In the 1790s, for the first time, reformers proposed bringing poverty to an end. Inspired by scientific progress, the promise of an international economy, and the revolutions in France and the United States, political thinkers such as Thomas Paine and Antoine-Nicolas Condorcet argued that all citize..
This exhilarating graphic-novel edition of an ancient classic honors the spirit of the original as it attracts modern readers.The epic tale of the great warrior Beowulf has thrilled readers through the ages - and now it is reinvented for a new generation with Gareth Hinds’s masterful illustrations. ..
Unique among introductory chemistry texts, Chemistry³, Second Edition, is written by a team of chemists to give equal coverage of organic, inorganic, and physical chemistry--coverage that is uniformly authoritative throughout. A special feature is the mechanistic approach to organic chemistry,rather..
Gareth Morgan believes that examining organizations and management should be interesting, creative, practical, challenging and directly relevant to the needs of both the organization and the researcher. In an ingenious selection of organizational stories, Morgan presents unique insights drawn from a..
The author portrays his interest in protecting the lions and elephants in Africa; he lived with the Adamson lions which he eventually returned to the wild. Author: Patterson, Gareth Publisher: Frandsen Publishers Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0620119918 ISBN-13: 9780620119917..
Every week for a year, a professional philosopher and eight children at a school in Edinburgh met to craft stories reflecting philosophical problems. The philosopher, Gareth B. Matthews, believes that children are far more able and eager to think abstractly than adults generally recognize. This enga..
Overview:Jones/George, Essentials of Contemporary Management is the concise edition of the market bestselling textbook by the same author team. Jones and George are dedicated to the challenge of “Making It Real” for students. The authors present management in a way that makes its relevance obvious e..
ESSENTIALS OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, 2E, is a brief version of the authors' market-leading text STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH, 8E, helping students identify and focus on core concepts in the field in a more succinct, streamlined format. Based on real-world practices and current thinkin..
Review"A well-written, coherent, and rich portrait of a turbulent era." -- Journal of Politics"An insightful inquiry into the march of the liberals away from the center and into the political wilderness." -- American Historical ReviewProduct DescriptionRecent welfare debates sometimes invoke Lyndon ..
Provides a concise introduction to the chemistry of therapeutically active compounds, written in a readable and accessible style.The title begins by reviewing the structures and nomenclature of the more common classes of naturally occurring compounds found in biological organisms. An overview of med..
Images of Organization is unique in its aim to open dialogue and extend horizons; there are no right or wrong theories in management. This book explores and develops the art of reading and understanding organizational life. It is based on a very simple premise: that all theories of organization and ..
Images of Organization has already established itself as a classic that has influenced management thinking throughout the world. This Revised Edition takes Gareth Morgan s achievement one step further, providing the kind of organizational `radar system needed to negotiate the demands of the twenty-..
`Shows that management is as much art form as science, providing many useful ways to tap the most important resource for competitiveness: brainpower - Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Professor, Harvard Business School, author of The Change MastersGareth Morgan s worldwide reputation in the fields of manageme..
Linear Algebra with Applications is a flexible blend of theory, important computational techniques, and interesting applications. Instructors can select the topics that give the course their desired perspective. The text provides a solid foundation in the mathematics of linear algebra, while introdu..
Revised and edited, Linear Algebra with Applications, Seventh Edition is designed for the introductory course in linear algebra and is organized into 3 natural parts. Part 1 introduces the basics, presenting systems of linear equations, vectors and subspaces of R, matrices, linear transformations, d..
An American girl living in Nazi-occupied Holland resents the presence of a German soldier quartered in her grandparents' home until the night she tries to hide part of the town's treasured clock mechanism. Author: Shemin, Margaretha Publisher: Putnam Juvenile Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISB..
This book is a practical introduction to the ethical questions doctors and other health professionals can be expected to encounter in their practice. It is of immediate relevance to health care professionals and to the users of health services. The authors start from the premise that medicalethics a..
Medicinal Chemistry: An Introduction, Second Edition provides a comprehensive, balanced introduction to this evolving and multidisciplinary area of research. Building on the success of the First Edition, this edition has been completely revised and updated to include the latest developments in the f..
The reader's decisions control the course of an adventure in which a body with deep bite marks all over it has just been found and a werewolf is suspected Author: Packard, Edward Publisher: Gareth Stevens Pub Binding: library Language: english ISBN-10: 0836815106 ISBN-13: 9780836815108..
This book provides the most current, thorough, and contemporary account of the factors affecting the organizational design process, making important organization theories accessible and interesting. It addresses the many issues and problems that are involved in managing the process of organizational..
KEY BENEFIT: Business is changing at break-neck speed, so managers must be increasingly active in reorganizing their firms to gain a competitive edge.Organizational Theory, Design, and Change continues to provide students with the most up-to-date and contemporary treatment of the way managers attemp..
This book provides the most current, thorough, and contemporary account of the factors affecting the organizational design process, making important organization theories accessible and interesting. It addresses the many issues and problems that are involved in managing the process of organizational..
Perils of Dominance is the first completely new interpretation of how and why the United States went to war in Vietnam. It provides an authoritative challenge to the prevailing explanation that U.S. officials adhered blindly to a Cold War doctrine that loss of Vietnam would cause a "domino effect" l..
When Congress endorsed substantial aid to schools in 1965, the idea that the federal government had any responsibility for public education was controversial. Twenty years later, not only had that controversy dissipated, Washington's role in education had dramatically expanded. Gareth Davies explore..
This leading strategy text presents the complexities of strategic management through up-to-date scholarship and hands-on applications. Highly respected authors Charles Hill and Gareth Jones integrate cutting-edge research on topics including corporate performance, governance, strategic leadership, t..