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Greg Houwer Into the white
Kafka and his metamorphoses
Into the White lays bare a hidden overall logic in Kafka's work. Instead of restoring an initial but perturbed balance - the standard pattern for a piece of fiction -, Kafka's characters always do the opposite: they do everything they can to maintain the imbalance. The book shows how this should be linked to Kafka's own attitude as a writer. Writing, for Kafka, always gave birth to promises that could not be kept. It opens up gates that the writer is not allowed to enter. In the stories that deal...
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Engels | ePub2, 0,3 MB | Acco, Leuven | 2011
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Sander Bais The equations
icons of knowledge
Ook verkrijgbaar in het Nederlands onder 9789053567142 Een bijzonder vormgegeven boek waarin de meest fundamentele natuurwetten op een toegankelijke wijze worden weergegeven. Al duizenden jaren probeert de mens de natuur te doorgronden. Met steeds vernuftigere instrumenten zijn we in staat geweest om enkele van de grootste raadsels om ons heen te ontrafelen. Onder een overweldigende berg feiten hebben we een aantal fundamentele natuurwetten ontdekt, die de structuur en evolutie van de fysische werkelijkheid...
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Engels | 96 pagina's (ePub2, 1,2 MB) | Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam | 2011
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Vice city virtue
moral issues in digital game play
"In recent years, digital games have evolved into an entertainment form that is extensively debated and investigated. Particularly the moral issues surrounding this new medium are marked with high priority on the agenda of academic and political institutions. To date, morality in digital games is being studied in several disciplines, including the humanities, social sciences, psychology, moral philosophy and human-computer studies. Findings remain fragmented and are hardly shared on an interdisciplinary...
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Engels | 386 pagina's (ePub2, 1,4 MB) | Acco, Leuven | 2011
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Whose weight is it anyway?
essays on ethics and eating
It is a simple truth: nobody can do without food. But to solely describe food as a biological need would be too limited, neglecting the fact that food is a social and cultural practice as well. Despite its appearance, food is not even morally neutral. It is this moral aspect that is being explored in the book. Scholars from various disciplines address the ethical perspective of changing food habits in general, and the promotion of healthy eating in particular. While it is certainly the case that...
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Engels | ePub2, 0,4 MB | Acco, Leuven | 2011
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Nicoline van der Sijs Cookies, coleslaw, and stoops
the influence of Dutch on the North American Languages
In 1609, the first Dutch settlers arrived in America and established trading posts, small towns, and forts up and down what we now call the Hudson River. To this day, American children are taught the thrilling history of the transformation of this settlement, New Netherland, and its capital, New Amsterdam, from landmark port into present-day New York State and the island of Manhattan. But, the Dutch legacy extended far beyond New York, as Cookies, Coleslaw and Stoops reveals.From Santa Claus (after...
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Engels | 320 pagina's (ePub2, 11 MB) | Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam | 2011
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Ewald Roodenrijs TMap NEXT testing clouds
TMap NEXT® Testing Clouds is different from its TMap predecessors. Whereas the books in the TMap series are handbooks with step-by-step information, this book is an innovation, about testing clouds for the early adopter. It describes the cloud business model for testing, Business Technology and steps we took in cloud projects. The Cloud is still at an early stage, but the growth of cloud-based computing is outstripping even the most optimistic predictions. Its early 2011 and almost all forecasts...
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Engels | 160 pagina's (ePub2, 7,3 MB) | Kleine Uil, Vianen ut | 2011
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Hans Peter Roel Qi
the journey of your life
"Qi, The Journey of Your Life In this exciting and gripping book, Qi, The Journey of Your Life, we meet a stressed businessman, Peter. He seems to have it all, but inside he only has chaos. To make sure he doesn't get burned out, Peter has to change his life drastically. In a Buddhist monastery, up high in the Himalayas, he learns about the universal power of Qi. Qi is an ancient secret of the monastery. In order to successfully learn about Qi and its powers, Peter must endure life in the monastery...
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Engels | ePub2, 0,6 MB | NEXT Company, Baarn | 2011
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René C.W. Boender Great to cool
brain candies with a bite!
René C.W. Boender (1958) was barely twenty years old when his international career in marketing and advertising took off. The American McCann company offered him the chance of a lifetime! He participated in a number of advertising campaigns for major brands, among which were Goodyear and Coca-Cola, Ola and L'Oréal, and also Nestlé and H&M. At the start of the nineties he established his own agency: BBCW. As of the year 2000 he tours the world as a keynote speaker, guest lecturer, and con- sultant...
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Engels | 288 pagina's (ePub2, 4,2 MB) | Bertram + de Leeuw Uitgevers, Haarlem | 2011
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Gerard D.C. Kuiken The original Gita
comments and word-for-word Sanskrit translations
The original gita Comments and Word-for-Word Sanskrit Translations Available in English for the first time, The Original Gita focuses on the basic philosophical and practical essentials of life and living. The questions:What is thought? What is space-time? What is life-death? are examined to give a foundation for the understanding of the Gita. The author comments on the 209 verses of The Original Gita, and a Sanskrit-to-English word-for-word translation is given of the 319 verses in the classic Bhagavad...
