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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Praise for The Culturally Savory Christian.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - How to Raise All the Money You Need for Any BusinessThe biggest challenge faced by both Beginning Wealth Builders (BWB) and Experienced Wealth Builders (EWB) is raising the money they need to start, buy, or expand their business activities. While the process may seem overwhelming, with the right insights you can secure 100%, zero-cash financing-where you don't have to use any of your own money-for almost any business endeavor. And now, with How to Raise All the Money You Need for Any Business, Tyler Hicks will show you how.Whether you want to start a home-based business, open a restaurant, or purchase income-producing real estate, this guide can help you obtain the funding you need in thirty days, or less. Throughout the book, Hicks examines the numerous avenues available-including collateralized and signature loans, credit card lines of credit, venture capital, and going public-and shares specific strategies based on his wide experiences as a loan officer.Along the way, Hicks also discusses:\* Proven steps to improve your credit-so you're better qualified to obtain any type of funding for your business investments\* Application methods that ensure you'll appear organized, professional, and reliable\* Smart ways to raise almost any amount of money-be it a few thousand dollars or multimillions\* And much moreWritten with both aspiring and experienced entrepreneurs in mind, How to Raise All the Money You Need for Any Business will quickly help you build wealth in more than 100 businesses of your choice-all on borrowed money. Take the time to read this book, and you'll soon be securing the type of financing that will make any business deal more lucrative.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Discover the secret to lifelong wealth and happiness!Now in an expanded paperback second edition that includes an Attractor Factor IQ test, exercises for putting lessons into practice, new stories, and more, Dr. Joe Vitale presents his even more powerful and effective five-step plan for attracting wealth, happiness, and success to your life.'Whatever you want to attract to your life, Joe Vitale has the secret to make it happen. I highly recommend you get this book and get started today.'-Morris Goodman, author of The Miracle Man'I got enough by the end of chapter one to create a major energy shift in my life! Joe's easy, direct, and knowledgeable presentation allowed me to embrace important principles effortlessly.'-Dee Wallace, actress and star of E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial'Joe Vitale not only appeared in The Secret, he is one of the few who knows and lives attraction! Contained in the five steps that Joe maps out in The Attractor Factor are the keys to endless abundance. This book instructs on how to take control of your beliefs and focus, ultimately attracting the life of your dreams. If you just do what Joe tells you, you will create an abundance far beyond what you can currently imagine. The Attractor Factor is the secret that The Secret doesn't tell you.'-David Schirmer, wealth coach and star of The Secret'Just when you think you understand how the world works, Joe Vitale comes along and takes you to a whole new place. He's engaging, entertaining, enlightening, and, oh boy, does he ever stretch your thinking.'-Ian Percy, registered psychiatrist and member of the U.S. and Canadian public speakers halls of fame'This book has the potential to change humanity.'-Dr. Rick Barrett, author of Healed by Morning.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this inspirational book, Gloria Burgess uses the touching story of her father's relationship with William Faulkner as a starting point to explore a classic topic: how to bring forth the character qualities of love, wisdom, trust, faith, gratitude, creative action, vision, and integrity. Burgess declares the 'sacred promises of legacy living' as part of a transformational process that helps us connect to our past by honoring those who came before us, living with intention in the present, and freeing our talents so we can realize our potential. Dare to Ware Your Soul on the Outside also includes practical exercises for fostering greater authenticity and purpose in our lives.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Utilizing sophisticated methodology and three decades of research by the world's leading expert on happiness, Happiness challenges the present thinking of the causes and consequences of happiness and redefines our modern notions of happiness.