"New York Times"-bestselling author Reid shows how all the other industrialized democracies have achieved something the U.S. can't seem to do: provide health care for everybody at a reasonable cost.
A man who was the Tokyo bureau chief for the"Washington Post" for five years examines deep "Asian values" that inform the culture in Japan and which contribute to its economic success. Reid is a frequent commentator on National Public Radio.
The demise of the Soviet Union saw the rise of the U.S. as a hegemonic superpower, militarily and economically. It also made possible the loose alliance of nations known as the European Union. In THE UNITED STATES OF EUROPE, T. R. Reid assesses the state of that union and its implications for the United States of America. As new nations join, the ...
The "Epic Level Handbook" provides all the information that Dungeon Masters need to continue playing above and beyond the limits of the core rulebooks. Includes complete information for epic-level character building, spellcasting, monsters, skills, feats, and more.
A Washington Post reporter tells the story of how two men, Robert Noyce and Jack Kilby (recipient of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physics), masterminded the vastly influential, world-changing microchip in 1958.
At any level of wrestling competition, the basic fundamentals are essential to success in the sport. Wrestling for Beginners gives novice wrestlers those techniques that serve as the foundation for all wrestling instruction--conditioning, maneuvers, holds, takedowns, counters, strategy, and pinning combinations. This readable and effective ...
This striking new boxed set contains the first three titles from R.A. Salvatore's War of the Spider Queen six-book series: "Dissolution, Insurrection, " and "Condemnation." Each author is a veteran writer who is well-known to Forgotten Realms fans, and multiple-time best-selling author R.A. Salvatore consulted on the entire series of titles. When ...
The demise of the Soviet Union saw the rise of the United States of America as a hegemonic superpower, militarily and economically. It also made possible the loose alliance of nations known as the European Union. In THE UNITED STATES OF EUROPE, T. R. Reid assesses the state of that union and its implications for the U.S. As new nations join, the E ...
This "Quantitative Survival Guide for Operations Management" comes from a desire to help students understand and succeed when faced with the quantitative portions of a course in Operations Management. If you have struggled with math and statistics in earlier courses, this is the guide for you! This supplement gives examples of the types of ...
Practical and accessible, this book provides the first step-by-step guide to cognitive strategy instruction, which has been shown to be one of the most effective instructional techniques for students with learning problems. Presented are proven strategies that students can use to improve their self-regulated learning, study skills, and performance ...
This work covers methodologies for plant and animal glycoconjugate analysis. It details mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, glycolipids and new physical methods, o-glycosylation characterization, chromophore and fluorophore labelling of oligosaccharides, separations, exoglycosidases and mapping, and plant glycobiology.
This supplement is an adventure designed for characters levels 8-13 and is the second in a three-part series set in the Forgotten Realms. In addition to encounters, this book contains detailed source material on the town of Shadowdale and its surrounding environment.
One of Japan's global business leaders, Kazuo Inamori, describes the generous, employee-oriented management principles which underlie his success. The book offers a criticism of the bureaucratic mentality stifling entrepreneurial spirit in Japan.
Sixty percent of American middle managers aren't satisfied with their jobs. Lifetime employment agreements are a thing of the past. Beyond the Trust Gap shows middle managers and senior executives how to regain the trust of their frontline counterparts and get everyone back on the same team.
The world has changed dramatically in the 2,500 years since Confucius' lifetime, but in many ways we still struggle with his core concern: how to live together with a minimum of conflict. In What Would Confucius Do?, East Asian teacher and scholar E. N. Berthrong provides a clear guide to how we can apply Confucian tenets to the modern world. ...
Covering all aspects of infection and its causes, this is a book for medical undergraduates. Infections are considered as they present a clinical setting, and include protozoa, helminths and fungi as well as bacteria and viruses.
A complete guide to over 100 exotic ski areas for all abilities, tastes and budgets. It includes 20 world-class resorts, and the sites of the 1972 Olympics in Hokkaido and the 1998 Olympics in the Japanese Alps.
Thomas Reid (1710-1796) is increasingly seen as a philosopher of lasting importance and as a central figure in the Scottish Enlightenment. Intellectual Powers is his greatest work. It covers far more philosophical ground than the earlier, more popular Inquiry. Intellectual Powers and its companion volume, Essays on the Active Powers of Man, ...
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