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The Grid

The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future

de Gretchen Bakke ...

One of Bill Gates's Favorite Books of 2016A revelatory look at our national power grid--how it developed, its current flaws, and how it must be completely reimagined for our fast-approaching energy future.America's electrical grid, an engineering triumph of the twentieth century, is turning out to be a poor fit for the present. It's not just that the grid has grown old and is now in dire need of ... Leer más

$12.23 USD

One of Bill Gates's Favorite Books of 2016A revelatory look at our national power grid--how it developed, its current flaws, and how it must be completely reimagined for our fast-approaching energy future.America's electrical grid, an engineering triumph of the twentieth century, is turning out to be a poor fit for the present. It's not just that the grid has grown old and is now in dire need of
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How Things Are Made

A Journey Through the Hidden World of Manufacturing

de Tim Minshall ...

LONGLISTED AS A FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY TRIVEDI SCIENCE BOOK PRIZEAn illuminating tour through the world of manufacturing and its seismic influence on our lives, from internationally renowned expert Tim MinshallWe live in a manufactured world. Unless you are floating naked through space, you are right now in direct contact with ... Leer más

$7.99 USD

LONGLISTED AS A FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY TRIVEDI SCIENCE BOOK PRIZEAn illuminating tour through the world of manufacturing and its seismic influence on our lives, from internationally renowned expert Tim MinshallWe live in a manufactured world. Unless you are floating naked through space, you are right now in direct contact with
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After Steve

How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul

de Tripp Mickle ...

From the New York Times' Tripp Mickle, the dramatic, untold story inside Apple after the passing of Steve Jobs by following his top lieutenants—Jony Ive, the Chief Design Officer, and Tim Cook, the COO-turned-CEO—and how the fading of the former and the rise of the latter led to Apple losing its soul.Steve Jobs called Jony Ive his “spiritual partner at Apple.” The London-born genius was the second ... Leer más

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From the New York Times' Tripp Mickle, the dramatic, untold story inside Apple after the passing of Steve Jobs by following his top lieutenants—Jony Ive, the Chief Design Officer, and Tim Cook, the COO-turned-CEO—and how the fading of the former and the rise of the latter led to Apple losing its soul.Steve Jobs called Jony Ive his “spiritual partner at Apple.” The London-born genius was the second
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Lights Out

Pride, Delusion, and the Fall of General Electric

de Thomas Gryta, Ted Mann ...

A WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER"If you’re in any kind of leadership role—whether at a company, a non-profit, or somewhere else—there’s a lot you can learn here."—Bill Gates, Gates NotesHow could General Electric—perhaps America’s most iconic corporation—suffer such a swift and sudden fall from grace?This is the definitive corporate history of General Electric’s epic decline, as told by the two ... Leer más

$16.99 USD

A WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER"If you’re in any kind of leadership role—whether at a company, a non-profit, or somewhere else—there’s a lot you can learn here."—Bill Gates, Gates NotesHow could General Electric—perhaps America’s most iconic corporation—suffer such a swift and sudden fall from grace?This is the definitive corporate history of General Electric’s epic decline, as told by the two
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The Seventh Sense

Power, Fortune, and Survival in the Age of Networks

de Joshua Cooper Ramo ...

Endless terror. Refugee waves. An unfixable global economy. Surprising election results. New billion-dollar fortunes. Miracle medical advances. What if they were all connected? What if you could understand why?The Seventh Sense is the story of what all of today's successful figures see and feel: the forces that are invisible to most of us but explain everything from explosive technological change ... Leer más

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Endless terror. Refugee waves. An unfixable global economy. Surprising election results. New billion-dollar fortunes. Miracle medical advances. What if they were all connected? What if you could understand why?The Seventh Sense is the story of what all of today's successful figures see and feel: the forces that are invisible to most of us but explain everything from explosive technological change
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Rocket Fuel

The One Essential Combination That Will Get You More of What You Want from Your Business

de Gino Wickman, Mark C. Winters ...

Discover the vital relationship that will take your company from "What's next?" to "We have liftoff!"Visionaries have groundbreaking ideas. Integrators make those ideas a reality. This explosive combination is the key to getting everything you want out of your business. It worked for Disney. It worked for McDonald's. It worked for Ford. It can work for you.From the author of the bestselling ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

Discover the vital relationship that will take your company from "What's next?" to "We have liftoff!"Visionaries have groundbreaking ideas. Integrators make those ideas a reality. This explosive combination is the key to getting everything you want out of your business. It worked for Disney. It worked for McDonald's. It worked for Ford. It can work for you.From the author of the bestselling
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Connectography

Mapping the Future of Global Civilization

de Parag Khanna ...

