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Schooling for the knowledge era describes the rapidly developing global knowledge economy, which rewards innovative, self-directed and entrepreneurial knowledge workers who can thrive in a fast moving changing environment.

If you are one of the many physicians from different specialty disciplines who perform endovascular interventions then this practical reference will help you to develop your endovascular skills and encompass them into daily practice.

Illustrates how reformers used the instruments of mass media to create a freestanding culture of reform that enabled voices disfranchised by church or state to speak as equals in public debates. This book presents Emersonian self-reliance as an effort to transform the partisan nature of reform discourse into a model of sincere public speech.

Aims to advance the understanding of the concept of image as it is applied to various areas of interest. This book also serves to meet the growing interest in image-related studies by the public and academics, and provides an innovative and holistic approach to the study of image.

Human Neuropsychology provides a comprehensive introduction to the relationship between brain structure and activity, its function and behaviour. It covers every major topic in the field, simultaneously introducing students to significant new developments in the area.This book provides the perfect balance between theory and application, enabling students to develop a complete understanding of the subject.

Although Western scholars have examined the operas, symphonies and piano pieces of Prokofiev little has been written on his ballets. Stephen Press's study explores Prokofiev's work in collaboration with Diaghilev for the Ballet Russe.

In recent years there has been much debate surrounding the future of the welfare state in Europe, the complex factors influencing reform, and the extent to which responses to pressures on welfare could lead to irreversible systemic changes in social policy. By providing an in-depth analysis of social policy developments in Greece, this work furthers understanding of welfare reform trajectories in Europe.

Im Kontext der modernen Translationstheorien und der Diskursforschung beschreibt die Autorin professionelle Translation als Neuproduktion von Texten. In dieser Sichtweise stehen die TranslatorInnen und ihre Diskursentscheidungen im Mittelpunkt. Durch ihre Entscheidungen für oder gegen bestimmte Diskurse bestimmen ÜbersetzerInnen die Sichtweisen der Realität in der Zielkultur mit. TranslatorInnen sind Akteure im Kampf der Diskurse und agieren i...

An Atlas of the Clinical Microbiology of Infectious Diseases, Volume Two: Viral, Fungal, and Parasitic Agents is the second of a series and partner to Volume One, which deals with Microbiological and Clinical Attributes. Filled with highly instructional visual images, this atlas covers typical and atypical presentations of viral, fungal and parasitic agents and offers insightful comments aiding their identification and clinical significance. D...

Adelightful and surprising reflection on the complexities of the human relationship with nature, Wolves and Honey is a wonderful blend of nature writing and memoir grounded in the exploration of two eccentric personalities--one a trapper, the other a beekeeper--and their very different attitudes toward the world. While illuminating her own poignant relationships with these men who deeply influenced her, Susan Brind Morrow offers a medit...

A comprehensive introduction to the work of one of the outstanding intellectuals of the twentieth century.

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Internationally acclaimed play of cross-cultural friendshipParis in the 1960s. Thirteen-year-old Moses lives in the shadow of his less-than loving father. When he's caught stealing from wise old shopkeeper Monsieur Ibrahim, he discovers an unlikely friend and a whole new world. Together they embark on a journey that takes them from the streets of Paris to the whirling dervishes of the Golden Crescent.This delightful, moving play has already be...

In dieser "klingenden Mozart-Biografie" erklärt Peter Härtling anhand von ausgewählten Briefen aus zehn Jahren, wie aus dem Wunderkind ganz allmählich ein berühmter junger Mann wurde. Seine persönlichen Kommentare sowie Anekdoten und Details aus Mozarts Leben zeigen, wie sehr er den großen Komponisten liebt und bewundert. Mit Musikbeispielen des jungen Mozart und einem Booklet mit ausführlicher Künstler-Biografie und Opernillustrationen von Ha...

This book explores how the venture capital sector supports growth and development of SMEs. The text draws from major international empirical studies in Indian and Islamic industries to analyse techniques used by venture capitalists to value, structure and monitor investments. This book is essential for students, policy makers and practitioners.

Employee stock option plans have become a common component of remuneration packages in multinational enterprises. This publication presents and examines the many important tax issues that arise for beneficiaries and companies. Focusing first on domestic tax issues, it considers what tax treatment would provide no tax-related incentives for a company to either increase or cut the use of stock options, and would be neutral regarding the choice o...

A groundbreaking biography of the man who gave his name to America, "Amerigo" is delivered by one of the worlds most exciting historians who spins a grand narrative full of character and story. 4 maps.

With the FDA's warning that antidepressants may cause agitation, anxiety, hostility, and even violent or suicidal tendencies, these medications are at the forefront of national legal news. Harvard physician Joseph Glenmullen has led the charge to warn the public that antidepressants are overprescribed, underregulated, and, especially, misunderstood in their side and withdrawal effects. Now he offers a solution! More than twenty million America...

From Observations to Simulations leads us on a fascinating journey through the methods used for the scientific analysis of complex systems such as the atmosphere and the Earth system: from meteorology and climatology, as observational sciences, to the development of models and the use of computers as virtual laboratories. In plain, accessible language, avoiding technicalities, but highlighting the conceptually meaningful aspects, the book desc...

The strongman whose pioneering focus on physique built an entertainment empire