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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
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images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
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original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
This book explores the Arab world and its development problems as
its new oil wealth opens up prospects of accelerated economic and
social progress. It describes Kuwait's aid operations and looks at
the effect the sudden torrent of oil money has had on the Kuwaitis.
Self-awareness is the bedrock of emotional intelligence that enables you to see your talents, shortcomings, and potential. But you won't be able to achieve true self-awareness with the usual quarterly feedback and self-reflection alone.
This book will teach you how to understand your thoughts and emotions, how to persuade your colleagues to share what they really think of you, and why self-awareness will spark more productive and rewarding relationships with your employees and bosses.
This volume includes the work of:
- Daniel Goleman
- Robert Steven Kaplan
- Susan David
HOW TO BE HUMAN AT WORK.
The HBR Emotional Intelligence Series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to tend to our emotional well-being at work. Uplifting and practical, these books describe the social skills that are critical for ambitious professionals to master.
Since the middle of the last century, the emergence and development
of fields as diverse as artificial intelligence, evolutionary
science, cognitive linguistics, and neuroscience have led to a
greater understanding of the ways in which humans think. One of the
major discoveries involves what researchers refer to as conceptual
mapping. According to theories of conceptual mapping, human thought
is profoundly shaped by the ability to make connections. Simply
put, human thinking is metaphorical all the way down. This insight
has revolutionized the way in which scientists and philosophers
think about the mind/body problem, the formation and function of
language, and even the development of scientific progress itself.
Until recently however, this research has gone largely unnoticed
within Christian theology. But this revolution in understanding
human cognition calls for broader and richer engagement with
theology and religious studies: How does this new insight into
human meaning-making bear on our understanding of religious
meaning-making? And how might Christian theology interpret and
respond to this new understanding of the development of human
thought? This edited volume offers an introduction to conceptual
mapping that is accessible to those with no previous knowledge of
the field, and demonstrates the substantial resources this
interdisciplinary research has for thinking about a variety of
theological questions. The book begins with a chapter introducing
the reader to the basics of conceptual mapping. The remaining
chapters apply these insights to a variety of theological topics
including anthropology, sacramental theology, biblical studies,
ecumenical theology, and ethics.
The 100 Greatest Jews in Sports takes the greatest Jewish athletes
in all major sports from the past eleven decades and ranks them
against each other, using a limited scope and quantitative
criteria. Each decade has seen someone new emerge as the greatest
Jewish athlete, from boxer Abe Attell to baseballs' Sandy Koufax
and Ken Holtzman, to golf's Amy Alcott, to footballs' Harris
Barton. Sports profiled include baseball, basketball, hockey,
tennis, golf, auto racing, boxing, soccer, football, swimming, and
many others. Silverman takes a scholarly approach to ensure
reliability and validity of the statistics given. The author
identified the most common categories of statistics in which the
highest paid athletes in all sports had excelled, and he assigned
numeric values to reflect the performance categories. That provided
a proportional representation of the most important individual
accomplishments in sports. By applying those numbers to the records
of selected athletes, each was ranked against the other.
Additionally, the author asked selected experts of each sport to
perform the same ranking with no specific criteria, and the results
were the same. Filled with historic photographs of the athletes
profiled, and interspersed with interesting tidbits of each
athlete's personal life and career, this book is certain to be of
interest to the casual to serious sports enthusiast alike.
Who is Osiris? Which god was invoked by common folk to bring good
luck? Who is the patron of childbirth? Such questions are answered
in this updated and comprehensive dictionary of Egyptian mythology.
This fascinating volume has alphabetically arranged entries on all
the major gods, goddesses, myths, and themes of Egyptian mythology.
