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The Great Lakes (Rough Guides Snapshot USA)

By: Greg Ward,Jeff Dickey,Nick Edwards,Samantha Cook

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The Great Lakes (Rough Guides Snapshot USA)

By: Greg Ward,Jeff Dickey,Nick Edwards,Samantha Cook

The Rough Guide Snapshot to the Great Lakes is the ultimate travel guide to this hugely varied part of the USA. It guides you through the states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions from the architectural wonders of Chicago and the musical heritage of Detroit to the laidback Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St Paul and German-influenced Cincinnati. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, bars and nightlife, ensuring you have the best trip possible. Also included is the Basics section from The Rough Guide to the USA, with all the practical information you need for travelling stateside, including driving tips, accommodation and food and drink costs, plus background on festivals, sports and outdoor activities. Also published as part of The Rough Guide to the USA. Full coverage: Ohio, Cleveland, Lake Erie Islands, Columbus, Cincinnati, Detroit, Lake Michigan, Indiana, Indianapolis, Illinois, Chicago, Springfield, Galena, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Door County, Madison, Minnesota, Minneapolis, St Paul, Duluth, Highway 61, Voyageurs National Park. (Equivalent printed page extent 120 pages).

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Penguin

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1409363589

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9781409363583

MTV Road Trips U.S.A.

By: John Vorwald,Dara Bramson,Kelsy Chauvin,Maya Kroth,Nick Honachefsky,Ashley Marinaccio

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MTV Road Trips U.S.A.

By: John Vorwald,Dara Bramson,Kelsy Chauvin,Maya Kroth,Nick Honachefsky,Ashley Marinaccio

Roadtripping across the country has been a rite of passage for generations. From Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady’s On the Road, to Easy Rider to Thelma and Louise, the journey is the destination, and in Frommer’s MTV US Roadtrips, the old school travel guides and cutting edge authors combine their talents and resources for 10 eclectic rides. Maya Kroth pursues the ‘cue from Austin to Charlotte in a Southern BBQ Roadtrip Ethan Wolff visits the Desert Southwest, on the trail of the first Americans Ashley Marinaccio stays at haunted hotels in search of the unexplained and paranormal, in the Weird Northeast. Our other authors go everywhere from Down the Shore, through the Urban Heartland, and on a tour of West Coast Underground Rock Clubs.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0764587765

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9780764587764

Improving Quality in Healthcare

Questioning the Work for Effective Change

By: Murray Anderson-Wallace,Nick Downham

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Improving Quality in Healthcare

Questioning the Work for Effective Change

By: Murray Anderson-Wallace,Nick Downham

This book is for anyone who is interested in improving quality in healthcare. It will appeal to those who are traditionally responsible for quality matters, as well as practicing clinicians and leaders. Unusually, it will also be as relevant to those who have the keenest interest in the quality of care - interested citizens. It is a deliberate antidote to the anti-intellectual, QI tool driven, mechanistic approach that still dominates much of healthcare quality improvement work. The authors - both of whom have extensive experience of working in and around quality issues in healthcare at a national, regional and local level - challenge such approaches, which they believe fail to take account of patient and organisational context and invite reductionism, cherry picking, atomisation of complex issues, leading ultimately to simplistic and unsustainable outcomes. Key features of the book: · An exploration of some of the often-overlooked and misunderstood core concepts of quality; their history and meaning in a contemporary context. · A framework to "question the work" using four interconnected conceptual domains as a valuable framework to consider improving quality and reducing failure demand. · Critical re-examination of the dominant approaches to change that are frequently adopted in "quality" work, many of which have been rooted in scientific management that have failed to live up to their promise – particularly transformational. · Exploring how an inter-disciplinary perspective can reframe aspects of quality thinking.

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SAGE Publications Limited

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1529786584

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God's Transforming Work

Celebrating ten years of Common Worship

By: Nick Papadopulos

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God's Transforming Work

Celebrating ten years of Common Worship

By: Nick Papadopulos

Common Worship is ten years old. In this volume, Nicholas Papadopulos gathers contributions from distinguished liturgical practitioners to assess its development and reflect upon its usage in this first decade. In a series of penetrating and thought-provoking essays, ten authors consider Common Worship's emergence from earlier liturgical revisions. They examine its provisions for the Eucharist, baptism and ordination, as well as for the Service of the Word. The effective use of music and architecture is also considered, as are the training needs of worship leaders and the Church's liturgical future.

