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The Acrobatics of Change
Concepts, Techniques, Strategies and Execution
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2014
'Change or Perish' or 'Change and Perish'?
‘Change or perish!’ is an oft-repeated catchphrase. But many companies have changed and perished. Managing change is a delicate exercise that must be handled with utmost care, patience and expertise.
The Acrobatics of Change is a compelling...
by R. H. Angier, Ned Schwing
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2008
Timeless information in an easy-to-use format with a new foreword added. Popular and little-known methods explained. Includes useful weights and measures charts.
War along the Border
The Mexican Revolution and Tejano Communities
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2012
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Measuring Illegal Border Crossing Between Ports of Entry
An Assessment of Four Promising Methods
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2011
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is responsible for controlling the flow of goods and people across the U.S. border, but compelling methods for producing estimates of the total flow of illicit goods or border crossings do not yet exist. This paper describes four innovative approaches to estimating...
Turbo Coding, Turbo Equalisation and Space-Time Coding
EXIT-Chart-Aided Near-Capacity Designs for Wireless Channels
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2011
Covering the full range of channel codes from the most conventional through to the most advanced, the second edition of Turbo Coding, Turbo Equalisation and Space-Time Coding is a self-contained reference on channel coding for wireless channels. The book commences with a historical perspective on...
by James H. Alphen, Christopher Anderson, John Rev. Beal
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2010
The Church is not a business, but it does have a stewardship responsibility to ensure that all of its resources are used as effectively as possible to carry out God's work on earth. In the case of human resource assets, good stewardship involves assisting those engaged in ministry (whether clerical...
by David H. Calhoun, Brian B. Clayton, James R. Couch
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2014
Famous for his masculine swagger and gritty roles, American cultural icon Clint Eastwood has virtually defined the archetype of the tough lawman. Beginning with his first on-screen appearance in the television series Rawhide (1959--1965) and solidified by his portrayal of the "Man with No Name"...
by R. H. Ettinger
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2017
With increases in the prevalence of psychiatric and behavioral disorders and rapid advances in the development of new drug therapies, there is an increasing need to present the science behind these developments. Students and educators are often confronted with conflicting and exaggerated claims about...
In Defense of Intuitions
A New Rationalist Manifesto
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2013
A reply to contemporary skepticism about intuitions and a priori knowledge, and a defense of neo-rationalism from a contemporary Kantian standpoint, focusing on the theory of rational intuitions and on solving the two core problems of justifying and explaining them.
Place Matters
Criminology for the Twenty-First Century
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2016
Over the last two decades, there has been increased interest in the distribution of crime and other antisocial behavior at lower levels of geography. The focus on micro geography and its contribution to the understanding and prevention of crime has been called the 'criminology of place'. It pushes...
History of the two Tartar Conquerors of China, including the two Journeys into Tartary of Father Ferdinand Verbiest in the Suite of the Emperor Kang-hi
From the French of Père Pierre Joseph d'Orléans, of the Company of Jesus. To which is added Father Pereira's Journey into Tartary in the Suite of the same Emperor, From the Dutch of Nicholaas Witsen
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
The first part is translated from the 1688, Paris, edition; the narrative of Father Pereira's journey and the text of two letters by Father Verbiest are from the 1692, Amsterdam, edition. The supplementary material consists of the 1854 annual report. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1854.
Paleomagnetism
Continents and Oceans
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 1999
Paleomagnetism is the study of the fossil magnetism in rocks. It has been paramount in determining that the continents have drifted over the surface of the Earth throughout geological time. The fossil magnetism preserved in the ocean floor has demonstrated how continental drift takes place through...
by R H N Hardy
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
The LNER Class A3 Pacific locomotive No. 4472 'Flying Scotsman' is one of the world's most iconic steam engines. It was built in 1923 for the London and North Eastern Railway at Doncaster Works to a design by Nigel Gresley. Taking its name from the London to Edinburgh non-stop service on which it...
by R H N Hardy
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
This fascinating pocket book draws on numerous primary sources from the early days of the rail network through to the Big Four, British Railways and beyond to present a unique guide to the knowledge and skills required for locomotive drivers, engineers and firemen. Beginning with an introduction to steam...