Wiley dez 2007 (132 resultados)

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Increase your sales and income with proven tactics and strategyYour no-nonsense guide to selling and generating leads by phoneWant to be persuasive on the phone This hands-on, interactive guide is packed with proven techniques for becoming a champion telephone salesperson. You'll see how to make pre-call plans, conquer your sales call fears, prepare a winning script, ask the right questions, overcome objections, and prospect your way to success.Discover how to:\* Make cold, warm, and referral calls\* Get past screeners\* Orchestrate a successful close\* Understand the 'Do Not Call' law.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Starting & Running a Restaurant For Dummies will offer aspiring restaurateurs advice and guidance on this highly competitive industry - from attracting investors to your cause, to developing a food and beverages menu, to interior design and pricing issues - to help you keep your business venture afloat and enjoyable at the same time. If you already own a restaurant, inside you'll find unbeatable tips and advice to keep bringing in those customers. Read this book, and help make your dream a reality! Starting & Running a Restaurant For Dummies covers: - Basics of the restaurant business - Researching the marketplace and deciding what kind of restaurant to run - Writing a business plan and finding financing - Choosing a location - Legalities - Composing a menu - Setting up and hiring staff - Buying and managing supplies - Marketing your restaurant - Health and safety.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Breaking with the exoticizing cast of public discourse and conventional research, Urban Outcasts takes the reader inside the black ghetto of Chicago and the deindustrializing banlieue of Paris to discover that urban marginality is not everywhere the same. Drawing on a wealth of original field, survey and historical data, Loïc Wacquant shows that the involution of America's urban core after the 1960s is due not to the emergence of an 'underclass', but to the joint withdrawal of market and state fostered by public policies of racial separation and urban abandonment. In European cities, by contrast, the spread of districts of 'exclusion' does not herald the formation of ghettos. It stems from the decomposition of working-class territories under the press of mass unemployment, the casualization of work and the ethnic mixing of populations hitherto segregated, spawning urban formations akin to 'anti-ghettos'. Comparing the US 'Black Belt' with the French 'Red Belt' demonstrates that state structures and policies play a decisive role in the articulation of class, race and place on both sides of the Atlantic. It also reveals the crystallization of a new regime of marginality fuelled by the fragmentation of wage labour, the retrenchment of the social state and the concentration of dispossessed categories in stigmatized areas bereft of a collective idiom of identity and claims-making. These defamed districts are not just the residual 'sinkholes' of a bygone economic era, but also the incubators of the precarious proletariat emerging under neoliberal capitalism. Urban Outcasts sheds new light on the explosive mix of mounting misery, stupendous affluence and festering street violence resurging in the big cities of the First World. By specifying the different causal paths and experiential forms assumed by relegation in the American and the French metropolis, this book offers indispensable tools for rethinking urban marginality and for reinvigorating the public debate over social inequality and citizenship at century's dawn. …

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - This is the first book to offer a systematic account of feminist philosophy as a distinctive field of philosophy. The book introduces key issues and debates in feminist philosophy including: the nature of sex, gender, and the body; the relation between gender, sexuality, and sexual difference; whether there is anything that all women have in common; and the nature of birth and its centrality to human existence. An Introduction to Feminist Philosophy shows how feminist thinking on these and related topics has developed since the 1960s. The book also explains how feminist philosophy relates to the many forms of feminist politics.The book provides clear, succinct and readable accounts of key feminist thinkers including de Beauvoir, Butler, Gilligan, Irigaray, and MacKinnon. The book also introduces other thinkers who have influenced feminist philosophy including Arendt, Foucault, Freud, and Lacan. Accessible in approach, this book is ideal for students and researchers interested in feminist philosophy, feminist theory, womens studies, and political theory. It will also appeal to the general reader. …

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - A bilingual guide to the basics of financial success. Getting ahead financially in the United States is a difficult task, and it is even more daunting for someone who comes from a different culture. That's why author Lynn Jimenez has created ¿Se Habla Dinero : The Everyday Guide to Financial Success. This book offers information needed for financial survival and success, simply and clearly, in both English and Spanish. ¿Se Habla Dinero walks readers through the fundamentals of personalfinance and money management and explains how to open and use bank accounts; establish and manage credit; save and borrow money for education; and master basic investing techniques. This bilingual guide makes intimidating topics easy and gives readers the confidence they need to move forward. Hispanics are moving into this nation's middle class at a rapid pace. ¿Se Habla Dinero will be an important tool to help them climb the ladder of financial success. Lynn Jimenez (San Francisco, CA) is an award-winning business reporter For KGO Radio 810. She has delivered