“…In spite of humanity's significant advancements in science, technology and institutionalisation of universal human rights conventions in the last seven decades, many countries are still failing to achieve successful development results. As a result, enormous levels of inequality, poverty and malnutrition prevail. …”

“…Green and Ian Shapiro assess rational choice theory where it is reputed to be most successful: the study of collective action, the behavior of political parties and politicians, and such phenomena as voting cycles and Prisoner's Dilemmas. …”

“…Allotment is seen to reflect Republican ideology about the divine sanction of Roman leadership, military enterprise, and empire.Allotment is examined in particular historical contexts, and the successive formations of public office in 444, 367, and 242 b.c.e. are analyzed as a series of political solutions in an evolving cultural context. …”

“…"The Element" draws on the stories of a wide range of people - from ex-Beatle Paul McCartney to renowned physicist Richard Feynman and many others, including business leaders and athletes - showing how all of them came to recognize their unique talents and were able to make a successful living doing what they love. With a wry sense of humour and a sense of optimism, Ken Robinson looks at the conditions that enable us to find ourselves in the element, and those that stifle that possibility. …”

“…La Parte Generale si occupa di descrivere la teologia pastorale come disciplina, definendone l’identità e il metodo proprio, che la consolidano come scienza simultaneamente teologica e pratica; una disciplina teologica che con il suo apporto è in grado di rinnovare la missione della Chiesa, perché radicata nell’alveo della Tradizione e anche nel contesto storico in cui tale missione deve attuarsi. Le tre parti successive – Morfologia pastorale, La pastorale nella vita del fedele e I soggetti della pastorale – costituiscono lo studio più prettamente pratico e pastorale, dove i principi teorici individuati nella prima parte si incarnano nell’azione pastorale della Chiesa --…”

“…Offering a fresh assessment of the role of Barbarossa's extensive familial network in his success, the author also considers the impact of Frederick's death in the Third Crusade as the key to his lasting heroic reputation. …”

“…The Danish Broadcasting Corporation, DR, has enjoyed remarkable success in recent years, winning five Emmy Awards and acclaim for the series The Killing and Borgen. …”

“…Since then there have been successive waves of moral panics about supposed epidemics of musical nervousness, caused by everything from Wagner to jazz and rock 'n' roll. …”

“…The first chapter identifies four key elements of John Paul II's teaching on religious liberty which shaped the Holy See's diplomacy, shows how the pope developed from these four theological principles twelve specific benchmarks for success in promoting religious freedom, and identifies and examines the four core strategies that the Holy See has utilized to advance religious freedom, particularly in Islamic majority states. …”

“…Using sources in many languages, including memoirs and documents of the Soviet censor, Berkhoff explores how the Soviet media reflected - and distorted - every aspect of the war, from the successes and blunders on the front lines to the institution of forced labor on farm fields and factory floors. …”

“…"Using ideas borrowed from improvement science, Learning to Improve shows how a process of disciplined inquiry can be combined with the use of networks to identify, adapt, and successfully scale up promising interventions in education. …”

“…The book draws on the Jubilee Centre's expertise in support of its claims and successfully integrates the fields of educational studies, psychology, sociology, philosophy and theology in its examination of contemporary educational practices and their wider effect on society as a whole. …”

“…It is a model of instruction refined in some of the nation's most successful public schools schools that are beating the odds to create remarkable achievement sited primarily in urban and rural low-income communities. …”

“…War finance is among the most consequential decisions any state makes: how a state finances a war affects not only its success on the battlefield but also its economic stability and its leadership tenure. …”

“…Like the Sentences of Peter Lombard, the History towers over the early scholastic period, and it was the extraordinary success of these twin towers that ensured the joint ascendancy of the reputations of the two masters. …”

“…Among the issues considered by educational leaders as the most pressing are:the relationship between moral leadership and school change (based on an ethic of responsibility for preparing all learners to function in a global worlddiversity: the role of school leaders to promote success for all marginalized groups of studentspersonalizing learning and authentically engaging students to make school more effective for all learnersincorporating learning standards and high expectations without sacrificing the personal and authentic engagement with studentsThis book addresses each of these concerns from the perspective of learner-centered systems, in which leaders distribute leadership among key constituents in the educational systemustudents, teachers, other school staff, parents, community membersuand empower them to engage in a lifelong learning process of continuous growth and improvement.aIt also provides a detailed and comprehensive treatment of LCP, as well as helpful exercises and tools that can be applied to practice…”

“…Against all odds, they were successful. The system they set up presided over the longest, strongest and most stable period of growth the world economy has ever seen. …”

“…He presents a simple definition of innovation, breaks down the essential differences between types of innovation, and illuminates innovation's vital role in organizational success and personal growth. This unique hybrid of professional memoir and business guidebook also provides a powerful 28-day program for mastering innovation's key steps: (1) Finding insight, (2) Generating ideas, (3) Building businesses, and (4) Strengthening innovation prowess in workforces and organizations. …”

“…At the same time, these were years of growth, development, and success for the papacy. Benedict healed the wounds left by the 'modernist' witch hunt of his predecessor and re-established the papacy as an influence in international affairs through his peace diplomacy during the First World War. …”