Designed for use by anyone involved in international sales finance shipping & administration The Handbook of International Trade & Finance" provides a full explanation of the key areas of international trade
- including risk management international payments & currency management. It is an essential reference source that will help to reduce risks & improve cashflow identify the most competitive finance alternatives structure the best payment terms & minimize finance & transaction costs. Coverage
Includes:: trade risks & risk assessment; methods of payment; currency risk; export credit insurance; trade finance; & terms of payment. Designed for all businesses regardless of size & business sector the book also describes the negotiating process from the perspectives of both the buyer & the seller
- providing valuable insight into the complete financing process."


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This is a practical guide to over 200 tying techniques comprehensively illustrated in over 1200 step-by-step photographs. All the key knot types are covered including bends hitches bindings loops mats plaits rings & slings. You will find familiar knots such as the simple overhand or thumb knot & more challenging knots such as the seizing bend boom hitch Chinese button knot & variations of the square Turks head. Also included are knots for angling & fishing boating & sailing caving & climbing general purpose & outdoor pursuits. Each set of instructions is accompanied by photographs taking you through every step of tying the knot. This title

Includes:: a clear guide to the variety of cords & ropes; their breaking strengths construction & application. Knots have been around for thousands of years
- even Neolithic man tied the reef knot clove hitch & running noose. There are several thousand knots in existence & an almost infinite number of variations. This reference manual & practical handbook presents over 200 of the most essential knots. Everyone is clearly identified by its category of use: angling & fishing; boating & sailing; caving & climbing; & general purpose & outdoor pursuits with easy-reference symbols denoting each knots use at the top of each page. Whether you are an eager beginner or a lifelong devotee of knot-tying this will prove an absorbing & indispensable guide.


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The Handbook of Model-making for Set Designers" describes the entire process of making scale models for stage sets from the most basic cutting & assembling methods to more advanced skills including painting texturing & finishing techniques & useful hints on presenting the completed model. Many drawings & colour photographs of the writers own work illustrate the text. Some state-of-the-art computerized techniques are described here for the first time in a book of this kind including many ways in which digital techniques can be used in combination with the more traditional methods to enhance the model-makers work. This book will be of use not only to theatre designers but to anyone with an interest in scale models of any kind." ...

In an era of far-reaching changes organizational learning & knowledge creation are high on the agenda of social scientists managers & consultants worldwide as they seek to adapt to new environments. The Handbook of Organizational Learning & Knowledge provides a comprehensive overview of how the concept of organizational learning emerged how it has been used & debated & where it may be going. It summarizes the state of the art & provides a full account of the diverse approaches themes issues & debates of the field. The handbook unites a distinguished team of international authors who examine both the central themes & key emerging issues. The coverage extends beyond the American tradition to include the experiences of Europe Asia & the Middle East. The book opens with chapters drawing insights from various social science approaches. The following sections examine fundamental issues concerning the external triggers factors & conditions agents & processes of organizational learning. Subsequent chapters review the subject within a global context looking in particular at processes of interorganizational learning & knowledge transfer. The next sections examine the development of learning practices & provide case studies to illustrate organizational learning & knowledge creation. The book concludes with an analysis of the state of the art & an agenda for the future. This handbook will be an invaluable reference tool for scholars & students in the social sciences as well as for professional involved in organizational development learning & change. ...

This handbook offers a practical thorough approach to the clinical practice of palliative care. Adding North American authors to its roster of UK contributors the third edition of this award-winning book addresses important changes in the evidence base of palliative care as well as an emphasis on end-of-life community-based care. It features new chapters on dementia & advance care planning a simplified lymphoedema discussion & an ongoing commitment to providing essential guidance for physicians nurses & all primary care providers involved in palliative care in hospital hospice & community settings. ...

This authoritative Handbook is the reference of choice for researchers & students of personality. Leading authorities describe the most important theoretical approaches in personality & review the state of the science in five broad content areas: biological bases; development; self & social processes; cognitive & motivational processes; & emotion adjustment & health. Within each area chapters present innovative ideas findings research designs & measurement approaches. Areas of integration & consensus are discussed as are key questions & controversies still facing the field. The book will be invaluable to researchers & students in personality & social psychology; also of interest to clinical psychologists. It will also serve as a core text in graduate-level courses on personality. ...

This completely revised & updated second edition provides a comprehensive introduction to using play to communicate with troubled or traumatized children & their families & to heal emotional damage. The book gives examples of good practice in different settings & situations. Drawing on psychodynamic systemic & attachment theory the book provides an integrated theory base for using play in therapeutic work with children. It emphasizes non-directive approaches to therapeutic play & play therapy based on supporting the child's developing self within the safe boundaries provided by the setting & the worker's emotional holding & containment. Areas explored include: children with disabilities & illnesses daily living with abused & traumatized children helping troubled families difficulties in early years children experiencing separation loss & bereavement children moving to new families. The Handbook of Play Therapy & Therapeutic Play is an invaluable resource for all of those using play therapy with children & will appeal not only to play therapists but also to professionals working in the broader field of therapeutic play. It will be useful whether the readers are at the beginning of their training or are well-established & experienced practitioners & managers. ...

This new edition of the Handbook of Policing" updates & expands the highly successful first edition & now

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This handbook acts as an essential guide to understanding & using reflective & experiential learning techniques in educational & training contexts. Jennifer Moon adopts a methodical integrated approach to reflective & experiential learning. The book features a rigorous analysis of the theory behind the techniques to establish exactly what we mean by reflective & experiential learning & how they relate to the process of learning. The final section of the book provides useful ideas for applying the models of learning providing practical advice tools activities & photocopiable resources which can be incorporated into teaching practice. This book is essential reading for any teacher lecturer or trainer wanting to understand develop & use reflective & experiential learning to improve teaching & learning. ...

The Handbook of Religion & Health has become the seminal research text on religion spirituality & health outlining a rational argument for the connection between religion & health. The Second Edition completely revises & updates the first edition. Its authors are physicians: a psychiatrist & geriatrician a primary care physician & a psychiatrist & theologian all with advanced degrees in epidemiology & public health. The Second Edition surveys the historical connections between religion & health & grapples with the distinction between the terms religion" & "spirituality" in research & clinical practice. It reviews research on religion & mental health as well as extensive research literature on the mind-body relationship & develops a model to explain how religious involvement may impact physical health through the mind-body mechanisms. It also explores the direct relationships between religion & physical health covering such topics as immune & endocrine function heart disease hypertension & stroke neurological disorders cancer & infectious diseases; & examines the consequences of illness including chronic pain disability & quality of life. Finally the Handbook reviews research methods & addresses applications to clinical practice. Theological perspectives are interwoven throughout the chapters. The Handbook is the most insightful & authoritative resource available to anyone who wants to understand the relationship between religion & health." ...