fast-paced business reports from the options floor of the New York Stock Exchange for 17 years. Una guía bilingüe que proporciona las bases del éxito económico. Salir adelante económicamente en Estados Unidos es una labor ardua, y más difícil todavía para aquellos que provienen de culturas diferentes. Esta es la razón por la que la autora Lynn Jiménez ha creado ¿Se Habla Dinero : la guía diaria que le llevará al éxito financiero. Este libro ofrece en dos idiomas: inglés y español y de manera sencilla y clara, la información necesaria para la supervivencia y el éxito financiero. ¿Se Habla Dinero Guía al lector a través de las nociones fundamentales de economía personal y administración del dinero. Explica cómo abrir y usar cuentas bancarias, cómo establecer y administrar crédito, cómo ahorrar y tomar prestado dinero para la educación y cómo manejar técnicas de inversión básicas. Esta guía bilingüe hace que algunos aspectos intimidatorios resulten fáciles y proporciona a sus lectores la confianza que necesitan para seguir adelante. La población hispana hoy en día está alcanzando rápidamente la clase media de esta nación. ¿Se Habla Dinero Es una herramienta importante que ayudará a sus lectores a subir la escala del éxito financiero. Lynn Jimenez de San Francisco, California, es una reportera de negocios galardonada que trabaja para la estación de Radio 810 KGO. También ha transmitido reportajes breves de negocios desde el piso de opciones de la Bolsa de Nueva York en San Francisco por diez ye siete años. …

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Look to this book for advice, techniques, and strategies to help people stay vigorous and healthy as they grow older. People are becoming increasingly knowledgeable about managing their health as they age. Healthy Aging For Dummies explains how people can embark on a healthy lifestyle that will enable them to feel young, both mentally and physically, even as they re getting older. It covers tips and advice on choosing the ideal physician; starting an exercise program; learning to meditate; taking the right vitamins and herbs; dealing with or preventing heart disease, cancer, and dementia; replacing negative thinking with positive thinking; and building memory and learning skills.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The bestselling, up-to-date guide for starting your own import/export businessDo you dream of traveling to exotic places to buy or sell your lines of merchandise Building an Import/Export Business shows you how to start your own business, from researching a raw idea to a successful launch to ongoing, profitable business operations. Author Kenneth Weiss objectively and accurately describes the difficulties and rewards of this kind of business.This practical resource discusses new security procedures put into place since September 11, 2001, and predicts the response to problems with goods from China in mid-2007. Topics include:\*Information on targeting a market, preparing a business plan, managing finances, dealing with foreign currencies, marketing, and more\*Details of shipping procedures, customs requirements, and other government regulations\*Samples of commercial, banking, transportation insurance, and government-mandated documents\*Tips to help you take advantage of NAFTA, CAFTA, and other trade pacts\*Real-life examples from importers and exporters\*Online resources to help you start and grow your business\*Whether you want to participate in the global marketplace or fine-tune an established import/export business, this book helps you every step of the way.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - If you work in a small business, you have to know how to sell. Full stop. But selling as most people know it doesn't work anymore. It's relationships that count.Real selling is about understanding customers' goals and helping them to buy, not topping off a template presentation with a pushy attitude. So how do you put relationships first and still get results Sales Therapy smashes the age-old sales model with an effective new approach grounded in behavioural psychology. It is natural and effortless to use because it mirrors the way people actually interact with each other. And it really works.Thomas Power, Chairman of Ecademy, describes it as 'One of the finest pieces of content on how to sell better in the 21st Century.'At last, you can commit those terrible 'closing techniques' to the recycle bin. Sales Therapy will help you build great relationships with your customers while making the art of selling fun and effective and helping your business to grow.PRAISE FOR SALES THERAPY'This is one of the finest pieces of content on how to sell better in the 21st Century. Grant you are absolutely right with your judgment' Thomas Power, Chairman of Ecademy.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Co-Teaching in the Differentiated Classroom is a practical hands-on guide that explains how to implement co-teaching programs in mixed-ability classrooms. Based on the authors' award-winning model, this important guide shows how special education teachers can pair with general education teachers to improve classroom functioning while promoting high achievement for all students. The book provides tested frameworks and tools for teacher collaboration on lesson planning, student grouping, assessment, and discipline. It also offers guidance on managing overcrowded classrooms and on designing and implementing differentiated lessons and assignments, and includes advice for administrators.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - 'A very, very important book.'--Paula Gordonhost, the Paula Gordon ShowCorporate governance expert Robert Monks takes on the country's biggest mega-corporations in this devastating account of corporate greed. Hugely inflated CEO salaries and bonuses and the wholesale exclusion of shareholders from governance of the companies they own are only symptoms of a far greater threat to democratic society: corporate takeover of the political process. Monks, a venture capitalist and member of several boards, shows how we can right the capitalist ship before it's too late--and restore the essential character of the companies that made America great.