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Free Worldwide Delivery : You Already Know How to Be Great ... Read more

Free Worldwide Delivery : You Already Know How to Be Great : Hardback : PORTFOLIO : 9781591843559 : 1591843553 : 14 Oct 2010 : Fine reveals his simple and proven approach to achieving breakthrough performance through an amazing process called G.R.O.W. (Goal, Reality, Options, Way Forward). Minimize

"I found this book brilliant, I had never undertaken anythi ... Read more

"I found this book brilliant, I had never undertaken anything like a dissertation before and this book had everything in it that I needed to know. It is written in 'simple English' which is a bonus as some books are just too hard to understand. Everything you need to know about writing your dissertation is in here. I would recommend this book to all levels." *****Review of the third edition from Amazon.co.uk How to Research is a bestselling, practical book that reassures the first time researcher by leading them systematically through the whole research process; from the initial meetings with a supervisor to critically evaluating their ideas, doing the research and finally writing up the project. The book includes vignettes to help readers relate to research examples and provides both methodological and process information. New features in this edition include: Additional coverage on literature reviews New material on changes in research ethics More detailed information on the use of diaries, internet ethnographies and visual methods Increased coverage of mixed methodologies How to Research 4e is an ideal resource for the first-time researcher doing a small-scale research project in the social sciences whether they are at university or in the workplace. It supports its readers as they develop their skills to become more experienced researchers. Minimize

The best-selling author Deepak Chopra is back with a new wo ... Read more

The best-selling author Deepak Chopra is back with a new work that explores the seven ways we experience God.... Minimize

Free Worldwide Delivery : I Know How to Cook : Hardback : P ... Read more

Free Worldwide Delivery : I Know How to Cook : Hardback : Phaidon Press Ltd : 9780714848044 : 0714848042 : 15 Sep 2009 : With more than 1,200 recipes for various occasions, this compendium includes different classic French dishes, from croque monsieur to cassoulet. It reveals how easy French cooking really is. Minimize

Prisca Martens's most powerful teacher has been her daughte ... Read more

Prisca Martens's most powerful teacher has been her daughter Sarah. When Sarah at age four responded "I already know how to read" to the suggestion that this was something she would learn in kindergarten, Martens realized children's perceptions of literacy and of themselves as learners may differ from those of adults. Over the three years Martens observed and analyzed Sarah's reading and writing (ages two through five), Sarah helped Martens rethink her notions about literacy: what literacy is, how children learn literacy, and as Sarah entered kindergarten, what teachers can do to support and facilitate that learning in school. In I Already Know How to Read Martens documents how Sarah, through meaningful literacy experiences in her social community, understood literacy and invented reading and writing for herself. Numerous reading and writing samples, organized around broad research questions, present Sarah as an inquirer who actively constructs her understanding of literacy and ways to be literate. Martens recognizes that children's opportunities and experiences with print differ. But by looking closely at one child's literacy development, we learn how to see and understand the literacy development of others. The implications for the classroom are extraordinary-as Sarah taught her mother to see, her story will help practicing and preservice teachers to see as well. Minimize

How do ordinary people come to know or believe what they do ... Read more

How do ordinary people come to know or believe what they do? We need an account of this process to help explain why people act as they do. You might think I am acting irrationally--against my interest or my purpose--until you realize that what you know and what I know differ significantly. My actions, given my knowledge, might make eminently good sense. Of course, this pushes our problem back one stage to assess why someone knows or believes what they do. That is the focus of this book. Russell Hardin supposes that people are not usually going to act knowingly against their interests or other purposes. To try to understand how they have come to their knowledge or beliefs is therefore to be charitable in assessing their rationality. Hardin insists on such a charitable stance in the effort to understand others and their sometimes objectively perverse actions. Hardin presents an essentially economic account of what an individual can come to know and then applies this account to many areas of ordinary life: political participation, religious beliefs, popular knowledge of science, liberalism, culture, extremism, moral beliefs, and institutional knowledge. All of these can be enlightened by the supposition that people are attempting reasonable actions under the severe constraints of acquiring better knowledge when they face demands that far outstretch their possibilities. Minimize

