Robert M Grant combines a highly accessible writing style with a concentration on the fundamentals of value creation & an emphasis ...

Robert M Grant combines a highly accessible writing style with a concentration on the fundamentals of value creation & an emphasis ...

Could we colonize Mars if we wanted to? Has surveillance reached " Big Brother" proportions? What are some of the latest theories for slowing aging? You'll find the answers to these & other questions in Contemporary Topics 3 (Series Editor Michael Rost) which features college lectures from several academic disciplines including astronomy political science & biology Contemporary Topics 3 prepares students for the challenge of college lectures with practice in a wide range of listening speaking & note-taking skills & strategies The lectures (available on the separate Audio CDs & DVD) were filmed in realistic academic setting before line student audiences The Classroom DVD (ISBN 9780131358102) & the Audio CDs (ISBN 9780136005162) are available separately DVD Features Realistic college lectures from a range of academic disciplines (also on audio CDs) Student discussions of the lectures (also on audio CDs) Instructors' Presentation Points Coaching Tips that guide students as they take notes Subtitles for lectures & student discussions Course Features Corpus-based vocabulary drawn from the Academic Word List Practical listening & note-taking strategies Note-review practice that allows students to analyze their note-taking skills & consolidate their understanding of the lecture Academic research & speaking tasks presentation discussions & role plays A Teacher's Pack for busy instructors with Suggested bonus activities Teaching notes Answer keys Audioscripts Simulated TOEFL (R) Listening Test for each unit See also Contemporary Topics Introductory (High Beginner) Contemporary Topics 1 (Intermediate) Contemporary Topics 2 (High Intermediate) ...

Presents a history of the world in the twentieth century & into the millennium that chronicles the key events of the period & examines the underlying issues that have shaped the times It takes a global approach to the subject while doing justice to the distinctive character of individual civilizations & regions 384 pages Duiker William J ...

Nonprofits are communicating more often & in more ways than ever before 432 pages Leroux Miller Kivi ...

Content is king & the new kingmaker & your message needs to align with your model & metrics & other mumbo jumbo right? Whether you're slogging through theory or buzzwords there's no denying content strategy is coming of age But what's in it for you? & if you're not a content strategist why should you care? Because even if content strategy isn't your job content's probably your problem-and probably more than you think You or your business has a message you want to deliver right? You can deliver that message through various channels & content types from Tweets to testimonials & photo galleries galore & your audience has just as many ways of engaging with it So many ways so much content so where's the problem? That is the problem & you can measure it in time creativity money lost opportunity & the sobs you hear equally from creative directors project managers & search engine marketing specialists The solution is content strategy & this book offers real-world examples & approaches you can adopt no matter your role on the team Put content strategy to work for you by gathering this book into your little hands & gobbling up never-before seen case studies from teams at Johns Hopkins Medicine MINI Icebreaker & more Content Strategy at Work is a book for designers information architects copywriters project managers & anyone who works with visual or verbal content It discusses how you can communicate & forge a plan that will enable you your company or your client get that message across & foster better user experiences ...

Dementia is a little understood & currently incurable illness but much can be done to maximise the quality of life for people with the condition Contented Dementia
- by clinical psychologist & bestselling author Oliver James
- outlines a groundbreaking & practical method for managing dementia that will allow both sufferer & carer to maintain the highest possible quality of life throughout every stage of the illness A person with dementia will experience random & increasingly frequent memory blanks relating to recent events Feelings however remain intact as do memories of past events & both can be used in a special way to substitute for more recent information that has been lost The SPECAL method (Specialized Early Care for Alzheimer's) outlined in this book works by creating links between past memories & the routine activities of daily life in the present Drawing on real-life examples & user-friendly tried-&-tested methods Contented Dementia provides essential information & guidance for carers relatives & professionals

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In the sixth edition of Contested Knowledge social theorist Steven Seidman presents the latest topics in social theory & addresses the current shift of 'universalist theorists' to networks of clustered debates Responds to current issues debates & new social movements Reviews sociological theory from a contemporary perspective Reveals how the universal theorist & the era of rival schools has been replaced by networks of clustered debates that are relatively 'autonomous' & interdisciplinary Features updates & in-depth discussions of the newest clustered debates in social theory intimacy postcolonial nationalism & the concept of 'the other' Challenges social scientists to renew their commitment to the important moral & political role social knowledge plays in public life ...

This book is the first major account of political thought in twentieth-century Europe both West & East to appear since the end of the Cold War Skillfully blending intellectual political & cultural history Jan-Werner Muller elucidates the ideas that shaped the period of ideological extremes before 1945 & the liberalization of West European politics after the Second World War He also offers vivid portraits of famous as well as unjustly forgotten political thinkers & the movements & institutions they inspired Muller pays particular attention to ideas advanced to justify fascism & how they relate to the special kind of liberal democracy that was created in postwar Western Europe He also explains the impact of the 1960s & neoliberalism ending with a critical assessment of today's self-consciously post-ideological age ...

CONTEXTUALIZED FRENCH GRAMMAR A HANDBOOK is a reference guide for lower division French-language students designed to help bridge the gap between lower-level language classes & upper-level content classes by developing students' awareness of how grammar functions in discourse The handbook presents grammar rules in a detailed yet concise manner so students can learn to create language & develop greater awareness of language & comprehension in different contexts Instructors may use the handbook as a supplement to the materials they are already using or students may use it as a self-guide ...