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See It, Dream It, Do It: How 25 people just like you found their dream jobs
Par Colleen Nelson, Kathie MacIsaac. 2023
From award-winning author Colleen Nelson, and literacy advocate Kathie MacIsaac, twenty-five profiles present a plethora of jobs, and people, making…
it easier than ever for young people to see their dreams and to live their dreams!Le plus petit sauveur du monde (Quai no 5)
Par Samuel Larochelle. 2022
Note de production : Cet ouvrage a été créé dans le cadre du Projet de description d’images littéraires d’eBOUND. L’auteur…
et l’illustrateur ont rédigé ou contribué aux descriptions des images, qui sont incluses dans le corps et la narration du texte. Florent, un garçon de dix ans, surprend une conversation entre ses mamans : devant l'état de la planète, elles se demandent si elles veulent avoir un deuxième enfant. À travers une série de mots impossibles à comprendre, il retient l’hésitation dans leurs voix, la peur dans leurs yeux, la main que l’une pose sur le ventre de l’autre, comme quand il n’arrive plus à s’endormir. Florent comprend qu’il y a trop d’humains sur Terre, qu’il ne faut plus faire d’enfants, qu’il aurait fallu arrêter bien avant et que lui-même est de trop. Ses mamans entendront-elles son cri silencieux?Siete reglas de oro para vivir en pareja: Un estudio exhaustivo sobre las relaciones y la convivencia
Par John M. Gottman, Nan Silver. 2012
Una guía absolutamente imprescindible para todas aquellas personas que quieren recuperar o fortalecer una pareja en crisis o, simplemente, monótona.…
El doctor Gottman ha revolucionado la concepción de la pareja tras realizar una investigación científica sin precedentes: durante varios años ha estudiado los hábitos de los matrimonios en su «laboratorio del amor» y ha obtenido un éxito del 91% en sus predicciones sobre el futuro de las parejas.Este libro es la culminación de su trabajo, que se resume en siete reglas de oro para recuperar o fortalecer una pareja en crisis. Estas reglas enseñan, mediante ejercicios y cuestionamientos, nuevas y sorprendentes técnicas para el buen funcionamiento de la pareja, prestando especial atención a los pequeños momentos cotidianos que constituyen el alma de cualquier relación. Reseñas:«Una guía eminentemente práctica para disfrutar de un matrimonio emocionalmente inteligente. Y duradero.»Daniel Goleman, autor de Inteligencia emocional «Gottman encara esta temática con las mejores referencias: tiene el espíritu de un científico y el alma de un romántico.»Newsweek«Veinticinco años de investigación matrimonial de primera.»USA TodayThis book offers a practical guide for successful international trade operations. Written for MBA students and professionals, it provides tools…
and best practices for managing and operating complex international trade transactions. Readers learn about the legal, administrative, and practical aspects of international business transactions and how to gather and manage the proper information needed. The book covers topics such as public and private regulation of international trade, overseas market research, international trade terms, international trade contracts, payment collection, international transportation, marine cargo insurance, exchange rate risk, electronic commerce, and claims and dispute resolution. It is a valuable resource for both business students and professionals involved in international trade or export businesses.110 Years of Taxation from Pitt to Lloyd George: A Comparative Iconographical Analysis
Par Henry Sless. 2023
This book offers a multi-disciplinary visual analysis of British taxation history during the long nineteenth century. Focusing specifically on cartoons…
from the period, the book utilises the author’s innovative PEARL methodology to analyse the impact of Publishers’ attitudes, Editorial techniques, Artistic methods, Readers’ responses, and Legal context on historical images published in this period.The book outlines a financial and visual context for the long nineteenth century, discussing the importance of political images during a period when the relationship between the state and the taxpayer was fundamentally shifting. The state of public finance in Britain as a whole, including the growth of institutional finance, the economic impact of wars, and attempts to reduce the national debt, are considered alongside an exploration of the recurring iconographical styles of the period. The book situates the visual history of taxation within a wider context of politicised images responding to fiscal events, and uses the PEARL analysis technique to pinpoint nuanced and evolving public attitudes towards tax structures in Britain, as well as comparative developments in the US such as the impact of the Civil War and income tax debates. The book will be of interest to financial historians and academic cultural historians, as well as all those interested in visual culture and political imagery.Deconstructing Behavior, Choice, and Well-being: Neoclassical Choice Theory and Welfare Economics
