Authors:Donald E. Biederman, Edward P. Pierson, Martin E.
Publisher: Praeger Publisher
Keywords: industries, entertainment, business, law
Number of Pages: 1044
Published: 2006-11-30
List price: $92.95
ISBN-10: 0275992055
ISBN-13: 9780275992057

In response to the increasing convergence of technologies in the entertainment industries, this thoroughly updated and revised fifth edition makes the casebook more timeless. Providing contract templates covering book publishing, recording contracts, actor agreements, video game agreements, and internet agreements, among others, this new edition is more useful and illustrative of the business of entertainment for lawyers, students, and industry professionals than its competition. Introductions, notes, and cases are fully updated to take into account recent changes in the industry. This classic

Authors:Michelle Baldini, Lynn Biederman,
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Keywords: unraveling
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2008-07-08
List price: $15.99
ISBN-10: 0385735405
ISBN-13: 9780385735407

THE SMART THING Is to Prepare for the Unexpected.So reads the fortune cookie fortune that Amanda receives at the beginning of her family’s vacation to Florida. Amanda knows all about preparing for the unexpected—her mother, whom she calls The Captain, is always hard on Amanda, and it’s just when Amanda lets her guard down that the very worst comes through. Looking for acceptance, Amanda turns her attention to boys, and doing whatever she can to be popular at school. That includes making out with the gorgeous senior Rick in his car after school—even though he has a girlfriend. And when

Authors:Warren Bennis, Patricia Ward Biederman,
Publisher: Basic Books
Keywords: collaboration, creative, secrets, genius, organizing
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 1998-06-04
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0201339897
ISBN-13: 9780201339895

Uncovers the elements of creative collaboration by examining six of the century’s most extraordinary groups and distill their successful practices into lessons that virtually any organization can learn and commit to in order to transform its own management into a collaborative and successful group of leaders. Paper. DLC: Organizational effectiveness - Case studies.

Authors:Warren Bennis, Patricia Ward Biederman,
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Keywords: bennis, essential
Number of Pages: 480
Published: 2009-08-10
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 047043239X
ISBN-13: 9780470432396

"Looking over a lifetime of work, I see that certain themes have always fascinated me. Early on, I felt that bureaucracy was doomed and that something flatter and more collegial would triumph. The need for candor and transparency has been a frequent cry, because I saw how warped organizations become without them. I’ve long known that organizational decisions inevitably have a moral dimension. The vital role that great followers play in successful leadership has grown ever more obvious. I am increasingly aware how crucial rhetoric and other performing arts are in making a compelling leade

Authors:Robert W. Biederman, Mark Doyle, June Yamrozik,
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Keywords: book, guide, mri, cardiac
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2009-10-20
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 1605476064
ISBN-13: 9781605476063

This pictorial instructional pocket guide, derived from Cardiovascular MRI Tutorial, is a quick reference for MRI technologists, technologist trainees, and radiology or cardiology residents or fellows. Routine cardiac imaging protocols are presented in step-by-step fashion for immediate reference during an MRI examination. Each chapter displays a specific protocol from start to finish, including positioning, anatomy, and sequence terminology, with easy-to-follow illustrative images. Coverage includes protocols for cardiac function; cardiac function/viability; cardiac function/non-ischemic viab

Authors:Robert W. Biederman, Mark Doyle, June Yamrozik,
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Keywords: learning, lectures, tutorial, mri, cardiovascular
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 2007-10-29
List price: $189.00
ISBN-10: 0781772168
ISBN-13: 9780781772167

This text/DVD package is ideally suited for training courses for cardiologists and radiologists seeking certification to perform and interpret cardiovascular MRI (CMR) examinations. The authors present 37 lectures that systematically explain all key aspects of CMR. Coverage begins with an overview of principles, equipment, and imaging methods and proceeds to imaging protocols and clinical applications. An Advanced Training section includes details of imaging techniques, vascular imaging techniques, specialized cardiac imaging, and artifacts. The text and the PowerPoint lectures on the DVD co

Authors:Rene Descartes, Roger Ariew, Donald A. Cress, Donald
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company
Keywords: replies, objections, meditations
Number of Pages: 184
Published: 2006-03-30
List price: $10.95
ISBN-10: 0872207986
ISBN-13: 9780872207981

This edition features reliable, accessible translations; useful editorial materials; and a straightforward presentation of the Objections and Replies, including the objections from Caterus, Arnauld, and Hobbes, accompanied by Descartes’ replies, in their entirety. The letter serving as a reply to Gassendi—in which several of Descartes’ associates present Gassendi’s best arguments and Descartes’ replies—conveys the highlights and important issues of their notoriously extended exchange. Roger Ariew’s illuminating Introduction discusses the Meditations and the intellectual enviro