Business, Finance & Law Books
Ebury Publishing Its Not What You Say Its The Way You Say It
Book SynopsisNo matter what your speaking challenge is, this inspirational, cleverly illustrated book will ensure you perform with passion, power and persuasion; at your very best. Whether you are chasing a job, planning a pitch, giving a speech at a wedding, presenting to one or one thousand people, you'll discover how to:-Use the rule of three to win any audience over-Prepare so you can be yourself but better-Embrace the unknown and conquer any fear Capturing a life time's work in the art of persuasive communication, this powerful book reveals the principles, tools and tricks to help you become a courageous, memorable, stand-out speaker.
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Vintage Publishing Heroes
Book SynopsisThe heroes of John Pilger''s narrative are the many ordinary people he has witnessed coping with their lives in difficult and often brutal conditions: dissidents in the Soviet Union; victims of conflicts in Vietnam, Cambodia, Africa, India, the Middle East and Central America. They also include the Irish labouring generation of his great-great-grandfather, transported in irons to Australia for uttering ''unlawful oaths''. It is a vivid, engrossing and sometimes blackly amusing personal story covering the periods for which his journalism is renowned. John Pilger has witnessed many of the major world upheavals of the past thirty years, as well as the daily realities of injustices normally hidden from society''s view. His reporting of these events has always been distinguished by his tenaciously researched facts - especially facts that governments and powerful interests would prefer to keep secret - and by his unerring and always compassionate pursuit of the truth.Trade ReviewJohn Pilger is the antidote to easy, comfortable thinking, to smugness, to ignorance. He is necessary * Daily Telegraph *Pilger has a gift for finding the image, the instant, that reveals all. He is a photographer using words instead of a camera -- Salman RushdiePilger is the closest we have to the great correspondents of the 1930s. The truth in his hands is a weapon, to be picked up and used in the struggle against injustice * Guardian *
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Random House The Empty Raincoat
Book Synopsis*Can you find the way to Davy''s bar? *Do you know the Doughnut principal? *How do you make a Chinese contract? The changes which Charles Handy foresaw in THE AGE OF UNREASON are happening. Endless growth can make a candyfloss economy, and capitalism must be its own sternest critic. Handy reaches here for a philosophy beyond the mechanics of business organisations, beyond material choices, to try and establish an alternative universe where the work ethics can contain a natural sense of continuity, connections and a sense of direction. We are now a world of shareholders, but everyone has a stake in the future. With warmth, wit and the most challenging insights, Charles Handy seeks to turn paradox into real progress.Trade ReviewIf you are part of, think about, care about or are in any way influenced by the world of work, and who is not, this powerful and moving book is for you -- Sir Graham Day * Financial Times *A necessary and important contribution to our understanding of the way we live now -- Hamish McRae * Director Magazine *
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Cornerstone Semler R SevenDay Weekend
Book SynopsisIn The Seven-Day Weekend, Semler explains how he transformed a small family business into a highly profitable manufacturing, services and high-tech powerhouse - 40 times larger - while watching his favorite movies or relaxing with his son in the middle of the business day. Praise for The Seven-Day Weekend''Are there real-life lessons to be learned? The answer is yes-Pragmatic, inspirational and intriguing advice'' The Times''Ricardo Semler is our kind of capitalist.'' Guardian''In this book, Ricardo Semler tells how Semco, Latin America''s fastest growing company, uses a revolutionary way of working to run a profit making company with a work force who love their jobs.'' The Sunday Times''The Seven-Day Weekend challenges conventional approaches to work. It sparks ideas that can be applied to one''s own business [and] will certainly encourage managers to look very carefully at their management practices.'' Rocco Forte, Management TodayPraise for Ricardo Semler''s Maverick!''Semco takes workplace democracy to previously unimagined frontiers'' The Times''His egalitarian approach works like a dream'' TodayTrade ReviewRicardo Semler tells how Semco uses a revolutionary way of working to run a profit making company with a work force who love their jobs * The Sunday Times *The Seven-Day Weekend will certainly encourage managers to look very carefully at their management practices -- Rocco Forte * Management Today *Ricardo Semler is our kind of capitalist * The Guardian *
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Cornerstone Did You Spot The Gorilla
Book SynopsisIn a recent series of ground-breaking psychological experiments, volunteers were shown a 30-second film of some people playing basketball and told to count the number of passes made with the ball. After just a few seconds, a man dressed as a gorilla slowly walked into frame, beat his chest at the camera, and sauntered off. Unbelievably, almost none of the people watching the film noticed the gorilla. Exactly the same psychological mechanisms that cause people to miss the gorilla also make them miss unexpected but vitally important opportunities in their professional and personal lives. This book outlines the scientific evidence and thinking behind this remarkable new phenomenon, and shows you how you can spot gorillas in your life - and what to do when you see one.
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Random House Myself and Other More Important Matters
Book SynopsisCharles Handy is perhaps best known outside the business world as a wise and warm presenter of Radio 4''s ''Thought for the Day''. Long recognised as one of the world''s leading business thinkers (over a million copies of his books have been sold around the world), in Myself and Other More Important Matters he leaves the management territory he has so effectively and influentially mapped in the past to explore the wider issues and dilemmas - both moral and creative - raised by the turning points of his long and successful life.Here he investigates the big issues of how life can best be lived as they have emerged from the unfolding of his life and his unique and influential understanding of what really matters.From supplying oil by boat to an area larger than England as a bullish young Shell executive in Borneo to realising that there was a big difference between describing the development of a ''portfolio'' life (made up of a variety of activities for a range of purpoTrade Review[Goes] deeper into the heart of business than almost any book that tackles the subject head on ... A compelling, touching and finally inspiring journey ... To paraphrase TS Eliot, his remarkable achievement is to bring us back to our starting point - but allow us to recognise the place for the first time * Observer *Highly readable ... A wise work from which we will all learn * Sunday Times *Handy at his best; humane, thoughtful and serious * Financial Times *His writing is both spiritual ... and practical: he makes you want to do something about your life, and at the same time convinces that you can, and furnishes you with some good examples of how to go about it ... So much of it will strike home ... Real inspiration ... excellent advice * Times Educational Supplement *Charles Handy is a true statesman in the field . . . a wizened dean of faculty for the world of independent thinkers -- Jim Collins, author of Good to Great
£14.39
Cornerstone Garlic And Sapphires
Book SynopsisReichl knows that to be a good critic she has to be anonymous - but her picture is posted in every four-star, low-star kitchen in town and so she embarks on an extraordinary - and hilarious - undercover game of disguise - keeping even her husband and son in the dark.Trade ReviewIf this was just an account of life as a restaurant critic, it would be interesting enough. But Ruth Reichl somehow makes this an investigation into personality. In order not to be recognized when on the job as The New York Times' restaurant reviewer, she adopts a number of disguises and notes the effect this has on her own character and behavior. Oh, and the food: when she writes about what she's eating, I just salivate -- Nigella Lawson * Stylist Magazine *Riotously, effortlessly entertaining - Ruth Reichl is witty, fair-minded, brave and a wonderful writer * New York Times *Fast, funny, always near the knuckle - the best kind of food writing - it makes you hungry * Elisabeth Luard *A pleasure from start to finish * Guardian *Reading Ruth Reichl on food is almost as good as eating it * Washington Post *
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Cornerstone For All the Tea in China
Book SynopsisSarah Rose is a writer living in New York. She was educated at Harvard and the University of Chicago.Trade ReviewThe best parts of the book are not the dangers that Fortune encountered, but Rose's assured, confident descriptions of the manufacture of tea. Like Fortune, the reader goes on a journey of discovery * Mail on Sunday *Had your cup of tea this morning? If not, the next time you take a gulp of PG Tips or a sip of single estate orange pekoe you might want to send up a prayer of thanks for the dogged Scotsman who made it all possible, Robert Fortune ... Rose's account is full of colour * The Times *[Fortune's] story is well worth the telling, and Rose does so with skill and restraint * Literary Review *Reshapes into gripping prose Fortune's own memoirs and letters ... An enthusiastic tale of how the humble leaf became a global addiction * Financial Times *Reveals our cuppa wouldn't exist if it wasn't for an amazing Victorian, armed only with a rusty pistol and a pigtail, who stole the secret of tea from under the nose of China's ruthless warlords * Daily Mail *
