practical essays

Competitive and Ethical: How Business Can Strike a Balance

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wyburd, Giles, PUBLISHER: Kogan Page, Wyburd looks at such concepts as honesty, decency and truthfulness and explores a variety of potentially unethical business practices, covering relevant competition law and offering practical advice on the economics and morals of competition.

Grammar Sense 3A [With CDROM]

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bland, Susan Kesner, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, - Offers creative yet practical techniques for presenting the grammar, along with troubleshooting tips, cultural notes and suggestions for additional activities- Contains an Answer Key for the "Student Book and the complete Tapescripts for the Audio Program

Feminist Interp. Wollstonecraft-PR

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Falco, Maria J., PUBLISHER: Penn State University Press, Essays in honor of the bicentennial of the publication of Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman -- a revolutionary work that argued on behalf of the political, economic, and social equality of women. Combining the liberalism of Locke and the "civic humanism" of Republicanism, Mary Wollstonecraft explored the need of women for coed and equal education with men, economic independence whether married or not, and representation as citizens in the halls of government. In doing so, she foreshadowed and surpassed her much better known successor, John Stuart Mill. Ten feminist scholars prominent in the fields of political philosophy, constitutional and international law, rhetoric, literature, and psychology argue here that Wollstonecraft, by reason of the scope and complexity of her thought, belongs in the "canon" of political philosophers along with Rousseau and Burke, her contemporaries, both of whom she strenuously engaged in political debate. These essays explore the many aspects of her thought that resound so tellingly to the modern woman, including her ground-breaking attempt to be completely self-sufficient. The final bibliographical essay outlines the changing interpretations of Wollstonecraft's work over the past two hundred years and evaluates her standing among political theorists today.

Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide to Current

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thomson Gale, PUBLISHER: Gale Cengage, Find biographical information on more than modern novelists, poets, playwrights, nonfiction writers, journalists and scriptwriters. Sketches typically include personal information, contact information, career history, writings, biographical and critical sources, authors' comments, and informative essays about their lives and work. A softcover cumulative index is published twice per year (included in subscription).

Music Law: How to Run Your Band's Business [With * and Book

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stim, Richard / Gima, Patti, PUBLISHER: NOLO, Today, it takes more than talent to thrive in the music industry. Bands need business savvy, solid legal agreements and practical know-how if they want to succeed on stage or in the studio, and they can find it in Music Law. Musician and lawyer Richard Stim tells musicians everything they need to know to get their band on the road to success and stay out of legal jams, including: -- booking performances -- choosing a name and protecting its use -- copyrighting song lyrics -- establishing legal ownership of songs -- sampling -- signing contracts -- working with agents, managers, distributors, clubs, studios, etc. -- writing a band partnership agreement -- and more The best guide available for bands today, Music Law gives them all the legal information and practical advice they need to keep from getting burned. All the legal forms and agreements they need are included, both as tear-outs and on disk.

Adding English: Helping ESL Learners Succeed

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Maitland, Katherine, PUBLISHER: Frank Schaffer Publications, A simple, practical handbook to guide teachers who are helping students acquire English. ESL students so often yearn for someone who can appreciate them as unique individuals, beyond the barriers of language. Handy reproducibles and detailed reference lists included.

Videotexts

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gale, Peggy, PUBLISHER: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, When the video camera first appeared on the market, artists hailed the newly available equipment as the new pencil, the better canvas, the best eye of all. The medium was exciting and revolutionary: low-cost and low-tech; "everybody" was curious as galleries and museums hastened to program new video works in festivals and exhibitions. However, little aesthetic or critical material was available on either artists or issues: it was generally assumed that artists' video was just some kind of wannabe television -- its concerns and achievements, and its relationship to the visual arts generally were too often undervalued. But video artists continued to explore and advance in the medium and works produced in the seventies are strikingly different from those of today. "Videotexts" is an invaluable collection of essays -- a comprehensive guide to Canadian video artists and their works. The essays focus on important individual tapes and artists and on the development of narrative forms: to construct meaning and confirm memory. Revised and updated, they offer a "present-tense" assessment of key works from the last twenty-five years, and of artists' ideas and processes as they were unfolding. Everyone interested in video and contemporary art and culture will want to read them.

Introduction to Physical Anthropology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Robert Jurmain, PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Pub Co, This mainstream, four-color physical anthropology text is the best selling text in the market. It presents a balanced and thorough introduction to the field of physical anthropology using helpful tables, charts, photo essays, multimedia, and an engaging writing style to bring the study of physical anthropology to life for today's student.

