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No-Nonsense Guide to International Migration (No-Nonsense Guides #18)
by Peter StalkerVirtually any commodity can move around the world to satisfy demand, but human beings have far less freedom. Many would-be migrants are forced to risk life and limb traveling illegally. Yet most rich countries are short of workers, have shrinking populations, and need more immigrants. The No-Nonsense Guide to International Migration is a timely primer to a major issue that is never far from the headlines.
No-Nonsense Guide to World Food, 2nd Edition (No-Nonsense Guides #28)
by Wayne RobertsIn this updated edition of The No-Nonsense Guide to World Food Wayne Roberts puts under the microscope a global food system that is under strain from climate change and from economic disaster. He shows how a world food system based on supermarkets and agribusiness corporations is unsustainable and looks at new models of producing healthy food from all over the world.
No-Nonsense Guide to the Arms Trade
by Nicholas GilbyOne of the few up-to-date works on the whole of the arms trade, this book puts the global trade in weapons in the context of history and includes recent controversial deals, as well as case studies on Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Darfur. It exposes the cynicism, bribery, and insider deals that characterize the conventional trade and the hidden world of torture.Nicholas Gilby led the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) in its efforts to expose the corruption at the heart of Britain's arms deals with Saudi Arabia over the past four decades. In 2008, he forced the disclosure of many documents concerning corruption in Britain's arms deals with Saudi Arabia.
No-Nonsense Resumes: The Essential Guide to Creating Attention-Grabbing Resumes That Get Interviews & Job Offers
by Wendy Enelow Arnold G. BoldtFor the first time ever, here’s a resume book that clears away the clutter and gets down to the “brass tacks” of what it takes to write and design a resume that will get you interviews and job offers. Authors and professional resume writers Wendy Enelow and Arnold Boldt share their insights, knowledge, and more than 35 years of combined experience to help you prepare a resume that will get you noticed, not passed over.No-Nonsense Resumes begins with a thorough but easy-to-understand explanation of the key elements that are vital to creating an “attention-grabbing” resume, including how to:•— Strategically “position” your resume•— Showcase your skills and achievements•— Format and design a professional-looking resume•— Select and integrate key words•— Prepare and distribute your electronic resumeSubsequent chapters offer specific tips on creating winning resumes for job opportunities in virtually every profession: Administration & Clerical; Accounting, Banking & Finance; Government; Health Care & Social Services; Hospitality Management & Food Service; Human Resources & Training; Law Enforcement & Legal; Manufacturing & Operations; Sales, Marketing & Customer Service; Skilled Trades; and Technology, Science & Engineering. Included in each chapter are sample resumes contributed by leading resume writers and career consultants worldwide.
No: The Only Negotiating System You Need for Work and Home
by Jim CampJim Camp, the world's #1 negotiating coach, shows how to release the emotional pressure that's part of any negotiation by using his proven system of safe, decision-based negotiation that enables you to meet all your objectives.
No: The Only Negotiating System You Need for Work and Home
by Jim CampIn this clarifying book, Jim Camp introduces an effective system of dealing and negotiating, based in decision-making, so that you will never again be at the mercy of others. The author offers a competitive, oppositional, anti-intuitive system, to negotiate any type of agreement.
NoNonsense Globalization
by Wayne EllwoodGlobalization has shrunk the world in the name of free trade and broken down many of the boundaries between peoples. But it has also been a powerful driver of inequality, over-consumption and corporate control. This fully updated edition unpacks the complexities of globalization, examines the forces in whose interests it works, and provides the critical analysis for re-appraising the system. Wayne Ellwood is former co-editor of New Internationalist magazine. He worked as an associate producer with the BBC television series, Global Report, and edited the reference book, The A to Z of World Development. He is author of the No-Nonsense Guide to Degrowth and Sustainability.
NoNonsense International Development
by Maggie BlackPart of the popular, reissued NoNonsense series from New Internationalist. 'Development' is often misunderstood and can embrace everything from building a large dam to planting trees. The idea can often mask confusion, contradiction, deceit and corruption. This book is essential reading for anyone wanting to know what development actually is. It covers all the key themes and critically suggests ways to bring the poor and marginalised into the process.
