wiley nov 2005 (69 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A stirring account of Bush's most influential and manipulative political strategist.Who is Karl Rove and how did he acquire so much political power What motivates someone to use one of the most powerful offices in the country to intimidate political enemies and possibly leak the name of CIA operative Valerie Plame This fascinating book pieces together the puzzle of Rove's extraordinary political life through personal interviews with Rove himself as well as revealing stories from friends and foes alike. James Moore and Wayne Slater take you on a fast-paced ride that uncovers both the masterful skills and secret machinations of the President's chief political strategist.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Over these many years of watching Michael devour books on leadership, ask probing questions of all manner of leaders, and write his daily insights, I see now where it has all led--to a magnificent new book on leadership. If you are passionate about becoming a more effective leader, do yourself a favor and read Power and Persuasion.'--Steve Leveen, CEO and Cofounder, Levenger'Michael Masterson's new book emphasizes vision and effective communication, and, although unconventional at time, his ideas about leadership are unassailable and will be more widely employed. I have made it required reading for everyone at Frank McKinney & Company.'--Frank McKinney, bestselling author of Frank McKinney's Maverick Approach to Real Estate Success and Make It BIG!'I ghostwrote a book on leadership for which I personally interviewed 100 CEOs, many from big-name Fortune 500 companies and leading national brands. But I learned more about leadership by reading Michael Masterson's new book Power and Persuasion than I did from all my interviews with those 100 CEOs combined.'--Bob Bly, author of more than 60 books and Director of the Center for Technical Communications.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Everything first-timers need to know to avoid the most common mistakes homebuyers makeWritten especially for first-timers, this eye-opening guide turns you into an educated consumer, ensuring that the home or condo you buy is both a comfortable place to live and a great investment for the future. Compiled from the experience of hundreds of homebuyers, real estate agents, home builders, and mortgage lenders, it shows you the most common mistakes buyers make and illustrates them in practice so you don t fall into the same traps.Now revised and updated for today s hot real estate market, this invaluable resource covers everything from negotiating with sellers and making the down payment to shopping for the best mortgage and handling the closing. The new Fourth Edition also includes totally up-to-date guidance on using the Internet to find properties, secure financing, and collect important data. If you re thinking about buying a home in this overheated market, don t make these mistakes:Researching selling prices and still overpayingBelieving everything your agent tells youBuying into an upscale neighborhood that s moving downscaleUnderestimating utilities and other costsAllowing your agent to negotiate for youLetting fear get the better of you and not buying at all Written by one of the nation s leading real estate experts and packed with hundreds of valuable tips and suggestions, The 106 Common Mistakes Homebuyers Make, Fourth Edition will give you the confidence--and the wisdom--to buy the right home at the right price.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A beacon of hope for women and men who fear that they will pass the abuse they have suffered on to their children, partners, or employees. Humane and compassionate but also clear and down to earth, this is a wonderful contribution to the literature on healing.'--Lundy Bancroft, author of When Dad Hurts Mom and Why Does He Do That 'In this remarkably powerful, wise, and compassionate book, Beverly Engel leads readers step by step through a program that will help survivors of emotional, physical, or sexual abuse in childhood to heal from their wounds so they don t need to re-enact their abusive pasts. She offers expert advice and strategies to help parents and would-be parents avoid doing to their children what was done to them and helps both abusers and victims in emotionally and physically abusive relationships make vitally important changes in their relationships.'--Susan Forward, Ph.D., author of Toxic Parents and Emotional BlackmailIf you were emotionally, physically, or sexually abused as a child or adolescent, or if you experienced neglect or abandonment, it isn t a question of whether you will continue the cycle of abuse but rather a question of how--whether you will become an abuser or continue to be a victim. In this breakthrough book, Beverly Engel, a leading expert on emotional and sexual abuse, explains how to stop the cycle of abuse once and for all. Her step-by-step program provides the necessary skills for gaining control over emotions, changing negative attitudes, learning healthy ways of communicating, healing the damage from prior abuse, and seeking out support.Throughout, Engel shares many dramatic personal stories including her own experiences with abusive behavior. Breaking the Cycle of Abuse gives you the power to shatter abusive patterns for good and offers a legacy of hope and healing for you and your family.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is not your typical business book. You won't find academic remedies to your business challenges or exhortations to create a warmer and fuzzier workplace. In fact, you'll find the opposite-tips on how to be a tougher, take-no-prisoners-style manager. It's time to stop letting workplace political correctness push you around and get serious about your business.In If You Don't Make Waves, You'll Drown, Dave Anderson doesn't pull any punches. Offering simple wisdom and politically incorrect solutions that really work, he's not here to inspire you, but to taunt you into action. He shows you how to be more direct without being disrespectful; how to give honest feedback even when it hurts; and how to hold employees accountable for results. In short, you'll learn how to get the most out of your business.Want more politically incorrect wisdom \* Tenure is a license for laziness\* Diversity without competence is worthless\* Don't trade your values for valuables\* Political correctness is a disease that destroys the workplace\* It's time to fight back!

