Authors:Charles H. Hammatt, Sandra Wagner-Wright, Sandra Wag
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Keywords: trader, hawai, yankee, sandalwood, furs, ships
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 1999-08
List price: $16.99
ISBN-10: 0824822587
ISBN-13: 9780824822583

Charles H. Hammatt arrived in Honolulu in 1823 anxious to do business, not to save souls. Young, confident, and ambitious, Hammatt had been entrusted by a mercantile firm in Boston with the delicate task of negotiating trade agreements with Hawaiian royalty to secure sandalwood for the China Trade. We have no fears of your falling into any of the vices you will find at the Islands, his employers wrote in their detailed instructions, but it may be well to reflect on them, to be better prepared to reside in a Society where indolence, intemperance, debauchery, and gambling are so fashionable.

Authors:Sandra J Rosenthal, David W. Wright,
Publisher: Humana Press
Keywords: biology, molecular, methods, protocols, nanobiotechnology
Number of Pages: 228
Published: 2005-04-27
List price: $129.00
ISBN-10: 1588292762
ISBN-13: 9781588292766

Hands-on experts in nanomaterial synthesis and application describe in detail the key experimental techniques currently employed in novel materials synthesis, dynamic cellular imaging, and biological assays. The author’s emphasize diverse strategies to synthesize and functionalize the use of nanoparticles for biological applications. Additional chapters focus on the use of biological components (peptides, antibodies, and DNA) to synthesize and organize nanoparticles to be used a building block in larger assemblies. These new materials make it possible to image cellular processes for long

Authors:Ferdinand Wagner, Ruedi Schmuki, Thomas Wagner, Peter
Publisher: Auerbach Publications
Keywords: practical, approach, machines, state, software, finite, modeling
Number of Pages: 392
Published: 2006-05-15
List price: $99.95
ISBN-10: 0849380863
ISBN-13: 9780849380860

Modeling Software with Finite State Machines: A Practical Approach explains how to apply finite state machines to software development. It provides a critical analysis of using finite state machines as a foundation for executable specifications to reduce software development effort and improve quality. This book discusses the design of a state machine and of a system of state machines. It also presents a detailed analysis of development issues relating to behavior modeling with design examples and design rules for using finite state machines. This volume describes a coherent and well-tested fr

Authors:Kathi Wagner, Aubrey Wagner,
Publisher: Adams Media
Keywords: everything, kids, challenging, series, hours, fun, teasers, riddles, amp, brain, book
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2004-03-08
List price: $7.95
ISBN-10: 1593370369
ISBN-13: 9781593370367

Guaranteed to keep kids laughing for hours! Brain teasers and riddles have been proven to build kids’ mental acuity. The Everything Kids’ Riddles and Brain Teasers Book does this and more, giving children a place to learn - and laugh - all in one! Packed full of puzzles, games and activities, The Everything kids’ Riddles and Brain Teasers Book will keep audiences in stitches.

Authors:Anneliese Wagner, Roland Wagner,
Publisher: BoD
Keywords: german, sofia
Number of Pages: 86
Published: 2009-02-23
List price: $20.50
ISBN-10: 3837010791
ISBN-13: 9783837010794

Früher haben wir uns vorgegaukelt, wir wären vom Schicksal und von unseren Genen dazu verdammt, übergewichtig zu sein und wir wurden schwerer und schwerer. Häufig haben wir Lebensumstände, die letzte Diät oder sonst irgendetwas dafür verantwortlich gemacht. Wie dumm wir waren! Nur wir selbst ganz allein sind für unser Fettgebirge verantwortlich und die Werkzeuge zum Sieg über das Übergewicht sind in uns selbst verborgen. Erst diese Erkenntnis hat uns zum Erfolg geführt. Warten Sie nicht auf das ultimative Rezept, die Wunderpille oder die nächste Speckröllchen-Diät. Fangen Sie

Authors:Jorg Andriof, Sandra Waddock, Brian Husted, Sandra Su
Publisher: Greenleaf Pubns
Keywords: responsibility, engagement, theory, thinking, stakeholder, unfolding
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2002-10-31
List price: $75.00
ISBN-10: 1874719527
ISBN-13: 9781874719526

This work - the first of a two-volume series - argues that stakeholder thinking has evolved into the study of interactive, mutually engaged and responsive relationships that establish the very context of doing modern business, and create the groundwork for transparency and accountability. The book makes it clear that in today’s societies successful companies are those that recognise that they have responsibilities to a range of stakeholders that go beyond mere compliance with the law or meeting the fiduciary responsibility inherent in maximizing returns to shareholders. If in the past, t

Authors:Orville Wright, Fred C. Kelly, Wilbur Wright,
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Keywords: orville, wright, wilbur, letters, kitty, hawk, miracle
Number of Pages: 496
Published: 2002-12-03
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0306812037
ISBN-13: 9780306812033

With little formal education and even fewer business skills, Wilbur and Orville Wright solved the scientific mystery that defeated the greatest minds of their day. This collection of six hundred letters between the two brothers traces the genesis of their flying machine, from their initial frustration to their bursts of discovery and the thrill of ultimate success. Witness the resourcefulness, good humor, and sheer pluck of America’s most famous brothers.