NoNonsense Rethinking Education: Whose knowledge is it anyway?
by Adam Unwin John YandellWhat is knowledge? Who decides what is important? Who owns it? These are central themes that run through this title that aims to change perceptions and understanding of education. Using historical and contemporary examples, the authors examine the motivations, conflicts, and contradictions in education. In breaking down the structures, forces, and technologies involved they show how alternative approaches can emerge.Dr. Adam Unwin is Senior Lecturer in Business and Economics Education at University College London's Institute of Education. John Yandell is Senior Lecturer in Education at University College London Institute of Education.
NoNonsense The Money Crisis: How Bankers Have Grabbed Our Money - and How We Can Get It Back
by Peter StalkerPart of the popular, reissued NoNonsense series from New Internationalist. Bankers and speculators build castles in the air but when they come crashing down ordinary people have to pick up the tab. <P><P> How we've made such a mess of our money system is explained, from the earliest banks right through to 'collateralized debt obligations'. Suggests the framework for a fairer financial world: the practical ideas, steps and real-life examples.
Nobel Laureates in Economic Sciences: A Biographical Dictionary (Routledge Library Editions: The History of Economic Thought)
by Bernard S. KatzThis title, first published in 1989, is an in-depth biographical dictionary of the Nobel Laureates in Economic Sciences from 1969 to 1988. Each biographical entry includes a segment on the foundations of their career in the economic sciences, summaries of their most notable discoveries and ideas and other notable contributions. Each entry also includes a selected bibliography for further reading on the individual. This book will be of particular interest to students of the history of economic thought.
Nobelnomics: Vida y obra de los ganadores del Nobel de Economía
by Juan Carlos de PabloUn original recorrido por la historia de la economía moderna a partir de las contribuciones clave y los aspectos más íntimos de los economistas distinguidos con el galardón más prestigioso del planeta. ¿Se entienden mejor las contribuciones de Sargent a la econometría si se tiene en cuenta el impacto de la Gran Depresión en su familia? ¿O los aportes de Allais a la utilización eficiente de los recursos a la luz de su experiencia como ingeniero estatal? ¿Se comprende más fácilmente la curva de Kuznets si se atiende a su condición de ruso judío inmigrante? ¿O el teorema de la imposibilidad de Arrow considerando su agnosticismo? ¿Se pueden vincular las críticas de Kahneman a la racionalidad plena con su paso por el ejército israelí? La vida privada de los ganadores del Nobel en Economía se vuelve objeto de análisis en un libro que explora cuánto tienen para decirnos sus experiencias, decisiones, gustos y temperamentos sobre los avances en la investigación económica.
Nobelnomics: Vida y obra de los ganadores del Nobel de Economía
by Juan Carlos de PabloUn original recorrido por la historia de la economía moderna a partir de las contribuciones clave y los aspectos más íntimos de los economistas distinguidos con el galardón más prestigioso del planeta. ¿Se entienden mejor las contribuciones de Sargent a la econometría si se tiene en cuenta el impacto de la Gran Depresión en su familia? ¿O los aportes de Allais a la utilización eficiente de los recursos a la luz de su experiencia como ingeniero estatal? ¿Se comprende más fácilmente la curva de Kuznets si se atiende a su condición de ruso judío inmigrante? ¿O el teorema de la imposibilidad de Arrow considerando su agnosticismo? ¿Se pueden vincular las críticas de Kahneman a la racionalidad plena con su paso por el ejército israelí? La vida privada de los ganadores del Nobel en Economía se vuelve objeto de análisis en un libro que explora cuánto tienen para decirnos sus experiencias, decisiones, gustos y temperamentos sobre los avances en la investigación económica.
Noble Group
by Matthew Johnson Michael Shih-ta Chen C. Fritz Foley Linnea MeyerWhat role does trade finance play in facilitating global supply chain management? Richard S. Elman, founder and CEO of Noble Group Ltd., a global commodities trading company based in Hong Kong, must raise capital to support the firm's working capital and investment needs. In evaluating by which means Elman should raise capital, students must consider issues relating to the payment terms and financing arrangements used in world trade, as well as the risk management and operating decisions of a trade intermediary.
