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Author Louis de Saussure , Andrea Rocci
Common sense tells us that verbal communication should be a central concern both for the study of communication and for the study of language. Language is the most pervasive means of communication in human societies, especially if we consider the huge gamut of comm....
Release Date 2016/03 -
Author Luis J. Echarte Fernández
Since I was diagnosed with cancer in 2003, I have spent a lot of time working on writing this book, a personal account of my life and the lessons I have learned along the way. After plenty of crying, laughing and feeling melancholic, I have come to the realization t....
Release Date 2013/04 -
Carrots and Sticks Don't Work: Build a Culture of Employee Engagement with the Principles of RESPECT
Author Paul Marciano
Advance praise for Carrots and Sticks Don't Work: "Paul Marciano provides a wealth of prescriptive advice that absolutely makes sense. You can actually open the book to any chapter and gain ideas for immediate implementation." -- Beverly Kaye, coauthor of Love 'Em....
Release Date 2010/07 -
Plan, Activity, and Intent Recognition
Author Robert P. Goldman , David Pynadath , Hung Hai Bui , Christopher Geib , Gita Sukthank
Plan recognition, activity recognition, and intent recognition together combine and unify techniques from user modeling, machine vision, intelligent user interfaces, human/computer interaction, autonomous and multi-agent systems, natural language understanding, and ....
Release Date 2014/03 -
Studying and Designing Technology for Domestic Life
Author Carman Neustaedter , Tejinder K. Judge
Conducting research and technology design for domestic life is by no means easy. Methods commonly used in the field of Human-Computer Interaction in settings like the workplace may not easily translate to the richness and complexity of domestic life. This bo....
Release Date 2014/09 -
Writing E-mails That Have a Clear Purpose
Author Claire Meirowitz , Natalie Canavor
Thie Element is an excerpt from The Truth About the New Rules of Business Writing (ISBN: 9780137153152) by Natalie Canavor and Claire Meirowitz. Available in print and digital formats.Make sure every email has a purpose--and your message is instantly clear to everyo....
Release Date 2010/02 -
The New Parent’s Guide to Taking Control of Your Money
Author Farnoosh Torabi
Get ready for the financial aspects of being a parent…so you can relax, enjoy your baby, and be a wonderful mom or dad!Your scattered emotional state as a new parent might lead you to make irrational money decisions. Let’s explore how to financially prepare for and ....
Release Date 2010/12 -
Adobe® Creative Suite® 6 Design & Web Premium Classroom in a Book®
Author Adobe Creative Team
Creative professionals seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Creative Suite 6 choose Adobe Creative Suite 6 Design and Web Premium Classroom in a Book from the Adobe Creative Team at Adobe Press. The 6 project-based lessons show readers step-....
Release Date 2012/07 -
Author David Airey
Unlike other dry business books, this refreshing, straightforward guide from Logo Design Love author and international designer David Airey answers the questions all designers have when first starting out on their own. In fact, the book was inspired by the many ques....
Release Date 2012/11 -
The Truth About the Interview Process: The Essential Truths in 20 Minutes
Author Cathy Fyock
“Talent matters. No one denies this fact. But, there is often a gap between wanting and getting talent. Cathy Fyock’s 53 ‘Truths’ provide concrete, practical, and well-tested ideas to close the talent gap. The ideas are reasonable, grounded in research, and actionab....
Release Date 2007/09 -
Author Jeremy Sutton
Painter IX Creativity is a comprehensive creative guide to Corel's Painter IX Software. It explains the basics of setting up, understanding, customizing, and applying Painter to create original works, paintings, generating painterly animations, manipulating and tra....
Release Date 2013/07 -
Author James Borg
Change the way you communication – forever. This is the one language that everyone speaks but only few really understand. But in 7 easy lessons, you can discover and learn everything you need to use body language to your advantage and become adept at reading the hid....
Release Date 2013/03 -
Visual Poetry: A Creative Guide for Making Engaging Digital Photographs
Author Chris Orwig
A great photograph has the potential to transcend verbal and written language. But how do you create these photographs? It’s not the how that’s important, but the who and the what. Who you are as a person has a direct impact on what you capture as a photographer. ....
Release Date 2009/08 -
Author Jonathan Solity , Phillip Feldman , Shirley Bull
How to manage a class is probably the major worry of all teachers in training and young teachers new to the job. This book shows how psychological principles, strategies and tools can be applied to improve classroom practice.
