Ostberlin im Sommer 1989: Mirco Watzke steckt in der Klemme. Der sonst so vorbildliche Schüler der Klasse 7a hat Ärger mit den blöden FDJlern, und der Einzige, der ihm dabei helfen kann, ist ausgerechnet der unheimliche Neue aus der Parallelklasse...

In "Kinderland" erzählt Mawil von Freundschaft, Mut und Vertrauen, einer Kindheit zwischen Jungen Pionieren und Kirche, von "verschwundenen" Vätern und heimlich belauschtem Getuschel übers "rübermachen", von der "Angabe des Todes" und eine...

Schrijfcodes is een praktische hulp voor studenten bij het schrijven van zakelijke teksten. Het is een handig gebruiksboek zonder al te langdradige theorieën.

Schrijfcodes biedt hulp op twee niveaus: op micro- en macroniveau. Op microniveau worden vrijwel alle schrijfproblemen behandeld volgens het systeem: uitleg, voorbeeld en advies. Ieder probleem heeft een eigen code en is ingedeeld in een categorie als Helderheid, Gepastheid of Correctheid. Alle problemen staan overzichtelijk bij elkaar...

Study and Communication Skills for the Chemical Sciences has been carefully designed to help students transition seamlessly from school to university, make the most of their education, and ultimately use their degree to enhance their employability. The accessible and friendly writing style helps to engage students with the subject while frequent chemical examples highlight the relevance of the skills being learned. A comprehensive range of skills are covered, from making the most of practical...

The first edition, Human Movement: An Introductory Text for Physiotherapy Students, was published in 1981 and quickly became a major part of physiotherapy undergraduate study. It put the understanding of human movement at the very centre of the physiotherapy profession. A strength of previous editions has been the recognition that students come from diverse academic backgrounds. With qualifications and experience in physiotherapy and biomedical engineering the authors understand this diversit...

For MBA, engineering master, or senior-level undergraduate courses in supply chain management. A strategic framework for understanding supply chain managementSupply Chain Management introduces high-level strategy and concepts while giving students the practical tools necessary to solve supply chain problems. Using a strategic framework, students are guided through all of the key drivers of supply chain performance, including facilities, inventory, transportation, information, sourcing, and pr...

Strategy is about shaping the future. Thinking strategically is what separates good managers and great leaders. Learn the fundamentals about how to create winning strategy and lead your team to deliver it. From understanding what strategy can do for you, through to creating a strategy and engaging others with strategy, this book offers practical guidance and expert tips. It is peppered with punchy, memorable examples from real leaders winning (and losing) with real world strategies.

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Any serious student attempting to better understand the nature, methods, and justification of science will value Alex Rosenberg and Lee McIntyre's updated and substantially revised fourth edition of Philosophy of Science: A Contemporary Introduction. Weaving lucid explanations with clear analyses, the volume is a much- used, thematically oriented introduction to the field. The fourth edition has been thoroughly rewritten based on instructor and student feedback, to improve readability and acc...

The book provides a contemporary foundation in designing social impact games. It is structured in 3 parts: understanding, application, and implementation. The book serves as a guide to designing social impact games, particularly focused on the needs of, media professionals, indie game designers and college students.

It serves as a guide for people looking to create social impact play, informed by heuristics in game design. Key FeaturesProvides contemporary guide on the use of games to create ...

How are todays hearts and minds programs linked to a late-19th century definition of human factors as peoples moral and mental deficits? What do Heinrichs unsafe acts from the 1930s have in common with the Swiss cheese model of the early 1990s? Why was the reinvention of human factors in the 1940s such an important event in the development of safety thinking? What makes many of our current systems so complex and impervious to Tayloristic safety interventions? Foundations of Safety Science cov...

Written by a game developer and professor trained in architecture, An Architectural Approach to Level Design is one of the first books to integrate architectural and spatial design theory with the field of level design. It explores the principles of level design through the context and history of architecture. Now in its second edition, An Architectural Approach to Level Design presents architectural techniques and theories for you to use in your own work.

The author connects architecture and...