This book offers the first introduction to the concepts, theories, and applications of pricing and revenue optimization. From the initial success of "yield management" in the commercial airline industry down to more recent successes of markdown management and dynamic pricing, the application of mathematical analysis to optimize pricing has become increasingly important across many different industries. But, since pricing and revenue optimization has involved the use of sophisticated mathem...

James Lawson, a business entrepreneur from our times, has grown up with the belief that the main purpose of life is to maximize wealth. He only accepts that climate change is real when he realizes that he can make money out of dealing with it.Struck down by a near-fatal brain tumor, he is put into hibernation until a treatment can be found for his condition.During his long sleep, the world economic order collapses. People have banded together to organize themselves into com...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat to Live and The End of Diabetes, an unflinching, provocative exploration of how our food is killing us and the ways in which we are unwitting participants in an unprecedented and exploding health crisis.Fast food is far more than just the burgers, fries, and burritos served at chain restaurants; it is also the toxic, human-engineered products found in every grocery store across America. These include: cold breakf...

This heartfelt memoir captures the joys and hardships of a boyhood shaped by love, labor, and the unyielding land. Childhood isn't always easy. With two older sisters at home-spoiling him one moment and teasing him the next-Robert learns to navigate the joys and sorrows of growing up. His mother's words, "Big boys don't cry," echo in his ears as he strives to be as strong and resilient as his hardworking father. Caught between childhood tenderness and the expectation to be "tough like Dad....

Spiritual poetry and sayings inspired by God through the prophetic imaginative realms. Inspirational and conducive to the creative process of hearing God through that of stillness, and inspiration .

Collects Marvel Zombies (2005) #1-5. It took the undead Marvel heroes only hours to destroy life as we know it—but what happens when they run out of humans to eat? Follow their search for more food—and witness the arrival of the Silver Surfer!

Living Well After Diagnosis: Practical Strategies to Cope, Move Forward, and Reclaim Your Life with Chronic IllnessBy Robert H. Phillips, Ph.D.A new diagnosis can change everything. But it doesn't have to define you.For millions of people, receiving a medical diagnosis-whether new, unexpected, or part of an ongoing health struggle-brings fear, uncertainty, and a whirlwind of unanswered questions. Living Well Aft...

An Introduction to Community Development offers comprehensive and practical approaches to enhance development processes and outcomes for communities. It enables students to make connections between academic study and practical know-how in both private and public sector contexts. Now in its third edition, the book is based on the authors’ years of teaching, practice and research along with training they have provided for practicing community and economic development professionals, ...

James Lawson, a business entrepreneur from our times, has grown up with the belief that the main purpose of life is to maximise wealth. He only accepts that climate change is real when he realises he can make money out of dealing with it.Struck down by a near-fatal brain tumour, he is put into hibernation until a treatment can be found for his condition.Revived in the year 2100, he finds himself living in a very different world from the one that we are used to. Even the soc...

In the past 5 years, there has been a tremendous increase in interest regarding diagnosis and management the cardiac involvement in sarcoidosis. This includes new imaging techniques, new evidence-based guidelines regarding diagnosis and treatment, as well as results of registries providing information regarding the outcome of disease. With this new information, the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac sarcoidosis has become better served. Many centres are now developing multi-disciplinary cl...

Who lines up to have people try to shoot them, knife them, blow them up, and threaten them with bodily harm? Everyone who is part of the law enforcement family—that’s who. That includes Robert Phillips, who got his start as a sheriff’s officer in April 1998. When he reported for duty on his first day, the senior day-shift sergeant asked him if he was in the National Guard or the Reserves, and when he said no, he was told he’d be good man for the day shift. He wasn’t long on the job before ...

Post-post-apocalyptic society can be fun.In the 23rd century, as Gaia's Curse starts to lift, Canberra is divided. Leaders of local communities revel in grandiosity in a political landscape pervaded by lust, betrayal and power struggles.The nefarious Baron von Belco and his Coalition of the Largely Unwilling attempt to conquer North Canberra, resulting in the most embarrassing battle in military history. The Governor of Gungahlin just wants a quiet life, despite the machina...