\* shares the results of three decades of research on our notions of happiness\* covers the most important advances in our understanding of happiness\* offers readers unparalleled access to the world's leading experts on happiness\* provides 'real world' examples that will resonate with general readers as well as scholarsWinner of the 2008 PSP Prose Award for Excellence in Psychology, Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In 1991, Gerald Ratner made a landmark speech to the Institute of DirectorsAfter over 25 years in the jewellery trade, Gerald Ratner was one of the most well-known and successful retailers of his generation. He had built up a highly profitable, multi-million pound international business, including household names like Ratners, H Samuel, Ernest Jones, Watches of Switzerland, as well as over one thousand stores in the US. Being asked to give the keynote address at the Institute of Directors' annual conference at The Royal Albert Hall was a great honour and should have been the crowning glory on two decades of empire building.Gerald's speech was seized upon by the media after he included jokes about the quality of some of the shops' products. But the far-reaching impact that these jokes would have no one could have predicted.'Even though I had once had my name above hundreds of shops up and down the country, it had become more famous as a byword for crap. It took several years to realise just what an impact the speech had had on every aspect of my life.'Press coverage of hardback version:'. a rollicking good read' - Michael Skapinker, The FT'Most business autobiographies are so overlaid with ghost-writerly blandness that the character of the subject is lost. Mr Ratner had help with this one, but fortunately he is still there: obsessive, funny and a bit of a scoundrel - the last mitigated by how well he knows it.' - the FT'self-effacing, revealing and human' - Luke Johnson, FT Business Life'A few ill-chosen words to a well-heeled audience 16 years ago reduced Britain's biggest jeweller to poverty. Now he reveals how he bounced back' - Jewish Chronicle'.contains lessons for us all' - Management Today'.worth its weight in gold' - The IndependentAmazon reviews'Everyone knows the story of Gerald's rise and fall - what an amazing story and well worth reading. I couldn't put it down, totally gripping and inspiring stuff, you really couldn't see this coming from such an energetic, passionate man''I have read many bio's from business leaders and most are boring 'how to get rich' or 'let me tell you a long list of not very interesting stories with all the good bits missed out'. Gerald's book is very different it is a great read, I could not put it down''Sobering and enlightening at the same time. A great read and a morality tale of our time.'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Ranked #5 in INSEAD's Top Ten Knowledge Articles for Q2 2009This book examines the major contributing factors which catapulted KFC to the top of the Chinese restaurant service industry in less than two decades. It focuses on KFC China's competitive differentiators, and how they jelled in support of a coherent business strategy, and of each other. The successful execution of KFC China's business strategy has since been rewarded with an unlikely industry leadership position in growth, profitability, market share, and brand recognition in the world's fastest growing economy.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This thoughtful, practical guide shows readers a way through the minefield of condemnation and persecution faced by gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Christians and helps foster a faith that is bulletproof--impervious to attacks, yet loving and savvy in its approach. Bulletproof Faith is filled with useful insights and proven spiritual practices that deflect attacks and enhance and strengthen faith by turning attacks into opportunities for spiritual growth.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this groundbreaking book, Earl Creps, the author of Off-Road Disciplines: Spiritual Adventures of Missional Leaders takes up the topic of how older ministry leaders can learn from younger peers who are in closer touch with today's culture, technology, and social climate. Throughout the book, Creps reveals the practical benefits of reverse mentoring and offers down-to-earth steps for implementing it at both the personal and the organizational level.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Why Victorian Literature Still Matters is a passionate defense of Victorian literature's enduring impact and importance for readers interested in the relationship between literature and life, reading and thinking.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Taps into the minds of today's trading superstars to reveal the secrets of their astonishing successIn these absorbing interviews with star performers in the financial markets, Schwager humanizes the mechanics and psychology behind the trading world in such sophisticated instruments as currencies, stock options, commodity futures, and mutual-fund accounts by individuals, investment firms and group-trading computerized 'money machines.' One trader focuses on market response to news events, another calculates mathematical probabilities--one even cocks an ear to the noise level on the exchange floor. All rank assiduous research, self-confidence, a specific plan and the courage to cut losses among essentials to success. Few consider their work gambling, but Schwager entertainingly argues that a successful trader needs many of the qualities of a good poker player. Though the subject matter is esoteric, there is much here to attract the general reader, and Schwager appends a 'primer' of technical basics.You may not know their names, but they are the trading elite--a select group of super-money makers whose trading prowess has become the stuff of legend. They are speculators in everything from stocks and bonds to options and commodity futures who make millions--often in a matter of hours--and leave their peers in the dust. In this enthralling sequel to his international bestseller, Market Wizards, Jack Schwager interviews these stars, asking the questions that everyone with an interest in the financial markets would love know the answers to and receiving the kind of frank, occasionally bewildering answers that make this book as much a page-turner as its predecessor.