Now in its third edition, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language provides the most comprehensive coverage of the history, structure and worldwide use of English. Fully updated and expanded, with a fresh redesigned layout, and over sixty audio resources to bring language extracts to life, it covers all aspects of the English language including the history of English, with new pages on Shakespeare's vocabulary and pronunciation, updated statistics on global English use that now cove...

Data is at the center of many challenges in system design today. Difficult issues need to be figured out, such as scalability, consistency, reliability, efficiency, and maintainability. In addition, we have an overwhelming variety of tools, including NoSQL datastores, stream or batch processors, and message brokers.

What are the right choices for your application? How do you make sense of all these buzzwords? In this practical and comprehensive guide, author Martin Kleppmann helps you navigat...

Bij het beheer van bossen is vakkennis onontbeerlijk. Ingrepen van een bosbeheerder kunnen decennia lang doorwerken in het bos. Vakkennis vormt daarom één van de pijlers van duurzaam bosbeheer.

Dit boek is gemaakt door bijna 80 deskundigen uit zowel Nederland als Vlaanderen. In 17 hoofdstukken beschrijven zij alle aspecten van het praktische bosbeheer. Centraal staan de twee belangrijkste sturingsmaatregelen in bossen, namelijk verjongen en vellen. Om deze reden vormen hoofdstukken als verj...

Dit boek is voor leraren en leiders die willen bijdragen aan hun eigen autonomie en die van leerlingen en collega’s. De inhoud: theoretische achtergronden, sprekende praktijkvoorbeelden en krachtige oefenen die je begeleiden naar meer autonomie in verbondenheid met jezelf en de groepen waarmee je werkt. Het boek bevat krachtige concepten uit Transactionele Analyse (TA), praktisch vertaald voor onderwijsprofessionals.

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Het tekstboek van Meta Profesional 1 bevat 10 overzichtelijke unidades die zijn opgebouwd rond een bepaald thema, zoals zakenreizen, agendabeheer of zakendiners. In elke unidad wordt het thema op de eerste pagina geïntroduceerd en volgen er zes pagina’s met gevarieerde teksten en oefeningen. Bij het maken van de oefeningen spelen samenwerken en overleggen een belangrijke rol.

In a multidisciplinary field such as energy, Hydrogen and Fuel Cells stands out by covering the entire width of hydrogen production and usage technologies, giving detailed descriptions of not just one but the range of very different fuel cells that have been developed or are under development. In one volume, respected experts Bent Sorensen and Giuseppe Spazzafumo provide all the basic scientific theory underlying hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, but at the same time present applications a...

Supply Chain Strategy and Financial Metrics is a step-by-step guide to balancing the triangle of service, cost and cash which is the essence of supply chain management. Supply chains have become increasingly strategy-driven, and this Supply Chain Triangle approach puts the supply chain at the heart of the strategy discussion instead of seeing it as a result. Supply Chain Strategy and Financial Metrics fully reflects the 'inventory' or 'working capital' angle and examines the optimisation of t...

Learn how group dynamics theory applies in the real world with the help of this best seller. GROUP DYNAMICS, 7th Edition, covers all major theories and topics pertaining to group and team processes. Focus on what's most important with clearly organized chapters and highlighted key points, and see how to apply concepts to actual groups through extended case studies -- one in every chapter.

The author draws on examples from a range of disciplines including psychology, management, law, education...

Teaching would be easy if there were clear recipes you could follow every time. The Ingredients for Great Teaching explains why this is impossible and why a one-size-fits-all approach doesn't work. Instead of recipes, this book examines the basic ingredients of teaching and learning so you can use them wisely in your own classroom in order to become a better and more effective teacher.

Taking an approach that is both evidence-based and practical, author Pedro de Bruyckere explores ten crucial...

A best-selling resource now in its fifth edition, Paul Davidovits' Physics in Biology and Medicine provides a high-quality and highly relevant physics grounding for students working toward careers in the medical and related professions. The text does not assume a prior background in physics, but provides it as required. It discusses biological systems that can be analyzed quantitatively and demonstrates how advances in the life sciences have been aided by the knowledge of physical or engineer...