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Annual Review, produced in association with the JCMS, The Journal of Common Market Studies, covers the key developments in the European Union, its member states and acceding and/or applicant countries in 2004/2005. It contains key analytical articles on political, economic and legal issues in the EU by leading experts, together with a keynote article. - - The Review is the most up-to-date and authoritative source of information for those engaged in teaching and research or who are simply interested in the European Union. - Includes an invaluable guide to EU documents and publications - and the various websites of the EU - together with a chronology of key events, and a list of all the books submitted to the Journal of Common Market Studies for review.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'This is must-read book for anyone doing business in Asia. Not only does it present the reader with the essential background and rationale for negotiation behavior, but the author is able to drive the point home with hundreds of invaluable examples drawn from his extensive experience. The book is easy to read, easy to understand, and the principles are easy to apply. This is an authoritative work and one that can, and should, be consulted time and time again as one engages in virtually any type of negotiation.'--Prof. R. Stuart-Kotze, Chairman, Behavioural Science Systems Ltd.'This is an excellent book for anyone who wants to know what it takes to be a good negotiator in Asia. It takes you through the stages of negotiation and provides the tactics and toolkit to master negotiation in Asia.'--Sandra Miao, Director, Global Markets KPMG, Taiwan'Even the simplest negotiations are fraught with difficulty especially so when faced with cultural differences. Peter Nixon's informative guide steers us through this minefield and for even the most experienced, provides many fascinating insights and practical solutions. An invaluable reference for any negotiator.'--Roddy Buchanan, Head of Ansbacher Wealth, Ansbacher & Co. Limited'This book gives practical solutions to challenges and dilemmas encountered in the business arena, social scene and cross-cultural environment. I am sure this comprehensive negotiation toolkit will be very useful to people at all levels in different disciplines, particularly for those eyeing the markets of Asia.'--Loretta Ho, Executive Director, HKR International Ltd.'Peter is a well-known trainer and in this book, he explores the subtleties of working in Asia where from a Western viewpoint, things are simply different. His views are well supported with examples in the text and a comprehensive appendix of useful negotiation tools.'--Ian Longbon, Manager Internal Audit, John Swire and Sons (Hong Kong) Ltd.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Now available in a revised second edition, this popular introduction to the anthropology of religion combines discussion of the origin and development of debates within the field, with a look at where the subject is heading.Introduces readers to the central theoretical ideas in the anthropology of religion and illustrates them with specific case studies.Features self-contained chapters, each with its own comprehensive bibliography, so that they can be approached in any order.Contains an additional chapter on mythology and a number of new illustrations.Incorporates coverage of the following topics in the existing structure: pilgrimage, spirit possession and cargo cults.Includes a list of ethnographic films and videos that can be used to illustrate and extend discussion of particular issues.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Three out of five Americans, both Republicans and Democrats, feel our country is headed in the wrong direction. America is at the edge, a critical place at which we can either renew and revitalize or give in and lose that most precious American ideal--democracy--and along with it the freedom, fairness, and opportunities it assures. Democracy's Edge is a rousing battle cry that we can--and must--act now. From Jefferson to Eisenhower, presidents from both parties have warned us of the danger of letting a closed, narrow group of business and government officials concentrate power over our lives. Yet today, a small and unrepresentative group of people is making vital decisions for all of us. But this crisis is only a symptom, Lappé argues. It's a symptom of thin democracy, something done to us or for us, not by or with us. Such democracy is always at risk of being stolen by private interests or extremist groups, left and right. But there is a solution. The answer, says Lappé, is Living Democracy, a powerful yet often invisible citizens' revolution surging in communities across America. It's not random, disjointed activism but the emergence of a new historical stage of democracy in which Americans realize that democracy isn't something we have but something we do. Either we live it or lose it, says Lappé.