\* Interviews with spectacular winners across the full spectrum of financial markets, revealing how they do it and what, personally, separates them from the herd\* Superstar traders describe the financial strategies behind their phenomenal successes, as well as the painfully instructive lessons learned from their worst losses\* Reveals that, despite their various quirks and differences, all the biggest winners rank diligent research, self-confidence, a specific plan and the courage to cut losses as the keys to winning big\* Throughout, Schwager provides valuable insight and analysis to help put interviewees responses into perspective, and he provides a technical basics primer at the end of the book.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Praise for Results Through Relationships'Joe Takash has combined two of the most important words in business: results and relationships. If you are looking for a path that will lead you to faster and more certain success, this book is a must-own, must-read, and must-implement---as fast as you can.'--Jeffrey Gitomer author, Little Red Book of Selling'Results Through Relationships provides the sensitivity and secrets to forging great client and customer rapport. If there's such a thing as 'return on relationships,' or ROR, Joe Takash has provided the royal road to pursuing it. And, what do you know, he establishes a great relationship with the reader as this fascinating book demonstrates how to gain profit from the people who are right in front of you every day.'--Alan Weiss, PhD author, Million Dollar Consulting'Joe Takash has provided the people in our company with motivational, management, and leadership insights for the past ten years. The speaking and training that Joe provides is engaging and offers practical advice on building the relationship skills we need to be successful.'--Peter Davoren President and CEO, Turner Construction Company'Results Through Relationships crystallizes how business success is most significantly reflected by your ability to build and cultivate human capital. In disarming fashion, Joe Takash humbles and inspires you with behavioral insights that lead to better, faster business outcomes. This is a must-read for existing and aspiring leaders continually seeking that next level of success.'--Tom Leppert Mayor, City of Dallas'Joe Takash comes as close as it gets to creating a practical scientific formula for gaining greater results through interactions with others. This proof-through-action career guide both eliminates excuses and equips the reader with an arsenal of tools to motivate individual and team performance at a very high level.'--Michael Viollt President, Robert Morris College.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Praise for M&A TITANS'Brett Cole's book M&A Titans is an interesting and informative read, both for insiders in the M&A world as well as those just curious to know something more about this intersection of finance, law, and business. Having done deals, some successful, some not, with all eleven, I can say that, in my judgment, he accurately and objectively catches their personalities, strengths, weaknesses, and many of their most challenging experiences.'--Sam Butler, retired presiding partner of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP'There are few books that explain the investment banking world. This is one of the best. The deals and personal lives of the M&A bankers reads like an exciting novel.'--Sandy Robertson, founding partner of Francisco Partners, and founder and former chairman of Robertson, Stephens & Co.'A fascinating description of the talented, driven, and obsessive individuals who created what has become the current mergers and acquisition infrastructure in the United States and abroad.'--Steve Waters, Managing Partner of Compass Advisors, and former cohead of merger departments at Lehman Brothers and Morgan Stanley'M&A Titans is an engrossing history of the most prominent M&A practitioners. Pithy, full of stories and insights, it is an entertaining account of Wall Street's deal making worlds.'--Bill Hambrecht, cofounder of Hambrecht & Quist, and founder and chairman of WR Hambrecht + Co.