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Parallax or growth

the philosophy of ecology and economy

Privacy

a short history

Privacy: A Short History provides a vital historical account of an increasingly stressed sphere of human interaction. At a time when the death of privacy is widely proclaimed, distinguished historian, David Vincent, describes the evolution of the concept and practice of privacy from the Middle ...

Big Data MBA

driving business strategies with Data Science

Integrate big data into business to drive competitive advantage and sustainable success Big Data MBA brings insight and expertise to leveraging big data in business so you can harness the power of analytics and gain a true business advantage. Based on a practical framework with ...

America, sea power, and the world

This survey of American naval history features original chapters from key scholars in the field that trace the relationship between the American Navy and the position of the United States on the global political stage over the past 250 years. * Places equal weight on the ...

En los confines de Hibernia

tras la leyenda de la Armada Invencible en Irlanda

Cuando el 21 de julio de 1588 el gran proyecto naval de Felipe II zarpó de A Coruña para invadir Inglaterra con una flota de 130 navíos y 30.000 hombres, la Armada Invencible inició su singladura hacia la leyenda. Pero, ¿dónde encontró el yunque ...

Excel data analysis for dummies

Want to take the guesswork out of analyzing data? Let Excel do all the work for you! Data collection, management and analysis is the key to making effective business decisions, and if you are like most people, you probably don't take full advantage of ...

The little black book of change

the 7 fundamental shifts for change management that delivers

Your go-to-guide to delivering effective and transformative change that lasts All too often, change efforts fail to deliver on their promise. However it is possible to turn an organization around quickly to create a new future one where people think and behave differently and deliver ...

Israel's wars

a history since 1947

Israel's Wars is a fascinating and essential insight into the turbulent history of this troubled country which, since its foundation, has endured almost constant violence. Bringing its coverage up to date with recent conflicts, this fourth edition includes a new chapter on the Gaza ...

International GAAP 2016

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Under International Financial Reporting Standards

IFRSs, the standards set by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), are complex and sometimes obscure. Understanding their implications and applying them appropriately requires something special; and that is why International GAAP 2016 is the essential tool for anyone applying, auditing, interpreting, regulating, studying and ...

The Law of limited liability partnerships

Quality investing

owning the best companies for the long term

Quality. We all make judgments about it every day. Yet articulating a clear definition of quality in an investing context is challenging. This book addresses the challenge, and distills years of practical investing experience into a definitive account of this under-explored investment philosophy. Finance theory ...

Anatomy of the Bear

lessons from Wall Street's four great bottoms

How does one spot the bottom of a bear market? What brings a bear to its end? There are few more important questions to be answered in modern finance. Financial market history is a guide to understanding the future. Looking at the four occasions when ...

The book of scams

how to spot Fraudsters and Avoid Becoming the Next Victim

Modern communications have enabled fraudsters to operate on a massive scale that was previously unimaginable. Thousands of people, mainly the old and vulnerable but also those who are highly intelligent and successful, are relieved of billions of pounds each year. It is estimated that one ...

What is global history

Until very recently, historians have looked at the past with the tools of the nineteenth century. But globalization has fundamentally altered our ways of knowing, and it is no longer possible to study nations in isolation or to understand world history as emanating from the ...

Entre el pasado y el futuro

ocho ejercicios sobre la reflexión política

Justicia, razón, responsabilidad, virtud, gloria. Son palabras que han perdido vigencia en el moderno discurso político. A través de ocho ejercicios sobre la reflexión política Hannah Arendt muestra cómo podemos volver a destilar la esencia vital de esos conceptos tradicionales y emplearlos para valorar nuestra ...

El ABC del autónomo

guía práctica para planificar, financiar y gestionar tu propio negocio

Ser autónomo requiere llevar a cabo diversos pasos, trámites y gestiones para los cuales resulta fundamental conocer a fondo las normativas y aspectos legales. Exige, además, tener claridad acerca de los conceptos clave. Este libro hace un repaso de todo lo que hay que saber ...

Esclava del terror

tres meses en el infierno de los Yihadistas

"Ya no soy una mujer casada, sino una esclava. Mis amos van sentados delante en el vehículo que me lleva hacia una vida de reclusa." Yinan hacía tiempo que sabía que un día u otro se vería obligada a salir huyendo con lo puesto. La ...

El pequeño libro que genera riqueza

la fórmula definitiva para encontrar inversiones excelentes

Para ganar dinero en un contexto como el actual, en el que los mercados son tan dinámicos, hay que invertir en empresas que puedan soportar bien la presión constante de la competencia. Pero ¿cómo identificar aquellas empresas que no solo están bien hoy, sino que ...

Maese Mercader en: Las Cruzadas

(siglos VI-XIV)

En 1095, el Papa Urbano II convocó un concilio en la ciudada de Piacenza y expuso una propuesta al emperador Alejo I, pero los asistentes empezaron a debatir sobre sus propios problemas. Yo miraba el rostro del emperador, entre indignado y deprimido, y veía que ...

Los jueces contra el franquismo

justicia democrática

Justicia Democrática fue una asociación ilegal que agrupaba a jueces, fiscales y secretarios surgida en España en los años setenta del siglo XX y que tuvo una especial incidencia en los medios jurídicos del franquismo. Se inscribe en los movimientos sociales que proliferaron en los ...