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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The fast and easy way to crack codes and cryptograms Did you love Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol Are you fascinated by secret codes and deciphering lost history Cracking Codes and Cryptograms For Dummies shows you how to think like a symbologist to uncover mysteries and history by solving cryptograms and cracking codes that relate to Freemasonry, the Knights Templar, the Illuminati, and other secret societies and conspiracy theories. You'll get easy-to-follow instructions for solving everything from the simplest puzzles to fiendishly difficult ciphers using secret codes and lost symbols. - Over 350 handcrafted cryptograms and ciphers of varying types - Tips and tricks for cracking even the toughest code - Sutherland is a syndicated puzzle author; Koltko-Rivera is an expert on the major symbols and ceremonies of Freemasonry With the helpful information in this friendly guide, you'll be unveiling mysteries and shedding light on history in no time.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Want to become an accountant Own a small business but need help balancing your books Worried about managing your finances under the cloud of the recession This hands-on workbook gets you up to speed with the basics of business accounting, including reading financial reports, establishing budgets, controlling cash flow, and making wise financial decisions. The question and answer sections encourage you to find your own solutions to challenging accounting problems - and there's plenty of space to scribble your workings out! Accounting Workbook For Dummies is the only book that makes truly light work of the financial fundamentals that many businesspeople try to bluff their way through every day. Accounting Workbook For Dummies, UK Edition covers: Part I: Business Accounting BasicsChapter 1: Elements of Business AccountingChapter 2: Financial Effects of TransactionsChapter 3: Getting Started in the Bookkeeping CycleChapter 4: The Bookkeeping Cycle: Adjusting and Closing Entries Part II: Preparing Financial StatementsChapter 5: The Effects and Reporting of ProfitChapter 6: Reporting Financial Condition in the Balance SheetChapter 7: Coupling the Profit & Loss Statement and Balance SheetChapter 8: Reporting Cash Flows and Changes in Owners' EquityChapter 9: Choosing Accounting Methods Part III: Managerial, Manufacturing, and Capital AccountingChapter 10: Analysing Profit BehaviorChapter 11: Manufacturing Cost AccountingChapter 12: Figuring Out Interest and Return on Investment Part IV: The Part of TensChapter 13: Ten Things You Should Know About Business Financial StatementsChapter 14: A Ten-Point Checklist for Management Accountants Main changes in the UK edition include: - UK Accounting practice - Currency - UK institutions - Inland Revenue and Customs and Excise etc - National Insurance, PAYE - UK taxation and VAT - Partnerships and Limited company information - UK legal practice - UK specific forms - UK specific case studies.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Smart insight and best practices for achieving sales excellence in any market The proverbial 800-pound gorilla is the monster in the room that you just can't ignore, though maybe you want to. In sales, the 800-pound gorilla is that salesperson or company who totally dominates their market, taking more than their fair share of business, and winning time after time. How can you compete with that More importantly, how can you be that The 800-Pound Gorilla of Sales uses case studies of individuals and companies who dominate their markets to show you how to become the biggest beast in your particular sales jungle. Combining sales best practices, creative marketing, memorable service, and innovative techniques, this monster of a sales guide doesn't just show you how to win more business; it shows you how to win almost all of the business. ¿ Includes real-world examples and proven tactics for total sales domination ¿ Written by a professional sales trainer with clients in the NBA, NFL, and MLB, and more than 25 years of on-the-street selling experience ¿ Features actual case studies of individuals and companies that consistently dominate their competition In the sales game, more is always better. This guide will show you how to grab a gorilla-size piece of your market.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A trust and estate lawyer to the stars offers an engaging look at how to avoid numerous estate planning mistakes In The 101 Biggest Estate Planning Mistakes, author Herbert Nass, an estate planner for some of today's most famous celebrities, offers an entertaining look at what not to do when setting up an estate plan, or administering an estate. By examining the mistakes made by some of the most well-known celebrities-from Bob Marley to John F. Kennedy, Sr. and Jr.