Standing at the very foundation of monotheism, and so of Western culture, Moses is a figure not of history, but of memory. As such, he is the quintessential subject for the innovative historiography Jan Assmann both defines and practices in this work, the study of historical memory--a study, in this case, of the ways in which factual and fictional events and characters are stored in religious beliefs and transformed in their philosophical justification, literary reinterpretation, philological...

"Just 16, Greta Thunberg is already one of our planet's greatest advocates." --Barack Obama

The groundbreaking speeches of Greta Thunberg, the young climate activist who has become the voice of a generation, including her historic address to the United Nations General Assembly

In August 2018 a fifteen-year-old Swedish girl, Greta Thunberg, decided not to go to school one day in order to protest the climate crisis. Her actions sparked a global movement, inspiring millions of ...

For introductory courses in managerial finance. Help students apply financial concepts to solve real world problems with a proven teaching and learning framework The Teaching and Learning System -- a hallmark feature of Principles of Managerial Finance, Brief -- weaves pedagogy into concepts and practice, giving students a roadmap to follow through the text and supplementary tools. The 8th Edition, Global Edition, concentrates on the material students need to know in order to make effective f...

The subject of “design thinking” is the rage at business schools, throughout corporations, and increasingly in the popular press—due in large part to the work of IDEO, a leading design firm, and its celebrated CEO, Tim Brown, who uses this book to show how the techniques and strategies of design belong at every level of business. The myth of innovation is that brilliant ideas leap fully formed from the minds of geniuses. The reality is that most innovations come from a process of rigoro...

Is it possible to quickly build a modern web application and love the process? With Symfony 5, you can. This book - written by Symfony's creator - lays out a pragmatic approach to developing web applications with Symfony 5: from scratch to production. Whether you are discovering Symfony for the first time or refreshing your knowledge, this practical guide provides the definitive introduction to modern Symfony applications.

De waardering van een eenmanszaak vraagt een afwijkende aanpak dan de waardering van een BV. De fiscale behandeling van de winst en de over te dragen goodwill is anders. De vertaling van de financiële gegevens naar overwinst, vrije kasstroom en terugverdientijd vraagt daarom specifieke aandacht. Het boek Waardering Eenmanszaak helpt u om tot een juiste prijsstelling te komen. De basis voor een verantwoorde koopsom.

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The OpenIntro project was founded in 2009 to improve the quality and availability of education by producing exceptional books and teaching tools that are free to use and easy to modify. Our inaugural effort is OpenIntro Statistics. Probability is optional, inference is key, and we feature real data whenever possible. Files for the entire book are freel...

De Bosatlas van de duurzaamheid brengt een complex en actueel fenomeen in kaart. De atlas laat zien welke effecten de toenemende invloed van de mens op de aarde heeft. Bijvoorbeeld in de vorm van klimaatverandering, het opraken van grondstoffen, verlies aan biodiversiteit en een tekort aan zoet water. De atlas geeft ook inzicht in de afspraken die er in internationaal verband zijn gemaakt om deze ontwikkelingen een halt toe te roepen, zoals het Klimaatakkoord van Parijs. Maar de nadruk ligt t...