle: requirements, design, implementation, testing, and maintenance. Furthermore, it discusses the current practices in requirements and design, and defines software development methodologies, including a special emphasis on object-oriented tools and formal methods. The book also covers programming activities as they affect software engineering, details verification and validation throughout the software life cycle, and discusses software quality assurance, configuration management, and standards. In addition, the book covers project management and risk management concerns, and discusses the various life cycle process models including the spiral and incremental models.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is an ideal introduction to moral philosophy for beginning students and general readers, dealing with the philosophical theories which often lie behind everyday opinions and inviting the reader to examine those theories thoroughly. Using numerous examples and diagrams, Professor Bond guides the reader through the key problems of theoretical ethics seeking to outline a substantial view of morality in universal practical reason, he concludes in an attempt to show that a viable universal morality can only relate to the thriving, flourishing or well-being of individuals in a community.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - By setting industrialization against the background of wider processes of economic growth, recent trends in economic history have once again placed agriculture at the center of debate on the formation of modern economies. The nine essays in this volume examine the broader terms and implications of this new emphasis, and reassess the contribution of agriculture to economic growth in contexts that range from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries and from Europe to Russia and Asia. The essays are tightly focused around a set of central themes. Emphasizing how contexts of time and place have determined the relationship between agricultural change and economic growth, they explore comparatively such issues as the problems of interpretation and methodology posed by the close inter-dependence between agriculture and social organization, the critical role of political intervention in agricultural change, as well as the technical difficulties involved in measuring changes in productivity and their wider impact on economic growth. As a result the volume offers a uniquely broad but coherent and critical assessment of current trends in the interpretation of agriculture's major but complex historical role in modern economic growth.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book is the ideal introduction to the fundamental problems and issues of epistemology. It assumes no prior knowledge of the subject and is valuable both as a core text for beginning students and as support material for more advanced courses.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book examines town and country planning policy in twentieth-century Britain as an important aspect of state activity. Tracing the origins of planning ideals and practice, Gordon Cherry charts the adoption by state, both at the central and local level, of measures to control and regulate features of Britain's urban and rural environments. The author examines how town planning first took root as a professional activity and an academic discipline around the turn of the last century, largely as a reaction to the apparent problems of the late Victorian city. He shows, too, that this impetus for change coincided with a new perception amongst political thinkers of state planning as a legitimate and necessary function of Government's intervention in social and economic affairs. Town planning, as a state activity in land use regulation, housing, industrial location, roads and transport, became an important beneficiary of these developments. The book highlights developments in planning policy over subsequent decades. The final part of the book focuses on the breakdown of consensus from the mid-1970s and how the new market orthodoxy has affected planning policy in the 1980s and 1990s.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Revised and updated to reflect the latest developments in the field of cash flow analysis, Cash Flow and Security Analysis provides an enlightening examination into why cash flow is quickly replacing earnings as the primary tool used by securities analysts, and how they can identify undervalued securities by using cash flow analysis.…