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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Stickin' To, Watchin' Over, and Gettin' With provides the guidance you need to protect your children from racist hostility while at the same time teaching them character and responsibility. Just as important, the book also shows how to discipline your children in a way that does not rely on spanking or other forms of painful coercion. Written by three African American educators, counselors, and parents, this book outlines an effective program for raising and disciplining your children: Stickin' To-- Offer your kids unconditional love and support. Watchin' Over-- Give children loving supervision and protection. Gettin' With-- Show youngsters loving confrontation and accountability. The authors also show how using their Cultural Pride Reinforcement (CPR) method can create a sense of pride in your children and help you develop a village of loving and supportive family members, ministers, teachers, coaches, mentors, and elders.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Fighting for Your African American Marriage offers black couples a practical, down-to-earth guide-grounded in more than twenty years of research-that shows what you can do to enhance your marriage, prevent divorce, and put more joy into your life as a couple. The authors of Fighting for Your African American Marriage understand.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Jewish culture, identity, and spirituality through the eyes of the brightest and best authors. This is a treasure trove of short stories, poetry, and essays from such renowned contributors as Naomi Wolf, U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman, William Safire, and Marge Piercy.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In a single volume, In Times of Crisis and Sorrow-- A Minister's Manual Resource Guide offers a practical and professional guide for dealing with grief, sorrow, crises, and other difficult situations in the life of a congregation. In addition to containing a wealth of new material, the book also draws from the best of The Minister's Manual, which has served as a well-thumbed resource and a source of inspiration for more than seventy-five years, In Times of Crisis and Sorrow-- A Minister's Manual Resource Guide is a much-needed desk reference that takes an ecumenical approach and includes a wealth of illustrative examples and valuable material such as scripture readings, prayers, eulogies, sermons, and testimonials.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Finally, the Freud biography we have long been waiting for.'-Sophie Freud, Freud's granddaughter and Professor Emeritus of Social Work, Simmons College.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Rachel Adler Yehuda Amichai Aharon Appelfeld Zygmunt Bauman David Biale Tsvi Blanchard Daniel Boyarin Anita Diamant Morris Dickstein Nathan Englander Nomi Eve Sidra DeKoren Ezrahi Nancy Flam Peter Gabel Mordechai Gafni Rebecca Goldstein Arthur Green Steve Greenberg Martin Jay Rodger Kamenetz Irena Klepfisz Kenneth Koch U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman Jonathan Mark Benny Morris Jacqueline Osherow Ilana Pardes Marge Piercy Robert Pinsky Daniel Pipes Norman Podhoretz Sarah Polster Dennis Prager Dahlia Ravikovitch Rachel Naomi Remen Adrienne Rich Jonathan Rosen Thane Rosenbaum Philip Roth William Safire Susan Schnur Jonathan Schorsch Ruth Knaffo Setton Zalman Schachter-Shalomi Alan Shaprio Rami Shapiro Jerome Slater Joseph Telushkin Yona Wallach Arthur Waskow C. K. Williams Naomi Wolf David Wolpe.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This practical resource gives counselors, coaches, and youth leaders a program for training secondary students in conflict resolution and peer mediation.Activities use typical adolescent scenarios and role-plays with reproducible handouts to make the skills involved in resolving conflicts relevant and accessible to students of all ability levels.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Proven strategy for reducing production and operating costs while increasing profitsAs the growth of the Internet shifts power to consumers, the pressure on companies to keep prices low will continue to mount. Increasingly corporations are relying on 'margin management' and supply chain management as a means of keeping prices low while raising profits. Activity-based costing and management (ABC/M) data is key to succeeding in both these critical management strategies. This book explains how executives can effectively use the information furnished by cutting-edge ABC/M systems. The author, an acknowledged expert in the field, clearly defines the ABC/M system and explains how to use the information it provides for best results. He provides a rational framework for understanding the fifteen key defining characteristics of ABC/M and arms readers with an ABC/M Readiness Assessment test along with extremely user-friendly exhibits.Gary Cokins (Far Bingham Farms, MI) is Director of Industry Relations at ABC Technologies, the world's leading supplier of activity-based information software. He is an internationally recognized expert, speaker, and author.; Bedingt durch das Internetzeitalter verlagert sich die Marktmacht mehr und mehr Richtung Verbraucher. Dadurch werden Unternehmen gezwungen, ihre Preise niedrig zu halten, wenn sie weiterhin wettbewerbsfähig bleiben und ihre Gewinne steigern wollen. Die Zauberformel, für die Verwirklichung dieses Ziels heisst: 'Activity-Based Costing and Management' (ABC/M) - das sich aus Prozesskostenrechung und Prozesskosten-Management zusammensetzt. Es liefert die Daten, mit deren Hilfe die beiden kritischen Managementstrategien - niedrige Preise und höhere Gewinne - erfolgreich umgesetzt werden können. Aber ABC/M liefert nicht nur ein genaueres Bild der Unternehmenskosten, sondern gleichzeitig wichtige Informationen, um bessere Entscheidungen zu treffen, höhere Gewinne zu erzielen und ein effektiveres Kostenmanagement zu betreiben. 