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Toward the Elimination of Cancer Disparities: Medical and Health Perspectives

Springer, 2009

The societal burden of cancer is one of the major public health challenges of our time, yet that burden is not equally shared by all. Troubling disparities have been documented not only by racial/ethnic group but also by social class, insurance status, geography, and a host of other factors. Furthermore, such disparities represent the end result of...

Medicinal Chemistry of Bioactive Natural Products

John Wiley & Sons, 2006

Current discoveries and research into bioactive natural products

Medicinal Chemistry of Bioactive Natural Products provides a much-needed survey of bioactive natural products and their applications in medicinal chemistry. This comprehensive reference features articles by some of the world's leading scientists in the...

Chances Are: Adventures in Probability

Viking Adult, 2006

A layman’s journey into the realm of probability—from poker to politics, weather to war, Monte Carlo to mortality

We search for certainty, but find only likelihood. All things are possible, only one thing actually happens; everything else is in the realm of probability. The twin disciplines of...

The God Part of the Brain: A Scientific Interpretation of Human Spirituality and God

Sourcebooks, Inc., 2008

Acclaimed by a wide range of experts, The "God" Part of the Brain is a classic. Matthew Alper presents a stunning argument: that our brain is hardwired to believe in a God. He offers a scientific explanation that we inherit an evolutionary mechanism that allows us to cope with our greatest terror - death.

The author also...

How to Become a Better Negotiator (Work Smart)

AMACOM, 2008

Whether it’s at home or at work, so much of our lives involves negotiating to get what we want. From negotiating a higher salary, to lowering costs from suppliers, to hammering out a new contract with a major customer, or even deciding where to go on vacation, the only way to consistently arrive at successful conclusions is to master the...

Principles of Economics, 4th Edition (Student Edition)

South-Western College, 2006

PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS continues to be the most popular and widely used text in the Economics classroom. The 4th edition features a strong revision of content in all 36 chapters while maintaining the clear and accessible writing style that is the hallmark of the highly respected author. The 4th edition also features an expanded instructor's...

Geeks and Geezers

Harvard Business School, 2002

We were drawn to thinking and then ultimately writing about geeks and geezers from very different starting points. Coauthoring a book isn’t quite like synchronized swimming. It’s more like gaining perspective and depth through incongruity. Through writing and arguing in what seemed like endless and percussive...

Business Expectations: Are You Using Technology to its Fullest?

John Wiley & Sons, 2002

A practical roadmap for developing successful e-business strategic plans

E-Business Expectations provides a critical review of the process of evolving a product or service from prototype to practical technology. Written by renown expert on technology issues, this book provides business executives and managers...

The New Language of Business: SOA & Web 2.0

IBM Press, 2007

In The New Language of Business, senior IBM executive Sandy Carter demonstrates how to leverage SOA, Web 2.0, and related technologies to drive new levels of operational excellence and business innovation.

Writing for executives and business leaders inside and outside IT, Carter explains why flexibility and responsiveness...

Between Utopia and Realism: The Political Thought of Judith N. Shklar (Haney Foundation Series)

University of Pennsylvania Press, 2019

From her position at Harvard University's Department of Government for over thirty-five years, Judith Shklar (1928-92) taught a long list of prominent political theorists and published prolifically in the domains of modern and American political thought. She was a highly original theorist of liberalism, possessing a broad and...

Excel Basics to Blackbelt: An Accelerated Guide to Decision Support Designs

Cambridge University Press, 2008

Excel Basics to Blackbelt is intended to serve as an accelerated guide to decision support designs. Its structure is designed to enhance the skills in Excel of those who have never used it for anything but possibly storing phone numbers, enabling them to reach to a level of mastery that will allow them to develop user interfaces and automated...

Why Great Leaders Don't Take Yes for an Answer: Managing for Conflict and Consensus

Wharton School Publishing, 2005

Harvard Business School's Michael Roberto draws on powerful decision-making case studies from every walk of life, showing how to promote honest, constructive dissent and skepticism; use it to improve decisions; and align organizations behind those decisions. Learn...

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