陳怡瑄、karen: 6616 books
by Karen Hancock
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
A Repackaged Award Winner From Karen Hancock
Callie Hayes is living a life of fear and disillusionment when she volunteers for a psychology experiment that promises to turn her life around. As her orientation proceeds, Callie becomes frightened by the secrecy and evasion she encounters. When...
The Prosperity Paradox
How Innovation Can Lift Nations Out of Poverty
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2019
Clayton M. Christensen, the author of such business classics as The Innovator’s Dilemma and the New York Times bestseller How Will You Measure Your Life, and co-authors Efosa Ojomo and Karen Dillon reveal why so many investments in economic development fail to generate sustainable prosperity, and...
Meeting the Universe Halfway
Quantum Physics and the Entanglement of Matter and Meaning <BR>
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2007
Meeting the Universe Halfway is an ambitious book with far-reaching implications for numerous fields in the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. In this volume, Karen Barad, theoretical physicist and feminist theorist, elaborates her theory of agential realism. Offering an account of...
Privatizing Water
Governance Failure and the World's Urban Water Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Water supply privatization was emblematic of the neoliberal turn in development policy in the 1990s. Proponents argued that the private sector could provide better services at lower costs than governments; opponents questioned the risks involved in delegating control over a life-sustaining resource...
by Karen Orren
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2017
Policy is government’s response to changing times, the key to its successful adaptation. It tackles problems as they arise, from foreign relations and economic affairs to race relations and family affairs. Karen Orren and Stephen Skowronek take a close look at this well-known reality of modern governance: the expanded domain of the “policy state.”
Generation Chef
Risking It All for a New American Dream
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Inside what life is really like for the new generation of professional cooks—a captivating tale of the make-or-break first year at a young chef’s new restaurant.
For many young people, being a chef is as compelling a dream as being a rock star or professional athlete. Skill and creativity...
by Karen Boyd
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2017
Many of the greatest minds of any generation have spent all the time they have left after their achievements desperately pursuing the keys to success. Having achieved such great things, they now sought to share the secret of their successes with the world. After reviewing and refuting many theories...
by Ian Taylor, Karen Smith
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2007
Ian Taylor and Karen Smith present a much-needed and full examination of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), covering its history and current activities. All the key areas are covered by accessibly written chapters, including:
an overview of UNCTAD: what it is, why...
John Locke
Economist and Social Scientist
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2012
In John Locke: Economist and Social Scientist Karen Iversen Vaughn presents a comprehensive treatment of Locke's important position in the development of eighteenth century economic thought.
by Karen Frazier
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2015
Good nutrition is the basis of a healthy lifestyle. Hundreds of everyday food choices determine your wellbeing: how you feel now, and in the future. Nutrition Facts exposes the whole truth about food, offering an unparalleled collection of facts, figures and data. No deceptive promises, no snake oils,...
Social Work Reclaimed
Innovative Frameworks for Child and Family Social Work Practice
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
Reclaiming Social Work (RSW) is a radical new system for delivering child and family social work in the UK. The system was first piloted in the London Borough of Hackney and the model has gained national recognition. At the heart of this innovative system is the endeavour to keep children together...
The People Manager's Tool Kit
A Practical Guide to Getting the Best From People
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2013
Essential tools busy managers need to get the best out of their teams and people
People who manage people face a number of challenges, from keeping workers engaged and performing at a high level to dealing with absenteeism and bad behaviour in the workplace. In The People Manager's Toolkit,...
by Karen Bartleson, Edited by Rajesh Setty
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2010
It's true. Creating industry standards is a game. To be successful at it, you must be cooperative as well as competitive, proactive as well as instinctive, technical as well as practical. You've got to know the rules of the game as well as various strategies for winning it. Which is why standards veteran...
When the Levees Break
Re-visioning Regulation of the Securities Markets
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2016
The stock markets. Whether you invest or not, the workings of the stock market almost certainly touch your life. Either through your retirement fund, your mutual fund or just because you work for a place that invests (or is invested in)—the reach of the securities markets is expanding, like an ever...