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Christmas Advent Calendar 2023 Jigsaw Puzzle | 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle for Adults | Gift for Women, Men, Kids | Countdown To Christmas Home Decoration
- Challenging Countdown Puzzle: Experience the thrill of solving a 24-day Christmas puzzle! Add a new piece each day, starting from the bottom right corner. Complete it on Christmas Eve for a satisfying finish.
- Safe & High-Quality Materials: Our puzzle is made from recyclable cardboard with non-toxic ink treatment, ensuring safety and durability. The precision-cut pieces fit snugly together, providing a seamless puzzle experience.
- Family Bonding & Entertainment: Bring your family together with this engaging advent calendar puzzle. Enjoy the satisfaction of teamwork as you complete the puzzle. Extra number patterns on the back of the pieces help you solve it faster.
- Timeless Christmas Gift: This 1000-piece puzzle is a perfect Christmas gift for adults, teenagers, and puzzle enthusiasts. Beautifully boxed, it adds excitement to the holiday season and creates lasting memories.
- Stunning Christmas Decoration: Once completed, the puzzle transforms into a charming “Holiday Mantel” scene. Frame it and hang it on your wall to enhance your home decor and create a warm festive atmosphere. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us!
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Jigsaw Advent Calendar 2023, Puzzle Advent Calendar Jigsaw 2023 for Adults 1000 Piece Christmas Countdown Calendar Gifts for Women Men Teens Kids (A)
- Christmas Countdown with 24-Day Jigsaw Puzzle Calendar: Our unique Jigsaw Advent Calendar 2023 adds a delightful twist to your festive preparations. Starting with the 24th piece in reverse order, each day unveils a new puzzle piece, creating an exciting and challenging countdown to Christmas. The final piece on Christmas Eve completes the entire Christmas puzzle.
- Quality and Safety Assured: Inside the package, you’ll find a generous 70*50CM/27.6” x 19.7” large Christmas puzzle, a 1:1 reference poster, and a handy puzzle card. Crafted from eco-friendly cardboard and treated with safe, non-toxic ink, the puzzle boasts high quality and matte finish, ensuring it won’t glare or fade. Precision-cut pieces fit snugly together with smooth, burr-free edges for a satisfying experience.
- Family Fun: Our Advent calendar puzzles are designed to be entertaining challenges that bring families together. Completing a Christmas puzzle is a source of pride, achieved through family cooperation. Say goodbye to frustration with added number patterns on the back of puzzle pieces, corresponding to those on the poster, to expedite your puzzle-building journey.
- Festive Gift Delight: The 1000 Piece Christmas Jigsaw Puzzle isn’t just a puzzle; it’s a timeless entertainment game. Packaged beautifully, it’s the perfect Christmas gift for adults, teenagers, couples, and parents, adding an extra layer of excitement to your Christmas countdown in 2023.
- Charming Christmas Decor: Once your puzzle is complete, it transforms into a heartwarming “Holiday Mantel” scene. Frame it and hang it on your wall to enhance your home’s beauty and warmth during the holiday season. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us!
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Elf 24 Day Kit, 2023 Elf Kit 24 Days of Christmas, Props, Xmas Countdown Advent Calendar Elf Accessories Cartoon Box Toys, Christmas Party Gifts for Kids Teens Boys Girls
- Christmas Elf Adventure Begins: Elevate the festive spirit at home with our 24-Day Kit! Embark on a delightful Christmas journey with the entire family using this charming Christmas elf kit.
- Daily Surprises Await: Unbox the joy of stress-free and super-fun December days with our Kit. Each morning, witness the excitement as your kids discover intricate and creative scenes, adding a magical touch to their countdown to Christmas.
- Countdown to Joyful Moments: Let the Elf Advent Calendar enchant your home for 24 days of pure joy. Revel in the anticipation as your children explore complex and creative scenes each morning, making every day leading up to Christmas merry and bright.
- Versatile Festive Fun: Beyond its enchanting countdown, this Kit is designed for multifaceted festive enjoyment. Hide a fun surprise every day, count down to Christmas with your kids, and gift them an unforgettable Christmas filled with laughter and excitement. Perfect for family, friends, and kids alike.
- Christmas Pop Toys Extravaganza: These Christmas pop toys are the ideal companions for children, boys, and girls. Whether it’s for parent-child games, children’s party gifts, New Year celebrations, or adding a festive touch to Christmas scenes and decorations, our naughty props promise magical Christmas gifts for all.
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LA Woman
Estevan Oriol is hailed as the eye of the new wave Latino aesthetic. Coming up from the streets and the Hip Hop scene, his rough and ready images of his neighborhood homies caught the attention of major media and music players. Oriol has since been commissioned by Nike and Cadillac, as well as directing music videos for Eminem, Linkin Park, D12 and Xzibit. He began taking pictures of his neighborhood and low-rider culture and soon discovered his incredible talent for capturing raw street life. He is now one of the most sought after photographers in the urban community.Read more
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Nancy Drew Complete Set 1-56 (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories)
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SQE Bundle FLK 1 & 2: 3e (SQE1)
The Law & Professional Practice (FLK1 & FLK2) bundle contains all 15 study manuals that have been specially collated to focus on the Law area of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) syllabus for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE1) in a concise and tightly focused manner.
Published and updated regularly, these user-friendly study manuals are designed to help you successfully prepare for the SQE1 exams. They provide solid knowledge and understanding of fundamental legal principles and rules, while bringing the law and practice to life with example scenarios based on realistic client problems.
Each title is complemented by worked examples and sample assessment questions that enable you to test your knowledge and understanding through single best answer questions that have been modelled on the SRA’s sample assessment questions.
For students at The University of Law, the study manuals are used alongside other learning resources and the University’s assessment bank to prepare students not only for the SQE1 exams, but also for a future life in professional legal practice.