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The Supernova Model is a client service, client acquisition, and practice management model that drives an explosive acceleration in revenue and client satisfaction by capitalizing upon the 80/20 Rule. First implemented by financial advisors at Merrill Lynch-under the leadership of author Rob Knapp-it has grown increasingly popular within the financial services industry. The Supernova Advisor skillfully outlines this proven model and reveals how it can be used to create an exceptional experience for your clients, while significantly growing your business.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Includes expert advice on changing direction in your careerGet out of the rut and into your dream jobThis hands-on guide takes you through every aspect of finding and securing the job you want. From searching for vacancies through to preparing for the interview and making a strong impression, this book has it covered. Key personal development techniques, such as Neuro-linguistic Programming, are featured alongside specific job-hunting advice, helping you to develop a winning mindset and foster skills to take with you into your new career.Discover how to:\*Find the job that's right for you\*Write a knockout CV and cover letter\*Prepare for the interview\*Give a great presentation\*Build your confidence and develop a successful outlook.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Issues of movement - of people, things, information and ideas - are central to people's lives and to most organisations. From oil wars to SMS texting, from airport expansion controversies to the decline of walking, from slave-trading to global terrorism, from global warming to teleworking, issues of 'mobility' are centre-stage upon many academic and policy agendas. These topics and issues are increasingly analysed as part of a concern with 'mobility' which this wide-ranging book both describes and seeks to develop.John Urry has been at the centre of these debates and he draws upon an extensive array of new research and material to develop what he calls the 'new mobilities paradigm' for the social sciences. He shows how this paradigm makes comprehensible social phenomena which were previously opaque. He examines how 'mobilities' each presuppose a 'system' that permits predictable and relatively risk-free repetition. The book outlines various such systems and then analyses their intersecting implications for social inequality, for social networks and meetings, for the nature of places and for alternative mobility futures.Mobilities is thus both an analysis of different mobilities historically and in the present and an argument that the social world will be analysed quite differently once peoples' lives, organisations, states and global institutions are seen to be dealing with extensive and hugely contested mobility processes. This book rewrites social science through a mobilities paradigm.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - 'Fifty years after the birth of corporate computing, IT today is still characterized by 50-70% project failure rates. Which is pretty scary when you come to think of it: either a goblin has cast a spell on a whole profession - or that profession is doing something fundamentally wrong'.IT Success! challenges the widespread assumption that an IT department is like a building contractor whose project managers, architects and engineers (all construction industry terms.) are supposed to deliver systems on schedule, within budget and to spec. Michael Gentle explains why this is not possible, and turns conventional wisdom on its head by showing that:\* you cannot define an IT project in terms of contractual budgets and schedules\* anything can change during the life of a project\* what is eventually delivered can never be what is actually neededHe proposes a new model for IT in which the traditional client/vendor relationship, with its contractual commitments, is replaced by a shared risk/reward partnership geared towards workable results over time. Using real-world examples and a case study, the author walks you through the end-to-end processes of an IT department, covering subjects like demand management, investment planning, agile development and managing production applications.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Television. Love it or hate it, it is still the most popular pastime ever. It reflects and shapes our knowledge of contemporary life across the economic, political, social and cultural spectrum, and yet TV is still among the most criticized phenomena of modern life. Everyone watches it, but everyone's also a critic.This engaging book, written by one of television's best known experts, invites us to explore television's most controversial coverage and fascinating formats: TV citizenship, live TV, 'plebiscitary' shows, reality TV, synchronized sports and TV's own history. At a time of unprecedented change in technologies and business plans, Hartley explores television's evolving place and transforming role in our knowledge-based society.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Praise ForCorporate Reputation12 Steps to Safeguarding and Recovering Reputation'In a sea of business books, Corporate Reputation is a beacon of light for all leaders and future leaders looking for direction in the treacherous waters of a volatile business environment. It delivers a message that's provocative, insightful, and needs to be heard.'