Two books in one for the whole family to enjoy Connect to the same messages in different depths.Says Who? is a light-hearted book of rhyming inspirational messages written through the lens of Shami, the amazing cockapoo. The short, fun rhyming sections help kids and even adults to stop buying into our limiting beliefs that are reinforced by all of the outside noise from our world. It's a fun way to shift thoughts to create a more empowered life experience Says Who? is a way for people to take back responsibility, choice, and possibility as they tap into their true power and realize that going outside their comfort zone is not so scary, and in fact, can make life more exciting.
Two books in one for the whole family to enjoy Connect to the same messages in different depths.Says Who? is a light-hearted book of rhyming inspirational messages written through the lens of Shami, the amazing cockapoo. The short, fun rhyming sections help kids and even adults to stop buying into our limiting beliefs that are reinforced by all of the outside noise from our world. It's a fun way to shift thoughts to create a more empowered life experience Says Who? is a way for people to take back responsibility, choice, and possibility as they tap into their true power and realize that going outside their comfort zone is not so scary, and in fact, can make life more exciting.
America and its ever-expanding number of businesses have dominated global business and trade in recent decades. While hundreds of books and articles help Americans conduct business outside the United States, surprisingly few resources are available for international executives and managers on how to partner with or do business with Americans.Partnering Successfully with American Firms closes this gap, sharing insight on how international leaders can establish partnerships with American firms and how to become reliable and desired suppliers, partners, and customers. American business culture is a unique and powerful force. Those who understand and adapt to it thrive, while those who don't often struggle. This book provides dozens of tips for understanding how Americans conduct business and why their foundation mindset is often "time is money." The authors (Ali Shami and Steven Howard), with their extensive 70 years of combined international business experience, are your trusted guides. They understand the nuances of global business and the potential pitfalls. They know what works and what doesn't. They know what creates angst, anger, friction, and hurdles between American businesspeople and their counterparts across the globe. Most importantly, they share how to prevent these problems from escalating and causing less-than-optimal outcomes. Bonus Section: American IdiomsNearly 100 common American idioms are listed and defined, making Partnering Successfully with American Firms a key reference guide helping global businesspeople understand these often-used phrases that can be confusing for non-Americans.
This book presents solutions to address water security in rapidly urbanizing cities, and explores the new paradigms of water security in changing contexts. Highlighting the latest developments in water research, changes in water policy, and current discourses on water security, the book also provides information and tools for local stakeholders, water managers, and policymakers to build the capacity for sustainable water governance. The book discusses a wide range of sustainable solutions and their implementation to ensure that the balance between water supply and demand remains sustainable in the long term, with a focus on local solutions to build capacity and developing policy awareness for a wide range of stakeholders. As the concept of urban water security in changing contexts is open to multiple interpretations, the authors set out various approaches. Providing an overview of the changing perspectives of urban water security in different contexts, the book is basedon findings of the Asia-Pacific Network water security project at the United Nations University, Tokyo, as well as the authors' current research-based at Pokhara University, Nepal, Hosei University, Tokyo, Institute for the Global Environmental Strategies, Japan and the Australian National University, Australia. The book also includes the views of international authorities (such as water experts) on the subject. The solutions are complemented by analysis of case studies of various localized sustainable solutions at different scales. The book is a valuable resource for water professionals and policymakers around the globe, academics, teachers working in water-related areas, NGOs, think thanks, water research institutes, donor organizations, and international and local water utility services.
This book presents solutions to address water security in rapidly urbanizing cities, and explores the new paradigms of water security in changing contexts. Highlighting the latest developments in water research, changes in water policy, and current discourses on water security, the book also provides information and tools for local stakeholders, water managers, and policymakers to build the capacity for sustainable water governance. The book discusses a wide range of sustainable solutions and their implementation to ensure that the balance between water supply and demand remains sustainable in the long term, with a focus on local solutions to build capacity and developing policy awareness for a wide range of stakeholders. As the concept of urban water security in changing contexts is open to multiple interpretations, the authors set out various approaches. Providing an overview of the changing perspectives of urban water security in different contexts, the book is basedon findings of the Asia-Pacific Network water security project at the United Nations University, Tokyo, as well as the authors' current research-based at Pokhara University, Nepal, Hosei University, Tokyo, Institute for the Global Environmental Strategies, Japan and the Australian National University, Australia. The book also includes the views of international authorities (such as water experts) on the subject. The solutions are complemented by analysis of case studies of various localized sustainable solutions at different scales. The book is a valuable resource for water professionals and policymakers around the globe, academics, teachers working in water-related areas, NGOs, think thanks, water research institutes, donor organizations, and international and local water utility services.