The legal principles and rules contained within this study manual are stated as at 1 April 2023 (titles with tax elements to 30 April 2023)
Titles included in this bundle:
- Business Law and Practice
- Dispute Resolution
- Contract
- Tort
- Legal System of England and Wales
- Constitutional and Administrative Law and EU Law
- Legal Services
- Property Practice
- Wills and the Administration of Estates
- Solicitors Accounts
- Land Law
- Trusts
- Criminal Law
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- Ethics and Professional Conduct
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£407.80£455.90SQE Bundle FLK 1 & 2: 3e (SQE1)
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Personal Injury Pleadings
Personal Injury Pleadings is the authoritative stand-alone source to assist the professional draftsman settling claimants and defendants statements of case. The sixth edition deals with contemporary challenges in litigation as diverse and demanding as the requirements for pleadings in fundamentally dishonest QOCS cases; relief from sanctions applications; cases involving foreign travel; the consequences of BREXIT in Personal Injury litigation; post-ERRA pleadings requirements as to breach of statutory duty; and much more. It provides informed, accurate, in-depth model pleadings, covering the whole gamut of personal injury work, drawn from many years practical experience of real cases. Comprehensive subject coverage is combined with up-to-date informed analysis of recent case law, legislation and subordinate legislation, changes in the Civil Procedure Rules, costs issues, and the minutiae of troublesome practical problems such as the special difficulties involved in fatal accident and late-onset terminal disease claims.Read more
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AI & Quantum Computing for Finance & Insurance: Fortunes and Challenges for China and America (Singapore University of Social Sciences – World Scientific Future Economy Series -…
This book offers a framework and analysis for the current technological landscape between the United States and China across the financial and insurance sectors as well as emerging technologies such as AI, Blockchain, Cloud and Data Analytics and Quantum Computing (ABCDQ). Based on original lecture slides used by the authors, the book presents contemporary and critical views of emergent technologies for a wide spectrum of readers from CEOs to university lecturers to students. The narrative aims to help readers upgrade their technology literacy and to overcome the fear of AI posed by our lizard brain.
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The Incal: The Deluxe Edition
A Special Edition Slipcase of the revered science fiction masterpiece from Alejandro Jodorowsky and Mœbius.From the minds of Alejandro Jodorowsky and Moebius comes their seminal work, The Incal. This iconic graphic novel has been the inspiration behind many science-fiction works and movies, and is now presented in gorgeous, oversized format. This deluxe edition contains:
– Beautiful black-varnished slipcase with cap featuring gold foiling and art never before used as a cover
– Linen finish-bound, gold silk-printed book containing the entire 320 pages of The Incal plus a bonus short story from creators Moebius and Jodorowsky: “In the Heart of the Impregnable Metabunker”
– Linen finish-bound, gold silk-printed portfolio featuring two prints of one of The Incal’s most iconic scenes – The Ascent to the Interior Sun. Features all of your favorite heroes of The Incal in both color and black and white, highlighting Moebius’ exceptional linework and his original French lettering.
– Ribbon bookmarkThe Incal is soon to be a major motion picture directed by the award-winning Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, Thor: Ragnarok).
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CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2024
The #1 annually updated general medical text –presents the most important diagnostic and treatment recommendations as well as the most useful new clinical developments in every field of adult medicine.
For more than six decades, CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment has been delivering the authoritative information students, residents, and clinicians need to build their medical knowledge, expertise, and confidence. Written by top experts in their fields, this unmatched guide is formatted in a way that enables readers to find the answers they need quickly and easily.
CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2024 reflects the latest developments in medicine, guidelines, references, and more. You’ll find authoritative, evidence-based coverage of more than 1,000 diseases and disorders along with a concise, yet thorough synopsis of diagnosis and treatment. This trusted classic covers all aspects of outpatient and inpatient care and includes discussion of new developments and breakthroughs in medicine.
CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2024 features:
- A comprehensive approach to patient care, focusing on the diagnostic tools relevant to daily
- Coverage of more than 1,000 diseases and disorders
- Hundreds of drug treatment tables for quick access to indexed trade names
- Annual updates to topics in all chapters in a consistent format, drugs, tables, and images
- Year in Review highlighting the many topics with significant clinical changes over the last year
- Essentials of Diagnosis for most diseases/disorders
- Diagnostic and treatment algorithms present complex information in an at-a-glance style
- Hundreds of full-color photos and illustrations
New to this edition:
- Latest USPSFT recommendations for cardiovascular risk prevention
- Significant new opioid prescribing guidelines from the CDC
- Clarification on the distinction between uncontrolled hypertensive and hypertension emergency
- Latest classification of lymphomas released by the WHO
- Recommendations for the initiation and titration of treatment for chronic hypertension in pregnancy
- Current treatment guidelines and medications for H pylori infection
- Classification of the role, dosing, and potential risks of JAK inhibitors and anti-23 antibody (Risankizumab) in the treatment of IBD
- Updates that underscore the growing utility of combination treatments for high LDL levels, especially among high and very high-risk patients
- The WHO revision of the pathological classification of renal cell carcinoma to assist with prognosis prediction and treatment decisions
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The Art Of Assassin’s Creed Mirage (deluxe Edition)
This masterfully designed oversized hardcover art book invites the reader on a visual journey through the world of Assassin’s Creed Mirage–a world defined by the dense and vibrant city of ninth century Baghdad, rich with fascinating characters and unique places.Featuring iconic artwork ranging from stunning settings to dazzling weapons, this volume offers insights an insider’s look at the “back to the roots” focus of this very unique game in the Assassin’s Creed franchise.
Ubisoft and Dark Horse Books offer this enticing collection of art and commentary, and this gorgeous deluxe edition adds an exclusive slipcase, portfolio, and a gallery-quality lithograph perfect for fans of the series.
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Alex Katz
Alex Katz has found his audience. It s not the first time. Over seven decades, the artist has developed his vision with determination as the tides of avant-garde and academic fashion ebbed and flowed. His first audience was other painters (including de Kooning and Philip Guston), and today, still, he is perhaps best understood by other artists: those who appreciate how difficult it is to make something so simple, so well. Working in a representational style while his classmates celebrated Abstract Expressionism, eschewing slick surfaces for a pared-down view while his peers went glossy with Pop, Katz cleaved to one vision, a few locations, and subjects. Katz s endurance and commitment to developing an original American style is explored in depth, from his boyhood influences to an artistic circle that included John Ashbery, Ted Berrigan, Lois Dodd, Kenneth Koch, Frank O Hara, Fairfield Porter, Yvonne Rainer, Larry Rivers, and Paul Taylor. Sketches, works on paper, and archival material selected by the artist s son, the poet Vincent Katz, give a fuller picture of the painter and his world. The more than 250 paintings reproduced at an unprecedented scale will be the most comprehensive collection available in a single publication.Read more
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Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 2025
*Standard hardback edition*The most famous sports book in the world, Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack has been published every year since 1864.