Par Edward R. Morey. 2023
Neoclassical economists assume that people act to maximize their well-being: they choose based on their desires and only desire what…
they will like. Neuroscientists and psychologists disagree. Their research demonstrates that cues and evolutionary quirks cause people to act against their best interests, even choosing alternatives they will not like. In this book, Edward R. Morey contrasts neoclassical choice theory with behavioral models and findings in psychology, neuroscience, evolutionary biology, and animal behavior. The book addresses the fundamental idea within economics that behaviors are chosen, and it explains why other disciplines disagree. The chapters touch on modeling behavior, judging behavior, and policies. Morey breaks down judgment using the ethics of welfare economics, and it compares and contrasts this recognized approach with others, including Mill’s liberalism, virtue ethics, duty-based ethics, Buddhist ethics, and utilitarianism.Dieses Buch beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, warum wir für viele der Herausforderungen unserer Zeit so schwer Lösungen finden. Um…
Armut, Rassismus oder den Klimawandel zu stoppen oder Frieden, persönliches Glück und Wohlstand zu erreichen, brauchen wir die Fähigkeit, strategisch wirksam zu handeln. Heutige Strategiekonzepte sind vom militärischen Paradigma der Überlegenheit durch Stärke im Kampf durchdrungen. Die Komplexität ökologischer, ökonomischer und gesellschafts-politischer Probleme macht es aber unmöglich, sie direkt zu bekämpfen. Nicht Überlegenheit durch Stärke, sondern Anpassung durch Veränderung kann uns den Lösungen näherbringen.Dieses Buch setzt sich mit den aktuell verwendeten Strategiemodellen kritisch auseinander, insbesondere mit dem weitverbreiteten Hauptinstrument, der SWOT. Auf Basis dieser grundlegenden Kritik wird ein neues Konzept der Veränderung des Veränderbaren konzipiert. Es eignet sich nicht nur für Strategieverantwortliche, Manager und Politiker, sondern beinhaltet auch wertvolle Ratschläge für alle, die wichtige Entscheidungen treffen oder verstehen müssen. Abschließend wird das neue Konzept an drei Beispielen theoretisch getestet; u.a. wird ein neuer strategischer Ansatz für die Begrenzung des Klimawandels vorgestellt.Combinatorial Models for Scheduling Sports Tournaments (EURO Advanced Tutorials on Operational Research)
Par Celso C. Ribeiro, Sebastián Urrutia, Dominique De Werra. 2023
This book introduces solutions for sports scheduling problems in a variety of settings. In particular the book covers timetabling, the…
traveling tournament problem, carryover minimization, breaks minimization, tournament design, tournament planning, and referee assignment. A rich selection of applications to sports such as football, baseball, basketball, cricket or hockey are employed to illustrate the methods and techniques. In a step-by-step tutorial format the book describes the use of graph theory concepts, local search operators and integer programming in the context of sports scheduling. The methods presented in this book are essential to sports scheduling in all its dimensions, from tournaments that are followed by millions of people across the world, with broadcast rights that amount to hundreds of millions of dollars in some competitions, to amateur leagues that require coordination and logistical efforts due to the large number of tournaments and competitors.Proceedings of the International Conference on Economics and Business Studies (Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research #247)
Par Huda Maulana, Muhammad Sholahuddin, Muhammad Anas, Zulfikar Zulfikar. 2024
This is an open access book.Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta proudly invite all students, researchers and academia to participate in the International…
Conference on Economics and Business Studies (ICOEBS).This conference is a part of a conference program called International Summit on Science Technology and Humanity (ISETH) 2022 Organized by Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta and will be held on 5-6 December 2022. This year's conference's theme is Green Business in Emerging Economies; Current Issues and Future Challenges.ICOEBS aims to provide opportunities for students, scholars and practitioners to present original research articles, unpublished research and novelties in Economics and Business studies. Full paper submission deadline is 8 November 2022.Transmedia Brand Storytelling: Immersive Experiences from Theory to Practice
