Wiley jul 2004 (93 résultats)

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Studying Spanish for school, business, or travel Learn the fun and easy way with this portable guide that teaches everyday expressions in Spanish. Spanish Phrasebook For Dummies covers basic language information, focusing on common phrases to help you in ordinary situations, such as chatting about family, finding your way around, and generally making small talk. From job-related expressions to translations of directions, numbers, and time, it teaches real-world language skills that you can use immediately. If you've never studied Spanish before - or did a long time ago but need a refresher - Spanish Phrasebook For Dummies is for you. With guidance on pronunciation and stress, this handy book is jam-packed with plenty of grammatical examples to help you with verbs, adjectives, gender, plurals, pronouns, sentence construction, how to ask questions properly, and more. You'll have ample opportunity to test your Spanish language skills in these scenarios: - Counting your money - Measuring time and keeping track of days, months, and seasons - Introducing yourself - Talking about the weather - Ordering drinks, snacks, or a full meal - Shopping in traditional markets or the grocery store - Engaging in tourist or other fun activities - Tending to work or other business matters - Finding transportation and lodging - Taking care of emergencies With a chapter on phrases native Spanish speakers use every day and another covering phrases fluent speakers would say, you can have fun and impress your friends with this concise phrasebook.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Everyday conversations in Italian made easy Italy is a perennially popular destination for Americans, with three cities (Florence, Rome, and Venice) among the top ten in Travel & Leisure's 2003 'World's Best Cities' poll. This concise, easy-to-use guide helps travelers and students get up to speed fast on conversational Italian, showcasing the most commonly used words and phrases. Francesca Romana Onofri is an Italian translator and teacher. Karen Moller is a writer who has worked on several Italian-language projects for Berlitz.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - The sales function is the front-line of any business. Keeping up with the latest sales techniques is essential, as well as ensuring you have a motivated, incentivised and focused sales team well-versed in the basics of selling, from identifying new prospects and getting repeat business to closing the deal. This module gives essential insight into all the key sales drivers such as account management, handling complex sales, selling services, FMCG selling, customer relationships and self-development for sales people.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Research like a pro-and write a winning paper! Do research papers make you nervous Don't panic! This task isn't as overwhelming as it may seem--and conducting good research is an important skill to have. With How to Write a Great Research Paper, you'll see how easy and rewarding it can be to explore a topic and present your ideas in an organized and interesting way. Filled with easy-to-follow instructions and valuable tips, this new guide breaks the entire process down into 7 Keys to Success: \* Find a Topic \* Look It Up \* Take Notes \* Outline Your Paper \* Create Your First Draft \* Revise and Edit Your Draft \* Present Your Paper So take a deep breath, relax-and get ready to write a top-notch research paper.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - 101 SIMPLE WAYS TO MAKE EVERY DAY A SPECIAL DAY! Children who move their bodies as part of the learning process are more stimulated and alert-and they retain more of what they are taught. By sharing the upbeat, joyful activities in Smart Play, you can enhance your child's intelligence, boost his or her confidence, teach academic and motor skills, and provide a lasting foundation for learning. Developed by Barbara Sher over the course of thirty years as a parent, teacher, and play-therapy specialist, this collection of 101 delightful, easy-to-follow games helps children use their bodies to master essential mental skills and concepts. You and your family can play virtually anywhere, with any number of participants, and without special preparation or equipment. So gather the children in your life and get ready to have fun as you open their minds and hearts to new experiences and knowledge. SPECIAL SECTIONS HIGHLIGHT: \* Encouraging movement and thinking \* Improving motor and social skills \* Enhancing language and math skills \* Fostering parent-child interaction \* Building on children's love of fantasy, action, and rhythm.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Are you intrigued by the idea of working out during pregnancy, but think it can't be safe Are you unsure how the words fit and pregnancy actually make sense in the same sentence If so, you've come to the right place. This easy-to-follow guide shows you how you can be fit and pregnant, whether you're new to exercise or have been working out for years, and whether you're in your second week of pregnancy or your 32nd. Fit Pregnancy For Dummies is for you if you're pregnant, if you're thinking about becoming pregnant, and You want to be as fit and healthy as you can be - whatever your current fitness level - without in any way jeopardizing your health or the health of your baby. This guide gives you the straight facts on: - Staying safe when you exercise - Developing a plan with your health provider - Choosing the right equipment - Modifying your routine for each trimester - Eating well for nine months and beyond From yoga and swimming to weight training, aerobics, and much more, you'll see how to get started with a fun, step-by-step fitness routine that will make your entire pregnancy easier to manage. Postpartum expert and prenatal fitness class instructor Catherine Cram and fitness expert Tere Stouffer Drenth give you the scoop on the activities that work best for pregnant women and how to set up a routine that works best for you. You'll understand how a fit pregnancy helps you with delivery and postpartum shape-up. Plus, you get expert advice on activities to avoid, eating well, and staying motivated during and after your pregnancy, as well as: - Dressing comfortably for your workout - Warming up and stretching to increase flexibility and avoid injury - Modifying your exercise routine - Staying fit after giving birth - Finding the time for exercise and motherhood Complete with special tips on exercising indoors, staying motivated, getting your family hooked on fitness, and helping your child grow up healthy and fit, Fit Pregnancy For Dummies is the key to exercising safely and staying fit throughout your pregnancy and beyond.