£10.44
Cornerstone The Fear Index
Book SynopsisRobert Harris is the author of fifteen bestselling novels: the Cicero Trilogy - Imperium, Lustrum and Dictator - Fatherland, Enigma, Archangel, Pompeii, The Ghost, The Fear Index, An Officer and a Spy, which won four prizes including the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, Conclave, Munich, The Second Sleep, V2 and Act of Oblivion. His work has been translated into forty languages and nine of his books have been adapted for cinema and television. He lives in West Berkshire with his wife, Gill Hornby.Trade ReviewThe Fear Index could scarcely be more of the moment * The Times *In The Fear Index , the latest thriller by Robert Harris, now heading for the Christmas bestseller lists, a brainbox hedge fund manager with little in the way of interpersonal skills discovers that his computer-driven trading system has flown out of control and threatens to send the world's stock markets into a tailspin. Anyone familiar with Mary Shelley's Dr Frankenstein will recognise the genre of the oddball genius consumed by his own creation - populist fiction at its best. * Spectator *I would recommend The Fear Index, the new novel by Robert Harris that delves into the world of modern finance. The writing is as elegant as ever * Financial Times *Robert Harris is renowned for his historical novels, although his eighth offering, The Fear Index, could hardly be more contemporary and relevant . . . Harris writes with a deceptively languid elegance, so that the novel straddles not only the crime and sci-fi genres but also that of literary fiction. A satisfying read on a number of levels, it is strongest as a character study of a man who discovers, pace Hemingway, the true meaning of the phrase "grace under pressure". * Irish Times *Robert Harris's eighth novel is a timely blockbuster of a thriller that takes the global financial meltdown as its backdrop, with nods to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein . . . An assuredly intelligent and deftly-paced novel, the fear of the protagonist is increasingly palpable as he's buffeted by genuinely unexpected spine-chilling twists. Perhaps the greatest thriller writer around, Harris has delivered his best work yet. A modern classic. * Irish Examiner *
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Vintage Publishing Up in the Old Hotel
Book Synopsis''The master of a journalistic style long vanished - urbane, lucid, courteous... A masterpiece of observation and storytelling'' Ian McEwanMitchell is the laureate of old New York. The hidden corners of the city and the people who lived there are his subject. He captured the waterfront rooming-houses , nickel-a-drink saloons, all-night restaurants, the ''visionaries, obsessives, imposters, fanatics, lost souls, the end-is-near street preachers, old Gypsy Kings and old Gypsy Queens, and out-and-out freak-show freaks.'' Mitchell''s trademark curiosity, respect and graveyard humour fuel these magical essays. Written between 1943 and 1965, Up in the Old Hotel is the complete collection of Joseph Mitchell ''s New Yorker journalism and includes McSorley''s Wonderful Saloon, Old Mr Flood, The Bottom of the Harbour and Joe Gould''s Secret. ''Joseph Mitchell is buried treasure'' Salman RushdieTrade ReviewThis is a book about New York as it was a long time ago… Mitchell is interested in the texture of the city. He loves the cops and bums and old Italian restaurants. After a while you really feel engrained in the place yourself -- William Leith * Evening Standard *Swift, razor-sharp characterisation, narrative suspense and the sparest, yet most penetrating description * Evening Standard *One of the greatest journalists America has produced * Times Literary Supplement *What James Joyce might have written had he gone into journalism * Newsweek *A poet of the waterfront and a writer of surpassing tales that captured the unsung and unconventional life of New York and its denizens * Independent *
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Vintage Publishing Hack Attack
Book SynopsisNick Davies writes investigative stories for the Guardian, and has been named Journalist of the Year, Reporter of the Year and Feature Writer of the Year in British press awards. Between July 2009 and July 2011, he wrote more than a hundred stories about crime in Rupert Murdoch's News of the World. He has written six books including White Lies and Dark Heart, and the bestselling Flat Earth News, exposing falsehood and propaganda in news media. Hack Attack is his latest book.He has three children and lives in Sussex.Trade ReviewThis is the book we’ve been waiting for, the thrilling and important inside story of how a single reporter came through with the truth of the hacking scandals. He exposed shameful intrusions, the years of deceit, lies, and bullying. And he did more. He revealed a rottenness at the heart of British life in the relations of press, police, and Parliament, institutions that, taken as a whole, failed the big test. Hack Attack is an indictment of the worst of journalism, but is itself an exhilarating demonstration of how the best of journalism—hard-won, honest reporting—is the lifeblood of any democracy. * Sir Harold Evans *First in the Guardian and now in this book, the reporting of Nick Davies has revealed the insidious abuse of power—and the public trust—by the Murdoch press from the top down. The British hacking scandal is the ultimate expression of Murdoch-culture run amok: corruption in the Fourth Estate as dangerous to democracy as the worst excesses of heads of state. * Carl Bernstein *This has all the elements – lying, corruption, blackmail – at the highest levels of government by the biggest newspaper in London. And the fact that it’s true is the best part. Nick is a brave and stubborn reporter and we consider it an honor to put his book to film. * George Clooney (who is set to direct the film of the book) *Nick Davies is Britain’s greatest investigative journalist... This book is as exciting as a thriller but far more important... should be compulsory reading in journalism schools and must be read by anyone who wishes to understand how British politics actually works. -- Peter Oborne * Telegraph *Gripping …the best account we have of the phone-hacking scandal and the attendant police corruption and cover-ups...A masterly summary of the hacking affair, as well as the ingenuity and persistence that lead to great journalism. -- Henry Porter * Observer *
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Vintage Publishing How Music Got Free
Book SynopsisA member of what he calls the pirate generation', Stephen Witt has been bootlegging music since the mid-1990s. While amassing an archive of hundreds of thousands of pirated mp3s, he became obsessed with the subject of digital piracy, and eventually changed careers to write this thrilling investigative history.He was born in New Hampshire in 1979, raised in the Midwest and graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in mathematics. He spent the next six years working for hedge funds in Chicago and New York. Following a spell in East Africa working in economic development, he graduated from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism in 2011.He lives in Brooklyn, New York. How Music Got Free is his first book.Trade ReviewEnthralling… A terrific, timely, informative book… Witt is an authoritative, enthusiastic, sure-footed guide, and his research and his storytelling are exemplary… How Music Got Free stands comparison to The Social Network -- Nick Hornby * Sunday Times *Incredible, possibly canonical. . . . A story that's too bizarre to make up, but needed to be told. . . . Even if you're not a music geek, How Music Got Free is one of the most gripping investigative books of the year. * Vice *Like Bond meets 28 Days Later... Witt tells a thrilling tale, with a cast of music biz bigwigs, painstaking German boffins, and pirates and petty thieves. Witt’s writing reminded me of all my favourite modern essayists: Remnick, Franzen and John Jeremiah Sullivan. I loved it -- Colin Greenwood, RadioheadBrilliant... Like many great works of investigative journalism it makes it clear that this is one of those stories you think you know until you realise you don’t -- John Niven * The Spectator *A fantastic book and a scintillating achievement -- Felix Martin, author of Money: the unauthorised biography
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Vintage Publishing Sitopia
Book SynopsisCarolyn Steel is a leading thinker on food and cities. Her first book, Hungry City, received international acclaim, establishing her as an influential voice in a wide variety of fields across academia, industry and the arts. It won the Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award for Non-Fiction and was chosen as a BBC Food Programme book of the year. A London-based architect, academic and writer, Carolyn has lectured at the University of Cambridge, London Metropolitan University, Wageningen University and the London School of Economics and is in international demand as a speaker. Her 2009 TED talk has received more than one million views.Trade ReviewA vital call for us to rediscover the way that food binds us to each other and to the natural world, and in doing so find new ways of living -- Christopher Kissane * Guardian *Steel's ideas have become a matter of urgency -- Clare Saxby * Times Literary Supplement *Essential reading! A visionary look at how quality food should replace money as the new world currency -- Tim SpectorSteel offsets the obviously weighty subject matter with a lightness of touch and twinkling eye for luminous details… an unambiguously essential read -- George Reynolds * Daily Telegraph *The beauty of food is that it is so many things at once: necessity and treat, nature and artifice, the subject of science, philosophy, etiquette and art. The book is accordingly multiple in its themes, an all-you-can-eat buffet of thoughts and facts about food...a brave and ambitious book * Observer *