-this book will guide readers toward making a successful estate plan and help them avoid many common pitfalls. Chapters cover such topics as: mistakes involving tangible personal property, real estate, executors and trustees, minors, or persons with disabilities; as well as disgruntled family and friends left behind. - Puts estate planning in perspective through entertaining examples of mistakes celebrities have made in developing their own plans - Taps into the voyeuristic interest we have in the lives of the rich and famous - Offers an insider's look at many fascinating wills of the rich and famous Given the emotional, financial, and legal issues that arise from the death of a loved one-and the substantial assets that are transferred from one generation to the next at this time-understanding estate planning is essential. This book will put you in a better position to make more informed estate planning decisions.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The father of pension fund management shares essential lessons to building a business As the world's leading pension fund consultant, George Russell's advice has been sought by many of America's largest corporations. A pioneer in this business since the late 1960s, Russell has seen a lot. Now, he shares his experiences in this field with you, and provides valuable insights into what it takes to succeed in business today. Broken down into ten chapters, Success by Ten describes significant moments in the origins and development of pension fund consulting and the institutional investment industry. This history is intertwined with Russell's own personal story and the innovations that his company introduced to the industry. - Author George Russell is well known to many throughout the investment industry as the first pension fund consultant - Each chapter represents a business lesson that Russell has learned during his career - Outlines a people-centric approach to building a successful corporate culture Taken together, the innovations outlined throughout these pages spurred the professionalization of pension fund management, with the potential benefit of improving financial security for everyone who is investing for retirement. In Success By Ten, Russell discusses the development of these innovations and reveals how you can apply them to build a better business. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Global warming and the future of the climate is one of the greatest challenges of our time, but what do we know about climate variations 500 years ago, or 5000 years ago How can we know anything at all about the history of weather What impact have climate changes had on human prosperity and the spirit of invention In this major new book Wolfgang Behringer introduces us to the latest historical research on the development of the earth's climate. He focuses above all on the cultural reactions to climate change through the ages, showing how even minor changes in the climate sometimes resulted in major social, political and religious upheavals. By examining how our predecessors responded to climate changes, Behringer provides us with a fresh basis for thinking about how we might address the serious climatic challenges we face today.…

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Leading the Virtual WorkforceHow Great Leaders Transform Organizations in the 21st CenturyPraise for Leading the Virtual Workforce'Strong leadership in the best of times is difficult to achieve, but in today's rapidly changing business environment, leaders are tested in many new ways. Once again, Lojeski has a fresh take on what it takes to lead today's widely dispersed workforce.'-Ellen Pearlman, former editor-in-chief, CIO Insight magazine'Karen Lojeski has distilled the essence of the leader's role in 'managing' virtual teams. Her very relevant case stories illustrate that to be successful, the authentic leader must be able to create context and a collaborative lexicon for virtual knowledge sharing and must work diligently to build the social capital that is so vital to the success of virtual work groups. Karen's key contribution in this and her previous book, Uniting the Virtual Workforce, is the 'discovery' and clear articulation of her theory of the Virtual Distance Index, which leaders can use to measure and manage the process of virtual teamwork.'-Dave Davison, Chairman, Virtual Visuals Inc.'I agree entirely with Karen when she says that today, more than ever, effective leaders are desperately needed. She skillfully defines the dislocation and demarcation of leaders from followers through the 'Virtual Distance,' and yet paradoxically calls leaders to 'stoke the flames of innovation and cooperation in a complex, interwoven world.' This gives rise to her exploration of the Virtual Distance Leader. As Karen points out, the twenty-first-century leader must, amidst the conditions of pressure, change, and transformation, bring human endeavor and action to value and meaning for others.'-Adrian Machon, Director, Executive & Leadership Development, GlaxoSmithKline.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Emotional Intelligence Skills Assessment (EISA): Self is your personal instrument to understanding and increasing your emotional intelligenceDeveloped in partnership with MHS (the same company who brought you the EQ-i(r)), The EISA: Self is a 50-item assessment that measures EI on 5 scales: Perceiving, Managing, Decision Making, Achieving, and Influencing.The EISA: Self will help you better understand how emotional and social skills impact your performance and how you can strengthen your effectiveness by using these skills successfully. It will also help you:\* Discover the major components of emotional intelligence\* Recognize the behaviors and characteristics of an emotionally intelligent person\* Identify areas where you can apply emotional intelligence\* Evaluate your own emotional strengths and opportunities for growth.