J Alexander: 237 books
Sternenfeuer
Science-Fiction-Kurzgeschichten
Language: German
Release Date: June 27, 2016
Völlig neue Welten und das lockende Unbekannte. Eine unstillbare Neugier treibt zahlreiche Schriftsteller seit Jules Verne dazu, technische Innovationen aufzugreifen, die fesselnde Frage nach Leben auf fremden Planeten zu stellen und über interstellare Transportmöglichkeiten zu spekulieren. Dabei...
Age, Gender and Innovation – Strategy program and action plans for the Baltic Sea Region
Promotion of female and elderly in SMEs around the Baltic Sea Region
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2014
All countries in the Baltic Sea Region face a growing lack of skilled work force. However, the large potential of a better inclusion of females and elderly employees and managers remains often untapped. Also female and elderly employees can increase the innovation level of a company. This publication...
The New Psychology of Leadership
Identity, Influence and Power
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2010
Winner of the University of San Diego Outstanding Leadership Book Award 2012!
Shortlisted for the British Psychological Society Book Award 2011!
Shortlisted for the CMI (Chartered Management Institute) Management Book of the Year Award 2011–2012!
According to John Adair, the...
Learning to Save the Future
Rethinking Education and Work in an Era of Digital Capitalism
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2018
Mainstream economists and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs claim that unfettered capitalism and digital technology can unlock a future of unbounded prosperity, create endless high paying jobs, and solve the world’s vast social and ecological problems. Realizing this future of abundance purportedly rests...
by Annie Roe Carr, Alice Duer Miller, Berthold Auerbach
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2018
This holiday, we proudly presents to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas classics: most beloved novels, tales, legends, poetry & carols - to warm up your heart and rekindle your holiday sparkle: Works by Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter,...
Apathetic Avengers
The Faction Stories, #1
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
It’s not easy being a teenager. . .
Especially when you have a
mask, a secret identity, and
a lot of homework.
The only thing Rachel Hingis hated more than swimming was having to play well with others. Edgar Fern, nerd extraordinaire, couldn’t find anyone to play with. Life...
The Aging Workforce Handbook
Individual, Organizational and Societal Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2016
This volume critically reviews the phenomenon of the aging workforce, adopting an interdisciplinary perspective that examines the challenges raised on an individual, organizational and societal level. Core issues framing the concept of the aging workforce and its consequences are presented by a team...
by Ivan S. Gutzow, Oleg V. Mazurin, Snejana V. Todorova
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2011
Written by renowned researchers in the field, this up-to-date treatise fills the gap for a high-level work discussing current materials and processes. It covers all the steps involved, from vitrification, relaxation and viscosity, right up to the prediction of glass properties, paving the way for...
Friends, Lovers, Co-Workers, and Community
Everything I Know about Relationships I Learned from Television
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2016
Friends, Lovers, Co-Workers, and Community analyzes how television narratives form the first decade of the twenty-first century are powerful socializing agents which both define and limit the types of acceptable interpersonal relationships between co-workers, friends, romantic partners, family members,...
Good Judgment in Foreign Policy
Theory and Application
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2002
At the heart of political leadership lies choice. And at the heart of choice lies judgment. A leader's psychology and experience intersect with political realities to produce consequences that can make or break a leader—or a country. Nowhere is judgment more important than in the making of foreign...
by Rituparna Bose, Alexander J. Bartholomew
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2013
The prerequisite to investigating the underlying causes behind mass extinction is a profound understanding of the evolutionary history of both living and dead species. It is especially important to appreciate the significance of such studies in extinct organisms; especially in organisms that were...
Celebrating Liturgical Time
Days, Weeks, and Seasons
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
• 2nd installment in the “Celebrating” series: an overview of liturgical theology and praxis • Written by a well-known liturgical scholar • Includes history, theology, and practical information Celebrating Liturgical Time continues the standard of scholarship set by Patrick Malloy’s Celebrating...
Blighty's Railways
Britain's Railways in the First World War
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2014
During The First World War, the railways of Great Britain were effectively nationalised and put under Government control. Run for the benefit of the armed services, with minimal investment and much of the workforce conscripted, the railways paid the price for their war service. Many ships were commandeered...
Russia's Engagement with the West: Transformation and Integration in the Twenty-First Century
Transformation and Integration in the Twenty-First Century
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2016
The Putin and Bush presidencies, the 9/11 attack, and the war in Iraq have changed the dynamics of Russian-European-US relations and strained the Western alliance. Featuring contributions by leading experts in the field, this work is the first systematic effort to reassess the status of Russia's modernization...