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Conozca y analice el valor que puede aportar el coaching en las organizaciones. Incluye el análisis con herramientas, conceptos e ideas fáciles de implementar dentro de cualquier organización. El gurú del liderazgo Jack Zenger y la experta en coaching Kathleen Stinnett proporcionan una caja de...

National Book Award Finalist: The most widely read and enduring interpretation of this ancient Babylonian epic. One of the oldest and most universal stories known in literature, the epic of Gilgamesh presents the grand, timeless themes of love and death, loss and reparations, within the stirring...

This great classic is still unrivalled for its clear, detailed presentation of thousands of fundamental features of the human figure. Every element of the body (such as the overhang of the upper lip; the puckering at the corners of the mouth; the characteristic proportions of the head, trunk, limbs,...

Pan Am at War chronicles the airline?s historic role in advancing aviation and serving America?s national interest before and during World War II. From its inception, Pan American Airways operated as the ?wings of democracy,? spanning six continents and placing the country at the leading edge of international...

◤****本書會讓你更明智、行動更快速。 **做決策或形成任何意見前，請先一讀。**◢ ──賽斯．高汀****Seth Godin ★ 數據世界生存的必備武器 ★ 多懂一點統計，為自己儲備更多力量 找出數據中的隱藏資訊，做最有利的判斷 掌握立論的根據，你會更有說服力 在數據當道時代， 培養統計素養，當聰明的數據使用者！ 大數據太龐大、離我們太遙遠， 多數人無從取得，也沒有工具和技術來處理這些海量數據。 但是，數據就圍繞在我們身邊，著著實實影響著我們每一個決定和觀念的形成。 從食品標籤到天氣預報，從你的銀行帳戶到你的醫生的辦公室…… 影響著你的健康、錢包、工作和人際關係…… 這些和我們每一天的生活密切相關的數據， 在本書中，我們稱作────「日常小數據」。 我們相信統計、相信科學、相信權威， 但是，你看到的數據可能遭到有心或無意的操作， 或者，你根本誤讀了數據。 ‧政治人物在競選廣告中有哪些話沒說出來？ ‧記者用的是精準樣本數據，還是，只是拿出支持他報導的數據？ ‧醫生說你的病是因為某種行為造成的，還是僅僅說兩者有關？ ‧行銷人員在產品包裝上強調哪些重點，又為什麼要這麼做？ ‧為什麼年報用圓餅圖顯示某些數據，卻用柱狀圖表示其他數據？ 無論是商業、政策、廣告、法律、工程、零售、教養……各式各樣的問題都能透過日常小數據找出答案。 本書沒有複雜的統計分析理論，只介紹最重要、最實用的統計觀念，幫助你避開常見的數據陷阱。 有時候，你需要知道某些數據是新聞主播希望引起你的注意、政治人物想要你的選票、廣告主想賺你的錢； 但有時候並沒有其他考量──你就是得弄清楚這些數據，才能夠理解這個世界。 各界好評／ 這本書會讓你更明智、行動更快速。做決策或形成任何意見前，請先一讀。 ──賽斯．高汀Seth...

Few men have had as much cultural and educational influence on their own countries as the philosopher and educator Antonio Caso (1883-1946). He was above all a patriot of his beloved Mexico, and he sought to deliver his humanitarian message to his countrymen. In his youth, after the revolt against...

Student Success in College describes policies, programs, and practices that a diverse set of institutions have used to enhance student achievement. This book clearly shows the benefits of student learning and educational effectiveness that can be realized when these conditions are present. Based on...

This captivating book offers young readers a memorable and meaningful introduction to the famous leaders and great men of ancient Rome. Its biographical sketches are chronologically arranged, from 753 B.C., the estimated founding of Rome, to A. D. 476, the fall of the Western Empire. Readers can compare...

There are several historical instances of the problems caused when equipment is rushed in production and fielded too soon. A great example of this was the German rush to field the new Panther tank before the Battle of Kursk during the Second World War. Unlike the U. S. Army today, the Germans were...

What are we as Episcopalians? This concise booklet explores five main areas of Episcopal life: identity, authority, spirituality, temperament, and polity. A great introduction to the Episcopal way of thinking in readable prose for any newcomer or seeker in the Episcopal Church who may wonder what makes Episcopalians different than Roman Catholics or other protestants.

The study of history, like the study of a landscape, should begin with the most conspicuous features. Not until these have been fixed in memory will the lesser features fall into their appropriate places and assume their right proportions.    The famous men of ancient and modern times are...

Kwame Nkrumah is globally recognized as a foremost pan-Africanist strategist and statesman. He is less widely acknowledged as a philosopher, in spite of his considerable philosophical training, seminal contribution to African political theory, and incisive critique of the ethics of international relations....

First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

A fascinating look at the traditional Catholic view on various different moral subjects, such as the seven deadly sins, prayer and devotion, blasphemy and cursing, education, homicide and suicide, and many others.