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Posted: February 29th, 2008, 9:14am CET
More Words That Sell# Author:Richard Bayan
# Format:PDF 4.0MB
# Page Count: 144 pages
# Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (June 27, 2003)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0071418539
# ISBN-13: 978-0071418539
A companion to the bestselling Words that Sell, the next definitive advertising word-and phase book
More Words That Sell is packed with 3,500high-powered, idea-generating words, phrases, and slogans, arranged by category and purpose (example categories include Power Words, Sounds, Technology, Youth Market, and dozens more). Containing checklists and other helpful features like its bestselling predecessor Words That Sell--but with literally no overlapping words--it will be valuable for devotees of that classic book and new fans.
More Words That Sell includes:
* Power words for heightening impact
* Positive personal qualities for selling oneself
* Cliche's to avoid
* Color names beyond just red, white, blue, yellow, etc.
* Words that reflect current trends in popular culture
With all words reflecting current use in advertising and media, and sections covering internet marketing and advertising, More Words That Sell will be a must-have word and-phrase reference for writers of all types.
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Posted: February 29th, 2008, 1:25am CET
Words and Life# Author:Hilary Putnam, James Conant
# Format:PDF 28.3MB
# Page Count: 608 pages
# Publisher: Harvard University Press (August 11, 1995)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0674956079
# ISBN-13: 978-0674956070
Hilary Putnam has been convinced for some time that the present situation in philosophy calls for revitalization and renewal; in this latest book he shows us what shape he would like that renewal to take. Words and Life offers a sweeping account of the sources of several of the central problems of philosophy, past and present, and of why some of those problems are not going to go away As the first four part tides in the volume-"The Return of Aristotle," "The Legacy of Logical Positivism," "The Inheritance of Pragmatism," and "Essays after Wittgenstein"-suggest, many of the essays are concerned with tracing the recent, and the not so recent, history of these problems.
The goal is to bring out what is coercive and arbitrary about some of our present ways of posing the problems and what is of continuing interest in certain past approaches to them. Various supposedly timeless philosophical problems appear, on closer inspection, to change with altered historical circumstances, while there turns out to be much of permanent value in Aristotle's, Peirce's, Dewey's, and Reichenbach's work on some of the problems that continue to exercise us.
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Posted: February 28th, 2008, 1:07am CET
Experience and Nature (Paul Carus Lectures)
经验与自然# Author:John Dewey
# Format:PDF 24.2MB
# Page Count:360 pages
# Publisher: Open Court Publishing Company; New Ed edition (June 1982)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0875480977
# ISBN-13: 978-0875480978
Mr. Dewey believes that the method of empirical naturalism presented in this volume provides the way, and the only way by which one can freely accept the standpoint and conclusions of modern science. Contents: experience and philosophic method; existence as precarious and as stable; nature, ends and histories; nature, means and knowledge; nature, communication and as meaning; nature, mind, and the subject; nature, life and body-mind; existence, ideas and consciousness; experience, nature and art; existence value and criticism.
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Posted: February 27th, 2008, 5:01pm CET
Mind and World
心灵与世界# Author:John McDowell
# Format:PDF 8.3MB
# Page Count: 224 pages
# Publisher: Harvard University Press; New Ed edition (September 1, 1996)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0674576101
# ISBN-13: 978-0674576100
Modern Philosophy finds it difficult to give a satisfactory picture of the place of minds in the world. In Mind and World, based on the 1991 John Locke Lectures, one of the most distinguished philosophers writing today offers his diagnosis of this difficulty and points to a cure. In doing so, he delivers the most complete and ambitious statement to date of his own views, a statement that no one concerned with the future of philosophy can afford to ignore.
John McDowell amply illustrates a major problem of modern philosophy--the insidious persistence of dualism--in his discussion of empirical thought. Much as we would like to conceive empirical thought as rationally grounded in experience, pitfalls await anyone who tries to articulate this position, and McDowell exposes these traps by exploiting the work of contemporary philosophers from Wilfrid Sellars to Donald Davidson. These difficulties, he contends, reflect an understandable--but surmountable--failure to see how we might integrate what Sellars calls the logical space of reasons" into the natural world. What underlies this impasse is a conception of nature that has certain attractions for the modern age, a conception that McDowell proposes to put aside, thus circumventing these philosophical difficulties. By returning to a pre-modern conception of nature but retaining the intellectual advance of modernity that has mistakenly been viewed as dislodging it, he makes room for a fully satisfying conception of experience as a rational openness to independent reality. This approach also overcomes other obstacles that impede a generally satisfying understanding of how we are placed in the world.
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Posted: February 27th, 2008, 9:41am CET
Create Your Own Future: How to Master the 12 Critical Factors of Unlimited Success
创造自己的未来:掌握成功的12个关键因素# Author:Brian Tracy
# Format:PDF 1.3MB
# Page Count: 288 pages
# Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (August 16, 2002)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0471251070
# ISBN-13: 978-0471251071
Now in paperback, Create Your Own Future is a powerful book on self-empowerment that offers a wealth of ideas readers can apply immediately to take complete control of their personal and work lives. Intended for anyone who wants to make more money and get more satisfaction from life, the book offers twelve principles for success and real-world action plans that help you reach your goals. Author Brian Tracy is one of the most renowned and successful self-help authors and speakers in the world; Create Your Own Future presents all his accumulated experience in making success happen for others. Now, it can make success happen for you.
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Posted: February 26th, 2008, 1:39am CET
Car Hacks & Mods For Dummies
傻瓜系列之汽车改装指南# Author:David Vespremi
# Format:PDF 4.7MB
# Page Count: 384 pages
# Publisher: For Dummies (October 15, 2004)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0764571427
# ISBN-13: 978-0764571428
So you want to turn your Yugo into a Viper? Sorry--you need a certified magician. But if you want to turn your sedate sedan into a mean machine or your used car lot deal into a powerful, purring set of wheels, you’ve come to the right place. Car Hacks & Mods for Dummies will get you turbo-charged up about modifying your car and guide you smoothly through:
* Choosing a car to mod
* Considering warranties, legal, and safety issues
* Hacking the ECU (Engine Control Unit) to adjust performance-enhancing factors like fuel injection, firing the spark plugs, controlling the cooling fan, and more
* Replacing your ECU with a plug and play system such as the APEXi Power FC or the AEM EMS system
* Putting on the brakes (the faster you go, the faster you’ll need to stop)
* Setting up your car for better handling and cornering
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Posted: February 25th, 2008, 8:38pm CET
Good Lighting for Schools and Educational Establishments
学校及教育机构的照明# Author:UNknow
# Format:PDF 3.0MB
# Page Count:52 pages
# ISBN: 3926193255
# Press: Fördergemeinsch. Gutes Licht (1994)
Learning is a life-long process. In modern knowledge society, in a world becoming increasingly complex and high tech, we need to be prepared to keep on acquiring new knowledge and learning new skills.
From kindergarten to university, vocational school to adult education centre, there are a host of institutions available to help us do this. They deliver the basic education we need, they help us build up our knowledge of mathematics and languages, sciences and subjects vital for our career, they teach us problem-solving skills and techniques for learning.
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Posted: February 25th, 2008, 5:02pm CET
History of Philosophy, Volume 1
哲学史 第一卷# Author:Frederick Copleston
# Format:PDF 8.7MB
# Page Count: 544 pages
# Publisher: Image (March 1, 1993)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0385468431
# ISBN-13: 978-0385468435
Conceived originally as a serious presentation of the development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volume A History Of Philosophy has journeyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as the best history of philosophy in English.
Copleston, an Oxford Jesuit of immense erudition who once tangled with A. J. Ayer in a fabled debate about the existence of God and the possibility of metaphysics, knew that seminary students were fed a woefully inadequate diet of theses and proofs, and that their familiarity with most of history's great thinkers was reduced to simplistic caricatures. Copleston set out to redress the wrong by writing a complete history of Western philosophy, one crackling with incident and intellectual excitement -- and one that gives full place to each thinker, presenting his thought in a beautifully rounded manner and showing his links to those who went before and to those who came after him.