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102

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SPCK

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0281066744

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9780281066742

The Good Work Guide

How to Make Organizations Fairer and More Effective

By: Nick Isles

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The Good Work Guide

How to Make Organizations Fairer and More Effective

By: Nick Isles

First Published in 2010. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Earthscan

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184977482X

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The Mosaic Principle

The Six Dimensions of a Remarkable Life and Career

By: Nick Lovegrove

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The Mosaic Principle

The Six Dimensions of a Remarkable Life and Career

By: Nick Lovegrove

Life -- personally and professionally -- is lived to the fullest as a mosaic, encompassing a rich and complex set of diverse experiences that provide purpose, meaning, happiness, and success. Yet, the pressures of modern society push us toward narrower focus and deeper specialization in our lives and careers. Our pursuit of specific expertise risks us becoming isolated from those different from us; our lack of shared experience fosters suspicion and conflict. Today we have businesspeople and government officials who persistently distrust and demonize each other; a fortunate swath of society with professional and financial security, increasingly isolated from those left behind; and community leaders who struggle to relate to and connect with the communities they serve. In every walk of life we have allowed ourselves to be pushed into self-defining cocoons from which it is difficult to break out. Nick Lovegrove's compelling vision provides the way out of this contemporary trap. He supplies vivid portraits of those who get it right (such as Paul Farmer, the physician whose broad and imaginative choices bring health and hope to the world's poorest people) and those who get it deeply wrong (such as Jeffrey Skilling, the former CEO of Enron) and connects their experiences with a blueprint of six skills -- a moral compass, transferrable skills, contextual intelligence, prepared mind, intellectual thread, and extended network. The Mosaic Principle will help you to succeed in an ever-changing, more complex, and diverse world, and build a more remarkable and fulfilling life.

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PublicAffairs

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1610395573

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Into the Valley of Death

The Light Cavalry at Balaclava

By: Nick Thomas

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Into the Valley of Death

The Light Cavalry at Balaclava

By: Nick Thomas

Unique work that details the status of each man known to have taken an active part in the Charge, listing the evidence supporting their case for inclusion among the ranks of the immortal Light Cavalry Brigade. Into the Valley of Death tells the thrilling story of the Charge of the Light Brigade in the words of the men who fought during the most heroic and yet futile engagement of the modern era. By drawing on key evidence the author has not only provided a clear narrative of the events leading up to the 25th October 1854, but has painted a vivid picture of the Charge itself. No punches are pulled and the carnage which ensued is clear for all to read, dispelling the romantic myth of ‘death or glory’ fostered by the Victorians. This work tells the blood and guts story of a desperate charge by 673 men in the face of what seemed insurmountable odds. It reveals the trauma endured by the rank and file who witnessed all around them men and horses cut to pieces while endeavoring to ride through walls of flying iron and lead, and not knowing if the next second would be their last. Yet in the midst of this horror and devastation, the author takes time to give an overview of the battle itself and puts on the hats of some of the commanders involved, looking at not only what they did, but also at how a terrible disaster could so easily have been turned into the greatest single victory of its time. Could such an apparently mad-cap charge have succeeded? Did sufficient men arrive at the guns to successfully capture them? Were there troops and close support that could have been utilized to drastically change the course of events? Could a simple stalling tactic have allowed these resources to have been fully exploited? All of these questions are answered. This work truly lifts the lid on the events of over 150 years ago and through the words of the survivors allows the reader to assign the responsibility for the Charge having taken place and for the consequent loss of the Light Brigade.

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Pen and Sword Military

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1526722933

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9781526722935

An Introduction to Critical Management Research

By: Mihaela L Kelemen,Nick Rumens

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An Introduction to Critical Management Research

By: Mihaela L Kelemen,Nick Rumens

`This book offers a lively and readable account of how scholars and students might engage with some of the more unusual critical theories associated with the critical management research project. Supported by a wealth of empirical and theoretical material, this book will introduce readers to the complex issues surrounding how to carry out critical management research rather than simply providing prescriptive answers′ - Heather Höpfl, University of Essex `Kelemen and Rumens have done management scholars a great service in reviewing a huge amount of disparate knowledge and compressing it into a succinct, lively and provocative book on the current state of Critical Management Studies. This is a "must-read" for those both inside and outside CMS′ - Keith Grint, Cranfield University `Management is a critical term for contemporary politics, but getting to grips with managerialism requires research methods that can deal with contemporary and controversial topics. This book provides the tools for that project, and will be invaluable for scholars and students who wish to challenge the conservatism of management academy at the present time′ - Martin Parker, University of Leicester Why have certain theories shaped management research? Where do research theory and practice meet, if at all? To ask these questions is to think critically about management research. Mihaela L Kelemen and Nick Rumens explore the fundamentals of critical management theory and their influences on management research, and in doing so offer the student an illuminating introduction to what is often a disparate and complex array of issues. 10 expressive chapters examine theoretical foundations, including those most often sidelined in mainstream management theory; from postmodernism and deconstruction to American pragmatism, along with methodological choices and the intellectual issues each of these presents. Also provided is a timely consideration to the consequences and ethical concerns now inherent to any research issue.