'Activity-Based Cost Management' ist ein praktischer Leitfaden, der speziell für Führungskräfte konzipiert wurde und anschaulich erklärt, wie ein ABC/M-Modell funktioniert, und wie man es schnell und problemlos in die Praxis umsetzt. Autor Gary Cokins, ein führender internationaler Experte auf diesem Gebiet, gibt Ihnen hier die Mittel an die Hand, ein effizientes ABC/M-Modell zu entwickeln und erfolgreich in Ihrem Unternehmen einzusetzen. Verständlich und unterhaltsam geschreiben. Ein maßgeblicher und unverzichtbarer Leitfaden zu einem topaktuellen Thema.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Art and Value focuses on the questions of history, methods, and nature of art theories, and on the value and evaluation of art. It serves as a valuable primer to aesthetics, as well as a summary and extension of Dickie s contribution to the field.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Written for those who may be approaching the subject for the first time, Philosophy Matters shows that philosophy is crucial in questioning our presuppositions, and for helping us to establish our own beliefs about the nature of the world.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Engaging Political Philosophy investigates the political philosophies of Hobbes, Rousseau, Locke, Mill, Rawls, and Marx and reveals the scope and limits of the philosophical tradition they helped to forge.Investigates the political philosophies of Hobbes, Rousseau, Locke, Mill, Rawls, and Marx.Reveals the scope and limits of the philosophical tradition they helped to forge.Provides a cohesive narrative about modern political philosophy.Serves as both an accessible introduction and an interesting, original interpretation of ideas that have influenced our society.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - TAKE THE FIVE STEPS TO BECOME A FEARLESS GRANT SEEKER.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Recent, dramatic changes in local and global economies have profoundly affected the lives of millions and have demanded that students of economy rethink their analytical approaches. In The Anthropology of Economy , noted anthropologist Steve Gudeman presents a model and lexicon for thinking about and discussing 'things economic.'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Guiding Change Journeys, a title in Practicing Organization Development Series, takes you on a cross-cultural odyssey of personal and organization transformation. Inspired by science, mythology and real-life lessons, this hands-on resource offers eight compelling transformation cycles that will help you connect with the universal creative spirit within and around us. Each of the change cycles focuses on a specific practice in global organization development (OD) and gives you the insights and methods to guide transformation through uncharted territory. By applying the book's eight practices--awakening, pathfinding, adventuring, dancing with dragons, compassion, epiphany, synergy and community--you can effect powerful change. Author Rebecca Chan Allen tells stories of change leaders and facilitators, confronted by business volatility and organization diversity, who use timeless techniques to transform impasse into innovation, and conflicts into creativity. Guiding Change Journeys invites you to embrace the unknown and venture into new territory with clarity and confidence.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret individual achievement tests.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In order to succeed as a change agent and consultant we must clarify our own purpose, motivation, and relationship with your career. The Conscious Consultant-a book in the Practicing Organization Development Series- offers a much-needed road map and powerful tool that consultants can use to perform a personal assessment of foundational principles in order to achieve greater integrity and alignment with personal values and career. The book's Active Change Model creates an understanding of what it takes to become an effective consultant who practices wisdom by making conscious choices in a thoughtful and wholehearted manner; choices that will positively influence the work that is done with all clients.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Healthy organizations are more successful than unhealthy ones. The time has come for organization development practitioners and other leaders to re-examine their organization's fundamental values and create the conditions necessary to make their workplaces healthier environments for everyone. Balancing Individual and Organizational Values-a book in the Practicing Organization Development Series-explores the major value challenges in today's business world, offers powerful tools for assessing values, and outlines a systematic approach for revitalizing organizations through growth values. This essential resource is filled with the critical information needed to understand the interrelationship between individual and organizational values and - Presents the Motivational System Model that can explain personal, interpersonal, team, and organizational behavior - Outlines four criteria-balance, viability, alignment, and authenticity-for assessing values - Describes fifteen values that have particular relevance in the new economy - Discusses how to develop and implement values-driven interventions aimed at individuals, teams, and organizations - Outlines a new assessment approach-Motivational System Mapping-that can be used effectively with individuals, teams, and organizations.