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The Outsiders

Autor: William N. Thorndike Jr.

Número de Páginas: 274

“An outstanding book about CEOs who excelled at capital allocation.” — Warren Buffett #1 on Warren Buffett’s Recommended Reading List, Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Letter, 2012 Named one of “19 Books Billionaire Charlie Munger Thinks You Should Read” in Business Insider. “A book that details the extraordinary success of CEOs who took a radically different approach to corporate management.” — Charlie Munger, Vice-Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Corporation “Thorndike explores the importance of thoughtful capital allocation through the stories of eight successful CEOs. A good read for any business leader but especially those willing to chart their own course.” — Michael Dell, chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Dell What makes a successful CEO? Most people call to mind a familiar definition: “a seasoned manager with deep industry expertise.” Others might point to the qualities of today’s so-called celebrity CEOs—charisma, virtuoso communication skills, and a confident management style. But what really matters when you run an organization? What is the hallmark of exceptional CEO performance? Quite simply, it is the ...

William Orpen, an Outsider in France

Autor: Caroline Gallois

Número de Páginas: 230

William Orpen (1878-1931) was in 1917 appointed as an official war artist in France. He not only saw the Great War as a call to paint serious subject-matter—enabling him to break away from the constraints of society portraiture in London—but also as an opportunity to write. Orpen was commissioned, along with artists such as Paul Nash, Stanley Spencer and Wyndham Lewis, to paint for the Department of Information. He was the only war artist to keep a written record of his wartime experience, published in 1921 as An Onlooker in France. In his Preface, Orpen rather too modestly states: “This book must not be considered as a serious work on life in France behind the lines, it is merely an attempt to record some certain little incidents that occurred in my own life there.” This art-historical study is a companion to this “attempt”. It examines, within the context of the global crisis that WWI was, and from various theoretical, philosophical and literary angles, his singular and at times provocative work. Orpen set out to provide a textual and visual record of life on the Western Front, as well as behind the lines—of what was supposed to be the “War to End all Wars”....

The Outsider's Challenge

Autor: Matt Ornelas

Número de Páginas: 117

Gospel for the Outsider

Autor: Patrick Whitworth

Número de Páginas: 160

A useful study guide or resource for individuals and bible study groups who want to take a fresh look at familiar material. This book looks again at Luke’s writings from the point of view of reaching “outsiders”.

The Power of the Outsider

Autor: Samuel Kasumu

Número de Páginas: 361

Samuel Kasumu was the most senior black advisor in Boris Johnson's government, until he left in April 2021. Throughout his time in Whitehall, Samuel became increasingly aware that he was an outsider - that his own experiences, assumptions and language were so different to many of those he found himself surrounded by in Downing Street. In this book Samuel considers who outsiders are, why they are not talked about enough and how it can be a source of strength that leads them to become high achievers. He argues that the success of many great people can be explained by their outsider status. Drawing on his own experiences in government, growing up and beyond, as well as the stories of other outsiders, famous and lesser known, Samuel shows how outsiders are more likely to be trailblazers and break barriers, how they have a greater sense of perspective and progress and how our differences can be a force for good - in politics and beyond.

The History of Experimental Psychology’s Subjects

Autor: Alexandra Kitty

Número de Páginas: 203

Who are subjects? How do they respond in experiments? What is their impact on the profession? What else can we learn from them? Subjects are a window into both uniformity and plurality; they may be the very definition of average or one of a kind. Despite this, the history of psychology often overlooks subjects in its illustrious chronicles. This well-researched book looks at the history of the use of human subjects in clinical and experimental psychology, as well as looking at the human side of those subjects who left their mark on the profession. This book presents iconic subjects who either defined the central thesis of an experiment or rebelled against it, from amnesiac H.M. and Little Albert to the defiant Subject #6 in Solomon Asch’s conformity experiments. The book explores the unspoken subtexts of being a subject, and compares and contrasts various subjects to look at the bigger picture – that is, the fact that subjects are viewed as an analytical element of experimentation, while the emotional, cultural, and philosophical aspects are often overlooked.