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Posted: February 25th, 2008, 9:30am CET
How to Write Blockbuster Sales Letters
如何撰写一鸣惊人的销售信函# Author:Benjamin Hart
# Format:PDF 1.3MB
# Page Count: 236 pages
# Publisher: Outskirts Press (January 12, 2006)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1598002627
# ISBN-13: 978-1598002621
"Amazing returns on my mailings" "Ben Hart has given me the secret to getting into the mind of my customer and generating amazing returns on my mailings. With just a few simple changes to my own writing, I am already seeing dramatic results. Thank you for this powerful, step-by-step formula for creating 'Blockbuster Sales Letters'." Valerie Hasara Editor, OyesUcan.com "Absolutely the best in the business" "Ben Hart is absolutely the best in the business. His direct mail campaigns have single handedly turned many floundering and start-up enterprises into multi-million-dollar powerhouses. Ben's books are packed full of strategies, methods, rules and tips that will profit direct mail experts and beginners alike. And Hart's books are enormously fun to read. His writing is clear and direct . . . Every direct mail veteran, as well as anyone planning to launch their very first direct mail marketing campaign, must read Ben's books immediately. I will read this book many times." Steve Loflin Executive Director, National Society of Collegiate Scholars (400,000 members) "One of the true masters" "The dirty little secret of direct mail is that you can count the true masters on two hands and still have several fingers left over. These are the giants who produce the huge results over and over again. Ben Hart is one of the true masters. He's the guy the others are always studying and trying to 'steal smart' from. When you read this book you are learning a lifetime of success secrets from the very best in the business." Richard Rossi Co-Founder, Envision EMI, Inc., Marketer of educational programs that enroll 50,000 students every year with annual revenue of more than $70,000,000 generated by direct mail "One of the creative giants in direct mail today" "Ben Hart is one of the creative giants in direct mail today. I have personally sent Ben to number of my largest clients to help them improve their direct mail programs. Each one has thanked me because Ben's packages have consistently beaten everything they've been doing." Glen Thomas Co-Owner, RST Market
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Posted: February 25th, 2008, 1:33am CET
Happiness: The Science behind Your Smile
幸福:微笑背后的科学# Author:Daniel Nettle
# Format:PDF 2.3MB
# Page Count: 224 pages
# Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (September 7, 2006)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0192805592
# ISBN-13: 978-0192805591
What exactly is happiness? Can we measure it? Why are some people happy and others not? And is there a drug that could eliminate all unhappiness? People all over the world, and throughout the ages, have thought about happiness, argued about its nature, and, most of all, desired it. But why do we have such a strong instinct to pursue happiness? And if happiness is good in itself, why haven't we simply evolved to be happier? Daniel Nettle uses the results of the latest psychological studies to ask what makes people happy and unhappy, what happiness really is, and to examine our urge to achieve it. Along the way we look at brain systems, at mind-altering drugs, and how happiness is now marketed to us as a commodity. Nettle concludes that while it may be unrealistic to expect lasting happiness, our evolved tendency to seek happiness drives us to achieve much that is worthwhile in itself. What is more, it seems to be not your particular circumstances that define whether you are happy so much as your attitude towards life. Happiness gives us the latest scientific insights into the nature of our feelings of well-being, and what these imply for how we might live our lives.
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Posted: February 24th, 2008, 5:01pm CET
Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment# Author:Deepak Chopra
# Format:PDF 2.1MB
# Page Count: 288 pages
# Publisher: HarperOne (May 1, 2007)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0060878800
# ISBN-13: 978-8172236793
Bestselling author Deepak Chopra brings the Buddha back to life in this gripping novel of the young prince who abandoned his inheritance to discover his true calling. This iconic journey changed the world forever, and the truths revealed continue to influence every corner of the globe today.
A young man in line for the throne is trapped in his father's kingdom and yearns for the outside world. Betrayed by those closest to him, Siddhartha abandons his palace and princely title. Alone and face-to-face with his demons, he becomes a wandering monk and embarks on a spiritual fast that carries him to the brink of death. Ultimately recognizing his inability to conquer his body and mind by sheer will, Siddhartha transcends his physical pain and achieves enlightenment.
Although we recognize Buddha today as an icon of peace and serenity, his life story was a tumultuous and spellbinding affair filled with love and sex, murder and loss, struggle and surrender. From the rocky terrain of the material world to the summit of the spiritual one, Buddha captivates and inspires—ultimately leading us closer to understanding the true nature of life and our selves.
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Posted: February 23rd, 2008, 8:15pm CET
Think and Grow Rich:A Black Choice# Author:Dennis Kimbro, Napolean Hill
# Format:PDF 1.3MB
# Page Count: 270 Pages
# Publisher: HarperAudio; Abridged edition (October 28, 1992)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1559946725
# ISBN-13: 978-1559946728
Napoleon Hill's astonishing best-seller Think And Grow Rich formulated the principles of personal achievement, financial independence, and spiritual riches for more than ten million Americans. When he died, he left behind a partial manuscript tailoring his winning program for a black audience. The Napoleon Hill Foundation chose Dennis Kimbro to complete it.
Dr. Kimbro acknowledges the unique and enormous problems black Americans face, but he finds they are not insurmountable. He looks at the lives of successful black Americans (including Spike Lee, Oprah Winfrey, Thurgood Marshall, Florence Joyner, Frederick Douglass, Ron Leflore, Alex Haley), distills the secrets of their success, and combines that information with his own vast knowledge. The result is a powerful and inspiring recording that will give listeners the tools they need to make their own dreams come true.
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Posted: February 23rd, 2008, 5:06pm CET
The View From Nowhere
观点从零开始# Author:Thomas Nagel
# Format:PDF 10.3MB
# Page Count: 256 pages
# Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (February 9, 1989)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0195056442
# ISBN-13: 978-0195056440
Human beings have the unique ability to view the world in a detached way: We can think about the world in terms that transcend our own experience or interest, and consider the world from a vantage point that is, in Nagel's words, "nowhere in particular". At the same time, each of us is a particular person in a particular place, each with his own "personal" view of the world, a view that we can recognize as just one aspect of the whole. How do we reconcile these two standpoints--intellectually, morally, and practically? To what extent are they irreconcilable and to what extent can they be integrated? Thomas Nagel's ambitious and lively book tackles this fundamental issue, arguing that our divided nature is the root of a whole range of philosophical problems, touching, as it does, every aspect of human life. He deals with its manifestations in such fields of philosophy as: the mind-body problem, personal identity, knowledge and skepticism, thought and reality, free will, ethics, the relation between moral and other values, the meaning of life, and death. Excessive objectification has been a malady of recent analytic philosophy, claims Nagel, it has led to implausible forms of reductionism in the philosophy of mind and elsewhere. The solution is not to inhibit the objectifying impulse, but to insist that it learn to live alongside the internal perspectives that cannot be either discarded or objectified. Reconciliation between the two standpoints, in the end, is not always possible.
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Posted: February 23rd, 2008, 9:11am CET
The Blair Years: The Alastair Campbell Diaries
布莱尔时代# Author:Alastair Campbell
# Format:PDF 2.4MB
# Page Count: 816 pages
# Publisher: Knopf (July 31, 2007)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0307268314
# ISBN-13: 978-0307268310
A revelatory account of Tony Blair’s tumultuous leadership, The Blair Years gathers extracts from the diaries of the man who knew him best: Alastair Campbell—Blair’s spokesman from 1994 to 2003, his press secretary, strategist, and closest confidant. It is a compelling chronicle of contemporary British politics and the rise of New Labour, providing the first important record of a remarkable decade in Britain’s history.
Here are the defining events of the time, from the Labour Party’s new dawn to the war on terror; from the death of Princess Diana to negotiations for peace in Northern Ireland; from Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq to the Hutton Inquiry of 2003, the year Campbell resigned his position. Here also are Blair’s relationships with world leaders and heads of state, including presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. But above all, here is Tony Blair up close and personal, making the decisions that affected the lives of millions, under relentless and frequently hostile pressure.
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Posted: February 23rd, 2008, 4:59am CET
iPhone For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
傻瓜系列之Iphone指南# Author:Edward C. Baig , Bob LeVitus
# Format:PDF 2.3MB
# Page Count: 240 pages
# Publisher: For Dummies (September 26, 2007)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0470174692
# ISBN-13: 978-0470174692
Get up to speed fast with this full-color guide to Apple’s revolutionary new mobile phone– widescreen video iPod–Internet communications device.