"How to Photograph Interiors When You Barely Know How to Wo ... Read more

"How to Photograph Interiors When You Barely Know How to Work a Camera" is an exceptional book on interior photography. If you are an interior designer, decorator, real estate agent, builder, home improvement specialist, or anyone who needs to photograph interiors and you aren't a professional photographer, this book is a must-have! Until now, almost every book on photographing interiors was written exclusively for professional photographers, assuming you already own expensive, professional equipment and know how to use it. This book is the first interior photography book written exclusively for people who are not professional photographers and who do not own expensive camera equipment. It is very easy to understand, takes you through the basics and beyond, and is loaded with tips and tricks for taking stunning interior photographs with the camera you may already own. You are certain to learn how to take better looking interior photographs whether you use a digital or film camera. Minimize

A self-made man, Max Siegel, CEO of a major marketing brand ... Read more

A self-made man, Max Siegel, CEO of a major marketing branding firm and business consultant to some of the country's biggest corporations, manages artists and sports teams, singers and Nascar drivers. He's convinced recording artists to experiment with new kinds of music and talked athletes into working for the good of the team over their own individual glory. Few situations daunt him, and in his view, there's hardly a dilemma that can't be solved. The child of an African-American mother and a white, Jewish father, he grew up poor in a climate of divorce and violence. Yet, throughout his life, he has discovered ways to turn disadvantage to advantage. How? The secret, Siegel says, is in knowing what makes others tick. For some it's money, for others more time, a bigger office, more respect, better support. In just nine simple steps he shows how to assess what motivates others, find the right people to help achieve their goals, and establish a mutual realization of these goals as the core component of relationships. Following the universal rules outlined in "Know What Makes Them Tick", readers can get what they need in every area of life, from work and love to spirituality and family. Minimize

This book by a practitioner (not an academic, a government ... Read more

This book by a practitioner (not an academic, a government official, or a pundit) has been written for practitioners and offers fresh thinking on how to do international development work. It combines that thinking with practical guidance, in plain English, on what to do-and perhaps just as importantly-what not to do on the ground. We Do Know How takes buzzwords commonly used in development circles-"demand-driven," "results-oriented," "accountability," and others-and makes them real, spelling out a proven approach for expanding business sales and generating jobs for poor people. Although government has a role to play in development, in the end the actions of businesses drive economic growth and expand people's incomes. We Do Know How shows how to build on the incentives that drive businesses and, in the process, create jobs for the poor. Specifically, it urges development practitioners to support only those business opportunities for which there is market demand, abiding by the maxim, "produce what you can sell," not "sell what you produce." More than that, it cautions practitioners not to become solutions looking for problems but to search creatively for ways to solve the specific problems that stand most in the way of clients meeting buyers' requirements. We Do Know How challenges much conventional wisdom on how to do development work. At the same time, and in contrast to other books on development, it shows how, by maintaining focus and discipline, development practitioners can deliver demonstrable increases in jobs for those who need them. Minimize

When you listen to this audio, you'll find that you aren't ... Read more

When you listen to this audio, you'll find that you aren't just listening.  No, you are being remade, reoriented, restored from the frustration of what you may have known as stale religion.  Captured not by a concept, but by your Creator, reborn in relationship.  Here's the Experiencing God that has already impacted millions of people.  Only it's bigger, and better, and ready to lead you again - or for the very first time - into an experience with God.  Carefully listening to His voice will anchor you in His plan, and set you free to live it with boldness and freedom.  After a thorough revision, this landmark volume returns with seven new chapters, as well as dozens of true stories from people who, through this book, have experienced God. Minimize

Ecological Intelligence recasts the uproar over global warm ... Read more

Ecological Intelligence recasts the uproar over global warming and the assault of man-made toxins into our bodies in terms of the collective self-deception which both created this crisis and holds the key.... Minimize

