This authoritative book takes a comprehensive look at Executive Information Systems (EIS), covering what EIS is, how it differs from other applications, and how EIS will be used in the future.
With North Providence, the very first history of any sort ever published on the town, resident historians Thomas E. and Barbara A. Greene present a comprehensive and well-informed look at the developm
This is a collection of papers on industrial policy - the role of governments in promoting industrial development - and the particular significance of technology development. Two essays deal with the
Now with new Introduction and additional new chapter.At a time when polls suggest that a majority of young British people believe that the future will offer a worse quality of life than the present, i
Contemporary culture consists of many crossing threads. Mestizo poets, as ethnic and cultural cross-breeds, find themselves at the points of intersection. This inquiry deals with contemporary poets of
This respected text deals with large-scale, easily known thermal phenomena and then proceeds to small-scale, less accessible phenomena. The wide range of mathematics used in Dittman and Zemansky's tex
Pregnancy and Abortion Counselling is written for professionals who give information and support to women deciding whether to terminate or continue with their pregnancy. The authors provide a comprehe
Potpourri was written with a dual purpose: 1) To be a showpiece for the most advanced players, and 2) To be a practical tool to help advancing marimbists. 5 movements in 5 different styles. (Difficult
This study presents a logic in which probability values play a semantic role comparable to that of truth values in conventional logic. The difference comes in with the semantic definition of logical c
The world is awash with ethnic and religious conflict. Nearly 5 million people have lost their lives and more than 50 million have been displaced in the maelstrom of intergroup conflict since 1990. Du
"Offers an astrological explanation of the theories on which I based my book, Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus. Amy Keehn explores this issue with great insight and humor." From the foreword by
Develops an integrative approach to management for practicing and students managers, especially those with a broad strategic orientation in production, quality, marketing, and human resources. An intr
One of the more complex and widespread rituals practiced by Native American groups focused on the calumet, a sacred pipe with a feathered shaft. The Calumet Ceremony was a powerful ritual through whic
Accepting a governess position in San Francisco after her father's death, Rosalind Hawkins is disturbed when her only contact with her new employer is through a speaking tube, but finds joy in her ass
The assassination of Yitzhak Rabin in November of 1995one year after he shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Yasir Arafatsent shock waves around the world. Known as both a man of war and of p
This collection of seminal essays on the Prolegomena provides the student of philosophy with an invaluable overview of the issues and problems raised by Kant. Starting with the Carus translation of Ka
Looking forward to Halloween, which she will celebrate with her friends at a sleepover party, young Nancy finds a strange old key in Bess's back yard that leads to a mystery when it suddenly disappear
" In this volume, leading scholars on the history of the Kurds lay out the case that the Kurdish Question looms as one of the largest threats to peace and stability in the Middle East. With the majori
According to surveys, most Americans today believe in miracles. For many others, however, a belief in miracles seems incompatible with a modern world view. Why does interest in miracles persist even i
In every age there are courageous people who break with tradition to explore new ideas and challenge accepted truths. Galileo Galilei was just such a man - a genius - and the first to turn the telesc
In this sweeping challenge to the postmodern critiques of psychoanalysis, Joel Whitebook argues for a reintegration of Freud's uncompromising investigation of the unconscious with the political and ph
This book shows how to develop a logical approach to performing an audit that conforms with professional standards. It includes the basic approach to reasoning from audit assertions to audit objective
This edition of Forster's classic novel reprints the authoritative text of the 1973 Abinger Edition together with five critical essays -- especially prepared for this volume -- that read "Howards
This is clinically sophisticated, easy-to-use medical software that helps counseling physicians reliably predict a subfertile couple's chances of achieving spontaneous conception or live birth with th
This is a clearly written, compact, nontechnical textbook of echocardiography for general practitioners and primary care physicians. It opens with a summary of indications for echocardiography followe
Any theory of grammar must contain a lexicon, an interface with the mechanisms ofproduction and perception (PF), and an interface with the interpretational system of semantics (LF).A traditional way t
A saucy guide to survival in everyday French. With chapters on insults, sex, drink and those expressive Gallic gestures, this book reveals the necessary vocabulary, explains its proper use and gives e
With an Introduction by Derek Matravers. Rights of Man is a classic statement of the belief in humanity's potential to change the world for the better. Published as a reply to Burke's Reflections on t
This concise, authoritative, and up-to-date overview begins with a chapter in which modern terminology, definitions, and concepts of mechanisms and reactivity are introduced. The following chapters pr
"Harry was a white dog with black spots who liked everything, except getting a bath." Taking matters into his own paws, he buries his family's scrubbing brush in the backyard and runs away from home b
Fundamentals of Marital Therapy serves as an authoritative introduction to the field, making clear just how different it is to intervene within a marital context than it is to work with an individual.
When "Big Herbie" Kruger is called out of retirement to investigate Gus Keene's death and his role as an interrogator with the British Secret Service, he discovers that his friend had not only only be
It started with a ring. A cheap ring. The yellow metal said brass, not gold, and the sparkly bits were certainly not diamonds. But the ring belonged to May's horseplaying uncle, who swore it brought g
First published in Germany in 1889, E. R. Baierlein's sensitive and respectful portrayal of Native American life is available for the first time in English. In the Wilderness with the Red Indians
Global environmental change raises profound moral issues with which society has only begun to grapple. What does fairness mean in dividing responsibilities for problems of global warming between rich
An autobiographical account of a female writer in the 1950s. Fresh out of college, Cantwell arrived in Greenwich Village and shared an apartment with a friend. Despite all the flair of metropolitan li
Mozart's Piano Concertos is a collaboration by twenty of today's prominent musical thinkers. Generously illustrated with facsimiles, tables, and more than one hundred musical examples, it substantiall