Announced to great fanfare, Apple’s iPhone promises to reinvent the market for portable electronic devices, combining mobile phone, music and video player, digital camera, Internet browser, and e-mail in a single sleekly designed, brilliantly engineered package. Illustrated throughout with full-color screen shots and illustrations, this fun and easy guide helps you make the most of all the features of this pioneering device.
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Posted: February 23rd, 2008, 1:20am CET
Richard Dawkins: How a Scientist Changed the Way We Think
道金斯:一位科学家如何改变了我们的思维方式# Author: Alan Grafen, Mark Ridley
# Format:PDF 1.0MB
# Page Count: 304 pages
# Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; New Ed edition (May 17, 2007)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0199214662
# ISBN-13: 978-0199214662
Reading this volume, it is evident that The Selfish Gene-Richard Dawkins's seminal text that described how "genes have evolved the means to transform the world's resources in ever more ingenious ways"-continues to have a powerful impact on the scientific community. These 26 essayists offer a glistening blend of praise and personal reflection on both the nature of the author and on the reach of his work. "A phenomenon such as Dawkins' The Selfish Gene can be seen from many points of view and set in many contexts," notes co-editor Grafen. So, while Helena Cronin (The Ant and the Peacock) writes, "Like Einstein's imagined ride on a beam of light, this is an invitation to journey into unreachable worlds for a clearer understanding of reality," Philip Pullman invokes Oscar Wilde, Charles Dickens and Sherlock Holmes in his rumination on why Dawkins's books are infectiously readable. Readers looking for a distilled regurgitation of Dawkins's life and works will be disappointed, as this book provides neither a complete biography nor a comprehensive appraisal of his science. This collection succeeds, however, as a tribute: Dawkins appears here majestically, if not prophetically.
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Posted: February 22nd, 2008, 4:08am CET
Money And the Economy
货币与经济# Author:Apostolos Serletis
# Format:PDF 12.3MB
# Page Count: 352 pages
# Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company (August 8, 2006)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 9812568182
# ISBN-13: 978-9812568182
This book provides a comprehensive and systematic introduction to the problem of the definition of money and investigates the gains that can be achieved by a rigorous use of microeconomic- and aggregation-theoretic foundations in the construction of monetary aggregates. It provides readerswith key aspects of monetary economics and macroeconomics, including monetary aggregation, demand systems, flexible functional forms, long-run monetary neutrality, the welfare cost of inflation, and nonlinear chaotic dynamics.
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Posted: February 22nd, 2008, 4:08am CET
Money And the Economy
货币与经济# Author:Apostolos Serletis
# Format:PDF 12.3MB
# Page Count: 352 pages
# Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company (August 8, 2006)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 9812568182
# ISBN-13: 978-9812568182
This book provides a comprehensive and systematic introduction to the problem of the definition of money and investigates the gains that can be achieved by a rigorous use of microeconomic- and aggregation-theoretic foundations in the construction of monetary aggregates. It provides readerswith key aspects of monetary economics and macroeconomics, including monetary aggregation, demand systems, flexible functional forms, long-run monetary neutrality, the welfare cost of inflation, and nonlinear chaotic dynamics.
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Posted: February 22nd, 2008, 12:20am CET
Coaching Competencies and Corporate Leadership
能力训练和公司领导# Author:Tracey Weiss, Sharyn Kolberg
# Format:PDF 1.7MB
# Page Count: 240 pages
# Publisher: CRC; 1 edition (April 29, 2003)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1574443194
# ISBN-13: 978-1574443196
The quality of corporate leadership is often the key factor that determines success - or failure - in the fiercely competitive business world. Offering a fresh perspective and practical advice, Coaching Competencies and Corporate Leadership explores how coaching executives can use a competency-based approach to become more effective leaders. The authors show you how to be an active partner in the coaching process and how to develop current and future leaders for your organization. Getting executives to maximize their leadership potential requires sustained behavioral change. The authors show you how to use coaching and integrate it with 360-degree feedback to bring about observable results in your management team. Using case studies and interviews with senior executives from leading international companies as examples, they address the methods and benefits of leveraging competency models and the coaching relationship to achieve strategic business results. Drawing on extensive research and experience, the authors demonstrate how a core competency-coaching program can be successfully implemented. Anyone who believes that leaders are born not made will want to rethink that position after reading Coaching Competencies and Corporate Leadership. Shedding new light on corporate leadership and how to attain it, it shows what organizations can do to capitalize on their investment in competency models to achieve genuine leadership development.
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Posted: February 22nd, 2008, 12:20am CET
Coaching Competencies and Corporate Leadership
能力训练和公司领导# Author:Tracey Weiss, Sharyn Kolberg
# Format:PDF 1.7MB
# Page Count: 240 pages
# Publisher: CRC; 1 edition (April 29, 2003)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1574443194
# ISBN-13: 978-1574443196
The quality of corporate leadership is often the key factor that determines success - or failure - in the fiercely competitive business world. Offering a fresh perspective and practical advice, Coaching Competencies and Corporate Leadership explores how coaching executives can use a competency-based approach to become more effective leaders. The authors show you how to be an active partner in the coaching process and how to develop current and future leaders for your organization. Getting executives to maximize their leadership potential requires sustained behavioral change. The authors show you how to use coaching and integrate it with 360-degree feedback to bring about observable results in your management team. Using case studies and interviews with senior executives from leading international companies as examples, they address the methods and benefits of leveraging competency models and the coaching relationship to achieve strategic business results. Drawing on extensive research and experience, the authors demonstrate how a core competency-coaching program can be successfully implemented. Anyone who believes that leaders are born not made will want to rethink that position after reading Coaching Competencies and Corporate Leadership. Shedding new light on corporate leadership and how to attain it, it shows what organizations can do to capitalize on their investment in competency models to achieve genuine leadership development.
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Posted: February 21st, 2008, 12:08am CET
Maximum Energy for Life: A 21-Day Strategic Plan to Feel Great, Reverse the Aging Process, and Optimize Your Health
让你一生精力充沛# Author:Mackie Shilstone
# Format:PDF 1.5MB
# Page Count:# 272 pages
# Publisher: Wiley (December 5, 2002)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0471235377
# ISBN-13: 978-0471235378
For more than twenty-five years, Mackie Shilstone has helped the world’s most famous sports figures, elected officials, and businesspeople become more focused, eat healthier, and achieve greater success at what they do best. Now, Shilstone has distilled his performance-enhancing secrets into a book that can help anyone feel younger, live longer, and do his or her best in all aspects of life.
Maximum Energy for Life is a revolutionary motivational game plan that incorporates nutrition, fitness, and psychological motivational tools. In this book, Shilstone re-creates the same breakthrough program he uses with his clients–designed to increase your energy level, reduce body fat, and help you manage stress and fatigue. He shows you how to identify where you are in life (both emotionally and physically), where you want to be, and how best to achieve your goals.
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Posted: February 20th, 2008, 12:01am CET
Money and Happiness: A Guide to Living the Good Life
金钱和幸福:美好生活指南# Author:Laura Rowley
# Format:PDF 1.4MB
# Page Count: 242 pages
# Publisher: Wiley; New Ed edition (February 2, 2007)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0470067799
# ISBN-13: 978-0470067796
Wealth means different things to different people. That's why the road to financial happiness begins with identifying your values. When you know what you believe and are focused on your highest priorities, you have control. You can earn, spend, save, and invest in meaningful and effective ways. You can banish money anxiety forever. You can manage your money so that it reflects your energy, imagination, and passion. In Money and Happiness, award-winning print and television journalist Laura Rowley reveals the secret to financial happiness: aligning your money and your values.Through powerful stories of real women¿their money choices, how money has shaped their lives, and how they've used it to facilitate their genuine happiness¿Rowley skillfully details the practical financial tools and positive strategies you need to create "the good life" in a meaningful way. As the personal finance columnist for Self, a women's magazine with over 5 million readers, Laura Rowley has corresponded with many women who are ambitious, educated, and earn competitive salaries. And yet many feel overwhelmed by money and don't understand how to manage their money so it maximizes their happiness.
