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The Principles of Scientific Management

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Taylor, Frederick Winslow, PUBLISHER: Nuvision Publications, This paper has been written: First. To point out, through a series of simple illustrations, the great loss which the whole country is suffering through inefficiency in almost all of our daily acts. Second. To try to convince the reader that the remedy for this inefficiency lies in systematic management, rather than in searching for some unusual or extraordinary man. Third. To prove that the best management is a true science, resting upon clearly defined laws, rules, and principles, as a foundation. And further to show that the fundamental principles of scientific management are applicable to all kinds of human activities, from our simplest individual acts to the work of our great corporations, which call for the most elaborate cooperation. And, briefly, through a series of illustrations, to convince the reader that whenever these principles are correctly applied, results must follow which are truly astounding.

Exploring Brain Functional Anatomy with Positron Tomography

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ciba Foundation / Caba Foundation / Porter, R., PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Exploring Brain Functional Anatomy with Positron Tomography Chairman: R. Porter Positron emission tomography (PET) is an essentially non-invasive technique for measuring localized functional activity in the brain and elsewhere in the body in a quantitative manner with good topographical resolution. PET is an area of burgeoning research activity in which advances in camera design and in data acquisition and analysis have allowed repeated, rapid measurements of cerebral blood flow to be made down to a resolution of 6 mm or better. This symposium is, to our knowledge, the first to be published on the application of PET to the mapping of human cerebral cortical function. It includes chapters on aspects of the technology of PET and on its use clinically and in basic research into brain function. Other chapters describe the use of the technique to study the human somatosensory system and motor system, the human visual system (with the first direct evidence for separate colour and motion centres and pathways in the visual cortex), and higher-order processes such as attention, memory, intention, learning and language in humans. Chapters on the use of PET to study frontal lobe function in relation to psychiatric disease, and brain injury and recovery from it, illustrate the application of this imaging method to the clinical field. The fully edited discussions between neurologists, physiologists, neuroanatomists, psychiatrists, physicists, statisticians and other experts serve to highlight problems in the current protocols and to identify future directions in the exploitation of positron tomography both in basic neuroscience research and in medicine. Other Ciba Foundation Symposia: No. 132Motor areas of the cerebral cortex Chairman: R. Porter ISBN No. 138 Plasticity of the neuromuscular system Chairman: A. J. Buller ISBN No. 152 The biology of nicotine dependence Chairman: L. L. Iversen ISBN

Aquinas's Summa Theologiae: Critical Essays

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Davies, Brian, PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Thomas Aquinas () was first and foremost a Christian theologian. Yet he was also one of the greatest philosophers of the Middle Ages. Drawing on classical authors, and incorporating ideas from Jewish and Arab sources, he came to offer a rounded and lasting account of the origin of the universe and of the things to be found within it, especially human beings. Aquinas wrote many works, but his greatest achievement is undoubtedly the Summa Theologiae. This presents his most mature thinking and is the best introduction to his philosophical (and theological) ideas. Few secondary books on Aquinas focus solely on the Summa, but the present volume does just that. Including work by some of the best Aquinas scholars of the last half decade, it provides a solid introduction to one of the landmarks of western thinking.

The Devil's Door: A Catherine Levendeur Mystery

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Newman, Sharan / Newman, Sharon, PUBLISHER: Forge, Anno Domini: A wealthy countess lies dying at the Convent of the Paraclete, brutally beaten by unknown assailants. Despite entreaties, she is unwilling to name her killer. Beautiful Catherine LeVendeur, the Paraclete's most learned young novice-scholar, vows to find out the identity of the woman's attacker. When her beloved Edgar comes to lead her from the convent to a life of the flesh, Catherine is torn between her quest for justice and the pledge she made him. Catherine doesn't want to break any of the vows she's made-and if she abandons her crusade for the truth, others will die, and the convent she loves may be destroyed...

The Aliens of Earth

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kress, Nancy / Walker, Jane, PUBLISHER: Arkham House Publishers, For over a decade, Nancy Kress has written a succession of science-fantasy stories in which a depth of imagination is conjoined to an uncommon perception of human nature. Even Kress's most committed partisans, however, were unprepared for the appearance of her two awesomely accomplished nouvelles, "Beggars in Spain, " and "And Wild for to Hold." The former - a Hugo and Nebula recipient - has become an acclaimed novel; the latter - a time-travel adventure involving Anne Boleyn - explores the uneasy interface between technology and humanity as one of the eighteen stories in this outstanding collection: "The Price of Oranges, " "Glass, " "People like Us, " "Cannibals, " "To Scale, " "Touchdown, " "Down behind Cuba Lake, " "In a World like This, " "Philippa's Hands, " "Inertia, " "Phone Repairs, " "The Battle of Long Island, " "Renaissance, " "Spillage, " "The Mountain to Mohammed, " "Craps, " "And Wild for to Hold, " and "In Memoriam."