The Outsider's Edge

Autor: Brent D. Taylor

Número de Páginas: 356

The secret of extreme wealth creation The Outsider's Edge reveals the one common denominator the world's richest self-made people share. Studying the lives of 17 world-famous billionaires, author and researcher Brent Taylor discovered that their one shared experience is that of the outsider. From Bill Gates to Richard Branson to Warren Buffett, being different from their peers, and proud of it, has served as prime motivation for many of the world's most spectacularly successful people. Turning the conventional wisdom about wealth on its head, The Outsider's Edge reveals the true value and importance of being different. Brent Taylor (Australia) is a professional researcher who has worked for more than 20 years as a market researcher to government and corporations.

The Outsider’S Guide to Ufos

Autor: James T. Abbott

Número de Páginas: 218

What exactly is impossible in this universe? The Outsiders Guide to UFOs is for anyone for whom the UFO thing is enduringly fascinating but bafflingly complex. It cuts out all the smoke and mirrors and focuses on core questions like what are UFOs, how long have they been around, and are they hoaxes, figments of the imagination, or real? Author James Abbott is a highly experienced researcher who has spent years studying this timeless debate as an outsider. With no vested interests, he presents all sides of the story without fear or favour. Read about 40 of the most important UFO cases 9 official projects and reports on the subject 13 fascinatingly strange UFO characteristics 20 possible explanations for UFOs the very best photo and video evidence The Outsiders Guide to UFOs explains why there may be up to 3,000 totally inexplicable UFO sightings every year around the world. It also discusses four mind-blowing theories about UFOs, clarifies the background, simplifies the main questions, and presents evidence and counter-evidence about the mysterious things we see in the sky. More importantly, it recommends straightforward action to settle the UFO question once and for all.

The Outsider's Mind

Autor: Sean Aeon

Número de Páginas: 210

The Outsider's Mind is a collection of short stories examining human nature and the human condition. Each tale is illustrated by a different supernatural character or circumstance. Immortal beings, zombies, and hyper-intelligent insects are only a few of those sharing their assessment of humanity. If you've ever felt misunderstood or wondered what it would be like to see the world through the eyes of the outcasts, this book is for you. Part short story collection, part quote book, and part philosophical analysis, The Outsider's Mind explores the often unrecognized concepts speaking to the various ways we experience and interpret the world around us. "Unless you're looking for or creating a dull moment, you'll go blind attempting to find one." - Broken Hands, The Outsider's Mind

تفسير الاحلام انكليزي The Voluminons Interpretation Of Dreams

Autor: Dar El Fikr , Iben Sirin , دار الفكر , Hadith , Fikh , Islamicbooks

Número de Páginas: 621

كتاب تفسير الأحلام الكبير المسمى منتخب الكلام في تفسير الأحلام للإمام محمد بن سيرين تراود الإنسان الأحلام في خلال النوم وهي ظاهرة طبيعية في طبيعة بني آدم ولا يعرف تفسيرها. ويبحث الكثيرون عن تفسير الأحلام. وكتاب تفسير الأحلام لابن سيرين يعتبر مرجع لتفسير الأحلام ويتميز تفسير الأحلام لابن سيرين بوضوح معانيه وسهولة الوصول إلى تفسير الأحلام ويتناول الكتاب مواضيع كثيرة من الأحلام التي يتعرض لها كل إنسان في خلال نومه ودار الفكر بيروت تقدم هذا الكتاب لكل باحث عن تفسير الاحلام.

Roots to Power

Autor: Lee Staples

Número de Páginas: 510

The third edition of the manual for community organizers tells readers how to most effectively implement community action for social change, clearly laying out grassroots organizing principles, methods, and best practices. Written for those who want to improve their own lives or the lives of others, this thoroughly revised how-to manual presents techniques groups can use to organize successfully in pursuit of their dreams. The book combines time-tested, universal principles and methods with cutting-edge material addressing new opportunities and challenges. It covers basic concepts and best practices and offers step-by-step guidelines on things an organizer needs to know, such as how to identify issues, formulate strategies, set goals, recruit participants, and much more. The work focuses on six organizing arenas: turf/geography, failth-based, issue, identity, shared experience, and work-related. It offers new or expanded material addressing community development, use of social media, internal organizational dynamics, electoral organizing, evaluation/assessment, and prevention of burnout for key leaders. There are also nuts-and-bolts articles by experts who address topics such as...

