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This book offers construction managers and students a readable account of management ideas and practices, concentrating particularly on the human side of construction management. It pulls together what has been learned both from management practice and research, and summarises the main themes and trends. The text has been substantially revised to reflect the latest management thinking and to include new sections on communication, conflict mana...

Die nach wie vor steigende Lebenserwartung und die Verbesserungen der chirurgischen und der anästhesiologischen Techniken erlauben und ermöglichen immer größere und immer schwerere chirurgische Eingriffe an älteren Menschen. Solchen Eingriffen wirken allerdings die altersabhängigen organischen Leistungseinschränkungen vor allem des Gehirns, des Herzens, der Lungen und der Nieren entgegen. Verwirrtheitszustände, Rhythmusstörungen, koronare Symp...

Dies ist die Geschichte von Bill, einem Deutsch-Kurzhaar Rüden, der als Welpe in eine Jägerfamilie kommt. Der Autor schildert in diesem Buch, wie der Jagdhund Bill zu einem neuen Familienmitglied wird, das Leben schlagartig verändert und die ganze Familie aufwirbelt. Pleiten, Pech und Pannen sowie glückliche Momente ziehen sich wie ein roter Faden durch Bills Tagebuch. Zahlreiche farbige Illustrationen lassen Bill für den Leser lebendig werden...

Die Anfängerübungen in der Universitätsausbildung sind - als Voraussetzung für die Zulassung zu den Übungen für Fortgeschrittene - nach wie vor an zahlreichen Universitäten wichtige Ausbildungsabschnitte. An den Universitäten, die die Anfängerübungen abgeschafft haben, verlagert sich das Schwergewicht automatisch auf die Übungen für Fortgeschrittene. Gleichwohl hält sich der "Examensdruck" in den Übungen in einem erträglichen Maß, da die Übung...

Das Lehrbuch zur Stadtsoziologie Von der modernen Großstadt bis zur beschaulichen Provinzstadt, von den Lebensstilen in der Innenstadt bis zu den Villenvierteln behandelt die Stadtsoziologie ein breites Themengebiet. Das Lehrbuch bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über die wichtigsten Bereiche der stadtsoziologischen Forschung und deren theoretische Ansätze. In einem wissenschaftsgeschichtlichen Abriss wird die Entwicklung des soziologischen ...

Presented in an engaging and stimulating manner, Case Study Analysis in the Classroom: Becoming a Reflective Teacher provides beginning teachers a variety of typical classroom problems to analyze and solve. Solving the case study problems helps new teachers develop the knowledge bases they need to solve real problems in their own classrooms. More than a book of cases, it is an important starting point for students learning about case study res...

An overlooked masterpiece. It may still be undervalued as Malamud's funniest and most embracing novel." --Jonathan Lethem In "A New Life, " Bernard Malamud--generally thought of as a distinctly New York writer--took on the American myth of the West as a place of personal reinvention. When Sy Levin, a high school teacher beset by alcohol and bad decisions, leaves the city for the Pacific Northwest to start over, it's no surprise that he conjure...

This practical set of resources has been written for the busy teacher who wants to use a multisensory approach to overcoming literacy difficulties in the classroom. The fully photocopiable materials can be used on their own or in conjunction with the highly successful handbook ′ Overcoming Dyslexia′ (2nd ed.

Frank P. Harvey mounts a powerful case for American unilateralism. He addresses the relationship between globalization, terrorism, and unilateralism, and provides a systematic explanation for, and defense of, Washington's response to threats of terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Nations in Transit is Freedom House's incisive and authoritative assessment of post-Communist reform in 27 countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. In this annual research effort, leading regional and country specialists review key indicators of democratization and the rule of law and present their findings through in-depth reports and comparative ratings that measure the state of electoral processes, civil society,...

This superb new book . . . is a rich synthesis of several decades of research on cause lawyers and cause lawyering. . . . (It) is a must-read for all scholars and students interested in cause lawyers and the intersection between law and politics in the U.S."--The Law and Politics Book Review"Scheingold and Sarat have produced an excellent synthesis of the existing research on cause lawyers and lawyering. They have done us all a great service i...

This is the first book devoted to the work of Ernest Sosa, one of the most influential contemporary epistemologists. Part of the acclaimed Philosophers and Their Critics series. The editor's introduction serves as an introduction to Sosa's epistemology. Contains critical essays by more than twenty of the most prominent epistemologists in the world, commenting on Sosa's work. Concludes with Sosa's own reply to his critics.

Features Last River Caverns, Crystal Cave, Indian Echo Caverns, Woodward Cave, Penn's Cave, Indian Caverns, Lincoln Caverns, Coral Caverns, and Laurel Caverns and includes ice mines, coal mines, boulder fields, and rock cities Detailed history of each cave Legends and local lore of many features and sites A roadside travel guide to and history of Pennsylvania's nine commercial caves and a wealth of other geographical sites within the state.

Transnational ethnography and history of the School of the Americas, analyzing the military, peasant, and activist cultures that are linked by this institution.

Journey of Hope, Kenneth C. Barnes explains why so many black Arkansas sharecroppers dreamed of Africa and how their dreams of Liberia differed from the reality. This rich narrative also examines the role of poor black farmers in the creation of a black nationalist identity and the importance of the symbolism of an ancestral continent.

Nudelman examines the symbolism and reality of dead bodies in the Civil War era as they were used in song, poetry, fiction, political writing, and visual images to declare national unity and rebirth between the North and the South.

Focusing on female slaves' everyday forms of resistance--such as truancy, theft, and illegal parties--Camp argues that the Civil War years saw revolutionary change that had been in the making for decades, as slaves broke rules, spoke their minds, and ran away.

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