From the visionary bestselling author of The Second World and How to Run the World comes a bracing and authoritative guide to a future shaped less by national borders than by global supply chains, a world in which the most connected powers—and people—will win.Connectivity is the most revolutionary force of the twenty-first century. Mankind is reengineering the planet, investing up to ten trillion ... Leer más

$10.99 USD

From the visionary bestselling author of The Second World and How to Run the World comes a bracing and authoritative guide to a future shaped less by national borders than by global supply chains, a world in which the most connected powers—and people—will win.Connectivity is the most revolutionary force of the twenty-first century. Mankind is reengineering the planet, investing up to ten trillion
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The Great Reversal

How America Gave Up on Free Markets

de Thomas Philippon ...

A Financial Times Book of the YearA ProMarket Book of the Year“Superbly argued and important…Donald Trump is in so many ways a product of the defective capitalism described in The Great Reversal. What the U.S. needs, instead, is another Teddy Roosevelt and his energetic trust-busting. Is that still imaginable? All believers in the virtues of competitive capitalism must hope so.”—Martin Wolf, ... Leer más

$12.32 USD

A Financial Times Book of the YearA ProMarket Book of the Year“Superbly argued and important…Donald Trump is in so many ways a product of the defective capitalism described in The Great Reversal. What the U.S. needs, instead, is another Teddy Roosevelt and his energetic trust-busting. Is that still imaginable? All believers in the virtues of competitive capitalism must hope so.”—Martin Wolf,
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Blockchain Technology for Avoiding $1.77 Billion Scams in Public Banks

Blockchain in Banking

de Manisha Kumari Deep, Ph.D. ...

SummaryBLOCKCHAIN Technology is being predicted to disrupt various sectors. Blockchain is the technology which helps in transfer of Bitcoin digitally. It uses cryptography to control its creation and management. Originally it was designed for digital currency Bitcoin also called digital gold. This technology is being adopted worldwide in different sectors. Also Blockchain is becoming very popular ... Leer más

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SummaryBLOCKCHAIN Technology is being predicted to disrupt various sectors. Blockchain is the technology which helps in transfer of Bitcoin digitally. It uses cryptography to control its creation and management. Originally it was designed for digital currency Bitcoin also called digital gold. This technology is being adopted worldwide in different sectors. Also Blockchain is becoming very popular
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Embedding Risk Appetite Within the Strategy Process

de Andrew Smart, James Creelman ...

Risk appetite is the amount and type of risk that an organisation is willing to accept, and must take, to achieve its strategic objectives and therefore create value for shareholders and other stakeholders. Core to this definition is that risk is not just about managing potential threats but about exploiting opportunities.Risk appetite impacts all stages of an organisation’s strategy process and ... Leer más

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Risk appetite is the amount and type of risk that an organisation is willing to accept, and must take, to achieve its strategic objectives and therefore create value for shareholders and other stakeholders. Core to this definition is that risk is not just about managing potential threats but about exploiting opportunities.Risk appetite impacts all stages of an organisation’s strategy process and
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Value Stream Mapping

Reduce waste and maximise efficiency

de 50minutes ...

Series series Management & Marketing
Understand value stream mapping in no time! Find out everything you need to know about this powerful tool with this practical and accessible guide.In an increasingly competitive business world, identifying the areas where your company is losing time and money can give you a vital edge. Value stream mapping is one of the most popular tools of lean management and is easy to apply to virtually any ... Leer más

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Understand value stream mapping in no time! Find out everything you need to know about this powerful tool with this practical and accessible guide.In an increasingly competitive business world, identifying the areas where your company is losing time and money can give you a vital edge. Value stream mapping is one of the most popular tools of lean management and is easy to apply to virtually any
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The Future is Smart

How Your Company Can Capitalize on the Internet of Things--and Win in a Connected Economy

de W. David Stephenson ...

Are you ready for the IoT revolution? The Internet of Things (IoT) will soon be everywhere—embedded in interconnected devices we’ll use every day, and this book documents the shifts now under way.Cars, appliances, and wearables already transmit real-time data to improve performance, and new IoT products can even save your life. Consumer goods are just the tip of the iceberg. Amid projections that ... Leer más

$9.49 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Are you ready for the IoT revolution? The Internet of Things (IoT) will soon be everywhere—embedded in interconnected devices we’ll use every day, and this book documents the shifts now under way.Cars, appliances, and wearables already transmit real-time data to improve performance, and new IoT products can even save your life. Consumer goods are just the tip of the iceberg. Amid projections that
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Wildpreneurs

A Practical Guide to Pursuing Your Passion as a Business

de Tamara Jacobi ...