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Vintage Publishing The Song Machine
Book SynopsisHow do you make a song into a global smash hit that is guaranteed to make millions? Read The Song Machine and find out!From Tin Pan Alley and Motown to Rihanna and Taylor Swift, manufactured music has existed since the record industry began. But who are the hit-manufacturers that can create a tune that is so catchy, so wildly addictive, that it sticks in the minds of millions of listeners? In The Song Machine, John Seabrook dissects the workings of this machine, travelling the world to reveal its hidden formulas, and interview its geniuses the hitmakers' at the centre of it all. Hilarious and jaw-droppingly shocking, this book will change how you think and feel about music, as well as how you listen to it.Revelatory, funny, and full of almost unbelievable details', Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food NationAs addictive as its subject' Sunday Times Trade ReviewRevelatory, funny, and full of almost unbelievable details -- Eric Schlosser, author of 'Fast Food Nation'As addictive as its subject * Sunday Times *A gripping investigation of modern hitmaking… Seabrook’s writing is as sleek and swift as a dolphin * New Statesman *This is a fascinating tale about an amazing phenomenon -- Walter Isaacson, author of 'Steve Jobs'Seabrook subtly explores not only the insides of a song, but how a song gets inside us * Observer *Revealing, frightening, funny and unsettling -- Roddy DoyleSeabrook’s book takes the reader into a hidden world behind some of the most high-profile cultural products of the era * Guardian *A highly engaging narrative * Economist *Weaving its way through two-and-a-half decades, one of The Song Machine’s greatest achievements is to situate the pop song within a shifting matrix of technological evolution, diminishing revenue streams, and warring egos * Independent *Seabrook takes us on a lucid and well-researched tour of the places where modern hits are created -- Peter Clark * Literary Review *
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Cornerstone Playing Big
Book SynopsisTara Mohr is the founder of the global Playing Big leadership programme for women and an expert on women's leadership and well-being. Trained by the Coaches Training Institute, Tara also holds an MBA from Stanford University. She is much in demand as a key-note speaker - including for the Emerging Women Live conference, TEDx, The White House Project and Harvard Business School - and has been featured in ForbesWoman, Harvard Business Review, Financial Times, BBC and numerous other media outlets.Trade ReviewAt last. At last this very important book has been written, encouraging women to take up all the creative space they deserve in the world. I hope it will empower legions of women to step into their greatness. I couldn't be happier about this publication. -- Elizabeth Gilbert, author of SIGNATURE OF ALL THINGS and EAT, PRAY, LOVEHere comes the glass-ceiling smasher… One of the most important books in my life. If you want to achieve anything, or simply be less stressed, this book will help you do it. In it you will find your voice, your ability, your self-confidence and perhaps even your mission in life. Buy it. Pass it on. -- Shirley ConranFor anyone who feels they’re being held back in their career, this is the book for you. Mohr offers fascinating insights on how to pursue your passion to the next level. It's a well-researched how-to manual you shouldn’t miss. * Marie Claire *A good one for considering what your inner mentor might have to say to counter your inner critic. It's a good book for women wanting to take bold action and manage fear and self-doubt. * Enterprise Nation *We're afraid to put ourselves out there, and hold back, but it doesn't have to be this way . . . It's about negotiating fear and self-doubt to help you build confidence and 'play big' in your life * Happiful *
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Cornerstone The Dark Net
Book SynopsisA world that is much closer than you think.The Dark Net is a revelatory examination of the internet today, and of its most innovative and dangerous subcultures, stretching from secret Facebook groups to the encrypted and hidden Tor network.Trade ReviewA fascinating and disturbing journey through the furthest recesses of the Internet. Jamie Bartlett is an expert guide... he shines an invaluable light on a world that remains determinedly opaque. -- Ian Burrell * Independent *A hell of an achievement... Buy it and read it. -- Hugo Rifkind * The Times *Eye-opening … Bartlett is an informal yet informed guide … As befits a cross-party intellectual, he minimizes binary distinctions, conveying instead a mixture of conservative disquiet and liberal tolerance. The tales he tells are exemplary, titillating and sometimes frightening * Times Literary Supplement *Bartlett anatomises the usual bogeymen and demonstrates that they’re real.The Dark Net is, for anyone engaged with the web and the effects it is having on our culture, necessary reading... a flashlight in a dark, dark cellar. -- Michael Bywater * Spectator *A fascinating and disturbing exploration of the outer edges of the internet and the human mind. -- Josh Cohen[A] thorough and assiduously researched account of the deviantly erotic, subversive and criminal aspects of web life. -- Bryan Appleyard * Sunday Times *A confident and well-informed guide... By meeting the people behind the online activity, Bartlett humanises it. -- Douglas Heaven * New Scientist *The Dark Net offers smart, provoking reportage from the crooked crannies of digital culture, married to a quietly impressive analysis of how technology is amplifying both the best and the worst of us. Required reading for anyone looking to escape media hysteria and get to grips with the 21st century's most compelling, discomforting complexities. -- Tom ChatfieldA picturesque tour of this disquieting netherworld… the darkest recesses of the internet, for better and for worse, and being illuminated. -- Sue Halpern * The New York Review of Books *A judgement-free look at the mechanics of trolling and other internet bad behaviour and generates more light than heat. -- Helen Lewis * New Statesman, Books of the Year *Reveals a hidden, seedy world where people lurk behind pseudonyms and dupe others into revealing their bodies on camera to be used against them in public shaming. If you’re shocked to discover that last year approximately 20 per cent of drug users bought their stash online, you’ll find this fascinating. Bartlett is an able guide on a journey through the margins of the web. -- Max Wallis * Independent, Books of the Year *A well-researched book, studded with enlightening interviews * Mail on Sunday *A gripping read, more thrilling and chilling than many a fictional tale of the digital could ever be. * Sciencebase *The book's great contribution is non-sensationalist reporting about very touchy subjects. If we're going to keep making laws about this stuff, we need this kind of sanity. * ZDNet *This book ticks all of my boxes: fascinating subcultural studies, a brave nosedive into often scary worlds, and a pacey writing style that makes you think you’re reading a good thriller. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to know what the depths of human depravity look like, but can’t get the time off work to find out for themselves. * Left Foot Forward *
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Cornerstone The Football Managers Guide to Football
Book SynopsisIain Macintosh was the co-author of 2012's surprise Backpage Press hit 'Football Manager Stole My Life'. A football writer by trade, he's written for newspapers, magazines and websites around the world including: Sports Illustrated, ESPNFC, The Blizzard and the Irish Examiner. This will be his eighth book.
£10.44
TSO ITIL foundation handbook
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TSO ITIL foundation handbook pack of 10
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£999.99
TSO Safety at street works and road works
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£999.99
TSO MCA COSWP Merchant Seafarers 2025 A4 Book
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£28.20
Taylor & Francis Ltd Foreign Direct Investment and the Global Economy
Book SynopsisWith the emergence of a truly global marketplace, regions now face far greater competition in attracting outside investment, and multinational companies have to consider local conditions on many levels before choosing to invest. Foreign Direct Investment and the Global Economy looks at the pattern of FDI and its impacts on the global, regional (trade block), national and sub-national scales. The contributors describe the much discussed global-local interlay apparent in the operations of multinational companies and their involvement with ''regulatory'' institutions at different levels, from the global to the local.Table of ContentsPart I: FDI and the Global Economy. Part II. FDI and Regional Integration. Part III. National Experience of FDI. Part IV: FDI and Subnational Development.