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A new, revised edition of the classic guide for entrepreneursFor more than a decade, The Entrepreneur and Small Business Problem Solver has been the go-to resource for budding entrepreneurs and small business owners alike. Now in its Third Edition, this classic has been revised and updated to meet the needs of the modern reader in today's fast-paced business environment. Covering everything from getting a start-up loan to introducing a new product, this comprehensive guide shows you how to deal with the common problems every small business faces-without hiring expensive outside help.This handy guide is packed with the kind of essential, down-to-earth advice everyone running a small business needs-whether you need help with your business plan or collecting a small debt. This new Third Edition features new information on tax law changes, technological advances, and changes in government services, and includes an entirely new chapter on Internet marketing and e-commerce. Focused on practicality, the book also features downloadable, chapter-ending worksheets that will help you retain what you learned and implement it correctly. A truly unique source for sound business guidance, The Entrepreneur and Small Business Problem Solver, Third Edition is an invaluable reference that every business owner needs.Inside, you'll find world-class guidance on these topics and more:\* How and where to find start-up capital\* Insuring your business\* Extending credit and collecting debts\* Financial record-keeping\* Carrying out marketing research\* Pricing products and services\* Marketing and advertising your business\* Doing business and marketing online\* Recruiting and managing employees\* Protecting your business and avoiding rip-offs.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - It's Smart to be PeopleSmart!

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Your most important brand relationship is unlikely to be your choice of breakfast cereal, car or even football team, but the brand you work for: your employer brand.How people feel about their employer brand is increasingly critical to business success or failure. Leading companies realise its importance in attracting and engaging the people they need to succeed. They also recognise that creating a positive brand experience for employees requires the same degree of focus, care and coherence that has long characterised effective management of the customer brand experience.Written by the creator of the Employer Brand concept and one of its most experienced practitioners, this book provides an inspirational and practical guide to the subject. Whether you are in senior line management, HR, marketing or internal communications, you will discover how managing your employer brand more effectively can improve your performance.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What does it mean to know a language Is there a language gene What do we lose when a language dies Picking up where his previous book Language, Bananas and Bonobos left off, Neil Smith explores these questions and more in a collection of essays that will intrigue the linguist on holiday or the language lover in all of us. With topics ranging from sign language to the mispronunciations of two-year-olds, Language, Frogs and Savants offers a further glimpse into the fascinating world of linguistics.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Case Based Medical Physiology is a new text book using nearly 20 patient cases to illustrate the role of normal and disordered physiology in medicine. It is aimed at medical students in all years and at junior doctors preparing for specialist qualification.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This second edition of Speech and Language Clinical Process and Practice incorporates a wealth of new information and up-to-date terminology to take account of the numerous changes that are taking place in the way speech and language therapists work. Standards of service delivery and clinical competencies necessary for practice are now more firmly established while the registration of the profession under the auspices of the Health Professions Council has led to clearer specifications of the knowledge, skills and attitudes required of the practicing clinician.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Introduction to Statistics for Forensic Scientists gently guides the reader through the key statistical techniques used to evaluate various types of forensic evidence. Assuming only a modest mathematical background, the book uses real-life examples from forensic science literature and forensic case-work to illustrate relevant statistical concepts and methods.Opening with a brief overview of the history and use of statistics within forensic science, the text goes on to introduce statistical techniques commonly used to examine data obtained during laboratory experiments. There is a strong emphasis of the evaluation of scientific observation as evidence and modern Bayesian approaches to interpreting forensic data for the courts. The analysis of key forms of evidence is discussed throughout with a particular forces on DNA, fibres and glass.\* Introduces key statistical techniques used in the evaluation of forensic evidence.\* Included the end of chapter exercises to enhance student understanding.