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  The Business Case for Family-Responsible Management

  The Business Case for Family-Responsible Management ab 78.99 € als Taschenbuch: How an organizational culture favourable to work-family integration benefits employers and employees. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Wissenschaft, Wirtschaftswissenschaft,

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  Vigilantes and Lynch Mobs: Narratives of Community and Nation , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 399min

  Looking at the narrative accounts of mob violence produced by vigilantes and/or their advocates as "official" histories, Lisa Arellano shows how these non-fiction narratives conform to a common formula whose purpose is to legitimate frontier justice and lynching. In Vigilantes and Lynch Mobs, Arellano closely examines such narratives as well as the work of western historian and archivist Hubert Howe Bancroft, who was sympathetic to them and that of Ida B. Wells, who wrote in fierce opposition to lynching. Tracing the creation, maintenance, and circulation of dominant, alternative, and oppositional vigilante stories from the 19th century frontier through the Jim Crow South, she casts new light on the role of narrative in creating a knowable past. Demonstrating how these histories ennoble the actions of mobs and render their leaders and members as heroes, Arellano presents a persuasive account of lynching's power to create the conditions favourable to its own existence. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Caroline Miller. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/028233/bk_acx0_028233_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Universal Social Safety-Net and the Attack on World Poverty

  The Universal Social Safety-Net and the Attack on World Poverty ab 47.99 € als pdf eBook: Pressing Need Manageable Cost Practical Possibilities Favourable Spillovers. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Belletristik, Erzählungen,

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  Mixed Blessings: Aethelbald - Bretwalda of Mercia: Saints and Sinners, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 424min

  Mierce, the English Midlands, 8th Century A.D.Æthelbald, King of Mierce, is a man of ambition. Having created much-needed stability within his domain, he now aspires to take the surrounding kingdoms to expand and fortify his own. Stealthy and cunning, Æthelbald manipulates other men of power to achieve his goals.The quest for power is not King Æthelbald’s only passion in life. Despite not wishing to marry, he has an unabating lust for women and takes advantage of his position to "raid" nunneries to satisfy his desires. But Æthelbald also wishes to be seen as a fair and merciful king, and many poor, common folk benefit from his generous deeds and favourable resolutions.As Æthelbald’s reign grows and strengthens, so too does the authority of the church, whose leverage over monarchical matters becomes increasingly overbearing. The church does not approve of King Æthelbald’s exploits with innocent women and seeks to bring him into line with the threat of eternal damnation.The sequel to Saints and Sinners, Mixed Blessings chronicles the life of an English king in the days where the boundaries of kingdoms and social propriety were undergoing rapid change. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Graham Mack. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/205247/bk_acx0_205247_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Masters of War: Danny Black, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 781min

  In Paris, an elderly man is assassinated as he takes his morning walk. In the war-torn cities of Syria, government forces wage a bloody war against their own people. The Russians are propping up the government, the French are backing one rebel fraction and the British are backing another. And in north Africa, young SAS trooper Jamie Truman is coming to the end of a gruelling tour of duty, or so he thinks. Jamie has a new mission. An MI6 agent needs to make contact with Syrian rebel forces, and also with the private military contractors who are - unofficially - training this rebel faction as it struggles to bring down their government and establish a new regime that will be favourable to British business interests. As they travel deep into rebel heartland, Jamie will learn who the masters of war, the men who call the shots, really are. As Jamie finds himself sucked into the murky orbit of the private military, he discovers a world where death is dispensed by the highest bidder and individuals will betray anybody if the price is right. And where a secret lurks that will change the course of Jamie's own life, however long that might last... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jamie Parker. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hodd/000582/bk_hodd_000582_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  America's First Adventure in China: Trade, Treaties, Opium, and Salvation , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 809min

  In 1784, when Americans first voyaged to China, they confronted Chinese authorities who were unaware that the United States even existed. Nevertheless, a long, complicated, and fruitful trade relationship was born after American traders, missionaries, diplomats, and others sailed to China with lofty ambitions: to acquire fabulous wealth, convert China to Christianity, and even command a Chinese army. In America's First Adventure in China, John Haddad provides a colourful history of the evolving cultural exchange and interactions between these countries. He recounts how American expatriates adopted a pragmatic attitude - as well as an entrepreneurial spirit and improvisational approach - to their dealings with the Chinese. Haddad shows how opium played a potent role in the dreams of Americans who either smuggled it or opposed its importation, and he considers the missionary movement that compelled individuals to accept a hard life in an alien culture. As a result of their efforts, Americans achieved a favourable outcome - they established a unique presence in China - and cultivated a relationship whose complexities continue to grow. John Haddad is an Associate Professor of American Studies and Popular Culture at Penn State Harrisburg. He was awarded the Gutenberg-e Prize in 2002 for his dissertation, which was published as The Romance of China: Excursions to China in U.S. Culture, 1776-1876. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kirk O. Winkler. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/015472/bk_acx0_015472_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Greenhouse Gardening for Beginners: The Definitive Guide for Beginners Step by Step to the Cultivation Fruits and Vegetables Throughout the Year , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 142min

