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The inability of modern organizations to engage and motivate their employees in a manner that makes individual effort more worthwhile, productive, and rewarding is a cardinal failure of our time. The Human Asset Manifesto unequivocally demonstrates that organizations are socially dysfunctional, and despite professing a great interest in people, they remain steeped in the Scientific Management principles of the past. Thus, they emphasize techno...

This volume contains papers presented at the Princeton-Kampen Consultation 2005. The theme of the Consultation was «The Reality of God and the Reality of Faith» with reference to Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics (II/1, §§28-31 and IV/1, §63). The contributions offer fresh readings of Karl Barth in dialogue with other theologians and philosophers on the chosen theme.

Written for young people ages eight to twelve, this book tells readers what meteorites are, where they come from, what kinds there are, how to look for them, and what to look for if you find a rock you think might be a meteorite. It also tells the story of Fort Worth lawyer Oscar Monnig who became known as the "Meteorite Man from Texas.

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Lucas Davenport novels delivers "a page-turner with a new hero, [and a] breakneck pace" (Minneapolis Star Tribune)."Former Sen. Lincoln Bowe, a Republican, has been missing for several days, setting off alarms on both sides of the political aisle. Finally, he is discovered in the remote Virginia woods, barb-wired to a tree, burned almost beyond recognition and missing his head. Democratic 'resear...

Software visualization encompasses the development and evaluation of methods for graphically representing different aspects of software, including its structure, its execution, and its evolution. Software visualization combines techniques from areas like software engineering, programming languages, data mining, computer graphics, information visualization and human-computer interaction. So far, there exist only anthologies and proceedings abo...

A thrilling account of one of the most important covert operations of World War II In 1943, less than a year before D-Day, nearly three hundred American, British, and French soldiers-shadow warriors-parachuted deep behind enemy lines in France as part of the covert Operation Jedburgh. Working with the beleaguered French Resistance, the "Jeds" launched a stunningly effective guerrilla campaign against the Germans in preparation for the Normandy...

A prize-winning investigative expose of the poverty and injustice experienced by China's 900 million peasants, told through a series of dramatic personal narratives.

Becoming Eichmann , the first account of Eichmann's life to appear in over forty years, reveals a surprising portrait of the man once seen as epitomizing the banality of evil." Drawing on recently unearthed documents, David Cesarani explores Eichmann's early career, when he learned how to become an administrator of genocide, and shows how Eichmann developed into the Reich's expert" on Jewish matters, becoming ever more hateful and brutal. This...

Picking up right were Volume 2 left off, this edition follows Pope through three love affairs and the sometimes deadly ramifications of them all. Jesus Vs. Santa! Pope makes time with the Virgin Mary! This one has it all.

The impossible people who make life's journey so difficult are everywhere—at the office, in restaurants, on airplanes, living next door, members of your own family. They're . . . • your "nothing is ever good enough” boss• the "no price is ever low enough” client• the next-door neighbor who redefines the meaning of paranoia• the maître d' who looks through you as if you don't exist• the father-in-law who you know is always thinking about how mu...

The mesmerizing New York Times bestseller by the author of Night FilmMarisha Pessl's dazzling debut sparked raves from critics and heralded the arrival of a vibrant new voice in American fiction. At the center of Special Topics in Calamity Physics is clever, deadpan Blue van Meer, who has a head full of literary, philosophical, scientific, and cinematic knowledge. But she could use some friends. Upon entering the elite St. Gallway School, she ...

Outrageous, hilarious, and absolutely candid, Blood Makes the Grass Grow Green is Johnny Rico's firsthand account of fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, a memoir that also reveals the universal truths about the madness of war.No one would have picked Johnny Rico for a soldier. The son of an aging hippie father, Johnny was overeducated and hostile to all authority. But when 9/11 happened, the twenty-six-year-old probation officer dropped every...

How do we reconcile our need to express our emotions with our desire to protect others? Far too often we find ourselves trapped in this dilemma of expression versus repression. We fear that by expressing our true feelings, we will hurt and alienate those close to us. But by repressing our emotions-even in the benevolent guise of "self-control"-we only risk hurting ourselves.Osho, one of the most provocative and inspiring spiritual teachers of ...

An Unabridged Reprinting (Volume 2 Of 2), To Include Over Sixty Figures: Elementary Theory Of Magnetism - Magnetic Force And Magnetic Induction - Particular Forms Of Magnets - Induced Magnetization - Magnetic Problems - Weber's Theory Of Magnetic Induction - Magnetic Measurements - Terrestrial Magnetism - Electromagnetic Force - Mutual Action Of Electric Currents - Induction Of Electric Currents - Induction Of A Current On Itself - General Equ...

Scotland is a country of strong progressive traditions and could be a model for a renewed social democracy. Devolution has given it a chance to show what a small self-governing nation, within a wider British and European Union, can do. Yet the authors of this volume are disappointed by the lack of policy innovation since 1999. In an effort to relaunch the debate, they offer a range of ideas for new thinking and new policies for Scotland of the...

Die ärztliche Komplementärmedizin wurde durch Bundesrat Pascal Couchepins Entscheid vom Juni 2005 aus der obligatorischen Grundversicherung der Krankenkassen ausgeschlossen. Diese neue Ausgangslage verhilft der Diskussion um Macht in der Medizin zu hochaktueller Brisanz. Die in diesem Band enthaltenen zwölf Beiträge beruhen auf Vorlesungen, die im Wintersemester 2005/2006 an der Universität Bern gehalten wurden. Sie zeigen verschiedene Aspekte...

Tarnas demonstrates the existence of a consistent correspondence between planetary movements and the unfolding of human history. He maintains the present is most comparable to the period 500 years ago, an era of extraordinary turbulence and creativity.

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Sensory awareness allows practitioners to open their minds, trust their senses, experience life firsthand, and take control of the learning process, free from the influence of teachers or so-called experts. Written by two pioneers in the field, this comprehensive guide mimics an actual sensory awareness class. It leads readers on a journey through the senses to a way of living that reconnects humans with the earth and each other while restorin...

Management of Erectile Dysfunction in Clinical Practice is a concise and practical guide to erectile dysfunction (ED) and its management. The book covers normal function and dysfunction, assessment, treatment options and interventions. Since ED is a symptom, not a disease the underlying causes such as hypertension, coronary artery disease, diabetes, chronic renal impairment, chronic arthritis, chronic alcoholism, multiple sclerosis are looked ...