Authors:Richard Butler, Leslie Davies, Richard Pike, John Sha
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: practice, process, theory, decisions, investment, strategic
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 1993-05
List price: $45.99
ISBN-10: 0415075084
ISBN-13: 9780415075084

"Strategic Investment Decision Making" is based upon a study of strategic investment decisions in a wide range of UK and international companies. The authors examine these decisions from the perspective of organizational decision-making theory. They find that investments are not made only by the application of formal quantitative procedures but also involve the more qualitative processes of judgement, negotiation and inspiration. The concept of decision effectiveness is examined and two primary factors identified. These are: the "objectives-attainment" factor and the "learning factor". A numbe

Authors:Clair Davies, Amber Davies,  David G. Simo,
Publisher: New Harbinger Publicatio
Keywords: pain, relief, second, guide, treatment, point, therapy, workbook, trigger
Number of Pages: 323
Published: 2004-07-01
List price: $22.95
ISBN-10: 1572243759
ISBN-13: 9781572243750

The first edition of this workbook is regarded as a classic in its field, and was the first book to introduce trigger point therapy to the general public as a self-care tool for alleviating chronic pain caused by a variety of conditions, including arthritis, back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, fibromyalgia, headache, muscle ache, and repetitive strain injuries. As the author makes clear, all such conditions are related to lack of oxygen in exhausted or injured muscle tissue. Trigger point therapy has been used for decades by doctors, pain specialists, and massage therapists to quickly stimulate

Authors:Peter Davies, Rhys Davies, Derek Lynch,
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: classroom, activities, practical, history, secondary, enlivening
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2001-10-01
List price: $45.95
ISBN-10: 0415253497
ISBN-13: 9780415253499

This user-friendly handbook for history teachers contains 40 classroom activities, emphasizes student-centered learning, and encourages teachers to approach their teaching in an imaginative and innovative way.

Authors:Julia Davies, Phil Davies,
Publisher: Interlink Publishing Group
Keywords: beautiful, nature, islands, caicos, amp, turks
Number of Pages: 182
Published: 2000-07
List price: $62.50
ISBN-10: 0333775473
ISBN-13: 9780333775479

Stunning photography and beautiful illustrations truly capturing the magic of the Turks & Caicos Islands in this new book. Over the last decade the Turks and Caicos Islands, situated just south of the Bahamas, have won international acclaim as a premier scuba diving destination and luxury retreat. While the unrivaled marine life and wondrous beaches serve as the main magnet, these islands have much more to offer the discerning tourist. The Turks and Caicos Islands takes the reader on a colorful journey throughout this small archipelago, exploring its natural delights and amazing hist

Author: Leslie Brubaker and Kallirroe LinardouLeslie Brub
Publisher: Ashgate
Keywords: society, promotion, byzantine, studies, byzantium, wine, merry, luke, food, drink
Number of Pages: 308
Published: 2007-12-19
List price: $114.95
ISBN-10: 0754661199
ISBN-13: 9780754661191

This volume brings together a group of scholars to consider the rituals of eating together in the Byzantine world, the material culture of Byzantine food and wine consumption, and the transport and exchange of agricultural products.The contributors present food in nearly every conceivable guise, ranging from its rhetorical uses - food as a metaphor for redemption; food as politics; eating as a vice, abstinence as a virtue - to more practical applications such as the preparation of food, processing it, preserving it, and selling it abroad. We learn how the Byzantines viewed their diet, and how

Authors:Martin Davies, Martin Davies, Marcia Devlin, Malcolm
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Keywords: education, perspectives, higher, research, international, practicalities, interdisciplinary
Number of Pages: 333
Published: 2010-11-08
List price: $144.95
ISBN-10: 0857243713
ISBN-13: 9780857243713

"Interdisciplinary Higher Education" offers a contemporary of our understanding and practice of interdisciplinary higher education. Part I (Chapters 1 to 5) considers a range of theoretical perspectives on interdisciplinarity: the nature of disciplines, complexity, leadership, group working, and academic development. Part II (Chapters 6 to 18) provides more than a dozen vignettes of interdisciplinary practice, drawn from Australian, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

Authors:Leslie Bulion,  Leslie Eva,
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Keywords: stink, hey
Number of Pages: 48
Published: 2006-06-01
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 158089304X
ISBN-13: 9781580893046

Witty poems describe how insects capture prey, trick predators, attract mates, and have survived for 400 million years. Includes information about bug behavior. Discussion guide available at charlesbridge.com.