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - In 1987 Michael Harrold went to North Korea to work as English language adviser on translations of the speeches of the late President Kim Il Sung (the Great Leader) and his son and heir Kim Jong Il (then Dear Leader and now head of state). For seven years he lived in Pyongyang enjoying privileged access to the ruling classes and enjoying the confidence of the country's young elite. In this fascinating insight into the culture of North Korea he describes the hospitality of his hosts, how they were shaken by the Velvet Revolution of 1989 and many of the fascinating characters he met from South Korean and American GI defectors to his Korean minder and socialite friends. After seven years and having been caught passing South Korean music tapes to friends and going out without his minder to places forbidden to foreigners, he was asked to leave the country.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - In this dynamic book, theologian, futurist, and communications expert M. Rex Miller presents the innovative millennium matrix, that explains the way we store and distribute information changes our worldviews. Based on the author's extensive research, The Millennium Matix explores the major paradigm and worldview shifts over the past two thousand years and maps them into an easily accessible chart summarizing the entire history of culture and church. From the oral culture of Jesus' time to the print world of Gutenberg's Bible to the broadcast era of television to the emerging digital culture, readers will see the impact of communication on worship and spirituality. Even more, the book then provides practical suggestions on how Christians can successfully navigate the rapid cultural changes that are occurring and that will continue to occur over the decades to come.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Flying High traces the incredible career of the founder and chairman of JetBlue, David Neeleman, from his teenage ventures and beginnings in the travel industry., to his short stint at Southwest Airlines and the ultimate launch of JetBlue. In a series of interviews with Neeleman's friends, associates, and high-ranking officials in both business and aviation, this books tells the store of Neeleman and explores the rules of success he both lives and builds his companies by.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - In Ethical Leadership , Robert Starratt-one of the leading thinkers on the topic of ethics and education-shows educational leaders how to move beyond mere technical efficiency in the delivery and performance of learning. He challenges educators to become ethical leaders who understand the learning process as a profoundly moral activity that engages the full humanity of the school community. Starratt explains that educational leadership requires a moral commitment to high quality learning for all students-a commitment based on three essential virtues: proactive responsibility ; personal and professional authenticity ; and an affirming, critical, and enabling presence to the workers and the work involved in teaching and learning. He clarifies how essential these virtues are for leadership in the pressure-cooker of high-stakes schooling. He provides vivid illustration by beginning and ending the book with a 'morality play,' the narrative of a principal who struggles to do the right thing for his students and teachers, as they are pressured-and often punished-by state mandated tests. Starratt concludes by offering practical suggestions for working leaders as well as preservice and inservice courses in educational leadership. This book is a volume in the Jossey-Bass Leadership Library in Education-a series designed to meet the demand for new ideas and insights about leadership in schools.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Like a Splinter in Your Mind leads readers through the myriad of philosophical themes within the Matrix trilogy, helping them to gain a better understanding of the films and of philosophy itself.Offers a way into philosophy through the Matrix films.Covers thirteen of the biggest philosophical questions in thirteen self-sufficient chapters suitable for course use.Demonstrates how each of these questions is illustrated through the events and characters of the films.Considers whether sentient machines are possible, and whether we should expect them to face the same existentialist issues that we do.Familiarises readers with key issues in metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, philosophy of mind, race and gender, existentialism, Taoism and mysticism.Includes a chapter that explains some of the technical elements of the films and confusing aspects of the plot.Also includes a Matrix glossary, and a cast of characters and their related symbolism.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - What's the best way to study The best guarantee of exam success is to know the material and be prepared for the questions you're likely to encounter. This book provides hundreds of questions and answers to help you review, tips for more productive studying, advice on how to approach the exam, a valuable chapter that outlines state licensing requirements for apprentice, journeyman, master, and inspector, and more-all designed to help you face the license exam with confidence. \* Study plumbing drawings, material takeoff pro-cedures, and typical system layouts \* Check your knowledge of plumbing mathematics \* Understand what plumbing installation inspections involve \* Become familiar with regulations for both the uniform and international codes \* Review residential trailer plumbing standards and private sewage treatment facilities \* Refresh your understanding of steam and hot water heating procedures \* Study the specific licensing requirements for your state and your experience level.