Real-life “wildpreneur” Tamara Jacobi shares her insights on what it takes to successfully make the leap from a safe yet soul-crushing day job to chasing your dreams.This book illuminates how surf guides, ski builders, yoga and wellness instructors, environmental activists, nature lovers, podcasters, artisans, and other creatives achieve an adventurous lifestyle and financial viability. Whether ... Leer más

$7.99 USD

Real-life “wildpreneur” Tamara Jacobi shares her insights on what it takes to successfully make the leap from a safe yet soul-crushing day job to chasing your dreams.This book illuminates how surf guides, ski builders, yoga and wellness instructors, environmental activists, nature lovers, podcasters, artisans, and other creatives achieve an adventurous lifestyle and financial viability. Whether
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The National Dream

The Great Railway, 1871-1881

de Pierre Berton ...

In 1871, a tiny nation, just four years old—it's population well below the 4 million mark—determined that it would build the world's longest railroad across empty country, much of it unexplored. This decision—bold to the point of recklessness—was to change the lives of every man, woman and child in Canada and alter the shape of the nation.Using primary sources—diaries, letters, unpublished ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

In 1871, a tiny nation, just four years old—it's population well below the 4 million mark—determined that it would build the world's longest railroad across empty country, much of it unexplored. This decision—bold to the point of recklessness—was to change the lives of every man, woman and child in Canada and alter the shape of the nation.Using primary sources—diaries, letters, unpublished
... Leer más
Passion to Profits

Business Success for New Entrepreneurs

de Rhonda Abrams, Alice LaPlante ...

Engineers, musicians, psychologists, culinary students—in just about every field, sooner or later it's likely someone will start a business. This major new book is the first to teach the fundamentals of entrepreneurship regardless of the industry. Packed with business essentials and real-world advice, this unique book breaks down everything from start to finish. You’ll learn how to choose, start, ... Leer más

$19.43 USD

Engineers, musicians, psychologists, culinary students—in just about every field, sooner or later it's likely someone will start a business. This major new book is the first to teach the fundamentals of entrepreneurship regardless of the industry. Packed with business essentials and real-world advice, this unique book breaks down everything from start to finish. You’ll learn how to choose, start,
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A-Z of Capacity Management

Practical Guide for Implementing Enterprise IT Monitoring & Capacity Planning

de Dominic Ogbonna ...

Capacity management is the IT risk management process for ensuring there is adequate infrastructure and computing resources to meet the current and future demand of the business in a cost effective and timely manner.This book provides a detailed guideline for practical implementation of the capacity management process. The full benefits of implementing the process is usually harnessed when it ... Leer más

$22.49 USD

Capacity management is the IT risk management process for ensuring there is adequate infrastructure and computing resources to meet the current and future demand of the business in a cost effective and timely manner.This book provides a detailed guideline for practical implementation of the capacity management process. The full benefits of implementing the process is usually harnessed when it
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The Case against the Jones Act

Edición de Colin Grabow, Inu Manak ...

How has an archaic, burdensome law been able to persist for a century?Passed in 1920, the Jones Act restricts the waterborne transport of cargo within the United States to vessels that are U.S.-flagged, U.S.-crewed, U.S.-owned, and U.S.-built. Meant to bolster the U.S. maritime sector, this protectionist law has instead contributed to its decline. As a result, today’s U.S. oceangoing domestic ... Leer más

$5.66 USD

How has an archaic, burdensome law been able to persist for a century?Passed in 1920, the Jones Act restricts the waterborne transport of cargo within the United States to vessels that are U.S.-flagged, U.S.-crewed, U.S.-owned, and U.S.-built. Meant to bolster the U.S. maritime sector, this protectionist law has instead contributed to its decline. As a result, today’s U.S. oceangoing domestic
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Frontiers in Development Policy: A Primer on Emerging Issues

de Raj Nallari,Shahid Yusuf,Breda Griffith,Rwitwika Bhattacharya ...

The global crisis of 2008-09 has brought to the forefront a plethora of economic and political policy issues. There is a re-opening of discussion on basic economic concepts, appropriate framework for analysis, role of private and public sectors in the economy, structural transformation of economies, human development and managing of growing risks and crises. The purpose of this book has been to ... Leer más

$12.95 USD

The global crisis of 2008-09 has brought to the forefront a plethora of economic and political policy issues. There is a re-opening of discussion on basic economic concepts, appropriate framework for analysis, role of private and public sectors in the economy, structural transformation of economies, human development and managing of growing risks and crises. The purpose of this book has been to
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The Road from Ruin

How to Revive Capitalism and Put America Back on Top

de Matthew Bishop, Michael Green ...

