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The John Deere way The John Deere way David Magee The John Deere Way presents timeless business lessons from one of America's top brands. Even as many American manufacturers struggle with low-cost foreign competition, John Deere has not only prevail… OL12355023W
The big lie The big lie Anthony Bianco Hewlett Packard is an American icon, the largest information technology company in the world. The bedrock of Silicon Valley, it employs more than 300,000 people, its market capitalization is in exces… OL15090690W
Housing Policy in Europe Housing Policy in Europe Paul Balchin Housing Policy in Europe provides a comprehensive introduction to the economic, political and social issues of housing across the continent. The changing policy and practice of housing in fifteen cou… OL15175209W
Leadership ensemble Leadership ensemble Harvey Seifter,Peter Economy "The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra has earned rave reviews as one of the premier musical ensembles in the world. Recently, it has also attracted the attention and admiration of the corporate world. As th… OL16028512W
Raising eyebrows Raising eyebrows Dal LaMagna "The often hilarious and sometimes poignant story behind Dal LaMagna's rise in the beauty industry By the time LaMagna graduated from the Harvard Business School, his entrepreneurial activities-incl… OL16121050W
Gender codes Gender codes Thomas J. Misa The computing profession is facing a serious gender crisis. Women are abandoning the computing field. This book explains the complex social and cultural processes at work in gender and computing toda… OL16241369W
International heritage and historic building conservation International heritage and historic building conservation Zeynep Aygen "The majority of books in English on historic building conservation and heritage preservation training are often restricted to Western architecture and its origins. Consequently, the history of build… OL16637341W
Forms of enterprise in 20th century Italy Forms of enterprise in 20th century Italy Michelangelo Vasta,Andrea Colli Taking an historical perspective, this unique book highlights the evolution of the many diverse forms of business enterprise, and discusses the contribution of these different types of firm to the ec… OL16921970W
Getting the Bugs Out Getting the Bugs Out David Kiley After a wild ride of ups and downs for almost three decades, Volkswagen has regained its stature as one of America's most beloved auto makers. In Getting the Bugs Out, journalist and auto industry ex… OL16928343W
Drugs and Money Drugs and Money Petrus C. Van Duyne In this intriguing book, Petrus C. van Duyne and Michael Levi introduce the reader to an ever-unfolding series of problems, from mind-influencing substances to the complications of international drug… OL16971497W
Dark Territory Dark Territory Fred M. Kaplan "An important, disturbing, and gripping history" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), the never-before-told story of the computer scientists and the NSA, Pentagon, and White House policymakers who inven… OL17639846W
Eat the city Eat the city Robin Shulman New York is not a city for growing and manufacturing food. It?s a money and real estate city, with less naked earth and industry than high-rise glass and concrete.?? Yet in this intimate, visceral, a… OL18176417W
Climate policy options post-2012 Climate policy options post-2012 Bert Metz,M. Hulme,Michael Grubb "This will be invaluable reading for professionals, researchers and academics interested in climate change and climate policy, policy makers, policy analysts, anergy consultants, and representatives … OL18411550W
The promotion of sustainable enterprises The promotion of sustainable enterprises Graeme J. Buckley On the basis of a decent work perspective, this report places particular emphasis on how to strengthen the contribution of enterprises to productive and equitable economic and employment growth. It i… OL18615938W
Environmental services in China Environmental services in China Philip M. Parker This report provides a detailed overview of factors driving latent demand and accessibility for environmental services in China. OL19847908W
Food contaminants Food contaminants Keith D. Bartle,Rupert Purchase This book contains contributions based on the proceedings of two symposia on food contamination held in London in April 1989 and May 1990, both of which were organised jointly by the Environment, Foo… OL19850709W
Brown Agenda Brown Agenda Richard Fuller Pollution is the single largest cause of death in the developing world. One in seven people in low- and middle-income countries die as a result of it. Simply put, pollution is now the world's most pr… OL20900302W
Copper at the yard Copper at the yard John Woodhouse Being a copper at the yard was definitely an exciting time for the author, John Woodhouse, but it did take it's toll on social and family life. From east end detective, to the Bomb Squad in London's … OL21714107W
Determining self-preservation capability in pre-school children Determining self-preservation capability in pre-school children Anca Taciuc This SpringerBrief explores the evacuation characteristics of children and their self-preservation capability during fire situations. An international survey among teachers from day-care centers and … OL24893411W
Planning for the unplanned Planning for the unplanned Aseem Inam How do cities plan for the unplanned? Do cities plan for recovery from every possible sudden shock? How does one prepare a plan for the recovery after a tragedy, like the September 11, 2001 terrorist… OL5717959W
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