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Posted: February 19th, 2008, 5:03pm CET
What Self-Made Millionaires Really Think, Know and Do: A Straight-Talking Guide to Business Success and Personal Riches
白手起家的百万富翁之真正所想、所知与所做:事业成功与个人致富的指南# Author:Richard Dobbins, Barrie Pettman
# Format:PDF 1.8MB
# Page Count: 324 pages
# Publisher: Capstone; 1 edition (March 10, 2006)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1841126802
# ISBN-13: 978-1841126807
What Self-Made Millionaires Really Think, Know & Do
There are better ways to becoming a millionaire than trudging to your local store to buy that lottery ticket every week. It’s a well-known fact that your chances of winning are approximately 14 million to one. Despite that, there are still those who believe that the lottery represents their best chance of personal success and financial freedom. Not true.
The people that are successful in life know that they must do more to have more, and become masters of their own destiny. They must change. They must act. This book is for them….
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Posted: February 19th, 2008, 12:48am CET
It's All in Your Head LP: Thinking Your Way to Happiness# Author:Stephen M. Pollan, Mark Levine
# Format:PDF 1.6MB
# Page Count: 316 pages
# Publisher: HarperLargePrint; Lrg edition (April 24, 2007)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0061121223
# ISBN-13: 978-0061121227
Here are the simple truths that motivate people of any age to find and accept lasting happiness, illustrated with the stories of real people, and illuminated with the observations of spiritual leaders and great philosophers.
For more than three decades, attorney, financial consultant, and life coach Stephen M. Pollan has been advising clients and readers on the business of living -- everything from home buying and employment contracts to marriage and parenting. He has taught his clients and readers to Die Broke (use assets rather than build up an estate), to stage Second Acts (reinvent their lives), and, most recently, to Fire Your Boss (take charge of their own work lives).
Throughout these books, Pollan stresses that attitudes as well as actions are essential to success. Indeed, over the years he realized that the happiest and most successful people he'd met were also those who were the most energetic and exuberant, regardless of their age. By noting these attributes and incorporating them in his own life, Pollan came to understand that our attitudes are not just one element of succeeding at the business of living, they are in fact the foundation of leading a happy life.
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Posted: February 18th, 2008, 4:52am CET
Strategic Planning For Dummies
傻瓜系列之战略规划指南# Author:Erica Olsen
# Format:PDF 2.3MB
# Page Count: 384 pages
# Publisher: For Dummies (October 30, 2006)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0470037164
# ISBN-13: 978-0470037164
If you’re starting a new business or planning your business’s future, there are plenty of things you should take into account. Strategic Planning For Dummies covers everything you need to know to develop a plan for building and maintaining a competitive advantage — no matter what business you’re in.
Written by Erica Olsen, founder and President of a business development firm that helps entrepreneurial-minded businesses plan for a successful future, this handy guide covers all the basics, including:
* How a strategic plan is different than a business plan
* Establishing a step-based planning process
* Planning for and encouraging growth
* Taking a long-view of your organization
* Evaluating past performance
* Defining and refining your mission, values, and vision
* Sizing up your current situation
* Examining your industry landscape
* Setting your strategic priorities
* Planning for unknown contingencies
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Posted: February 18th, 2008, 12:38am CET
Executive Coaching: A Guide for the HR Professional
专业人力资源指南:执行力教练# Author:Anna Marie Valerio , Robert J. Lee
# Format:PDF 1.6MB
# Page Count: 240 pages
# Publisher: Pfeiffer; 1 edition (December 29, 2004)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0787973017
# ISBN-13: 978-0787973018
Executive Coaching is a “consumer’s guide” for HR professionals and executives who want to be good clients and savvy consumers of coaching services. Step by step, the book defines what coaching is, who uses it, when, and why. In this comprehensive resource the authors outline the entire coaching process, include key points on the readiness for coaching, and clients’ first-hand accounts of their coaching experiences. Valerio and Lee describe the roles of the HR professional, the client, the boss, and the coach and how all work together in order to achieve a successful coaching engagement.
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Posted: February 17th, 2008, 12:29am CET
Company Law
公司法# Author:Simon Goulding
# Format:PDF 1.1MB
# Page Count: 478 pages
# Publisher: Routledge Cavendish; 2 edition (April 1, 1999)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1859414265
# ISBN-13: 978-1859414262
It is well recognised that company law is a large and complex subject which has expanded rapidly in recent years. This is partly due to the need to comply with the European Union directives and regulations and partly due to the increasing complexity of commercial life generally. All of this places enormous pressure on any company law course. This book presents the core principles of company law in a readable and intelligible form, focusing particularly on the important cases and extracting key passages of judgment.
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Posted: February 16th, 2008, 5:06pm CET
Applying Psychology to Everyday Life: A Beginner's Guide
心理学在日常生活中的应用# Author:Kenneth T. Strongman
# Format:PDF 1.4MB
# Page Count: 302 pages
# Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (July 18, 2006)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0470869887
# ISBN-13: 978-0470869888
This text gives a general introduction to the subject but in a way that demonstrates its applicability to their work and to everyday life, whilst remaining academically grounded. It demonstrates how psychology can make a practical difference in the real world. Topics covered include emotions, motivation, social life and the lifespan. Basic, up-to-date introduction to psychological concepts Practical exercises and techniques Scene setting examples from real life.
What is psychology and how does it affect our everyday life?
In this fascinating book, Ken Strongman offers an up-to-date introduction to psychological concepts and provides an informative overview of the subject. Practical in its approach, this book describes the most interesting and useful aspects of psychology in an accessible way and provides the reader with questions and possibilities to think about and apply to everyday circumstances.
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Posted: February 16th, 2008, 9:44am CET
Frommer's Rome (Frommer's Complete)
Frommer's 旅游指南系列:罗马# Author:Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince
# Format:PDF 2.3MB
# Page Count:# 281 pages
# Publisher: Frommer's; 1st edition (December 24, 2004)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0764572709
# ISBN-13: 978-0764572708
A complete guide to the city's sights, from the Colosseum to the Vatican. With listing that help you build your own itinerary, plus a whole chapter full of detailed walking tours, this in-depth guide is simply much more detailed and comprehensive than its major competition. You'll find authoritative but fun-to-use coverage of all the ancient ruins, amazing artworks, and fascinating churches, with valuable insights that will enrich your trip. We've provided all the background information you need to enjoy and understand what you're seeing. You'll find candid reviews of a huge selection of accommodations and restaurants in all price ranges. It's all here in one easy-to-use guide, complete with a handy glossary of Italian phrases, a color fold-out map, and an online directory that makes trip-planning a snap!
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Posted: February 16th, 2008, 12:06am CET
Coaching for Emotional Intelligence: The Secret to Developing the Star Potential of Your Employees
做员工的情商教练# Author:Bob Wall
# Format:PDF 1.9MB
# Page Count: 221 pages
# Publisher: AMACOM/American Management Association (October 30, 2006)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0814408907
# ISBN-13: 978-0814408902
For managers, coaching for performance and for emotional intelligence are two different things. But that doesn’t mean they exist in different worlds. Performance is just one part of an employee’s overall development as a professional and as a leader -- development which depends on the employee’s emotional intelligence and the ability of the manager to encourage and increase it.
Coaching for Emotional Intelligence provides a carefully planned strategy to help managers address such factors as personality traits, communications styles, and personal behaviors -- the delicate issues that make coaching for EI more challenging than coaching for performance alone.
The book will help readers feel confident and comfortable with sensitive, often personal issues that arise in managing and developing subordinates, and will accelerate the development of high-potential employees and future leaders. Logical, applicable, and realistic, Coaching for Emotional Intelligence makes this often elusive subject simple to grasp -- and easy to nurture in any workplace.
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Posted: February 15th, 2008, 9:36am CET
Real Project Planning: Developing a Project Delivery Strategy (Project Management Toolkit)
真正的项目规划:发展项目交付战略（项目管理工具）# Author:Trish Melton
# Format:PDF 2.5MB
# Page Count: 368 pages
# Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann (January 21, 2008)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0750684720
# ISBN-13: 978-0750684729
Successful projects are the basis for a successful company, but many professionals lack the basic skills required to accomplish this. The IChemE Project Management Subject Group has recognized the need to provide resources to deliver these skills, and has developed a series of books to share the latest best practice engineering essentials.
This second title, though primarily written from the perspective of engineering projects within the process industries, is generic enough to support project managers in many other disciplines. It provides for those starting out in project management, is ideal for students as a university textbook and is also an indispensable reference for established project managers.