Release Date 2013/07 -
Modern Cryptanalysis: Techniques for Advanced Code Breaking
Author Christopher Swenson
As an instructor at the University of Tulsa, Christopher Swenson could find no relevant text for teaching modern cryptanalysis-so he wrote his own. This is the first book that brings the study of cryptanalysis into the 21st century. Swenson provides a foundation in ....
Release Date 2008/03 -
Author Roland Backhouse
An entertaining and captivating way to learn the fundamentals of using algorithms to solve problemsThe algorithmic approach to solving problems in computer technology is an essential tool. With this unique book, algorithm guru Roland Backhouse shares his four decade....
Release Date 2011/12 -
Programming and Problem Solving with C++: Brief Edition, 5th Edition
Author Chip Weems , Nell Dale
Based off the highly successful Programming and Problem Solving with C++ which Dale is famous for, comes the new Brief Edition, perfect for the one-term course. The text was motivated by the need for a text that covered only what instructors and students are able to....
Release Date 2010/10 -
Author Wes Moss
Make More. Worry Less. Everyone wants to do that—but how? And how can you do it within the organization, where most people will spend their entire working lives? This book has the answers. No academic theory here: Make More, Worry Less brings together 18 riveting st....
Release Date 2008/01 -
Author Shoya Zichy , Ann Bidou
The 10-Minute Quiz That Will Change People's Lives...and Help Them Discover Their Ideal Career.
Release Date 2007/02 -
Personal Best: How to achieve your full potential
Author Marc Woods
True inspiration from a true inspiration"...vibrant and instructional ... fresh, original and devoid of the usual sound bites and transatlantic psychobabble of many books of this genre..."—The Independent on SundayIt's not always easy to embrace life, to get up and....
Release Date 2011/12 -
Emotional Intelligence: Managing emotions to make a positive impact on your life and career
Author Gill Hasson
From the author of the bestselling Mindfulness: Be Mindful. Live in the Moment.Emotional Intelligence is fast becoming the skill to master that will unlock your true potential.You've probably noticed that it's not the smartest people that are the most successful o....
Release Date 2014/05 -
Stop Talking, Start Doing Action Book
Author Shaa Wasmund
A motivational kick in the pants to get the most out of your lifeHave you got an itch? To start your own business, go to the North Pole, retrain, lose weight, get promoted, learn to play the ukulele? Or do you just have a nagging sense that there must be more to li....
Release Date 2016/04 -
Author Steven Kahan
Find a job and quickly climb the ranks at a tech startup, even if you’re not a techie.Are you underemployed or struggling to find a fulfilling career? Stuck on a low rung of the corporate ladder and don’t see a way up anytime soon? You’re not alone. Like many recent colle....
Release Date 2019/12 -
Author Kate Leavell
Learn to find your own superpowers with this inspiring journey of self-acceptanceIn Superpower, bestselling author Kate Leavell delivers a compelling story of self-love, appreciation, and the power of sharing and connecting with those around us through vulnerability and understanding. In the book, a....
Release Date 2022/08 -
Author Michelle Bowden
Do you want to get to 'yes'?Every day we are faced with moments where we either win or lose. The question is: How persuasive are you? Could you be winning more of the time? In How to Persuade, best-selling author Michelle Bowden shows you the research-proven techniques to master the art of persuas....
Release Date 2022/08 -
Creative Visualization For Dummies®
Author Robin Nixon
The secret to getting exactly what you want from life — from the man who has!A businessman who has built up, owned and sold software companies, a nightclub, a bed and breakfast (plus a couple of alehouses), author Robin Nixon knows that worldly success has little to....
Release Date 2011/12 -
Don't Call It Quits: Turn the Job You Have into the Job You Love
Author Shana Lebowitz Gaynor
There are other—often better—ways to find fulfillment at work besides leaving your jobIt can be tempting to fire off a letter of resignation (or at least fantasize about doing so) when you're unsatisfied or unhappy at work. But leaving a stable job can be impractical. And often there are other, les....
Release Date 2022/08 -
Creative Capital: Georges Doriot and the Birth of Venture Capital
Author Spencer E. Ante
Venture capitalists are the handmaidens of innovation. Operating in the background, they provide the fuel needed to get fledgling companies off the ground--and the advice and guidance that helps growing companies survive their adolescence.In Creative Capital, Spence....
Release Date 2008/04 -
Failure to Communicate: How Conversations Go Wrong and What You Can Do to Right Them
Author Holly Weeks
Your stomach's churning; you're hyperventilating -- you're in a badly deteriorating conversation at work. Such exchanges, which run the gamut from firing subordinates to parrying verbal attacks from colleagues, are so loaded with anger, confusion, and fear that m....
Release Date 2008/09