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Elsevier Science Risk Analysis and the Security Survey
Book SynopsisGuides you through analysis to implementation to provide you with know-how to implement rigorous, accurate, and cost-effective security policies and designs. This book offers techniques for weighing and managing risks that face your organization. It gives insights into universal principles that can be adapted to specific situations and threats.Trade Review"Managing risk in today’s rapidly changing corporate environment is challenging. James Broder and Eugene Tucker take much of the guesswork out of this challenge with Risk Analysis and the Security Survey…From cover to cover, this is a valuable resource for security professionals at all career stages." --Security Management, January 2013 "When the lst edition of this book was published, back in the 1980s, it became an instant success. Today, many years later, it stands as a classic, used by security professionals, college professors, and students around the world. This new edition addresses the problems every security executive might one day face regarding Disaster Recovery. Broder tells us how to identify and deal with these threats and vulnerabilities as well as what to do if, in spite of our best efforts, disaster strikes. This book is, without doubt, the best of its kind on the market. The contents of this book are virtually priceless and I’m so bold as to suggest that without it, a security professional’s library is incomplete." --Charles (Chuck) Sennewald, CPP, CSC "Jim Broder and Eugene Tucker have done it again--another fine reference for the serious-minded security professional." --John Fay, Learning Shop USATable of ContentsPart I: The Treatment and Analysis of Risk1: Risk2: Vulnerability and Threat Identification3: Risk Measurement4: Quantifying and Prioritizing Loss Potential 5: Cost/Benefit Analysis6: Other Risk Analysis Methodologies7: The Security Survey: An Overview8: Management Audit Techniques and the Preliminary Survey9: The Survey Report10: Crime Prediction11: Determining Insurance Requirements Part II: Emergency Managment and Business Continuity Planning12: Emergency Management: A Brief Introduction13: Mitigation and Preparedness14: Response Planning15: Business Impact Analysis16: Business Continuity Planning17: Plan Documentation18: Crisis Management Planning for Kidnap, Ransom, and Extortion19: Monitoring Safeguards20: The Security Consultant Appendix A: Security Survey Work SheetsAppendix B: Sample Kidnap and Ransom Contingency PlanAppendix C: Security Systems Specifications
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Elsevier Science Its Our Research
Book SynopsisProvides a strategic framework for people who practice UX research who wish to be heard by their stakeholders. This title gives you the techniques needed to involve stakeholders throughout the process of planning, execution, analysis, and reporting UX research.Trade Review"I find the book compelling because it’s international, based on experience, business oriented, and practical, and it has videos….The book is definitely international, with mini-essays by usability practitioners from all over the world (the videos are international as well). This produces a wide variety of contexts and highlights some interesting parallels." --Computing Reviews.com, December 5, 2012 "In this book, Tomer Sharon does a great and ground-breaking job of presenting useful wisdom on how to make usability research useful and usable, and how to sell it. The contents of this book can be summarized in seven words: Do as you preach and be humble. If that’s not sufficiently usable for you, read this book!" --Rolf Molich, DialogDesign "Tomer Sharon’s book is the cure for usability professionals whose work isn’t having the impact it deserves. Here you’ll find ways to work different, to make your research connect with stakeholders instead of trash cans. File under: work smarter, not harder." --Gerard Torenvliet, Senior Human Factors Scientist, Medtronic "A thoroughly readable look at how to make sure our user research actually makes it into the products we create. It explains how to get everyone engaged, how to plan research that asks the right questions, and how to help people use research findings. It's full of practical tips, great advice and real-life stories from practitioners." --Donna Spencer, Maadmob "It’s Our Research" should be required reading for anyone involved in a UX research study. Sharon will not only help you avoid the many pitfalls that most UX research projects come across, but more importantly give you all the tips and tricks for getting the most out your UX research." --William Albert, Bentley University; Author, Measuring the User Experience and Beyond the Usability Lab "There is probably no question that I am asked more often than "How can I have more influence?" User research that isn’t able to bring insight and drive improvement might as well not have happened. This book is the most complete guide to getting stakeholder buy-in that I have seen. It is a "must read" for researchers and their managers." --Arnie Lund, Microsoft; Author, User Experience Management "As an experienced Human Factors Engineer, I thought I knew how to do user research and engage stakeholders. But in these pages I discovered new ways to ensure my user research will be useful to my clients. The book is well organized and includes rich interviews and case study content. I especially appreciated the takeaways at the end of each chapter." --Stan Caplan, President, Usability Associates, LLC "The best researchers know how to inspire their stakeholders to act on their findings. At Google, Tomer brings a unique combination of depth and inventiveness in the way he communicates and works with the designers and managers who need to act on his findings. This learned, direct and humorous book explains how he achieves that." --Giles Colborne, cxpartners, Author, Simple and usable web, mobile and interaction design "If no one reads your report or implements your recommendations does it really matter how statistically valid your findings were? Do your yourself and your users a favor …read Tomer’s Book." --Jeff Sauro, Principal Measuring Usability LLC; Author, Quantifying the User Experience "This guide explains how to increase the chances that stakeholders (such as product managers, engineers, and management) will actually act on the user experience (UX) research they have commissioned. The guide is written from the perspective of in-house UX researchers (especially 'teams of one'), but it is also relevant for self-employed practitioners and consultants. It will also be useful for design researchers, product designers, user interface designers, information architects, and human factors specialists. The book primarily discusses UX research on digital services, but also covers digital products and systems of products and services in industrial and medical settings. Advice is given on dealing with difficult people, combining quantitative and qualitative data, and communicating research results. The book's appealing layout includes color photos, illustrations, diagrams, screenshots, and charts. Web sites and video interviews can be accessed using quick response (QR) codes supplied in the book." --Reference and Research Book News, Inc.Table of ContentsPrologue: The Usable Planet, by Gary Bunker Introduction Chapter 1: If life gives you limes, make mojitos! Identifying stakeholders, selling user experience research, and dealing with difficult people and situations Chapter 2: Mmm... Interesting, so what exactly is it that you want to learn? Implementing your great participant interviewing skills on stakeholders; asking good questions, listening, saying the right things, and identifying research opportunities Chapter 3: If you pick a methodology first, something must be wrong: Strategies for planning studies with stakeholders and techniques for developing the right research questions Chapter 4: What’s Gonna Work? Teamwork! Hands-on techniques for collaborating and involving stakeholders in research planning, execution, analysis, and reporting Chapter 5: The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place Chapter 6: You can’t manage what you don’t measure: Signs that indicate research is being used well and how you can systematically track success (or failure) Epilogue
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Elsevier Science Principles of Project Finance
