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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Start together on a lifetime of learning-- the greatest gift youcan give your child A trip to the supermarket. A drive to the mall. A refrigerator. Atelephone. A television. Transform these everyday experiences andhousehold items into a world of words and wonder for yourchild. Early childhood education specialist Marlene Barron shows you howto stimulate your child's natural interest in reading and writingby sharing 60 imaginative and entertaining activities. Each one is: \* Inspired by the internationally renowned Montessori approach toeducation \* Developed especially for children ages 3 to 7 \* Aimed at achieving specific objectives, such as increasingvocabulary, letter formation, sequencing, listening and motorskills, and more \* Readily upgraded to keep pace with your child's progress \* Easy to do and loads of fun! The Ready, Set, Learn series was created to help parents andchildren explore concepts and develop skills necessary to succeedin school. In addition to dozens of activities, each book containsa substantial overview explaining children's developmental needs.Also available in the Ready, Set, Learn series: Ready, Set, Count;Ready, Set, Explore; Ready, Set, Cooperate. 'Marlene Barron's special understanding of people--children,parents, teachers--has led to these very special books. Theactivities here will allow children to construct a deeper, morecomplex understanding of their world and will be fun for bothparent and child. I recommend these books to anyone who works withchildren.' --John Chattin-McNichols, Ph.D. Associate Professor,School of Education, Seattle University Vice President, AmericanMontessori Society.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Small Business 'Self-Defense Finance for Small Businesses is an excellentreference for practitioners. The chapters on valuation and thesale/purchase of an existing business are alone worth the price ofthe book.'--Dr. Robert Ronstadt, Professor of EntrepreneurshipPepperdine University author of Ronstadt's Financials Keep your small business solvent with this hands-on financialtroubleshooting guide Here's everything you need to take financial control of your smallbusiness and keep your dream alive and growing. Wilbur Yegge sharesthe fruits of more than three decades as a business consultant andsmall business owner. He offers proven strategies and techniquesfor ensuring the financial well-being of your company, helps you toquickly pinpoint and resolve financial management issues, and armsyou with an arsenal of financial tools for daily use. And that'snot all! Throughout the book, the author has woven the real-life casehistories of two small businesses--a start-up service business andan established manufacturing firm. These examples, along withnumerous vignettes and lessons drawn from Mr. Yegge's personalexperience, illustrate and reinforce the significance of each pointcovered. No small business person can afford to be without Self-DefenseFinance for Small Businesses. You'll learn how to: \* Write business plans that work \* Produce cash-flow and income statements \* Perform capital budgeting \* Do financial statement analysis and break-even analysis \* Conduct long-range planning \* Deal with banks \* Produce forecast statements \* Buy or sell a business \* Solicit and work with professional financial advisors.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book aims to understand the different readings of Castiglione's Cortegiano or Book of the Courtier from the Renaissance to the twentieth century.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'I am just one of many who experienced life on a submarine duringWorld War II. Silent Running is a story sincerely told--free of anyrevisionism or cynicism--and I commend Vice Admiral Calvert forsharing this dramatic personal account of that difficult andexciting time.' --President George Bush 'Hardened old sub vet that I am, I still felt the need for twoweeks R&R after reliving Jim's only too realistic warpatrolling adventures.' --C. W. Nimitz, Jr., Rear Admiral, USN(Ret.) 'I believe it is the best personal account yet written on U.S.submarine operations in the Second World War. [Calvert] writes withlucidity and a rare candor. We get an extraordinary sense of whatit was like, feeling the tensions and emotions, sharing thesuccesses and disappointments, . This is a true story with tealpeople, always gripping and sometimes tender. It is exciting toread and hard to put down. --J. L. Holloway, Admiral, USN (Ret.)President, Naval Historical Society, Chief of Naval Operations,1974-1978. 'I knew Jim Calvert Throughout the war, and in this book he hastold the submarine story in a way that catches the flavor and tangof the real thing. This is the way it really was.' --Frederick B.Warder, Rear Admiral, USN (Ret.) Legendary W.W. II skipper of theSeawolf. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A lively, step-by-step approach to training the trainers of adults. Using numerous examples from a variety of settings, author Jane Vella compels instructors to critically examine their old teaching model and discover a new experience in education.