The Outsider's Guide to Your Va Benefits

Autor: Michael Bushell

Número de Páginas: 82

I have spoken to veterans from the Koren War to the current wars. These veterans feelings the same way about the VA Benefit Claims System...the system is broken and no one is trying to fix it. If the system broken, then how can I get the help I need to successfully file for my VA benefits? You must educate yourself on how the system works and manage your personal information. This is one of the ways to successfully file and receive your VA benefits. The information on "how to file" and "what to writing" is out there online. However the people in the VA system neglected to tell you this vital piece of information. In my book I give examples and where to go to get the information that you need to successfully file and receive your VA benefits.

Steamship Conference/Dual Rate Bill

Autor: United States. Congress. Senate. Commerce

Número de Páginas: 2094

Steamship Conference/dual Rate Bill

Autor: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee On Commerce

Número de Páginas: 594

Considers H.R. 6775, to amend the Shipping Act of 1916 to allow merchant marine shipping conference exemptions from antitrust regulations.

Steamship Conference/Dual Rate Bill

Autor: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee On Commerce. Subcommittee On Merchant Marine And Fisheries

Número de Páginas: 772

Considers H.R. 6775, to amend the Shipping Act of 1916 to allow merchant marine shipping conference exemptions from antitrust regulations.

Hermeneutical Community

Autor: C. S. Barefoot

Número de Páginas: 302

Many Western initiatives exist for theological development in the majority world, but how often do practitioners from the West pause to examine the role they should play in that endeavor? Missions history and church history have revealed inadequacies of imposing foreign theology on local churches, yet the alternative of withdrawing from local theological development appears equally problematic. If, therefore, the outsider’s role is neither to impose theology nor withdraw from the task, then what is his or her role? Hermeneutical Community addresses this fundamental question and seeks to lay a sound missiological foundation for local theological development.

Readings in Agents

Autor: Michael N. Huhns , Munindar P. Singh

Número de Páginas: 552

This book collects the most significant literature on agents in an attempt top forge a broad foundation for the field. Includes papers from the perspectives of AI, databases, distributed computing, and programming languages. The book will be of interest to programmers and developers, especially in Internet areas.

Her War Story

Autor: Sayre P. Sheldon

Número de Páginas: 388

This volume contains writings of or about war from the following authors : Nina Macdonald, Rebecca West, Vera Brittain, Edith Wharton, Mary Borden, Ellen La Motte, Colette, Helen Zenna Smith, Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Amy Lowell, Willa Cather, Mary Lee, Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant, Gertrude Stein, Kathe Kollwitz, Charlotte Mew, Katherine Mansfield, Louise Bogan, Toni Morrison, Jane Addams, Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Martha Gellhorn, Frances Davis, Dorothy Parker, Gertrud Kolmar, Virginia Woolf, Dorothy Thompson, Ding Ling, Anna Akhmatova, Olivia Manning, Elizabeth Bowen, Bryher, H.D., Mary Lee Settle, Elizabeth Vaughan, Iris Origo, Christabel Bielenberg, Etty Hillesum, Sara Nomberg-Przytyk, Charlotte Delbo, Elsa Morante, Mitsuye Yamada, Hirabayashi Taiko, Kikue Tada, Doris Lessing, Kathryn Hulme, Kay Boyle, Gwendolyn Brooks, Marguerite Higgins, Martha Gelhorn, Mary McCarthy, Grace Paley, Huong Tram, Lady Borton, Margaret Atwood, Muriel Rukeyser, Susan Griffin, Karla Ramirez, Margaret Thatcher, Molly Moore, Fadwa Tuqan, Dahlia Ravikovitch, Meena Alexander, Marta Traba, Lina Magaia, and Margaret Drabble.

The Complete Works of Virginia Woolf

Autor: Virginia Woolf

Número de Páginas: 10113

This ebook contains Virginia Woolf's complete works. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work.

The Perfect Host

Autor: Theodore Sturgeon

Número de Páginas: 324

The fifth of ten volumes that will reprint all Sturgeon's short fiction contains fifteen classics and two previously unpublished stories, including "Quietly." The Perfect Host provides enough of a representative sampling of Sturgeon's "greatest hits" to give the uninitiated a good sense of what all the fuss was about way back when. At the same time, it offers a generous selection of alternate takes and rarities, notably several of Sturgeon's best forays into other forms of genre writing, plus previously unreleased cuts and liner notes.