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Posted: February 15th, 2008, 4:12am CET
Knowledge Management in Modern Organizations
现代机构中的知识管理# Author:Murray E. Jennex
# Format:PDF 2.6MB
# Page Count: 418 pages
# Publisher: IGI Global (January 29, 2007)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1599042614
# ISBN-13: 978-1599042619
Knowledge management has been growing in importance and popularity as a research topic and business initiative. Knowledge Management in Modern Organizations documents the latest key issues of knowledge management. The innovative chapters in this book discuss the philosophical foundations of knowledge management, serving as a viable resource for academicians, practitioners, researchers, and students. Knowledge Management in Modern Organizations depicts a global perspective as the contributors come from Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States, and adds value to any course focused on KM in organizations.
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Posted: February 15th, 2008, 12:56am CET
Mastering Inner Leadership# Author:Gilbert W. Fairholm
# Format:PDF 11.0MB
# Page Count: 240 pages
# Publisher: Quorum Books (April 30, 2001)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1567204244
# ISBN-13: 978-1567204247
Leadership in today's corporations is exercised not merely, or even primarily, by those at the very top of the organizational charts, but also by the many employees who find themselves in the middle of the corporation. These managers, directors, and vice presidents practice "inner leadership" in both senses of the term. They lead from within the organization, rather than from the top. They lead from within themselves, seeking to guide others by the light of their own core values and goals, which may be distinct from, if complementary to, the organization's goals. How they do so, and how they can be more effective inner leaders, is the focus of this book for current and aspiring leaders as well as their academic colleagues. Fairholm explains that there are four key characteristics that distinguish inner leaders from CEOs. First, inner leaders inhabit a unique corporate culture in which they relate not only to subordinates, but to peers and supervisors as well. Second, inner leaders' authority is often more a function of their personalities and personal charisma than it is of their official positions. Third, inner leaders have the ability to create a subculture within the corporation that facilitates attainment of their personal and professional goals and is consistent with their personal values. Fourth, inner leaders use different technologies (techniques, methods, and approaches) in the pursuit of their objectives. Current and aspiring leaders as well as their academic colleagues will benefit from this work.
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Posted: February 14th, 2008, 5:04pm CET
Innovative Reward Systems for the Changing Workplace 2/e
工作场合的创新奖励制度# Author:Thomas B. Wilson
# Format:PDF 1.03MB
# Page Count: 350 pages
# Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 2 edition (December 12, 2002)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0071402942
# ISBN-13: 978-0071402941
Why should you be concerned about your organization's reward system? You can't expect to , stimulate greater productivity or motivate today's employees with yesterday's reward systems--and the unfortunate truth is, most organizations continue to use systems and practices that are based on outdated models of control and entitlement. They simply don't work anymore.
With the first edition of the groundbreaking Innovative Reward Systems for the Changing Workplace, Thomas Wilson--a pioneer of the "Reward Smart" model of restructuring reward systems--explained how to reward collaboration and teamwork. In this timely update, he gives you the tools you need to create reward strategies that reinforce the values and culture your organization needs to prosper for the long term.
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Posted: February 14th, 2008, 5:02pm CET
World Event Trading: How to Analyze and Profit from Today's Headlines # Author:Andrew Busch
# Format:PDF 5.6MB
# Page Count: 244 pages
# Publisher: Wiley (July 20, 2007)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0470106778
# ISBN-13: 978-0470106778
In an age of twenty-four-hour news coverage and cutting-edge technology, world events dominate our lives and impact the financial markets. From hurricanes to the war in Iraq, we exist in a crazy, connect-the-dot planet. However, the well-prepared investor can turn these events into profits. All they need is the ability to recognize the consistent characteristics of these events and the vision to build a strategy or portfolio that can take advantage of these situations when they begin to unfold.
As a foreign exchange strategist with over twenty years of financial experience, author Andrew Busch knows what it takes to make it in today’s dynamic market. And now, with World Event Trading, he wants to show you how.
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Posted: February 14th, 2008, 9:23am CET
The Road to Success: A Career Manual - How to Advance to the Top
成功之路:职业指南# Author:Alexander R. Margulis
# Format:PDF 1.3MB
# Page Count: 120 pages
# Publisher: Academic Press; 1 edition (September 27, 2006)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0123705878
# ISBN-13: 978-0123705877
The exciting new follow-up to Alexander Margulis' Be in Charge this book offers a guide for those who desire advancement to top positions in business and academia. It discusses and presents advantages of progress and presents the inherent sacrifices to the individual and family in that pursuit. Essential 'do-s' and 'dont-s' are included as well as some hilarious items from the Internet and illustrated with 14 cartoons by Tom Reese a respected US cartoonist.
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Posted: February 14th, 2008, 12:54am CET
Management Challenges for the 21st Century
二十一世纪的管理挑战# Author:Peter F. Drucker
# Format:PDF 1.1MB
# Page Count: 224 pages
# Publisher: Collins; 1st edition (June 26, 2001)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0887309992
# ISBN-13: 978-0887309991
No single person has influenced the course of business in the 20th century as much as Peter Drucker. He practically invented management as a discipline in the 1950s, elevating it from an ignored, even despised, profession into a necessary institution that "reflects the basic spirit of the modern age." Now, in Management Challenges for the 21st Century, Drucker looks at the profound social and economic changes occurring today and considers how management--not government or free markets--should orient itself to address these new realities.
Drucker sees the period we're living in as one of "PROFOUND TRANSITION--and the changes are more radical perhaps than even those that ushered in the 'Second Industrial Revolution' of the middle of the 19th century, or the structural changes triggered by the Great Depression and the Second World War." In the midst of all this change, he contends, there are five social and political certainties that will shape business strategy in the not-too-distant future: the collapsing birthrate in the developed world; shifts in distribution of disposable income; a redefinition of corporate performance; global competitiveness; and the growing incongruence between economic and political reality. Drucker then looks at requirements for leadership ("One cannot manage change. One can only be ahead of it"), the characteristics of the "new information revolution" (one should focus on the meaning of information, not the technology that collects it), productivity of the knowledge worker (unlike manual workers, knowledge workers must be seen as capital assets, not costs), and finally the responsibilities that knowledge workers must assume in managing themselves and their careers.
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Posted: February 13th, 2008, 12:21am CET
Healthy Longevity in China: Demographic, Socioeconomic, and Psychological Dimensions
中国社会的老龄化# Author:Yi Zeng , Jr., Dudley L. Poston, Denese Ashbaugh Vlosky , Danan Gu
# Format:PDF 2.8MB
# Page Count: 456 pages
# Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (March 2008)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1402067518
# ISBN-13: 978-1402067518
China is aging at an extraordinary speed and has the largest quantity of elderly persons in the world. Scholars utilize this unprecedented living experience of human being and the unique Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS) datasets with the aim to answer in this volume the following questions critical to the aging population world wide. Is the period of disability compressing or expanding with increasing life expectancy and what factors are associated with these trends in the recent decades? Is it possible to realize morbidity compression with a prolongation of the life span in the future?
The first section of the book presents the CLHLS projects study design, sample distribution, contents of data collected, and assessments of age reporting and data quality. The remaining chapters are grouped into sections dealing with the demographic, social, economic, familial and psychological dimensions of healthy longevity.
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Posted: February 12th, 2008, 1:25pm CET
Business Metadata: Capturing Enterprise Knowledge# Author:William H. Inmon , Bonnie O'Neil, Lowell Fryman
# Format:PDF 4.3MB
# Page Count: 312 pages
# Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann (September 28, 2007)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0123737265
# ISBN-13: 978-0123737267
People have a hard time communicating, and also have a hard time finding business knowledge in the environment. With the sophistication of search technologies like Google, business people expect to be able to get their questions answered about the business just like you can do an internet search. The truth is, knowledge management is primitive today, and it is due to the fact that we have poor business metadata management.
This book is about all the groundwork necessary for IT to really support the business properly. By providing not just data, but the context behind the data. For the IT professional, it will be tactically practical--very "how to" and a detailed approach to implementing best practices supporting knowledge management. And for the the IT or other manager who needs a guide for creating and justifying projects, it will help provide a strategic map.