  Greenhouse Gardening for Beginners You desire to create your own greenhouse to be sure that the vegetables you eat are safe and don't contain substances that could affect your health? Are you tired of the imported vegetables that don't have taste anymore? Do you want to get rid of the pesticides and chemicals used to fast grow veggies? Do you want your favorite vegetables at any time in any season without spending a fortune to buy them? Then a greenhouse is all you need! And with a complete guide like this, you can create your ideal greenhouse.What is it a greenhouse? A greenhouse is an environmental modification that allows plants to grow in climates that would not otherwise be suited for them. Here it is what you will find in Greenhouse Gardening for Beginners:Secret tips that are useful when you want to buy the perfect greenhouseCreating the most favourable conditions for your veggiesHeating and cooling your greenhouseGrowing tomatoes, pepper, and tropical fruits in a greenhouseA calendar of the growing of vegetables and fruitsStrategies against the insects found in your greenhouseBut you will find much more!If you are making your first steps in gardening, Greenhouse Gardening for Beginners, is all you need to start producing your own veggies. All you need to do is roll-in up your sleeves, take your personal guide and obviously, first of all, add this guide in your cart! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tim Evans. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/185914/bk_acx0_185914_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Under Full Sail , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 593min

  How the mighty clipper ships transformed Australia from convict outpost to a nation. More than one million Australians can trace their heritage to the migrant ships of the mid- to late 19th century.  The story of the clipper ships, and the tens of thousands of migrants they brought to the Australian colony of the 19th century, is one of the world's great migration stories. For anyone who travelled to Australia before 1850, it was a long and arduous journey that could take as much as four months. With the arrival of the clipper ships and favourable winds, the journey from England could be done in a little over half this time. It was a revolution in travel that made the clipper ships the jet airlines of their day, bringing keen and willing migrants 'down under' in record time, all hell-bent on making their fortunes in Australia.  Rob Mundle is back on the water, with a ripping story that starts on the sea, aboard a clipper ship charging across the Southern Ocean, laden with passengers heading for Melbourne in response to the lure of gold. Brimming with countless stories of the magnificent ships and fearless (and feckless) characters we find on them, like Englishman 'Bully' Forbes and American 'Bully' Waterman driving their ships to the limit and the tragic legacy of the many shipwrecks that were so much a part of this era.  ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Paul English. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/boli/003411/bk_boli_003411_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 186min

  The latest in a new series of classic detective stories from the vaults of HarperCollins is a reissue of one of literature's most audacious and thought-provoking novels of murder and intrigue, performed by Richard E. Grant. Includes John Inglisham's foreword from the original Detective Story Club edition. The Detective Story Club, launched by Collins in 1929, was a clearinghouse for the best and most ingenious crime stories of the age, chosen by a select committee of experts. Now, almost 90 years later, these books are the classics of the Golden Age, republished at last with the same popular cover designs that appealed to their original readers. Originally published in 1886 as Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson's book had been propelled to massive success following a favourable review in The Times and by 1901 had sold a quarter of a million copies. This is how the Detective Club described the book: "In addition to being one of the most amazing crime stories ever written, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is probably the most remarkable of all the writings of Robert Louis Stevenson. It would be unfair to the reader to give away the secret of this thriller. Suffice it to say that every page grips and the unforgettable portrait of a mast criminal takes shape until the sensational climax is reached, a climax of dramatic intensity, without equal in the realm of detective fiction. If one wished to append a moral to this crime fantasy it might well be this: 'The self you choose today, and not the self you chose yesterday, is the fate of tomorrow.'" ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Richard E. Grant. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hcuk/002231/bk_hcuk_002231_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Triumph of Emptiness (eBook, ePUB)

  In today's world, considerable time and effort is devoted to appearance, both for individuals and organizations; the right look, an impressive title, a favourable connection. The focus is on the surface, with considerations of substance often overlooked. In this book, Mats Alvesson demystifies some popular and upbeat claims about a range of phenomena, including the knowledge society, consumption, branding, higher education, organizational change, professionalization, and leadership. He contends that a culture of 'grandiosity' is leading to numerous inflated claims. We no longer talk about plans but 'strategies'. Supervisors have been replaced by 'managers', and managers are referred to as 'executives'. Management itself is about 'leadership'. Giving advice is 'coaching'. Companies become 'knowledge-intensive firms'. This book views the contemporary economy as an economy of persuasion, where firms and other institutions increasingly assign talent, energy, and resources to rhetoric, image, branding, reputation, and visibility. This second edition uses a wide range of empirical examples to illuminate the realms of consumption, higher education, organization, and leadership in the 21st century. Exploring new areas such as strategic management in higher education, title inflation, and the increasing imbalance between knowledge, manual, and care work, this provocative and engaging book challenges established assumptions and contributes to a critical understanding of society as a whole.

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