Book SynopsisIntegrating developments in credit markets with revised insights into making project finance deals, this book offers a balanced view of project financing by combining legal, contractual, scheduling, and other subjects. Its emphasis on concepts and techniques makes it critical for those who want to succeed in financing large projects.Trade Review"This book provides a concise, accurate, and updated context of project finance. Not only it is a favoured reference for project entrepreneurs, financial controllers and government regulators, but it is also a highly recommended reading for students in business and civil engineering." --Shiguang Ma, University of Wollongong "Yescombe’s book is the best compendium of project finance concepts I know of. Principles is a detailed 'cook-book' for organizing project financings, comprehensive in its description of risks, contracts, and project participants, including sponsors, capital providers, and public and multinational institutions." --Ray Hill, Emory University "This book is clear enough for the novice and comprehensive enough for the expert. It covers all areas in project finance and does so precisely. It is a must for anyone looking to get into project finance." --Alfonso Canella, Brandeis University "E.R. Yescombe’s new edition of Principles of Project Finance is a state-of-the-art, comprehensive overview, with detailed and balanced coverage of the economic, financial, and legal dimensions of project finance. The book is full of relevant case studies and practical advice to make project financing work in the post-financial crisis environment." --John S. Strong, College of William and MaryTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. What is Project Finance? 3. Project Development and Management 4. The Project-Finance Markets5. Working with Lenders 6. Types of Project Agreement 7. Common Aspects of Project Agreements 8. Sub-Contracts and Other Related Agreements 9. Commercial Risks 10. Macro-Economic Risks 11. Regulatory and Political Risks 12. Financial Structuring 13. The Financial Model 14. Project-Finance Loan Documentation 15. Public-Sector Financial Support 16. Export-Credit Agencies and Development-Finance Institutions 17. Recent Market Developments and Prospects for Project Finance
£63.89
Elsevier Science Platform Ecosystems
Book SynopsisOffers a roadmap for designing and orchestrating vibrant software platform ecosystems. This book offers actionable tools to develop your own platform strategy, backed by original research, tangible metrics, rich data, and cases. It helps you learn how architectural choices create organically-evolvable, vibrant ecosystems.Trade Review"Platform Ecosystems provides an extremely innovative and insightful approach to decode the value creation of platforms and apps. Amrit Tiwana has written a very provocative guide that will help every executive to reconsider their firms' strategic position and potential to deliver products and services via platforms. A must-read for anyone interested in the next generation business." --Eric van Heck, Professor of Information Management and Markets, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University"In “Platform Ecosystems, Amrit Tiwana delivers a most timely and in-depth perspective of this exciting topic. Ecosystems are at the heart of all modern economic activity and the most powerful known ecosystems have a “platform at their core, driven by a strong player leading their ecosystem, inviting and mutually boosting the value-add by other players. The combinatorial multipliers of successful ecosystem lead to the competition of entire ecosystems. Understanding the key drivers and mechanisms of platform ecosystems is critically important when contemplating competitive strategies." --Clemens Szyperski, MicrosoftTable of ContentsIntroductionPART I: The Rise of Platforms1. The Rise of Platforms2. Core Concepts and Principles3. Why Platform Businesses are Unlike Product or Service Businesses 4. The Value Proposition of PlatformsPART II: Architecture and Governance5. Platform Architecture 6. Platform Governance PART III: Dynamics and Metrics of Ecosystem Evolution7. Metrics of Evolution8. Real Options Thinking 9. Modular OperatorsPART IV: Orchestrating Evolution 10. Evolving a Platform11. Evolving an AppPART V: The Road Ahead 12. Why Every Product is a Platform Waiting to HappenReferencesGlossary
£34.19
Elsevier Science Business Intelligence Guidebook
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Anyone tasked with business intelligence and data integration will want this outstanding introduction and guidebook…An established professional will also not be disappointed with the fresh how-to look. I highly recommend it." --Computing Reviews "The world of architecture and technology is rapidly changing and has been for a while. Fortunately we have people like Rick Sherman who stay abreast of the latest advances. This book is as close to a complete A to Z guidebook as you will find. I recommend this book for every professional's desk." --Bill Inmon, Forest Rim Technology "Rick covers a lot of ground in the BI Guidebook offering clear explanations of a wide range of BI and DW topics (e.g., technologies, methodologies). His approach makes it both a useful primer for those new to Business Intelligence as well as a great reference for more seasoned pros." --Howard Dresner, Chief Research Officer Dresner Advisory Services "Anyone looking to rollout a business intelligence initiative or shore up a fledgling one can benefit from the BI Guidebook. Rick Sherman leaves no stone unturned and takes a deep dive into a complex and diverse field. Even a seasoned BI professional will enjoy having this book as a reference within arm's reach." --William McNight "One cannot manage a business or run any organization without measurement: knowing where you'v been, where you are and where you are going. But while BI is the key enabler for such quantitative enterprise management, it remains one of the more complicated areas of information technology. BI encompasses a wide range of expertise from the technical mastery of building data models to the psychological finesse of resolving conflicts between IT and business people. This is why educating the market on best practices is so important, and why Forrester encourages reading and studying books that arm people with the knowledge they need to tackle the myriad challenges of implementing BI projects. This book, particularly, confirms Forrester’s position that data is a vital tool and a corporate asset that should have direct impact on enterprise top and bottom lines, as well as balance sheets." --Boris Evelson, Vice President, Principal Analyst, Forrester Research, Inc.Table of ContentsConcepts and Context 1 Introduction Business and Technical Needs 2 Justifying BI (Building Business and Technical Case 3 Defining Requirements - Business, Data and Quality Architectural Framework 4 Architecture Introduction 5 Information Architecture 6 Data Architecture 7 Technology and Product Architectures Data Design 8 Foundational Data Modeling 9 Dimensional Modeling 10 Advanced Dimensional Modeling Data Integration Design 11 Data Integration Processes 12 Data Integration Design & Development BI Design 13 BI Applications 14 BI Design & Development 15 Advanced Analytics 16 Data Shadow Systems Organization 17 People, Process and Politics 18 Project Management 19 Centers of Excellence
£40.84
Elsevier Science Neuroeconomics
Book SynopsisFeatures five sections designed to serve as both classroom-friendly introductions to each of the major subareas in neuroeconomics, and as advanced synopses of all that has been accomplished over the years in this rapidly expanding academic discipline.Trade Review"This fully revised, second edition comes five years after the first and reflects the tremendous growth in the field of neurobiology of decision making…The text, uniformly well written and accessible, does not shy away from controversies in the research. This is an excellent text for either a graduate course or a very advanced undergraduate course on the subject." Summing Up: Recommended. --CHOICE Reviews Online, June 2014 "This book describes neuroeconomics, a combination of neuroscience and behavioral economics, with the goal of understanding how economic policies influence motivation on a neuropsychological level and, ultimately, behavior…This is an excellent book…It should be in the libraries of students and professionals interested in neuroeconomics."Rating: 4 Stars --Doody.com, April 4, 2014 Reviews for the First Edition: "Neuroeconomics is a timely collection of papers by leading researchers from both sides of the border between economics and neuroscience…The book should be of interest to anyone who has ever wondered about the mechanics of how decisions are made in the brain, and what it means about human nature." --VINCE