In the wake of continuing corporate scandals there have been few, if any, CEOs that have stepped forward as models of "doing things right" except the former chairman and CEO of Medtronic, Bill George. George has become the unofficial spokesperson for responsible leadership in business, the media, and academia.In "Authentic Leadership" Bill George ...
Jim Thompson was already a legend for the James H W Thompson Silk Company that he founded, when he disappeared in the Cameron highlands in Malaysia in 1967.
Tropical gardens can contain a rich diversity of flora due to their climate, and produce some astonishing forms. This compendium presents a selection of these gardens from Hawaii, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and and Indonesia, including Bali. Traditional and modern types are considered, and the origins and individual features are discussed in ...
Volume 11 covers the history and culture of the original inhabitants of the area which is now Nevada, Utah, western Colorado, portions of southern Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, eastern California, Arizona and New Mexico.
Thailand has a long-standing tradition of arts and crafts. Unlike most of its neighbours, it has never been occupied by a foreign power or engaged in wars of conquest, and it has thus enjoyed a relatively peaceful development since ancient times. Patronized by the court and the temples, the designs and craftsmanship of Thai artisans have ...
In both chronological and topical organization, "Alabama: The History of a Deep South State" examines traditional subjects such as politics, military events, economics, and social movements. It discusses the roles of individual leaders, such as Chief Tascaluza, Andrew Jackson, Rosa Parks, Helen Keller, and Wernher von Braun, as well as cultural ...
Equally talented in oils, watercolours and prints, Childe Hassam explored rain-swept city scenes, glorious gardens, exquisite women and flag-lined streets. Approaching Hassam (1859-1935) from different angles, the authors of this work reveal facets and aspects of the artist's life.
This thoroughly revised new edition puts the latest advances into clear, clinical perspective, enabling readers to better diagnose and manage the immunologic, asthmatic, and allergic disorders they encounter in adult and paediatric patients.
Alabama's agrarian protest began in the decades after the Civil War when individual farmers found themselves in an economic regression, unable to understand or partake in the forces behind the New South prosperity enjoyed by a few professional men, merchants, industrialists, and large planters. In reaction to this situation, yeomen farmers began ...
What will the reversion of Hong Kong mean to the people of Hong Kong - and the rest of us - who invest, trade, and shop there? Over the last fifty years Hong Kong has served as a refuge from those who fled communism in China. It became the greatest entrepot and financial center on the Asian mainland. A stunning percentage of the world's trade ...
William W Warren's "History of the Ojibway People" has long been recognised as a classic source on Ojibwe history and culture. Warren, the son of an Ojibwe woman, wrote his history in the hope of saving traditional stories for posterity even as he presented to the American public a sympathetic view of a people he believed were fast disappearing ...
An introduction to the physics and chemistry of the liquid-vapour phase transition of metals, this book examines the condensed-matter physics relevant to a dense metallic liquid and the molecular chemistry relevant to a dilute atomic vapour. Drawing on resaerch and data from carefully selected fluid-metal systems, it attempts to develop a rigorous ...
During the decades of Bourbon ascendancy after 1874, Alabama institutions - like those in other southern states - were dominated by whites. Former slave and sharecropper Jack Turner refused to accept a society so structured. Highly intelligent, physically imposing, and an orator of persuasive talents, Turner was fearless before whites and emerged ...
Drawing from a wealth of historic documents and personal papers, William Warren Rogers, Jr., provides a fascinating and detailed political, economic, social, and commercial history of Montgomery from 1860 to 1865. His account begins with an examination of daily life in the city before the war began - how slaves outnumbered whites, how an ...
Offering an answer to the anti-rationalist argument that all rational theory rests on an irrational commitment, this book also provides a case study of modern Protestant theology. The author contends that Western philosophical traditions are authoritarian in structure.
The Oxford Shakespeare General Editor Stanley Wells The Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative texts from leading scholars in editions designed to interpret and illuminate the works for modern readers - a new, modern-spelling text, collated and edited from all existing printings - on-page commentary and notes explain meaning, staging, language ...
This A-to-Z compendium of total quality concepts, terms and acronyms helps business people to quickly grasp vital concepts and improve their quality vocabulary. Readers get definitions of over 600 terms, including: statistical process control, quality assurance, continuous improvement, JIT, MRP, MRPII, policy deployment, Hoshin planning and design ...
By the author and photographer of "The Tropical Garden", this volume presents flowers and plants native to the tropical areas of the world - plants which are now also cultivated in Europe and America. The book is divided into sections on flowering shrubs and annuals, foliage plants, ornamental trees, ornamental vines and creepers, palms, exotics, ...
This is a compilation of statutes covering major aspects of commercial law. The centerpiece is the Official Text and Comments of the Uniform Commercial Code. Other materials include the Federal Reserve Board's final regulations implementing the Check 21 Act, and selected provisions of the Bankruptcy and Internal Revenue Codes. While this ...
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