Home to some of the finest sports writing of the year – from the likes of Lawrence Booth, Gideon Haigh, Rob Smyth, Patrick Collins, Simon Wilde, Osman Samiuddin, Tony Cozier, Benj Moorehead, Raf Nicholson and Dileep Premachandran – Wisden includes the thought-provoking Notes by the Editor, the famous Cricketers of the Year awards, and the authoritative obituaries. And, as ever, there are reports and scorecards for every Test, together with forthright opinion, compelling features and comprehensive records.
There can’t really be any doubt about the cricket book of the year, any year: it’s obviously Wisden.” Andrew Baker, The Daily Telegraph
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The Island Book of Records Volume I: 1959-68
The Island Book of Records brings the early years of this iconic record label to life. A fifteen-year labour of love, the volumes will fully document the analogue era of Island. Offering a comprehensive archive of album cover design and photography, together with the voices of the musicians, designers, photographers, producers, studio engineers and record company personnel that worked on each project, the volumes show in unique depth the workings of the label, covering every LP. Featuring material from recent interviews and from media interviews of the time, and each including a comprehensive discography of 45s, the books are lavishly illustrated with gig adverts (very many at venues which no longer exist), concert tickets, flyers, international LP variants, labels, LP and 45 adverts and other ephemera. These LP-sized editions are a collector’s dream, offering a truly unparalleled resource for those interested in music history and a perfect gift for any music lover.Read more
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Aino + Alvar Aalto: A Life Together
A visual biography of Aino and Alvar Aalto, who designed some of the most iconic objects of the twentieth century
Aino and Alvar Aalto together founded Artek and created some of the most celebrated objects and buildings of the twentieth century. Through letters, documents, drawings, and family photographs, Alvar and Aino’s grandson tells the stories of their life together, in Finland and abroad, drawing on many of the never-before-published letters they sent to each other and to family, friends, and colleagues, until Aino’s death in 1949. The first monograph to specifically examine and celebrate the life and work of Aino and Alvar as a shared endeavour, this personal and intimate look at the unconventional lives of one of the most influential design couples of the twentieth century has been warmly and accessibly written by Aino and Alvar’s grandson, who has drawn on the family’s largely unpublished archive, including personal letters, snapshots, and sketches.
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The Art of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Deluxe Edition)
Web-sling into action with a deluxe oversized hardcover art book chronicling the development of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 through never-before-seen concept art and intimate creator commentary.This deluxe edition set includes an exclusive cover treatment, a decorative slipcase, and a folio enclosing a gallery-quality print.
Peter Parker and Miles Morales return for an exciting new adventure in the critically acclaimed Marvel’s Spider-Man video game saga. As the inimitable web-heads swing, jump, and glide across Marvel’s New York, iconic villains threaten to destroy their lives, their, city and the ones they love. Now readers can explore the creation of this dynamic new entry in the Spider-Man video game series–from unforgettable characters, extraordinary equipment, breathtaking locales, thrilling storyboards, and more–all accompanied by comments from the game’s creative team!
Dark Horse Books and Marvel Games have joined forces to present The Art of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. This passionately designed set celebrates the art and artistry behind the wall-crawlers and their exploits, and provides fascinating insights to amaze any Spider-Fan!
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Lowe’s Transport Manager’s and Operator’s Handbook 2022
The United Kingdom has experienced the biggest changes to its freight and transport regulations in a lifetime. Understand the complete rules and processes governing the UK’s road transport operators with this guide, including those that have changed with Brexit.
Lowe’s Transport Manager’s and Operator’s Handbook 2022 offers a complete overview of the operational rules and guidelines governing the UK’s road transport operator. This book contains all the relevant legal and technical information required to run a compliant, safe and efficient transport operation. It includes all the latest changes to the rules and processes, including those governing the transportation of goods between Great Britain and the EU following Brexit.
This fully updated 52nd edition remains an essential resource for transport managers, fleet operators, owner-driver hauliers and those working in the sector. It covers all aspects relating to goods vehicles and their operators from vehicle registration, maintenance and load management (including abnormal and dangerous loads) to professional competence, operator training and driver testing. Road traffic law is explained alongside how to ensure safety on the road and at work. Meeting operating standards, keeping up to date with the latest industry changes and complying with the law, all while running sustainable transport operations, has never been simpler with the help of this guide.
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Sex Toy Advent Calendar 2023 from Sinful – Original Advent Adult Toy Set with 24 Pieces of Erotic Couples Sex Toy Products for Women, Men & Couples – Sex Toy for Couples Worth £300
- MAKE DECEMBER 24 TIMES MORE PLAYFUL – Step into a world of heightened excitement and intimacy every day in December with our 2023 adult advent calendar, expertly crafted for couples eager to explore new heights of pleasure and connection.
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Evidence-Based Technical Analysis: Applying the Scientific Method and Statistical Inference to Trading Signals: 274 (Wiley Trading)
Evidence-Based Technical Analysis examines how you can apply the scientific method, and recently developed statistical tests, to determine the true effectiveness of technical trading signals. Throughout the book, expert David Aronson provides you with comprehensive coverage of this new methodology, which is specifically designed for evaluating the performance of rules/signals that are discovered by data mining.Read more
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Financial Accounting, Global Edition
For courses in introductory financial accounting.
A student-centered approach to financial accounting
Accounting is the language of business, and understanding the role accounting plays in business is critical to a student’s success in earning a business degree. Financial Accounting, International Financial Reporting Standards puts the focus on the purpose of accounting in business. With student-friendly examples and streamlined chapters, the 12th Edition delivers a student-centric approach to learning financial accounting.
While maintaining its hallmark features of accuracy and lucidity, the twelfth edition also includes updated coverage of the Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting; new and updated financial statements; real-world examples, illustrations, and exhibits; and discussions on how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted organizations.
