‘Sterven is doodeenvoudig. Iedereen kan het’, de neerslag van de twee gesprekken die Wim Brands voerde met de toenmalige Denker des Vaderlands René Gude, beleefde vele herdrukken en kent veel dankbare lezers. Juist als de dood voor de deur staat, blijken filosofische vaardigheden handig om de gemoedsrust te bewaren.

Nu verschijnt dit unieke gesprek van twee vrienden over de naderende dood en de waarde van het leven in het Engels. Zo kunnen ook niet-Nederlandssprekenden een hart onder de ...

Some people are somehow able to get the almost impossible done. But what do you have an influence on, and what do you not have an influence on? The trick is to make that distinction. When you're better able to recognize the force fields in which you find yourself, when you learn to observe without judgment and surrender to "what is," you can make wise choices that allow you to do well.

"The fountain" metaphor helps you firmly take your rightful place (in life) and grant others theirs. In thi...

Value delivery gets more difficult when organizations grow. The enterprise structures challenge the way of working. Challenges that change when organizations progress on their Agile journey. Agile leaders need to shift their focus from the teams to collaboration and business outcome. Agile coaches discover that they need additional skills and knowledge to support them.

Derk-Jan de Grood created a rich source of knowledge for Agile coaches and leaders to combine forces and guide their organiz...

Familiarity with the standard linear regression model and a thorough understanding of the principles of maximum likelihood are essential in courses in econometric theory. This book offers both and much more. It's suitable as an introduction to econometrics for Bachelor's, Master's and PhD students. New in this edition is online acces to 39 online video lectures by the author.

Jan R. Magnus (1948) studied econometrics and philosophy at the University of Amsterdam. He worked at the universities...

Barkcloth or tapa, a cloth made from the inner bark of trees, was widely used in place of woven cloth in the Pacific islands until the 19th century. A ubiquitous material, it was integral to the lives of islanders and used for clothing, furnishings and ritual artefacts. Material Approaches to Polynesian Barkcloth takes a new approach to the study of the history of this region through its barkcloth heritage, focusing on the plants themselves and surviving objects in historic collections. This ...

This is a must-have guide for music professionals. Labels, managers, publishers and booking agents know how to make money in the music business – do you?

Today’s musician needs skills beyond song-writing, performing, producing, or engineering. You need to know your industry and gather business and legal knowledge to equalise the competitive advantage of other key players. Today’s musician needs to be an all-rounder.


1. Learn about building a professional music business: establis...

Its Me Again Lord!

Is holding a scrum meeting every two hours a good idea? Do movies and tv give an accurate picture of working life? How come Indians haven't taken over all our IT-jobs yet? This and other pressing questions from the workplace answered in one handy volume.

This is the fifth edition of a book bringing together the microeconomic insights on functioning of non-profit organisations, complementing the wide range of books on the management of non-profit organisations by focusing on both theoretical and empirical work.

Firstly, definitions of non-profit organisations are considered, after which the economic rationale behind their existence is examined, followed by a study of the demand for them and its implications for their functioning.The final chap...

The Hungarian Yearbook of International Law and European Law comprises a collection of articles written mainly by Hungarian authors, covering developments in the field of international law and EU law, and progress in the domestic implementation and application of these fields of law. The thematic part of Vol. 8 (2020) deals with new tendencies in the law of foreign investments in European law and public international law, while the Anniversary section is dedicated to the centenary of the Tria...