This book looks at the complexity of knowledge. It takes into account diverse disciplines such as economics, social sciences, international business, and organization studies. The authors focus on knowledge internationally from a macro to a more micro level, from the state to households, from knowledge production to knowledge consumption, lifting the veil on knowledge complexities. By making the complexities more transparent, the authors enrich readers' understanding and illuminate their perception of knowledge as a key factor in the development of the 21st century world.
Ready for Takeoff is an appropriate companion text for all courses in engineering, and for engineering professionals. Your career in Engineering is about to take off. There is simply no other book on the market like Ready for Takeoff. Author Dean Millar uses plain English, specific examples, and insights from industry experts to explain the steps you need to take to identify, and then go after, the engineering job that's right for you. Part I of this unique book starts by helping you assess your own unique skills and abilities and understand how they match opportunities in the job market. The author then explains the basics of a successful job hunt, including how to write a resume that sells your skills, using your university's career center to your advantage, and nailing the interview. Part II offers career advice and expectations from 32 industry insiders like CEOs and Engineering Directors, and explores career development. Finally, Part III covers the finer points of success in your field such as leadership, motivation, teamwork, and interpersonal skills.
Illicit affairs, blatant corruption, and racial tensions tear apart a wealthy southern community in the turbulent 1950s. David Goodwin, the new owner of the radio station, has his life turned topsy-turvy when he meets passionate Karen, a flaming beauty, heiress, and divorcee at a time when hes trying to solve his wife, Sallys problem. As if this wasnt enough to increase his heart beats, a wife of one of the towns most prominent leaders wants to have an affair with him. Besides these heart-rendering and emotional conflicts, David, a Northerner in a hotbed of Old-South customs and social etiquette, finds himself in a crises with the communitys three leading, but ruthless, businessmen, as led by Zack, who demand program control over WZZQs programming. Things become bitter - and dangerous - when the local Negro agricultural workers, headed by Davids close friend and former Korean army buddy, Rufus, form a union and David is forced to take sides. Facing financial ruin David must solve his social and business affairs and decide which woman he wants in his bed the rest of his life.
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