CRAWFORD, DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, USA "Economists pride themselves on rigorous parsimony. By taking the neural correlates of behavior into account, potentially explanatory variables explode. This book shows when digging deeper nonetheless pays for economics, and how to do it well." --CHRISTOPH ENGEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON COLLECTIVE GOODS, BONN, GERMANY "For those onlookers who can’t quite accept that neuroscience may provide insight into how we decide what course of action to follow, the contributors to this comprehensive volume offer some very compelling, and very serious experimental and theoretical insights. Highly recommended, and enormously provocative." --FLOYD BLOOM, PROFESSOR EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT OF NEUROPHARMACOLOGY, THE SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LA JOLLA, USATable of ContentsForeword Introduction Section 1: The Fundamental Tools of Neuroeconomics 1. Basic Methods from Neoclassical Economics 2. Experimental Economics and Experimental Game Theory 3. Computational Models of Decision-Making from Psychology and Behavioral Economics 4. Estimation and Testing of Computational Models 5. Computational Neuroscience 6. Experimental Methods in Cognitive Neuroscience 7. The Economics of Non-Human Primates Section 2: Risk, Time, Social and Emotional Preferences 8. Computation of value in simple choices 9. Valuation for Risky and Uncertain Choices 10. Valuation, Intertemporal Choice and Self Control 11. Neuroeconomics of Social Preferences 12. The Study of Emotion in Decision Making 13. Valuation and Common Neural Currencies 14. The pharmacology of economic and social decision-making Section 3: Learning and Valuation 15. Value Learning through Reinforcement: The Basics of Dopamine and RL 16. Advanced Issues in Reinforcement Learning 17. The Basal Ganglia, Reinforcement Learning and The Encoding of Value 18. From Experienced Utility to Decision Utility Section 4: The Neural Mechanisms for Choice 19. Neural Mechanisms for Perceptual Decision-Making 20. Value-based Decision-Making 21. Multiple Systems for Valuation and Choice 22. Integrating Benefits and Costs in Decision-Making 23. Dynamic Neuronal Models of Choice 24. Reference Dependent Values and Normalization Section 5: Brain Circuitry of Social Valuation and Social Choice 25. The Brain Circuity for Strategic Interactions 26. The Brain Circuity for social decision-making in non-human primates 27. Understanding Others: Brain Mechanisms of Theory of Mind and Empathy Epilogue: Summary, Conclusions, and Prognostications Appendix: Using Prospect Theory
£63.89
Elsevier Science Freemium Economics
Book SynopsisPresents a practical, instructive approach to successfully implementing the freemium model into your software products by building analytics into product design from the earliest stages of development. This book provides guidelines for using data and analytics through all stages of development to optimize your implementation of the freemium model.Trade Review"Seufert’s book provides extensive guidance on analyzing the data generated by a freemium product to boost retention and drive revenue. By collecting and deploying analytics on large amounts of data generated by users of the product, through all stages of development and usage, the author explains how you can optimize your implementation of the freemium model." --Data and Technology Today, 2014Table of Contents1. What is the Freemium Model? 2. Analytics as the Heart of Freemium 3. Quantitative Methods for Product Management 4. Freemium Metrics 5. Lifetime Customer Value 6. Monetization and Downstream Marketing 7. Virality 8. Optimized User Acquisition
£999.99
Elsevier Science The Complete Business Process Handbook
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface Introduction to the Book Phase I: Process Concept Evolution Mark von Rosing, August-Wilhelm Scheer, Henrik von Scheel, John A. Zachman, James P. Womack, Daniel T. Jones, Marianne Fonseca, Keith Swenson Sun Tzu Adam Smith Taylorism Henry Ford Gantt Chart Frank B. Gilbreth Allan B. Mogensen Boeing B17 Ben S. Graham ASME Functional Flow Block Diagram og PERT (1950’erne) Data Flow Diagrams og IDEF (1970’erne) Zero Defects (1960’erne) Toyota Production System (1948-75) IDS Scheer John A. Zachman LEAN & Lean Consumption Business Process Reengineering TQM (+TQM Tools) Six Sigma What is BPM Phase II: BPM Way of Thinking Mark von Rosing, Wim Laurier, Maria Hove, Simon Polovina, Neil Kemp, Henrik von Scheel The value of an Ontology The BPM Ontology Process Tagging - Classification and categorization Process Templates Phase III -The BPM Way of Working Mark von Rosing, August W. Scheer, Henrik von Scheel, Adam D.M. Svendsen, Anette Bøgebjerg, Anni Olsen, Antony Dicks, Asif Gill, Bob J Storms, Cay Clemmensen, Christopher K. Swierczynski, Dan Moorcroft, Dan T. Jones, David Coloma, Dickson Hunja Muhita, Duarte Gonçalves, Hendrik Bohn, Fabrizio Maria Maggi, Fan Zhao, Fatma Dandashi, Fred Cummins, Gabriel von Scheel, Gary Doucet, Gabriella von Rosing, Gert O Jansson. Hans Scheruhn. Harald Van der Weel, Henk de Man, Henrik Naundrup Vester, Jacob Gammelgaard, James P. Womack, Jeanne Ross, John A. Zachman, John Bertram, John Golden, John M. Rogers, Jonnro Erasmus, Joshua Michael von Scheel, Joshua Waters, Justin Tomlinson, Keith Swenson, Karin Gräslund, Kenneth Dean Teske, Klaus Vitt, Krzysztof Skurzak, LeAnne Spurrell, Lloyd Dugan, Lotte Tange, Mads Clausager, Maria Hove, Mark Stanford, Marianne Fonseca, Marlon Dumas, Mathias Kirchmer, Maxim Arzumanyan, Michael Tisdel, Mikael Munck, Mike A. Marin, Mona von Rosing, Nathaniel Palmer, Neil Kemp, Nils Faltin, Patricia Kemp, Peter Franz, Rich Hilliard, Richard N. Conzo, Richard L. Fallon, Rogan Morrision, Ronald N. Batdorf, Sarel J. Snyman, Scott Davis, Simon Polovina, Steve Willoughby, Thomas Boosz, Thomas Christian Olsen, Ulrik Foldager, Victor Abele, Volker Rebhan, Wim Laurier, Yury Orlov, Zakaria Maamar Business Process Trends Building BPM Competencies - the BPM Center of Excellence The various BPM Roles Working with the BPM LifeCycle Process Analysis Process Build Process Deployment Process Monitoring & Process Maintenance Continuous Process Improvement Chief Process Officer - executing the strategy iBPM - Intelligent Business Process Management Evidence Based BPM Social Media & BPM BPM Maturity Phase IV -The BPM Way of Modelling Mark von Rosing, Conrad Bock, Henk deMan, Fred Cummins, Henrik von Scheel, Stephen White, Jonnro Erasmus, Mathias Kirchmer, David Coloma, Gabriella von Rosing, Henrik von Scheel, Karin Graeslund, Hans Scheruhn, Richard L. Fallon BPMN How to work with and model Business Processes Variations Focusing business processes on superior value creation: value oriented process modelling Sustainability Oriented Process Modeling Process Automation- Link between process models and information models Phase V - The Way of Implementation and Governance Mark von Rosing, Joshua von Scheel, Asif Gill, Maria Hove, Mona von Rosing, Joshua von Scheel, Dickson Muhita, Maria Hove, Gabriella von Rosing, Bob Storms, Dr. Hendrik Bohn, Joshua von Scheel, Richard Conzo, August W. Scheer, Nils Faltin, Kenneth Dean Teske, Michael D. Tisdel, Victor Abele, Justin Tomlinson, Henrik von Scheel, Gary Doucet, Gert O Jansson Agile BPM BPM Change Management BPM Governance BPM Portfolio Management Real Time Learning BPM BPM Alignment Business Process Outsourcing Phase VI - The Way of Training and Coaching Mark von Rosing, Henrik von Scheel, Marianne Fonseca, Maria Hove, Ulrik Foldager The need for a standardized and common Process Training Process eXpert Training Process Architect Training Process Engineer Training
£48.44
Elsevier Science Threat Forecasting
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The authors have rooted this text in real-world implementations and approaches, but with enough of a grounding in the concepts that what you learn here will remain relevant as, inevitably, the nature of the threats we face, and of the kinds of threat forecasting that emerge to tackle them, continue to evolve." --Network Security "If you’re looking for a book to give a solid overview of what threat forecasting can do for your organization, you don’t have to look further. It’s concise and coherent, provides great real-world examples, is short enough to read in one or two sittings, and provides good advice on getting colleagues and management to support the effort..." --Help Net SecurityTable of Contents1. Navigating Today’s Threat Landscape 2. Threat Forecasting 3. Security Intelligence 4. Identifying Knowledge Elements 5. Knowledge Sharing and Community Support 6. Data Visualization 7. Data Simulation 8. Kill Chain Modeling 9. Connecting the Dots 10. The Road Ahead
