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This book is a step-by-step guide for the IT professional working a high-stress job who dreams about moving out of the city, but still wants to make a living working with computers. It can be done! This is exactly what author John Deans did in 1999 when he left one of Houston's most successful IT companies, moved his family to rural Texas, and started a home-based computer consulting firm. Small towns are a relatively new niche for computer consultants, but they offer ample opportunity for...
| Автор | John D. Deans |
This Handbook presents a comprehensive and contemporary compendium of the field of cross-cultural management (CCM). In recognition of current trends regarding migration, political ethnocentrisms and increasing nationalism, the chapters in this volume not only cover the traditional domains of CCM such as expatriation, global (virtual) teamwork and leadership, but also examine emerging topics such as bi/multi-culturalism, migration, religion and more, all considered...
| Автор | Группа авторов |
A comprehensive discussion and analysis of two and a half millennia of Western political theory In the absence of noble public goals, admired leaders, and compelling issues, many warn of a dangerous erosion of civil society, which includes families, religious organizations, and all other NGOs. Are they right? What are the roots and implications of their insistent alarm? How can public life be enriched in a period marked by fraying communities, widespread apathy, and unprecedented levels of...
| Автор | John R. Ehrenberg |
The days of boom and bubble are over, and the time has come to understand the long-term economic reality. Although the Great Recession officially ended in June 2009, hopes for a new phase of rapid economic expansion were quickly dashed. Instead, growth has been slow, unemployment has remained high, wages and benefits have seen little improvement, poverty has increased, and the trend toward more inequality of incomes and wealth has continued. It appears that the Great Recession has given way to a...
| Автор | John Bellamy Foster |
High gas prices aren’t the end of the world- but they may be the beginning of the end. This, at least, is the feeling of many who shudder at the staggering power oil-rich countries have over the world’s political affairs. In Petrotyranny , John Bacher uncovers the frightening facts of the world’s oil industry. He reveals that the worst dictatorships control six times the reserves that are under democratic control, and explores the potential for global conflict that exists as the demand for...
| Автор | John Bacher |
In 1966, Paul Baran and Paul Sweezy published Monopoly Capital,a monumental work of economic theory and social criticismthat sought to reveal the basic nature of the capitalism of theirtime. Their theory, and its continuing elaboration by Sweezy, HarryMagdoff, and others in Monthly Review magazine, infl uenced generationsof radical and heterodox economists. They recognizedthat Marx’s work was unfi nished and itself historically conditioned,and that any attempt to understand capitalism...
| Автор | John Bellamy Foster |
Canada’s role on the world stage has increased dramatically since the middle of the twentieth century. Once an offshoot of England, we have grown to become a recognized voice internationally. Canadian Foreign Policy: 1945-2000 is a collection of key documents and speeches tracing the evolution of Canadian foreign policy since 1945. It highlights Canada’s role in the great international events of the last century from the beginnings of the United Nations through the birth of NATO, the origins...
| Автор | Arthur E. Blanchette |
B.W. Powe’s visionary work of political philosophy dares to re-imagine Canada. First conceived in 1993, this fully revised, expanded, updated edition, complete with an inspired new introduction that considers Canada in a post-9/11 context, is a landmark book that has become a classic text for understanding the work-in-progress that is Canada. Countering George Grant’s pessimistic Lament for a Nation, which defined the intellectual climate in Canada for decades, Powe argues that our country is...
| Автор | Bruce W. Powe |
An incisive critique of Canada’s drinking water gatekeepers.Canada is celebrated for its abundance of fresh water, and few Canadians question the safety of the water that comes from our taps. But is this trust justified? One study estimates that contamination of drinking water causes 90,000 cases of illness and ninety deaths every year.In this authoritative review of decades of legislation, research, and independent regulatory critiques, accompanied by riveting stories of the many...
| Автор | Chris Wood |
Un-Canadian: Prejudice and Discrimination Against Muslims in Canada is a provocative warning to Canadians that the values they cherish are being eroded through a pattern of political, legal and social prejudice directed towards Muslims in Canada since September 11, 2001. Featuring never-before-published interviews with key politicians and journalists, influential Muslim leaders and ordinary Canadians who have suddenly found themselves thrust into what might become a...
| Автор | Graeme Truelove |
Whereas the history of workers and labor movements has been widely researched, the history of work has been rather neglected by comparison. This volume offers original contributions that deal with cultural, social and theoretical aspects of the history of work in modern Europe, including the relations between gender and work, working and soldiering, work and trust, constructions and practices. The volume focuses on Germany but also places the case studies in a broader European context. It thus...
| Автор | Группа авторов |
Canadians are failing to balance reasonable food consumption with sufficient and sustainable production. The modern agricultural system is producing more and more food. Too much food. The cost is enormous: excess nutrients are contaminating the air and water; soil is being depleted; species loss is plunging us toward the sixth extinction; and farmers, racking up debt, are increasingly vulnerable to economic and climatic shifts. At the same time, people are consuming too much food. Two-thirds of...