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SAGE

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0857022970

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9780857022974

Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management

By: Nick E. Christians

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Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management

By: Nick E. Christians

Now revised & updated -- the essential book on turfgrass management! The new edition of Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management introduces the principles of turfgrass management, covering everything from basic turfgrass science to fertilization, mowing, turfgrass diseases, irrigation topdressing, pest management, as well as career paths, and much more. With an emphasis on explaining why certain management practices are handled as they are, this new edition: Incorporates updates throughout with special emphasis on pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and soil testing Contains expanded coverage of physiology, water quality and seed production, seed certification, and seed buying Offers step-by-step advice on the selection and maintenance of turfgrasses Includes the latest information on cutting-edge fertilization research, mowing techniques, and sports field management practices Features a full-color identification guide that covers the most common grasses and weeds Written on a level suitable for students, but with a wealth of information useful to experienced turfgrass managers, Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management, Fourth Edition provides a solid yet flexible grounding that readers can apply and adapt on the job to nearly any situation.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118025431

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9781118025437

The Palmer Raids and the Red Scare: 1918-1920

Justice and Liberty for All

By: Nick Shepley

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The Palmer Raids and the Red Scare: 1918-1920

Justice and Liberty for All

By: Nick Shepley

In this volume of the Explaining Modern History Series, Nick Shepley explores the roots of American anti Communism and how a strong and independent left wing movement in the USA was broken during and immediately after World War One. Essential reading for anyone trying to make sense of America in the 1920s and beyond.

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Andrews UK Limited

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1849899444

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Superintelligence

Paths, Dangers, Strategies

By: Nick Bostrom

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Superintelligence

Paths, Dangers, Strategies

By: Nick Bostrom

The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack. It is to these distinctive capabilities that our species owes its dominant position. Other animals have stronger muscles or sharper claws, but we have cleverer brains. If machine brains one day come to surpass human brains in general intelligence, then this new superintelligence could become very powerful. As the fate of the gorillas now depends more on us humans than on the gorillas themselves, so the fate of our species then would come to depend on the actions of the machine superintelligence. But we have one advantage: we get to make the first move. Will it be possible to construct a seed AI or otherwise to engineer initial conditions so as to make an intelligence explosion survivable? How could one achieve a controlled detonation? To get closer to an answer to this question, we must make our way through a fascinating landscape of topics and considerations. Read the book and learn about oracles, genies, singletons; about boxing methods, tripwires, and mind crime; about humanity's cosmic endowment and differential technological development; indirect normativity, instrumental convergence, whole brain emulation and technology couplings; Malthusian economics and dystopian evolution; artificial intelligence, and biological cognitive enhancement, and collective intelligence. This profoundly ambitious and original book picks its way carefully through a vast tract of forbiddingly difficult intellectual terrain. Yet the writing is so lucid that it somehow makes it all seem easy. After an utterly engrossing journey that takes us to the frontiers of thinking about the human condition and the future of intelligent life, we find in Nick Bostrom's work nothing less than a reconceptualization of the essential task of our time.

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OUP Oxford

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0191666823

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9780191666827

Aegean Strategies

Studies of Culture and Environment on the European Fringe

By: P. Nick Kardulias,Mark T. Shutes

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Aegean Strategies

Studies of Culture and Environment on the European Fringe

By: P. Nick Kardulias,Mark T. Shutes

With a long, detailed historical record, a large corpus of archaeological data, and, more recently, a number of sophisticated analyses of current and previous environmental conditions, the Aegean region of the eastern Mediterranean offers a unique setting to explore the evolution of a landscape through time. As expanding world markets continue to encroach upon even the most remote and delicate ecological zones, anthropologists across all sub-disciplines are beginning to find common theoretical and methodological ground within their own discipline and with other ecologically oriented sciences. This volume examines the value of such collaborative research by bringing together archaeologists, cultural anthropologists, ethnoarchaeologists, and ecologists to discuss environmentally related issues that affect the European fringe, with an emphasis on the Aegean region. The contributors bring to light the subtleties involved in understanding the interactive relationship between humans and their environment over time. Students and scholars in a variety of disciplines, including anthropology, ecology, classics, and history, will find this book to be a valuable and original investigation of a dynamic and complex region.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0847686574

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9780847686575

Film

American Influences on Philippine Cinema

By: Nick Deocampo

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American Influences on Philippine Cinema

By: Nick Deocampo

This book is a sequel to Cine: Spanish Influences on Early Cinema in the Philippines, and part of Nick Deocampo’s extensive research on Philippine cinema. Tracing the beginnings of motion pictures from its Spanish roots, this book advances Deocampo’s scholarly study of cinema’s evolution in the hands of Americans.

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Anvil Publishing, Inc.

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971272896X

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9789712728969

Microsoft Flight Simulator

The Official Strategy Guide

By: Nick Dargahi

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Microsoft Flight Simulator

The Official Strategy Guide

By: Nick Dargahi

Microsoft Flight Simulator: The Official Strategy Guide is your essential game manual, taking you through basic flight school all the way to mastery of the newest special features! You begin with the basics of flying, then move on to understanding the instrument landing system, the weather generator, dual mode modem play, customization options, advanced navigational techniques, and more!

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Prima Games

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1559584661

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The Great Lakes (Rough Guides Snapshot USA)

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MTV Road Trips U.S.A.

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Improving Quality in Healthcare

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God's Transforming Work

God's Transforming Work

The Good Work Guide

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The Mosaic Principle

The Mosaic Principle

Into the Valley of Death

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An Introduction to Critical Management Research

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