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Mastering Technical Sales: The Sales Engineer’s Handbook, Fourth Edition (Artech House Technology Management and Professional Development Library)
This bestselling book — now in its Fourth Edition – has become the gold standard for Sales Engineers, who engage on the technical side of the sales and buying process and are the people who know how everything works. It helps you navigate a complex and ever-changing technical sales environment and become an effective bridge-builder between the business/commercial interests and the technical details that support the sale.
Written by one of the foremost experts in this field, the handbook presents everything you need to improve your skills and increase your value to the sales team. Chapters are written in a modular fashion so that you can choose topics most relevant to you at the moment – or follow them in order as they build upon each other and give you the complete A to Z on your role. Each chapter is short enough so that you can read through it in 10-15 minutes and apply the learning the next day. You’ll find actionable hints, case studies, and anecdotes illustrating the topics with lessons learned, both positive and negative.
The book helps you: understand the unique role of the Sales Engineer, from the broad picture to the nuances of the job; develop skills needed to become a valuable consultant to your team and the customer team; utilize best practices for creating and completing winning RFPs; effectively integrate global practices into your day-to-day activities; increase your ability think on a more strategic level; become a trusted advisor to executive customers.
With this completely updated and expanded edition of Mastering Technical Sales in hand, you will achieve a better win rate, experience higher customer satisfaction, hit revenue targets, and feel greater job satisfaction. Newly added and revised chapters guide you through today’s challenges, including the impact of the cloud and everything-as-a-service, new sales models (monthly vs. annual revenue commits), and the virtualization and automation that is now part of the Sales Engineer’s world.
This book is a must-have resource for both new and seasoned Sales Engineers within tech software, hardware, mechanical, and civil engineering vendors, along with management and leadership in those organizations, and anyone who must present, demonstrate or sell hi-tech items for a living.
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Advertising and Integrated Brand Promotion
Place yourself in the midst of today’s fast-paced exhilarating world of advertising with ADVERTISING AND INTEGRATED BRAND PROMOTION, 8E. This cutting-edge approach provides intriguing insights into advertising in today’s world. You see how strong advertising is the result of hard work and careful planning. A leader for its emphasis on integrated brand promotion, this edition combines a solid understanding of advertising strategy and important theory with hands-on practice. Advertising strategy comes to life with dynamic visuals and examples from today’s most contemporary ads. Coverage of the latest practices and industry developments highlights social media, design thinking, and globalization. The book focuses on real advertising practice with content that follows the same process as an advertising agency. Accompanying MindTap provides integrated discussion of video and other medium.Read more
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Byrne & McCutcheon on the Irish Legal System
Provides an excellent introduction to the legal system in Ireland and is essential for any student starting legal studies in Ireland. Beginning with an overview of the Irish Legal system and its history, it proceeds to discuss the profession and the law officers of the state including changes in the organisation of the profession in other common law states.Included in this edition:
– fundamental reform of the legal profession under the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, including the establishment of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority and the Office of the Legal Costs Adjudicator;
– establishment of the Judicial Council under the Judicial Council Act 2019, which includes a Judicial Conduct Committee, a Judicial Studies Committee, a Sentencing Guidelines and Information Committee and a Personal Injuries Guidelines Committee;
– discussion of the system for appointing judges, including the ultimate fate of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017;
– the effect of the establishment of the Court of Appeal in 2014, and the resulting impact that the Supreme Court can now choose what cases it hears;
– the momentum towards alternative means of dispute resolution, notably with the enactment of the Mediation Act 2017;
– recent developments in the doctrine of precedent;
– significant developments in making our legislative stock ( the Irish Statute Book ) more accessible online, including through the enactment of Statute Law Revision Acts;
– the impact of recent constitutional decisions, including the case law on suspended declarations of unconstitutionality; and the recent constitutional amendments on marriage equality and abortion;
– developments in EU law, including the potential impact of Brexit.Read more
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The International Legal Order’s Colour Line: Racism, Racial Discrimination, and the Making of International Law
Prior to the twentieth century, international law was predominantly written by and for the ‘civilised nations’ of the white Global North. It justified doctrines of racial inequality and effectively drew a colour line that excluded citizens of the Global South and persons of African descent from participating in international law-making while subjecting them to colonialism and the slave trade.The International Legal Order’s Colour Line narrates this divide and charts the development of regulation on racism and racial discrimination at the international level, principally within the United Nations. Most notably, it outlines how these themes gained traction once the Global South gained more participation in international law-making after the First World War. It challenges the narrative that human rights are a creation of the Global North by focussing on the decisive contributions that countries of the Global South and people of colour made to anchor anti-racism in international law.
After assessing early historical developments, chapters are devoted to The League of Nations, the adoption and implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the debates within UNESCO on the notion of race itself, expansion of crimes against humanity to cover peacetime violations, as well as challenges to apartheid in South Africa. At all stages, the focus lies on the role played by those who have been the victims of racial discrimination, primarily the countries of the Global South, in advancing the debate and promoting the development of new legal rules and institutions for their implementation. The International Legal Order’s Colour Line provides a comprehensive history and compelling new approach to the history of human rights law.
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CATIA V5-6R2018: Advanced Surface Design
The CATIA V5-6R2018: Advanced Surface Design learning guide expands on the knowledge learned in the CATIA V5-6R2018: Introduction to Surface Design learning guide by covering advanced curve and surface topics found in the Generative Shape Design Workbench. Topics include: advanced curve construction, advanced swept, blend and offset surface construction, complex fillet creation, and the use of laws. Curve and surface analysis are introduced to validate the student’s geometry. Tools and methods for rebuilding geometry are also discussed. As with the CATIA V5-6R2018: Introduction to Surface Design learning guide, meeting model specifications (such as continuity settings) remains forefront in introducing tools and methodologies.
Topics Covered
- Surface Design Overview
- Advanced Wireframe Elements
- Curve Analysis and Repair
- Swept Surfaces
- Blend Surfaces
- Adaptive Sweep
- Laws
- Advanced Surface Fillets
- Alternative Filleting Methods
- Duplication Tools
- Knowledge Templates
- Surface Analysis and Repair
- Offset Surfaces
- Project Exercises
Prerequisites
- Access to the V5-6R2018 version of the software, to ensure compatibility with this guide. Future software updates that are released by Dassault Systèmes may include changes that are not reflected in this guide. The practices and files included with this guide might not be compatible with prior versions (i.e., V5-6R2017).