£999.99
Elsevier Science Global Supply Chain Security and Management
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Why It's a Must Read: Astute supply chain and risk managers must acquire the necessary skills and knowledge to plan for countless human and natural risks that could impact their operation." --Inbound Logistics "…the volume does discuss security and traffic mátters in global trade…To cut losses industry and govt. must work together...and that's happening now, says the author." --Security LetterTable of Contents1. Introduction2. The Economics of Supply Chain Security3. Threats to Supply Chains4. The Role of Government5. The Role of Information Technology6. The Business and Government Interface7. Trade Efficiency and Security: Are They a Trade-off?8. Mitigating Risk and Measuring Success9. The Future of Supply Chain Security
£999.99
Elsevier Science MultiDomain Master Data Management
Book SynopsisTrade Review"...well written; is technical as needed, without the pitfall of discussing too-specific implementation options; and has the necessary procedural and governance counterweights to kickstart and sustain multi-domain MDM initiatives…a good reference manual for those who plan to roll out MDM initiatives or have to navigate existing ones." --Computing ReviewsTable of Contents1. Strategy, Scope, and Approach2. Defining and Prioritizing Master Data3. Architecture and Technology Considerations4. Program Management Office Implementation5. Defining a Cross-Domain Maturity Model6. Establishing Multi-Domain Data Governance7. Data Stewardship8. Data Integration9. Data Quality Management10. Metadata Management11. Performance Measurement12. Continuous Improvement
£35.14
Elsevier Science The Craft and Science of Coffee
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. The Coffee Tree—Genetic Diversity and Origin 2. Cultivating Coffee Quality—Terroir and Agro-Ecosystem 3. Postharvest Processing—Revealing the Green Bean 4. Environmental Sustainability—Farming in the Anthropocene 5. Social Sustainability—Community, Livelihood, and Tradition 6. Economic Sustainability—Price, Cost, and Value 7. Experience and Experimentation: From Survive to Thrive 8. Cupping and Grading—Discovering Character and Quality 9. Trading and Transaction—Market and Finance Dynamics 10. Decaffeination—Process and Quality 11. The Roast—Creating the Beans' Signature 12. The Chemistry of Roasting—Decoding Flavor Formation 13. The Grind—Particles and Particularities 14. Protecting the Flavors—Freshness as a Key to Quality 15. The Brew—Extracting for Excellence 16. Water for Extraction—Composition, Recommendations, and Treatment 17. Crema—Formation, Stabilization, and Sensation 18. Sensory Evaluation—Profiling and Preferences 19. We Consumers—Tastes, Rituals, and Waves 20. Human Wellbeing—Sociability, Performance, and Health
£88.19
Syngress Media,U.S. Deploying Secure Containers for Training and
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1- Containers Chapter 2- Using containers in Training Chapter 3- Experimentation
£34.88
Elsevier Science Introduction to Business Analytics Using
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£55.49
Elsevier Science Measuring Road Safety with Surrogate Events
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction2. Crashes in Safety Analysis3. Traffic Conflicts as Crash Surrogates4. Techniques and Technologies of Observing Traffic Conflicts5. Studies on the Conflict-Crash Relationship6. Probabilistic Connection of Traffic Conflicts with Crashes7. Estimating Crash Frequency from Traffic Conflicts8. Challenges and Treatments in Estimating Crash Frequency9. Road Departures - Driving Simulator Study10. Right Angle Collisions - A Lesson Learned11. Rear-End Collisions - Naturalistic Driving Study12. Traffic Conflicts of Autonomous Vehicles13. Summary and Future Research Directions
£76.76
Elsevier Science Total Quality Management
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsChapter 1: Total Quality Management: An Overview Chapter 2: Evolution of Total Quality Management Chapter 3: Quality Gurus Chapter 4: Leadership and TQM Chapter 5: Scientific Management Chapter 6: System Approach to Management Theory Chapter 7: Strategic Planning Chapter 8: Cost of Quality Chapter 9: Organization for TQM Chapter 10: Customer Satisfaction Chapter 11: Total Employee Involvement Chapter 12: Supplier Partnership Chapter 13: Total Productive Maintenance Chapter 14: Quality Awards Chapter 15: Quality Circles Chapter 16: Fundamentals of Statistics— Part I Chapter 17: Fundamentals of Statistics— Part II Chapter 18: Process Capability Chapter 19: Inward Inspection Chapter 20: Seven Traditional Tools of TQM Chapter 21: The Seven Modern Tools of TQM Chapter 22: Kaizen and Continuous Improvement Chapter 23: 5S Chapter 24: Six Sigma Chapter 25: Lean Management Chapter 26: Failure Modes and Effects Analysis Chapter 27: Reliability Engineering Chapter 28: Business Process Reengineering Chapter 29: Benchmarking Chapter 30: Quality Function Deployment Chapter 31: Quality Loss Function Chapter 32: Design for Quality Chapter 33: Value Engineering Chapter 34: ISO 9000 Quality Systems Chapter 35: ISO 14000 Quality Systems Chapter 36: Terminology Used in Japanese Management Practices
£54.89
Elsevier Science Mobility Patterns Big Data and Transport
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Big Data and Transport Analytics: An Introduction Constantinos Antoniou, Loukas Dimitriou and Francisco Camara Pereira 1 Introduction 2 Book Structure Part I: Methodological 2. Machine Learning Fundamentals Francisco Camara Pereira and Stanislav S. Borysov 3. Using Semantic Signatures for Social Sensing in Urban Environments Krzysztof Janowicz, Grant McKenzie, Yingjie Hu, Rui Zhu and Song Gao 4. Geographic Space as a Living Structure for Predicting Human Activities Using Big Data Bin Jiang and Zheng Ren 5. Data Preparation Kristian Henrickson, Filipe Rodrigues and Francisco Camara Pereira 6. Data Science and Data Visualization Michalis Xyntarakis and Constantinos Antoniou 7. Model-Based Machine Learning for Transportation Inon Peled, Filipe Rodrigues and Francisco Camara Pereira 8. Textual Data in Transportation Research: Techniques and Opportunities Aseem Kinra, Samaneh Beheshti Kashi, Francisco Camara Pereira, Francois Combes and Werner Rothengatter Part II: Applications 9. Statewide Comparison of Origin-Destination Matrices Between California Travel Model and Twitter Jae Hyun Lee, Adam Davis, Elizabeth McBride and Konstadinos G. Goulias 10. Transit Data Analytics for Planning, Monitoring, Control, and Information Haris N. Koutsopoulos, Zhenliang Ma, Peyman Noursalehi and Yiwen Zhu 11. Data-Driven Traffic Simulation Models: Mobility Patterns Using Machine Learning Techniques Vasileia Papathanasopoulou, Constantinos Antoniou and Haris N. Koutsopoulos 12. Big Data and Road Safety: A Comprehensive Review 13. A Back-Engineering Approach to Explore Human Mobility Patterns Across Megacities Using Online Traffic Maps 14. Pavement Patch Defects Detection and Classification Using Smartphones, Vibration Signals and Video Images Symeon E. Christodoulou, Charalambos Kyriakou and George Hadjidemetriou 15. Collaborative Positioning for Urban Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and Personal Mobility (PM): Challenges and Perspectives Vassilis Gikas, Guenther Retscher and Allison Kealy
£999.99
Elsevier Science IFRS 9 and CECL Credit Risk Modelling and
Book SynopsisTrade Review"IFRS 9 and CECL Credit Risk Modelling and Validation: A Practical Guide with Examples Worked in R and SAS by Tiziano Bellini is a precious resource for industry practitioners, researchers and students in the field of credit risk modeling and validation. The author does a great job in covering the various topics in a scientifically sound and comprehensive way without losing practitioner focus. The SAS and R case studies further contribute to its value and make it indispensable for anyone working in credit risk!" --Bart Baesens, KU Leuven and the University of Southampton "It is commendable that practitioners like Dr Tiziano Bellini find the time to write volumes on the important industry developments in risk management. This timely volume provides a guide to credit risk modelling and validation in the context of IFRS 9 and CECL expected credit loss estimates. The book is thus developed in the context of the familiar PD, LGD and EAD framework. Recent challenging developments are discussed, for example the treatment of lifetime losses is very timely. The last part of the book, where multivariate time series models are brought into play, can also give ideas to researchers who may wish to make their work more relevant for the industry. More generally, this volume provides an unparalleled guide for graduate and MSc students. Examples in R and SAS make the book a must-have for risk management practitioners." --Damiano Brigo, Imperial College LondonTable of Contents1. Introduction to Expected Credit Loss Modelling and Validation2. One-Year PDs3. Lifetime PDs 14. LGD Modelling5. Prepayments, Competing Risks and EAD Modelling6. Scenario Analysis and Expected Credit Losses