\* Numerous examples taken from forensic science put the subject into context.An essential introduction to the statistical interpretation of forensic evidence, this book be invaluable for all undergraduates taking courses in forensic science.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book is concerned with the government of 'illegal' immigration since the passage of the U.S. Immigration Act of 1965, exploring how certain mentalities and intellectual machineries have rendered illegal immigrants as targets of government. - - Examines how various authorities have created knowledge about and constructed 'illegal' immigration as an ethical problem. - Analyzes the tactics that have been deployed to govern immigration, particularly at the US-Mexico border. - Using an ethnographic approach, draws on primary source materials - including government publications, archival documents, newspapers, and popular magazines. - Studies measures (e.g. Operation Gatekeeper and Operation Hold-the-Line) for reforming the conduct of 'illegal' immigrants in order to forestall illicit border crossings. - Frames the study of immigration within Foucauldian theories of governmentality. - Highlights the role of numbers and statistics in constructing the 'illegal' immigrant.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Dialogue mapping reflects a new approach to meetings and collaboration, in which collective intelligence is achieved through framing powerful questions and rigorous and systematic exploration of their possible answers. A key insight of this approach is that shared display of the dialogue map promotes shared understanding of and commitment to the collective result.In the first part of Dialogue Mapping, Jeffrey Conklin introduces the key concepts:\* Wicked problems: for which you don't really understand the problem until a solution has been formulated.\* Social complexity: the large number and wide diversity of stakeholders whose participation is essential to a robust outcome.\* Opportunity-driven problem solving: intelligent thinking is not linear! Creative cognition naturally jumps all over the problem-solution space.\* Shared understanding: the most expedient means for overcoming fragmentation is forging shared understanding of all aspects of the problem-solution space.The remaining sections provide a hands-on tutorial for practitioners looking for a radically inclusive approach to collective problem solving.'This is an excellent guide for all those interested in durable collaborative solutions in our increasingly tough business climates today.'--John C. Mitchell, former President, Business Printer Division, Lexmark International, Inc.'Jeff Conklin pioneered this field, showing the connection between conversations (dialogue) and solving wicked problems. His ideas are intellectually rewarding and, just as important, are tried and tested.'--Mark Addleson, Director, Organizational Learning Program, George Mason University.'What Jeff has in this book is of powerfully basic importance to improving our Collective-IQ, and thus, in my view, to helping significantly change our world to be a better place.'--Douglas Engelbart, Director of Bootstrap Institute.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book explores the character of the Eucharist as communion in and through sacrifice. It will stimulate discussion because of its controversial critique of the dominant paradigm for Eucharistic theology, its reclamation of St Thomas Aquinas's theology of the Eucharist, and its response to Pope John Paul II's Ecclesia de Eucharistia. - - Argues that the Eucharist cannot be separated from sacrifice, and rediscovers the biblical connections between sacrifice and communion. - - Timed to coincide with the Year of the Eucharist, proclaimed by Pope John Paul II. - - Reclaims the riches of St Thomas Aquinas's theology of the Eucharist, which had recently been reduced to a metaphysical defence of transubstantiation.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - ESSENTIALS OF MANAGING TREASURYTreasury is the financial hub of an organization-a hub with many spokes. This concise reference describes each functional area within treasury and includes guidelines for best practices and revelant technologies. With tips and techniques, it provides a practical overview of treasury and its relationship to every part of an organization.'Karen Horcher enjoys a well-earned reputation as an expert in her field, having both written and taught financial seminars for the Treasury Management Association of Canada (TMAC) for the past seven years. Her many years of experience as a front-line banker lend credibility to her work. Karen is justly appreciated for her ability to make complex financial concepts easy to understand.'-Blair McRobie, Executive Director Treasury Management Association of Canada'Essentials of Managing Treasury provides an excellent perspective on the history, breadth, and current trends in treasury management. The reader can quickly grasp the 'real world of treasury management' and the practical and strategic issues faced by treasurers and financial professionals today.'