Now more than ever before executives & managers need to understand their larger economic context. In A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics" David Moss leverages his many years of teaching experience at Harvard Business School to lay out important macroeconomic concepts in engaging clear & concise terms. In a simple & intuitive way he breaks down the ideas into "output " "money " & "expectations." In addition Moss introduces powerful tools for interpreting the big-picture economic developments that shape events in the contemporary business arena. Detailed examples are also drawn from history to illuminate important concepts. This book is destined to become a staple in MBA courses
- as well as the go-to resource for executives & managers at all levels seeking to brush up on their knowledge of macroeconomic dynamics."
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This book provides a clear & informative guide to the twists & turns of German history from the early middle ages to the present day. The multi-faceted problematic history of the German lands has provided a wide range of debates & differences of interpretation. Mary Fulbrook provides a crisp synthesis of a vast array of historical material & explores the interrelationships between social political & cultural factors in the light of scholarly controversies. First published in 1990 A Concise History of Germany appeared in an updated edition in 1992 & in a second edition in 2004. It is the only single-volume history of Germany in English which offers a broad general coverage. It has become standard reading for all students of German European studies & history & is a useful guide to general readers members of the business community & travellers to Germany. ...

This 2001 book offers a comprehensive thous&-year history of the land people society culture & economy of Hungary from its nebulous origins in the Ural Mountains to the elections of 1988. It tells above all the thrilling story of a people which became a great power in the region & then fought against
- & was invaded by
- Ottomans Germans & Soviets. The Hungarian people preserved nevertheless a continuous individuality through its Ural-born language & a specifically Hungaro-European culture. Dominated from the sixteenth century by the Habsburgs while ruling its own national minorities Hungary was deprived of two-thirds of its lands & peoples through successive treaties which followed the two World Wars after which it fell under Soviet domination for nearly fifty years. Free & independent since 1990 Hungary continues to seek its rightful position in Europe.

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The key to understanding the Arab world today
- & in the future
- is unlocking its past. John Mc Hugo takes the reader on

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Take a jaw-dropping interactive top-to-toe tour of your body with this compact guide. It features amazing 3D images that reveal all your major systems in molecular detail. It helps you: discover how the nervous system works the intricate construction of skeleton & muscles & how your body protects itself when you are under threat; put yourself under the microscope & learn about the bodies processes from a nerve impulse to blood surging through an artery; & journey inside & examine what can go wrong with the human machine
- explore the causes & symptoms for diseases & ailments. It offers an unmissable in-your-body adventure perfect for students families & health professionals.
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The most wide-ranging comprehensive & up-to-date dictionary of archaeology available. Over 4 000 entries cover the terms encountered in academic & popular archaeological literature in lectures & on television. Topics covered include artefacts techniques terminology people sites & periods & specialist areas such as industrial & maritime archaeology. The second edition is fully revised & updated now including 150 new entries on archaeological sites terms movements & people plus extended coverage of archaeological resource management & archaeological theory. The dictionarys primary focus is on Europe the Old World & the Americas as these are the regions where archaeology has become an established academic & vocational subject but it

Includes:: key archaeological sites around the world. A quick-reference section covers chronological periods around the world Egyptian rulers & dynasties Roman rulers & dynasties rulers of England to AD 1066 & principal international conventions & recommendations. New to this edition recommended web links for over 100 entries are updated on the Dictionary of Archaeology companion website.

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Where did the words bungalow & assassin derive? What did nice mean in the Middle Ages? How were adder anger & umpire originally spelt? The answers can be found in this essential companion to any popular dictionary. With over 17 000 entries this is the most authoritative & comprehensive guide to word origins available in paperback. Based on The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology the principal authority on the origin & development of English words it contains a wealth of information about our language & its history. ...

Now in its second edition this invaluable work is the most authoritative dictionary of linguistics of its kind available. The author Peter Matthews is professor of linguistics at Cambridge University & an established expert in the field. The dictionary contains over 3 150 entries covering every aspect of this multidisciplinary field including sociolinguistics language theory & history language families & major languages from all over the world (including major national/regional dialects) & key figures & ideas in linguistics. Fully revised & updated for the second edition the dictionary now boasts greatly enhanced coverage of sociolinguistics making it an ideal reference for those studying linguistics. It also

Includes:: entries on notable recent theorists in the field such as Del Hymes & Peter Trudgill. Wide-ranging & accessible this dictionary is ideal reference for students & teachers in language-related courses & a great introduction to linguistics for the general reader with an interest in language & its study.

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Authoritative & reliable this A-Z provides jargon-free definitions for even the most technical mathematical terms. With 3 000 entries ranging from Achilles paradox to zero matrix it covers all commonly encountered terms & concepts from pure & applied mathematics & statistics for example linear algebra optimisation nonlinear equations & differential equations. In addition there are entries on major mathematicians & on topics of more general interest such as fractals game theory & chaos. Using graphs diagrams & charts to render definitions as comprehensible as possible entries are clear & accessible & offer an ideal introduction to the subject. Useful appendices follow the A-Z dictionary & include lists of Nobel Prize winners & Fields' medallists Greek letters formulae &
- new to this edition
- tables of inequalities moments of inertia Roman numerals & more. This edition contains recommended web links at entry level which are accessible & kept up to date via the Dictionary of Mathematics companion website. Fully revised & updated in line with curriculum & degree requirements this dictionary is indispensable for students & teachers of mathematics & for anyone encountering mathematics in the workplace.

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