'This is the story of how your life shapes your brain, and how your brain shapes your life.'Join renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman on a whistle-stop tour of the inner cosmos. It's a journey that will take you into the world of extreme sports, criminal justice, genocide, brain surgery, robotics, and the search for immortality. On the way, amidst the infinitely dense tangle of brain cells and their trillions of connections, something emerges that you might not have expected to see: you.

Zet mensen bij elkaar en je krijgt gedoe. Gegarandeerd! De eerste reageert te veel vanuit zijn ego, de tweede luistert niet en de derde is veel te direct. Met als gevolg dat de afgesproken doelen met meer moeite worden gehaald. Of niet. Als klap op de vuurpijl verslechtert de sfeer en de neerwaartse spiraal is in gang gezet. Waar gaat het mis? Het is menselijk elkaar de schuld te geven, maar dan mis je de basis. Het begint bij jou: wat zijn jouw drijfveren en hoe draagt jouw houding bij aan h...

Data engineering has grown rapidly in the past decade, leaving many software engineers, data scientists, and analysts looking for a comprehensive view of this practice. With this practical book, you will learn how to plan and build systems to serve the needs of your organization and customers by evaluating the best technologies available in the framework of the data engineering lifecycle. Authors Joe Reis and Matt Housley walk you through the data engineering lifecycle and show you how to sti...

In The Challenger Sale, Matthew Dixon and Brent Adamson share the secret to sales success: don't just build relationships with customers. Challenge themWhat's the secret to sales success? If you're like most business leaders, you'd say it's fundamentally about relationships - and you'd be wrong. The best salespeople don't just build relationships with customers.

They challenge them. Matthew Dixon, Brent Adamson, and their colleagues at CEB have studied the performance of thousands of sales re...

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Dit boek geeft voldoende informatie om met een zeker elan op regelmatig voorkomende problemen een antwoord te geven. De meest voorkomende orthopedische problemen bij kinderen worden besproken...

In dit boek wordt een overzicht gegevens van orthopedische aspecten van groei en groeistoornissen. Naast normale groei, komen verschillende aspecten van abnormale groei, asymmetrische groei te veel of te weinig groei en groeiremming aan de orde.

Ook gerelateerde onderwerpen zoals kinderfracturen en sport bij het groeiende kind worden besproken. Op een overzichtelijke manier wordt advies gegeven over aanvullende onderzoeken en behandelingspatronen in de eerste en tweedelijn.

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Examine the basic concepts behind today's power systems as well as the tools you need to apply your newly acquired skills to real-world situations with POWER SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN, SI, 7th Edition. The latest updates throughout this new edition reflect the most recent trends in the field as the authors highlight key physical concepts with clear explanations of important mathematical techniques. New co-author Adam Birchfield joins this prominent author team with fresh insights into the la...

Financial and Managerial Accounting: The Basis for Business Decisions continues to offer a solid foundation for students who are learning basic accounting concepts. Known for giving equal weight to financial and managerial topics, the authors emphasize the need for a strong foundation in both aspects of accounting. The authors made data driven revisions focusing on where students were struggling and updated content accordingly.

Updates have also been made to the high-quality end of chapter pr...

This beloved and market-leading Operations Management book has been completely updated in the 14th edition and provides a clear presentation of the field of Operations Management with current real-world examples and thoughtful student pedagogy. The comprehensive breadth of content is presented in more modular flexible chapters, so it may be used for different course levels ranging from undergrad to executive education. That flexibility allows for the choice of more or less quantitative materi...