- Completion of the CATIA V5-6R2018: Introduction to Surface Design course is recommended.
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930 Matchbook Advertising Cuts of the Twenties and Thirties (Dover Pictorial Archive)
Add period flair to graphic projects with rare cuts of advertising art that once decorated matchbook covers. Hundreds of royalty-free images promote everything from holiday getaways to “Scientific Body Sculpturing.”Read more
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Internet Marketing: Strategy, Implementation and Practice
The Internet has revolutionised marketing practice, connecting potential customers to businesses in a way never before possible. Today, with online audiences spending more time using price comparison sites, search engines and social networks, this text explains how marketers can find new and engaging ways of getting their message across.
Now in its fourth edition, Internet Marketing provides comprehensive, practical guidance on how companies can get the most out of the web to meet their marketing goals. Edited by Dave Chaffey, one of Europes top thinkers in this area, Internet Marketing links marketing theory with case studies on cutting edge companies such as Dell, eBay and Facebook, to help students to understand digital marketing in the real world.
In this major update, you will learn best practice in applying digital media channels such as affiliate marketing, online PR and search engine marketing, with each chapter containing a new ‘Digital Marketing in Practice’ interview.
This text comes with a wealth of online resources to be found at www.pearsoned.co.uk/chaffey with links to video material on YouTube and FT.com. The site also comes with multiple choice questions for every chapter and annotated weblinks, providing a rich learning experience.
“Chaffey builds upon what is already the ‘first stop’ for anyone wanting to get to grips with Internet and Digital marketing. Using a systematic approach, introducing strategy, implementation and then practical examples, this edition provides an essential roadmap of the issues and opportunities of this rapidly evolving discipline.”
Ian Harris, Digital Marketer
(BSc, PhD)“Dave Chaffey succeeds, where most marketing texts fail, in producing a book which is as relevant to marketing managers as it is to marketing students. The content is up-to-date, interesting, and easy to read, making it very accessible. Dave Chaffey is in a unique position to write this book, having established himself as a leading UK internet consultant, blogger and author.”
Dr Ruth Rettie
Senior Lecturer,
Kingston University“He has done it again! His book is excellent, not only for me, but first of all for my students on nearly every level for learning the basics about Internet Marketing. His book is relevant all over the world. Dave Chaffey is a master at making a difficult topic easy and very interesting. So thank you!”
Dr Ellen Hertzberg
Hedmark University College, Norway and Bangkok University, Graduate School, Thailand
“Dave Chaffey writes absolutely the best textbooks I have ever read on this topic. His publications and website represent for me a very valuable professional support tool and a true benchmark on cutting edge e-marketing innovation. Dave is really paving the way to the future of the e-marketing body of knowledge.
Prof. Ivo Pezzuto,
Principal Management Consultant and Senior Professor of Marketing and Strategy
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Prevention and Rehabilitation of Hamstring Injuries
This innovative book presents the latest insights into hamstring strain injuries (HSI), one of the most common problems in elite and recreational sport, with a unique focus on prevention and rehabilitation. The research within this area has evolved rapidly over the past 10 years and this text offers a comprehensive overview of the recent and most relevant advances. It fills a gap in the literature, since other books focus on muscle injuries in general and their surgical treatment.Structured around the current evidence in the field, it includes sections on functional anatomy and biomechanics; basic muscle physiology in relation to injury and repair; assessment of risk factors; and factors associated with hamstring strains. It also discusses considerations in relation to acute and chronic injuries and hamstring injury prevention, including pre-season and in-season interventions, as well as management strategies and rehabilitation protocols. The final chapter is devoted to additional interventions when conservative rehabilitation and injury prevention fail. Written by renowned experts in the field, this book will be of great interest to sports physiotherapists, sports physicians, physical trainers and coaches.Read more
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The Beatles – Complete Scores (Transcribed Score)
(Transcribed Score). A fitting tribute to possibly the greatest pop band ever – The Beatles. This outstanding hard-cover edition features over 1100 pages with full scores and lyrics to all 210 titles recorded by The Beatles. Guitar and bass parts are in both standard notation and tablature. Also includes a full discography. Songs include: All You Need Is Love * And I Love Her * Baby You’re a Rich Man * Back in the U.S.S.R. * The Ballad of John and Yoko * Blackbird * Can’t Buy Me Love * Come Together * Drive My Car * Eleanor Rigby * From Me to You * Glass Onion * A Hard Day’s Night * Help! * Hey Jude * I Saw Her Standing There * I Want to Hold Your Hand * Michelle * Penny Lane * She Loves You * Twist and Shout * Yesterday * and many more! Book is packaged in its own protective box. A must-own for any serious Beatles fan or collector! 7-2/8 x 10-7/8 .Read more
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Games, Gambling, and Probability: An Introduction to Mathematics (Textbooks in Mathematics)
Many experiments have shown the human brain generally has very serious problems dealing with probability and chance. A greater understanding of probability can help develop the intuition necessary to approach risk with the ability to make more informed (and better) decisions.
The first four chapters offer the standard content for an introductory probability course, albeit presented in a much different way and order. The chapters afterward include some discussion of different games, different “ideas” that relate to the law of large numbers, and many more mathematical topics not typically seen in such a book. The use of games is meant to make the book (and course) feel like fun!
Since many of the early games discussed are casino games, the study of those games, along with an understanding of the material in later chapters, should remind you that gambling is a bad idea; you should think of placing bets in a casino as paying for entertainment. Winning can, obviously, be a fun reward, but should not ever be expected.
Changes for the Second Edition:
- New chapter on Game Theory
- New chapter on Sports Mathematics
- The chapter on Blackjack, which was Chapter 4 in the first edition, appears later in the book.
- Reorganization has been done to improve the flow of topics and learning.
- New sections on Arkham Horror, Uno, and Scrabble have been added.
- Even more exercises were added!
