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Encyclopedia of World Cultures: Middle America and the Caribbean

Macmillan Technical, 1995

Over 153 million people live in the Middle American and Caribbean culture areas, which are divided primarily between the Middle American mainland cultures and the Caribbean cultures of the West Indian islands and Bermuda.

Middle America is the region south of the United States and north of South America. It includes Mexico and Central...

Leading at a Higher Level, Revised and Expanded Edition: Blanchard on Leadership and Creating High Performing Organizations

FT Press, 2009

"Leading at a Higher Level makes clear that respect and integrity aren’t pleasant-sounding options; they are essential criteria for an organization’s survival. As inspiring as it is instructive, this book belongs in every leader’s core curriculum."

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Hallucinations

Vintage, 2013

To many people, hallucinations imply madness, but in fact they are a common part of the human experience. These sensory distortions range from the shimmering zigzags of a visual migraine to powerful visions brought on by fever, injuries, drugs, sensory deprivation, exhaustion, or even grief. Hallucinations doubtless lie behind many...

Group Cognition: Computer Support for Building Collaborative Knowledge (Acting with Technology)

MIT Press, 2006

The promise of globally networked computers to usher in a new age of universal
learning and sharing of human knowledge remains a distant dream; the software and
social practices needed have yet to be conceived, designed, and adopted. To support
online collaboration, our technology and culture have to be reconfigured to meet a...

Dictionary of Celtic Mythology (Oxford Paperback Reference)

Oxford University Press, 1994

The Celts were one of the great founding civilizations of Europe and the first North European people to emerge into recorded history, producing a vibrant labyrinth of mythological tales and sagas that have influenced the literary traditions of Europe and the world.

The first A-Z reference of its kind, Dictionary of Celtic Mythology...

Google Speaks: Secrets of the World's Greatest Billionaire Entrepreneurs, Sergey Brin and Larry Page

John Wiley & Sons, 2009

In many ways, Google is the prototype of a successful twenty-first-century company. It uses technology in new ways to make information universally accessible; promotes a corporate culture that encourages creativity among its employees; and takes its role as a corporate citizen very seriously, investing in green initiatives and developing the...

Temporary Appropriation in Cities: Human Spatialisation in Public Spaces and Community Resilience

Springer, 2019

This book conceptualises and illustrates temporary appropriation as an urban phenomenon, exploring its contributions to citizenship, urban social sustainability and urban health. It explains how some forms of appropriation can be subversive, existing in a grey area between legal and illegal activities in the city.

The...

The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles From The World's Greatest Manufacturer

McGraw-Hill, 2003

What Can Your Business Learn From Toyota?

Double or triple the speed of any business process
Build quality into workplace systems
Eliminate the huge costs of hidden waste
Turn every employee into a quality control inspector

With a market capitalization greater...

Persuasive Imagery: A Consumer Response Perspective (Advertising and Consumer Psychology Series )

Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2003

From Bill Moyers to Marshall McLuhan to Raymond Williams, cultural observers of the late 20th century have charged the images of consumer culture with profound effects on life and consciousness. In tones of utter certainty, critics like these have warned of the deleterious effects persuasive commercial imagery has on the human mind, the collective...

Colonial Effects

Columbia University Press, 2001

The object of this study is the production of national identity and national culture within Jordan as both a typical and an atypical postcolonial nation-state. Recent studies of nationalism describe the nation as “invented”1 or “imagined,”2 by intellectuals and/or political elites who are producers of, or produced by, the...

Pauline Frommer's Las Vegas (Pauline Frommer Guides)

Frommers, 2007

Spend less, see more. This is the philosophy behind Pauline Frommer’s guides. Written by travel expert Pauline Frommer (who is also the daughter of Arthur Frommer), and her team of hand-picked writers, these guides show how to truly experience a culture, meet locals, and save money along the way.

• Industry secrets on...

Designing for Performance: Weighing Aesthetics and Speed

O'Reilly, 2014

As a web designer, you encounter tough choices when it comes to weighing aesthetics and performance. Good content, layout, images, and interactivity are essential for engaging your audience, and each of these elements have an enormous impact on page load time and the end-user experience. In this practical book, Lara Hogan helps you...

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