wiley dez 2005 (105 results)

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Arno, Peter (illustrator). Neuware - 'Once I picked it up I did not put it down until I finished. . . . What Schwed has done is capture fully-in deceptively clean language-the lunacy at the heart of the investment business.'-From the Foreword by Michael Lewis, Bestselling author of Liar's Poker'. . . one of the funniest books ever written about Wall Street.'-Jane Bryant Quinn, The Washington Post'How great to have a reissue of a hilarious classic that proves the more things change the more they stay the same. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.'-Michael Bloomberg'It's amazing how well Schwed's book is holding up after fifty-five years. About the only thing that's changed on Wall Street is that computers have replaced pencils and graph paper. Otherwise, the basics are the same. The investor's need to believe somebody is matched by the financial advisor's need to make a nice living. If one of them has to be disappointed, it's bound to be the former.'-John Rothchild, Author, A Fool and His Money, Financial Columnist, Time magazine.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Includes tips and strategies for kids, teens, and adults withdyslexiaUnderstand what dyslexia is, assess schools and programs, and helpyour child succeedDoes your child mix up d s and b s Does he or she have troublereading If so, the cause may be dyslexia. But don t worry -- thesedays, there are many ways to overcome dyslexia. This hands-on guideleads you step by step through your options -- and explains howanyone with dyslexia can achieve success in school and life.Discover how to Recognize the symptoms of dyslexia Understand diagnostic test results Set up an Individualized Education Program (IEP) Work effectively with teachers Improve your child s reading skills.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Praise for THE HALLIBURTON AGENDA'With a blunt matter-of-fact tone, Briody describes the rise of the two companies from the dusty oil fields of west Texas to the marbled corridors of power in Washington, D.C.'--Publishers Weekly'This is a classic American love story of our time. Ambitious influential politician meets beautifully greedy corporation. They are made for each other.'--The Globe & MailIn The Halliburton Agenda, Halliburton and its subsidiary, Kellogg, Brown & Root, form the foundation of an intriguing story of cronyism and conflict of interest that has only increased in momentum over the last decade.Award-winning journalist and bestselling author Dan Briody cuts through the veil of secrecy that cloaks this controversial company, and reveals how the confluence of business and politics has led to questionable deals as well as financial windfalls for Halliburton, its executives, and its subsidiaries.Halliburton's inextricable links to politicians and the United States military, its dealings with countries known to sponsor terrorism, and its controversial $2 billion government contract to rebuild Iraq are only the tip of the iceberg. The Halliburton Agenda untangles a complex web of political power plays and deceptive deals--revealing how a company with the right connections can finesse its way to success.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - With tips on understanding and surviving the new bankruptcy laws.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Praise for Frank McKinney'My neighbor, Frank McKinney, is certainly a maverick and a spiritually grounded young man. The oceanfront homes he builds here in Florida are magnificent and unique. More important, Frank s life and the contributions he makes to his community and the world illustrate how a successful businessman can do well while doing good. The principles in Frank McKinney s Maverick Approach to Real Estate Success represent a road map of his achievements--a proven strategy for succeeding not just in real estate, but also in the business of life.'--Rich DeVos, cofounder of Amway, owner of the Orlando Magic'If you re ready to make big profits in real estate, then read, absorb, and use the brilliance of Frank McKinney.'--Mark Victor Hansen, coauthor of The One Minute Millionaire'Frank McKinney s book is an excellent how-to guide to earning real estate profits by using McKinney s maverick formulas to find undervalued real estate with profit potential. McKinney is different. This isn t another how-to-get-rich-in-real-estate book. Instead, it is the lively success story of a real estate maverick. McKinney reveals his simple strategies, with intriguing personal profit examples that explain how his repeatable techniques work over and over.'--Robert J. Bruss, syndicated real estate columnist'If Hollywood were casting the role of a maverick who started with very little and went from a $50,000 fixer-upper to a $100 million mansion, they would choose Frank McKinney. Frank McKinney s Maverick Approach to Real Estate Success represents his approach to life. He decided to apply that approach to real estate and look what happened!'--Kendra Todd, winner of The Apprentice.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Threads of Labour draws on a rich body of action research gathered by organisations supporting women workers in ten different garment-producing locations in Asia, Europe and Mexico. This research provides important new empirical information about the global garment industry and also creates a blueprint for conducting worker-oriented action research in order to better understand and resist the negative impact of globalization on labour.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Romain Garbaye presents a comparison of the politics of ethnic minorities in British and French cities, with a focus on the election of city councillors in Birmingham, Lille and Roubaix between 1980 and 2001. It shows that, while the Labour-run Birmingham City Council has co-opted a significant number of councillors of African-Caribbean and Asian background, the population of North African origins in Lille has obtained little or no representation. Roubaix represents an intermediate case, with the number of ethnic minority councillors increasing through the 1990s.