Best performance. In business, marketing & finance. Con prove d'esame. Con e-book. Con espansione online. Per le Scuole superiori ELI

Best performance. In business, marketing & finance. Con e-book. Con espansione online. Per le Scuole superiori ELI

Twenty-six-year-old Emily Castles is out of work…again. So when famous romance author Morgana Blakely offers her a job helping out at a conference in London, Emily accepts. Just as eagerly, American blogger Winnie Kraster accepts an invitation from Morgana to attend as a guest, not realizing she has, in effect, accepted an invitation to die.

As a cast of oddball characters assembles at the conference hotel, grievances, differences, and secrets begin to emerge. When Winnie goes missing, and then is found murdered nearby, Emily begins to suspect that someone involved with the conference is responsible. Could it be one of the organizers, one of the authors, a member of the hotel staff, or even the supplier of the chocolates for the conference gift bags? Emily teams up with guest speaker and eccentric philosophy professor Dr. Muriel to find out.

Offbeat and engaging, this entertaining comic mystery is the first full-length novel featuring amateur British sleuth Emily Castles.

The proceedings hold new scientific studies on freshwater and marine ostracod genera/species. The research papers cover aspects of biogeography, ecology, morphology and taxonomy.

The institutional ethnographies collected in Under New Public Management explore how new managerial governance practices coordinate the work of people doing front-line work in public sectors such as health, education, social services, and international development, and people management in the private sector.

In these fields, organizations have increasingly adopted private-sector management techniques, such as standardized and quantitative measures of performance and an obsession with cost reductions and efficiency. These practices of “new public management” are changing the ways in which front-line workers engage with their clients, students, or patients.

Using research drawn from Canada, the United States, Australia, and Denmark, the contributors expose how standardized managerial requirements are created and applied, and how they affect the practicalities of working with people whose lives and experiences are complex and unique.

Psychodynamic Art Therapy Practice with People on the Autistic Spectrum offers a valuable counterbalance to the phenomenological, cognitive and behavioural theories that currently prevail in the wider field of practice and research. The result of a decade of work by a group of highly experienced art therapists, this book presents eight frank and compelling accounts of art therapy with either adults or children with autism, supported by a discussion of the relevant theory.

The book begins with an overview of the theoretical context and the subsequent chapters give varied accounts of practitioners’ experiences structured in a loose developmental arc, reflecting issues that may arise in different settings and at various stages of therapy. Each is followed by an afterword which describes the author’s reflections in the light of their subsequent knowledge and experience. The conclusion brings together some of the common threads arising from their encounters and considers how these might be relevant to current and continuing art therapy practice in the field of autism. Psychodynamic Art Therapy Practice with People on the Autistic Spectrum is a thoughtful consideration of where art therapy meets autism and the particular challenges that arise in the encounter between the autistic client and the therapist.

Presenting honest reflections arising from lived encounters and highlighting general principles and experiences, this book aims to orient other practitioners who work with people on the autistic spectrum, in particular art therapists and art therapy trainees.

Over the last decade major artists have teamed up with top fashion houses to produce contemporary masterpieces that challenge the traditional boundary between these two dynamic cultures. From fashion designers’ collaborations with artists on their collections to catwalk shows, fashion photography, and dazzling new retail spaces, this book explores the “art as fashion” and “fashion as art."

The authors offer a dual perspective on how and why today’s artists and designers are increasingly open to inspiration beyond their own creative arenas. Five thematic chapters feature profiles of the key designers, stories about the most avant-garde projects, and interviews with leading figures in the art-fashion crossover. More than 350 illustrations showcase collaborative efforts by Acne Studios, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Hussein Chayalan, Cai Guo-Qiang, Zaha Hadid, Hermès, Jenny Holzer, Calvin Klein, Jeff Koons, David LaChapelle, Helmut Lang, Stella McCartney, Issey Miyake, Prada, Cindy Sherman, Viktor & Rolf, and many more.

An owner's guide to giving a puppy a successful start to life.

