Author: Jean Kazez
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: life, philosophy, things, weight
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2007-04-16
List price: $64.95
ISBN-10: 1405160772
ISBN-13: 9781405160773

The Weight of Things explores the hard questions of our daily lives, examining both classic and contemporary accounts of what it means to lead ’the good life’. Looks at the views of philosophers such as Aristotle, the Stoics, Mill, Nietzsche, and Sartre as well as contributions from other traditions, such as Buddhism Incorporates key arguments from contemporary philosophers including Peter Singer, Martha Nussbaum, Robert Nozick, John Finnis, and Susan Wolf Uses examples from biography, literature, history, movies and media, and the news Gives a fresh perspective on the hard questio

Authors:Jean Lee, Hong Li,
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Keywords: businesses, maintain, prosperity, family, generations, doesn’t, last, wealth
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2008-11-11
List price: $58.00
ISBN-10: 9812797513
ISBN-13: 9789812797513

With 175 family businesses on the Fortune 500 list, from DuPont and Motorola to IBM, there is no doubt that family-run enterprises play an important role in global economic development. Their role is no less significant in China where, in keeping with the country s rapid economic growth, family businesses are emerging in increasing numbers. Unique characteristics, such as succession, management, staffing, family affairs, strategy planning and governance structure, set family businesses apart from other business types. As a result, they face particular challenges in survival and sustainabili

Author: Jean-Luc Lebru
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Keywords: guide, writer, reader, writing, scientific
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2007-04-05
List price: $41.00
ISBN-10: 9812701443
ISBN-13: 9789812701442

Given that scientific material can be hard to comprehend, sustained attention and memory retention become major reader challenges. Scientific writers must not only present their science, but also work hard to generate and sustain the interest of readers. Attention-getters, sentence progression, expectation-setting, and memory offloaders are essential devices to keep readers and reviewers engaged. The writer needs to have a clear understanding of the role played by each part of a paper, from its eye-catching title to its eye-opening conclusion. This book walks through the main parts of a paper;

Author: Jean Yate
Publisher: Barron’s Educational Serie
Keywords: cds, audio, english, perfectly, pronounce
Published: 2005-02-01
List price: $24.99
ISBN-10: 0764177494
ISBN-13: 9780764177491

ESL students, TOEFL and TOEIC test takers, and all others for whom English is a second language and who want to improve their pronunciation will find this book and compact disc combination especially instructive. The new second edition presents a significantly increased number of exercises, all of them providing practice in every sound that is specific to American-style English. Emphasis is on stress and intonation patterns in conversational English. Recognition of these patterns is essential to fluent speech and listening comprehension. Four compact discs replace the first edition?s audiocass

Author: Jean-Luc Boiffier
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Keywords: equations, flight, dynamics
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 1998-08-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0471967378
ISBN-13: 9780471967378

This volume explores the theory and practice of flight dynamics. It sets the relevant equations for the general case of a spherical rotating Earth, which is then evaluated by examination of the flat, fixed Earth. All equations are designed to solve practical difficulties the author met during his teaching activities, which were often the source of errors and wasted time.

Author: Jean Andrew
Publisher: Course Technology PTR
Keywords: depth, comptia
Number of Pages: 1360
Published: 2006-11-21
List price: $44.99
ISBN-10: 1598633511
ISBN-13: 9781598633511

This comprehensive certification solution not only provides thorough preparation for CompTIA’s latest A+® certification exams but also provides you with real-worldinstruction on everything you need to know to support and troubleshoot computer hardware and software. Updated to include the most current technologies, with a new chapter on securing your PC and small network, CompTIA A+ 2006 In Depthtakes you from the "just-a-user" level to the "I-can-fix-this" level on all PC hardware and software matters. Coverage is balanced. While focusing on new hardware and software, the text also cove

Author: Jean B. White
Publisher: Greenwood
Keywords: reference, state, united, states, constitutions, guide, constitution, utah, guides
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 1998-07-30
List price: $110.95
ISBN-10: 0313293511
ISBN-13: 9780313293511

This comprehensive review looks at the unique historical background and the 100-year development of the Utah State Constitution. Written for the beginning of statehood in 1896, the original constitution survived until the early 1970s with little change. Since that time it has responded to a wave of constitutional reform that has produced change in virtually every article. This reference guide shows these changes section-by-section and explores their purpose and meaning.