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Shakespeare was not, strictly speaking, a philosopher. That is, he did not write essays or treatises arguing philosophical positions or proposing an all-embracing philosophical scheme. However, we do have the plays and poems - and they collectively give evidence of a deep moral and intellectual commitment that we can locate in what we call 'Shakespeare', meaning not only the plays and poems themselves, but the multitudinous responses they have elicited over the four centuries or so since Shakespeare wrote them.Asking what the plays and poems suggest in continual debate about an array of topics -- sex and gender, politics and political theory, writing and acting, religious controversy and issues of faith, skepticism and misanthropy, and closure -- we can delve into the philosophy of Shakespeare as a great poet, a great dramatist and a 'great mind'.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Complete Learning Disabilities HandbookThe third edition of this classic resource is a comprehensive source of information, strategies, and activities for working with learning disabled students. The book offers special educators, classroom teachers, and parents a wealth of new and proven suggestions and ready-to-use materials for helping LD students of all ages learn and perform at their fullest potential.Harwell and Jackson provide clear explanations of the latest research on learning disabilities as well as a wealth of practical strategies for classroom management, lesson plans, and assessment. This authoritative, up-to-date reference includes:\* An overview of learning disabilities, written in easily accessible terms\* Diagnostic tools and remediation techniques forall types of learning disabilities\* Specific interventions for specific problems\* Strategies for building LD students' academic skills in all basic content areas\* Ways to increase motivation, participation, andself-esteem in even the most reluctant learner\* Solutions to common problems that may co-exist with LD, like poor social skills and attention deficits\* Classroom management strategies proven to work with LD students\* Tips for working successfully with parents.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Understanding Media Users: From Theory to Practice focuses on the blurred concept of the 'active audience' at the core of media studies. Charting the complex terrain of screen reception theory and applied research, this new volume offers wide-ranging criticism of media effects. It highlights connections and contrasts between European communications and US consumer theory, reading books and using screens, philosophy and new media research, and between the process and politics of viewing.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Discover the strategic interviewing techniques that will spell success for your organization How can you refine the job interview process in order to choose the ideal candidate Strategic Interviewing is a hands-on resource-which outlines a six-step process that managers can use to find the right employees for the right job. Using the author's Strategic Interviewing Approach managers will learn the skills they need to.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The transnational resistances to neo-liberal globalization are arguably the most inspiring political movements of our time. Resistance, Space and Political Identities: The Making of Counter-global Networks makes a distinctive contribution through examining globalised practices of resistance in both the past and present. Stressing the importance of geographies of connection and solidarity produced through these struggles David Featherstone argues that the resulting forms of political identity are integral to producing more pluralistic forms of globalization.This provocative text first offers detailed research on networked forms of resistance in the 18th-century Atlantic world then develops a rigorous study of contemporary counter-global resistances. Insightful and thought-provoking, the authordevelops an innovative account of networked forms of resistance and political activity. This scholarly work illuminates transnational resistances and challenges prevailing assumptions about the histories and geographies of globalization.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is a new edition of 'Strategic Communications for Nonprofits, ' which was first published in 1999. It is an up-dated, nuts-and-bolts guide to helping nonprofits design and implement successful communications strategies. The book offers a unique combination of step-by-step guidance on effective media relations and assistance in constructing and developing an overall communications strategy aimed at creating social or policy change. It first explains the basic principles of a strategic communications strategy that will define the target audiences you need to reach and tells how to develop the messages and messengers you use to reach them. The book then goes on to address specific issues like earning good media coverage, building partnerships to increase available resources, handling a crisis, and more. This second edition builds on the earlier work and includes new case studies, new trends in media and branding, ethnic media issues, and trends in technology.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Die Fähigkeit, hochwertige Dienstleistungen zu entwickeln und anzubieten, ist zu einem wesentlichen Faktor für die Unternehmensstrategie und den Unternehmenserfolg geworden. 