In addition, there are entries on such topics as amulets, mummies,
and pyramids; a chronology of Egyptian dynasties; a detailed
introduction; and a complete annotated bibliography. Fifty
pen-and-ink drawings by the author capture the spirit of ancient
Egyptian art. In reworking this edition, Bianchi has attempted to
retain Anthony Mercatante's sensitive approach to the religion of
ancient Egypt, but has modified his treatment to bring it into
conformity with more recent academic opinion. In addition, the
annotated bibliography has been completely revised to eliminate
outdated works and incorporate recent scholarship. The result
should be useful to student and amateur alike.
This book explores the Arab world and its development problems as
its new oil wealth opens up prospects of accelerated economic and
social progress. It describes Kuwait's aid operations and looks at
the effect the sudden torrent of oil money has had on the Kuwaitis.
In Rhetoric of the Protestant Sermon in America: The Pulpit at the
Turn of the Millennium, ten scholars analyze notable sermons from
the fifty-year span between 1965 and 2015, during which the
Protestant sermon has undergone significant change in the United
States. Contributors examine how this turbulent time period
witnessed a variety of important shifts in the arguments,
evidences, and rhetorical strategies employed by contemporary
preachers. Because religious practice is inextricably tangled in
the culture, politics, and economy of its historical situation, the
public expression of a faith is certain to move with the times. In
their treatment of race, sex, gender, class, and citizenship,
sermons apply ancient texts to current events and controversies,
often to revealing effect. This collection, thoughtfully edited by
Eric C. Miller and Jonathan J. Edwards, demonstrates how the genre
of the Protestant sermon has evolved-or resisted evolution-across
the years. Scholars of religion, rhetoric, communication,
sociology, and cultural studies will find this book particularly
useful.
These essays have been written to honor W. W. Bledsoe, a scientist
who has contributed to such diverse fields as mathematics, systems
analysis, pattern recognition, biology, artificial intelligence,
and automated reasoning. The first essay provides a sketch of his
life, emphasizing his scientific contributions. The diversity of
the fields to which Bledsoe has contributed is reflected in the
range of the other essays, which are original scientific
contributions by some of his many friends and colleagues. Bledsoe
is a founding father of the field of automated reasoning, and a
majority of the essays are on that topic. These essays are
collected together here not only to acknowledge Bledsoe's manifold
and substantial scientific contributions but also to express our
appreciation for the great care and energy that he has devoted to
nurturing many of the scientists working in those scientific fields
he has helped found. Robert S. Boyer Austin February, 1991 ix
Acknow ledgements Thanks to Larry Wos, editor of the Journal of
Automated Reasoning, and Derek Middleton and Martin Scrivener,
Kluwer Academic editors, for sup porting the idea of initiating
this collection of essays. Thanks to A. Michael Ballantyne and
Michael Spivak, for help with lffi.TWC, especially in identifying
many formatting problems and providing fixes."
Successful leaders know that leadership is less often about having
all the answers--and more often about asking the right questions.
The challenge lies in being able to step back, reflect, and ask the
key questions that are critical to your performance and your
organization's effectiveness. In What to Ask the Person in the
Mirror, HBS professor and business leader Robert Kaplan presents a
process for asking the big questions that will enable you to
diagnose problems, change course if necessary, and advance your
career. He lays out areas of inquiry, including questions such as:
*Do I clearly articulate my vision and top priorities to my
employees and key constituencies? *Does the way I spend my time
enable me to achieve my top priorities? *Do I give subordinates
timely and direct feedback they can act on? Do I actively seek
feedback myself? *Have I developed a succession roadmap? *Is my
organization's design aligned with the achievement of its
objectives? *Is my leadership style still effective, and does it
reflect who I truly am? Packed with real-life situations, this
highly readable and practical guide helps you learn to ask the
right questions--and work through the answers in ways that are
right for you. By asking these questions, you can tackle the
inevitable challenges of leadership as you craft new strategies for
staying on top of your game.