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The rules of making money have changed-forever With the collapse of investment banks, trillion-dollar-plus government bailouts, and the Dow plunging like a rock, it's never been more important to understand-and actually profit from-the 'new rules.' Fact is, Fiscal Hangover, will give you an investing blueprint that will allow you to profit from the changing global economy.For the first time in 200 years, American consumers are stepping down from their position as the driving force behind the world's economy. In Fiscal Hangover, Keith Fitz-Gerald analyzes the declining power of the American consumer and introduces you to the resulting investment opportunities. Without question, the American consumer and the United States government have provided the rest of the world with liquidity in the form of cheap capital and abundant debt. But in light of recent economic events, the rules of the game have changed and that means you must change with them-if you intend on securing your financial future.Unlike most of today's finance books that simply examine the end of the American Empire, Fiscal Hangover shows you how to prepare for the fall, effectively allocate your investments, and thrive in the new global economy. This book offers specific analysis and concrete actionable steps for individual investors interested in grabbing their fair share of what will be the greatest wealth creation in the history of mankind.\* Examines our current financial situation and offers practical investment advice to overcome the challenges you'll face\* Analyzes the declining power of the American consumer and introduces you to the resulting investment opportunities\* Details new investing benchmarks and discusses why the old ones no longer work\* Explores big picture economic issues that will affect your individual investment endeavorsThe coming years may hold the greatest investment opportunities of our times, but in order to take advantage of this you'll need the insights that can only be found in Fiscal Hangover.; Erstmals in der 200jährigen Geschichte der USA sind die amerikanischen Verbraucher nicht länger die treibende Kraft der Weltwirtschaft. In seinem Buch 'Fiscal Hangover' analysiert Keith Fitz-Gerald die Gründe für den nachlassenden Einfluss der amerikanischen Konsumenten und zeigt, welche Investitionschancen sich daraus ergeben.Die Amerikaner mit ihrem Konsumverhalten und die US-Regierung versorgen, daran besteht kein Zweifel, den Rest der Welt mit liquiden Mitteln, indem sie billiges Kapital zur Verfügung stellen und Schulden in Milliardenhöhe anhäufen. Die Frage ist nur, wie lange kann das noch gut gehen und was bedeutet es für private Investoren, wenn sich die Spielregeln in den nächsten fünf Jahren ändern.Im Gegensatz zu vielen aktuellen Büchern zum Thema Finanzen, die lediglich das Ende des amerikanischen Imperiums untersuchen, erfährt der Leser in 'Fiscal Hangover', wie er sich auf diesen Einschnitt vorbereitet, sein Investmentportfolio entsprechend umschichtet und in der neuen globalen Wirtschaft erfolgreich agiert. Dieses Buch beschreibt spezielle Analysewerkzeuge und konkrete Schritte, mit denen private Investoren Vermögen aufbauen und an einer Entwicklung partizipieren, die in diesem Ausmaß in der Geschichte bislang wohl einzigartig ist.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A step-by-step guide to designing and implementing an amazing customer service cultureIn today's competitive business environment, keeping customers happy is the key to long-term success. But some businesses provide much better customer service than others. It's not always clear what works and what doesn't, and implementing new customer service practices midstream can be a difficult, chaotic task. Business leaders who want to transform their business culture into one of customer service excellence need reliable, proven guidance.Unleashing Excellence gives you practical tools and step-by-step guidance tailored to your company's individual customer service needs. It shows you how to navigate your teams through every step of the implementation process to achieve true customer service excellence. The book covers the training and education of your group, how to measure the quality of your service, how to build a culture of personal accountability, and how to recognize excellence and reward it. Fully revised to include updated information on the latest tools and best practices, as well as the stories and lessons learned from those organizations that have used the process described in the book.\* Offers proven best practices for designing and implementing an excellent customer service culture\* Simple format divides content into nine 'leadership actions' that guide you through a step-by-step process\* Shows you how to build a common customer service vision for your entire organizationCustomer service is vital to the survival of your business. If you want to move your organization's customer service practices from good to great, Unleashing Excellence is the key.