Gain a clear understanding of Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman in this concise and insightful guide. This summary explores how self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills contribute to success in both personal and professional life. It breaks down the science behind emotional intelligence and explains how developing these abilities can improve decision-making, relationships, leadership, and overall well-being. Ideal for readers seeking a simplified overv...

High-spirited and passionate--at once a useful guide and a record of an extended love affair with small boats-- Away All Boats is a blending of sparkling waterlands and vivid memories.Author of Striper and Fishing Came First, John N. Cole takes readers from the dangers of haul-seining for striped bass that challenge a wooden dory's limits in the surf to the excitement of searching the flats of the Florida Keys for tarpon and other game fi...

Our country has become increasingly divided and our priorities skewed. America is no longer considered the greatest country in the world. We seem to have forgotten about God, country and family. Many Americans have replaced God with greed. We are no longer government of the people, by the people, for the people but a government run by special interest groups and money.As a country we spend more money on defense than the top seven world defense budgets combined, yet one in seven Ame...

Can the European Union continue to grow and also converge?Is uniformity within the union desirable?The European Union has grown into a supranational entity formed from a mosaic of diverse regions. Its enlargement to encompass a number of Central European countries seems only a matter of time. With the EU's political and economic importance growing globally, the Union's influence is increasingly being felt within its Member States. A new geography is emerging with pressures to...

This little book describes the lives of three twentieth century women, a first generation immigrant thrust into the disruption of World War, a product of the 'swinging sixties', and a modern girl born and brought up in adversity. It explores their attitudes to the woman's place in society, their gender roles, their careers and their families. The story is told against a backdrop of modern history, the three lives being inextricably entwined with major national and international events as w...

This volume presents a global view of today's most pressing issues through an analysis of the twelve major regions of the world. Environmental degradation, natural catastrophe, population pressures and human conflict all impact in different ways and to different degrees on the society and environment of these regions. Economic and political restructuring within each region is covered, and topics include: natural resources; agriculture; industry and services; the role of the military; and t...

To be a Christian involves becoming more like Jesus and this involves at least three things:Developing the type of relationship with God that Jesus had.Having our lives transformed by the Holy Spirit into lives of purity and holiness.Ministering to people with the same love and power in which Jesus ministered.In this book, John Coles, Director of New Wine, pays particular attention to the third point (which is often neglected) and gives prac...

This specially curated collection features four reviews of current and key research on mastitis in dairy cattle.The first chapter reviews the indicators of mastitis and the contagious and environmental pathogens which cause it. It then discusses how mastitis can be managed and controlled on dairy farms, including consideration of dry cow therapy and the use of antibiotics.The second chapter examines the impact of clinical and subclinical mastitis in cows on...

Particular focus on the challenges in breeding and lack of genetic diversity in modern dairy cattleExplores ways of improving non-production traits in cattle for more sustainable productionDetailed review of key developments in reproductive technologies and breeding programmes to further advance dairy cattle breeding

A practical guide to the various modern methods of discovery, excavation and recording of the remains left by prehistoric man in Britain. It stresses the vital role played by the amateur rescuing evidence of man’s past behaviour in these islands, and is illustrated by maps, site plans and sections, and drawings of equipment and surveying procedures. Originally published in 1972.

The environmental movement today is at a critical crossroads. Crossroads: Environmental Priorities for the Future is an in-depth assessment of the movement's successes and failures, and also offers prescriptions for the future. It includes contributions from some of the country's top environmental leaders and activists, including Barry Commoner, Stewart Udall, William K. Reilly, Gus Speth, Jay Hair, Lois Gibbs, Michael Frome, Chuck Little, and William Futrell.

Experimental archaeology is a new approach to the study of early man. By reconstructing and testing models of ancient equipment with the techniques available to early man, we learn how he lived, hunted, fought and built.What did early man eat? How did he store and cook his food? How did he make his tools and weapons and pottery? Such everyday questions, besides the more dramatic mysteries associated with the monuments of Easter Island and Stonehenge and the colonization of Polynesi...