For all managers making a leadership transition, it is critical to engage with the new role rapidly to permit a seamless changeover and to ensure that staff remain engaged and focused. This handy guide provides you with the structure and guidance you need to minimise disruption and maximise performa[...]

Following the style of "The Physics Companion" and "The Electronics Companion", this book is a revision aid and study guide for undergraduate students in physics and engineering. It consists of a series of one-page-per-topic descriptions of the key concepts covered in a typical first-year "mathemati[...]

Addresses the theories of sound security training and awareness, and then shows the reader how to put the theories into practice when developing or presenting any form of security education, training, motivation or awareness. This book shows how to establish and integrate a structured, internally co[...]

"DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Mexico" will lead you straight to the best attractions this wonderfully varied country has to offer. Fully illustrated, it covers all the major destinations, from Mexico City to the Golf Coast and Yucatan Peninsula and provides all the insider tips you need, whether you'[...]

This edition of Response to Disaster provides an updated and more thorough version of the well-received 1994 first edition. The author adds new research and expands on areas only briefly developed in the first edition, which disseminated the original research findings from several disaster research [...]

"How to unlock the secrets of beautiful skin." Whatever the skin type, whatever the skin condition, the reader will find all the help needed to ensure healthy skin in this new book. Every skin condition -- whether minimal or out of control -- can be improved and look fantastic within 8 weeks simply[...]

"28 Days to Younger Skin" is a fast-track program designed for anyone who has a special occasion coming up such as a wedding, holiday or any date by which looking the best is crucial. This book can be used to complement a current beauty regime, or to supply the nutrients in a diet needed to speed up[...]

This book takes a surprising look at the hidden world of broccoli, connecting American consumers concerned about their health and diet with Maya farmers concerned about holding onto their land and making a living. Compelling life stories and rich descriptions from ethnographic fieldwork among superm[...]

Assessments by psychologists, educators, and other human-service professionals too often end with the client being reported in terms of scores, bell-shaped curves, traits, psychodynamic forces, or diagnostic labels. Individualizing Psychological Assessment uses these classification devices in ways t[...]

Focuses solely on diagnostic modalities Tables for each chapter highlight succinct diagnostic testing information Color photos show conditions, histology slides, radiographic images, and test procedures/results Appendix featuring the Top 10 oral conditions encountered by dentists.[...]

Public policy is made of language. Whether in written or oral form, argument is central to all parts of the policy process. As simple as this insight appears, its implications for policy analysis and planning are profound. Drawing from recent work on language and argumentation and referring to such [...]