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Distinguished contributors from a range of disciplines explore the question of Britishness - past, present and future.\* A lively and authoritative discussion of an important, timely and contemporary issue\* Investigates how devolution has brought a new focus on the future of Britain and the nature of Britishness\* Discusses the challenge of a more diverse society, with the search for a basis of social cohesion and solidarity\* Examines Gordon Brown's Britishness project, with its aim of producing a statement of British values.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Incorporating significant editorial changes from earlier editions, the fourth edition of Ludwig Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations is the definitive en face German-English version of the most important work of 20th-century philosophy\* The extensively revised English translation incorporates many hundreds of changes to Anscombe's original translation\* Footnoted remarks in the earlier editions have now been relocated in the text\* What was previously referred to as 'Part 2' is now republished as Philosophy of Psychology - A Fragment, and all the remarks in it are numbered for ease of reference\* New detailed editorial endnotes explain decisions of translators and identify references and allusions in Wittgenstein's original text\* Now features new essays on the history of the Philosophical Investigations, and the problems of translating Wittgenstein's text.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Over the past decade organizations have faced relentless customer demand for better value at less cost, individual customization, greater choice, faster delivery, higher quality, exceptional service, and more recently - increased environmental and social consciousness. The organization's weapon of choiceto address this increasing demand has been the supply chain. However, as the supply chain footprint changed (e.g. outsourcing, off-shoring and customer/vendor empowerment) so did the organization's exposure to uncertainty. Organizations were taken by surprise since this exposure was unanticipated, complex and beyond their ability to manage. As customers become more demanding and change occurs at an even greater pace, supply chain risk continues to propagate like a parasite. Organizations and societies are at much greater risk of systemic failure because of the massive interdependency throughout global supply chains. The priority now is two-fold; play catch-up and address these massive gaps while deploying more intelligent and integrated strategies (i.e. social aware, instinctive, dynamic and predictive) for dealing with continuous change. Single Point of Failure: The 10 Essential Laws of Supply Chain Risk Managementuses analogies and dozens of case histories to describe the risk parasitethat infects all supply chains while revealing methods to neutralize that parasite. The book addresses the questions: What are the 'single points of failure' How exposed are customers, investors, other stakeholders and ultimately the organization What is the measurable impact (i.e. brand, financial, strategic, and non-compliance) Who establishes the 'risk paradigm' How does the organization efficiently and effectively allocate precious resources - time, people, management attention, and capital How is success measured This book is both technically powerful and effectively realistic, based on today's complex global economy. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A smart trader needs to know what other traders are thinking and doing. Professional traders and investors use a wide range of indicators-some well-known, some not so well-known-to gauge the state of the market. Market Indicators introduces the many key indicators used by professional traders and investors every day. Having stood the test of time, these indicators will alert the trader to market situations that offer the best chance to trade profitably. Richard Sipley is a portfolio manager for Boston Private Bank and Trust Company, responsible for trading millions of dollars of assets. Sipley uses these indicators every day in his trading and investing, and he draws on that experience to explain what they are, how they work, and how to use them.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Lead change through strategic alignment of project and process performancePractical and filled with expert advice, Strategic Project Portfolio Management: Enabling a Productive Organization presents a clear framework for your organization to complete impactful strategic projects. Providing executive-level guidance to build a powerful and efficient process from initial adoption to portfolio alignment, this essential resource contains case studies from small to global multinational organizations, arming you with the insights to ensure your strategic projects are given the resources they need to deliver business impact.This important guide\* Shows executives how to align their projects and processes with their business strategy for compelling competitive advantage\* Provides cases from best in class organizations, showing how they were able to achieve results by using processes outlined in the book\* Reveals how technology is the key to developing new collaborative platforms and innovative work management environments that have not been possible until now\* Defines a framework for assessing project portfolio management competence within your organization and driving momentum for compelling improvements\* Explores how to go beyond project portfolio management to a holistic work management systemStrategic Project Portfolio Management: Enabling a Productive Organization offers the practical recommendations, guidance, and real world insights you need to immediately begin driving better project management strategy.