“…Given that the Council had only opened less than a year prior, on 8 December 1869, the act was emblematic. The council, as the Catholic Church’s protective response against all things new – rationalism, liberalism, naturalism, materialism, and pantheism – was overtaken by history. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- The Difference between a Vision and a Mission Statement -- Creating the Vision -- Examples of the Choice for Greatness -- Communicating Our Vision -- Belief -- Poetic Language -- Metaphors -- Specific Picture of the Future -- Coaching Others in Creating Their Vision -- Visions of Empowerment -- Six: Negotiating with Allies and Adversaries -- The Critical Skills: Negotiating Agreement and Negotiating Trust -- Allies: High Agreement/High Trust -- Opponents: High Trust/Low Agreement -- Bedfellows: High Agreement/Low Trust -- Fence Sitters: Low Trust/Unknown Agreement -- Adversaries: Low Agreement/Low Trust -- Boss As Adversary -- Subordinate As Adversary -- Seven: Balancing Autonomy and Interdependence -- Political Scripts -- Profiles in Dependency -- The Right Use of Scripts -- Interdependence -- Naming the Game -- Confirmation -- Contact -- Temporary Protection -- Learning -- Autonomy and Interdependence -- Finding Peace with the Boss -- Boss As Banker -- Boss As Board Member -- Eight: Facing Organizational Realities -- Nonsuicidal Courageous Acts -- Face the Harsh Reality -- Our Own Contribution to the Problem -- Authenticity in the Face of Disapproval -- Nine: Enacting the Vision -- Moving Toward Tension -- Final Thoughts -- Annotated Bibliography -- About the Author -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- End User License Agreement…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Argumentation and face-threatening acts -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Corpus -- 3. The non-literal quotation as a face-threatening act -- 3.1 Quoting the words of an ideological adversary in the House -- 3.2 Quoting the words of an opposing ideological group -- 3.3 Quoting the words of a community or common sense -- 4. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Adaptive RoutingADC (Analog-To-Digital Converter); ADCT (Adaptive Discrete Cosine Transform); Address; Addressability; Adjacent Channel Interference; ADS; ADSL (Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line); Advanced Audio Coding; Advanced Authoring Format; Advanced Encryption Standard; Advanced Intelligent Network; Advanced Research Projects Agency Network; Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) Standard; AES; Afterburner; Agent; AGP; AHRA (Audio Home Recording Act) of 1992; AI (Artificial Intelligence); AIFF (Audio Interchange File Format); AIN (Advanced Intelligent Network)…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Defining Risk ProfilesLiquidity; Aligning Interests; Due Diligence; Moving Beyond the Checkbox Risk Assessment; Key Man Risk; Reputational Risk; Red Flags; Summary; Notes; Chapter 5 Regulatory Regime Changes and Impact; Dodd-Frank Act; FATCA; JOBS Act; AIFMD; MiFID; EMIR; Summary; Notes; Chapter 6 Managed Futures; Exploring Different Ways to Trade Managed Futures; What Is Trend Following?…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Rule 18 Act Confidently on Good Ideas -- Rule 19 You Win When You Lose --…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Secret #12: Your Authentic Identity Requires Other PeopleSecret #13: Know How Business Works; Understand Specialization and Cooperation; Secret #14: Each and Every One of Us Is in Business and Should Act Like a Business Professional; Secret #15: Develop All Four Dimensions of Your Life Simultaneously; Secret #16: Earnings and Profits Are God's Way of Rewarding Us for Forming Relationships with Others and Serving Them Faithfully and Effectively; Secret #17: Raise the Limits on Yourself and Others by Imposing Boundaries and Structures…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…En la época medieval; 4.1.2.2. Las Acts de 1925; 4.1.2.3. La Land Registration Act de 2002…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Homélies sur saint Jean ("fin"). Homélies sur les Actes des apôtres ; XV. Homélies sur les Actes des apôtres ("fin"). …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…13 Somaśarman, Somavaṃśa and Somasiddhānta A Pāśupata tradition in seventh-century Dakṣiṇa Kosala: Studies in the Skandapurāṇa III -- Harāya Namaḥ -- Śaiva cosmology -- The Pāśupata movement -- The epigraphical evidence from Malhar -- Malhar (Junvānī) Copperplates of Mahāśivagupta, Year 57: ll. 8-23 -- Translation -- Interpretation -- Somaśarman and the Somasiddhānta -- The evidence of the Skandapurāṇa -- Somaśarman, Somavaṃśa and Somasiddhānta -- Part II: Studies in the Early History and Culture of North India -- 14 A Theatre of Broken Dreams: Vidiśā in the days of Gupta hegemony -- Prologue -- Act 1: Rāmagupta -- The story of the Devīcandragupta -- Candragupta's matrimonial policy and the triangle of power -- Act 2 Govindagupta -- The testimony of Prabhākara -- Act 3 Ghaṭotkacagupta -- Kālidāsa's Mālavikāgnimitra -- The Vākāṭaka-Gupta conflict -- Finale -- Epilogue -- 15 Royal Patronage and Religious Tolerance: The formative period of Gupta-Vākāṭaka culture -- Udayagiri -- Royal patronage -- Mandhal -- Padmapura -- Muṇḍasvāmin -- Rāmagiri -- Mansar -- Conclusion -- 16 Rāma's Hill: Transgression and atonement on a Hill in the South and the inadequacy of substitutes -- Preamble -- The Śaivala Mountain of the Rāmāyaṇa -- The Rāmagiri -- The epigraphical evidence -- Viṣṇupada -- Narasiṃha -- The Pilgrim's Satchel -- Conclusion -- 17 A New Interpretation of Rāmagiri Evidence -- 1 Trivikrama: Word and Statue -- Preamble -- Maṅgalavāda: Kevala Narasim. ha Temple (KNT) Inscription verse 1 -- The KNT Inscription verse 21 -- The discovery of the KNT Inscription -- 2 The Gupta-Vākāṭaka Relationship -- Preamble -- The Praśasti. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- We Don't Have to Accept the Way Things Are -- The Painful Wake-Up Call -- Rethinking Self-Care -- Think, Engage, Act -- Part I Think-Rethinking Self-Care at Work -- Chapter 1 What If We Have Self-Care All Wrong? …”