£67.49
Elsevier Science Aircraft Leasing and Financing
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Overview of the Aircraft Leasing Industry and Market Environment 2. Aviation Legal and Regulatory Framework 3. Aviation Insurance 4. Aircraft Selection Strategy Basics 5. Principles of Aircraft Leasing versus Ownership 6. Airline Credit Analysis 7. Aircraft Funding – Debt, Equity and the Capital Markets 8. Leasing Portfolio Management and Risk Management 9. Principles of Maintenance Reserve Development and Management 10. Transaction Modeling for Aircraft Returns 11. Lease Negotiations 12. Appraising Aircraft Values 13. Considerations for Cross-Border Transactions 14. Taxation and Leasing 15. Engine Leasing and Financing
£84.59
Elsevier Science Living with Robots
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsForeword Maggie Jackson 1. Transparent Interaction and Human-Robot Collaboration for Military Operations Shan G. Lakhmani, Julia L. Wright, Jessie Y.C. Chen 2. On the Social Perception of Robots: Measurement, Moderation, and Implications Steven J. Stroessner 3. Robotics to Support Aging in Place George Mois, Jenay M. Beer 4. Kill Switch: The Evolution of Road Rage in an Increasingly AI Car Culture Julie Carpenter 5. Development and Current State of Robotic Surgery Rana Pullatt, Benjamin L. White 6. Regulating Safety-Critical Autonomous Systems: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives M.L. Cummings, David Britton 7. The Role of Consumer Robots in our Everyday Lives Heather C. Lum 8. Principles of Evacuation Robots Alan R. Wagner 9. Humans Interacting with Intelligent Machines: At the Crossroads of Symbiotic Teamwork Michael D. McNeese, Nathaniel J. McNeese
£91.15
Academic Press Escaping from Bad Decisions
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction: Escaping from Bad Decisions 2. Formal Definitions of the Worst Decisions, Best Decisions, and Bad Decisions 3. Rational Choice, Irrational Choice, and Bad Decisions 4. Preference Ordering and Measurement 5. Rational Preference, Irrational Preference, and Revealed Preference 6. Multi-Attribute Decision-Making, Multi-Objective Optimization, and the Additive Conjoint System 7. A Computer Simulation of Cognitive Effort and the Accuracy of Two Stage Decision Strategies in a Multi-Attribute Decision Making Process 8. A Computer Simulation of Bad Decisions and Good Decisions: An Extended Analysis of Two Stage Decision Strategies 9. A Process Tracing Study of Decision Strategies and Bad Decisions 10. A Process Tracing Study of Bad Decisions: Using Eye Tracking in Food Decision Making 11. Decision Strategies and Bad Group Decision-Making: A Group Meeting Experiment 12. An Observational Experiment in Group Decision Making: Can People Detect Bad Group Decisions? 13. Revisiting the Group Decision-Making Experiment 14. The Detection of Bad Decisions and a Voting Experiment 15. Metacognition and the Multi-Attribute Decision-Making Process 16. The Contingent Focus Model and Bad Decisions 17. An Experiment on, and Psyschometric Analysis of, the Contingent Focus Model 18. The Situated Focus Model and its Relation to Other Theories 19. The Mental Ruler Model: Qualitative and Mathematical Representations of Contingent Judgement 20. How Attention Arises in and Influences Decision-Making 21. Escaping from Bad Decisions and Future Perspectives
£999.99
Elsevier Science General Aviation Aircraft Design
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Gudmundsson has set a benchmark for textbooks on aircraft design. Within its declared bounds this book is remarkably comprehensive, with introductory material, clearly presented mathematical tools with assumptions and derivations, notes on when and where to apply them and numerous real-world examples. Gudmundsson truly has a feel for design, something he tries to convey throughout, describing each task, the nature of the designer’s approach and the wide-ranging set of constraints to be addressed. As well as all the analytical work described above, aircraft design requires graphic skills. A real pleasure in this book is the high quality of the illustrations; Gudmundsson is right to be proud of them. Of the many textbooks on aircraft design this is my favourite. The author’s declared aim remained, as with the first edition, to gather information and procedures helpful to the designer. He has achieved this to a very impressive standard. By including all aspects, even organisation and management of the process, he has made this a valuable and comprehensive ‘go-to’ reference source." --John M Robertson, CEng MIMechE MRAeS, RAeS General Aviation GroupTable of Contents1. Aircraft design process 2. Aircraft cost analysis 3. Initial sizing 4. Aircraft conceptual layout 5. Aircraft structural layout 6. Aircraft weight analysis 7. Selecting the power plant 8. The anatomy of the airfoil 9. The anatomy of the wing 10. The anatomy of lift enhancement 11. The anatomy of the tail 12. The anatomy of the fuselage 13. The anatomy of the landing gear 14. Thrust modeling for gas turbines 15. Thrust modeling for propellers 16. Aircraft drag analysis 17. Performance – introduction 18. Performance – take-off 19. Performance – climb 20. Performance – cruise 21. Performance – range analysis 22. Performance – descent 23. Performance – landing 24. Longitudinal stability and control 25. Lat-dir stability and control 26. Miscellaneous design notes Appendix A. Atmospheric modeling B. Aerospace engineer's formula sheet C. Design of biplanes and seaplanes D. Derivation of landing side-constraint
£126.90
Elsevier Science Environmental Social and Governance ESG Investing
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction: Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Investing2. Socially Responsible Investing, Impact Investing, Religious Values Investing: Defining and Contrasting the Alternative Investing Styles3. ESG at a Firm Level: Theories of the Firm4. Fiduciaries: Making Investment Decisions for Beneficiaries5. Overview of Financial Markets6. Financial Markets: Equities7. Financial Markets: Bonds8. Shareholder Activism9. Defining and Measuring ESG Performance10. ESG in Managing Institutional Investor Funds11. ESG in Managing University Endowments12. ESG in Managing Sovereign Wealth and Government Sponsored Funds13. ESG in Managing Family Offices14. ESG in Religious Values Investing15. ESG in Impact Investing16. Conclusions and Outlook for the Future
£71.09
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Elements of Petroleum Geology
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Physical and Chemical Properties of Petroleum 3. Methods of Exploration 4. The Subsurface Environment 5. Generation and Migration of Petroleum 6. The Reservoir 7. Traps and Seals 8. Sedimentary Basins and Petroleum Systems 9. Nonconventional Petroleum Resources 10. Conclusions
£66.56
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart A: Fundamentals of Structural Analysis Section A1: Elasticity 1. Basic elasticity 2. Two-dimensional problems in elasticity 3. Torsion of solid sections Section A2: Virtual work, energy, and matrix methods 4. Virtual work and energy methods 5. Energy methods 6. Matrix methods Section A3: Thin plate theory 7. Bending of thin plates Section A4: Structural instability 8. Columns 9. Thin plates Section A5: Vibration of structures 10. Structural vibration Part B: Analysis of Aircraft Structures Section B1: Principles of stressed skin construction 11. Materials 12. Structural components of aircraft Section B2: Airworthiness and airframe loads 13. Airworthiness 14. Airframe loads 15. Fatigue Section B3: Bending, shear and torsion of thin-walled beams 16. Bending of open and closed, thin-walled beams 17. Shear of beams 18. Torsion of beams 19. Combined open and closed section beams 20. Structural idealization Section B4: Stress analysis of aircraft components 21. Wing spars and box beams 22. Fuselages 23. Wings 24. Fuselage frames and wing ribs 25. Laminated composite structures Section B5: Structural and loading discontinuities 26. Closed section beams 27. Open section beams Section B6: Introduction to aeroelasticity 28. Wing problems
£62.99