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Incorporating significant editorial changes from earlier editions, the fourth edition of Ludwig Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations is the definitive en face German-English version of the most important work of 20th-century philosophy\* The extensively revised English translation incorporates many hundreds of changes to Anscombe's original translation\* Footnoted remarks in the earlier editions have now been relocated in the text\* What was previously referred to as 'Part 2' is now republished as Philosophy of Psychology - A Fragment, and all the remarks in it are numbered for ease of reference\* New detailed editorial endnotes explain decisions of translators and identify references and allusions in Wittgenstein's original text\* Now features new essays on the history of the Philosophical Investigations, and the problems of translating Wittgenstein's text.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Learn from the concepts, capabilities, processes, and behaviors that aligned around one strategy with the hard-won, first-person wisdom found in One Strategy. Challenging traditional views of strategy and operational execution, this book-written by Microsoft executive Steven Sinofsky with Harvard Business School professor Marco Iansiti-describes how you can drive innovation by connecting the potential of strategic opportunities to the impact of operational execution. - Lessons from the unique combination of real-world experience managing a large scale organization with academic research in strategy and innovation - Reveals what it takes to align a complex organization around one strategy, manage its execution, and reach for 'strategic integrity' - Written by Microsoft executive Steven Sinofsky with Harvard Business School professor Marco Iansiti-a combined forty years of management and research experience - A unique perspective on strategy development, alignment, and execution Drawn from Sinofsky's internal Microsoft blog where he communicated some of the management processes the team put to work while developing a 4,000 person, multi-year project-Microsoft Windows 7-One Strategy shares the hard-won insights you can use to successfully make the leap from strategy to execution.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An updated look at what Fischer Black's ideas on business cycles and equilibrium mean todayThroughout his career, Fischer Black described a view of business fluctuations based on the idea that a well-developed economy will be continually in equilibrium. In the essays that constitute this book, which is one of only two books Black ever wrote, he explores this idea thoroughly and reaches some surprising conclusions.With the newfound popularity of quantitative finance and risk management, the work of Fischer Black has garnered much attention. Business Cycles and Equilibrium-with its theory that economic and financial markets are in a continual equilibrium-is one of his books that still rings true today, given the current economic crisis. This Updated Edition clearly presents Black's classic theory on business cycles and the concept of equilibrium, and contains a new introduction by the person who knows Black best: Perry Mehrling, author of Fischer Black and the Revolutionary Idea of Finance (Wiley). Mehrling goes inside Black's life to uncover what was occurring during the time Black wrote Business Cycles and Equilibrium, while also shedding light on what Black would make of today's financial and economic meltdown and how he would best advise to move forward.The essays within this book reach some interesting conclusions concerning the role of equilibrium in a developed economy\* Warns about the use and abuse of modeling\* Explains the risky business of risk in a straightforward and accessible style\* Contains chapters dedicated to 'the effects of uncontrolled banking,' 'the trouble with econometric models,' and 'the effects of noise on investing'\* Includes commentary on Black's life and work at the time Business Cycles and Equilibrium was written as well as insight as to what Black would make of the current financial meltdownEngaging and informative, the Updated Edition of Business Cycles and Equilibrium will give you a better understanding of what is really going on during these uncertain and volatile financial times.