The discovery of Tutankhamun's treasure-filled tomb is one of the greatest events in modern archeology. It is also a story so filled with intrigues, accusations, international imbroglios, and lasting scandals that it forever altered the way archaeological expeditions were organized and conducted. Hoving's Tutankhamun focuses on Howard Carter, the archaeologist who persisted for six years in his search in the Valley of the Kings for Tutankhamun's tomb. Other major figures in the di...

Quando alla metà del secolo scorso si inizia a vociferare di una meravigliosa croce in avorio di età medievale, finita nella collezione di un controverso mercante d’arte dalle attività oscure, la notizia risveglia l’interesse dei musei di tutto il mondo. La natura della croce, sul cui cartiglio appare l’ambigua iscrizione “Gesù di Nazareth, Re dei Confessori”, provoca più di un dubbio sulla sua autenticità, dando vita a un’avvincente odissea di decisioni e ripensamenti, offerte e ritrattaz...

Has truth become a casualty of America’s increasingly caustic and volatile political culture? Truth in the Public Sphere seeks to understand the significance of truth for the everyday world of human communication. To this end, this book explores the place of truth in several facets of the public sphere: language, ethics, journalism, politics, media, and art. Featuring an international group of contributors from across the humanities and social sciences, this collection is a definitive supp...

Create a more robust service management system using the best of ITIL®, ISO 20000-1, COBIT®****and CMMI®-SVC.Although ITIL’s popularity as a framework for IT service management (ITSM) continues to increase, a number of organisations have realised that its approach is sometimes not quite enough on its own. Many are already working towards compliance with ISO 20000-1 — the international standard for ITSM — but, with the likes of COBIT 5 and CMMI-SVC to consider as we...

Denne podcast er oprindeligt udgivet d. 26. oktober 2018.De politikere, der har ansvaret for omlægningen af Skat, sidder stadig sikkert i sadlen på Christiansborg – på trods af et årelangt rod med skatteinddrivelse og tab af milliarder af kroner til udenlandske svindlere. Til gengæld er Niko Grünfeld fra Alternativet ikke længere i dansk politik. Kontormøbler for snoldede 130.000 kroner og rod i CV‘et kostede hans politiske liv. Hvordan hænger det lige sammen?Thomas Qvortru...