Boswell: Citizen of the World, Man of Letters

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lustig, Irma S., PUBLISHER: University Press of Kentucky, " These eleven original essays by well-known eighteenth-century scholars, five of them editors of James Boswell's journal or letters, commemorate the bicentenary of Boswell's death on May . The volume illuminates both the life and the work of one of the most important literary figures of the age and contributes significantly to the scholarship on this rich period. In the introduction, Irma S. Lustig sets the tone for the volume. She reveals that the essays examining Boswell as "Citizen of the World" are deliberately paired with those that analyze his artistic skills, to emphasize that "Boswell's sophistication as a writer is inseparable from his cosmopolitanism." The essays in Part I focus on the relationship of the Enlightenment, at home and abroad, to Boswell's personal development. Marlies K. Danziger restores to significant life the continental philosophers and theologians Boswell consulted in his search for religious certainty. Peter Perreten examines Boswell's enraptured study of Italian antiquity and his responses to the European landscape. Richard B. Sher and Perreten document the personal and aesthetic influence of Henry Home, Lord Kames, Scottish jurist and leading Enlightenment figure, on Boswell. Michael Fry discusses Boswell's relationship with Henry Dundas, political manager for Scotland, and Thomas Crawford examines Boswell's long-standing interest in the volatile political issues of the period, including the French Revolution, through his correspondence with William Johnson Temple. In evaluation Boswell's performance as Laird of Auchinleck, John Strawhorn documents his efforts to improve the estate by use of new agricultural methods. The essays in Part II study aspects of Boswell's artistry in Life of Johnson, the magnum opus that set a standard for biography. Carey McIntosh examines Boswell's use of rhetoric, and William P. Yarrow offers a close scrutiny of metaphor. Isobel Grundy invokes Virginia Woolf in demonstrating Boswell's acceptance of uncertainty as a biographer. John B. Radner reveals Boswell's self-assertive strategies in his visit with Johnson at Ashbourne in September , and, finally, Lustig examines as a "subplot" of the biography Johnson's patient efforts to win the friendship of Margaret Montgomerie Boswell. An appendix by Hitoshi Suwabe serves scholars by providing the most exact account to date of Boswell's meetings with Johnson. Acquista Ora

William Faulkner's the Sound and the Fury

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bloom, Harold / Faulkner, William, PUBLISHER: Chelsea House Publications, -- Presents the most important 20th-century criticism on major works from The Odyssey through modern literature -- The critical essays reflect a variety of schools of criticism -- Contains critical biographies, notes on the contributing critics, a chronology of the author's life, and an index

Nature's Revenge: The Secrets of Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hauser, Susan C. / Hauser, S., PUBLISHER: Lyons and Burford Publishers, A witty, practical handbook of fact, myth, and cutting-edge information on current treatments for the three poison weeds -- poison ivy, oak, and sumac.

Birdwatching

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dunham, Judith, PUBLISHER: Langenscheidt Publishers, A new series of travel guides designed for a growing market of adventurers. This innovative series boasts a unique approach to travel planning that combines stunning imagery and practical information (including history, culture, tips, and techniques) with profiles of the best, most exciting, interest-specific destinations.

Capital for Our Time: The Economic, Legal, and Management

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barton, John H. / Keen, Peter G. W. / Costello, Joseph, PUBLISHER: Hoover Institution Press, Capital for Our Time compellingly describes the opportunities and risks associated with intellectual capital, from broad economic questions to specific business strategies. It includes essays by cutting-edge managers and CEOs, as well as representatives of the venture capital, government, and trade communities.

The Art of the Islamic Garden

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Clark, Emma, PUBLISHER: Crowood Press (UK), Now in paperback, this lavish guide explains the design and symbolism of Islamic gardens while giving practical guidance to replicating the component parts The Islamic garden is regarded as one of the highest forms of visual art in the civilization of Islam, and this guide explains these gardens' history and symbolism, and their connections to the Quran. The principal elements are water and shade; they are also characterized by the chahar-bagh: a four-fold pattern, constructed around a central pool or fountain, with four streams flowing toward the four corners of the earth. This design is aesthetically striking; however, a true appreciation of an Islamic garden is only complete with an understanding of the spiritual symbolism manifested in its design and planting. The significance of the gardens' layout and design are explored, as well as the geometry, hard landscaping, and architectural elements, allowing a deeper understanding of the gardens' beauty. Practical instructions include recommendations for suitable trees, shrubs, and flowers, and advice on creating an Islamic garden in cooler climates.

Alaskan Wilderness

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brown, Tricia, PUBLISHER: Discovery Communications, A new series of travel guides designed for a growing market of adventurers. This innovative series boasts a unique approach to travel planning that combines stunning imagery and practical information (including history, culture, tips, and techniques) with profiles of the best, most exciting, interest-specific destinations.

