‘Dit is het verhaal van jullie leven, jullie volharding en jullie opoffering, van mijn worsteling met die opoffering. Dit is het verhaal van een klasse die niet meer leek te bestaan. Bespot en bespuugd. Vergeten en genegeerd door de heersende macht. Een klasse van onzichtbaren die onmisbaar blijken. Dit is een verhaal van mensen waar het aan de talkshowtafels of in de boeken vrijwel nooit over gaat.’Wie een bescheiden inkomen, een klein huis en werk met weinig status heeft, is zoge...

Leadership is about influencing others to move in a certain direction and there are many ways of achieving this influence. Each of these leadership styles has its inherent qualities and pitfalls, and will be more suited to specific people and different circumstances. The more leaders understand their preferred leadership styles and are able to flexibly switch to the most suitable style given the situation, the more effective they will be. This book maps out ten sets of opposite leadership ...

If you met Ron Carlson, CEO of a Chicago-based architectural firm, you wouldn't necessarily think of him as the daredevil type. But Ron's life has been a series of death-defying exploits. Into the Unknown: True Stories of a Pilot Cheating Death chronicles a few of Ron's most brazen endeavors, from flying to the high Arctic and being stalked by polar bears to bailing out of an old World War II bomber before it crashes.Ron undertakes the adventures in these tales to satisfy ...

Accelerated review of the 2022 version of the A+ Core 1 exam from CompTIAGet on the fast track to becoming CompTIA A+ certified with this affordable, portable study tool. Inside, certification training gurus Mike Meyers and Ron Gilster guide you on your exam preparation path, providing expert tips and sound advice along the way. With an intensive focus on only what you need to know to pass the CompTIA A+ 220-1101 exam, this certification passport is your ticket to ...

We have another jam-packed issue, with a special focus on the work of Ron Miller. We have not one, but three of his tales of Velda Bellinghausen, burlesque queen turned Private Eye. Velda is a personal favorite of mind, and judging from fan feedback, a highlight of every issue for many readers. A pair of novelets and a short story await. And yes, we have more Velda stories in inventory and coming up soon!We also have an original tales from Adam Meyer (courtesy of Acquiring...

Accelerated coverage of every topic on the 2022 version of the A+ Core 2 exam from CompTIAGet on the fast track to becoming CompTIA A+ certified with this affordable, portable study tool. Inside, certification training gurus Mike Meyers and Ron Gilster guide you on your exam preparation path, providing expert tips and sound advice along the way. With an intensive focus on only what you need to know to pass the CompTIA A+ 220-1102 exam, this certification passport i...

This is an important addition to the sports medicine literature because it addresses issues that are critical for player health and safety and performance. -- Doody's Reviews (starred review)Authored by renowned UEFA specialists in the medical care of football players, this three-volume series-sourced from the course materials used in UEFA's Doctor Education Program-aims to familiarize clinicians with a structured system of assessment and care in dealing w...

Kontrollierte Leistungssteigerung ist kein Mysterium, Power-Metering und Leistungsanalyse sind der neue Trend im Sport. Das Geheimnis des Laufens bietet jedem Läufer, der mehr aus sich herausholen möchte, die perfekte Anleitung, um seine Laufleistung zu verbessern. Die Autoren enthüllen die Profimethoden und erklären für alle Distanzen, vom 800 Meter-Lauf bis zum Marathon, die entscheidenden Trainingsmethoden und Vorbereitungen. Dabei wird umfassend erläutert, wie moderne Sportuhren dafür ...

For more than a decade, the widely used Pyramid Model for Promoting Social Emotional Competence in Infants and Young Children has been helping early educators use research‐based practices to boost social‐emotional development. Now there’s a practical guide that makes it easier than ever to implement this highly effective framework in preschool classrooms.Created by the Pyramid Model developers and experts with extensive training experience, this is the first book to prov...

How much power does your human engine have? How much power do you need for cycling in different conditions? How can you optimize your training and racing performance? How can you use power meters to improve your results? What are the ultimate limits of human performance? The Secret of Cycling answers all of these questions. All factors determining the performance in cycling are explained step by step: training, nutrition, body weight, bike weight, wheels, frame, aerobars, power meters, win...

How much power does your human engine have? How much power do you need for running in different conditions? How can you optimize your training and racing performance? How can you use power meters to improve your results? What are the ultimate limits of human performance? The Secret of Running answers all of these questions. All factors determining the performance in running (from 800 meter race to marathon) are explained step by step: training, nutrition, body weight, running form, wind, h...

How successful are HIV prevention programs? Which HIV prevention programs are most cost effective? Which programs are worth expanding and which should be abandoned altogether? This book addresses the quantitative evaluation of HIV prevention programs, assessing for the first time several different quantitative methods of evaluation.The authors of the book include behavioral scientists, biologists, economists, epidemiologists, health service researchers, operations researchers, poli...