For more than two decades Winning at New Products has served as the bible for product developers everywhere Robert G Cooper demonstrates why consistent product development is so vital to corporate growth & how to maximize your chances of success Winning at New Products cites the author's most recent research & showcases innovative practices by industry leaders to present a field-tested game plan for achieving product leadership Cooper outlines specific strategies for making sound business decisions at every step--from idea generation to launch This fully updated & expanded edition is an essential resource for product developers around the world ...

Winning Chess Endings teaches endgame strategies in an exciting new way--by putting the player in the middle of the action with firsthand stories taken directly from famous matches Pull up a chair & watch the world's most exciting chess endings Then become an endgame master! Winning Chess Endings explains how to Relentlessly find checkmates from easy to hard in all basic endgame patterns Master the intricacies of King & Pawn Endings Win consistently in the most common endgame--the Rook ending Master the pros & cons of Bishop vs Knight Endgames Seize the advantage in Rook Pawn & Queen Pawn endings Play like a grandmaster in solitaire endings ...

Readers will gain the advantage over their opponents with easy-to-remember strategies from one of the world's top chess players! Strategy--it's the ultimate secret weapon for championship players around the world Drawing on his considerable experience in tournament play International Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan shows players how to apply flexible strategic principles to every part of their game Using Seirawan's simple & effective planning & analysis techniques they will enter each game with complete confidence & energy ready to play forcefully & intelligently--the way they need to play so they can win every time! Learn to Diagrams throughout the book illustrate game positions & readers wi'll meet history's greatest chess strategies--learning from them move by move! Whether for reference during practice games or simply for pleasure reading Winning Chess Strategies is an information packed resource players will turn to again & again ...

Duplicate bridge is a different game It's true that you can get by if you play exactly the same way as you would in a home social game or a team match Duplicate pairs is a highly competitive game though & few contestants are happy just to 'get by' They want to win
- not just once in a while but regularly! To be successful at duplicate pairs you must adjust your bidding You must know when to compete vigorously taking a risk in doing so You must also know when it is right to bid conservatively You have to understand which contract to choose in various situations In the play & defence you meet similar dilemmas Should you risk the contract for a lucrative overtrick? Should you risk giving away an extra trick in defence hoping that you can beat the contract? This is a book that every novice bridge player needs to read before that first pairs game at their local club
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Fast cars a hot romance & a behind-the-scenes look at the world famous Indy 500
- Winning has it all A hotshot race car driver who will do anything to win However this obsession nearly causes him to lose his wife Elora & his friendship with arch-rival Luther Erding along the way Winning features a believable personal drama spectacular footage of the 1968 Indy 500 with its famous 17-car pileup & a biting look at the people who make their living in the fast lane It also marks the screen debut of Richard Thomas who went on to become television&s John-Boy of the Waltons Actors Paul Newman Joanne Woodward Robert Wagner Richard Thomas David Sheiner Clu Gulager Barry Ford Karen Arthur Bobby Unser & Tony Hulman Director James Goldstone Certificate PGYear 1969 Languages English Duration 2 hours 3 minutes (approx)
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Chris Rennard's long relationship with the Liberals & later the Liberal Democrats began when a compassionate Liberal candidate helped his disabled mother receive her widowed mother allowance By his 20s Rennard was the most successful election campaigner his party has ever known He helped the Liberal Party win power in Liverpool in the 1970s & campaigned for Shirley Williams & Roy Jenkins in famous by-elections which helped the Liberal SDP Alliance to compete for power before its acrimonious collapse in the late 80's He was then responsible for a series of spectacular by-election victories that rescued his party's fortunes & he oversaw a huge increase in the party's number of MPs & elected representatives Liberal leaders Paddy Ashdown Charles Kennedy Menzies Campbell & Nick Clegg would all rely on him as the party grew to the peak of its success This volume of memoirs spans his first 30 years in politics (to 2006) &

Includes:: the highs & lows of his party during the leaderships of Paddy Ashdown (including his hopes for coalition with Tony Blair) & Charles Kennedy (including the latter's enforced resignation after revealing publicly his problem with alcohol) There will never be a better inside account of a political party or contemporary history of the Liberal Democrats Winning Here is a record that shows how election campaigns are really fought & won & how party leaders change & parties develop Similarly there will never be a commentator better placed to tell this story

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Multiple award-winner Paul Colley shows you how to take the step from good to great underwater images
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Whether racing dinghies or yachts every sailor wants to drive through the fleet & cross the line first In this groundbreaking book international racer Fred Imhoff shows how to do just that By means of on-the-water action shots & detailed commentary about a sailor's tactics sail trim helming crew positioning & psychological attitude Fred shares the secrets of competitive racing success Whether first-time club racer or international America's Cup hotshot every sailor's goal is to constantly improve & stay one step ahead of the competition Fred's logical clinical analyses accompanied by fantastic action shots including many from the 2012 Olympics will be a godsend to budding & improving racers alike From advice on mental preparation honing your gear working the weather & analysing the course to briefing your crew sussing out the other competitors & analysing your mistakes this book is full of never-before-discussed gold dust that will be absolutely indispensable to all racers whatever their age or level ...

Written by the father & coach of Sebastain Coe the winner of nine World Records & three World Bests this book analyses the 800m & 1500m events in detail to provide an understanding of what is required to race & win All the vital components of event training are included from fitness testing mental conditioning & multi-pace training to post-event analysis ...

Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award recipient James C Strouse follows up his 2007 Sundance Film Festival favorite Grace Is Gone with this comedy drama about an alcoholic ex-basketball star who gets a second chance at success on the court when recruited by a local high school principal to coach the girl&s varsity team Bill (Sam Rockwell) used to sink hoops in the NBA but that was before the bottle got the best of him These days Bill&s more likely to be spotted bussing tables at the local diner than hustling up & down the court Handed the reins on his daughter&s basketball team by the school&s principal Bill seizes the opportunity to get back in the game & set things right ...