Women are entering medical school in equal numbers as men, yet still face unique challenges in a profession where, overall, male physicians outnumber female physicians 3 to 1. Women in medicine also f
Technology Entrepreneurship and Business Incubation analyzes business incubators worldwide through a series of empirical and theoretical papers. The authors examine the extent to which business incuba
First published in 2007, this book examines the designs of seventeen architecture and design schools and answers questions such as: How has architectural education evolved and what is its future? Are
This book presents 18 in-depth case studies of net zero energy buildings—low-energy building that generate as much energy as they consume over the course of a year—for a range of project types, sizes,
“It’s ironic, I know, that when I put on a costume I finally learned how to just be myself. But that’s what happened. I created the Bone Lady out of my passion for football and the Browns. I did it fo
It is often said that there is no faster path to change than great pain, and Jack Burton has no small share when it comes to his own. Driven by frustration and failure, a chance meeting with an unlike
The goal of IKEA store founder Ingar Kamprad was to provide affordable home furnishing products for many people, not just the few. Now legendary for its purchasing strategies, IKEA changed the way org
After discovering her mother's recipe box after her death in 2007, the author remembers learning to cook with her mother while growing up in 1960s Northern California and meditates on gender roles and
You know you've joined the MOB when you hear... 'My, are they all yours?' 'Bless you!' (Occasionally) 'Poor you!' (Frequently) 'Lucky you!' (Once) And of course, the ultimate: 'So ... are you going fo
Veteran outdoor educator and former NOLS instructor Molly Absolon recounts a wide variety of outdoor survival stories pulled from dependable sources including Backpacker.com, outdoor magazines, and Ab
Taking a problem-oriented approach that enhances practitioners’ clinical judgment, this guide is a personal master class with a leading anesthesiologist who guides the reader through 150 case studies
This book is a collective effort by world experts, bringing together assorted contributions presented during the Ocean Science Session OS-017, of the AOGS-AGU Joint Assembly held in Singapore in 2012
Economic integration is one of the most noteworthy issues in international economic policy at the end of the twentieth century. The recent examples of the European Union (EU) and the North American Fr
“…ultimately this book is not really about six famous leaders who derailed. It is about you. And me. And anyone who ever decided to accept a position of leadership.” -Patrick Lencioni, writer of forew
During the course of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, military orthopedic surgeons have made significant technical and philosophic changes in the treatment of musculoskeletal combat casualties. The wid
The extraordinary life of an extraordinary leader: Frances Hesselbein Leadership is a Journey is written in a personal, intimate tone that delivers key leadership lessons applicable to leaders in
A celebrated, beloved star of film and television discusses the early part of his life and shares his thoughts about the lessons that he learned along the way.
Liz Robertson is in trouble. Her business is floundering and her relationship with son, Justin, is drowning. As a single mother, she is spread thin and there are things that she misses; like the fact
The history of debt relief goes back several decades. It reveals that a country’s accumulation of unsustainable debt stems from such factors as deficiencies in macroeconomic management, adverse terms-
STUCK IN A corporate job rut and faced with an unraveling marriage at the age of thirty-six, Roz Savage sat down one night and wrote two versions of her own obituary -- the one that she wanted and th
Dog Talkchronicles Harrison Forbes’s life with dogs, from the first bond he formed as a boy with his neighbor’s Belgian Tervuren, Sabina, to the story of Lex, a police dog who attac
This book provides an insightful assessment of today's ESCO (energy services) industry around the world. Analyzing current trends, the volume discusses opportunities and problems of the ESCO industry
