Conley: 261 books

This volume brings into dialogue the ancient wisdom of Augustine of Hippo, a bishop of the early Christian Church of the fourth and fifth centuries, with contemporary theologians and ethicists on the topic of social justice. Each essay mines the major themes present in Augustine's extensive corpus...

Today’s film scholars draw from a dizzying range of theoretical perspectives—they’re just as likely to cite philosopher Gilles Deleuze as they are to quote classic film theorist André Bazin. To students first encountering them, these theoretical lenses for viewing film can seem exhilarating,...

Russia has cultivated an opaque web of economic and political patronage across the Central and Eastern European region that the Kremlin uses to influence and direct decisionmaking. This report from the CSIS Europe Program, in partnership with the Bulgarian Center for the Study of Democracy, is the...

Collecting the vast accumulated wisdom of two of the world's great cheesemakers, Cowgirl Creamery Cooks is one of those rare books that immediately asserts itself as an indispensible addition to the food lover's library. That's because Cowgirl Creamery Cooks is many things. It's an engrossing read...

★Amazon網路書店評等4.8顆星 ★Amazon網路書店中年生活分類榜前5名佳作 ★激勵大師賽門．西奈克、《紫牛》作者賽斯．高汀，一致盛讚 ——本書寫給在職涯下半場面臨瓶頸的你—— 在後浪推前浪的現實職場，時屆壯年甚至中年的你我， 或許已慢慢追趕不上當前最新的科技、最潮的流行， 薪資和職銜都停留在「職場高原」，不上不下。 這個時候，除了「經驗」，我們還能從哪裡勝出？ ——你擁有跟年輕人不同的價值與智慧—— 當進入職涯下半場時，我們更需要看見連自己都沒看見的熟年價值。 儘管少年人有新鮮的肝、創意的腦，是熟稔科技工具的數位原住民， 許多資深工作者也培養出更有價值的職場智慧，足以在職場上保持競爭力，例如： 良好的判斷力、直白的洞察力、高EQ、全局思考視野、管理工作的能力……等。 ——讓熟年價值成為你的祕密武器—— 無論你正在千禧世代一個個往上爬的職場中掙扎求存， 或是考慮卸下資深身分，轉換跑道、另創人生新篇章， 本書將以眾多實例與4門自我提昇的課程，創造嶄新的職場價值， 引領你重拾「熟年實習生」的初衷，跨出你熟悉的舒適圈， 證明資深不等於過氣，你的競爭力絕對不只是經驗與年資！ 【本書特色】 一、豐富激勵案例，搭配明確可行的自我提昇步驟，讓讀者有勇氣跨出舒適圈 本書作者曾任大集團業主，後被Airbnb聘為顧問，過程中除了有作者自我挑戰的故事，也收集到諸多工作者在職場上進化或轉換跑道的案例。讀者不只能從中獲取勇氣，也能藉以瞭解固守原地只會落入僵化處境，開始明白怎麼跳離那安逸卻沒有發展性的舒適圈。 二、工作，不只是趕上最新的科技與知識 有別其他同類書籍常強調轉業、創意、新技術，本書回歸初衷，指引讀者明白各自的工作經驗可以越陳越香並觸類旁通，為年輕人當政的職場帶來不一樣的視野、策略與文化，重點在於如何看待自己目前的位置，重新調整自己的心態，讓自己依然在職場上能夠發光發熱。 【專業推薦】 中央大學人資所副教授　林文政 獵頭的日常・職涯教練　Lynn...

Arctic Economics in the 21st Century explores the key economic dynamics at play in the rapidly changing Arctic region. This report evaluates both the economic benefits of an increasingly open Arctic region and the costs of exploring the riches of the American Arctic. It frames an economic strategy...

Significant diminishment of the Arctic ice cap is propelling the advent of a new, blue water ocean and, with it, new commercial and economic opportunities. Abundant natural and mineral resources, as well as rich fishing stocks, encourage Arctic and non-Arctic nations to explore these resources through...

In 2014, the CSIS Europe and Southeast Asia Programs embarked on a two-year initiative to create a new and enduring EU-U.S. collaborative mechanism to enhance transatlantic Asia-Pacific policy coordination and understanding. This report is the culmination of this two-year study and presents the findings...

The gathering of materials for this book has taken a few years. At the start, my granddaughter was a non-reading preschooler. Today, being in the fourth grade, she reads on the fifth-grade level. This is where we begin: It was a chilly fall evening, and Savana, my precocious, pragmatic four-and-a-half-year-old...

Since 1985, scientists have been documenting a hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico each year. The hypoxic zone, an area of low dissolved oxygen that cannot s- port marine life, generally manifests itself in the spring. Since marine species either die or ee the hypoxic zone, the spread of hypoxia reduces...

Updated and upgraded Eddie Foy. This book is your ultimate resource for Eddie Foy. Here you will find the most up-to-date 85 Success Facts, Information, and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Eddie Foy's Early life,...

This is a paper concerning the federal activation of the 2-162 IN battalion out of Oregon, their mobilization experience, deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II, the redeployment back to Conus and Oregon, and the repercussions of the mission on the Soldiers as they reintegrated back into their families, jobs, and society.

This paper examines the role of British intelligence operations during the American Revolutionary War as they apply to the British defeat at Yorktown. It begins with a brief history of British intelligence prior to the war, discusses strategic collection against the burgeoning French-American alliance,...

This report offers an examination of U.S. Army force posture in Europe amid heightened tensions between the United States and Russia. The report explores the necessary components of a sustainable and credible deterrence posture in Europe and highlights key challenges—from the strategic down to the...