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Praise for Don t Let Others Rent Space in Your Head'Gary offers rich advice for anyone who wishes to succeed in spite of his or her failures. Four simple steps may be all that stand in the way of your dreams becoming a reality. Here s to the good life! Cheers!'--Robin Leech, TV host'Gary has developed an uncanny ability to take people to the next level. A must-read for everyone, whether you want to improve your life, your sales, or your business. Gary definitely has it figured out. Well done!'--Harvey MacKay, New York Times bestselling author of Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive'Gary s thought process is one to admire and to achieve. Handling big business means changing your mindset, and Gary leads the way. An enjoyable book with great concepts for everyone in business and in personal life. A book you ll want to read twice.'--Gordon 'Butch' Stewart, owner of Sandals Resorts'A powerful and practical approach from someone who truly knows what he s talking about. You will be unstoppable after reading Gary s no-nonsense ideas on never giving up and becoming more successful.'--Ron Rice, founder, President, and CEO of Hawaiian Tropics'Gary s book will take you beyond positive thinking and change your life for the better.'--Ron Garl, President of Ron Garl Golf Design.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Who was Jezebel What was the Wooden Horse When was the Enlightenment Who were the Luddites And what is blank verse The Literature Student's Survival Kit gives students about to embark on a literature degree all the background information they need to stay afloat.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - First published in 1973, Sir Anthony Kenny's classic introduction to Wittgenstein was widely praised for offering a lucid and historically informed account of the philosopher's core concerns.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - The anthropology of tourism is a relatively recent topic area within both academic and applied anthropology, having gotten its start in the 1960s and 1970s. Valene Smith's edited work Hosts and Guests: The Anthropology of Tourism (1977) marks the beginning of the field as a serious academic concern. Since then it has grown rapidly. Anthropologists were (and some continue to be) ambivalent about studying tourists, but initially they were concerned with the impact of tourists and tourism on local communities, especially in rural regions. Much of the initial findings suggested that tourism generally had negative impacts on communities that had become tourist destinations. In this volume, the contributing authors were asked to reflect more on the positive and practical contributions of anthropology to the field of tourism studies and to the tourism industry itself. The authors in their various ways have successfully answered their charge. A brief synopsis of the 13 other papers in the volume is given.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - After the Three Italies provides a novel synthesis of the literature on convergence and the new economic geography, and develops a new political economy approach to the analysis of the territorial division of labour. New theoretical and methodological approaches are exemplified through an up-to-date account of Italy's economic performance and of its recent development relative to other European countries and the rest of the world.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Epistemology is an accessible introduction to a topic of fundamental importance in philosophy. This distinctive book first highlights some of the serious questions about belief and knowledge that arise in real-life situations, then demonstrates the manner in which these questions naturally lead to deeper concerns about evidence, justification, and theories of knowledge.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - In Kant's Wake evaluates the four main trends in philosophy in the twentieth century - Marxism, Anglo-American analytic, American pragmatism, and continental philosophy - and argues that all four evolved in reaction to Kant's fascinating and demanding philosophy.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - RESEARCH FOR OUR CHANGING HEALTH ENVIRONMENT.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'The Ethics of War 'is an indispensable collection of essays addressing issues both timely and age-old about the nature and ethics of war. Features essays by great thinkers from ancient times through to the present day, among them Plato, Augustine, Aquinas, Machiavelli, Grotius, Kant, Russell, and Walzer Examines timely questions such as: When is recourse to arms morally justifiable What moral constraints should apply to military conduct How can a lasting peace be achieved Will appeal to a broad range of readers interested in morality and ethics in war timeIncludes informative introductions and helpful marginal notes by editors.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Designed for readers who have had little or no exposure to contemporary theory of knowledge, Reading Epistemology brings together twelve important and influential writings on the subject. Two contrasting views are presented on each of six core topics: the definition of knowledge, the relation between justification and truth, epistemic duties and virtues, testimonial knowledge, foundationalism versus coherentism, and scepticism and contextualism. Among the authors are Nozick, Ernest Sosa, Alvin Goldman, BonJour, Dretske, and Burge.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Designed for both students and general readers, this introduction to Renaissance and Reformation literature offers a description of early modern habits of writing and reading, of publication and stage performance. It considers the ways in which early modern writers constructed the past and designed the present, wrote about people and places, recovered and adapted classical genres, and tackled religious and secular controversies.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Praise for Building Better Boards'Building Better Boards bridges the gap between talk and action. A must-read for board members, CEOs, governance experts - really for anyone who cares about the future of the corporation.'