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At Work eBook Series

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  • Barrow-in-Furness at Work

    People and Industries Through the Years

    by Gill Jepson ...
    Series series At Work
    In the early nineteenth century Barrow-in-Furness was a small village of 200 people, but within forty years its population had risen to almost 50,000. It became a hive of Victorian enterprise and industry and gained an almost frontier reputation, coining the nickname ‘the Chicago of the North’. The discovery of iron ore and subsequent opening of the Furness Railway led to the development and ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations - The Original Classic Edition

    by Smith Adam ...
    Addressing the nature and causes of the wealth of nations, Adam Smith made one of the most potent contributions to subsequent ideological history. In the West since the early-19th century he has been the patron saint of homo economicus. More recently, successive British governments have invoked his policy recommendations of free trade and laissez-faire to aid their extension of privatization and ... Read more

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  • The Perfume Lover

    A Personal History of Scent

    by Denyse Beaulieu ...
    The Perfume Lover is a candid personal account of the process of composing a fragrance, filled with sensual scent descriptions, sexy tidbits, and historical vignettes.What if the most beautiful night in your life inspired a perfume?When Denyse Beaulieu was growing up near Montreal, perfume was forbidden in her house, spurring a childhood curiosity that became an intellectual and sensual passion. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Doing What Matters

    How to Get Results That Make a Difference - The Revolutionary Old-School Approach

    by James M. Kilts, John F. Manfredi, Robert L. Lorber ...
    When Warren Buffett was asked why the Gillette board of directors chose Jim Kilts to be CEO, he said, “Jim made as much sense in terms of talking about business as anybody I’ve ever talked to. If you listen to Jim analyze a business situation you get absolutely no baloney. And, frankly, finding someone like that is a rarity.” There is only one CEO in recent times who has faced—and succeeded at—the ... Read more

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  • Porter's Five Forces

    Understand competitive forces and stay ahead of the competition

    by 50minutes ...
    Series Book 1 - Management & Marketing
    Understand competitive forces and stay ahead of the competitionThis book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing Porter’s five forces, providing you with the essential information and saving time.In 50 minutes you will be able to:• Understand the five forces that affect profitability and analyze each force in depth in relation to your company• Analyze the intensity of ... Read more

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  • Managing the Family Business

    Theory and Practice

    by Thomas Zellweger ...
    This innovative textbook covers the most important challenges facing family businesses. Practice-inspired and research-based, it emphasizes both practice and theory along with concepts, cases and reflection questions to illustrate key topics.This text discusses the relevance of family firms across the globe, their unique strengths and weaknesses, their governance, strategic management, the ... Read more

    $56.99 USD

  • Access to Medicines as a Human Right

    Implications for Pharmaceutical Industry Responsibility

    by Lisa Forman, Jillian Clare Kohler ...
    According to the World Health Organization, one-third of the global population lacks access to essential medicines. Should pharmaceutical companies be ethically or legally responsible for providing affordable medicines for these people, even though they live outside of profitable markets? Can the private sector be held accountable for protecting human beings' right to health?This thought-provoking ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • The Routledge Companion to Network Industries

    Edited by Matthias Finger, Christian Jaag ...
    Series series Routledge Companions in Business, Management and Marketing
    In recent decades, network industries around the world have gone through periods of de- and re-regulation. With vast amounts of sometimes conflicting research carried out into specific network industries, the time has come for a critical over-arching assessment of this entire industry in order to provide a platform of understanding to aid future research and practice.This comprehensive resource ... Read more

    $84.99 USD

  • Jihad in Paradise: Islam and Politics in Southeast Asia

    Islam and Politics in Southeast Asia

    by Mike Millard ...
    Written in an accessible, journalistic style, Jihad in Paradise focuses on Southeast Asia's struggle to deal with Islamic extremists and terrorism at the hands of Jemah Islamiyah, al Qaeda's Southeast Asian arm. Although the book gives particular attention to Singapore's attempts to deal with these issues, the story extends into Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. All of these countries have ... Read more

    $82.99 USD

  • Water Policy in Minnesota

    Issues, Incentives, and Action

    Edited by K. William Easter, Jim Perry ...
    Series series RFF Press Water Policy Series
    Minnesota has a unique role in U.S. water policy. Hydrologically, it is a state with more than 12,000 lakes, an inland sea, and the headwaters of three major river systems: the St Lawrence, the Red River of the North, and the Mississippi. Institutionally, Minnesota is also unique. All U.S. states use Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) approaches to addressing impaired waters. Every TMDL requires a ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • Estimation of Uncertainty of Wind Energy Predictions

    With Application to Weather Routing and Wind Power Generation

    by David Zastrau ...
    Series Book 9 - Maritime Logistik / Maritime Logistics
    Currently, a new generation of fuel-efficient ships, which use wind force in addition to conventional propulsion technology, is being developed. This study describes a mathematical method for a probabilistic estimate of the wind propulsion force on a ship route. The method is based on quantile regression, which makes it suitable for various ship routes with variable weather conditions. Furthermore ... Read more

    $58.99 USD

  • Mao's Road to Power: Revolutionary Writings, 1912-49: v. 6: New Stage (August 1937-1938)

    Revolutionary Writings, 1912-49

    by Zedong Mao, Stuart Schram ...
    Series series Mao's Road to Power
    By 1936, after a decade of Civil War and even before the Xi'an Incident, Mao Zedong had begun talking about a "New Stage" of cooperation between the Guomindang and the Communist Party. With the establishment of a framework for cooperation between the two parties, and as Japan began its brutal war against China, Mao began to develop this theme more systematically in both the political and military ... Read more

    $64.99 USD