Subject(s): Business communication | Oral communication | Persuasion (Psychology) Summary: Overview: Our super-speed, electronically driven workplace has begun eroding our ability to talk and, what's more, to listen. Yet we must all keep presenting ourselves and our ideas verbally, in person, to make that final sale or get ahead. That mean

Subject(s): Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 | United States -- Economic conditions -- 2001-2009 Summary: "A complete and accessible explanation of the factors contributing to the onset of the 2007 financial and economic crisis. The myriad factors are explained in an orderly way with simple terms. The anticipation (or not) and reception o

Subject(s): Cities and towns | Sociology, Urban | Globalization Summary: The city is the home of prosperity. It is the place where human beings find satisfaction of basic needs and access to essential public goods. The city is also where ambitions, aspirations and other material and immaterial aspects of life are realized, providing contentment

Subject(s): Architecture and climate | Architecture -- Environmental aspects | Architecture and energy conservation | Ecological houses | Dwellings -- Energy conservation | Construction industry -- Appropriate technology Summary: From the bestselling author of Ecohouse, this fully revised edition of Adapting Buildings and Cities for Climate Cha

Subject(s): Farm management | Agriculture -- Economic aspects Summary: "Farm managers will appreciate this book as they learn the principles of farm management; from the basics of management and economics; to the details of strategy and operations. It presents economic concepts, such as the discussion of markets, competitive forces, and mac

Subject(s): Commercial crimes | Forensic accounting | Fraud investigation Summary: "The definitive, must-have guide for the forensic accounting professionalA comprehensive and practical overview of civil and criminal forensic accounting methodology, Forensic Accounting Body of Knowledge defines the profession of forensic accounting, capturi

Subject(s): Microeconomics | System analysis Summary: "This important book fills the need for a textbook on economic systems analysis and assessment, providing extensive coverage on various topics including microeconomic systems and assessment, cost effectiveness, cost estimation for software and systems, strategic investments, and valuatio

Subject(s): Fibromyalgia -- Popular works | Fibromyalgia -- Popular works -- Treatment Summary: "Over a decade ago, Dr. R. Paul St. Amand, an experienced endocrinologist and UCLA assistant clinical professor, published his protocol for reversing fibromyalgia based on nearly half a century of research. This book offers Dr. St. Amand's la

Subject(s): Education, Higher -- Asia | Education, Higher -- Pacific Area Summary: "Asia is rapidly developing a wide variety of regional organizations and interactive patterns, reflecting in large part its increasing role in the global economic and political engagements. Higher Education constitutes a distinct sphere of activity within thi

Subject(s): Multivariate analysis Summary: "This new edition, now with a co-author, offers a complete and up-to-date examination of the field. The authors have streamlined previously tedious topics, such as multivariate regression and MANOVA techniques, to add newer, more timely content. Each chapter contains exercises, providing readers wi