This book provides a captivating journey through the realms of classical and quantum systems as it unravels the profound influence that noise may have on their static and dynamic properties. The first part of the book offers succinct yet enlightening discussions on foundational topics related to noise. The second part focuses on a variety of applications, where a diverse spectrum of noise effects in physical systems comes to life, meticulously presented and thoughtfully analyzed. Whether you are a curious student or a dedicated researcher, this book is your key to gaining invaluable insights into noise effects in physical systems. “The book has the merit of presenting several topics scattered in the literature and could become a very useful reference.” Giovanni Jona-Lasinio, Sapienza – Università di Roma, Italy
In this book, Tal S. Shamir sets out to identify cinema as a novel medium for philosophy and an important way of manifesting and developing philosophical thought. The volume presents a comprehensive analysis of the nature of philosophy’s potential—or, more strongly put, its need—to be manifested cinematically. Drawing on the fields of cinema, philosophy, and media studies, Cinematic Philosophy adds film to the traditional list of ways through which philosophy can be created, concentrating on the unique potential of the cinematic medium to effectively put forward and create philosophy. In the process, the book opens up innovative horizons for new types of knowledge and wisdom grounded in contemporary contexts and philosophical thought. Philosophy, best characterized as the love of wisdom, is not dependent on a specific medium nor solely situated within written text or oral lectures. Shamir asserts that philosophy can, should, and must be manifested and identified in a range of different platforms.
In this book, Tal S. Shamir sets out to identify cinema as a novel medium for philosophy and an important way of manifesting and developing philosophical thought. The volume presents a comprehensive analysis of the nature of philosophy’s potential—or, more strongly put, its need—to be manifested cinematically. Drawing on the fields of cinema, philosophy, and media studies, Cinematic Philosophy adds film to the traditional list of ways through which philosophy can be created, concentrating on the unique potential of the cinematic medium to effectively put forward and create philosophy. In the process, the book opens up innovative horizons for new types of knowledge and wisdom grounded in contemporary contexts and philosophical thought. Philosophy, best characterized as the love of wisdom, is not dependent on a specific medium nor solely situated within written text or oral lectures. Shamir asserts that philosophy can, should, and must be manifested and identified in a range of different platforms.
Etot proekt rodilsja v zhurnale "Novaja Junost" i prodolzhilsja v "Voprosakh literatury". Samykh raznykh avtorov vdrug obedinilo odno - poisk kriterija kachestva. Chto takoe nastojaschaja literatura? Zachem voobsche my chitaem? Polemika eto uvelichitelnoe steklo, cherez kotoroe my nabljudaem za vremenem. "Kak my chitaem knigi" - popytka reabilitirovat khoroshij literaturnyj vkus, kotoryj po-nastojaschemu vyrabatyvaetsja lish chteniem mirovoj klassiki. Popytka geroicheskaja, tem ona i privlekatelna.Lakonichnaja i effektnaja kniga, v kotoroj sobrany esse izvestnykh avtorov o praktikakh chtenija v sovremennom mire.
Kachestvennyj remont kvartiry zachastuju zavisit ne tolko ot uspeshnogo vybora brigady remontnikov, no i ot ponimanija zakazchikom vsekh njuansov na raznykh etapakh rabot. Eta kniga ot eksperta i rukovoditelja remontno-stroitelnoj kompanii podskazhet chto delat, chtoby remont ne stal adom. Avtor podrobno rasskazyvaet obo vsekh tonkostjakh kapitelnogo remonta: ot vybora materialov, podbora brigady i sostavlenija smety do bezopasnoj rasstanovki mebeli. Blagodarja etoj knige vy smozhete prokontrolirovat protsess remonta na chernovom, predchistovom i chistovom etapakh, izbezhat lishnikh raskhodov i ne podvergnutsja risku so storony nedobrosovestnykh ispolnitelej.