Par Karen E. Sutherland, Richie Barker. 2023
This book presents new global research on transmedia storytelling as a form of brand communication. It explores the theoretical underpinnings…
of transmedia storytelling and its practical application through survey and interview data from creatives, marketing, advertising and public relations practitioners. The final section analyzes contemporary campaigns from various countries and proposes a Transmedia Brand Storytelling Model for Practice, based on primary and secondary research data. The book aims to better understand and communicate the real-world opportunities and barriers to producing transmedia brand storytelling campaigns for practitioners.International Handbook of Disaster Research
Par Amita Singh. 2023
This handbook is a comprehensive source of information, analysis and directions in disaster studies. It goes beyond the oft-explored issues…
of management and science related to the topic and explores policies, governance, law and decision-making combined with the processes of implementation and enforcement, all the while integrating the latest science and technology updates related to the topic, such as artificial intelligence and early warning systems. It brings together studies which relate to sociology, politics and institutional economics, which work under the impact of resource availability, issues of leadership and international laws. Disasters are trans-boundary and disaster studies are trans-disciplinary. It is this aspect which would form the fulcrum of contributions and present a new, refreshing and innovative design for the handbook. The transformatory pedagogy which started with the Hyogo Framework for action 2005-2015 and The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 outlines seven clear targets and four priorities for action to prevent new and reduce existing disaster risks. The four priority areas around which the book would revolve are (i) Understanding disaster risk; (ii) Strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk; (iii) Investing in disaster reduction for resilience and; (iv) Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response, and to "Build Back Better" in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction.Courage to Act: A Memoir Of A Crisis And Its Aftermath
Par Ben S. Bernanke. 2016
From the winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Economics A New York Times Bestseller “A fascinating account of the…
effort to save the world from another [Great Depression]. . . . Humanity should be grateful.”—Financial Times In 2006, Ben S. Bernanke was appointed chair of the Federal Reserve, the unexpected apex of a personal journey from small-town South Carolina to prestigious academic appointments and finally public service in Washington’s halls of power. There would be no time to celebrate. The bursting of a housing bubble in 2007 exposed the hidden vulnerabilities of the global financial system, bringing it to the brink of meltdown. From the implosion of the investment bank Bear Stearns to the unprecedented bailout of insurance giant AIG, efforts to arrest the financial contagion consumed Bernanke and his team at the Fed. Around the clock, they fought the crisis with every tool at their disposal to keep the United States and world economies afloat. Working with two U.S. presidents, and under fire from a fractious Congress and a public incensed by behavior on Wall Street, the Fed—alongside colleagues in the Treasury Department—successfully stabilized a teetering financial system. With creativity and decisiveness, they prevented an economic collapse of unimaginable scale and went on to craft the unorthodox programs that would help revive the U.S. economy and become the model for other countries. Rich with detail of the decision-making process in Washington and indelible portraits of the major players, The Courage to Act recounts and explains the worst financial crisis and economic slump in America since the Great Depression, providing an insider’s account of the policy response.The Vision Board: The Secret to an Extraordinary Life
Par Joyce Schwarz. 2008
In The Vision Board, influential career strategist Joyce Schwartz describes a transformative exercise that offers a simple way to change…
your life for the better. As featured on the Oprah Winfrey show, vision boards are a practical, effective approach to identifying and achieving your goals. With a foreword from Bob Proctor, featured teacher in The Secret, and an afterword by Jack Canfield, co-creator of the hugely popular Chicken Soup for the Soul series, The Vision Board offers concrete advice and motivation anecdotes designed to help you utilize vision boards in your own daily life.The Queen: A Life in Brief