-Brian McArthur, Vice President Treasury Management, Royal Bank Financial GroupThe Wiley Essentials Series-because the business world is always changing.and so should you.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Big Screen Rome is the first systematic survey of the most important and popular films from the past half century that reconstruct the image of Roman antiquity.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Multivariable Feedback Control: Analysis and Design, Second Edition presents a rigorous, yet easily readable, introduction to the analysis and design of robust multivariable control systems. Focusing on practical feedback control and not on system theory in general, this book provides the reader with insights into the opportunities and limitations of feedback control.Taking into account the latest developments in the field, this fully revised and updated second edition:\* features a new chapter devoted to the use of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs);\* presents current results on fundamental performance limitations introduced by RHP-poles and RHP-zeros;\* introduces updated material on the selection of controlled variables and self-optimizing control;\* provides simple IMC tuning rules for PID control;\* covers additional material including unstable plants, the feedback amplifier, the lower gain margin and a clear strategy for incorporating integral action into LQG control;\* includes numerous worked examples, exercises and case studies, which make frequent use of Matlab and the new Robust Control toolbox.Multivariable Feedback Control: Analysis and Design, Second Edition is an excellent resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses studying multivariable control. It is also an invaluable tool for engineers who want to understand multivariable control, its limitations, and how it can be applied in practice. The analysis techniques and the material on control structure design should prove very useful in the new emerging area of systems biology.Reviews of the first edition:'Being rich in insights and practical tips on controller design, the book should also prove to be very beneficial to industrial control engineers, both as a reference book and as an educational tool.' Applied Mechanics Reviews'In summary, this book can be strongly recommended not only as a basic text in multivariable control techniques for graduate and undergraduate students, but also as a valuable source of information for control engineers.' International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This four-volume Companion to Shakespeare's Works, compiled as a single entity, offers a uniquely comprehensive snapshot of current Shakespeare criticism.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book is about novel ways of working across a broad range of clinical areas - children, learning disabilities and adlts with acquired communication disabilities.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Idea of Latin America is a geo-political manifesto which insists on the need to leave behind an idea which belonged to the nation-building mentality of nineteenth-century Europe.Charts the history of the concept of Latin America from its emergence in Europe in the second half of the nineteenth century through various permutations to the present day.Asks what is at stake in the survival of an idea which subdivides the Americas.Reinstates the indigenous peoples and migrations excluded by the image of a homogenous Latin America with defined borders.Insists on the pressing need to leave behind an idea which belonged to the nation-building mentality of nineteenth-century Europe.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Coaching Leaders is written for coaches who are in the challenging position of working with leaders and helping them excel as the top executives and managers in their organizations. The book is filled with illustrative examples from Daniel White's practice as a successful executive coach. His clients' stories reveal the human drama of becoming a leader and explore the courageous and fascinating accomplishments these individuals have achieved in order to grow professionally. These stories also clearly show how a skilled coach adjusts to meet an individual client's personality and targeted challenge. Coaching Leaders includes a wide variety of effective coaching concepts and the information needed to guide leaders and help them maintain the motivation to change; battle anxiety, fear, and resistance; and achieve emotional intelligence.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Handbook of the Teaching of Psychology is a state-of-the-art volume that provides readers with comprehensive coverage and analysis of current trends and issues, basic mechanics, and important contextual variables related to effective teaching in psychology. - - Uses concise and targeted chapters, written by leading scholars in the field, to explore a myriad of challenges in the teaching of psychology. - Employs a prescriptive approach to offer strategies and solutions to frequently occurring dilemmas. - Covers the gamut of current topics of interest to all current and future teachers of psychology.