The goal for this textbook is to complement the inquiry-based learning movement. In my mind, concepts and ideas will stick with the reader more when they are motivated in an interesting way. Here, we use questions about various games (not just casino games) to motivate the mathematics, and I would say that the writing emphasizes a “just-in-time” mathematics approach. Topics are presented mathematically as questions about the games themselves are posed.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Mathematics and Probability
2. Roulette and Craps: Expected Value
3. Counting: Poker Hands
4. More Dice: Counting and Combinations, and Statistics
5. Game Theory: Poker Bluffing and Other Games
6. Probability/Stochastic Matrices: Board Game Movement
7. Sports Mathematics: Probability Meets Athletics
8. Blackjack: Previous Methods Revisited
9. A Mix of Other Games
10. Betting Systems: Can You Beat the System?
11. Potpourri: Assorted Adventures in Probability
Appendices
Tables
Answers and Selected Solutions
BibliographyBiography
Dr. David G. Taylor is a professor of mathematics and an associate dean for academic affairs at Roanoke College in southwest Virginia. He attended Lebanon Valley College for his B.S. in computer science and mathematics and went to the University of Virginia for his Ph.D. While his graduate school focus was on studying infinite dimensional Lie algebras, he started studying the mathematics of various games in order to have a more undergraduate-friendly research agenda. Work done with two Roanoke College students, Heather Cook and Jonathan Marino, appears in this book! Currently he owns over 100 different board games and enjoys using probability in his decision-making while playing most of those games. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, cooking, coding, playing his board games, and spending time with his six-year-old dog Lilly.
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Structural Econometric Modeling in Industrial Organization and Quantitative Marketing: Theory and Applications
A concise and rigorous introduction to widely used approaches in structural econometric modeling
Structural econometric modeling specifies the structure of an economic model and estimates the model’s parameters from real-world data. Structural econometric modeling enables better economic theory–based predictions and policy counterfactuals. This book offers a primer on recent developments in these modeling techniques, which are used widely in empirical industrial organization, quantitative marketing, and related fields. It covers such topics as discrete choice modeling, demand modes, estimation of the firm entry models with strategic interactions, consumer search, and theory/empirics of auctions. The book makes highly technical material accessible to graduate students, describing key insights succinctly but without sacrificing rigor.
• Concise overview of the most widely used structural econometric models
• Rigorous and systematic treatment of the topics, emphasizing key insights
• Coverage of demand estimation, estimation of static and dynamic game theoretic models, consumer search, and auctions
• Focus on econometric models while providing concise reviews of relevant theoretical modelsRead more
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Technical Analysis (Wiley Finance Book 43)
The definitive guide to technical analysis . . . written from a trader’s perspective
With the keen insight and perspective that have made him a market legend, Jack D. Schwager explores, explains, and examines the application of technical analysis in futures trading. In the most in-depth, comprehensive book available, the bestselling investment writer demonstrates why he is one of today’s foremost authorities. Here is the one volume no trader should be without.
“Jack Schwager has accomplished the rarest of feats in this book. He has presented material in a way that both the professional and layman can profit from. It is a must read for traders on all levels.” – Stanley Druckenmillern Managing Director, Soros Fund Management
“Jack Schwager’s Technical Analysis is exactly what one should expect from this expert on futures. The book is comprehensive, thoroughly insightful, and highly educational. I recommend it to the beginner as well as the expert.” – Leo Melamed Chairman, Sakura Dellsher, Inc.
“Jack Schwager possesses a remarkable ability to extract the important elements of complex, market-timing approaches, and distill that into something intelligible and useful. Not only is he able to present these ideas cleverly in an easily understood format, but he also demonstrates their application to the markets with clarity and precision.” – Thomas R. DeMark Author, The New Science of Technical Analysis
“Jack Schwager’s book, A Complete Guide to the Futures Markets, was one of the best books I have read on futures trading. We give a copy of it to all our new analysts. Jack’s latest work, Technical Analysis, looks like a gold mine of information, adding significantly to the existing investment literature.” – Monroe Trout President, Trout Trading Management Co.
Jack Schwager is one of the most important and visible figures in the futures industry today. His Market Wizards and The New Market Wizards are two of the bestselling finance titles of all time. Now, in the latest volume in the Schwager on Futures series, Technical Analysis, Schwager has created the most comprehensive guide ever for using technical analysis for futures trading. What makes Technical Analysis unique, besides its in-depth coverage, is that it is written from a trader’s perspective. Schwager doesn’t merely cover the subject, he explores what works and doesn’t work in the real world of trading.
Contains a comprehensive guide to chart analysis written with a particular focus on trading applications
* Includes a separate 200+ page section illustrating the use of chart analysis in the real world
* Details and illustrates several original trading systems
* Includes a self-contained primer on cyclical analysis
* Describes popular oscillators, the pitfalls in their common use, and guidelines to their successful application in trading
* Explains the concept and use of “continuous futures” and compares 10-year continuous futures charts with conventional nearest futures charts for all major U.S. futures markets
* Contains a section on trading strategy and philosophy, including over 100 trading tips
Hundreds of charts, tables, and examples illustrate key points throughout, while the text is written in the informative, insightful, and nontechnical style that has made Jack Schwager one of the most highly regarded and bestselling investment authors ever. This invaluable book by one of the world’s foremost authorities is destined to become the premier industry guide on technical analysis for many years to come.Read more
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Hong Kong Sign Language: A Trilingual Dictionary with Linguistic Descriptions: A Trilngual Dictionary with Linguistic Descriptions
The dictionary represents a milestone of sign language research in Hong Kong. The signs collected in this volume reflect the varieties commonly adopted in Hong Kong; each of them is given a near equivalent in both Chinese and English and a brief description about its linguistic properties. The dictionary also lays the foundation of sign linguistics research and the development of sign interpreter training, the production of sign language teaching and learning materials.Read more
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Analog Computing (De Gruyter Textbook)
Analog computing is one of the main pillars of Unconventional Computing. Almost forgotten for decades, we now see an ever-increasing interest in electronic analog computing because it offers a path to high-performance and highly energy-efficient computing. These characteristics are of great importance in a world where vast amounts of electric energy are consumed by today’s computer systems. Analog computing can deliver efficient solutions to many computing problems, ranging from general purpose analog computation to specialised systems like analog artificial neural networks.
