Authors:John Miller, Kirsten Miller,
Publisher: New World Library
Keywords: women, writers, eyes, changed, legends, world
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2004-08-27
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 1577314395
ISBN-13: 9781577314394

This intimate collection of portraits reveals both writer and subject in fifty inspired pairings. Novelist Susan Orlean compares notes with Joan Didion, Orna Feldman marvels at Fresh Air’s Terry Gross, Elizabeth Hardwick rediscovers Zelda Fitzgerald, and dozens more are memorably revealed. Each piece is accompanied by a lush, full-page duotone by such eminent photographers as Annie Leibovitz, Matthew Rolston, Brigitt LaCombe, and Michael Collopy. These fifty women come from all walks of life: art, politics, literature, fashion, science, and sports, but they all have one thing in common:

Authors:John Miller, David Edelman, John Appleby,
Publisher: Chapman & Hall/CRC
Keywords: financial, mathematics, series, crc, hall, methods, finance, chapman, numerical
Number of Pages: 312
Published: 2007-09-21
List price: $104.95
ISBN-10: 158488925X
ISBN-13: 9781584889250

Featuring international contributors from both industry and academia, Numerical Methods for Finance explores new and relevant numerical methods for the solution of practical problems in finance. It is one of the few books entirely devoted to numerical methods as applied to the financial field. Presenting state-of-the-art methods in this area, the book first discusses the coherent risk measures theory and how it applies to practical risk management. It then proposes a new method for pricing high-dimensional American options, followed by a description of the negative inter-risk diversificatio

Author: John B. Miller
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: delivery, infrastructure, finance, systems, studies, case
Number of Pages: 296
Published: 2002-01-01
List price: $149.00
ISBN-10: 0792376528
ISBN-13: 9780792376521

This book of case studies is the companion to the author’s text, Principles of Public and Private Infrastructure Delivery, published by Kluwer Academic Publishers. Together, the books are intended to provide an in-depth look at how project evaluation, procurement, and packaging are revolutionizing the role of civil engineers in managing collections of infrastructure assets. The case studies provide real-world implementations of the problems presented in the text. Each fascinating case study provides a hands-on learning experience, including discussion questions following the narrative. T

Author: John H. Miller
Publisher: East Gate Book
Keywords: east, gate, books, history, introductory, asia, modern
Number of Pages: 235
Published: 2007-09-25
List price: $26.95
ISBN-10: 0765618230
ISBN-13: 9780765618238

Written with rare mastery and a sure sense of the essential, this concise general history of modern East Asia offers students and general readers an understanding of this dynamic region from a global perspective. It is the ideal introductory text for college survey courses in Asian and international studies.Following an introductory discussion of the regional concept, the first two chapters lay the foundations. Chapter 1 describes East Asia’s geographical, human, cultural, economic, social, and political setting as it has evolved over the past several millennia, and the three major belie

Author: C. John Miller
Publisher: Christian Literature Crusade
Keywords: repentance
Number of Pages: 99
Published: 2009-02-06
List price: $8.99
ISBN-10: 0875089798
ISBN-13: 9780875089799

Repentance begins at conversion but doesn t stop there. It isn t penance, self-effort or condemnation, but an ongoing attitude for daily living in Christ, says Jack Miller. In this new edition Jack s widow, Rose Marie, adds an epilogue telling of Jack s own journey of living out repentance on a daily basis.

Author: John G. Miller
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Keywords: exceptional, organization, ways, outstanding
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2010-01-07
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 0399156402
ISBN-13: 9780399156403

"Outstanding! hits the nail on the head in every way: Practical content, terrific stories, and an easy read. Miller has provided a road map for organizations to become exceptional--just follow the path laid out. Definitely a must read!" --Dave Ramsey, author of Total Money Makeover and host of The Dave Ramsey Show Every day outstanding organizations do things and promote values that ensure they will retain customers, grow revenues, increase market share, and build their reputations. People in these organizations hold values and take actions-- individually and collectively--that are not alwa

Author: John G. Miller
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Keywords: question, work, life, accountability, personal, practicing, qbq
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2004-09-09
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0399152334
ISBN-13: 9780399152337

Who Moved My Cheese? showed readers how to adapt to change. Fish! helped raise flagging morale. Execution guided readers to overcome the inability to get things done. QBQ! The Question Behind the Question, already a phenomenon in its self-published edition, addresses the most important issue in business and society today: personal accountability. The lack of personal accountability has resulted in an epidemic of blame, complaining, and procrastination. No organization-or individual-can achieve goals, compete in the marketplace, fulfill a vision, or develop people and teams witho