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Minds, Brains, Computers serves as both an historical and interdisciplinary introduction to the foundations of cognitive science.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Understanding Cultures confronts the major theoretical issues involved in cross-cultural interpretation. The book introduces students to rationality among the ancestors of anthropology before proceeding to a wide-ranging evaluation of the Anglo-American rationality debates.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This collection brings together the most influential and commonly-studied articles on the Cold War. Together with an introduction and concise headnotes, this book provides students with easy access to seminal work and an analytical framework with which to approach their studies.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This volume explores Plato and Aristotle s theories about good things, goodness, and the best life for human beings, and draws comparisons between ancient and modern theories of good and justice.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book fills a gap in studies of meaning by providing detailed case studies of attested corpus data on the meanings of words and phrases.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this definitive guide, Forrest Mosten-an internationally recognized mediation expert-helps would-be mediators answer the critical question Do I have the values, skills, personality, and commitment necessary to mediate Step-by-step, Mosten helps aspiring mediators tackle such difficult decisions as whether or not to go to law school and how to choose the right academic conflict resolution programs. Throughout the book, he shows how to create a unique mediation signature based on personal vision, define potential markets and needs, and develop a mediation-friendly office and staff. He also explains the nuts-and-bolts of a mediation practice and describes how to launch and maintain a private practice, create a viable business plan, and manage the budget of capital/time investment and operating expenses. A comprehensive resource, the book also explores a wealth of timely topics including the need to establish standards of the profession, how to maintain confidentiality, the pros and cons of co-mediation, and the place of mediation in the process of court and law reform. Straightforward and reader-friendly, the Mediation Career Guide is filled with practice tips, self-surveys, diagrams, reading resources, a list of training programs and volunteer opportunities, budget forms, and model standards of conduct. This hands-on resource is designed to make the challenging journey of becoming a peacemaker a one-step-at-a-time manageable process.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Ethics of Gender investigates the impact of thinking with gender on modern ethics, and considers the insights that postmodern gender theory might bring to the ethical project.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This overview of twentieth-century history in China tells the story of a fascinating country undergoing political revolutions and social and cultural upheaval.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This accessible, original book is an exploration of the relevance of classical social theory in the contemporary world. It examines the work of Marx, Weber and Durkheim through the lens of new theoretical issues, such as the role of Empire, the problem of cultural differences, and the possibilities of democracy that are implicit in each theorist s perspective.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This updated and substantially revised 2nd edition, like its predecessor, integrates a discussion of the latest theoretical developments with a comprehensive review of empirical work. With a more cohesive writing style, reduced size, additional invaluable information, and new problems to solve, Advanced Industrial Economics, Second Edition is a key text in industrial economics.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - By introducing key themes in philosophy of mind, philosophy of science and the basic concepts of neuroscience, this text provides philosophers with the necessary background to engage the neurosciences and offers neuroscientists an introduction to the relevant tools of philosophical analysis.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This broad-ranging volume introduces social representation theory to a general readership, explaining how humans construct a framework of shared references which defines how we think about our world.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This provocative volume investigates the origins of contemporary African American Vernacular English (AAVE), one of the oldest, yet unsolved, questions in sociolinguistics.