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Authors: Sathaye, Avinash (2018) - This book represents a significant departure from the current crop of commercialcollege algebra textbooks. In our view, the core material for the (non-remedial)courses defined by these tomes is but a shadow of that traditionally covered materialin a reasonable high school program. Moreover, much of the material is substantiallyrepeated from earlier study and it proceeds at a slow pace with extensive practice anda large number of routine exercises. As taught, such coursestend to be ill-advisedattempts to prepare the student for extensive calculationsusing calculators, withsupposed “real life” examples offered for motivation and practice. Given the limitedtime and large number of individual topics to study, the average student emerges,perhaps, with the ability to answer isolated quest...
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Authors: Michelle McLeod (2018) - "Warm-water island destinations face unprecedented adjustment challenges in the wake of the increasing process of globalization, and are in search of appropriate policy responses. It is critical for these islands to understand how these challenges affect tourism performance and impact their residents. This book provides a platform for emerging systemic perspectives of the various aspects of island tourism concerning these global challenges with the view that strategies for the management and development of tourism in island environments can be improved. Several chapters focus on Cuba and the potential impacts of its reinsertion in the tourism landscape of the Western Hemisphere" --
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Authors: Bernard Davis (2018) - This introductory textbook provides a thorough guide to the management of food and beverage outlets, from their day-to-day running through to the wider concerns of the hospitality industry. It explores the broad range of subject areas that encompass the food and beverage market and its main sectors – fast food and casual dining, hotels and quality restaurants and event, industrial and welfare catering. It also looks at some of the important trends affecting the food and beverage industry, covering consumers, the environment and ethical concerns as well as developments in technology.
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Authors: Henkjan Honing; W. Tecumseh Fitch (2018) - This volume offers interdisciplinary perspectives on the capacity to perceive, appreciate, and make music. Scholars from biology, musicology, neurology, genetics, computer science, anthropology, psychology, and other fields consider what music is for and why every human culture has it; whether musicality is a uniquely human capacity; and what biological and cognitive mechanisms underlie it.
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Authors: Sarah R. Labensky (2018) - On Cooking: A Textbook of Culinary Fundamentals has prepared students for successful careers in the culinary arts. Clear and comprehensive, this text teaches the “hows” and “whys” of cooking and baking principles, while providing step-by-step instructions, visual guidance, and recipes to clarify techniques. The 6th edition expands its “fundamentals” approach, reflects key trends, and adds information on healthy cooking, sous-vide, curing, and smoking, plus dozens of new recipes and more than 200 new photographs.
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Authors: Veal, Anthony James (2018) - Coverage of both qualitative and quantitative research methods, ensuring a balanced approach to data collection and analysis
- Practical guidance on conducting research and writing reports, showing the ‘how’ as well as the ‘what’
- Detailed coverage of the development of conceptual frameworks for research, research design, analytical methods and the composition of research reports, providing everything required to conduct a research project
- International case studies and extensive examples from the leisure and tourism literature
- Questions, exercises and further reading for each chapter
Extensive web-based support materials
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Authors: Nancy Duarte (2018) - Hướng dẫn những cách tạo lập slide, lập biểu đồ, trình bày dữ liệu; cách thiết kế và bố trí các yếu tố của slide, sử dụng phông nền, màu sắc, chữ viết hay hình ảnh; cách tạo chuyển động và quản lý bằng các thiết kế mẫu, tương tác với slide...
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Authors: Joel D. Wisner (2018) - This book guides you step-by-step through the management of all supply chain activity. You review issues related to both domestic and global supply chains as comprehensive, one-of-a-kind coverage encompasses important processes in operations, purchasing, logistics, as well as process integration. A balanced approach follows the natural flow through the supply chain. Well-organized chapters demonstrate the practical applications of supply chain management in today's workplace with the help of intriguing SCM Profiles and interesting real business examples. Relevant end-of-chapter questions, problems, and new cases help you put what you learn into practice as you sharpen your management skills.
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Authors: Elizabeth Harrin (2018) - This book is a highly accessible guide to being a project manager (PM), particularly a project manager working within an IT field. The role is set out with reference to required skills, competencies and responsibilities. Tools, methods and techniques for project managers are covered, including Agile approaches; risk, issue and change management processes; best practices for managing stakeholders and financial management.
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Authors: Evan Rich (2018) - Full-color photographs and a textured cover with foil stamping capture the rustic elegance of the food and the restaurant, while 85 meticulously tested recipes span salads, vegetables, meat and fish, sweets, drinks, and the pasta dishes that send diners into raptures. This is inspired, innovative cooking for those who want to set a rich table at home.
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