Puppy Bible is uniquely designed to guide new puppy owners on a week-by-week basis from the all-important planning and decision stages, up to those exciting first days at home, through the first six months of a puppy's life and beyond.

The book is divided into two parts. First, a clearly illustrated, week-by-week planner that educates the owner about a number of important topics, including:

• The puppy's physical and mental development
• What the owner should do at every stage of the puppy's growth
• Newborn: 8-week countdown to puppy's arrival
• Toddler: weeks 9 to 12
• Juvenile: weeks 13 to 18
• Adolescent: weeks 19 to 24
• Six months and beyond
• Common problems that may occur.

The information in part one is cross-referenced to part two of the book, a comprehensive encyclopedia covering all areas of puppy care with detailed expert advice on a wide number of topics, such as:

• House training
• General care and grooming
• Health
• Breed-specific considerations
• Behavior
• Socialization
• Obedience training
• Diet
• Socialization and troubleshooting
• Canine first aid.

When it comes to puppies, it's important to do it right from the very first day. What happens in the first sixteen weeks of its life sets the tone for the rest of the dog's life. While Puppy Bible is designed primarily for those first 16 weeks, it will be useful at any stage of the dog's life: training needs occasional reinforcement, general care and grooming are always important, and a source of first aid care is essential.

Standard Baking Co. is Maine’s most well-known bakery. Located directly across from Portland’s harbor, the bakery is a daily hub for hundreds of people. From almond crossiants to butter cookies to a pear frangipane tart, more than sixty coveted recipes comprise this cookbook tailor written for the home baker. Never before has Standard Baking co. divulged its sweet secrets — this cookbook is sure to become a baking bible for Standard fans and newcomers alike.

Bertrand Goldberg (1913-1997) was a visionary Chicago architect whose designs for housing, urban planning, and industrial design made a distinctive mark in the modern era. This handsome publication, the first to focus in-depth on the entirety of Goldberg's life and work, traces his development from his early Bauhaus training to his notable architectural achievements. Featuring previously unpublished material, it also includes Goldberg's plans for unrealized projects as well as his collaborations with other prominent modern architects, such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Buckminster Fuller. 

Goldberg's interest in the social dimension of architecture was reflected in many of his cutting-edge designs. In 1959, he conceived the plan for his most iconic structure, the sixty-story Marina City residential towers, in the heart of downtown Chicago. He created a number of hospitals that offered a new paradigm for how patients and staff interacted within the space. Goldberg's progressive designs also extended to schools, prefabricated structures, and furniture.

Pratico e adatto a tutti, questo volume insegna come giocare e divertirsi con il proprio amico a quattro zampe. Ognuna delle 101 schede è dedicata a una diversa attività, di cui spiega regole e svolgimento, fornendo indicazioni sulle possibili varianti. Si comincia da semplici esercizi di addestramento per scoprire giochi che coinvolgono la famiglia, passatempi che aiutano a sviluppare il fiuto e altre doti naturali, e veri e propri sport cinofili. Le pagine illustrate offrono continui spunti per un piacevole allenamento. Grazie al metodo fondato sulla comprensione e gli stimoli positivi, il lettore imparerà a conoscere meglio il suo cane e come sia semplice e divertente avere un compagno più educato, felice e in forma.

Describes a variety of ways for dog owners to have fun with their dogs, including games designed to match a breed's natural abilities, from outdoor scent games and speed tests to obstacle courses and sports for dogs.

Beginning knitters and accomplished crafters alike will have fun creating projects from this fantastic collection of wearable accessories and decorative accents for the home. Beginning with a special introduction to the ins-and-outs of working with this fluffy yarn?the trick to casting on, matching gauge and tension, finishing, and binding off?this guide provides step-by-step instructions and invaluable tips for success with every design. Knitters will find a wide array of projects to fit their respective styles and skill levels ranging from simple lace ribbing, bold circular lace designs, and lace with beads, sequins, and embroidery to ideas for fabric backing and color blending.

Offers a contemporary guide to more than 200 sewing techniques--from attaching a button to personalizing a garment--and offers advice on new styles and materials. Original.