-Heidi Henkel Sinclair, Director of Communications, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation'Every CEO, senior executive, and, increasingly, board member now appreciates the importance of building and protecting a company's reputation. Anyone who depends upon or shapes a company's reputation-customers, employees, news media, NGOs, and bloggers-will benefit from reading Dr. Gaines-Ross's book and will learn more about the influence they wield over corporate reputations.'-Dr. Robert G. Eccles, Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School'At a time when companies are facing unprecedented reputation crises comes a timely primer from Dr. Gaines-Ross that tells us what companies need to do to bring their reputations back from the brink. The book's 12-step reputation recovery model captures what we know about effective crisis management, and brings the process to life with a host of detailed case examples. It's right on the mark!'-Dr. Charles Fombrun, CEO, Reputation Institute'Finally, a book that clearly, realistically, and compellingly explains how companies of all types and sizes can protect and restore an invaluable company asset-corporate reputation. Brilliant insights and practical solutions leap from each page! A definite must-read for business professionals everywhere.'-Anthony Sardella, CEO, Evolve24 and Adjunct Professor at the Olin School of Business, Washington University in St. Louis.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Praise for The Dick Davis Dividend'The Dick Davis Dividend is a delightful read and is packed with useful advice for investors. The recommended strategy--index most of the portfolio and actively manage the rest--is likely to improve performance, lower risk, and still allow investment junkies to have fun picking individual stocks and funds. It's what I do myself.'--Burton G. Malkiel, author, A Random Walk Down Wall Street'Dick Davis' new book is a gem.packed with wise, down-to-earth advice for the long-term investor. The investing public needs more Dutch Uncle advice like this. It is worthy of broad readership. I have a general policy of not giving book blurbs, which gives me the freedom to make an exception when a truly exceptional manuscript crosses my desk.'--Knight Kiplinger, Editor in Chief, The Kiplinger Letter and Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine'For forty years, Dick Davis has been dispensing the best investment advice from the best analysts in the world. He is a true national investment wisdom treasure. The Dick Davis Dividend is the highlight of a long and successful career guiding investors in their search for profits and security. Each page is jam-packed with the best that forty years of unmatched research and incredible contacts can offer. This is a book that you will read and re-read over and over again.'--John Mauldin, author, Bull's Eye Investing and Editor of Thoughts from the Frontline'The great thing about Dick Davis' advice--with 90% of which I agree and about the other 10% of which I am likely just wrong--is that it's basically timeless.'--Andrew Tobias, author, The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need'I have known Dick Davis for about thirty-five years. His new book, The Dick Davis Dividend, is straightforward, sound advice. I highly recommend reading it!'--Marty Zweig, Partner, Zweig-DiMenna, LLC'The Dick Davis Dividend is an amazingly complete book covering not only the major aspects of investing but also capturing the nuances and exceptions that are so important. As we would expect from Dick, the writing is bright, engaging, and exceptionally clear. I recommend the book to all individual investors and think it will also help broaden the view of investment professionals.'--James B. Cloonan, Chairman and founder, American Association of Individual Investors.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - This volume, which brings together articles by scholars and activists in China, Japan, Canada and the US in multiple disciplines, seeks to illuminate the problems and possibilities involved in translating feminism from the metropolitan 'West' to a locale rife with its own ideas about gender, class, body and sexuality. - - Showcases the centrality of gender in the formation of modern China - Demonstrates the extent to which translated feminisms - whatever they mean - have transformed the terms in which modern Chinese understand their own subjectivities and histories.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Praise for Mastering Trading Stress'Ari Kiev helps traders master the internal pressures that skew perception and decision making. A concise and readable guide, this book effectively utilizes case studies to illustrate the varied manifestations of stress and what to do about them.'--Brett N. Steenbarger, PhD, author, The Psychology of Trading and Enhancing Trader Performance'In this groundbreaking book, Kiev undertakes a unique exploration of the impact of emotion and psychology on the trader and his or her investment strategy. The lessons of this book--supported with hallmark Kiev case studies--will resonate with any market participant.'--Matthew S. Grossman, Chief Investment Officer, CR Intrinsic Investors LLC, a division of SAC Capital'Ari Kiev has a tremendous ability to deliver solutions for managing trading stress. This book will benefit aspiring and established traders much as they have benefited me and others who have learned from him directly. I highly recommend this book.'--Wayne Holman, founder and CEO, Ridgeback Capital Management LLC'Put me in, coach! Kiev tells real-life stories from the front line--peeling back the cover on the role of psychology and emotion in trading. His insights and paradigmatic narratives are practical and powerful--enough to get any trader off the sidelines and back in the game.'--Ciaran O'Kelley, Co-Head of Global Equities, Bank of America'Ari Kiev has researched the biggest impediment to trading success: human psychology. His readers will learn to transcend their current boundaries and achieve greater success. Demanding and forthright, Ari's insights challenge us to raise our game in an original and compelling way.'