Bioinformatics for DNA Sequence Analysis

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Posada, David, PUBLISHER: Humana Press, The storage, processing, description, transmission, connection, and analysis of the waves of new genomic data have made bioinformatics skills essential for scientists working with DNA sequences. In Bioinformatics for DNA Sequence Analysis, experts in the field provide practical guidance and troubleshooting advice for the computational analysis of DNA sequences, covering a range of issues and methods that unveil the multitude of applications and the vital relevance that the use of bioinformatics has today. Individual book chapters explore the use of specific bioinformatic tools, accompanied by practical examples, a discussion on the interpretation of results, and specific comments on strengths and limitations of the methods and tools. As a part of the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biologya" series, this work provides the kind of detailed description and implementation advice that is crucial for getting optimal results. Focused and cutting-edge, Bioinformatics for DNA Sequence Analysis serves molecular biologists, geneticists, and biochemists as an enriched task-oriented manual, offering step-by-step guidance for the analysis of DNA sequences in a simple but meaningful fashion.

Of Poems & Their Antecedents

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brennan, Sherry, PUBLISHER: A'a Arts, Poetry. Sherry Brennan, poet and translator, lives in New York and works at New School University.. Earlier chapbooks include Taken, again today and The Resemblances. She has published widely in journals such as Chain, How(ever), New American Writing and raddle moon. Recent essays can be found in African American Review and the online journal Jacket.

The Presidency and the Political System

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nelson, Michael, PUBLISHER: CQ-Roll Call Group Books, The Presidency & the Political System, now in an updated sixth edition, incorporates the most recent research and scholarship on the presidency. Each of the 20 thought-provoking original essays, written by some of the field's most prominent scholars, explores an important aspect of the relationship between the presidency and our political system.

Como Vivir y Trabajar en Estados Unidos: Guia Completa

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Aguilar, PUBLISHER: Aguilar, AN UP TO DATE AND COMPLETE GUIDE TO LIVING SUCCESSFULLY IN THE UNITED STATES. CONTAINS THOUSANDS OF PRACTICAL TIPS AND HUNDREDS OF USEFUL ADDRESSES, TELEPHONE NUMBERS, AND WEB PAGES. ALL INFORMATION IS UP TO DATE WITH POST 9/11 REGULATIONS.

Advancing Women's Careers: Research in Practice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Burke, Bill / Nelson, John / Burke, Ronald J., PUBLISHER: Wiley-Blackwell, An edited volume that takes a more practical look at the area of women in management, indicating the initiatives that leading edge organizations have implemented to support the career advancement of managerial and professional women.

Picturing Cultural Values in Postmodern America

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Doty, William G. / Doty W., William C., PUBLISHER: University Alabama Press, This challenging interdisciplinary collection of essays sets out to find cultural significance and value in America's post modern society. The book includes analyses of a wide range of contemporary cultural artifacts--poetry, novels, myths, painting, cinematic images--from different vantage points, but especially from the perspective of those working in the area of religion and culture. While the contributors recognize that there are no simple solutions for identifying satisfactory values in today's society, they all emphasize the close kinship between ethics and aesthetics in their interpretations. Imagery of many sorts comes up for a closer look: the imagery of the anti-abortion movement, heroic and mythic figures, rituals, politics, gender issues, and race relations. Giving voice to "difference" and "the other," the essays provide a lively discussion about where our common future is headed and how we can remain responsible to values that are beneficial to the largest number of people. Contributors: William G. Doty, David H. Fisher, Matthew Fox, Stephen Karatheodoris, Gary Kochhar-Lindgren, Hank Lazer, Mark Ledbetter, Irena S. M. Makarushka, Daniel C. Noel, Jerome Rothenberg, Lynda Sexson

Allison's Story: A Book about Homeschooling

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lurie, Jon / Dallinger, Rebecca, PUBLISHER: Lerner Publishing Group, A series of photographic essays, Meeting the Challenge demonstrates how young people facing a variety of special challenges make the adjustments their situations require. Each book tells the story of one child's day-to-day life, from the child's point of view. A strong supplement for school counseling programs.

Contemporary Designs for Glass Etching

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Boldt, Sherri, PUBLISHER: Dover Publications, This practical guide to glass etching provides craftworkers with 63 attractive, original designs, ideal for applying to dozens of projects. Patterns ranging from nautical themes and Art Nouveau designs to florals, butterflies, and borders are accompanied by instructions for attaining perfect results.

Caves, Cliffs & Canyons

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Langenscheidt Publishers, PUBLISHER: Discovery Communications, A new series of travel guides designed for a growing market of adventurers. This innovative series boasts a unique approach to travel planning that combines stunning imagery and practical information (including history, culture, tips, and techniques) with profiles of the best, most exciting, interest-specific destinations.

Building the Social Union: Perspectives, Directions &

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McIntosh, Tom, PUBLISHER: Cprc, In the federal government and 9 provinces signed "The Social Union Framework Agreement," which was meant to be a framework to guide intergovernmental cooperation and collaboration in matters relating to social policy, the essays in this book examine a wide range of subjects from a variety of perspectives concerning the agreement.

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