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Teaching in Practice offers a range of practical methods for teaching and facilitating learning geared to the day-to-day realities encountered by professionals in the human services. Drawing on the literature of adult education and on a wealth of practical examples from different kinds of professional, practice Farquharson provides a wide range of conceptual models for improving teaching in human service practice.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The bestselling author of Capital Ideas presents a landmark investment book. The Portable MBA in Investment includes in-depth discussions on the nature of today's markets, setting objectives, asset valuation, investment strategies, managing risks, and performance measurement.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Many philosophers and psychologists argue that out everyday ability to predict and explain the actions and mental states of others is grounded in out possession of a primitive 'folk' psychological theory. Recently however, this theory has come under challenge from the simulation alternative. This alternative view says that human beings are able to predict and explain each other's actions by using the resources of their own minds to simulate the psychological aetiology of the actions of the others. This book and the companion volume Folk Psychology: The Theory of Mind Debate together offer a richly woven fabric of philosophical and psychological theory, which promises to yield real insights into the nature of our mental lives.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A how-to micro-approach to implementing change For the first time, here is a practical, basic guide to leadingindividuals and groups through change, from a Gestalt perspective.Step-by-step, this reference guide shows you how to lead changeefforts and implement them with maximum results. Taking a micro-approach to change, this unique resource ispresented in workbook form to teach you: \* The roles that power and self-interest play in the changeprocess \* What power really is and how it works \* Aspects of, assumptions about, and steps in the changeprocess \* The role of the change leader and styles of changeleadership \* How to frame and present the demand for change \* How to develop a change contract with the group \* How to explore the change and obtain commitment to it \* What resistance really is and how to work with it \* How to negotiate aspects of the change \* What situational exclusion is and when to use it \* How to conduct the change meeting and implement the change Packed with action steps, examples, and activities for the changeleader and the group, The Change Leader is a necessary referencefor every manager, trainer, and consultant called on to effectchange and organizational improvement.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This important book offers a revolutionary approach to solving a range of social problems--drug use, smoking, unsafe sex, and overpopulation--by applying marketing techniques and concepts to change behavior. For example, it shows that at-risk teenagers are consumers who decide whether or not to 'buy' safe sex practices. This successful approach is based on Alan R. Andreasen's more than twenty years of experience in consulting, teaching, and research with social marketing programs around the world. Andreasen shows that effective social change starts with a thorough understanding of the needs, wants, and perceptions of the target consumer--who has ultimate control over the outcomes. The book offers a detailed explanation of how to design a step-by-step program that will move the customer from ignorance and indifference to action and ultimately maintenance of that action. Marketing Social Change offers a wealth of information for developing an effective social marketing plan.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Debates about the nature, character and implications of 'modernity' have moved centre stage within contemporary social thought, but there has as yet been little work addressing the relevance of these debates to the agenda of Anglo-American political theory. In this pioneering survey N. J. Rengger remedies the problem by providing a short, accessible and comprehensive account of the modernity debate and an analysis of its implications for political theory.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is an excellent book. It addresses what, in both conceptual and political terms, is arguably the most important source of tension and confusion in current arguments about the environment, namely the concept of nature; and it does so in a way that is both sensitive to, and critical of, the two antithetical ways of understanding this that dominate existing discussions. Russell Keat, University of Edinburgh.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is the first of a new series of books that will tell the history of early modern England from the perspective of those living at the time. Norman Jones' fascinating account details both the individual preoccupations (such as illness and famine) and the larger historical changes (such as fears over the succession and the establishment of Protestantism) which dominated life during the 1560s.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Maurice Blanchot remains a writer whose work, though often cited, is little-known to the English-speaking reader. In The Blanchot Reader Michael Holland answers that urgent need and does so in a way that provides a coherent perspective on what by any standard is an extraordinary personal and intellectual career.