Don't be another real estate victim! Get the know-how and t ... Read more

Don't be another real estate victim! Get the know-how and tools you need to select, negotiate, and purchase a home on your terms Did you know that most buyers unwittingly pay thousands more for their homes than they should? Written by a nationally celebrated consumer advocate and former real estate broker, Not One Dollar More! tells you what you should know, do, and say to protect your hard-earned cash. The author takes you inside the maneuverings of the industry and explains in jargon-free English how to avoid paying top dollar for your new home. You'll learn how to arm yourself with simple tools and techniques to guard against real estate tricks and traps. And you'll discover the secrets to invisible negotiation, guaranteed to win you the best deal possible on your next home purchase--and save you a small fortune!* Packed with real-life anecdotes and case studies* Includes the questions you should always ask, with advice on inspecting homes, making offers, unearthing facts and hidden problems, and homebuyer mistakes* Shows you how to obtain the best home loan possible* Helps you find an agent who will represent your interests exclusively* Includes a comprehensive online mortgage shopping section"One of the great books on personal finance. Shows how to get a great deal and reads like a novel.. Five stars!" --James Scoff Tiernan Jr., Executive Director, American Consumers Association "Certainly the best and most enjoyable book on homebuying. Inspiring!" --Bruce Hahn, President, American Homeowners Foundation "Shows how to hold on to your money--with GREAT anecdotes." --Andrew Tobias, author, The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need Minimize

Integrating new research and examples throughout, the secon ... Read more

Integrating new research and examples throughout, the second edition of The Knowing Organization links the broad areas of organizational behavior and information management. It looks at how organizations behave as information-seeking, information-creating, and information-using communities and introduces a unifying framework to show how organizations create meaning, knowledge, and action.The book provides a model of how organizations use information strategically to adapt to external change and to foster internal growth. This model examines how people and groups within organizations use information to create an identity and a shared context for action and reflection; to develop new knowledge and new capabilities; and to make decisions that commit resources and capabilities to purposeful action. The second edition features new and expanded chapters on information failures, organizational learning, knowledge creation, and information-seeking behavior.The Knowing Organization, Second Edition, is ideal for graduate courses in information science, organizational behavior, organizational communications, and management information systems. Minimize

Since the term "standard" met the term "movement" well over ... Read more

Since the term "standard" met the term "movement" well over a decade ago, the phrase "what students should know and be able to do" has increasingly come to determine classroom practice. Now, fixed, absolute end-point measures dictate what we know about our students-grade level by grade level, subject area by subject area, school by school. Worse, our students have been backed into marginal, nonparticipatory roles in their own education: their voices no longer heard; their capacity to assess their knowledge no longer recognized. The Portfolio Standard provides an antidote to our current national mania for measuring, proposing instead that today's standard setters learn from the students they are so anxious to assess. Without our students' active participation in reflecting on their own learning, the authors argue, we are left with static, outdated, arbitrary notions of "what [our] students should know and be able to do." Without such active partnerships, our roles as teachers wither. This book, by contrast, offers thoughts, projects, and first-hand accounts of portfolio keeping in the voices of the keepers themselves. Minimize

Which few decisions or activities, if done incorrectly, alm ... Read more

Which few decisions or activities, if done incorrectly, almost always negatively affect performance, even if most other things go right? And which decisions or activities, done correctly, will almost always deliver disproportionately positive effects on performance? People working in the financial markets and businesses linked to the financial markets, such as HR, IT, credit or legal departments are expected to understand a range of ever-changing financial concepts, products and practices. Yet too often there is no direct experience upon which to draw, or practitioners have become over-specialised. For example, the bond marketer will only have a sliver of knowledge about FOREX markets, or the marketing relationship manager who only has a fleeting acquaintance with derivatives, or the high-flying graduate entrant who is feeling daunted by all the terminology and market jargon. Market Know-How: Finance and Markets is an exciting and targeted training book written for anyone who feels that they may not have all the facts, or for those wanting an authoritative introduction to the financial markets. It brings together experts in securities trading, derivatives, foreign exchange traders and IT consultants to provide explanations and advice on situations, conditions and market uses and applications. This book will be the difference between success and failure - it is from the markets, for the markets. The following people have contributed to the book: Tony Blunden, Chase Cooper Sue Cooper, Enigma Management Development Bill Hodgson, Sapient Richard Moore, ex-Citigroup and FX market legend Mike Simmons, Independent trainer and author Minimize