Financial Risk Management

Autor: Steve L. Allen

Número de Páginas: 608

A top risk management practitioner addresses the essentialaspects of modern financial risk management In the Second Edition of Financial Risk Management +Website, market risk expert Steve Allen offers an insider'sview of this discipline and covers the strategies, principles, andmeasurement techniques necessary to manage and measure financialrisk. Fully revised to reflect today's dynamic environment and thelessons to be learned from the 2008 global financial crisis, thisreliable resource provides a comprehensive overview of the entirefield of risk management. Allen explores real-world issues such as proper mark-to-marketvaluation of trading positions and determination of needed reservesagainst valuation uncertainty, the structuring of limits to controlrisk taking, and a review of mathematical models and how they cancontribute to risk control. Along the way, he shares valuablelessons that will help to develop an intuitive feel for market riskmeasurement and reporting. Presents key insights on how risks can be isolated, quantified,and managed from a top risk management practitioner Offers up-to-date examples of managing market and creditrisk Provides an overview and comparison of the ...

An Outsider's Guide to Antifa

Autor: Matthew Knouff

Número de Páginas: 384

The first volume of an introductory guide to the anti-fascist movement, focusing on historical fascism and the predecessor enemies to fascism, the epistemology of fascism, and the psychology of fascism and left-wing activism.

Cavell, Williams and the Question of Style in Philosophy

Autor: Paolo Babbiotti

Número de Páginas: 296

This book considers the work of two philosophers situated within the anglo-american analytical tradition, Stanley Cavell (1926-2018) and Bernard Williams (1929-2003). It examines the literary strategies that these stylistically-aware authors employ and also the ethical demand which guides their philosophies and gives substance to their philosophical styles. The book thereby aims to demonstrate the importance of style in philosophy and suggest some of the intellectual dynamics a philosopher’s conscious awareness of style can create.

A Student Handbook to the Plays of Tennessee Williams

Autor: Stephen Bottoms , Philip Kolin , Michael Hooper

Número de Páginas: 297

A Student Handbook to the Plays of Tennessee Williams provides the essential guide to Williams' most studied and revived dramas. Authored by a team of leading scholars, it offers students a clear analysis and detailed commentary on four of Williams' plays: The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Sweet Bird of Youth. A consistent framework of analysis ensures that whether readers are wanting a summary of the play, a commentary on the themes or characters, or a discussion of the work in performance, they can readily find what they need to develop their understanding and aid their appreciation of Williams' artistry. A chronology of the writer's life and work helps to situate all his works in context and the introduction reinforces this by providing a clear overview of Williams' writing, its recurrent themes and concerns and how these are intertwined with his life and times. For each play the author provides a summary of the plot, followed by commentary on: * The context * Themes * Characters * Structure and language * The play in production (both on stage and screen adaptations) Questions for study, and notes on words and phrases in the text are also...

Discussion - Mastering the Skills of Moderation

Autor: Horst Hanisch

Número de Páginas: 194

What A says and B understands This book focuses on the subjects of moderation, discussion-rounds, surveys, round tables and different forms of dialogs. It demonstrates how to lead a conversation properly, how to avoid manipulation and how to reach a target-oriented outcome. Among others, the content includes the following subjects: - The first decisive impression - Interpersonal communication - What language tells us - From monolog, over dialog to a group conversation - Group dynamics in group conversation - Moderating a conversation round, surveys and interviews - Reciprocal interdependence and influence - Manipulation through statistics or smart display?

The Importance of Outsiders to Pauline Communities

Autor: Emma Louise Parker

Número de Páginas: 209

This book argues that, despite Paul's often dramatic and critical descriptions of non-Christians, his letters reveal a deep concern for the presence of outsiders and for their opinion of Christians. Parker suggests that outsiders are enormously important to Paul: they determine whether Christian communities dwindle or thrive, while also playing a key role in helping such communities to understand and shape their purpose as missional disciples, develop their thinking and practice around normal daily events and relationships - and even shape how they understand God. Parker offers a careful exegesis of the main texts within the Pauline corpus, revealing a sensitivity to the outsider; including 1 Thessalonians, Romans, 1 Corinthians and the Pastoral Epistles. By using Social Identity Theory she explores key concepts of group boundaries, identity and inter-group relations, highlighting a theme which is significant in Paul's own thought: the importance of similarity between groups. Whilst not denying the counter-cultural identity of the new Christian communities, Parker concludes that Paul reveals the areas of overlap between insiders and outsiders, since these areas not only create...