| Автор | Ralph C. Martin |
With the worldwide surge in the demand for IT Professional skills, the MCITP is one of the hottest certifications today. To pass the MCITP exam, you need a no-gimmicks, no-nonsense book on the exam objectives. This is that book! <p> This book HELPS you a great deal in passing the exam. The questions are realistic, very realistic. Let me put it this way. When you take the exam, most of the questions will ring bells. And most of them will connect to the questions in this book. you can...
| Автор | William Manning |
The Citrix Certified Enterprise Administrator ™ (CCEA) for XenApp (Presentation Server 4) certification is a rigorous and challenging track in which certification candidates learn, apply, and demonstrate the advanced skills required to integrate multiple Citrix products into a single optimally configured environment, as well as sustain this environment using comprehensive troubleshooting and maintenance techniques. <p> This XenApp (Presentation Server 4) certification is intended for...
| Автор | William Manning |
This self-study exam preparation guide for the CCNP Cisco Certified Network Professional certification exam contains everything you need to test yourself and pass the Exam. All Exam topics are covered and insider secrets, complete explanations of all CCNP Cisco Certified Network Professional subjects, test tricks and tips, numerous highly realistic sample questions, and exercises designed to strengthen understanding of CCNP Cisco Certified Network Professional concepts and prepare you for exam...
| Автор | William Manning |
The Sun Certified Mobile Application Developer (SCMAD) certification targets information related to developing Mobile applications, through platform Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME). It focuses in specifications like JTWI, CLDC, MIDP, WMA and MMAPI. <p> This self-study exam preparation guide for the SCMAD certification exam contains everything you need to test yourself and pass the Exam. All Exam topics are covered and insider secrets, complete explanations of all SCMAD subjects, test tricks...
| Автор | William Manning |
The Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer certification is designed for individuals who have knowledge and responsibility for designing, implementing, and administrating infrastructures for business solutions. The certification covers the installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of network systems using Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows 2000 Server. <p> The Windows Server 2003 certification requires the passing of seven exams in no specified order. The Exams covered...
| Автор | William Manning |
This self-study exam preparation guide for the Oracle Database 10g Database Administrator OCP certification exam contains everything you need to test yourself and pass the Exam. All Exam topics are covered and insider secrets, complete explanations of all Oracle Database 10g Database Administrator OCP subjects, test tricks and tips, numerous highly realistic sample questions, and exercises designed to strengthen understanding of Oracle Database 10g Database Administrator OCP concepts and prepare...
| Автор | William Manning |
With the worldwide surge in the demand for IT Professional skills, the TOGAF 9 Foundation Part 1 is one of the hottest certifications today. To pass the TOGAF 9 Foundation Part 1 exam, you need a no-gimmicks, no-nonsense book on the exam objectives. This is that book! <p> This book HELPS you a great deal in passing the exam. The questions are realistic, very realistic. Let me put it this way. When you take the exam, most of the questions will ring bells. And most of them will connect to...
| Автор | William Manning |
With the worldwide surge in the demand for IT Professional skills, the MCSA is one of the hottest certifications today. To pass the MCSA exam, you need a no-gimmicks, no-nonsense book on the exam objectives. This is that book! <p> This book HELPS you a great deal in passing the exam. The questions are realistic, very realistic. Let me put it this way. When you take the exam, most of the questions will ring bells. And most of them will connect to the questions in this book. you can save...
| Автор | William Manning |
With the worldwide surge in the demand for IT Professional skills, the CCSE is one of the hottest certifications today. To pass the CCSE exam, you need a no-gimmicks, no-nonsense book on the exam objectives. This is that book. <p> Employers know certified professionals are more efficient, productive, and deliver lower total cost of ownership. Companies hire Check Point Certified Professionals to ensure maximum security and availability of valuable business assets. <p> As one of...
| Автор | William Manning |
With the worldwide surge in the demand for IT Professional skills, the CompTIA Network+ is one of the hottest certifications today. To pass the CompTIA Network+ exam, you need a no-gimmicks, no-nonsense book on the exam objectives. This is that book, it gets you ready for the newest version of the CompTIA Network+ certification exam, which was launched in early 2009. <p> The CompTIA Network+ certification is the sign of a competent networking professional. It is an international,...
| Автор | William Manning |
In today's competitive market, data management requirements are more complex and diverse than ever before. Transactional and business intelligence data must be managed efficiently while providing enhanced security, availability, reliability, manageability, integration, performance, and data integrity. The investment in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 provides a more secure, reliable, and scalable platform for storing mission-critical information and delivering the right information to users,...
| Автор | Curtis Reese |
Like many other indigenous groups, the Huaorani of eastern Ecuador are facing many challenges as they attempt to confront the globalization of capitalism in the 21st century. In 1991, they formed a political organization as a direct response to the growing threat to Huaorani territory posed by oil exploitation, colonization, and other pressures. The author explores the structures and practices of the organization, as well as the contradictions created by the imposition of an alien and...
| Автор | Lawrence Ziegler-Otero |