'Competing in a Service Economy' hilft Führungskräften und Managern bei der Neuentwicklung und Innovation von Dienstleistungen strategisch zu denken und zu planen. Wer Dienstleistungen entwickelt, steigert die Kundenzufriedenheit und damit die Finanz-Performance. Der Band erläutert detailliert die Tools und Prozesse für die Bereitstellung, Verbesserung und Innovation von Dienstleistungen. Fallstudien zu IKEA, Disney, Volvo Trucks, Sterling Pulp Chemicals und EMC2 belegen anschaulich die verschiedenen Ansätze. Die Autoren verfügen über langjährige Praxiserfahrung im Bereich wissenschaftlicher und angewandter Forschung in Zusammenarbeit mit einer Vielzahl von Firmen und Organisationen. 'Competing in a Service Economy' ist ein praxisorientierter Leitfaden, der Ihnen genau sagt, wie Sie sich durch die Entwicklung und Innovation von Dienstleistungen einen Wettbewerbsvorteil sichern.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Der Autor bietet seltene Einblicke in Tragödie, Politik, Literatur, Moral und Religion unter dem Eindruck von Jacques Lacans Betrachtungsfeldern des Imaginären, des Symbolischen und des Wirklichen und stellt diese den ethischen Prinzipien des Sozialismus und der jüdisch-christlichen Tradition gegenüber.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What happens when we read imaginative literature What do we learn from reading such texts Reading complements our experience, sharpens our perceptions, gives us insight into how other humans live, enables us to understand other cultures and periods, and gives us aesthetic pleasure. In Defense of Reading: Teaching Literature in the Twenty-First Century is a passionate and beautifully written defense of the pleasures of reading. With clarity and eloquence, the author, influential literary critic, and award-winning Daniel R. Schwarz shares his insights on why we read, how we read, and what transpires when we undertake what he calls 'the odyssey of reading.'Other topics covered include the ethics of reading, humanistic criticism, and the history and future of studying literature. The author explores various forms of resistant readings and discusses changes in reading, writing, and teaching in the electronic age. In Defense of Reading concludes with an optimistic look into the future of literary studies.In Defense of Reading: Teaching Literature in the Twenty-First Century embraces the joys of the written word while teaching us to be better readers and imparting wisdom that will resonate with teachers and lovers of literature everywhere.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The illusive and uncertain world of translating ideas into matter is a negotiation between the ideal and the real and a central preoccupation of architectural production. By invading the toolbox of digital fabrication, design has transgressed into protocols of manufacturing previously the domain of other disciplines and skills sets. Craft, assembly and installation, once the realm of trades, are qualities that are now dependent upon design information and its status as an instruction to make. The ensuing loop between the physical and tactile, the imaginary and speculative, has defined a new expectation in making architecture as a construct that is part real, part ideal.With contributions from Lebbeus Woods, Evan Douglis, Theo Jansen, Shin Egashira and many more, Protoarchitecture presents an explicitly diverse collection of works from leading and emerging practitioners, educators, researchers and visionaries from all corners of this innovative field.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Praise for SMALL STOCKS for BIG PROFITS'George has done it again with Small Stocks for Big Profits. His in-depth experience is invaluable in helping traders explore stocks that are $5 or less, without getting caught up in the fly-by-night idea companies that plague this investment level. He shows you where to look for opportunity and more importantly how to lock in profits in this little understood investment arena. Impressive!' --Noble DraKoln, author of Winning the Trading GameIn Small Stocks for Big Profits, George Angell outlines an effective strategy for finding up-and-coming companies with the potential of earning you incredible returns. Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, this reliable resource shows you how using a combination of technical and fundamental analysis--along with other essential tools--can put you in a position to profit from the explosive growth of smaller companies with undervalued, low-priced stocks. Page by page, you'll discover how to incorporate this proven approach into your own investment endeavors as Angell discusses how to use it to select, place, and exit trade after profitable trade.Small, speculative stocks are quickly beginning to appear on the radar screens of investors around the world. If you want to make the most of your time in this lucrative market, pick up Small Stocks for Big Profits today and put its invaluable insights to work for you.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Incorporating modern ideas, methods, and philosophies, Fundamentals of Quality Control and Improvement, Third Edition presents a quantitative approach to management-oriented techniques and enforces the integration of statistical concepts into quality assurance methods. Utilizing a sound theoretical foundation and illustrating procedural techniques through real-world examples, this timely new edition promotes a unique 'do it right the first time' approach and focuses on the use of experimental design concepts as well as the Taguchi method for creating product/process designs that successfully incorporate customer needs, improve lead time, and reduce costs.