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A full and comprehensive assessment of the place of the 18th-century peerage and House of Lords. - Uses statistical and anecdotal evidence to create a variegated portrait of the nobility, its political outlook, and the ways in which the nobility's multifarious roles combined to shape its members' conduct as peers of parliament - Challenges the assumption that the Lords remained a creature of the crown and demonstrates that peers and bishops were useful, informed, and broadly connected legislators - Incorporates the results of recent research on the role of ideology in 18th-century British politics and the legislative business of parliaments - Draws on contemporary newspapers and journals and over 120 manuscript collections, some not previously consulted by students of the House - Offers new insights into the Lords' changing relations with the crown and the Commons, traces the metamorphosis of the 'party of the crown' into an ultra-tory connection, and demonstrates that even as it resisted some political and social reform, the Lords was a useful legislative chamber that adapted effectively to the rising volume of business.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book discusses how computers are shaping contemporary society, with a tight focus on the role of corporations and governments. It is aimed at government policymakers interested in economic development and at private-sector managers who routinely make decisions to acquire and use information technology, now a worldwide expenditure of over $2 trillion annually. The book will also interest a wide range of academics concerned with the sociology, history, economics, and the effects of IT on contemporary society, ands to the general trade market. A truly global look at IT deployment and useNo technology in our history has spread as fast as computers and their digital technologies. In How Societies Embrace Information Technology, leading IT authority James Cortada examines how this phenomenon is shaping contemporary society, focusing on the role of corporations and governments. By revealing what history teaches about the adoption of information technologies, Cortada prepares business and government leaders to spot new trends and successfully develop strategies for implementing and managing emerging technologies. Coverage includes:Summaries of the new best practices based on sixty years of historical experience, all research-basedHow technology spread so quickly and completely across the globeA look at the decision-making process of managers in the private and public sectorsHow governments leverage IT to improve their national economiesAn examination of the 'Information Age' and whether it actually existsThe most current developments in ITThis authoritative reference is ideal for government policymakers and for private-sector managers who routinely make decisions to acquire and use information technology. It is also aimed at academics concerned with the sociology, history, economics, and the effects of IT on contemporary society, as well as business schools and engineering and IT professionals serving in management roles or interested in the managerial/user history of IT.The author's royalties on sales of this book will be donated to the IEEE Computer Society's Educational Activities Board.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - One approach to organic synthesis is retrosynthetic analysis. With this approach chemists start with the structures of their target molecules and progressively cut bonds to create simpler molecules. Reversing this process gives a synthetic route to the target molecule from simpler starting materials. This 'disconnection' approach to synthesis is now a fundamental part of every organic synthesis course.Workbook for Organic Synthesis: The Disconnection Approach, 2nd EditionThis workbook provides a comprehensive graded set of problems to illustrate and develop the themes of each of the chapters in the textbook Organic Synthesis: The Disconnection Approach, 2nd Edition. Each problem is followed by a fully explained solution and discussion. The examples extend the student's experience of the types of molecules being synthesised by organic chemists, and the strategies they employ to control their syntheses. By working through these examples students will develop their skills in analysing synthetic challenges, and build a toolkit of strategies for planning new syntheses. Examples are drawn from pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, natural products, pheromones, perfumery and flavouring compounds, dyestuffs, monomers, and intermediates used in more advanced synthetic work. Reasons for wishing to synthesise each compound are given. Together the workbook and textbook provide a complete course in retrosynthetic analysis.Organic Synthesis: The Disconnection Approach, 2nd EditionThere are forty chapters in Organic Synthesis: The Disconnection Approach, 2nd Edition: those on the synthesis of given types of molecules alternate with strategy chapters in which the methods just learnt are placed in a wider context. The synthesis chapters cover many ways of making each type of molecule starting with simple aromatic and aliphatic compounds with one functional group and progressing to molecules with many functional groups. The strategy chapters cover questions of selectivity, protection, stereochemistry, and develop more advanced thinking via reagents specifically designed for difficult problems. In its second edition updated examples and techniques are included and illustrated additional material has been added to take the student to the level required by the sequel, Organic Synthesis: Strategy and Control. Several chapters contain extensive new material based on courses that the authors give to chemists in the pharmaceutical industry.Workbook for Organic Synthesis: The Disconnection Approach, 2nd edition, combined with the main textbook, provides a full course in retrosynthetic analysis for chemistry and biochemistry students, and a refresher course for organic chemists working in industry and academia.