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 Walker Evans: Starting from Scratch by Svetlana Alpers English | October 20th, 2020 | ISBN: 0691195870 | 416 pages | EPUB | 82.91 MB A magisterial study of celebrated photographer Walker Evans  Viscoelastic Waves and Rays in Layered Media 2nd Edition by Roger Borcherdt English | 2020 | ISBN: 1108495699 | 519 Pages | PDF | 69 MB  Virtual Teams: Projects, Protocols and Processes By David Pauleen 2003 | 373 Pages | ISBN: 1591402255 | PDF | 2 MB David Pauleen has pulled together an excellent book here. It has a practitioner / user orientation, backed-up by scholarly research, but not an indigestible amount of the latter. There's real data here too - many chapters report empirical study of virtual teams from surveys, interviews etc. It's positioned exactly right for a reader who wants an authoritative account of major issues in virtual teaming and summaries of best practices, plus helpful reviews of the literature, but without overdosing on academic theorising.What particularly makes this book refreshing is that authors aren't shy of challenging assumptions and orthodoxies, especially about trust and leadership. Although every chapter makes its contribution, two particularly stand out.I really enjoyed the chapter by Walter Fernandez who reports trust (and mistrust) development in a large virtual team project. Great common sense here mixed with business insight (usually so missing), a healthy dose of cynicism, and empirical data.Also remarkable is the final chapter by Peter Murphy. He uses a metaphor of 'the organization as city' to put virtual teaming in the context of physical centres of trade and knowledge. This chapter is brimful of ideas which challenge those of the earlier chapters, and Pauleen has cleverly used it as a coda to this valuable book. Dr A J Gundry Director, Knowledge Ability Ltd Malmesbury UK
 Vectors, Tensors and the Basic Equations of Fluid Mechanics (Dover Books on Mathematics) by Rutherford Aris English | January 1, 1990 | ISBN: 0486661105 | 320 pages | PDF | 36 Mb This excellent text develops and utilizes mathematical concepts to illuminate physical theories. Directed primarily to engineers, physicists, and applied mathematicians at advanced undergraduate and graduate levels, it applies the mathematics of Cartesian and general tensors to physical field theories and demonstrates them chiefly in terms of the theory of fluid mechanics.  Vault Career Guide to Supply Chain Management (Vault Career Library) By Javed Khan 2007 | 78 Pages | ISBN: 1581313918 | PDF | 2 MB At major manufacturing employers, supply chain management is the vital coordination of the vendors that provide materials and components for the company's products. This Vault guide brings you the scoop on this important and dynamic field.  Mihai Duguleană, Marcello Carrozzino, Matjaž Gams, "VR Technologies in Cultural Heritage" English | 2018 | ISBN: 3030058182 | PDF | pages: 248 | 72.8 mb This open access book constitutes the refereed proceedings of theFirst International Conference on VR Technologies in Cultural Heritage,VRTCH 2018, held in Brasov, Romania in May 2018.
 Urban Structure Matters: Residential Location, Car Dependence and Travel Behaviour (RTPI Library Series) By Petter Naess 2006 | 342 Pages | ISBN: 0415375746 | PDF | 11 MB Going beyond previous investigations into urban land use and travel, Petter Næss presents new research from Denmark on residential location and travel to show how and why urban spatial structures affect people's travel behaviour. In a comprehensive case study of the Copenhagen metropolitan area, Næss combines traditional quantitative travel surveys with qualitative interviews in order to identify the more detailed mechanisms through which urban structure affects travel behaviour. The case study findings are compared with those from other Nordic countries and analyzed and evaluated in the light of relevant theory and literature to provide solid, valuable conclusions for planning sustainable urban development. With a broader range of statistics than previous studies and conclusions of international relevance, Urban Structure Matters provides well-grounded conclusions for how spatial planning of urban areas can be used to reduce car dependence and achieve a more sustainable development of cities.  Unequal Freedom: How Race and Gender Shaped American Citizenship and Labor By Evelyn Nakano Glenn 2002 | 319 Pages | ISBN: 0674007328 | PDF | 2 MB I am the author of Unequal Freedom, which has received exceedingly positive editorial reviews, as can be seen in the description on Amazon.com. Additionally it has received multiple awards from scholarly associations for its contribution to understanding race and gender inequality in America.The sole review of the book on Amazon is by a reader who is complaining that the Kindle edition did not work correctly. The two stars the reader gives is not of the book itself, but of a defective electronic device. The reader should have submitted her complaint on the Kindle page, not on the site for Unequal Freedom.I have complained about this to Amazon, but there seems to be no recourse.Potential readers: please look at the editorial comments and quotes from reviews of Unequal Freedom, and if they sound interesting to you, try the book and submit a reader review.  Jessie A. Bustillos Morales, "Understanding Education and Economics: Key Debates and Critical Perspectives " English | ISBN: 0367074664 | 2020 | 138 pages | PDF | 7 MB Understanding Education and Economics explores the multiple ways in which the field of education and schooling has become closely aligned with economic imperatives and interests, and the impact of this on learning and teaching. In particular, the increasing influence of economic arguments, economic ideologies and government involvement in education have made apparent that there is a need to reflect and talk about economic influences and trends in education.
 Under the Wire: How the Telegraph Changed Diplomacy (Harvard Historical Studies) By David Paull Nickles 2003 | 272 Pages | ISBN: 0674010353 | PDF | 2 MB This book is written masterfully and sheds wonderful light on important facets of history! It is a truly intriguing and fascinating look at how telegraphy and technological change influenced changes in diplomacy and society. The writing is so compelling that this book will interest a wide audience and range of readers. I highly recommend this work! |
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