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Posted: February 12th, 2008, 8:29am CET
Knowledge Networks for Business Growth
业务发展的知识网络# Author:Andrea Back , Ellen Enkel , Georg von Krogh
# Format:PDF 1.7MB
# Page Count: 226 pages
# Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (October 31, 2006)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 3540330720
# ISBN-13: 978-3540330721
Companies are constantly searching for new ways of creating higher profit and a larger market share. Growth seems to be the most appropriate tactic for surviving economically in difficult times. New instruments and methods as a support to a companys growth strategy can be essential in gaining a competitive advantage. Knowledge management is one of the answers to this challenge. It can support strategic goals such as the improvement of efficiency, the minimization of risk and an increase in innovation, but also has inherent potentials which have not been leveraged yet.
The first part of the book contains three case studis which illustrate the idea of knowledge networks for growth. The step-by-step methodology of the second part shows the reader how to build up and maintain these networks . The templates in the last part of the book ease the adaptation of networks for the reader's own company or his or her specific business needs.
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Posted: February 12th, 2008, 12:55am CET
The History of Science and Technology: A Browser's Guide to the Great Discoveries, Inventions, and the People Who MadeThem from the Dawn of Time to Today
科技史# Author:Bryan Bunch , Alexander Hellemans
# Format:PDF 13.3MB
# Page Count: 784 pages
# Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (April 16, 2004)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0618221239
# ISBN-13: 978-0618221233
In this age of genetic engineering and global warming, it is more important than ever to understand the history and current trends of science and technology. With so much information out there, though, its hard to know where to start. Thats where The History of Science and Technology - the most comprehensive and up-to-date chronology of its kind -- comes in. From the first stone tools to the first robot surgery, this easy-to-read, handy reference book offers more than seven thousand concise entries organized within ten major historical periods and categorized by subject, such as archaeology, biology, computers, food and agriculture, medicine and health, materials, and transportation. You can follow the worlds scientific and technological feats forward or backward, year by year, and subject by subject. Under 8400 BCE Construction, you will discover that the oldest known wall was built in Jericho. Jump to 1454 Communication and you will learn about Johann Gutenbergs invention of movable type. Take an even larger leap to 2002 Computers and find out about the invention of the Earth Simulator, a Japanese supercomputer. The History of Science and Technology answers all the what, when, why, and how questions about our worlds greatest discoveries and inventions: How are bridges built? When were bifocal eyeglasses invented and by whom? What medical discovery led to the introduction of sterilization, vaccines, and antibiotics? What is the PCR (polymerase chain reaction) process, and why is it one of the pillars of the biotechnology revolution? Not only can you discover how our world came to be and how it works, but with cross-referenced entries you can also trace many intricate and exciting connections across time. Highly browsable yet richly detailed, expertly researched and indexed, The History of Science and Technology is the perfect desktop reference for both the science novice and the technologically advanced reader alike.
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Posted: February 11th, 2008, 10:03am CET
21 Leaders for the 21st Century
二十一世纪的二十一位领袖# Author:Fons Trompenaars , Alfons Trompenaars , Charles Hampden-Turner
# Format:PDF 2.9MB
# Page Count:492 Pages
# Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies (Nov 2001)
# ISBN-10: 0071381317
# ISBN-13: 978-0071381314
A generation ago, two world wars had so influenced our concept of leadership as to cast it in a military mode. To "lead" was to know sooner than others, and convince them, that harsh realities must be faced and sacrifices made. Winston Churchill, Charles de Gaulle, and Dwight D. Eisenhower, the rest of us followed. There was an inevitable feeling of certainty about those times. We were right, and the enemy was wrong. We all knew what had to be done, even if the doing was hard and dangerous. Our leaders had been the first to proclaim this necessity.
How much different are the circumstances now! Today, it is much easier to get things done. Gone are the blood, toil, tears, and sweat. Kosovo is bombed from a safe height. However, we are now much less sure about what ought to be done. We see people trying to lead, but question whether we should follow. Why go in this direction and not that?
Studies of leadership have attempted to duck the issue of what should be done by grounding themselves in what the leader was trying to do and not in the critiquing of values. The test became performance: Does this or that leader accomplish what he or she set out to do?
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Posted: February 11th, 2008, 12:44am CET
The Reconstruction of American Liberalism, 1865-1914
重建美国的自由主义:1865年至1914年# Author:Nancy Cohen
# Format:PDF 1.2MB
# Page Count: 336 pages
# Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press (December 2, 2001)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0807853542
# ISBN-13: 978-0807853542
Tracing the transformation of liberal political ideology from the end of the Civil War to the early twentieth century, Nancy Cohen offers a new interpretation of the origins and character of modern liberalism. She argues that the values and programs associated with modern liberalism were formulated not during the Progressive Era, as most accounts maintain, but earlier, in the very different social context of the Gilded Age.
Integrating intellectual, social, cultural, and economic history, Cohen argues that the reconstruction of liberalism hinged on the reaction of postbellum liberals to social and labor unrest. As new social movements of workers and farmers arose and phrased their protests in the rhetoric of democratic producerism, liberals retreated from earlier commitments to an expansive vision of democracy. Redefining liberal ideas about citizenship and the state, says Cohen, they played a critical role in legitimating emergent corporate capitalism and politically insulating it from democratic challenge.
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Posted: February 10th, 2008, 3:26pm CET
Getting Them To See It Your Way:Dealing With Difficult And Challenging People# Author:Judith, Ph.D. Segal , Judith Segal PhD
# Format:PDF 1.2MB
# Page Count: 224 pages
# Publisher: Lowell House;
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0737303778
# ISBN-13: 978-0737303773
With a wry sense of humor and pure common sense, Dr. Judith Segal offers strategies for transforming difficult relationships into avenues of communication and personal development.Step-by-step techniques show how to become conflict savvy, polish listening skills, and resolve problems with ideas, not emotion.
Difficult people come in all shapes and sizes, but they're easy to recognize: managers who take credit for your achievements; family members who can't compromise; abrasive and close-minded people who refuse to see things your way or anybody else's. With wry humor, pure common sense, and razor-sharp insight, Dr. Judith Segal teaches you, step by step, how to rise to the challenge.
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Posted: February 10th, 2008, 7:37am CET
Human Resource Management in Consulting Firms
咨询公司的人力资源管理# Author:Michel E. Domsch , Elena Hristozova
# Format:PDF 2.3MB
# Page Count:225 pages
# Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (March 14, 2006)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 3540311378
# ISBN-13: 978-3540311379
Human resources are one of the most central strategic assets in the consultancy industry, ensuring competitive advantage and organizational success. Due to this important issue, access to hr-related information is relatively restricted.
This book presents insider reports from high-profile international consultancies which allow practitioners, scholars and graduates to gain an authentic insight into the people management in business consulting. Additionally to the overview of existing hr systems, the book provides details of practices dealing with issues such as value oriented corporate culture, gender diversity management, employability, leadership development, knowledge management and employer branding.
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Posted: February 9th, 2008, 1:15am CET
Improving Your Study Skills
提高你的学习技能# Author:Shelley O'Hara
# Format:PDF 1.0MB
# Page Count: 216 pages
# Publisher: Cliffs Notes (June 17, 2005)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0764578030
# ISBN-13: 978-0764578038
Study Smart. Study Less.
Sports, extracurricular activities, your job, hangin' with friends—you have a life! You simply don't have time to spend hours studying every day! Improving Your Study Skills helps you really get cracking when you do crack the books. It helps you cram a lot of learning into a little time with tips on:
* Using technology to study and work more efficiently
* Organizing your time and space
* Note-taking and organization
* Strengthening your reading skills
* Choosing classes strategically
* Getting the typical "100f your grade" for class participation
* Using the library and other resources efficiently
* Writing papers—from choosing the theme to proofing
* Studying for tests and overcoming the jitters
* Strategies for taking various types of tests
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Posted: February 8th, 2008, 9:22am CET
The Art of Project Management
项目管理的艺术# Author:Scott Berkun
# Format:CHM 4.7MB
# Page Count: 392 pages
# Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.; 1 edition (April 21, 2005)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0596007868
# ISBN-13: 978-0596007867
The Art of Project Management covers it all--from practical methods for making sure work gets done right and on time, to the mindset that can make you a great leader motivating your team to do their best. Reading this was like reading the blueprint for how the best projects are managed at Microsoft... I wish we always put these lessons into action!" --Joe Belfiore, General Manager, E-home Division, Microsoft Corporation
"Berkun has written a fast paced, jargon-free and witty guide to what he wisely refers to as the 'art' of project management. It's a great introduction to the discipline. Seasoned and new managers will benefit from Berkun's perspectives." --Joe Mirza, Director, CNET Networks (Cnet.com)
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Posted: February 8th, 2008, 1:18am CET
The World Without Us
没有我们的世界# Author:Alan Weisman
# Format:MP3 430MB
# Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books (July 10, 2007)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0312347294
# ISBN-13: 978-0312347291
Best Books of 2007: Amazon Top 100 Editors' and Customers' pick and a Top 10 nonfiction choice for Time magazine.
