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Marshals a prodigious quantity of theoretical and empirical insights into the investment industry . . . " -Theodore Aronson Chair of the AIMR Board of Governors Praise for Investment Leadership "Investment Leadership presents an insightful and intelligent description of the cultural issues in the investment industry. This work is a must-read for investment professionals as it provides a thought-provoking shift from 'what we do' to 'how we do...

Das europäische Recht verdrängt und verlagert immer mehr das nationale Recht. Die bisherigen Darstellungen des Europarechts orientieren sich zumeist an den Institutionen. Zu kurz kommen die Bürger und ihre Rechtspositionen. Mit dem vorliegenden Lehrbuch wird erstmals eine Darstellung vorgelegt, welche nach einem einheitlichen didaktischen Konzept die wesentlichen Problemstellungen der europäischen Grundrechte und Grundfreiheiten behandelt. Adr...

Die gegen Ende des 4. Jahrhunderts verfassten Chronikbücher sind ein kunstvoll gestaltetes und theologisch reflektiertes Geschichtswerk über die Geschichte Israels vom Beginn menschlicher Existenz an bis hin zum Edikt des Perserkönigs Kyrus. Gegenüber der älteren Geschichtsdarstellung Gen-Kön ist es eine gründliche Neuformulierung der alten Geschichte (»rewritten bible«) aus einer neuen Perspektive, die nach Antworten für die Gegenwart sucht. ...

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This is a children's book. It is a morality tale that teaches children that people should be judged on their character, not on how much money they have, where they live or what kind of car they drive.In the story, two characters that have nothing in common and would probably never meet in a regular social setting are thrust into a relationship due to a minor car accident.Before the characters meet they are struggling with their individual iden...

An abridged, student-oriented edition of Hillel's earlier published Environmental Soil Physics, this is a more succinct elucidation of the physical principles and processes governing the behavior of soil and the vital role it plays in both natural and managed ecosystems. The textbook is self-contained and self-explanatory, with numerous illustrations and sample problems. Based on sound fundamental theory, the textbook leads to a practical cons...

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This book contains a unique collection of amazing true stories from Mississippi, also a hilarious play, a screwy convention of the Do Nuthin Party, World War II adventures, wild escapades, and miscellaneous other things such as a so-called opera, "Tragedy of Peggy O'Neal."You will read about Col. Charles Glen Collins' encounters with King Edward VII, George V, Churchill, Kitchener, Faulkner, Caruso, and Eugen Sandow, world's strongest man. Col...

This book contains a unique collection of amazing true stories from Mississippi, also a hilarious play, a screwy convention of the Do Nuthin Party, World War II adventures, wild escapades, and miscellaneous other things such as a so-called opera, "Tragedy of Peggy O'Neal."You will read about Col. Charles Glen Collins' encounters with King Edward VII, George V, Churchill, Kitchener, Faulkner, Caruso, and Eugen Sandow, world's strongest man. Col...

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Electronic Cataloging: AACR2 and Metadata for Serials and Monographs is an in-depth discussion of recent innovations in metadata and its practical applications in serials management. Organized for both the student and the experienced cataloger, this book offers vital analysis and strategy for achieving Universal Bibliographic Control. With illustrations, references, additional reading lists, case studies, and a copy of the revisions for AACR2 ...

This biography of French liberator Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) reveals not only how the nineteen-year-old bravely ventured to the infant United States to serve in its War of Independence, but also teh iconoclast's enormous contribution to the causes of social and economic justice in France, Italy, Spain, Greece, and Poland.

There has been a resurgence in interest in issues of land reform in developing and transitional countries, initiated by the large-scale re-distributive activities in former Communist countries and by claims on land by displaced indigenous populations. This text provides an overview of the issues.

The compelling story of Walker Stacey -- a child who triumphed over his autistic tendencies with the dedicated help of his family When in 1996, Patricia Stacey gave birth to her second child, a baby boy, she quickly noticed an emptiness in his gaze -- a vacant quality that emphasized her sense that he was ill at ease in his own body.

The first volume to address the biological and environmental factors influencing wood quality A chapter is included on the chemical constituents of wood Authors have been drawn from leading laboratories around the world .

The Impressionists are world renowned for their vibrant depictions of the atmospheric effects and shimmering beauty of the French countryside. These paintings, often produced in Paris, found an enthusiastic market in the city. The inhabitants of that hub of modernity had an apparently paradoxical interest in the mythologies of rural living. As the city became more and more the motive force of social change so the country was understood as the ...