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book provides a study of the international literature relating to the efficacy of speech and language therapy with the major client groups.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Resonant power converters have many applications in the computer industry, telecommunications and in industrial electronics. Their advantage over traditional converters lies in their ability to transform power at very high frequencies. This book discusses resonant power converters.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A direct, informed approach involving all family members An invaluable guide for enhancing your skills when working withfamilies in which child abuse has occurred. Systemic Treatment ofFamilies Who Abuse addresses both the symptoms and precipitatingissues of child abuse and neglect, and also \* offers new ideas for effective treatment \* identifies the conditions that are often present when child abuseoccurs \* outlines the protective factors that can counteract a person'stAndency toward child abuse The author discusses how the treatment of child abuse differs fromgeneric treatment, and stresses the necessity for systemicinterventions for everyone: abusers, abused, and nonabused familymembers.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The humid tropics contain some of the world's richest, most diverse, most important and most threatened environments. This book draws on recent work by geographers, biologists, ecologists, geologists and climatologists to present a complete and integrated appraisal of the natural environment of all the humid tropical regions of the world. - The most complete textbook on this key subject. - Fully illustrated throughout with photographs and diagrams. - Informative case studies and examples. - Considers the physical environment as a whole and stresses the link between the elements.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A New Way to Serve the Community A study of a major initiative that is changing the course of medical education--the Community Partnerships, sponsored by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. Rather than promote a single solution, Community Partnerships bridge the gap that exists between the culture of communities and the culture of academe by creating viable linking organizations to connect the two. This book also examines the role public policy plays in contributing to the current systems of health professions' education and how public policy can support change.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Business essentials and marketing strategies to help your firm survive and thrive . . .

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - State-of-the-art in its simple, user-friendly presentation, this comprehensive handbook covers the entire process of preparing, producing, and distributing engineering documents using current computer software and the most recent technologies in information transfer. Available in both hardcover and softcover versions! Sponsored by: IEEE Professional Communications Society.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Revolutionary France is a vivid narrative history. It is also a radical reinterpretation of the period, and testimony to the power both of ideas and of personality in movements of the past.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - New Rules tells the tale of the evolution of health care regulation over the last quarter century and examines the relationship between regulation and quality improvement. The authors outline ways to convert regulation from a meaningless waste of resources into a system that can truly help practitioners provide better care. And they offer bold recommAndations for change, with fourteen of their own prescriptions'' for specific arenas of regulation.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - As computers become more complex, the number and complexity of the tasks facing the computer architect have increased. Computer performance often depends in complex way on the design parameters and intuition that must be supplemented by performance studies to enhance design productivity. This book introduces computer architects to computer system performance models and shows how they are relatively simple, inexpensive to implement, and sufficiently accurate for most purposes. It discusses the development of performance models based on queuing theory and probability. The text also shows how they are used to provide quick approximate calculations to indicate basic performance tradeoffs and narrow the range of parameters to consider when determining system configurations. It illustrates how performance models can demonstrate how a memory system is to be configured, what the cache structure should be, and what incremental changes in cache size can have on the miss rate. A particularly deep knowledge of probability theory or any other mathematical field to understand the papers in this volume is not required.