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Evolutionary Thought in Psychology: A Brief History traces the history of evolutionary thought in psychology in an accessible and lively fashion and examines the complex and changing relations between psychology and evolutionary theory. - First book to trace the history of evolutionary thinking in psychology from its beginnings to the present day in an accessible and lively fashion. - Focuses on the rise of evolutionary theories begun by Lamarck and Darwin and the creation of the science of psychology. - Explains evolutionary thought's banishment by behaviorism and cultural anthropology in the early 20th century, along with its eventual re-emergence through ethology and sociobiology. - Examines the complex and changing relations between psychology and evolutionary theory.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - A comprehensive study of developing countries in the GATT/WTO system. - Explores how the developing countries have shaped and have been shaped by the GATT/WTO committees. - Investigates the areas of critical importance to developing countries including antidumping, textiles, agriculture, trade and the environment. - Offers suggestions on how the developing countries can improve their participation in committee meetings. …

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Written by one of the world's leading literary theorists, this book provides a wide-ranging, accessible and humorous introduction to the English novel from Daniel Defoe to the present day.Covers the works of major authors, including Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Samuel Richardson, Laurence Sterne, Walter Scott, Jane Austen, the Brontës, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Thomas Hardy, Henry James, Joseph Conrad, Virginia Woolf, D.H. Lawrence and James Joyce.Distils the essentials of the theory of the novel.Follows the model of Eagleton's hugely popular Literary Theory: An Introduction (Second Edition, 1996). …

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - In this book, leading authors explore ways in which organizations can develop their ability to manage the future. - An exploration of the ways in which organizations can develop their ability to manage the future. - Consists of ten papers written by authors from both sides of the Atlantic and from Asia, all of whom are distinguished scholars in the fields of strategy or organizational learning. - Addresses key questions about how organizational foresight can be conceptualized and developed, and the extent to which it is possible. - The papers are prefaced by a foreword from Spyros Makridakis and an introduction from the editors. - Helps to shape a new research agenda, and so will be of interest to academics, as well as to students and practitioners.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - This book explores the future of the financial services industry, giving readers an idea of the kinds of institutions and services that will survive in the early twenty-first century. - - An informative and provocative exploration of the future of the financial services industry. - Focuses on likely changes in the near future, such as greater use of the Internet for banking transactions and the increasing globalization of financial services. - Points to the probable disappearance of the insurance sector as a separate industry. - Describes changing conditions in key financial centres, especially the US, the UK, Germany, Japan and Switzerland.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - This volume provides an up-to-date account of developments in Europe across a range of policy fields, from labour markets to disability and poverty to health care. - - An up-to-date account of a rapidly changing field. - - Covers developments across a range of policy fields, from labour markets to disability and poverty to health care. - - Situates debates about welfare convergence and divergence in a theoretical context. - - Draws on sociological, social policy, political science and economic theoretical perspectives. - - Written by acknowledged experts in the field. - - Uses case studies of particular policy areas and regional developments. - - Includes work on Southern and Eastern Europe, as well as on France and Germany.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - This volume celebrates and evaluates Anthony D. Smith's path-breaking contribution to the study of nations and nationalism. - - A fresh and critical look at Anthony D. Smith's path-breaking contribution to the study of nations and nationalism. - Debates various issues concerning Smith's controversial ethnosymbolic approach. - Includes contributions from academics based in the Czech Republic, Norway, the UK and US. - Opens up new avenues of research.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Asian Travel in the Renaissance looks at travel in Asia for the purposes of trade, colonialism and religious conversion by a diverse array of Portuguese, Dutch, Spanish, Italian and English protagonists in the Renaissance era. - Examines European travel in Asia from a variety of perspectives. - Presents new research by international scholars. - Establishes the importance of Asia as a place of aspiration in the early modern period.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - This Reader provides a critical review of British transport policy since the Labour Government came into office in 1997 and looks at possible solutions to Britain's ongoing transport problems. - - An authoritative reader providing a critical review of recent British transport policies. - Looks at possible solutions to Britain's ongoing transport problems. - - A source of well-informed opinion and ideas on topics such as private-public partnerships, delivering a sustainable transport policy, and new opportunities for the railways. - Written by leading practitioners and academics.