"Millions of people want to know the origin of the words th ... Read more

"Millions of people want to know the origin of the words they use. Word columns in daily newspapers and numerous books attempt to satisfy their curiosity. Word histories are usually digested like pills: the user is interested in getting well, not in the chemistry of the prescribed medication. Those who send letters to the Editor also want a straight answer without bothering about how "editors" come by their knowledge. Therefore, they fail to realize that etymologies are seldom definitive and that the science of etymology is intensely interesting. Perhaps if someone explained to them that, compared to the drama of words, Hamlet is a light farce, they might develop a more informed attitude toward philological research and become students of historical linguistics rather than gullible consumers of journalists' pap."--Anatoly LibermanWord Origins is the only guide to the science and process of etymology for the layperson. This funny, charming, and conversational book not only tells the known origins of hundreds of words, but also shows how their origins were determined. Liberman, an internationally acclaimed etymologist, takes the reader by the hand and explains the many ways that English words can be made, and the many ways in which etymologists try to unearth the origins of words.Part history, part how-to, and completely entertaining, Word Origins invites readers behind the scenes to watch an etymologist at work. Minimize

For use as a primary text for courses on using the Internet ... Read more

For use as a primary text for courses on using the Internet, or as a supplement for computer literacy courses that cover networking or the Internet.Fully revised and updated throughout, this text explains - in non-technical language - the technology of how computers communicate, what the Internet is, how the Internet works, and what the Internet can do for people. Students connect to the material through Comer's solid overview that focuses on the "big picture," rather than the minute details. No background in computer networking or the Internet is assumed. Minimize

Managers can deploy and manage economic capital more effect ... Read more

Managers can deploy and manage economic capital more effectively when they understand how their decisions add value to their organizations. Economic Capital: How It Works and What Every Manager Needs to Know presents new ways to define, measure, and implement management strategies by using recent examples, many from the sub-prime crisis. The authors also discuss the role of economic capital within the broader context of management responsibilities and activities as well as its relation to other risk management tools that are available to the modern risk manager. Explains ways to use economic capital in balancing risk and returnEvaluates solutions to problems encountered in establishing an economic capital framework Emphasizes intuition Draws special attention to embedding risk modelling approaches within economic capital frameworks Minimize

Some key aspects of contemporary epistemology deserve to be ... Read more

Some key aspects of contemporary epistemology deserve to be challenged, and How to Know does just that. This book argues that several long-standing presumptions at the heart of the standard analytic conception of knowledge are false, and defends an alternative, a practicalist conception of knowledge.Presents a philosophically original conception of knowledge, at odds with some central tenets of analytic epistemologyOffers a dissolution of epistemology’s infamous Gettier problem — explaining why the supposed problem was never really a problem in the first place.Defends an unorthodox conception of the relationship between knowledge-that and knowledge-how, understanding knowledge-that as a kind of knowledge-how. Minimize

How well do you know your body? Well, the heres how and wha ... Read more

How well do you know your body? Well, the heres how and whats what of your vocal instrument your entire body, not just the larynx are contained succinctly, clearly, and simply in this practical new book. What Every Singer Needs to Know About the Body gives singers and their teachers a Body Mapping resource from anatomy and physiology to body awareness that helps them discover and correct misconceptions about the way their bodies are built and the way they function. In doing so, it provides maps with detailed descriptions of the structures and movement used in breathing, phonation, resonance, articulation and gesture illuminated with numerous illustrations and supported by many exploratory exercises. Minimize

