Race and Displacement captures a timely set of discussions about the roles of race in displacement, forced migrations, nation and nationhood, and the way continuous movements of people challenge fixed racial definitions.The multifaceted approach of the essays in Race and Displacement allows for nuanced discussions of race and displacement in expansive ways, exploring those issues in transnational and global terms. The contributors not only raise questions about ra...

**After the smashing succes of The No Asshole Rule, in which he tackled corporate bullying, Dr. Bob Sutton now asks: how does one become a great boss ... and what do you do if you work for a lousy one?"This book is the personal coach that every boss deserves: warm, smart, and freakishly good at translating scientific reserach into practical tips that will help keep you at the top of your game." ―Chip & Dan Heath, authors of Switch: How to Change Things When Change is H...

Wie kann schulische Teilhabe für Kinder und Jugendliche mit körperlich-motorischen Beeinträchtigungen gelingen? Dieses Buch bietet Einblicke in zentrale Fragen inklusiver Bildung. Wissenschaftlich fundierte Beiträge und praxisnahe Ansätze renommierter SonderpädagogInnen aus dem deutschsprachigen Raum geben einen umfassenden Überblick über aktuelle Entwicklungen und Herausforderungen im Arbeitsfeld körperlich-motorische Entwicklung (KmE). Der Band zeichnet die theoretischen Grundlagen und d...

New managers are often launched into leadership roles and expected to figure out on their own the art of managing others. This "sink or swim" approach is sometimes successful, but when it fails the resutls are heartbreaking, and sometimes disastrous. This guidebook for new leaders will help these new leaders avoid the most commmon mistakes that damage their leadership credibility and limit their career potential.Practical tools and leadership success tactcis are offered throughout ...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The No Asshole Rule'I am frequently asked, "Tom, my brother/sister/friend is taking on a new leadership role. What should they read?" I always respond the same way, by recommending one and only one book: Bob Sutton's Good Boss, Bad Boss' - Tom Peters, New York Times bestselling author of In Search of Excellence.Good Boss, Bad Boss was inspire...

Die Freiheit eines Lebens in und mit den Bergen Das facettenreiche Porträt des Südtiroler Zinnenmanns Das Leben des Südtiroler Extremkletterers und Bergführers Christoph Hainz ist unmittelbar mit den Bergen seiner Heimat verbunden. Aufgewachsen in einfachsten Verhältnissen auf einem Bergbauernhof im Mühlwalder Tal, gilt er heute als einer der vielseitigsten und unkonventionellsten Allround-Alpinisten seiner Generation. Für ihn ist Bergsteigen etwas Ganzheitliches. Es umfasst und durchzieht...

This volume explores one of the most critical issues of our time: whether heritage can contribute to a more peaceful society and future. It reflects a core belief that heritage can provide solutions to reconciling peoples and demonstrates the amount of significant work being carried out internationally. Based round the core themes of new and emerging ideas around heritage and peace, heritage and peace-building in practice, and heritage, peace-building andsites, the twenty contributions see...

Punch the Boss is a semi-autobiographical account of various menial jobs and obnoxious bosses endured by the author. From short-order cook, ditch digger, factory worker, and drywaller, Chris tried his hand unsuccessfully at many backbreaking and low paying jobs, learning the hard way that high school dropouts always enter the workforce at the very lowest possible position. He also discovered that power tripping, authority loving supervisors and foremen could often be worse than the actual ...

I'm falling for my baby's daddy again. He just doesn’t know he's a daddy.Ben was the man I never forgot. Five years ago in Vegas, he left me with more than memories. I was pregnant. And I had no way to find him.Today, my family business is going under. Guess who shows up to buy it?Ben McCullough. Sleek and bossy. A blast from my dark past.He's not just investing in my bakery. He's bonding with my son.Wonder what happens when ...

Walter Norval was a man marked by destiny to be a career criminal in one of Britain's hardest cities. As a boy he grew up in a world of illegal betting, violent canal bank pitch-and-toss schools, sleazy dance halls, brothels and bars where the denizens of the slums in the north side of Glasgow slaked gargantuan thirsts and plotted murder and mayhem. Before he had reached his teens, close relatives had died as blood was spilled in the streets. As a youngster he ran 'messages' for the toughe...

YOU'RE THE BOSS...NOW WHAT! GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR EMPLOYEES WITH THESE 3 INDISPENSIBLE GUIDES. One of the biggest challenges for new managers is how to get the best out of each of their team members so they achieve superior results—and make you, the new manager, look good! In Bare Knuckle People Management authors Sean O’Neil and John Kulisek cut through the crap to show managers how to push their teams to success, not by following fluffy leadership training but by using the skills that...

Combining different perspectives from materials science, engineering, and computer science, this reference provides a unified view of the various aspects necessary for the successful realization of intelligent systems.The editors and authors are from academia and research institutions with close ties to industry, and are thus able to offer first-hand information here. They adopt a unique, three-tiered approach such that readers can gain basic, intermediate, and advanced topical know...