Twintig auteurs uit de katholieke en protestantse traditie verkennen de kansen voor kerkvernieuwing. Centraal staat de vraag: hoe kunnen we woorden, rituelen en muziek vinden die mensen van deze tijd raken en het leven betekenis geven? Uitgangspunt is de Amsterdamse Dominicuskerk, waar vijftig jaar geleden een proces van vernieuwing begon dat tot op vandaag doorgaat.

Een inspirerend handboek voor iedereen die geïnteresseerd is in het vitaliseren van de kerk. Maar dat niet alleen. Met de kleu...

In 'Groepsdruk' geven Annemieke Figee en Leonie van Rijn praktische handvatten aan teams en managers om tot duurzame gedragsverandering te komen. Groepsdruk zorgt er vaak voor dat teams oud en ineffectief gedrag in stand houden, ook al weet iedereen dat er betere alternatieven zijn. In dit boek leert u om groepsdruk te herkennen en te beïnvloeden opdat uw team gemakkelijker in beweging komt.

Leonie van Rijn is psycholoog en heeft sinds 2012 haar eigen bedrijf. Zij begeleidt teams en managers...

Engelse editie van monografie over (film)componist Richard Hageman. De Nederlandse editie verschijnt in maart 2016.

Volcanoes are unquestionably one of the most spectacular and awe-inspiring features of the physical world. Our paradoxical fascination with them stems from their majestic beauty and powerful, sometimes deadly, destructiveness. Notwithstanding the tremendous advances in volcanology since ancient times, some of the mystery surrounding volcanic eruptions remains today. The Encyclopedia of Volcanoes summarizes our present knowledge of volcanoes; it provides a comprehensive source of information o...

The Go Programming Language is the authoritative resource for any programmer who wants to learn Go. It shows how to write clear and idiomatic Go to solve real-world problems. The book does not assume prior knowledge of Go nor experience with any specific language, so you'll find it accessible whether you're most comfortable with JavaScript, Ruby, Python, Java, or C++.

The first chapter is a tutorial on the basic concepts of Go, introduced through programs for file I/O and text processing, sim...

Harriet Jacobs's slave narrative is remarkable for its candid exposure of the sexual abuse suffered by slaves at the hands of their owners. Her sufferings, and eventual escape to the North, are described in vivid detail. This edition also includes her brother's short memoir, 'A True Tale of Slavery'.

At a time when diplomatic practices and the demands imposed on diplomats are changing quite radically, and many foreign ministries feel they are being left behind, there is a need to understand the various forces that are affecting the profession. Diplomacy remains a salient activity in today's world in which the basic authoritative actor is still the state. At the same time, in some respects the practice of diplomacy is undergoing significant, even radical, changes to the context, tools, act...

The leading guide to the principles and clinical applications of evidence-based medicine--updated with new examples and new chapters. A Doody's Core Title for 2022! Revised and updated to reflect the latest in medical research and evidence-based resources. Practical focus and organization to guide clinicians through the fundamentals of using the medical literature to the more advanced strategies and skills for use in patient care, using the key questions to assess any new research:What are th...

Jeffrey D. Sachs is one of the world's most perceptive and original analysts of global development. In this major new work he presents a compelling and practical framework for how global citizens can use a holistic way forward to address the seemingly intractable worldwide problems of persistent extreme poverty, environmental degradation, and political-economic injustice: sustainable development.

Sachs offers readers, students, activists, environmentalists, and policy makers the tools, metric...

The third edition of European Business is published at a time of turbulence in Europe. This uncertainty puts Europe's unique business environment at risk. Key features of the new edition include:assessments of how individual member states affect the integration process and bring diversity to European business;new material on the links between Europe and the World's other main regions, including emerging economies;new case studies on topics such as the rise of the BRICs, the energy crisis, enl...