Het boek Waardevolle verbindingen draagt als ondertitel 'de constructie van vertrouwen in de toekomst'.

In het boek behandelt Nanko Boerma het vertrouwen van mensen in elkaar en in 'de samenleving'. Boerma hierover: "Het vertrouwen dat mensen hebben wordt bepaald door de kwaliteit van zowel de persoonlijke verbindingen als van de verbindingen met de vele, min of meer anonieme instanties waarmee we te maken hebben. En juist daar ligt een groot probleem."

Auteur Nanko Boerma is op dit moment vo...

Dit boek is een persoonlijke beschrijving van een tijdsbeeld, de dramatische gebeurtenissen die plaatsvonden en de aanloop daarnaartoe. De overeenkomst met situaties, levende of overleden personen is geen toeval en de interpretatie komt voor rekening van de auteur. Ik heb geprobeerd in de huid te kruipen van Carel Godin de Beaufort.

Uit de documentatie in zijn archief over de Mille Miglia heb ik zijn race en wederwaardigheden zo goed mogelijk gereconstrueerd. Van Carels zuster, Cornelie Pette...

Hoe kan ik er voor zorgen dat mijn opdracht om de wereld te dragen draaglijk word? Atlas was door Zeus vervloekt en moest het gehele hemelgewelf op zijn schouders dragen. Deze taak rust ook op de schouders van de enkeling. Maar hoe zorg je ervoor dat deze niet te ontvluchten taak veranderd in een gave i.p.v. een opgave? Hoe zorg je ervoor dat de vervloeking van Atlas opgeheven word en je de wereld wilt dragen i.p.v. moet dragen? Kan dit? In dit boek hoop ik de lezer die instrumenten te geven ...

TRANSLATED BY CONSTANCE BORDE AND SHEILA MALOVANY-CHEVALLIERANNOTATED AND INTRODUCED BY MARTINE REID'Everyone who cares about freedom and justice for women should read The Second Sex' GuardianSimone de Beauvoir famously wrote, 'One is not born, but rather becomes, woman'. In this groundbreaking work of feminism she examines the limits of female freedom and explodes our deeply ingrained beliefs about femininity. Liberation, she argues, entails challenging traditional perceptions of the social ...

For a first course in Materials Sciences and Engineering taught in the departments of materials science, mechanical, civil and general engineering Introduction to Materials Science for Engineers provides balanced, current treatment of the full spectrum of engineering materials, covering all the physical properties, applications and relevant properties associated with engineering materials. It explores all of the major categories of materials while also offering detailed examinations of a wide...

The current focus on sustainable development opens up debates surrounding our relationship with the natural world, about what constitutes social progress and about the character of development, both in the Global North and the Global South. The promotion of sustainable futures is taking on a new urgency in the context of climate change and biodiversity loss. This concise and accessible text explores how the international community is responding to the challenge of sustainable development.

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Managing Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation is the first textbook for non-business based entrepreneurship courses, focussed on students with a background in science and technology. Its comprehensive, rigorous and yet accessible approach originates from the authors considerable experience mentoring students as they turn their technological ideas into real-life business ventures.

The text is separated into three parts providing a roadmap for successful entrepreneurial projects:Part I fo...

At long last, here is the thoroughly revised and updated third edition of the hugely successful The Art of Electronics. It is widely accepted as the best single authoritative book on electronic circuit design, and is in fact so popular that it has been counterfeited - so beware if purchasing from a third party via an online retailer, as you may receive a very inferior physical product. In addition to new or enhanced coverage of many topics, the third edition includes 90 oscilloscope screensho...

Innovation and Entrepreneurship 3rd Edition is an accessible text on innovation and entrepreneurship aimed specifically at undergraduate students studying business and management studies, but also those on engineering and science degrees with management courses. The text applies key theories and research on innovation and entrepreneurship and then reviews and synthesises those theories and research to apply them in a much broader and contemporary context, including the corporate and public se...

Use data, technology, and inbound selling to build a remarkable team and accelerate sales The Sales Acceleration Formula provides a scalable, predictable approach to growing revenue and building a winning sales team. Everyone wants to build the next $100 million business and author Mark Roberge has actually done it using a unique methodology that he shares with his readers. As an MIT alum with an engineering background, Roberge challenged the conventional methods of scaling sales utilizing th...