A novel about a family even more dysfunctional than the one you
grew up in. Will's Surreal Period is a richly satisfying tale-at
times laugh-out-loud hilarious and at times deeply moving-that
features a rollickingly dysfunctional family, a seemingly endless
array of succulent foodstuffs, and a brain tumor that transforms a
mediocre painter into a virtuoso. Now toss in a smidgen of BDSM and
a few beguiling tidbits exploring brain chemistry and human
evolution, and you have a story that will hook you fast and
captivate you till the end. "Will's Surreal Period proves why works
of fiction are high art. . . . Robert Steven Goldstein deftly
converts our raw human foibles into emotive entertainment and, as
he does, reminds us, sometimes painfully, sometimes hilariously,
who we are." -MICHAEL J. COFFINO, award-winning author of Truth Is
in the House
Widely regarded as a broadcasting classic, the 1981 BBC Radio
dramatisation of The Lord of the Rings stars Ian Holm, Michael
Hordern, Robert Stephens, John Le Mesurier and Peter Woodthorpe.
This box set contains all three parts of the epic tale - The
Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King.
Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him the Rings of Power - the
means by which he will be able to rule the world. All he lacks in
his plan for domination is the Ruling Ring, which has fallen into
the hands of the hobbit, Frodo Baggins... Brian Sibley, one of the
original dramatists, has written new opening and closing narration
for the character of Frodo, played by Ian Holm. This collection
also includes a bonus CD featuring Stephen Oliver's complete
musical score, and a demo version of 'Bilbo's Last Song'. 13 CDs.
13 hrs 15 mins.
WHAT MAKES A LEADER? CAN YOU REALLY LEARN TO LEAD? You might
believe that leaders are born, not made. Perhaps you think that you
need to hold an important job to be a leader--that you need
permission to lead. Leadership is one of the most important aspects
of our society. Yet there is enormous disagreement and confusion
about what leadership means and whether it can really be learned.
As Harvard Business School professor Robert Steven Kaplan explains
in this powerful new book, leadership qualities are not something
you either have or you don't. Leadership is not a destination or a
state of being. Leadership is about what you do, rather than who
you are, and it starts with an ownership mind-set. For Kaplan,
learning to lead involves three key elements: * Thinking like an
owner * A willingness to act on your beliefs * A relentless focus
on adding value to others Kaplan compellingly argues that great
organizations are built around a nucleus of people who think and
act with an ownership mind-set. He believes that leadership is not
a role reserved only for those blessed with the right attributes or
situated in the right positions of power. Leadership is accessible
to each of us--today. It requires a process of hard work,
willingness to ask questions, and openness to learning. This book
aims to demystify leadership and outlines a specific regimen that
will empower you to build your leadership skills. Kaplan tells
real-life stories from his own experience of working with various
types of leaders seeking to improve their effectiveness and make
their organizations more successful. He asks probing questions,
provides exercises, and suggests concrete follow-up steps that will
help you develop your skills, create new habits, and move you
toward reaching your unique leadership potential. What You Really
Need to Lead will help you develop your capacity to lead by
unlocking your power to think and act like an owner.
When Stanley Berman, a Jewish New York attorney, is appointed Chief
Counsel at a North Carolina University, he opts to share a house
with his good friend, Thomas McClellan, a professor in the school's
English Department. The men spend their evenings drinking wine,
playing chess, and lamenting their ineptitude with women. Then the
Professor, a Southern good old boy, former high school football
lineman, and avid hunter, hatches a scheme to bring a young woman
into the house, insisting that as a creative writing teacher, such
women find him alluringly subversive and artistic. The Counselor is
dubious but persuaded nonetheless-much to his detriment. The
articulate but bumbling Counselor and Professor find themselves
outwitted at every turn by Victoria, a young woman who is clever,
inscrutable, and superb at finishing what she starts. She initiates
passionate sexual encounters with the men, but as time goes on,
what she demands in return becomes untenable. When she goes
missing, John Watson, the county sheriff-and the Professor's
lifelong friend-feels compelled to open a murder investigation.
Full of wicked humor, artful eroticism, scintillating dialogue, and
a bit of intrigue, Enemy Queen is an exhilarating romp set in a
North Carolina college town.
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