The Gift of the Outsider

Autor: Alicia J Akins

Número de Páginas: 226

Embracing the Spiritual Lessons of Unbelonging Too often, cultural belonging becomes a battle, and its winners gain the world: access, comfort, safety, community. Yet for those on the margins—set apart from their culture by differences such as ethnicity, class, ability, and faith—God offers something even greater. The Gift of the Outsider celebrates the blessings found in unbelonging—and calls Christians of all backgrounds to love and listen to their community’s outcasts. As a Christian, a Black American, a woman, and an expatriate, author Alicia J. Akins offers heartfelt reflections on her own experiences as an outsider. She illuminates how we can cherish the unique gifts that God bestows on those who endure loneliness and adversity encourage and humbly receive the invaluable insights outsiders of all kinds have to offer delight in how the differences within God’s people reflect his majesty—and how Christ’s reign unifies all believers Compassionate and biblically grounded, The Gift of the Outsider enriches today’s broader conversations surrounding diversity and inclusion, and is sure to encourage and challenge outsiders and insiders alike.

At the Limits of Justice

Autor: Suvendrini Perera , Sherene Razack

Número de Páginas: 632

The fear and violence that followed the events of September 11, 2001 touched lives all around the world, even in places that few would immediately associate with the global war on terror. In At the Limits of Justice, twenty-nine contributors from six countries explore the proximity of terror in their own lives and in places ranging from Canada and the United States to Jamaica, Palestine/Israel, Australia, Guyana, Chile, Pakistan, and across the African continent. In this collection, female scholars of colour – including leading theorists on issues of indigeneity, race, and feminism – examine the political, social, and personal repercussions of the war on terror through contributions that range from testimony and poetry to scholarly analysis. Inspired by both the personal and the global impact of this violence within the war on terror, they expose the way in which the war on terror is presented as a distant and foreign issue at the same time that it is deeply present in the lives of women and others all around the world. An impassioned but rigorous examination of issues of race and gender in contemporary politics, At the Limits of Justice is also a call to create moral...

Ethics in the Wake of Wittgenstein

Autor: Benjamin De Mesel , Oskari Kuusela

Número de Páginas: 280

This book brings together essays from leading scholars who, rather than taking a strictly exegetical approach, attempt to show how discussions in moral philosophy can benefit from Wittgenstein’s later philosophical work. The essays in this volume make the argument that Wittgenstein’s relevance for moral philosophy depends not only on his views about ethics, but also on the methods he introduces, on his views on the nature of philosophy and philosophical problems, and on the insights into language developed in his philosophy. They also focus on the ‘Wittgensteinian tradition’ in moral philosophy and its relation to more mainstream analytic moral philosophy, addressing how several prominent philosophers use these ideas and methods in their work. Ethics in the Wake of Wittgenstein seeks to answer the following question: Can we apply Wittgenstein’s ways of dealing with problems in logic, philosophy of language, epistemology, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of mathematics to moral philosophy as well? It will be of interest to Wittgenstein scholars and those working on current debates in moral philosophy, metaethics, and normative ethics.

Free Will

Autor: Ilham Dilman

Número de Páginas: 282

What is the place of human free will in our lives if all our actions are the result of some other cause? Does our processing unconscious beliefs or desires make us less free? Is our free will necessarily restricted if we do not choose our own beliefs? The debate between free will and its opposing doctrine, determinism, is one of the key issues in philosophy. Free Will: An historical and philosophical introduction provides a comprehensive introduction to this highly important question and examines the contributions made by sixteen of the most outstanding thinkers from the time of early Greece to the twentieth century: *Homer *Sophocles *Platto *Aristotle *St Augustine *St Thomas Aquinas *Descaartes *Spinoza *Hume *Kant *Schopehauer *Freud *Sartre *Weil *Wittgenstein *Moore Ilham Dilman brings together all the dimensions of the problem of free will with examples from literature, ethics and psychoanalysis. Drawing out valuable insights from both sides of the free will-determinism divide, and he provides an accessible and highly readable introduction to this perennial problem.

