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The Encyclopedia of Rhetoric is a comprehensive survey of the latest research--as well as the foundational teachings--in this broad field. Featuring 150 original, signed articles by leading scholars from many different fields of study it brings together knowledge from classics, philosophy, literature, literary theory, cultural studies, speech and communications. The Encyclopedia surveys basic concepts (speaker, style and audience), elements, g...

Like peering through the plate glass window of a Woolworth's, Kresge's, or J.J. Newberry's, this popular book reveals the wonderful array of dimestore merchandise that awaited homemakers and gardeners during our country's Depression era. Consumers in those years needed a convenient, affordable place to purchase necessities for the home--and dimestores had it all. Illustrated with over 200 images, many of them drawn from original catalogs and a...

This comprehensive guide displays many of the impressive artwares produced by Gonder Ceramic Arts of Zanesville, Ohio, in over 540 beautiful color photographs and 37 black and white catalog pages. The featured artwares range from baskets and bells to pitchers and vases. Over 30 experimental pieces are shown. The wide spectrum of glazes that won professional praise for the companys founder, Lawton Gonder, are prominently featured. A history of ...

The beautiful glass art wares made by the Fenton Art Glass Company from 1970 through 1985, in Williamstown, West Virginia, are highly desirable today. Many, ranging from animal figures to vases, are displayed here in over 1, 160 color photographs. Every color, form, and glass decorating motif employed by Fenton during this period is described or displayed. An informative text recounts the production history of the art ware items made during th...

Intended to be intriguing but not morbid, this book takes readers on an amazing journey through past, present, and evolving postmortem practices. The first of its kind, it deals with a topic that is rapidly becoming popular in the collectibles world. Tastefully and beautifully illustrated with many historical photographs and postcards, the book provides a pictorial review of the customs employed by mankind throughout the ages to deal with the ...

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Cicero's speech delivered in the mid 50s BC in defense of Gaius Rabirius Postumus was the last of a series of trials which followed the restoration of the Egyptian king, Ptolemy XII Auletes, to his throne. This book provides a new translation the speech and the first commentary in English of a work which is a major source for Roman and Egyptian history at the time of the late Republic. The extensive introduction furnishes a comprehensive revie...

The book gathers together a particularly strong line-up of contributors from across the literary-performative divide to examine the relationship between Shakespeare, the 'culture industries', modernism and live performance.

Twin brothers are separated at birth. One is given to wealthy Mrs. Lyons and they grow up as friends in ignorance of their fraternity until the inevitable quarrel unleashes a blood-bath.

An insightful look into the essence of creativity and the connections between the human imagination and the origins of the universe

From the co-author of The New Corporate Cultures, a radical suggestion: that there are other indexes to corporate health than quarter-to-quarter shareholder happiness

Inhaltsangabe:Einleitung: Rückstellungen sind ein wichtiges Instrument der Unternehmensfinanzierung in Deutschland. Im Jahr 1998 wiesen die Bilanzen westdeutscher Unternehmen Rückstellungen in Höhe von rund 733 Mrd. DM aus. Das entspricht im Durchschnitt etwa 21, 6 Prozent der Bilanzsumme. Über 40 Prozent dieser Rückstellungen waren Pensionsrückstellungen für betriebliche Altersversorgungszusagen. Mit 310 Mrd. DM machten sie allein rund 9, 1 ...

Inhaltsangabe:Einleitung: Die Kooperations- und Konkurrenzbeziehungen zwischen der Kredit- und der Versicherungswirtschaft sind in den letzten Jahren zunehmend Gegenstand zahlreicher Diskussionen und Untersuchungen geworden. Auslöser war der in den 80er Jahren beginnende Trend ¿Allfinanz¿ und ¿Bancassurance¿. Es begann eine zunehmende Integration, die gesamte Breite an Finanzdienstleistungen auf einen Vertriebsweg zu konzentrieren. Im Rahmen ...

Inhaltsangabe:Einleitung: Es wurden drei Untersuchungsverfahren entwickelt, die auf dem Prinzip des stimmungskongruenten Wiedererkennens bzw. der stimmungskongruenten Wahrnehmung beruhen. Die Stimmungskongruenztheorie besagt, dass bei Übereinstimmung von affektiver Valenz des Lernmaterials und der Stimmungsvalenz der Person, das Speichern und/oder Abrufen des Lernmaterials erleichtert wird. Das Hauptanliegen der Diplomarbeit war es erste Hinw...

The book addresses many problems of ion exchange processes in LiNbO3, LiTaO3 and KTiOPO4 ferroelectrics and II-VI semiconductor single crystals for integrated optics applications. The authors start with the fundamentals of ion exchange processes in solids (Chapter 1). Chapter 1 can be considered also as an enlarged introduction to the book. Starting with Chapter 2, the general properties of LiNbO3 and LiTaO3 crystals, the methods used to study...

Correlation and Regression 2nd edition attempts to take statistical theory in correlation and regression and make it accessible to readers using words, equations, and a variety of applied examples.The examples help explain how the techniques work and under what circumstances some creativity in application is necessary. The revision keeps many of the prior classic examples, while adding even more up-to-date examples relevant to the next century...

Focusing on HRM developments in thirteen developing countries across Asia, Africa and the Middle East, this book explores the contextual functions of HR in these countries. In addition, it analyzes the more general issues of HRM in cross-national settings to give readers an understanding of HR that is both comparative and contextual. Covering the policies and practices of China, South Korea, Taiwan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, ...

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Anya Bernstein offers a unique perspective on one of the few major policy innovations of the 1990s, and on the contentious issue of the role of the state in legislating family and medical leaves in the United States.

Now vegan means vitality and vibrant taste! A simple definition: The vegan diet consists exclusively of foods from the vegetable kingdom and excludes all animal products-meat, poultry, fish, seafood, eggs, dairy, and honey-as well as products which are processed using animal ingredients. Good health and great flavor have finally come together! Whether you're a full-time vegan or simply looking for an occasional "ideal" meal-one low in saturate...