--Quintin Price, CIO, EMEA Pacific Equities, BlackRock.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - This accessible new edition explores the major topics in Monte Carlo simulationSimulation and the Monte Carlo Method, Second Edition reflects the latest developments in the field and presents a fully updated and comprehensive account of the major topics that have emerged in Monte Carlo simulation since the publication of the classic First Edition over twenty-five years ago. While maintaining its accessible and intuitive approach, this revised edition features a wealth of up-to-date information that facilitates a deeper understanding of problem solving across a wide array of subject areas, such as engineering, statistics, computer science, mathematics, and the physical and life sciences.The book begins with a modernized introduction that addresses the basic concepts of probability, Markov processes, and convex optimization. Subsequent chapters discuss the dramatic changes that have occurred in the field of the Monte Carlo method, with coverage of many modern topics including:Markov Chain Monte CarloVariance reduction techniques such as the transform likelihood ratio method and the screening methodThe score function method for sensitivity analysisThe stochastic approximation method and the stochastic counter-part method for Monte Carlo optimizationThe cross-entropy method to rare events estimation and combinatorial optimizationApplication of Monte Carlo techniques for counting problems, with an emphasis on the parametric minimum cross-entropy methodAn extensive range of exercises is provided at the end of each chapter, with more difficult sections and exercises marked accordingly for advanced readers. A generous sampling of applied examples is positioned throughout the book, emphasizing various areas of application, and a detailed appendix presents an introduction to exponential families, a discussion of the computational complexity of stochastic programming problems, and sample MATLAB(r) programs.Requiring only a basic, introductory knowledge of probability and statistics, Simulation and the Monte Carlo Method, Second Edition is an excellent text for upper-undergraduate and beginning graduate courses in simulation and Monte Carlo techniques. The book also serves as a valuable reference for professionals who would like to achieve a more formal understanding of the Monte Carlo method.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Written in concise and clear language, this book offers an historical overview of literary criticism and theory throughout the twentieth century along with a close analysis of some of the most important and commonly taught texts from the period. - - Provides an accessible introduction to modern literary theory and criticism - Places various modes of criticism within their historical and intellectual contexts - Offers close readings of some of the major critical texts of the period - Explores the works of a diverse group of 20th-century writers, including Babbitt, Woolf, Bakhtin, Heidegger, Lacan, Derrida, Judith Butler, Zizek, Nussbaum, Negri and Hardt - Covers formalism, psychoanalysis, structuralism, deconstruction, Marxism, feminism, reader-response criticism, historicism, gender studies, cultural studies, and film theory.…

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Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Since it was first published almost twenty years ago, Developing Technical Training has been a reliable resource for both new and seasoned training specialists. The third edition of this classic book outlines a systematic approach called the Instructional Systems Design (ISD) process that shows how to teach technical content defined as facts, concepts, processes, procedures, and principles. Whether you teach 'hard' or 'soft' skills, or design lessons for workbooks or computers, you will find the best training methods in this book. Using these techniques, you can create learning environments that will lead to the most efficient and effective acquisition of new knowledge and skills. Throughout the book, Clark defines each content type and illustrates how to implement the best instructional methods for delivery in either print or e-learning media.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - A significant addition to the growing body of literature on citizenship, this wide-ranging overview focuses on the importance, and changing nature, of citizenship. It introduces the varied discourses and theories that have arisen in recent years, and looks toward future scholarship in the field. - Offers an analytical assessment of the various thematic discourses and provides guidance in pulling together those discrete themes into a larger, more comprehensive framework - Identifies the four broadly conceived themes that shape the many discourses on contemporary citizenship - inclusion, erosion, withdrawal, and expansion - Includes a thorough introduction to the subject.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - A provocative and compelling book that explores the complex relationship between democracy and avant-garde art, offering a surprising new perspective on the critical role that the arts play in democratic governance at home and abroad. - Covers a broad range of topics, from disputes over public art, copyright, and obscenity, to the operations of the House Un-American Activities Committee during the Cold War - Highlights detailed and at times shocking debates over the role of the rebellious artist within society.