By the end of World War I, Albert Einstein had become the face of the new science of theoretical physics and had made some powerful enemies. One of those enemies, Nobel Prize winner Philipp Lenard, spent a career trying to discredit him. Their story of conflict, pitting Germany’s most widely celebrated Jew against the Nazi scientist who was to become Hitler’s chief advisor on physics, had a…
The Sales Boss reveals the secrets to great sales management, and provides direct examples of how you can start being that manager today. The not-so-secret "secret" is that a winning sales team is made up of high performers—but many fail to realize that high performance must be collective. A single star cannot carry the entire team, and it's the sales manager's responsibility to build a team …
ary Fuller’s entertaining and informative guide uses geographic trivia questions as a springboard to learning about non-trivial aspects of our globe. An enlightening book for all readers, it enhances geographic know-how with good, old-fashioned fun. Discover who named the kangaroo; where can you find Lakers and Salties; what chili peppers, pineapple, chocolate, and vanilla have in common; whe…
After having been thrown for a loop by the bursting of the tech bubble more than a decade ago, the venture capital industry suddenly has come roaring back to life over the past two years. In 2011 alone, more than $7.5 billion in venture capital was invested—representing more than a 19% increase over the previous year—in more than 966 companies. A majority of these companies reside in the li…
The key to building wealth the low-priced stock way Low-priced gems, or what author Hilary Kramer calls "breakout stocks" come in all kinds of shapes and sizes but they all have three things in common: (1) they are mostly under $10; (2) they are undervalued; and (3) they have specific catalysts in the near future that put them on the threshold of breaking out to much higher prices. In The Littl…
"Students talk about Stewart D. Friedman, a management professor at the Wharton School, with a mixture of earnest admiration, gratitude and rock star adoration." -- "New York Times." In this national bestseller, Stew Friedman gives you the tools you need to achieve "four-way wins"--improved performance in all domains of life: work, home, community, and self. Friedman, celebrated professor and f…
Kecenderungan penggunaan metode kualitatif dalam penelitian sosial sekarang ini semakin meningkat di masyarakat karena temuan-temuan pada studi kualitatif lebih menjawab persoalan sebenarnya daripada sekadar angka-angka. Dalam beberapa studi ilmu sosial, seperti ekonomi, mulai dilihat bahwa angka-angka yang diperoleh dalam studi tersebut belum menjawab persoalan yang sebenarnya, misalnya dalam …
Program pembangunan dalam penegentasan kemiskinan telah dilakukan sejak bangsa ini menegaskan kemerdekaannya. Patut diakui, banyak yang telah mengalami perbaikan, namun banyak pula usaha yang justru menciptakan kebergantungan yang permanen dari kelompok miskin kepada pemerintah. Berkaitan dengan itu, pemberdayaan kemiskinan merupakan upaya yang harus dilakukan dan untuk itu perlu dilakukan peng…
Ilmu Administrasi Pembangunan merupakan pencabangan baru dari Ilmu Administrasi Negara yang tumbuh dan berkembang sebagai jawaban terhadap tuntutan perlunya paradigma baru dalam kehidupan berbangsa dan bernegara. Paradigma baru itulah yang menjadi sorotan pembahasan dalam buku ini. Dalam buku ini dipaparkan dengan sistematis dan rinci berbagai hal seperti perkembangan ilmu administrasi pembang…