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Misuse of the Bible has made hatred holy. In this provocative book, Adrian Thatcher argues that debates on sexuality currently raging through the churches are the latest outbreak in a long line of savage interpretations of the Bible. He claims they should be exposed, not least because they continue an anti-tradition in Christianity that has discriminated against many minorities, including people of color, slaves, women and children. He asks how Christians have been able to conduct, in public and on a global scale, arguments which have exposed so much hatred and misrepresentation that the very mission of the church has been severely compromised.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Praise for Achieving Class A Business Excellence'Achieving Class A Business Excellence is a shockingly realistic look at the personal tendencies, biases, and organizational inertia that leaders must overcome to truly transform their companies. Achieving business excellence requires two steps: attaining excellence and sustaining it through continuous improvement. Achieving Class A Business Excellence is the rare book that demonstrates a proven path to accomplishing both.' --Richard Burns, former global product supply director, Procter & Gamble, NA Class A Implementation Leader'Global Operations are complex, and most companies plan and execute poorly because they address them functionally and rely on spot solutions to major issues. The authors take us back to the basics, show us operations in a comprehensive and integrated light, and do it in a story format that should appeal to most executives who want direction and are tired of buzz words. An excellent book.' --Christopher Gopal, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Operations, Open Energy Corporation'This is a great book for any business leader looking for a path to better organizational performance. The dramatization depicted in Achieving Class A Business Excellence presents a clear option using the proven path for making dramatic organizational change. With all of the alternative approaches available, this book provides an outstanding methodology for reaching and sustaining business excellence.' --Don Allen, Senior Vice President, Operations, CorePharma, LLC'An excellent depiction of the dedication and persistence required to deliver transformational change and the resultant improvement. This book doesn't sidestep the hard issues faced by executives trying to improve and sustain performance in today's rapidly evolving operational environment.'--Jason Thorne, Director, ABeam Consulting USA'This book absolutely hits the bull's-eye on what it takes to dive into the issues plaguing underperforming companies and, most importantly, how to address those issues with a Class A-Best Industry Practice solution to turn any company into a top-performing profitable business. Excellent book!'--Randy Gast, Vice President, Corporate Operations, 3PAR Inc.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Building ExpertiseThis third edition of the classic resource, Building Expertise draws on the most recent evidence on how to build innovative forms of expertise and translates that evidence into guidelines for instructional designers, course developers and facilitators, technical communicators, and other human performance professionals. Ruth Colvin Clark summarizes psychological theories concerning ways instructional methods support human learning processes. Filled with updated research and new illustrative examples, this new edition offers trainers evidence-based guidelines to help them accelerate genuine expertise within their organizations. This new edition includesEight instructional principles that can accelerate expertiseFour instructional architectures to serve as design templatesThe most current research on how to develop learning that is both motivational and instructionally soundCompletely updated review of relevant research from cognitive and instructional design fieldsPractical guidelines for problem-centered instruction, motivation, and transferInformation on how to exploit the features of new technology in ways that support human learning processesPraise for the Third Edition of Building Expertise'Accelerating the development of expertise is crucial to organizations' ability to thrive in today's global economy. With sound theoretical framework and immediately applicable guidelines, Building Expertise is a must-read for every serious performance improvement professional.'-Rosaline Tsai, Ph.D., global training director, Honeywell Building Solutions'Building Expertise synthesizes research into accessible design principles that can be easily applied to a broad range of instruction including eLearning and other innovative technologies.'-Frank Nguyen, Ph.D, assistant professor, Department of Educational Technology, San Diego State University.