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Political Correctness 'Geoffrey Hughes has brought together with great panache the very many manifestations of political correctness, both absurd and vicious, and shown how they express a single collective mind-set. His book establishes beyond doubt that there is such a phenomenon, that it has become dominant in our culture, and that it represents a growing tendency to censor public debate and to prevent people from questioning orthodoxies which we all know to be false.' Roger Scruton, American Enterprise Institute 'What a joy this book is! Hughes' study traces, with unflagging zest, the modern history of PC. Sumptuous in data, in judgment precise, this is the latest and fullest of Hughes' series on the social history of language.' Walter Nash, Professor Emeritus, University of Nottingham Political Correctness is now an everyday phrase and part of the modern mindset. Everyone thinks they know what it means, but its own meaning constantly shifts. Its surprising origins have led to it becoming integrated into contemporary culture in ways that are both idealistic and ridiculous. Originally grounded in respect for difference and sensitivity to suffering, it has often become a distraction and even a silencer of genuine issues, provoking satire and parody. In this carefully researched, thought-provoking book, Geoffrey Hughes examines the trajectory of political correctness and its impact on public life. Exploring the origins, progress, content, and style of PC, Hughes' journey leads us through authors as diverse as Chaucer, Shakespeare and Swift; Philip Larkin, David Mamet, and J.M. Coetzee; from nursery rhymes to Spike Lee films. Focusing on the historical, semantic, and cultural aspects of political correctness, this outstanding and unique work will intrigue anyone interested in this ongoing debate.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION Demonstrating Institutional Effectiveness In this era of increasing pressure on higher education institutions for accountability, Planning and Assessment in Higher Education is an essential resource for college and university leaders and staff charged with the task of providing evidence of institutional effectiveness. Michael F. Middaugh, a noted expert in the field, shows how colleges and universities can successfully measure student learning and institutional effectiveness and use these results to create more efficient communications with both internal and external constituencies as well as promote institutional effectiveness to support student learning. 'How can the assessment of institutional effectiveness be used to provide a solid foundation for planning Middaugh has crafted a comprehensive, practical guide that also explains what accrediting agencies really want and need to know about these topics.' ?Elizabeth H. Sibolski, executive vice president, Middle States Commission on Higher Education 'Only Michael Middaugh, the unquestioned national leader in this field, could write such a lucid overview of how to make institutional assessment and planning really work as a tool rather than as a tedious requirement. He helped invent and shape the focus of national assessment rubrics and now offers his insights into how to make them work for your institution.' ?John C. Cavanaugh, chancellor, Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education 'Middaugh provides extremely helpful and practical guidance and insights on how colleges and universities can use assessment tools and frameworks to improve both academic programs and administrative operations. A valuable and timely book for all higher education leaders.' ?James P. Honan, senior lecturer on education, Harvard Graduate School of Education.