This brief history of America will span the earliest migrations to the present, reflecting Paul S. Boyer's interests in social, intellectual, and cultural history, including popular culture and religion. It will reflect his personal view of American history, in which a sense of paradox and irony loom large.

While noting positive achievements-political, economic, social, and cultural-he will also discuss the United States's failures to live up to its oft-statedideals; although America has figu...

With its unique approach, Visualizing Physical Geography 2nd Edition captures the reader's attention and demonstrates why physical geography is relevant to them. It relies heavily on the integration of National Geographic and other visuals with narrative to explore key concepts. New emphasis is placed on environmental issues, such as climate change, overpopulation and deforestation, from a geographical perspective.

Readers will appreciate this approach because it vividly illustrates the inter...

In Higher Education, the Dutch edition of Report writing for readers with little time is the textbook most widely used for the writing of reports of a technical nature while professional writers use it as a popular reference work.

* Covers the influence of natural selection on behaviour an animal s struggle to survive and reproduce by exploiting and competing for resources, avoiding predators, selecting mates and caring for offspring, and how animal societies reflect both cooperation and conflict among individuals.

Met dit boek kunnen studenten in hoog tempo hun vaardigheid in de Franse taal uitbreiden. Grammaire Plus is een echte leergrammatica die expliciet rekening houdt met de problemen waarop juist Nederlandstaligen stuiten bij het leren van Frans. Het grote aantal voorbeelden en herhalingen maken de stof toegankelijk. Grammaire Plus bevat twee verschillende niveaus. De onderdelen met een hogere moeilijkheidsgraad zijn gemarkeerd, zodat de keuze bestaat om nog dieper in de stof te duiken.

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Hoe komt het dat grotere inspanningen van de afdeling Verkoop leiden tot een lagere omzet? Waarom neemt de werkdruk alleen maar toe, ook als we hulp inhuren? Hoe goed we het allemaal ook bedoelen, met sommige 'oplossingen' verergeren we de problemen juist. Hoe is die paradox te omzeilen?

Systeemdenken geeft nieuw inzicht in complexe situaties. Elke organisatie is een systeem dat uit onderdelen bestaat. Systeemdenken leert je te zien hoe die onderdelen elkaar beïnvloeden. Zo ontdek je de vaste...

Dit boek laat zien hoe je succesvol tentamens auditing

uitwerkt, mede aan de hand van handige voorbeeldteksten.

Het geeft inzicht in onderwerpen als:

* Schrijfstijl en presentatie,

* Psychologie van correctoren,

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* Basisprincipes van auditing,

* Automatisering en IT-controls,

* Controle van de bedrijfsprocessen per typologie,

* De risico top-50 en hoe je die risico's afdekt,

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Objective Proficiency Second edition provides official preparation for the revised 2013 Cambridge English: Proficiency exam, also known as Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE). A variety of challenging, lively topics provide thorough training in exam skills and high-level language development. Each unit contains three double-page lessons ensuring flexibility, even pacing and progress.

Interactive software, downloadable from a URL in the Student's Book, provides activities for practice ...

*A to Z revision of a bestseller (250,000 in print); the bible of a proven, highly effective therapeutic technique. *Enjoys worldwide popularity; off-the-shelf and text sales are bolstered by author workshops and frequent MI training events. *Reorganized around the co-creators' evolving framework for teaching and implementing MI.

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5th Revised Edition

Writing a scientific article in English is often a major challenge for non-native speakers of the language. They not only need to produce a well-structured and coherent text, but they are also expected to use correct and idiomatic English throughout. While many books and guides deal with academic writing in general, few focus specifically on writing a scientific article, and most are not written with non-native speakers of English in mind. This guide now offers help. It pro...