The book “Analog Computing” has established itself over the past decade as the standard textbook on the subject and has been substantially extended in this second edition, which includes more than 300 additional bibliographical entries, and has been expanded in many areas to include much greater detail. These enhancements will confirm this book’s status as the leading work in the field. It covers the history of analog computing from the Antikythera Mechanism to recent electronic analog computers and uses a wide variety of worked examples to provide a comprehensive introduction to programming analog computers. It also describes hybrid computers, digital differential analysers, the simulation of analog computers, stochastic computers, and provides a comprehensive treatment of classic and current analog computer applications. The last chapter looks into the promising future of analog computing.
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BMA Guide to Sports Injuries: The Essential Step-by-Step Guide to Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment (DK Medical Care Guides)
This one-stop manual for treating and preventing sports injuries covers everything you need to know, including first aid and physiotherapy.
Produced in collaboration with the British Medical Association, this fully illustrated sports injury manual ensures reliable, up-to-date information. Discover what’s causing your knee pain or shoulder pain using the directory of common sports injuries, which outlines causes, symptoms, and diagnoses. Speed your recovery from injuries such as a sprained ankle, bone fracture, or pulled groin using more than 160 step-by-step exercise routines designed to provide immediate treatment as well as long-term strategies for injury prevention. Easy to use, packed with practical advice, and covering all sports from snowboarding to tennis, this is the indispensable injury manual for all amateur sports people, coaches, and trainers.Read more
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Little Guides to Style Collection: The History of Eight Fashion Icons (Little Guides to Style, 4)
The largest collection of the stunning pocket-sized fashion books in one luxury boxset.
Contains Little Book of Chanel, Little Book of Dior, Little Book of Prada, Little Book of Gucci, Little Book of Louis Vuitton, Little Book of Hermès, Little Book of Valentino, Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent.
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The Handbook of Technical Analysis + Test Bank: The Practitioner’s Comprehensive Guide to Technical Analysis (Wiley Trading)
A self study exam preparatory guide for financial technical analysis certificationsWritten by the course director and owner of www.tradermasterclass.com, a leading source of live and online courses in trading, technical analysis, and money management, A Handbook of Technical Analysis: The Practitioner’s Comprehensive Guide to Technical Analysis is the first financial technical analysis examination preparatory book in the market. It is appropriate for students taking IFTA CFTe Level I and II (US), STA Diploma (UK), Dip TA (Aus), and MTA CMT Level I, II, and III exams in financial technical analysis, as well as for students in undergraduate, graduate, or MBA courses.
The book is also an excellent resource for serious traders and technical analysts, and includes a chapter dedicated to advanced money management techniques. This chapter helps complete a student’s education and also provides indispensable knowledge for FOREX, bond, stock, futures, CFD, and option traders.
- Learn the definitions, concepts, application, integration, and execution of technical-based trading tools and approaches
- Integrate innovative techniques for pinpointing and handling market reversals
- Understand trading mechanisms and advanced money management techniques
- Examine the weaknesses of popular technical approaches and find more effective solutions
The book allows readers to test their current knowledge and then check their learning with end-of-chapter test questions that span essays, multiple choice, and chart-based annotation exercises. This handbook is an essential resource for students, instructors, and practitioners in the field. Alongside the handbook, the author will also publish two full exam preparatory workbooks and a bonus online Q&A Test bank built around the most popular professional examinations in financial technical analysis.
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State of the Arts: An Ethnography of German Theatre and Migration (Theatre and Performance Theory)
This is a bold and wide-ranging account of the unique German public theatre system through the prism of a migrant artistic institution in the western post-industrial Ruhr region. State of the Arts analyses how artistic traditions have responded to social change, racism, and cosmopolitan anxieties and recounts how critical contemporary cultural production positions itself in relation to the tumultuous history of German state patronage, difficult heritage, and self-cultivation through the arts. Jonas Tinius’ fieldwork with professional actors, directors, cultural policy makers, and activists unravels how they constitute theatre as a site for extra-ordinary ethical conduct and how they grapple with the pervasive German cultural tradition of Bildung, or self-cultivation through the arts. Tinius shows how anthropological methods provide a way to understand the entanglement of cultural policy, institution-building, and subject-formation. An ambitious and interdisciplinary study, the work demonstrates the crucial role of artistic intellectuals in society.Read more
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Advertising and Integrated Brand Promotion
Gain an understanding of advertising and brand strategy from an integrated marketing, advertising and business perspective with Close Scheinbaum/O�Guinn/Semenik’s popular ADVERTISING AND INTEGRATED BRAND PROMOTION, 9E. Updates bring strategy to life in today’s digital and mobile society as new content addresses industry shifts, such as pandemic-prompted changes in consumer behavior and e-commerce, influencer marketing, celebrity endorsements and streaming content. New examples highlight contemporary ads and current forms of branding and marketing for well-known brands like Target, Chanel, Amazon, Southwest, Netflix, Disney, ESPN, Apple, TikTok, Instagram, Adidas and Nike. You examine concepts in the context of advertising practice as you follow the processes of an advertising agency. Leading theory and practice keeps content relevant and applicable whether you are pursing business, marketing communication or advertising. MindTap digital resources further strengthen understanding.Read more
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Herman Miller: A Way of Living
‘There have been many books about Herman Miller, its ethos, designers, and furniture, but none as comprehensive as this.’ – Interior Design
The acclaimed chronicle of the rich history of this innovative furniture company, from its founding in the early twentieth century to today
For more than 100 years, Michigan-based Herman Miller has played a central role in the evolution of modern and contemporary design, producing timeless classics while creating a culture that has had a remarkable impact on the development of the design world. Herman Miller is known as much for its pioneering designs and international influence as for its emphasis on environment and community service.
In this far reaching survey, new and archival photography illustrates the evolution of Herman Miller’s furniture designs over the course of the century. Featuring the stories and creations of legendary designers including Ray and Charles Eames, George Nelson, and Alexander Girard, and through its thousands of illustrations, this book tells the Herman Miller story as never before, documenting its defining moments and key leaders, and making Herman Miller: A Way of Living an indispensable volume for the bookshelves of design-lovers around the globe.
