Learn IT - Books tags youth

Tales of Mathematicians and Physicists

Springer, 2006

Tales of Physicists and Mathematicians is a translation of a book that was published in Russia in 2001 and is based on articles that appeared from 1960–1980. The first edition of the book, less than half the size of the current one, was published in the Soviet Union in 1981 and in English in 1988. Thus the book has its own history, and I...

Georg Cantor

Princeton Press, 1990

One of the greatest revolutions in mathematics occurred when Georg Cantor (1845-1918) promulgated his theory of transfinite sets. This revolution is the subject of Joseph Dauben's important studythe most thorough yet writtenof the philosopher and mathematician who was once called a "corrupter of youth" for an innovation that is now a...

Boards That Love Fundraising: A How-to Guide for Your Board

Jossey-Bass, 2004

A How-To Guide to Becoming a Board Member Who Loves Fundraising

Boards That Love Fundraising is an easy-to-use workbook in which board members will find the information and skills they need to overcome the "fear factor" and become confident, successful fundraisers.

Written by Robert Zimmerman and Ann Lehman–leading...

Digital Sports Photography

Course Technology PTR, 2008

I fly a lot in my job. Frequently, people sitting next to me on the plane ask me what I do for a living. When I tell them that I am a sports photographer, their response is usually something like this: “Wow, what a great job!” They’re right. Sports photography really is a great job.

Asports photographer captures the...

The Soul of the Organization: How to Ignite Employee Engagement and Productivity at Every Level

Apress, 2012

Given the opportunity to describe Apple as a company in just a word or two, most would respond with adjectives like: Innovative. Design-conscious. Iconic. Some would probably even say: Secretive. But here's another: Soulful. Yes, Apple has a soul, and it is not alone in that respect. A select...

Getting Started with Windows 8 Apps: A Guide to the Windows Runtime

O'Reilly, 2012

The personal computer (PC), which first hit the market over 30 years ago, has undergone tectonic changes that, in turn, launched the PC era. PCs were primarily used in the workplace where software was simple and optimized for use with the keyboard; touching a screen was unheard of until recently. Slowly computers...

AIDS/Hiv (Information Plus Reference Series)

Thomson Gale, 2006

AIDS/HIV is part of the Information Plus Reference Series. The purpose of each volume of the series is to present the latest facts on a topic of pressing concern in modern American life. These topics include today’s most controversial and most studied social issues: abortion, capital punishment, care for the elderly,...

Epidemiology of Pediatric Sports Injuries: Individual Sports (Medicine and Sport Science, Vol. 48)

Karger, 2005

Epidemiology of Pediatric Sport Injuries reviews integratively the existing data on distribution and determinants of injury rates in a variety of sports, and suggests injury prevention measures and guidelines for further research. This volume focuses on individual sports, as the next volume will discuss team sports. Together the two volumes...

49: Epidemiology of Pediatric Sports Injuries: Team Sports (Medicine and Sport Science, Vol. 49)

Karger, 2005

Is the risk of injury greater in some sport activities than in others? What types of injuries are most common? Are some children prone to sports injury? Are some physical, psychological, or sport-related factors associated with an increased risk of injury? Can injury be prevented and if so, how? Epidemiology of Pediatric Sport Injuries...

Harnessing the Potential of Digital Post-Millennials in the Future Workplace (Management for Professionals)

Springer, 2019

This book offers strategic leaders with essential information for their most important role: the change management function of positioning the organization for success into the future. To do so, leaders need to sort through a myriad of forecasts, predictions and weak indicators of change to make timely decisions. This volume...

Words and Symbols: Language and Communication in Therapy (Core Concepts in Therapy)

Open University Press, 2007

This book takes apart, lays out and repositions the most basic of therapeutic tools – the language used to communicate between therapist and client. It begins with a summary of the different schools of thought on language acquisition from infancy onwards. It addresses ways in which philosophical and social contexts may impact on the thoughts...

Young World Rising: How Youth Technology and Entrepreneurship are Changing the World from the Bottom Up

John Wiley & Sons, 2010

Young World Rising gives you an exclusive glimpse into the new trend that's transforming global business and changing the dynamics of globalization

The global Millennial generation is 4.1 billion strong, and the spread of data networks is empowering them to build radically new kinds of organizations adapted to a...

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