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Engels | 192 pagina's (ePub2, 0,4 MB) | SU De Ronde Tafel, 's-Gravenhage | 2010
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Caroline De Cock iLobby.eu
survival guide to EU lobbying, including the use of social media
What is an efficient EU lobbying strategy? Are there dos and donts you should be aware of, as a businessman or lobbyist? What is the use made of social media by EU institutions and politicians? iLobby.eu sets out how to lobby the EU from the perspective of an actual lobbyist sharing her experience (both good and bad). It also looks at the social media tools that must be taken into consideration when campaigning and details examples of worst and best practices. The book encompasses three parts: -...
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Engels | ePub2, 2,8 MB | Eburon, Delft | 2010
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Jan Schouten | Joke Lingsma Personal effectiveness
how to speak up, open up end stand firm
Finding the right way to stand up for yourself without needlessly offending other people. That is what is at the heart of assertive behaviour. Being able to express your wishes and opinions, not allowing other people to walk all over you, being more confident in relationships with people you know and people that you are less familiar with and above all being aware of those situations where it is important to behave assertively. You can achieve that with this book. The practical exercises show you...
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Engels | 166 pagina's (ePub2, 1,8 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
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Theo IJzermans | Lex Eckhardt The floor is yours!
public speaking
Having to speak in public ranks as number four in the top ten list of most frightening things in life - according to reliable research carried out in the Netherlands. Not being in control is a frequent cause of anxiety. This makes the fear of speaking in public the odd one out in this top ten, because speaking in front of a group is a skill you can learn, a fear that you can overcome... The same research showed that the fear of public speaking decreases in ratio to the amount of practice and experience....
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Engels | 80 pagina's (ePub2, 1,8 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
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Jan Schouten I won't let them get to me
self-management stress and tension
Almost everyone today suffers from stress at some point or another and to a lesser or greater extent. Tension, feeling haunted, a feeling of not being able to cope any more, either at home or at work. How stress arises, how it manifests itself, and above all, what you can do about it is covered in this book. It also contains a number of practices that will help readers to overcome stress problems. Jan Schouten is a psychotherapist, organisational consultant and writer. In 1977 he introduced the concept...
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Engels | 96 pagina's (ePub2, 1,9 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
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Ron Witjas The time of your life
time management
Who wouldnt love to get more work done in less time, have time for family, sports and hobbies, thus creating a relaxed way of life? The trouble is that between dream and reality, theres a clock in the way wich only lets you have 24 hours a day. Theres no way around that. Most people find being under time pressure very unpleasant; the awful realisation that 24 hours just arent enough to do what they want or have to do. Sounds familiar? You can do something about that against the clock feeling. To...
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Engels | 116 pagina's (ePub2, 2,7 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
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Anton van den Dungen | Coen Dirkx When management is your profession
basic skills of good management
Managers today seem to have to be jacks-of-all-trades. Delegating, co-operating, motivating, planning and even keeping up to date with developments as well as taking training courses: this is what is expected of managers today. But who can possibly do all of these things at one time? Dirkx en Van den Dungen show us which skills you need to be a manager, how you can obtain these skills and how you can put them into practice without becoming completely snowed under. Using models, recommendations and...
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Engels | 194 pagina's (ePub2, 2,4 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
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Marieta Koopmans Coaching-style leadership
There's no way of avoiding it any more. Coaching has become the management style that is applied in an increasing number of organisations. The aim: to encourage staff to become more autonomous. Many managers find it difficult to take this role upon themselves. They feel that they need to know everything, be able to solve all their staffs problems, and they are accustomed to doing so. They find it a problem to delegate because they then have to let go of control. They are convinced that they should...
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Engels | 112 pagina's (ePub2, 1,9 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
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Jan Schouten | Wim van Beers Result-oriented management
Obtaining maximum results by ensuring clear agreements between managers and employees. This is what result-oriented management (ROM) is about. It is a management style that is particularly successful. ROM is based on the fact that people get more enjoyment from their work and obtain better results if they know clearly what is expected of them, if they are involved in defining targets, have sufficient room to decide how they can meet them and are given feedback about their performance. Managers define...
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Engels | 84 pagina's (ePub2, 2 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
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Jan Schouten | Anke Baak | Wiebe Kamminga Improving teams
There are many reasons why things go wrong in the way teams work together. With this book you learn to what degree certain factors can influence the way your team operates. The starting point for a lot of the questions and assignments is always your team. You will be confronted with questions such as How does that work in my team? What do I want to improve? and How can I go about that?. The book closes with a procedure that your team can use for setting up a work programme for team improvement. Jan...
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Engels | 168 pagina's (ePub2, 2,5 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
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Frans Bouman | Marieta Koopmans Team leadership
People enjoy working in teams. An ideal team will work together efficiently, effectively and above all with pleasure. They set about achieving their personal and organisational goals together with enthusiasm. But experience teaches us that working in teams does not always match the ideal image we may have of it. A smooth running team demands a lot of patience on your part, insight into the psychological aspects of people and familiarity with team dynamics. Thats why you need a number of different...
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Engels | 141 pagina's (ePub2, 1,9 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
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Frans Bouman | Marieta Koopmans Entrepreneurial leadership
Entrepreneurship is a latent skill present in a lot of people. Just look at how enterprising people are in their spare time, without being asked or paid for it! Organisations should do more to encourage entrepreneurship amongst their people. Because if people are inspired by something, they will often achieve excellent results and actually enjoy their work. In Entrepreneurial Leadership you will learn how to go about this. The authors show you how to integrate entrepreneurship for your employees...
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Engels | 93 pagina's (ePub2, 2,1 MB) | Thema, Zaltbommel | 2010
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