Happy-People-Pills for All

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Walker, Mark, PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons Inc, "Happy-People-Pills for All" explores current theories of happiness while demonstrating the need to develop advanced pharmacological agents for the enhancement of our capacity for happiness and wellbeing.Presents the first detailed exploration of the enhancement of happinessA controversial yet rigorous argument that demonstrates the moral imperative for the development and mass distribution of 'happy-pills', to promote the wellbeing of the individual and societyBrings together the philosophy, psychology and biology of happinessMaps the development of the next generation of positive mood pharmacologyOffers a corrective to contemporary accounts of happiness

Get Ready for Second Grade, Amber Brown

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Danziger, Paula / Ross, Tony, PUBLISHER: Puffin Books, Amber Brown is excited to be starting second grade--and a little nervous. She's worried that the new teacher might not be as nice as she hopes. Plus, Hannah Burton is going to be in her class, and Amber knows Hannah can be mean. But on the way to school with her best friend Justin, Amber makes a decision. She is going to be ready for whatever happens. And second grade had better be ready for Amber Brown

The Greek Who Stole Christmas

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Horowitz, Anthony, PUBLISHER: Perfection Learning, Tim Diamond is the worst detective in the worldahe couldnat find his nose with both hands and a road map. Luckily, his younger brother, thirteen-yearold Nick, is the real brains behind the operation Itas Christmastime, and once again, Tim and Nick are flat broke. Luckily for them, a famous Greek pop singer and movie star, Minerva, has been getting death threatsaand theyare the detectives hired to solve the mystery. Unfortunately for Nick, Timas busy fending off Minervaas amorous advances, and the international star has made plenty of enemies on her way to the top, all of whom seem to want her dead. Can Nick track down the would-be assassin on his own?

Zyxel 16-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch

Zyxel 16-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch - Fanless Design [GS] Affordable Solution for Gigabit Connections to the Desktop The ZyXEL GS Series is the best solution for instant Gigabit connectivity in office environments demanding silent operation and better energy efficiency. With power-saving functions, Gigabit Ethernet and a fanless design, the GS Series provides plug-and-play simplicity for high-bandwidth network applications.

Chanukah: Eight Nights of Light, Eight Gifts for the Soul

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Apisdorf, Shimon, PUBLISHER: Leviathan Press, This year's runaway Chanukah gift A fun-filled, insightful resource for the whole family. Combines a step-by-step guide to celebrating Chanukah, with lucid insights that reveal how the holiday speaks to peoples lives today. Contents include: -- The Grinch Who Stole Chanukah -- The Story of Chanukah For the Historically Challenged -- Eight Questions People Ask About Chanukah -- The Chanukah Way: Pathways to Spirituality -- Eight Stories For Eight Nights -- Parents and Children: Tips, Hints and Secrets For Parents to Create a Great Family Experience

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Gene Technology and Economy: An Interdisciplinary

ISBN: , SKU: , PUBLISHER: Nordic Academic Press, Since the late s, few areas of science have been able to compete with genetics when it comes to attracting public interest. The mapping of the entire human gene pool, the Hugo project, makes clear that genetics and gene technology concern life itself. The analysis of the human DNA means that new medicines can be designed, but also that human genetic material can be patented and commercialized. In this volume scholars shed light on the links between biotechnology and economics from a multidisciplinary perspective. Patent on genes, national and global power (im)balance, as well as human and plant genomics, are discussed.

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Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Papanek, Victor, PUBLISHER: Academy Chicago Publishers, Design for the Real Worm has, since its first appearance twenty years ago, become a classic. Translated into twenty-three languages, it is one of the world's most widely read books on design. In this edition, Victor Papanek examines the attempts by designers to combat the tawdry, the unsafe, the frivolous, the useless product, once again providing a blueprint for sensible, responsible design in this world which is deficient in resources and energy. Acquista Ora

Cougar Woman

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hartman, Jane E., PUBLISHER: Aquarian Systems, Captured at the age of ten, the fearless rider with the long black hair was keenly attuned to the forces of nature and to her adopted tribe's struggle for survival. Later guided by a vision quest, she found the courage and wisdom needed to defend her rights, protect her people, and, in time, become their leader. "Cougar Woman" recounts the trials and triumphs of the 19th-century Absaroke (Crow) warrior and chief.

Goodnight Blessings for My Child

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shea, Chris, PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson Publishers, This collection of adorable prayers, each accompanied with the cutest illustrations possible, are sure to please anyone who wants to share a bedtime prayer with a child. What better way to close the day with a special little one than with this warm and attractive gift book from Chris Shea?