What started out to be the 4th edition of Don Schrello's hi ... Read more

What started out to be the 4th edition of Don Schrello's highly acclaimed How To Market Training Programs, Seminars & Instructional Materials has turned into a totally new, greatly expanded handbook with four times the information ... at less than half the price. It contains:13 chapters -- 2 appendixes412 pages, durable softcoverBig 8-1/2"x11" size173 illustrations, figures, tables, & worksheets18 lists containing 820 hard-to-find resources311-entry annotated bibliography, complete with how-to-get information300-word marketing glossaryFully indexed -- 3,005 entries This easy to use, how-to-do-it handbook takes the guesswork out of your sales and marketing. The author -- a veteran marketer of training and consulting who has "done it all" -- reveals the insider success secrets used by the largest and best-managed training and information companies. You could pay thousands of dollars for professional advice -- and still not learn as much about marketing training and information as you can from this single book. And it contains information that simply isn't available elsewhere at any price. This one volume is literally a complete reference library on how to market training and information. You get success-proven methods, reliable benchmark statistics and detailed checklists to ensure that you don't overlook any factor, however small, that will contribute to your marketing success. It answers more questions, solves more problems and gives you more worthwhile, money- making ideas than any other handbook you could own. You'll consult it constantly for tested answers to troublesome strategic issues, detailed discussions of important marketing procedures or quick definitions of unfamiliar terms. Its uses are virtually unlimited. A partial table of contents is included here. It includes such vital topics as selecting marketable products/services; choosing the right sales method; developing a winning strategy and plan; figuring realistic costs and schedules; getting the best mailing lists; creating compelling letters and brochures; buying printing like a pro; face-to-face selling; telemarketing; building a marketing database; getting free and low-cost help; and much, much more. And it's all organized so you can locate the information you need quickly. You'll find a complete, 4-page table of contents, a detailed, 18-page, index with 3,005 entries and a handy overview at the start of most chapters. Don't think of this book as an expense. Think of it as an investment ... an investment in facts, data, examples, techniques and, most of all, ideas that produce results! You Get the Following 18 Lists, Containing 820 Hard-to-Find Resources ... Most with Address, Phone, Fax and Contact Name...120 Largest training companies, in 9 categories.10 Top international markets for training & information.30 International training distributors.15 Top sales training firms to hone your selling skills.3 Recruiters ("headhunters") for salespeople.39 Top hotel chains for holding seminars and conferences.28 Mailing list brokers who know something about marketing training.122 Mailing lists most often used to promote training and information.4 Largest seminar/training mailing list databases.9 Biggest mailing list compilers.26 International mailing list sources.16 Low-cost printers of advertising materials.12 Outside telemarketing service bureaus.9 U.S. distributors of training.20 Agents, speakers bureaus and sales representatives for training and information products/services.5 Producers of promotional computer media.41 Sources for your marketing database software and hardware.311 Annotated references with complete how-to-get information on each one. 13 Unique Features You'll Find Only In This Handbook... 1. The size and composition of the U.S. Training Industry. 2. World's most thoroughly proven method for selecting winning products and markets. 3. Tested, multi-media marketing prog Minimize

A practical approach to developing and operating an effecti ... Read more

A practical approach to developing and operating an effective programme to manage hybrid records within an organization. This title positions records management as an integral business function linked to the organization's business aims and objectives. The authors also address the records requirements of new and significant pieces of legislation, such as data protection and freedom of information, as well as exploring strategies for managing electronic records. Bullet points, checklists and examples assist the reader throughout, making this a one-stop resource for information in this area. Minimize

People who want to achieve extraordinary success in Interne ... Read more

People who want to achieve extraordinary success in Internet marketing or who have a website that isn't converting will want to make How to Write Websites That Convert, the groundbreaking new book by award-winning copywriter Tom Attea, a must read.Once Internet marketers know what Tom Attea reveals in How to Write Websites That Convert, they'll realize how few Websites are written to convert at optimal rates - and they'll see how they can create ones that sell with astonishing consistency, as well as stand out, not only as inviting and persuasive reading material, but as sites that are highly ranked by the search engines.Tom begins by providing 12 reasons websites don't convert. Then he explains how to overcome all of the shortcomings. In the process, he reveals 12 ways to create websites that do convert.And he does all of that just in the first chapter.He goes on to explain what goes into great website content, which is the most important aspect of search-engine optimization. Without it, all the other aspects of SEO can only drive people to sites that won't convert.Tom explains that a website is a brand, like Google, Facebook, and YouTube. So Internet marketers will want to develop their websites as brands, too. Making a website a strong brand is the foundation of long-term success. And he reveals how to do it.He explains how to get "the homepage poster" right - exactly the right main headline and visual to communicate the principal benefit of the site with immediate impact. He reveals how to create the right, bright branding slogan and how to unify the copy around it. As he writes, "Unity is a fundamental aspect of impact." He tells readers how to write copy in good web style, so it's transparently easy to read, and how to make even long copy so inviting it seems short. He explains how to optimize the copy with keywords and how to get the meta data right for Google and other search engines.Tom also reveals the principles that apply to writing great copy in any medium. He's an excellent person to learn from. For five years, Tom ran the copywriting training program at Young & Rubicam, one of the world's largest advertising agencies.He concludes the preface by saying, "If you master the material presented in this book, you'll become one of the most effective writers on the Internet. Millions of people will do what you ask them to. Enjoy your success, while you use the remarkable power responsibly."How to Write Websites That Convert, along with Tom Attea's previous groundbreaking book, The Secrets of Successful Creative Advertising, is published by Really Helpful Books. Both books are available in hardback and Kindle editions. Minimize