--Anne M. Mulcahy, chairman and CEO, Xerox Corporation'Building Better Boards covers all the key issues facing boards in the post-Sarbanes-Oxley era. It provides practical advice based on the authors' wide-ranging experience with major companies that have built successful boards.'--Marty Lipton, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz'This important new book uses concepts gleaned from the collective wisdom of our Blue Ribbon Commission on Board Leadership and adds practical, real-world board examples. The section on crisis management is particularly helpful.'--Roger W. Raber, president and CEO, National Association of Corporate Directors'This book provides a comprehensive review and effective guide to making any board an effective team, and thus an asset, for their company.'--Richard H. Koppes of Counsel, Jones Day, and former general counsel, CalPERS'A balanced, insightful, thoughtful, and, above all, useful look at what can be done to create excellent boards.'--Edward E. Lawler III, director, Center for Effective Organizations, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California'Improving board effectiveness is easier said than done. Building Better Boards lays out the how-tos in a clear and compelling way that is of practical value for directors and CEOs alike.'--Kenneth W. Freeman, former chairman and CEO, Quest Diagnostics Inc.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This is a revised edition of John Milbank's masterpiece, which sketches the outline of a specifically theological social theory.The Times Higher Education Supplement wrote of the first edition that it was 'a tour de force of systematic theology. It would be churlish not to acknowledge its provocation and brilliance'.Featured in The Church Times '100 Best Christian Books'Brings this classic work up-to-date by reviewing the development of modern social thought.Features a substantial new introduction by Milbank, clarifying the theoretical basis for his work.Challenges the notion that sociological critiques of theology are 'scientific'.Outlines a specifically theological social theory, and in doing so, engages with a wide range of thinkers from Plato to Deleuze.Written by one of the world's most influential contemporary theologians and the author of numerous books.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - The Blackwell Guide to Plato's Republic consists of thirteen new essays written by both established scholars and younger researchers with the specific aim of helping readers to understand Plato's masterwork.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - A Concise Companion to Contemporary British Fiction offers an authoritative overview of contemporary British fiction in its social, political, and economic contexts.Focuses on the fiction that has emerged since the late 1970s, roughly since the start of the Thatcher era.Comprises original essays from major scholars.Topics range from the rise and fall of the postcolonial novel to controversies over the celebrity author.The emphasis is on the whole fiction scene, from bookstores and prizes to the changing economics of film adaptation.Enables students to read contemporary works of British fiction with a much clearer sense of where they fit within British cultural life.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Putting Students First.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Health assessment is central to effective planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care. All nurses are accountable for the care they provide and need to be able to accurately determine patient needs in order to plan and deliver evidence-based care. Vital notes for nurses: Health assessment provides students with the knowledge required to consider the many different factors which can influence patient's health, comfort, well-being and recovery and to confidently assess patient needs.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Today's communities--whether they are currently strong, or struggling to survive--face difficult challenges if they want to be tomorrow's healthy, vibrant communities. The challenge for leaders and citizens of modern communities is not just to solve specific problems today. Their real challenge is to keep learning from their experience so they can keep improving their communities tomorrow.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Recent years have seen numerous appropriations of Thomas Aquinas's work by a range of theologians, from liberal Catholics to the creators of radical orthodoxy. Responding to this upsurge of interest, this book goes straight to the heart of the contemporary debates about Thomism.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - In Working the Planning Table , Ronald M. Cervero and Arthur L. Wilson offer a theory that accounts for planners' lived experience and provides a guide for developing effective educational programs for adults. The book presents three planning case studies that illustrate how power, interests, ethical commitment, and negotiation are central to planners' everyday work. These stories offer guidance on how to respond to the realities of practice and clearly point out that the technical work of planning is always political. Working the Planning Table reveals how people work to negotiate educational and political outcomes for multiple stakeholders.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work by Graham Ward, one of the most visionary theologians of his generation, contains nine interrelated studies of representations of Christ. Drawn from sources as diverse as the New Testament and twentieth-century continental philosophy, Ward develops his own original incarnational theology. From his exploration of contemporary categories such as the body, gender, desire, politics and the sublime, a Christology emerges that is both rooted in Scriptural exegesis and concerned with today's cultural issues; and a vision appears of the possibilities for living orientated towards the Good, the True, the Beautiful and the Just.