Anthony Scott: 46 books

This edition features a linked Table of Contents. CONTENTS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF ANTHONY HAMILTON CHAPTER FIRST. Introduction CHAPTER SECOND. Arrival of the Chevalier Grammont at the siege of Trino, and the life he led there CHAPTER THIRD. Education and adventures of the Chevalier Grammont...

Britain's Living Past is a celebration of the best of the past, of things that have been preserved because they still matter to the community. It is a book in which the emphasis is very much on the word 'living'; looking at traditions, pastimes and working practices, some centuries old, that survive...

☆亞馬遜年度10****大好書 ☆《公司》雜誌好評推薦 ** ** 應用破壞性創新的思維架構，有系統檢視產業訊號 分辨機會與衝擊，預測賽局的變化方向 五大產業深入解析，見證產業創新的策略演進 避免落入看不見顛覆、看不懂趨勢的敗部循環   市場冒出新服務，只是曇花一現、無法長久的噱頭，還是即將顛覆市場的新勢力？ 新技術出現，是機會還是威脅？誰會受害、誰將得利？又將如何改變產業的發展？許多破壞性創新一開始都非常不起眼，該如何判斷後續衝擊？   判斷趨勢，需要有系統的思考架構 ** ** 克里斯汀生是全球最受推崇的創新大師，他的破壞性創新理論是《經濟學人》評為有史以來最重要的六大管理著作之一，尤其當今無一產業不面臨被科技顛覆的威脅。   本書是克里斯汀生以破壞性創新理論為觀察環境與思考策略的架構，從外而內，幫助經理人及早辨識出新技術的衝擊方向，預測產業變化，選定企業在未來競爭中的最有利位置，分為三大部分：   辨識產業變化跡象：知道該注意什麼，就能在即將改變產業的企業崛起之前，看出端倪。 評估競爭戰役：攻擊者與在位者的近身肉搏戰，誰的勝算高？ 影響交戰結果的策略選擇：掌握把賽局扳向對自己有利的方法，對抗挑戰者。   同時以教育、航空、半導體、醫療保健與電信產業為例，深入分析破壞力量如何改變產業、攻擊者如何掐住在位企業的咽喉，透過實際的案例，幫助每個企業思考什麼是威脅？什麼是機會？什麼創新是沒有用？如何在產業成長中掌握商機？   即使沒有受過產業訓練的經理人，也可以應用這套架構，更清晰的思考創新，見微知著，擬定策略。   華碩電腦董事長...

Georgians, like all Americans, experienced the Civil War in a variety of ways. Through selected articles drawn from the New Georgia Encyclopedia (www.georgiaencyclopedia.org), this collection chronicles the diversity of Georgia’s Civil War experience and reflects the most current scholarship in...

Ethics, Literature, and Theory: An Introductory Reader brings together the work of contemporary scholars, teachers, and writers into lively discussion on the moral role of literature and the relationship between aesthetics, art, and ethics. Do the rich descriptions and narrative shapings of...

My poetry are pieces of time that are captured like a snapshot. My intention is to share with a reader the insight of a different mind, heart, and soul. Those Reflections, Illuminations, and Perceptions connect with my deep feelings, inner thoughts, and utmost emotions to give a unique voice unheard...

At an earlier time, sociologists C. Wright Mills, W. E. Du Bois, and Jane Addams loudly protested injustices and inequities in American society, provided critiques and analyses of systems of oppression, and challenged sociologists to be responsible critics and constructive commentators. These giants...

Volume 51 contains a total of 60 lectures covering 12 topics: History Poetry Natural Science Philosophy Biography Prose Fiction Criticism and the Essay Education Political Science Drama Voyages and Travels Religion

Howies Dad laments giving his son everything he wanted, and he regrets not teaching him the responsibility of earning money for himself. He hopes the summer job at the Water Company is just the thing Howie will need to make him realize what hard work is all about and how necessary it is to learn responsibility. Howie...

This book examines the ways in which faculty and staff at the higher education level teach and communicate with their millennial students and colleagues. The contributors address how millennials' academic and non-academic interests and everyday performances within and outside of higher education influence...

Learn how to build your own computer vision (CV) applications quickly and easily with SimpleCV, an open source framework written in Python. Through examples of real-world applications, this hands-on guide introduces you to basic CV techniques for collecting, processing, and analyzing streaming digital...

Renewed Accountability for Access and Excellence advances discussion of a conceptualized model for cultivating democratic professional practice in education (DPPE) and considers its relationship with contemporary teaching and leading praxes. A diverse and highly qualified group of scholars and practitioners...

*The Intersectionality of Critical Animal, Disability, and Environmental Studies:*Toward Eco-ability, Justice, and Liberation is an interdisciplinary collection of theoretical writings on the intersectional liberation of nonhuman animals, the environment, and those with disabilities. As animal consumption...

FIDIC Contracts: Law and Practice is sure to become the leading industry standard guide to using the FIDIC forms, and is the only book to date which deals with the whole suites of contracts, including the new gold book for Design, Build and Operate projects. The White & Case work is outstanding...