Par Robert Lacey. 2012
A short biography of one of the most recognized yet still mysterious women in the world, Queen Elizabeth II, from…
the New York Times bestselling author of The KingdomElizabeth of York was not born to be Queen. She came into the world on April 21st, 1926, the equivalent of the modern Princess Beatrice, first-born daughter of the Duke of York, destined to flutter on the royal fringe. So while Lilibet was brought up with almost religious respect for the crown, there seemed no chance of her inheriting it. Her head was never turned by the personal prospect of grandeur—which is why she would prove so very good at her job. Elizabeth II’s lack of ego was to prove the paradoxical secret of her greatness.For more than thirty years acclaimed author and royal biographer Robert Lacey has been gathering material from members of the Queen’s inner circle—her friends, relatives, private secretaries, and prime ministers. Now, in The Queen, Lacey offers a life of the celebrated monarch, told in four parts that capture the distinctive flavor of passing eras, and reveal how Elizabeth II adapted—or, on occasions, regally declined to adapt—to changing times.A Complaint Is a Gift: How to Learn from Critical Feedback and Recover Customer Loyalty
Par Janelle Barlow. 2023
The third edition of this bestseller (over 275,000 copies sold) builds on the tested formula that helps organizations recognize the…
value of complaints using updated examples and concepts in the age of COVID-19. The first edition of A Complaint Is a Gift introduced the revolutionary notion that customer complaints are not annoyances to be dodged, denied, or buried but are instead valuable pieces of feedback-not to mention your best bargain in market research. Complaints provide a feedback mechanism that can help organizations rapidly and inexpensively strengthen products, service style, and market focus. Most importantly, complaints that are well received create customer loyalty.This new edition condenses the tried and true eight-step formula into a tighter, more efficient three-step formula. From her work with clients, the author has updated industry-specific complaint examples and added in new concepts, such as a process that enables employees to handle complaints with increased emotional resilience-something that is sorely needed since dealing with increasingly difficult customers is a common occurrence in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Handling complaints doesn't have to be a negative, soul-crushing experience. Janelle Barlow gives the right tools to treat each of them as a source of innovative ideas that can transform your business.We Can't Talk about That at Work!: How to Talk About Race, Religion, Politics, and Other Polarizing Topics
Par Mary-Frances Winters. 2017
Instead of shutting down any mention of taboo topics, Mary-Frances Winters shows how to structure intentional conversations about them, so…
people can safely confront biases and stereotypes and create stronger, more inclusive organizations.Politics, religion, race - we can't talk about topics like these at work, right? But in fact, these conversations are happening all the time, either in real life or virtually via social media. And if they aren't handled effectively, they can become more polarizing and divisive, impacting productivity, engagement, retention, teamwork, and even employees' sense of safety in the workplace. But you can turn that around and address difficult topics in a way that brings people together instead of driving them apart. As a thought leader in the field of diversity and inclusion, Mary-Frances Winters has been helping clients create inclusive environments for over three decades. In this concise and powerful book, she shows you how to lay the groundwork for having bold, inclusive conversations. Even with the best of intentions, you can't just start talking about taboo topics - that's wandering into a minefield. Winters offers exercises and tools to help you become aware of how your cultural background has shaped your perceptions and habits and to increase your understanding of how people from other cultures may differ from you, particularly when it comes to communicating and handling conflict. Once you're ready (you can take the self-assessment included in the book to make sure), Winters gives detailed instructions on exactly how to structure these conversations. She emphasizes that this is a process, not a destination—you may not be able to resolve major issues nicely and neatly in just one conversation. And while the process is important, so is intent. She urges readers to &“come from your heart, learn from your mistakes, and continue to contribute to making this a more inclusive world for all.&”Neuorientierung des Widerstands in Hongkong: Linkssein, Dekolonialität und Internationalismus