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - In this powerful and passionate critique of the war on terror in Afghanistan and its extensions into Palestine and Iraq, Derek Gregory traces the long history of British and American involvements in the Middle East and shows how colonial power continues to cast long shadows over our own present.Argues the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11 activated a series of political and cultural responses that were profoundly colonial in nature.The first analysis of the 'war on terror' to connect events in Afghanistan, Palestine, and Iraq.Traces the connections between geopolitics and the lives of ordinary people.Richly illustrated and packed with empirical detail.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - This short introduction to Modernism analyses the movement from the perspective of English and American literature.Provides a critical overview of some of the central texts of literary Modernism.Covers both established works and those that have only recently come to critical attention.Includes detailed discussion of major authors, including T.S. Eliot, Virginia Woolf, D.H. Lawrence, Wallace Stevens and H.D.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - This book is a comprehensive guide to multivariate probability for students who have an elementary knowledge of probability and are ready to move on to more advanced concepts - Topics covered include: - A review of basic probability theory, including core ideas about random variables - Bivariate distributions and the general theory of random vectors - Relationships between random variables - Normal linear model and multivariate sampling distributions - Generating functions and convergence. Each section is illustrated with numerous examples. Multivariate probability deliberately avoids a measure-theoretic approach in order to make these complex concepts easily accessible to a broad readership. Attention is restricted to discrete and (absolutely) continuous random variables. Although proofs are given of all the main results, this book is primarily intended to provide readers with the tools they require to build appropriate probability models for real-life situations. The usefulness of simulation in this respect is emphasized throughout the book.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - This book focuses on the psychology, sociology, and public policy of global environmental issues. The goals of the book are: - to describe the current state of the environment and environmentalism - to present new theories and research on environmental attitudes and behaviors - to explore obstacles and ethical considerations in promoting pro-environmental action.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - This guide will keep you cool Like its earlier editions, this fully updated guidebook is packed with practical information on installing, servicing, maintaining, and trouble-shooting air-conditioning systems. Whether you're an AC professional, an independent repair technician, or a cost-conscious homeowner, everything you need is here. Clearly organized and loaded with diagrams and illustrations, it's a vital addition to your toolbox. - Find concise, accurate information on installing and maintaining both residential and commercial systems - Understand the physics of air conditioning and filtration - Make accurate temperature measurements using various methods and devices - Work with room air conditioners, water cooling systems, and auto air conditioning - Learn about refrigerants, compressors, condensers, evaporators, and AC motors - Service, troubleshoot, and repair both old and new AC units.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - This book provides concise definitions of more than 1000 terms used in the field of counselling. As well as covering theory and practice, the book also includes client concerns and problems which may be helped by counselling, issues of professional and ethical interest to practitioners and clients, and words used in everyday language which have a particular meaning in the counselling context.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Emotions: A Brief History investigates the history of emotions across cultures as well as the evolutionary history of emotions and of emotional development across an individual's life span. In clear and accessible language, Keith Oatley examines key topics such as emotional intelligence, emotion and the brain, and emotional disorders. Throughout, he interweaves three themes: the changes that emotions have undergone from the past to the present, the extent to which we are able to control our emotions, and the ways in which emotions help us discern the deeper layers of ourselves and our relationships.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - This Concise Companion is a guide to the creative output of the United States in the postwar period, in its diverse energies, shapes and forms. - Embraces diversity, covering Vietnam literature, gay and lesbian literature, American Jewish fiction, Italian American literature, Irish American writing, emergent ethnic literatures, African American writing, jazz, film, drama and more. - Shows how different genres and approaches opened up creative possibilities and interacted in the postwar period. - Portrays the postwar United States split by differences of wealth and position, by ethnicity and race, and by agendas of left and right, but united in the intensity of its creative drive.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Since its publication in 1979, Critics of Henry George has achieved an international reputation as by far the most comprehensive review and analysis of the objections leveled against Henry George's American classic, Progress and Poverty. George's 19th century classic argument for land reform produced an army of critics including Alfred Marshall, J. B. Clark, F. A. Walker and in the 20th century, Edwin Cannan, Murray Rothbard and Mark Blaug. In recent years Georgist insights have been gaining ground in economics on a variety of fronts especially in the areas of the economics of location and public finance. Now, more than a century after George and 25 years after the first edition of the Critics of Henry George, the Critics has been expanded, revised and enlarged by Robert Andelson. The Andelson revision will include a revised last chapter evaluating Georgism as it was interpreted by its critics.…