The Rhetoric of Racist Humour

Autor: Simon Weaver

Número de Páginas: 224

In today's multicultural and multireligious societies, humour and comedy often become the focus of controversy over alleged racist or offensive content, as shown, for instance, by the intense debate of Sacha Baron Cohen's characters Ali G and Borat, and the Prophet Muhammad cartoons published in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten. Despite these intense debates, commentary on humour in the academy lacks a clear way of connecting the serious and the humorous, and a clear way of accounting for the serious impact of comic language. The absence of a developed 'serious' vocabulary with which to judge the humorous tends to encourage polarized debates, which fail to account for the paradoxes of humour. This book draws on the social theory of Zygmunt Baumann to examine the linguistic structure of humour, arguing that, as a form of language similar to metaphor, it is both unstable and unpredictable, and structurally prone to act rhetorically; that is, to be convincing. Deconstructing the dominant form of racism aimed at black people in the US, and that aimed at Asians in the UK, The Rhetoric of Racist Humour shows how racist humour expresses and supports racial stereotypes in the US and...

Corporate Governance

Autor: R. I. Tricker

Número de Páginas: 498

This title was first published in 2000: The study of corporate governance is a relatively modern development, with significant attention devoted to the subject only during the last fifty years. The topics covered in this volume include the purpose of the corporation, the board of directors, the role of shareholders, and more contemporary developments like hedge fund activism, the role of sovereign wealth funds, and the development of corporate governance law in what perhaps will become the dominant world economy over the next century, China. The editor has written an introductory essay which briefly describes the intellectual history of the field and analyses the material selected for the volume. The papers which have been selected present what the editor believes to be some of the best and most representative studies of the subjects covered. As a result the volume offers a rounded view of the contemporary state of the some of the dominant issues in corporate governance.

Virginia Woolf: The Complete Collection

Autor: Virginia Woolf , Century Book

Número de Páginas: 10172

This volume collects the complete writings of Virginia Woolf: 8 novels, 3 'biographies,' 46 short stories, 606 essays, 1 play, her diary and some letters. Contents: THE NOVELS The Voyage Out (1915) Night and Day (1919) Jacob's Room (1922) Mrs. Dalloway (1925) To the Lighthouse (1927) The Waves (1931) The Years (1937) Between the Acts (1941) THE 'BIOGRAPHIES' Orlando: a biography (1928) Flush: a biography (1933) Roger Fry: a biography (1940) THE STORIES Monday or Tuesday (1921) A Haunted House, and other short stories (1944) Mrs Dalloway's Party (1973) The Complete Shorter Fiction (1985) THE ESSAYS The Common Reader I (1925) A Room of One's Own (1929) On Being Ill (1930) The London Scene (1931) The Common Reader II (1932) Three Guineas (1938) The Death of the Moth, and other essays (1942) The Moment, and other essays (1947) The Captain's Death Bed, and other essays (1950) Granite and Rainbow (1958) Books and Portraits (1978) Women And Writing (1979) 383 Essays from newspapers and magazines (see update v.3.0) AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL WRITING A Writer's Diary (1953) Moments of Being (1976) The Diary Vols. 1–5 (1977-84) (see updates v.4.0, v.5.0, and v.6.0) The Letters Vols. 1–6 (1975-80) ...

The Oxford Handbook of Corporate Law and Governance

Autor: Jeffrey N. Gordon , Wolf-georg Ringe

Número de Páginas: 1397

Corporate law and corporate governance have been at the forefront of regulatory activities across the world for several decades now, and are subject to increasing public attention following the Global Financial Crisis of 2008. The Oxford Handbook of Corporate Law and Governance provides the global framework necessary to understand the aims and methods of legal research in this field. Written by leading scholars from around the world, the Handbook contains a rich variety of chapters that provide a comparative and functional overview of corporate governance. It opens with the central theoretical approaches and methodologies in corporate law scholarship in Part I, before examining core substantive topics in corporate law, including shareholder rights, takeovers and restructuring, and minority rights in Part II. Part III focuses on new challenges in the field, including conflicts between Western and Asian corporate governance environments, the rise of foreign ownership, and emerging markets. Enforcement issues are covered in Part IV, and Part V takes a broader approach, examining those areas of law and finance that are interwoven with corporate governance, including insolvency,...