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The Little Mermaid Junior Novelization (Disney Princess)

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lagonegro, Melissa, PUBLISHER: RH/Disney, The little mermaid Ariel wants to be human and nothing--not even a nasty sea witch--is going to stop her. Disney "The Little Mermaid: The Junior Novelization" is a complete retelling of this beloved Disney film and it features eight pages of full-color scenes from the movie for girls ages 8-12 who love the Disney princesses

Possum Nocturne

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ramspeck, Doug, PUBLISHER: Northshore Press, The poems in Possum Nocturne imbue the physical world with human traits and human consciousness, the speakers imagining the landscapes of their days as alive with portentous meaning. In David Hume wrote in A Natural History of Religion: "There is an universal tendency among mankind to conceive all beings like themselves, and to transfer to every object those qualities with which they are familiarly acquainted, and of which they are intimately conscious. We find human faces in the moon, armies in the clouds... hence the frequency and beauty of the prosopopoeia in poetry, where trees, mountains, and streams are personified." The works in this collection are about animism and superstition, about characters who are convinced that a hoot owl whispers to us, that a black tupelo limb is an augury, that three crows in a black willow tree portend death, that a dry stream bed suggests that a spouse or relative will have a miscarriage, and that we can read our futures in the entrails of a pickerel frog or in a hognose snake skin found draped beside a river bank. Indeed, snakes in these poems often serve as mysteries and occultations. What could be more "other" than a creature without arms or legs, that muscles around on its own belly, that often has vertical slits as pupils, and that sticks out its tongue to "understand" the air? The world for the characters in these poems, then-mostly poems situated in the American Midwest and American South-is alive with its own form of consciousness and secret meanings.

Airplanes: Our Quest to Reach the Skies

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A Mine of Her Own: Women Prospectors in the American West,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Zanjani, Sally, PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press, From the California gold rush through the mid-twentieth century, a special breed of women played an integral and heretofore unrecognized part in some of the most stirring adventures of the pioneer experience: the saintly Nellie Cashman; the copper queen Ferminia Sarras, known for her grand sprees; the former rodeo champion turned prospector; the ex-actress who snowshoed her way to Nome; and many more. Chosen as one of the top ten books of all time by the Mining History Association, "A Mine of Her Own "tells the definitive story of America's women prospectors for the first time.

Three Minutes with God: A Weekly Devotional for Inspiration

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bailey, Jarvis E., PUBLISHER: Authorhouse, Three Minutes With God was written for busy people -those who can't always make the time for devotions, but who realize the value it can add to their quality of life. The methodology is simple - read, reflect and respond. The scripture and the devotion are the same for the entire week, and there's an opportunity for journaling and praying, as well as a call to action. The book is a practical resource that is easy to use. The reader, rather than feeling burdened by another task, will be encouraged and excited by the opportunity to slow down for a moment with God-three minutes to be exact.

Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals: A Commentary

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Timmermann, Jens / Timmermann, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, The Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals is Kant's central contribution to moral philosophy, and has inspired controversy ever since it was first published in . Kant champions the insights of 'common human understanding' against what he sees as the dangerous perversions of ethical theory. Morality is revealed to be a matter of human autonomy: Kant locates the source of the 'categorical imperative' within each and every human will. However, he also portrays everyday morality in a way that many readers find difficult to accept. The Groundwork is a short book, but its argument is dense, intricate and at times treacherous. This commentary explains Kant's arguments paragraph by paragraph, and also contains an introduction, a synopsis of the argument, six short interpretative essays on key topics of the Groundwork, and a glossary of key terms. It will be an indispensable tool for anyone wishing to study the Groundwork in detail.

Foreign to Familiar: A Guide to Understanding Hot- And

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lanier, Sarah A., PUBLISHER: McDougal Publishing Company, Foreign to Familiar is a splendidly written, well researched work on cultures. Anyone traveling abroad should not leave home without this valuable resource Sarah's love and sensitivity for people of all nations will touch your heart. This book creates within us a greater appreciation for our extended families around the world and an increased desire to better understand them.

Baroness Cox: Eye Witness to a Broken World

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gilbert, Lela, PUBLISHER: Lion Hudson Plc, In , Caroline Cox was appointed to the ranks of British nobility with the title Baroness Cox of Queensbury, Greater London. A former deputy speaker of the House of Lords, she is a tireless advocate for international human rights. In the course of her humanitarian career, Cox has visited overlooked people groups, often in highly dangerous conditions, to carry their stories of abuse and persecution back to the West. This is her inspiring life story, centering on how she has used her position in British government to turn the world's attention to humanitarian causes around the globe.

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