The Universal History of Numbers: From Prehistory to the Invention of the Computer by Georges Ifrah
Language: English | 2000 | ISBN: 0471393401 | 656 pages | DJVU | 22,6 MB
"Georges Ifrah is the man. This book, quite simply, rules. . . . It is outstanding . . . a mind-boggling and enriching experience." -The Guardian (London) "Monumental. . . . a fascinating journey taking us through many different cultures."-The Times (London)"Ifrah's book amazes and fascinates by the scope of its scholarship. It is nothing less than the history of the human race told through figures." -International Herald Tribune Now in paperback, here is Georges Ifrah's landmark international bestseller-the first complete, universal study of the invention and evolution of numbers the world over. A riveting history of counting and calculating, from the time of the cave dwellers to the twentieth century, this fascinating volume brings numbers to thrilling life, explaining their development in human terms, the intriguing situations that made them necessary, and the brilliant achievements in human thought that they made possible. It takes us through the numbers story from Europe to China, via ancient Greece and Rome, Mesopotamia, Latin America, India, and the Arabic countries. Exploring the many ways civilizations developed and changed their mathematical systems, Ifrah imparts a unique insight into the nature of human thought-and into how our understanding of numbers and the ways they shape our lives have changed and grown over thousands of years. "Dazzling."-Kirkus Reviews "Sure to transfix readers."-PublishersWeekly
The Unfair Advantage: Sell with NLP! by Duane Lakin
Language: English | 2000 | ISBN: 0967916208 | 167 pages | EPUB + MOBI | 1,9 MB
The Unfair Advantage is a "workshop-in-a-workbook." It contains practical ideas and exercises for applying NLP (neurolinguistic programming) to sales and marketing. It includes "how-to" ideas for selling face-to-face, telemarketing, direct mail, and other real-world situations. Included are examples of scripts and techniques that have produced proven sales increases in direct sales and in telemarketing. It is a theory-free collection of techniques based on a workshop that has been presented to CEOs and sales professionals in over 500 companies in North America and England.
The Ultimate Scholarship Book 2013: Billions of Dollars in Scholarships, Grants and Prizes by Gen Tanabe, Kelly Tanabe
Language: English | 2012 | ISBN: 1617600016 | 832 pages | PDF | 16,3 MB
Information on thousands of scholarships, grants, and prizes is easily accessible in this revised directory with more than 700 new listings that feature awards indexed by career goal, major, academics, public service, talent, athletics, religion, ethnicity, and more. Each entry contains all the necessary information for students and parents to complete the application process, including eligibility requirements, how to obtain an application, how to get more information about each award, sponsor website listings, award amounts, and key deadlines. With scholarships for high school, college, graduate, and adult students, this guide also includes tips on how to conduct the most effective search, how to write a winning application, and how to avoid scams.
The Ultimate Sales Letter: Attract New Customers. Boost Your Sales. by Dan S. Kennedy
Language: English | 2011 | ISBN: 1440511411 | 240 pages | PDF | 0,9 MB
Write Well to Sell Big! In the age of e-mail and instant communication, great sales copy is indispensable to closing a deal.
The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women by Tristan Taormino
Language: English | 1997 | ISBN: 1573440280 | 150 pages | PDF | 5,35 MB
Many women are intrigued by the idea of exploring anal eroticism, but may be uncertain how to proceed or hesitant to discuss the issue with a partner. User-friendly, sexy, honest and fun, The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women offers comprehensive information on all aspects of anal eroticism for all women-heterosexual, bisexual or lesbian.
The Transverse Information System: New Solutions for IS and Business Performance by Francois Rivard, Georges Abou Harb, Philippe Meret
Language: English | 2009 | ISBN: 1848211082 | 352 pages | PDF | 4,15 MB
Information systems have an enormous potential for improving business performance. With this in mind, companies must set out to exploit and optimize this potential without delay in order to improve their efficiency and continue to set themselves apart from the competition. This comprehensive text provides the information needed to understand and implement these systems at a practical level.
The Transcendental Turn: The Foundation of Kant's Idealism by Moltke Gram
Language: English | 1985 | ISBN: 0813007879 | 260 pages | PDF | 33,4 MB
THESE STUDIES attempt to provide a unified account of themes in Kant's epistemology that have previously been discussed in mutual isolation. Kant gives us a theory of causation. He also gives us a theory of what he calls affection.
The Theory of Corporate Finance by Jean Tirole
Language: English | 2006 | ISBN: 0691125562 | 656 pages | PDF | 3,9 MB
The past twenty years have seen great theoretical and empirical advances in the field of corporate finance. Whereas once the subject addressed mainly the financing of corporations-equity, debt, and valuation-today it also embraces crucial issues of governance, liquidity, risk management, relationships between banks and corporations, and the macroeconomic impact of corporations. However, this progress has left in its wake a jumbled array of concepts and models that students are often hard put to make sense of.
The TAB Guide to Vacuum Tube Audio: Understanding and Building Tube Amps (TAB Electronics) by Jerry C. Whitaker
Language: English | 2011 | ISBN: 0071753214 | 368 pages | EPUB | 7,5 MB
Incorporate the "tube sound" into your home audio system
The Strange Child: Education and the Psychology of Patriotism in Recessionary Japan by Andrea Gevurtz Arai
Language: English | 2016 | ISBN: 0804797072 | 256 pages | PDF | 5,6 MB
The Strange Child examines how the Japanese financial crisis of the 1990s gave rise to "the child problem," a powerful discourse of social anxiety that refocused concerns about precarious economic futures and shifting ideologies of national identity onto the young.