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Why Nations Fail
Crown Publishing Group 2012; US$ 30.00Brilliant and engagingly written, Why Nations Fail answers the question that has stumped the experts for centuries: Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine? Is it culture, the weather, geography? Perhaps ignorance of what the right policies are? Simply, no. None of these... more...
Why Nations Fail
Profile 2012; US$ 40.00Why are some nations more prosperous than others? Why Nations Fail sets out to answer this question, with a compelling and elegantly argued new theory: that it is not down to climate, geography or culture, but because of institutions. Drawing on an extraordinary range of contemporary and historical examples, from ancient Rome through the Tudors to... more...
Communication and Aging
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 52.95This text employs a communication perspective to examine the aging process and the ability of individuals to adapt successfully to aging. It continues the groundbreaking work of the first edition, emphasizing a life-span approach toward understanding the social interaction that occurs during later life. The edition provides a comprehensive update on... more...
Strategic Business Partner
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. 2005; US$ 25.17There is no more critical role for today's human resource professionals than that of Strategic Business partner (SBP). SBPs demonstrate competence in many ways - through their questioning of clients, their knowledge of the business, and their ability to translate business needs into performance requirements and people initiatives. But performing effectively... more...
Performance Consulting
Berrett-Koehler Publishers 2008; US$ 32.95The first edition of Performance Consulting introduced a concept which has since become a cornerstone of the human resource, learning and organizational development fields: training and HR solutions must be tied to an organization's business goals. Performance consulting is a process in which a client and consultant partner to achieve business goals... more...
The Gospel of Jesus
HarperCollins US 2005; US$ 11.99We all know the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, but what was the gospel of Jesus? That is, what was the original "good news" the first disciples heard from Jesus? What did Jesus really say that started the dramatic movement in Galilee that grew to become the largest religion in the world? Drawing on the earliest Gospel, Mark, plus the source... more...
An Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 64.00A first introduction to ordinary differential and difference equations, accessible for mathematicians, scientists and engineers. All important and relevant approaches are covered, and many illustrative examples are included. MATLAB is used to generate graphical representations of solutions, for which code is supplied. Exercises and worked solutions... more...
The Secrets of Judas
HarperCollins 2006; US$ 10.99Presents a historical examination of biblical writings about Judas, argues that the case against Judas is not as clear as tradition taught, and describes the recent discovery of a fourth-century document entitled "The Gospel of Judas Iscariot" in which Judas may have felt he was playing a positive role in the plan for salvation. more...
Hinduism
Infobase Publishing 2004; US$ 35.00Although the polytheistic religion of India has had a limited influence outside its native nation, it has none-the-less always been a subject of interest to both scholars and lay people alike. With its controversial caste system and its pantheon of unusual deities, Hinduism is very different from most faiths common in the West. more...
The Cultures of Maimonideanism
BRILL 2009; US$ 196.00In the history of Jewish thought, no individual scholar has exercised more influence than Maimonides (1138-1204) - philosopher and physician, legal scholar and communal leader. This title presents a collection of papers that places primary emphasis on this influence - not on Maimonides himself but the many movements he inspired. more...