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Using the life of a young girl and her family as a model, this book recreates the daily life of the middle-class residents of the ancient town of Lahun during Egypt's Middle Kingdom period. This perfect snapshot in time has been painstakingly recreated using recently published textual data and archaeological findings. - Provides an illuminating and engaging re-construction of what daily life was like in ancient Egypt - Describes the main issues of everyday life in the town - from education, work, and food preparation to religious rituals, healing techniques, marriages, births, and deaths - Authentically recreated through the use of recently published textual data and archaeological findings directly from the settlement of Lahun and other sites - Includes photographs and illustrations of actual artifacts from the settlement of Lahun.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The Jossey-Bass Reader onthe Brain and Learning'The potentials of brain science for education are indeed enormous. But realizing them requires building a new interdisciplinary science that explicitly links brain science and education . . . educators need to know about brain science, and scientists need to know about education.'-Kurt Fischer and Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, from the IntroductionThis comprehensive reader presents an accessible overview of recent brain research and contains valuable insights into how students learn and how we should teach them. It includes articles from the top thinkers in both the brain science and K-12 education fields, such as Joseph LeDoux, Howard Gardner, Sally Shaywitz, and John Bransford. This rich and varied volume offers myriad perspectives on the brain, mind, and education, and features twenty-six chapters in seven primary areas of interest:\*An overview of the brain\*The brain-based learning debate\*Memory, cognition, and intelligence\*Emotional and social foundations\*Language, reading, and math\*The arts\*When the brain works differentlyThe authors base their findings on cutting-edge research and real-world experience-sharing practical lessons and strategies for the school or classroom. From the scholar to the practitioner, The Jossey-Bass Reader on the Brain and Learning is an invaluable resource for every educator interested in how children think and learn.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - From public to private, non-sectarian to faith-based institutions, this book describes the best ways to teach introductory courses in theology and religion. The author's research data from 533 introductory courses yields concrete, useful information about student goals, student learning, and effective pedagogical methods. - Offers practical, realistic, research-based guidance for faculty and graduate students, incorporating the practices of highly-effective teachers - Looks at key topics, such as how to establish and communicate with students about learning goals, what kinds of student development to expect, how to construct effective assignments, how to manage the paper load, and how to ensure that students are prepared for class - Includes case studies of theology and religious studies courses at various institutions both public and private, including large and small classes, in subjects as diverse as World Religions, Introduction to Religion, Bible, and Theology.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - How to Read the Victorian Novel provides a unique introduction to the genre. Using examples from the classics, like The Pickwick Papers, David Copperfield, Jane Eyre, The Woman in White, and Middlemarch, it demonstrates just how unfamiliar their familiarity is. The book attempts to break free of the sense that the Victorian novel is somehow old fashioned, moralizing, and formally careless by emphasizing the complexity, difficulty, and rare pleasures of the Victorian writers' strenuous efforts both to entertain and to teach; to create serious 'art' and to appeal to wide audiences; to respond both to the demands of publishing and also to their own rich imaginative engagement with a world heading into modernity at full speed. Broad in its scope, the text surveys a wide variety of literary types and explores the cultural and historical developments of the novel form itself. The book also poses a series of 'big questions' pertaining to money, capitalism, industry, race, gender, and, at the same time, to formal issues, such as plotting, perspective, and realist representation. In addition, it locates the qualities that give to the great variety of Victorian novels a 'family resemblance,' the material conditions of their production, their tendency to multiply plots, their obsession with class and money, their problematic handling of gender questions, and their commitment to realist representation. How to Read the Victorian Novel challenges our comfortable expectations of the genre in order to explore intensively a burgeoning and changing literary form which mirrors a burgeoning and changing society. …

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Chemical thermodynamics considers the energy transformations which drive or which occur as a result of chemical reactions. It is a central discipline of chemistry and chemical engineering, allowing prediction of the direction of spontaneous chemical change and the position of chemical equilibrium in any reacting system. Being grounded in maths, it is often perceived as a difficult subject and many students are never fully comfortable with it. Chemical Thermodynamics at a Glance provides a concise overview of the main principles of Chemical Thermodynamics for students studying chemistry and related courses at undergraduate level. Based on the highly successful and student friendly 'at a Glance' approach, the information is presented in integrated, self contained double page spreads of text and illustrative material. The material developed in this book has been chosen to ensure the student grasps the essence of thermodynamics, so those wanting an accessible overview will find this book an ideal source of the information they require. In addition, the structured presentation will provide an invaluable aid to revision for students preparing for examinations.…