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Sport and leisure managers need to understand the financial side of their industry to offer the most cost-effective facilities and to make sound business decisions. However, to the non-expert the language and practice of finance is often bewildering and perceived as complicated, difficult and impenetrable. This textbook guides the reader through the maze of financial terms and concepts, illustrating theory with examples drawn specifically from...

This inspirational book contains sound advice on the art of living by the late historian, biographer, and philosopher, Andre Maurois, one of the most celebrated and prolific French writers of the 20th century. (Philosophy)

The tremendous increase in migrations and diasporas of human groups in the last decades are not only bringing along challenging issues for society, especially related to the economic and political management of multiculturalism and culturally effective health care, but they are also creating dramatic changes in traditional knowledge, believes and practices (KBP) related to (medicinal) plant use. The contributors to this volume - all internatio...

This important new volume explores cutting edge developments in the application of cognitive behaviour therapy across the full spectrum of psychopathology. Emphasis is placed on new variations in treatment procedures, flexible modes of delivery and the latest directions in treatment modality, including mindfulness and dialectical behaviour therapy. It is divided into three main sections covering: . innovative treatment for specific presentatio...

This is a very stimulating and challenging book. It doesn't shy away at all from many vexing and challenging issues, some of which have been debated by the profession for a very long time. Its audience is far more than advanced undergraduates, however. Due to its timely and specific relevance, it is as pertinent to the practising professional as it is to senior students who have decided that they wish to become professional psychologists. The ...

"Peer into your disciplinary future by reading this astutely selected set of cutting-edge papers!" Professor Michael Harris Bond, Chinese University of Hong Kong "A testament to the vitality of Asia-Pacific organisational psychology." Professor Paul R. Sackett, University of Minnesota, USA "If anyone ever doubted the viability of I-O Psychology in Australia, then this is the book that will change their mind." Professor Neal Ashkanasy, The Univ...

Leadership - we have all been part of it in some way. Many have practised it, others have researched and written about it, all of us have seen it in action at some time. Yet despite its ubiquity, there is a continuing cry that we need more and better leadership, be it in business, schools, churches, the community, or politics. This book, rather than taking a traditional theoretical approach, lets the voices of those acknowledged as leaders acr...

This book explores two ancient Greek terms for eternity, aiônios and aïdios, from their earliest occurrence in Pre-Socratic philosophy and Plato down through the patristic fathers, where they play a crucial role in debates over eternal punishment vs. universal salvation.

Funny, spooky, sexy, and literate, The Legacy of Emily Hargraves starts as a paranormal thriller and ends as a meditation on the nature of the human soul.

Use this practical resource to create a virtual reference service in your school or public library using little to no budget money! Learn how to use virtual reference without purchasing expensive hardware and software. Get beneficial resources to help sell virtual reference ideas to administrators and technology coordinators. Find out about providing virtual reference services to special patron populations like hearing-impaired students. These...

This rich, multidisciplinary curriculum to accompany Joy Hakim's The Story of Science: Aristotle Leads the Way covers astronomy, physics, and chemistry from Mesopotamia to the Middle Ages. The course of study is divided into five units. Each unit includes an introduction (with background information, a materials list, and standards correlated to the narrative and teaching materials) and nine class sessions. The Teacher's Quest Guide includes e...

THE book on devotion to the Sacred Heart! Commissioned by Our Lord Himself through St. Margaret Mary and received, through her, His endorsement. Responsible for the early, rapid spread of the Sacred Heart devotion. Contains the Saint's life, her prayers to the Sacred Heart, the Sacred Heart Promises (far more than the famous "12 Promises"), and much, much more! Great! Impr.

Mit diesem ökumenisch konzipierten Handbuch liegt erstmals eine umfassende Betrachtung der evangelischen und katholischen Kirchenmusik als Bestandteil der Liturgie, als Gattung, als historisches Phänomen und als Beruf vor. Wesentlich ist dabei der fächerübergreifende Charakter des Buches, das theologische, musikalische und gesellschaftliche Aspekte in einzelnen Kapiteln, aber auch zusammenfassend in den Blick nimmt. Über 30 Beiträge ausgewiese...

With limited time and careful budgeting, today's travelers seek both quality and value as they search for the best in travel treasures and pleasures. Exploring major regions and exotic countries of the world, the authoritative Impact Guides take today's discerning traveler into fascinating worlds. This guide explores the wonders of Australia.

Volume 128 in the The Civilization of the American Indian Series "After 30 years of assessing firsthand accounts (both Indian and white), Pawnee oral history, anthropological and archeological evidence, Hyde completed probably his best synthesis among the many works he produced. Although other fragmentary works have been published on the Pawnees, none has yet touched Hyde's work for comprehensiveness or insight. And as stated in the foreword, ...

Exploring from the rise of nationalism in Europe to the fall of Constantinople to Allied forces, this title documents not only battles, advances and retreats, but also the singular individuals who influenced the war's outcome.