Par Wen Liu, Jn Chien, Christina Chung, Ellie Tse. 2023
Dieses Buch versammelt Beiträge von Aktivisten und Wissenschaftlern, die sich mit linken und dekolonialen Formen des Widerstands befassen, die in…
der aktuellen Ära der Proteste in Hongkong entstanden sind. Praktiken wie gewerkschaftliches Engagement, die Abschaffung der Polizei, der Kampf um Landrechte und andere radikale Ausdrucksformen der Selbstverwaltung werden vielleicht nicht explizit unter den Bannern der Linken und der Dekolonialität geführt. Wenn man sie jedoch in diesem Rahmen untersucht, lassen sich historische, transnationale und präfigurative Perspektiven aufzeigen, die helfen können, ihre Auswirkungen auf die politische Zukunft Hongkongs zu kontextualisieren und zu interpretieren. Diese Sammlung bietet nicht nur Einblicke in die lokalen Kämpfe in Hongkong, sondern auch in ihre Verflechtung mit globalen Bewegungen, da die Stadt weiterhin an der vordersten Front der internationalen Politik steht.Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter
Par Phoebe Damrosch. 2007
A head server at a renowned NYC restaurant dishes out stories and trade secrets from the world of fine dining…
in this behind-the-scenes memoir.While recent college grad Phoebe Damrosch was figuring out what to do with her life, she supported herself by working as a waiter. Before long she was a captain at the legendary four-star restaurant Per Se, the culinary creation of master chef Thomas Keller.Service Included is the story of her experiences there: her obsession with food, her love affair with a sommelier, and her observations of the highly competitive and frenetic world of fine dining. Along the way, she provides insider dining tips, such as: Never ask your waiter what else he or she does.Never send something back after eating most of it.Never make gagging noises when hearing the specials—someone else at the table might like to order one.Being Kendra: Cribs, Cocktails, & Getting My Sexy Back
Par Kendra Wilkinson. 2011
The reality star talks about managing marriage, motherhood and her celebrity career in this sequel to her bestselling memoir.In the…
intimate follow up to her New York Times–bestselling memoir Sliding Into Home, Kendra Wilkinson reveals the naked truth about her life after Playboy—the secrets behind regaining her trademark sexy body, the trials of her life as a new mother, the tricks of sustaining her long-distance romance with Hank, and her busy adventures juggling the needs of her husband and baby with the demands of her hit TV career. As fans of Dancing with the Stars and Girls Next Door know, Kendra is able to tell it like it is, baring everything she’s learned about love, hardship, body image, and perseverance, all with the infectious optimism that the world loves her for.Blue Blood & Mutiny: The Fight for the Soul of Morgan Stanley
Par Patricia Beard. 2007
The behind the scenes story of the power struggle that rocked Wall Street's most prestigious financial institution.In March 2005 the…
business world woke up to an unprecedented full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal calling for the removal of Morgan Stanley's CEO. It was paid for by a cohort of eight former Morgan Stanley executives, including an ex-chairman and an ex-president, who soon would be dubbed the “Eight Grumpy Old Men.” Their target was CEO Philip Purcell, who had come to power following Morgan Stanley's 1997 merger with Dean Witter Discover. In his eight years as CEO, Purcell had presided over a 50 percent decline in stock price since its peak in 2000 and a series of high-profile government and civil lawsuits that had tarnished the company's once-sterling reputation. Just a few months after the Journal ad, Purcell would retire under pressure, and former president John Mack, who had been pushed out by Purcell, was appointed CEO. The “Eight Grumpy Old Men” won the battle.Opening the long-closed doors of a bastion of Wall Street that has maintained the strictest privacy until now, Blue Blood and Mutiny is real-life business thriller exposing the tale that shook high finance. Weaving the history of Morgan Stanley with the inside story of the fight for dominance between two competing business cultures—one, the collegial meritocracy handed down from the days of J. P. Morgan, and the other, a cold, contemporary corporate model, acclaimed journalist and historian Patricia Beard has written a must-read book for anyone who wants to understand the future of American business.