What Does Google Know about You? And Who Are They Telling? ... Read more

What Does Google Know about You? And Who Are They Telling?   When you use Google’s “free” services, you pay, big time–with personal information about yourself. Google is making a fortune on what it knows about you…and you may be shocked by just how much Google does know. Googling Security is the first book to reveal how Google’s vast information stockpiles could be used against you or your business–and what you can do to protect yourself.   Unlike other books on Google hacking, this book covers information you disclose when using all of Google’s top applications, not just what savvy users can retrieve via Google’s search results. West Point computer science professor Greg Conti reveals the privacy implications of Gmail, Google Maps, Google Talk, Google Groups, Google Alerts, Google’s new mobile applications, and more. Drawing on his own advanced security research, Conti shows how Google’s databases can be used by others with bad intent, even if Google succeeds in its pledge of “don’t be evil.”   Uncover the trail of informational “bread crumbs” you leave when you use Google search How Gmail could be used to track your personal network of friends, family, and acquaintances How Google’s map and location tools could disclose the locations of your home, employer, family and friends, travel plans, and intentions How the information stockpiles of Google and other online companies may be spilled, lost, taken, shared, or subpoenaed and later used for identity theft or even blackmail How the Google AdSense and DoubleClick advertising services could track you around the Web How to systematically reduce the personal information you expose or give away   This book is a wake-up call and a “how-to” self-defense manual: an indispensable resource for everyone, from private citizens to security professionals, who relies on Google.   Preface xiii Acknowledgments xix About the Author xxi   Chapter 1: Googling 1 Chapter 2: Information Flows and Leakage 31 Chapter 3: Footprints, Fingerprints, and Connections 59 Chapter 4: Search 97 Chapter 5: Communications 139 Chapter 6: Mapping, Directions, and Imagery 177 Chapter 7: Advertising and Embedded Content 205 Chapter 8: Googlebot 239 Chapter 9: Countermeasures 259 Chapter 10: Conclusions and a Look to the Future 299   Index 317   Minimize

Breakthrough research on knowledge transfer reveals five pr ... Read more

Breakthrough research on knowledge transfer reveals five proven methods for making knowledge sharing a reality - which are right for your company? While external knowledge - about customers, about competitors - is critical, it rarely provides a competitive edge for companies because such information is equally available to everyone. But internal 'know-how' that is unique to a specific company - how to introduce a new drug into the diabetes market, how to decrease assembly time in an automobile plant - is the stuff of which sustained competitive advantage is made. Nancy Dixon, an expert in the field of organizational learning, calls this knowledge borne of experience 'common knowledge', and argues that in order to get beyond talking about knowledge management to actually doing it, companies must first recognize that all knowledge is not created - and therefore can't be shared - equally. Creating successful knowledge transfer systems, Dixon argues, requires matching the type of knowledge to be shared to the method best suited for transferring it effectively. Based on an in-depth study of several organizations - including Ernst & Young, Bechtel, Ford, Chevron, British Petroleum, Texas Instruments, and the U.S. Army - that are leading the field in successful knowledge transfer, "Common Knowledge" reveals groundbreaking insights into how organizational knowledge is created, how it can be effectively shared - and why transfer systems work when they do. Until now, most organizations have had to rely on costly 'trial and error' to find a knowledge transfer system that works for them. Dixon helps managers take the guesswork out of this process by outlining three criteria that must be considered in order to determine how a transfer method will work in a specific situation: the type of knowledge to be transferred, the nature of the task, and who the receiver of that knowledge will be. Drawing from the successful - but very different - practices of the companies in her study and providing compelling illustrative stories based on the experiences of real managers, Dixon distills five distinct categories of knowledge transfer, explains the principles that make each of them work, and helps managers determine which of these systems would be most effective in their own organizations. "Common Knowledge" gets to the heart of one of the most difficult questions in knowledge transfer today: what makes a system work effectively in one organization but fail miserably in another? Going beyond 'one-size-fits-all' approaches and simple generalities like upper management involvement and cultural issues, this important book will help organizations of every kind construct knowledge transfer systems tailored to their unique forms of 'common knowledge' - and in the process create the best kind of competitive advantage there is: the kind that can't be copied. Minimize