We Have a World-Class Mess . . . Now What?Amid the carnage of bankruptcies, soaring unemployment, and millions of families losing their homes during the financial crisis of 2007–2009 lay the bloody corpse of a set of ideas that had underpinned the economics of the previous thirty years. A system that had been delivering unprecedented prosperity on a global scale suddenly teetered on the verge of ... Leer más

$4.99 USD

We Have a World-Class Mess . . . Now What?Amid the carnage of bankruptcies, soaring unemployment, and millions of families losing their homes during the financial crisis of 2007–2009 lay the bloody corpse of a set of ideas that had underpinned the economics of the previous thirty years. A system that had been delivering unprecedented prosperity on a global scale suddenly teetered on the verge of
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Linux for Business People

de B D Tasker ...

Linux for Business people is intended as a guide to Linux for Business men and women alike. This book is not aimed at those in the IT Department (though some may find it of use) but instead aims to help the decision makers to understand whether or not Linux based systems may be of benefit to their business.The first half of the book deals with practical experience of Linux Based Operating Systems. ... Leer más

$12.59 USD

Linux for Business people is intended as a guide to Linux for Business men and women alike. This book is not aimed at those in the IT Department (though some may find it of use) but instead aims to help the decision makers to understand whether or not Linux based systems may be of benefit to their business.The first half of the book deals with practical experience of Linux Based Operating Systems.
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What Business Should I Start?

7 Steps to Discovering the Ideal Business for You

de Rhonda Abrams ...

Want to start your own business, but aren't sure which one to start? Want to find a business that's right for you—for your interests, skills, and goals—that will also be successful?America's foremost small-business advice guru Rhonda Abrams offers readers seven steps to identifying the right business for them, from determining their entrepreneurial type with the E-Type™ test, to exploring a wide ... Leer más

$12.95 USD

Want to start your own business, but aren't sure which one to start? Want to find a business that's right for you—for your interests, skills, and goals—that will also be successful?America's foremost small-business advice guru Rhonda Abrams offers readers seven steps to identifying the right business for them, from determining their entrepreneurial type with the E-Type™ test, to exploring a wide
... Leer más
Agile Project Management

de Joshua Poole ...

Do you want to learn cutting edge systems on how to deliver everything on time?Have you heard of Agile Project Management?If you're running a company and like efficiency, and you're looking for something practical that can get things done faster and under budget…Then this would be the book for you!Project management is similar to the inner workings of a watch. Inside you have all these intri... ... Leer más

$3.59 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Do you want to learn cutting edge systems on how to deliver everything on time?Have you heard of Agile Project Management?If you're running a company and like efficiency, and you're looking for something practical that can get things done faster and under budget…Then this would be the book for you!Project management is similar to the inner workings of a watch. Inside you have all these intri...
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Project Planning, Scheduling, and Control: The Ultimate Hands-On Guide to Bringing Projects in On Time and On Budget , Fifth Edition

The Ultimate Hands-On Guide to Bringing Projects in On Time and On Budget

de James P. Lewis ...

All you need to execute a project perfectlyA new edition of the classic project management book is here, revised and updated with even more guidelines and real-world examples. This expanded fifth edition provides an applications-oriented understanding of the issues you must confront and important tips for passing the Project Management Professional exam.The standard guidebook in the Project ... Leer más

$43.73 USD

All you need to execute a project perfectlyA new edition of the classic project management book is here, revised and updated with even more guidelines and real-world examples. This expanded fifth edition provides an applications-oriented understanding of the issues you must confront and important tips for passing the Project Management Professional exam.The standard guidebook in the Project
... Leer más
The New IT: How Technology Leaders are Enabling Business Strategy in the Digital Age

de Jill Dyche ...

Introducing a Powerful New Business Model for Today’s ITBlogger, speaker, software executive, and bestselling author Jill Dyché has been thinking about leadership a lot lately. Having consulted with business and IT executives with Fortune 500 companies for most of her career, she has heard a common refrain: “What should we do about shadow IT?” She’s decided to address the answer head-on.With the ... Leer más

$24.65 USD

Introducing a Powerful New Business Model for Today’s ITBlogger, speaker, software executive, and bestselling author Jill Dyché has been thinking about leadership a lot lately. Having consulted with business and IT executives with Fortune 500 companies for most of her career, she has heard a common refrain: “What should we do about shadow IT?” She’s decided to address the answer head-on.With the
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