“…Using Airbus's experience, this new case study discusses how exceptionally lean supply chains can generate catastrophic costs when something goes wrong. It asks: “Just what is the breaking point of a lean supply chain?” …”

“… There is a lot more to photography than simply picking up a camera, pointing it toward something, and tripping the shutter. Achieving a great photograph requires thought and preparation, an understanding of the photographic process, and a firm grasp of how light and composition affect a photo. …”

“…Social Engineering: The Science of Human Hacking reveals the craftier side of the hacker's repertoire-why hack into something when you could just ask for access? Undetectable by firewalls and antivirus software, social engineering relies on human fault to gain access to sensitive spaces; in this book, renowned expert Christopher Hadnagy explains the most commonly-used techniques that fool even the most robust security personnel, and shows you how these techniques have been used in the past. …”

“…But it's not just for salespeople. Since we all sell something in one form or another--even ideas--Outlaw is the sales guide for the salesperson in each of us.Outlaw explains that the world's best salespeople don't just sell; they fight for a worthy cause. …”

“…How does emotional intelligence as a competency go beyond the individual to become something that a whole group or organization can build and use collectively? …”

“…This raises the question: are we, as an industry, doing something wrong? With the increase in targeted cyberattacks, rising risk levels, and high-impact consequences, it's more important than ever to be able to answer that question. …”

“…What is their relationship with it? Is there something different from the «red subculture» of the First Republic? …”

“…But is Silvia telling the truth? Is she hiding something from him? Is she more dangerous than the President's other enemies?…”

“…Always with the thrill of getting as close as he safely can, and with the goal of filming something never seen before. In every hour Andreas visits four or five locations and species across the globe, alone or with the best local experts. …”

“…Taking the long view of the history of philosophy, The Failures of Philosophy shows how philosophy has in fact collapsed several times, been completely abandoned, sometimes for centuries, and been replaced by something quite different from philosophy. The book focuses on what are historically the most significant failures of philosophy: attempts to provide an account of 'the good life' and how to live; to establish philosophy as a discipline that can stand in judgement over and assess other forms of thought; attempts to establish philosophy as a theory of everything; and attempts to construe it as a discipline that parallels or rationalizes the empirical and mathematical sciences, building up technical credentials that mimic those of science. …”

“…There are two ways in which something may be metaphysically fundamental: vertically and horizontally. …”

“…Such attempts to make all aspects of practice transparent and subject to systematic accounting lack sensitivity to the invisible and the silent, to something in the humancondition that cannot readily be expressed in an either-or form. …”
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“…This book shows that the answer to this question, and to questions about the nature of emotions and values, can be found in an understanding of what it means to care about something. It is argued that caring consists in having a particular class of desires and that negative emotions, such as fear and anger, can then be understood as desires that are instrumental to pursuing the end of caring desires, whilst positive emotions are felt satisfactions of caring desires. …”

“…'As human beings, we all seek to reconcile the paradox of how to make our way upon the earth while striving for something more permanent and profound. So many seek this greater Truth in the heavens, but it lies much closer than the clouds. …”

“…It argues that there are three general kinds of liability found in the law of tort: liability for putting another or another's property to one's purposes directly, liability for doing something to a third party that puts another or another's property to one's purposes, and liability for pursuing purposes in a way that improperly interferes with the ability of another to pursue her legitimate purposes. …”

“…Is it possible to make sense of something as elusive as creativity? Creativity works in mysterious ways, with inspiration often arising out of nowhere - and then failing to show up when we need it most! …”

“…Ever since John Winthrop argued that the Puritans' new home would be "a city upon a hill," Americans' role in the world has been shaped by their belief that God has something special in mind for them. But this is a story that historians have mostly ignored. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The internet has borders / Bruce Kogut -- From pockets of experimentation to institutional change / Bruce Kogut -- The growth and development of the internet in the United States / Martin Kenney -- Sweden's wireless wonders: the diverse roots and selective adaptations of the Swedish internet economy / Henrik Glimstedt and Udo Zander -- Technological national learning in France: from Minitel to internet / Pierre-Jean Benghozi and Christian Licoppe -- Creativity under constraint: technological imprinting and the migration of Indian business to the new economy / Srilata Zaheer and Radhika Rajan -- The German internet economy and the "Silicon Valley model": convergence, divergence, or something else? / Steven Casper -- The internet economy of Korea / Sea-Jin Chang -- Between bit valley and Silicon Valley: hybrid forms of business governance in the Japanese internet economy / Mari Sako -- Is there global convergence in regulation and electronic markets? …”

“…Although certain aspects of Kant's theory bear comparison to more familiar Aristotelian claims about virtue, Baxley contends that its most important aspects combine to produce something different - a distinctively modern, egalitarian conception of virtue which is an important and overlooked alternative to the more traditional Greek views which have dominated contemporary virtue ethics"-- Provided by publisher…”
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