In The World Without Us, Alan Weisman offers an utterly original approach to questions of humanity’s impact on the planet: he asks us to envision our Earth, without us.
In this far-reaching narrative, Weisman explains how our massive infrastructure would collapse and finally vanish without human presence; which everyday items may become immortalized as fossils; how copper pipes and wiring would be crushed into mere seams of reddish rock; why some of our earliest buildings might be the last architecture left; and how plastic, bronze sculpture, radio waves, and some man-made molecules may be our most lasting gifts to the universe.
The World Without Us reveals how, just days after humans disappear, floods in New York’s subways would start eroding the city’s foundations, and how, as the world’s cities crumble, asphalt jungles would give way to real ones. It describes the distinct ways that organic and chemically treated farms would revert to wild, how billions more birds would flourish, and how cockroaches in unheated cities would perish without us. Drawing on the expertise of engineers, atmospheric scientists, art conservators, zoologists, oil refiners, marine biologists, astrophysicists, religious leaders from rabbis to the Dali Lama, and paleontologists---who describe a prehuman world inhabited by megafauna like giant sloths that stood taller than mammoths---Weisman illustrates what the planet might be like today, if not for us.
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Posted: February 7th, 2008, 2:42pm CET
101 Ways to Boost Your Business
101种发展业务的方式# Author:Andrew Griffiths
# Format:PDF 1.1MB
# Page Count: 256 pages
# Publisher: Roundhouse Publishing Group (January 2007)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1741750067
# ISBN-13: 978-1741750065
101 Ways to Market Your Business was written to help anyone who owns or operates a business to increase profitability by introducing some very simple marketing ideas. These ideas were developed around three key principles: that people trying to promote a business often lack the time to devote to marketing, lack the money to spend on marketing, and lack basic marketing knowledge. The book was written in very simple, jargon-free language.
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Posted: February 7th, 2008, 9:07am CET
Care Packages for Your Customers# Author:Barbara Glanz
# Format:PDF 2.3MB
# Page Count: 198 pages
# Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (March 22, 2007)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0071484213
# ISBN-13: 978-0071484213
CARE to build a customer-focused company!
Are you building enough customer loyalty in your organization? CARE Packages for Your Customers gives you 52 proven, actionable ideas for providing extraordinary service, increasing sales, and ensuring continual business success. By implementing one technique per week, you'll deliver a complete CARE package of exceptional customer service. Providing examples of each technique and tips for successful implementation, this solution-oriented tool also includes
* Self-assessments, brainstorming exercises, checklists, and worksheets
* Real-life examples of how companies create enhanced customer experiences
* Helpful “how-to” tips on obtaining customer feedback, organizing employee focus groups, and boosting employee performance
* Time-tested strategies for doing business, such as The Five Loyalty Builders and The Eleven Rules for Good Listening
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Posted: February 7th, 2008, 12:13am CET
Careers for High-Energy People & Other Go-Getters
高能人士职业指南# Author:Marjorie Eberts , Margaret Gisler, Maria Gisler
# Format:PDF 1.3MB
# Page Count:# 137 pages
# Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 2 edition (September 14, 2004)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0071437304
# ISBN-13: 978-0071437301
CAREERS FOR YOU IS THE ONLY CAREER SERIES DESIGNED EXPRESSLY TO TURN PASSIONS INTO PAYCHECKS!
The inspiring Careers for You series encourages career explorers to examine the job market through the unique lens of their own interests. Includes:
* The latest information on training and education
* Tips on transforming hobbies into job skills
* Stories of success from each field
* Expert advice on finding and getting the job
* Advice on competing in hot job markets
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Posted: February 6th, 2008, 1:11pm CET
World Energy Outlook 2006
世界能源展望2006# Author:Unknow
# Format:PDF 2.3MB
# Page Count: 596 pages
# Publisher: IEA Publications
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 9264109897
# ISBN-13: 978-9264109896
The energy future which we are creating is unsustainable. If we continue as before, the energy supply to meet the needs of the world economy over the next twenty-five years is too vulnerable to failure arising from under-investment, environmental catastrophe or sudden supply interruption.
This has been the central message from the World Energy Outlook for the past several years; and in 2005 at Gleneagles and 2006 at St. Petersburg, G8 leaders endorsed that judgement, making a political commitment to change. They asked the IEA to map a new energy future.
This edition of the Outlook responds to that challenge. It starts, like previous editions, with a Reference Scenario projecting energy demand and supply if present policies were to continue. This is not to cast doubt on the will for change. Rather it serves as a point of departure for the analysis of how and how far that future can be altered and at what cost. It is a reminder of why that must happen: despite the shock of continuing high oil prices, the projected energy future has hardly changed.
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Posted: February 6th, 2008, 12:58am CET
Careers for Courageous People & Other Adventurous Types
勇敢的人的职业# Author:Jan Goldberg
# Format:PDF 1.2MB
# Page Count: 208 pages
# Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 2 edition (September 16, 2004)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0071437290
# ISBN-13: 978-0071437295
CAREERS FOR YOU IS THE ONLY CAREER SERIES DESIGNED EXPRESSLY TO TURN PASSIONS INTO PAYCHECKS!
The inspiring Careers for You series encourages career explorers to examine the job market through the unique lens of their own interests. Includes:
* The latest information on training and education
* Tips on transforming hobbies into job skills
* Stories of success from each field
* Expert advice on finding and getting the job
* Advice on competing in hot job markets
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Posted: February 5th, 2008, 12:50pm CET
Research & Writing Skills Success in 20 Minutes a Day
每天20分钟:研究与写作技巧# Author:LearningExpress Editors
# Format:PDF 1.5MB
# Page Count: 160 pages
# Publisher: LearningExpress, LLC; 1st ed edition (August 25, 2002)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1576854426
# ISBN-13: 978-1576854426
Research and Writing Skills Success will help you improve your research skills in just 20 short lessons of 20 minutes a day through basic research and writing tools that you can practice at home. Carefully designed to make researching any topic and writing a research paper manageable and easy, every lesson teaches different skills that will help you to put together a research paper from start to finish in just a few short weeks. The lessons in this book are designed to take you through the initial phases of writing a research paper such as finding a topic, locating your sources, evaluating them, framing your thesis question, and writing your paper. Plus, there's a pretest at the beginning of the book to see what areas you need to improve, and a post-test to see how far you have progressed!
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Posted: February 5th, 2008, 8:48am CET
Guide to Management Ideas, Second Edition (The Economist Series)
管理理念指南,第二版（经济学家系列）# Author:Tim Hindle
# Format:PDF 1.0MB
# Page Count: 256 pages
# Publisher: Bloomberg Press; 2nd ed. edition (April 2003)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 186197423X
# ISBN-13: 978-1861974235
This lively and authoritative guide explores the 100 ideas that have most influenced approaches to business management during the past 100 years--and which are likely to continue to do so long into this century. Each idea is covered in a standard comprehensive way, with an explanation, a brief history of its development, and recommended further reading. For anyone who wants a good grasp of the concepts that lie behind business success, there is no better or more accessible guide than this.