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Technical Communication for Environmental Action (SUNY series, Studies in Technical Communication)
Climate change is one of the most significant challenges facing the global community in the twenty-first century. With its position at the border of people, technology, science, and communication, technical communication has a significant role to play in helping to solve these complex environmental problems. This collection of essays engages scholars and practitioners in a conversation about how the field has contributed to pragmatic and democratic action to address climate change. Compared to most prior work-which offers theoretical perspectives of environmental communication-this collection explores the actual practice of international technical communicators who participate in government projects, corporate processes, nonprofit programs, and international agency work, demonstrating how technical communication theories such as participatory design, social justice, and ethics can help shape pragmatic environmental action.Read more
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Advertising Creative: Strategy, Copy, and Design
Advertising Creative, Sixth Edition gets right to the point of advertising by stressing key principles and practical information students and working professionals can use. Drawing on personal experience as award-winning experts in creative advertising, this new edition offers real-world insights on cutting-edge topics, including global, social media, business-to-business, in-house, and small agency advertising. In the new edition, authors Tom Altstiel, Jean Grow, Dan Augustine, and Joanna Jenkins take a deeper dive into the exploration of digital technology and its implications for the industry, as they expose the pervasive changes experienced across the global advertising landscape. Their most important revelation of all is the identification of the three qualities that will define the future leaders of this industry: Be a risk taker. Understand technology. Live for ideas. The latest edition addresses some of the key issues impacting our industry today, such as diversity in the workplace, international advertising, and design in the digital age.Read more
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Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts
In this groundbreaking book, Scalia and Garner systematically explain all the most important principles of constitutional, statutory, and contractual interpretation in an engaging and informative style – with hundreds of illustrations from actual cases. Is a burrito a sandwich? Is a corporation entitled to personal privacy? If you trade a gun for drugs, are you “using a gun” in a drug transaction? The authors grapple with these and dozens of equally curious questions while explaining the most principled,lucid, and reliable techniques for deriving meaning from authoritative texts. Meanwhile, the book takes up some of the most controversial issues in modern jurisprudence. The authors write with a well-argued point of view that is definitive yet nuanced, straightforward yet sophisticated. – Publisher.Read more
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Entrepreneurial Finance: Venture Capital, Deal Structure & Valuation, Second Edition
Entrepreneurial Finance: Venture Capital, Deal Structure & Valuation, Second Edition illustrates how the theory and methods of finance and economics can be used to guide strategic decision-making. This text prepares readers for a variety of situations that confront stakeholders in the rapidly evolving fields of entrepreneurial finance and venture capital, outlining ways to think from the investor’s and entrepreneur’s perspectives. Readers will find a unique and direct focus on value creation as the objective of each strategic and financial choice. The authors specifically address the influences of risk and uncertainty on new venture success and investment performance, devoting substantial attention to methods of financial modeling and contract design. Finally, they provide a comprehensive survey of approaches to new venture valuation, with an emphasis on applications.
The second edition is thoroughly revised to reflect new data, research, and changes in practice in this fast-moving field. It has an increased focus on venture capital, while maintaining its hallmark coverage of the financial aspects of entrepreneurship. Updates throughout address technological changes that have the potential to dramatically change the landscape for finance, such as recent innovations in contracting for early-stage ventures, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and Internet connectivity. Lastly, the book offers a companion website with a useful suite of resources for students and instructors alike, including spreadsheets, templates, simulation applications, and interactive cases and tutorials.
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Islam in a Zongo: Muslim Lifeworlds in Asante, Ghana: 62 (The International African Library, Series Number 62)
Zongos, wards in West Africa populated by traders and migrants from the northern savannahs and the Sahel, are a common sight in Ghana’s Asante region where the people of these wards represent a dual-minority as both foreigners and Muslims in a largely Christian area, facing marginalisation as a result. Islam provides the people of the zongos with a common ground and shared values, becoming central to their identity and to their shared sense of community. This detailed account of Islamic lifeworlds highlights the irreducible diversity and complexity of ‘everyday’ lived religion among Muslims in a zongo community. Benedikt Pontzen traces the history of Muslim presence in the region and analyses three Islamic phenomena encountered in its zongos in detail: Islamic prayer practices, the authorisation of Islamic knowledge, and ardently contested divination and healing practices. Drawing on empirical and archival research, oral histories, and academic studies, he demonstrates how Islam is inextricably bound up with the diverse ways in which Muslims live it.Read more
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Gambling in Britain in the Long Eighteenth Century
English society in the eighteenth century was allegedly marked by a ‘gambling mania’, such was the prevalence and intensity of different forms of ‘gaming’. Gambling in Britain in the Long Eighteenth Century subjects this notion to systematic scrutiny, exploring the growth and prevalence of different forms of gambling across Britain and throughout British society in this period, as well as attitudes towards it. Drawing on a vast range of new, empirical evidence, Bob Harris seeks to understand gambling, its growth, and significance within the context of wider trends and impulses in society. This book asks what light gambling practices and habits shed back onto society and the values, hopes, and expectations that informed the lives of those involved. This is a book, therefore, as much about the character of British society in the long eighteenth century as it is about gambling itself.Read more
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The Renaissance Cities: Art in Florence, Rome and Venice
The idea of “renaissance,” or rebirth, arose in Italy as a way of reviving the art, science, and scholarship of the Classical era. It was also powered by a quest to document artistic “reality” according to newly discovered scientific and mathematical principles. By the late 15th century, Italy had become the recognized European leader in the fields of painting, architecture, and sculpture. But why was Florence the center of this burgeoning creativity, and how did it spread to other Italian cities? Brimming with vivid reproductions of works by Leonardo, Michelangelo, Botticelli, Raphael, Titian, and others, this book showcases the creative achievements that traveled from Florence to Rome to Venice. Art historian Norbert Wolf explores the influence of secular and religious patronage on artistic development; how the urban structure and way of life allowed for such a rich exchange of ideas; and how ideas of humanism informed artists reaching toward the future while clinging to the ideals of the past. Insightful, accessible, and fascinating, this thoroughly researched book highlights the connections and mutual influences of Florence, Rome, and Venice as well as their intriguing rivalries and interdependencies.Read more
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