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Helping Sophomores Succeed offers an in-depth, comprehensive understanding of the common challenges that arise in a student's second year of college. Sponsored by the University of South Carolina's National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience® and Students in Transition, this groundbreaking book offers an examination of second-year student success and satisfaction using both quantitative and qualitative measures from national research findings. Helping Sophomores Succeed serves as a foundation for designing programs and services for the second-year student population that will help to promote retention, academic and career development, and personal transition and growth. Praise for Helping Sophomores Succeed 'Lost, lonely, stressed, pressured, unsupported, frequently indecisive, and invisible, many sophomores fall off the radar of campus educators at a time when they may most be seeking purpose, meaning, direction, intellectual challenge, and intellectual capacity building. The fine scholars who focused educators on the first-year and senior transitions have done it again a magnificent book to focus on the sophomore year!' Susan R. Komives, College Student Personnel Program, University of Maryland 'For years, student-centered institutions have front-loaded resources to promote student success in the first college year. This volume is rich with instructive ideas for how to sustain this important work in the second year of college.' George D. Kuh, Chancellor's Professor and director, Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research 'A pioneering work, this brilliant text explores in practical and meaningful ways the all but neglected sophomore-year experience, when students face critical choices about their major, their profession, their life purpose.' Betty L. Siegel, president emeritus, Kennesaw State University 'All members of the campus community faculty, student affairs educators, staff, and students will benefit from learning about the unique challenges of the second college year. The book provides research and best practices to help educators and students craft an integrated, comprehensive approach to helping second-year students succeed.' Marcia Baxter Magolda, distinguished professor, Educational Leadership, Miami University The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience® and Students in Transition supports and advances efforts to improve student learning and transitions into and through higher education by providing opportunities for the exchange of practical, theory-based information and ideas.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The only nonprofit management book you must have-in an exciting new edition As a nonprofit manager, you have to be more effective and more efficient than ever to win funding and support to ensure your organization pursues its mission, meets community needs, and maintains its budget, while juggling the demands of funders, clientele, boards, staff, and community. This Third Edition of Mission-Based Management provides comprehensive, hands-on guidance that addresses your unique concerns as a nonprofit manager and policy-maker - Addresses the effects of SOX, organizational transparency, new technologies, technology planning, and marketing in today's environment - Is written by a nationally recognized expert who has trained thousands of nonprofit managers in hundreds of seminars on the best practices in nonprofit management - Includes in each chapter a recap and a list of questions for group discussion More than ever before, as a nonprofit manager, you want and need practical guidance on how to do your job and run your organization more effectively and efficiently. And more than ever before, Mission-Based Management, Third Edition provides the definitive answer.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This Companion provides an authoritative survey of the whole range of Kant's work, giving readers an idea of its immense scope, its extraordinary achievement, and its continuing ability to generate philosophical interest.\* Written by an international cast of scholars\* Covers all the major works of the critical philosophy, as well as the pre-critical works\* Subjects covered range from mathematics and philosophy of science, through epistemology and metaphysics, to moral and political philosophy.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Improving Health through Nursing Research Improving Health through Nursing Research is a practical guide to research and research utilisation in nursing. The book draws upon international expertise in nursing research, reflecting the worldwide demand for evidence-based practice. Part one offers a global perspective on health and nursing and addresses the development of nursing knowledge and nursing theory. Part two investigates the underlying need for nursing research, focusing on improving patient care, enhancing care delivery and developing the profession of nursing. Parts three and four provide an overview of quantitative and qualitative research methods, their selection, use and interpretation. The last three parts of the book address key issues in research ethics and provide practical guidance as to how to prepare a research proposal, undertake research, present and publish findings, and translate research into practice. Improving Health through Nursing Research: - Is a practical, accessible guide for nurse researchers and nurses with an interest in research - Draws upon international expertise in nursing research - Explores research within the international context - Explores issues at local, national and regional level - Provides guidelines for developing research - Includes global examples This publication in partnership with the International Council of Nurses is the essential resource for nurses seeking to understand research and research utilisation.…

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