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Posted: February 5th, 2008, 12:59am CET
How to Interview Like a Top MBA: Job-Winning Strategies From Headhunters, Fortune 100 Recruiters, and Career Counselors
如何像一个热门的MBA一样面试# Author:Dr. Shel Leanne
# Format:PDF 1.6MB
# Page Count: 256 pages
# Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (December 26, 2003)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 007141827X
# ISBN-13: 978-0071418270
The interview strategies that help graduates of the nation's top business schools get the best jobs with the highest salaries
Interviewing for a job is more than answering questions. The most successful candidates are those who've done their homework, who come prepared with polished answers for every question, and who know how to steer the conversation where they want it to go. Now professional career coach Shelly Leanne--a Harvard graduate--teaches job seekers proven interview techniques taught at the nation's top business schools. How to Interview Like a Top MBA arms job seekers with:
* Insights and advice from top corporate executives, headhunters, and MBA program administrators
* Worksheets, charts, diagrams, and other valuable tools for creating a customized interview strategy and plan of action
* Valuable lessons on how to read interviewer signals, take control of an interview, turn weaknesses into strengths, ask the right questions, and much more
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Posted: February 4th, 2008, 9:31am CET
Reasoning Skills Success in 20 Minutes a Day, 2nd Edition# Author:LearningExpress Editors
# Format:PDF 2.5MB
# Page Count: 192 pages
# Publisher: LearningExpress, LLC; 2 edition (September 25, 2005)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1576854930
# ISBN-13: 978-1576854938
Many standardized tests and career paths require the ability to reason thoroughly and efficiently. Reasoning Skills Success in 20 Minutes a Day provides tested techniques for developing this highly regarded ability. Written for an audience that encompasses students up through full-time employees.
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Posted: February 3rd, 2008, 8:41pm CET
Making Sense of Change Management: A Complete Guide to the Models, Tools & Techniques of Organizational Change
管理变革指南# Author:Esther Cameron, Mike Green
# Format:PDF 3.2MB
# Page Count: 280 pages
# Publisher: Kogan Page (April 1, 2004)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0749440872
# ISBN-13: 978-0749440879
"In business, either you're an agent of change, or you're destined to become a victim of change." -- Norm Brodsky in Inc Magazine
About the AuthorEsther Cameron is an independent consultant, facilitator and senior level coach. She works with a wide range of organizations to enable significant change. She is co-author of Making Sense of Change Management, also published by Kogan Page. Mike Green is management consultant skilled in change management and leadership. His clients have come from both the private and public sector. He is also a tutor at Henley Management College.
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Posted: February 3rd, 2008, 1:05pm CET
A History of Inner Asia
内亚史# Author:Svat Soucek
# Format:PDF 2.5MB
# Page Count: 384 pages
# Publisher: Cambridge University Press (March 28, 2000)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0521651697
# ISBN-13: 978-0521651691
This accessible introduction to Inner Asia traces its history from the arrival of Islam, through the various dynasties to the Russian conquest. The contemporary focus rests on the seven countries that make up present-day Eurasia: Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Sinkiang and Mongolia. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, renewed interest in these countries has prompted considerable debate. While a divergent literature has evolved, no comprehensive survey of the region exists. This book will fill the gap and become indispensable for anyone studying or visiting the area.
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Posted: February 3rd, 2008, 9:20am CET
PHP Programming Solutions
PHP编程解决方案# Author:Vikram Vaswani
# Format:PDF 1.9MB
# Page Count:# 576 pages
# Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (June 8, 2007)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 007148745X
# ISBN-13: 978-0071487450
Find real-world solutions to PHP programming problems
Simplify and shorten the PHP application development cycle using the in-depth information contained in this hands-on guide. PHP Programming Solutions clearly lays out more than 250 programming challenges alongside practical solutions, functioning code, detailed explanations, and usage tips.
Inside, you'll learn to manipulate strings and arrays, work with HTML and Web pages, accept and validate user input, parse XML code, and resolve programming problems using PEAR and PECL widgets and extensions. Plus, you'll get detailed coverage of PHP security issues, SQL database interaction, debugging techniques, and error processing.
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Posted: February 2nd, 2008, 12:52pm CET
The History of Everyday Life
日常生活史# Author:Alf Ludtke
# Format:PDF 1.2MB
# Page Count: 336 pages
# Publisher: Princeton University Press (May 15, 1995)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0691056935
# ISBN-13: 978-0691056937
Alltagsgeschichte, or the history of everyday life, emerged during the 1980s as the most interesting new field among West German historians and, more recently, their East German colleagues. Partly in reaction to the modernization theory pervading West German social history in the 1970s, practitioners of alltagsgeschichte stressed the complexities of popular experience, paying particular attention, for instance, to the relationship of the German working class to Nazism. Now the first English translation of a key volume of essays (Alltagsgeschichte: Zur Rekonstruktion historischer Erfahrungen und Lebensweisen) presents this approach and shows how it cuts across the boundaries of established disciplines. The result is a work of great methodological, theoretical, and historiographical significance as well as a substantive contribution to German studies. Introduced by Alf Ldtke, the volume includes two empirical essays, one by Lutz Niethammer on life courses of East Germans after 1945 and one by Ldtke on modes of accepting fascism among German workers. The remaining five essays are theoretical: Hans Medick writes on ethnological ways of knowledge as a challenge to social history; Peter Schttler, on mentalities, ideologies, and discourses and alltagsgeschichte; Dorothee Wierling, on gender relations and alltagsgeschichte; Wolfgang Kaschuba, on popular culture and workers' culture as symbolic orders; and Harald Dehne on the challenge alltagsgeschichte posed for Marxist-Leninist historiography in East Germany.
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Posted: February 2nd, 2008, 12:06am CET
Golf and the Game of Leadership: An 18-Hole Guide for Success in Business and in Life
高尔夫与领导力的游戏# Author:Donald E. McHugh
# Format:PDF 1.1MB
# Page Count: 240 pages
# Publisher: AMACOM/American Management Association; 1st edition (May 2004)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0814408370
# ISBN-13: 978-0814408377
Assuming you're not Tiger Woods or Annika Sorenstam, chances are your golf-playing (or watching) time is interrupted on a regular basis by the demands of your work. But the approach you use on the links translates surprisingly well to the office and the boardroom. Golf and the Game of Leadership shows how qualities like focus, consistency, confidence, and "playing by the rules" all apply to the way you perform in the professional realm. Don McHugh, whose management experience is matched only by his passion for golf, leads you through 18 "holes," including:
#1. You've Gotta Love the Game: be passionate about your leadership role #5. Visioning: from dreaming to achieving, lay out a future for yourself in the game of leadership #6. Posture, Grip, Alignment (PGA): the backbone of a solid game, excellence in fundamental skills is the key to sustaining success #11. Feedback: a golfer can tell a slice from a clean shot. Honest, timely feedback is the equivalent in business. #13. Responsibility: play your own ball and require that others do the same #18. It's Up to You: leadership is an individual game. Don't just talk a good game -- play a good game
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Posted: February 1st, 2008, 8:32am CET
You Are the Eyes of the World
你就是世界的眼睛# Author:Longchenpa
# Format:PDF 2.1MB
# Page Count: 114 pages
# Publisher: Snow Lion Publications; 2Rev Ed edition (May 25, 2000)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1559391405
# ISBN-13: 978-1559391405
Just as the images projected on television are nothing more than light, so are our experiences merely the dance of awareness.
Often we form attachments to, or feel enslaved by, these experiences. But they are only reflections. Their power fades as easily as the pictures vanish when the channel is changed, if we penetrate to the heart of reality -- the light of the natural mind within everyone.
You Are the Eyes of the World presents a method for discovering awareness everywhere, all the time. This book does not discuss how to turn ordinary life off; it does not describe how to create beautiful spiritual experiences; it shows how to live within the source of all life, the unified field where experience takes place. A breakthrough translation by Kennard Lipman and Merrill Peterson, introduced by Namkhai Norbu, author of many books on Tibetan Buddhism.
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Posted: February 1st, 2008, 12:56am CET
How to Beat the 80/20 Rule in Selling: Why Most Salespeople Don't Perform and What to Do About It
如何打破销售中的80/20规则# Author:Alan Rigg
# Format:PDF 1.1MB
# Page Count: 140 pages
# Publisher: Hats Off Books; 2 edition (May 31, 2004)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1587363135
# ISBN-13: 978-1587363139
Hundreds of books have been written about sales. What's so special about this one? First, it doesn't simply teach vital sales techniques-it also addresses the question of whether you should pursue a sales career. Second, much of the fragmented information about selling and sales management is consolidated here, allowing you to build a broad base of knowledge without reading stacks of books, listening to tape after tape, and enduring countless classes. Third, Alan Rigg explains why, despite the fact that companies spend billions of dollars to recruit and train salespeople, the majority get fired, leave, or turn out to be mediocre producers. He provides the missing pieces to the sales puzzle!
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