Puppets of Nostalgia

Autor: Jane Marie Law

Número de Páginas: 338

Puppets of Nostalgia is the first major work in any Western language to examine the ritual origins and religious dimensions of puppetry in Japan. In a lucid and engaging style accessible to the general reader, Jane Marie Law describes the "life, death, and rebirth" of awaji ningyo shibai, the unique form of puppet theater of Awaji Island that has existed since the sixteenth century. Puppetry rites on Awaji helped to maintain rigid ritual purity codes and to keep dangerous spiritual forces properly channeled and appeased. Law conducted fieldwork on Awaji, located in Japan's Inland Sea, over a ten-year period. In addition to being a detailed history and ethnography of this ritual tradition, Law's work is, at a theoretical level, a study of the process and meaning of tradition formation, reformation, invention, and revitalization. It will interest scholars in a number of fields, including the history of religions, anthropology, cultural studies, ritual and theater studies, Japanese studies, and social history. Focusing on the puppetry tradition of Awaji Island, Puppets of Nostalgia describes the activities of the island's ritual puppeteers and includes the first English translation...

Creative B2B Branding (No, Really)

Autor: Scot Mckee

Número de Páginas: 246

B2B brand communications have changed little in the last 25 years, until now. This book combines experience, insight, anecdote, observation and example to demonstrate how businesses can dramatically improve their creative communication and the value of their brands.

Surviving Stephen King

Autor: Rebecca Frost

Número de Páginas: 203

Stephen King frequently places his human characters in danger against a supernatural antagonist. These characters, being realists of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, must first overcome their disbelief at what is happening to them, and then decide what to do about it. Both their explanations for the strange happenings and their attempts to deal with them can be divided into four main categories: cultural appropriation; Christianity, especially Catholic rites; attempts at utter destruction; and a resignation to simply live--or die--with the supernatural intact. This book examines over 30 of King's works, revealing that the overall success of the characters in removing the supernatural threat from their towns, or perhaps defeating it entirely, does not depend fully on which of these four paths of action they choose. It is possible for any attempt to destroy the supernatural threat to fail, and what works in one of King's books will not have the same outcome in another. For King, the most likely success comes when his characters can choose a course of action that allows them to stand and be true to themselves.

Woolf on Women - A Collection of Essays

Autor: Virginia Woolf

Número de Páginas: 319

Woolf on Women is a powerful and thought-provoking collection of Virginia Woolf's most influential essays on women—both real and fictional, historical and contemporary—and the ways in which they navigate the constraints of society. Written between from 1924 to 1941, this compilation brings together some of Woolf's most celebrated works, including essays published posthumously, offering readers a profound insight into her political, social, and economic perspectives. Featuring landmark essays such as A Room of One's Own (1928), where Woolf eloquently addresses the limitations placed on women's freedom and creative expression, Professions for Women (1931), which examines the societal expectations of housewives, and Three Guineas (1938), a compelling sequel to A Room of One's Own that explores feminist and anti-war themes. Through these essays, Woolf's voice emerges as a fierce advocate for women's rights, making this volume an essential read for anyone interested in feminist literature and Woolf's enduring legacy. Republished by Read &Co. Great Essays, this brand-new collection is a must-have for Woolf enthusiasts and newcomers alike, offering a comprehensive look at her...

Stop the Pendulum

Autor: William D. Bursuck , Craig Peck

Número de Páginas: 121

This is a book about the struggles over reforming reading instruction and the corresponding effort to improve reading achievement in the United States over the last seven decades.

Essays on Money, Banking, and Regulation

Autor: C.j.m Kool , Joan Muysken , Tom Van Veen

Número de Páginas: 252

Essays on Money, Banking and Regulation honors the interests and achievements of the Dutch economist Conrad Oort. The book is divided into four parts. Part 1 - Fiscal and monetary policy - reviews a variety of topics ranging from the measurement of money to the control and management of government expenditures. Part 2 - International institutions and international economic policy - looks at the international dimension of monetary and fiscal policy, with extensive discussion of the International Monetary Fund and the European Monetary Union. Part 3 - The future of international banking and the financial sector in the Netherlands - is an insider's view of the strategic choices facing financial institutions in the near future. Finally, Part 4 - Taxation and reforms in the Dutch tax system - is closest to Oort's research and practice since he has become known as an architect of the 1990 Dutch tax reform; this part is dedicated in particular to the tax reforms suggested by Oort.