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Digital state

how the Internet is changing everything

What is the Digital State? What is our Digital State of Mind? What does this Digital State mean for brands and for businesses? Big data, new distribution platforms, content collaboration, geo-targeting, crowdsourcing, viral marketing, mobile apps - the technological revolution has transformed the way society communicates ...

Key skills for professionals

how to succeed in professional services

Key Skills for Professionals will help you understand and develop the skills you need to be truly professional in a fiercely competitive environment. The areas covered in this book are useful not only to those qualifying for a profession but also for those people who ...

Negociación para dummies

¿Sabías que el 80% de las empresas no tiene un proceso formalizado para negociar y que cada uno de sus directivos lo hace a su manera? Negociar no es regatear, ceder o imponer; negociar es un proceso de comunicación para buscar un punto de encuentro ...

Los medios de comunicación social

Los medios de la comunicación social, prensa, radio, televisión, son las ventanas desde las cuales miramos el mundo y lo entendemos. Su visión condiciona la nuestra y marca lo que tenemos que pensar y decir. Ya en los años setenta, cuando el autor estudió el ...

Animales sorprendentes

Lee este libro y descubrirás muchos animales increíbles, por su aspecto o comportamiento. Incluye una pequeña linterna de papel para poder iluminar las imágenes.

Matemática mente

¡conviértete en un genio de las mates!

Este libro contiene un sinfín de datos interesantes sobre el mundo de las mates: los números, los patrones, las medidas, las formas, el espacio y muchas curiosidades sobre los matemáticos más célebres de la historia. Además, incluye un montón de actividades para que los lectores ...

Qué hacemos con los bancos

¿Qué hacemos para construir una banca pública y democrática que acabe con los rescates financieros y con el poder de los bancos? Si la crisis económica global tiene un claro origen financiero, en el caso español la banca ha tenido una responsabilidad decisiva. Para entender ...

Political emotions

why love matters for justice

How can we achieve and sustain a "decent" liberal society, one that aspires to justice and equal opportunity for all and inspires individuals to sacrifice for the common good? In this book, a continuation of her explorations of emotions and the nature of social justice ...

Conservative internationalism

armed diplomacy under Jefferson, Polk, Truman, and Reagan

Debates about U.S. foreign policy have revolved around three main traditions - liberal internationalism, realism, and nationalism. In this book, distinguished political scientist Henry Nau delves deeply into a fourth, overlooked foreign policy tradition that he calls "conservative internationalism." This approach spreads freedom, like liberal ...

Reflections on judging

In "Reflections on Judging," Richard Posner distills the experience of his thirty-one years as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Surveying how the judiciary has changed since his 1981 appointment, he engages the issues at stake today, suggesting ...

In the interest of others

organizations and social activism

In the Interest of Others develops a new theory of organizational leadership and governance to explain why some organizations expand their scope of action in ways that do not benefit their members directly. John Ahlquist and Margaret Levi document eighty years of such activism by ...

The collapse of american criminal justice

Rule of law has vanished in America's criminal justice system. Prosecutors decide whom to punish; most accused never face a jury; policing is inconsistent; plea bargaining is rampant; and draconian sentencing fills prisons with mostly minority defendants. A leading criminal law scholar looks to ...

Bonds are not forever

the crisis facing fixed income investors

An up-close look at the fixed income market and what lies ahead Interweaving compelling, and often amusing, anecdotes from author Simon Lack's distinguished thirty-year career as a professional investor with hard economic data, this engaging book skillfully reveals why Bonds Are Not Forever . Along ...

Europe's deadlock

how the Euro crisis could be solved, and why it won't happen

In this short yet devastating analysis, David Marsh asks why five years of continuous crisis management have not only failed to resolve the Eurozone's problems but actually made things worse. Marsh argues that constructive dialogue has collapsed as EU decision-making descends into a state ...

Anti-capitalism

a beginner's guide

The financial crisis, bank bailouts, and the dash to austerity have breathed new life into protest movements across the globe, and brought anti-capitalist ideas to the mainstream. But what does it mean to be anti-capitalist? And where is anti-capitalism going - if anywhere? Simon Tormey explores ...

Religion without God

In his last book, Ronald Dworkin addresses questions that men and women have asked through the ages: What is religion and what is God's place in it? What is death and what is immortality? Based on the 2011 Einstein Lectures, "Religion without God "is ...

The new religious intolerance

overcoming the politics of fear in an anxious age

What impulse prompted some newspapers to attribute the murder of 77 Norwegians to Islamic extremists, until it became evident that a right-wing Norwegian terrorist was the perpetrator? Why did Switzerland, a country of four minarets, vote to ban those structures? How did a proposed Muslim ...

Venture capital for dummies

Secure venture capital? Easy. Getting a business up and running or pushing a brilliant product to the marketplace requires capital. For many entrepreneurs, a lack of start-up capital can be the single biggest roadblock to their dreams of success and fortune. Venture Capital For Dummies ...

Cuando los físicos asaltaron los mercados

la historia de cómo se trató de predecir lo impredecible

Tras el estallido de la crisis en 2008, muchos supuestos expertos señalaron a los complejos instrumentos financieros, y por ende a los matemáticos y físicos que los habían creado, como los culpables de la catástrofe acontecida. En este libro se narra cómo los científicos llegaron ...

Una alternativa progresista

una respuesta a la crisis económica e institucional de España

España suma ya cinco años bajo el signo de la crisis y no se observan señales de mejora en el horizonte. La prolongación temporal de la propia recesión y la ausencia de un una esperanza creíble a medio plazo están horadando la confianza del país ...