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Windy Dryden is known to counsellors and psychotherapists worldwidefor his accessible, interesting and useful books on many aspects ofhelping people to change and cope. Rational Emotive BehaviourTherapy (REBT) is, in fact, a field of special interest to him, andthis book represents a timely combination of his special expertisein this area and a response to the growing need for brief-timelimited methods for counselling and therapy. Among the many bookson rational emotive behaviour therapy this is one of the few whichprovide concepts and methods in the context of a brief therapyprocess. Practitioners will find in this book useful insights andguidance on applying these methods throughout the process oftherapy, including building the working alliance, assessment,formulation, and work both within and outside sessions. The wholeprocess is illustrated by a case study which reflects the problemsof real-life work with a client. From a pre-publication review: ' I have read the manuscript andfind it to be excellent in practically all respects, and indeed tobe one of the very best of the many books that Windy has publishedon REBT. It not only tells counselors and therapists who will readit how to conduct Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy briefly andquite adequately, but it also will be very useful for anytherapists who want to conduct regular REBT, in more than theeleven sessions that Windy emphasizes in this book. So it is a fineintroduction to REBT, but it also will be good for many experiencedREBTers who want to see exactly what Windy does in his therapysessions and what methods might be helpful in their own work.'Albert Ellis, PhD President, IRET, New York, USA This book appearsin the Wiley Series in Brief Therapy and Counselling Series Editor:Windy Dryden Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book is full of examples of what designers can do once they learn the basics. This book presents an overview of the structural design process for designers with limited backgrounds in engineering analysis and mathematics. Included is information on structural systems and materials, the development of the general form and basic elements of a specific system, and construction plans and details. Included are examples of eleven different structural systems, each with an explanation of the design and a sample set of construction plans and details.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The development of modern Europe, through such events as the Reformation and Counter-Reformation, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, and the rise of industrial capitalism, is often seen in terms of the triumph of individualism. Yet the precise stages in the evolution of the European individual remain one of the most elusive aspects of the region's history. In this broad and thought-provoking investigation, Aaron Gurevich, one of Russia's leading historians, examines the growth of individual consciousness through European history, and assesses its impact on key social and political events.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A visionary approach to eliminating industrial waste streams . . Here is a revolutionary solution to problems of industrial wastemanagement by creating a system of environmentally balanced'industrial complexes' in which groups of industrial plants consumeeach other's waste--not only benefiting the environment, but alsosignificantly reducing production costs. Providing a clear introduction to this novel approach, ZeroPollution for Industry goes right to the heart of whatenvironmental scientists, engineers, and administrators grapplewith these days. It takes pollution prevention to the next level,past current reduction and reuse methods, and anticipatesgovernment regulations and societal trends that would factorenvironmental damage into production costs. Also suitable as a companion volume for traditional industrialwaste management texts at the graduate level, thisthought-provoking book: \* Covers hot new material under consideration by professionals andpolicymakers, including the EPA and the NSF \* Discusses the basics of waste minimization and waste reuse aswell as zero-pollution industrial complexing \* Presents detailed examples of how complexes in differentindustries could be structured \* Describes how to change industrial plant design practices toprevent pollution \* Teaches innovative production techniques for environmentalprotection to future engineers and administrators \* Shows how to plan for a pollution-free environment from anadministrative point of view Concise and uncluttered, this book is an eye-opener for anyone whowould like to work toward a world free of industrial pollution inour fragile environment.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The authoritative introduction to natural water chemistry THIRD EDITIONNow in its updated and expanded Third Edition, Aquatic Chemistry remains the classic resource on the essential concepts of natural water chemistry. Designed for both self-study and classroom use, this book builds a solid foundation in the general principles of natural water chemistry and then proceeds to a thorough treatment of more advanced topics. Key principles are illustrated with a wide range of quantitative models, examples, and problem-solving methods.Major subjects covered include:\* Chemical Thermodynamics\* Solid-Solution Interface and Kinetics\* Trace Metals\* Acids and Bases\* Kinetics of Redox Processes\* Dissolved Carbon Dioxide\* Photochemical Processes\* Atmosphere-Water Interactions\* Kinetics at the Solid-Water\* Metal Ions in Aqueous Solution Interface\* Precipitation and Dissolution\* Particle-Particle Interaction\* Oxidation and Reduction\* Regulation of the Chemical\* Equilibria and Microbial Mediation Composition of Natural Waters.…