Nobodies: Modern American Slave Labor and the Dark Side of the New Global Economy
by John BoweAward-winning journalist Bowe exposes the outsourcing, corporate chicanery, immigration fraud, and sleights of hand that allow forced labor to continue in the United States while the rest of the American public notice nothing but the everyday low price at the checkout counter.
Nobody Cares About Your Career: Why Failure Is Good, the Great Ones Play Hurt, and Other Hard Truths
by Erika Ayers BadanThe ultimate playbook for crushing it at work, from the first CEO of Barstool Sports.She worked hand-in-hand with a founder who was a lightning rod for controversy—OK, for stepping in it. She grew a chaotic company (Vanity Fair called it a “pirate ship”) housed over a dentist’s office outside of Boston that published giveaway papers into a juggernaut with more than 5 billion monthly video views and 225 million followers valued at 550 million dollars. Erika Ayers Badan calls herself a “token CEO”, the rare female employee in the highest rank of a bro-roar sports and new media culture. She’s also a massive student of work: how to do it, how to be effective at it, how to get noticed, how to crush it, how to figure out what you love and do it as a job. She’s figured it out, after big marketing jobs in large traditional corporations like Microsoft and AOL, for herself; she’s figured it out for friends; she figured it out for the thousands of people who listened to her Barstool podcast, “Token CEO” every week. And in this book, she’s figuring it out for everybody else. With the verve and motivation of books like YOU ARE A BADASS and the smart, specific ideas of titles like ATOMIC HABITS, NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOUR CAREER is a real playbook. It’s about how work really works and how you can get work to work for you. It’s about thank you notes and thankless tasks, the energy in meetings and energy vampires, how to pick a boss and how to get a boss to pick you. It’s about being all in (but not bringing your whole self to work—some of you is better left at home) and becoming valuable to your workplace. It’s about participating—with your brain, your skills, your experience, and your willingness to pitch in and offer yourself up for something you may not even know how to do yet. It’s about making your own luck at work. NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOUR CAREER is for first-time job seekers who think no company will ever want them, people stuck in second or third jobs who don’t know how to move on to the next thing, people who have the job they thought was their brass ring but who discovered it’s not all that. Her chapter titles include: - Do Whatever Makes You Happy and F*ck Anyone Who Says Otherwise - Know What Your Company is Paying You to Do - Don’t Be an Asshole at Work - The Messy Stuff: Being Human, Getting Drunk, Sex, and Other Disaster Scenarios at Work - Feedback is a Gift. Feedforward is for wimps
Nobody Is Coming to Save You: A Green Beret's Guide to Getting Big Sh*t Done
by Scott MannA New York Times bestselling author and leadership coach shares his invaluable secrets for successfully motivating people to action in low-trust, high-stakes environments. For years, Scott Mann worked in environments where nobody was coming to save him, his men, or the exhausted majority of Afghans they served. He learned that the best way to get big sh*t done and bridge vast divisions is to meet people where they are, not where you want them to be. He calls this approach Rooftop Leadership. Wherever you live, work, or play—in real estate, in corporate sales, in HR, for a community volunteer group, in a non-profit, in politics—the hardest thing to find these days is authentic connection with other people. The social trends and fraying of civil society after more than two years of prolonged isolation from Covid, mass technology, organizational strain, and blinking-red stress levels on our emotional dashboards have taken a toll. With inspiring stories about his experiences in the military and candid reflections on civilian life, Scott Mann connects readers to a more ancient, primal aspect of their nature rendered dormant by the modern world. Nobody Is Coming to Save You shows readers how to navigate the Churn that's dividing us and learn to make new and deeper connections to ourselves, each other, and the natural world around us.
Nobody Is Protected: How the Border Patrol Became the Most Dangerous Police Force in the United States
by Reece JonesAn urgent look at the U.S. Border Patrol from its xenophobic founding to its assault on the Fourth Amendment in its quest to become a national police force Late one July night in 2020, armed men, identified only by the word POLICE written across their uniforms, began snatching supporters of Black Lives Matter off the street in Portland, Oregon, and placing them in unmarked vans. These mysterious actions were not carried out by local law enforcement or even right-wing terrorists, but by the U.S. Border Patrol. Why was the Border Patrol operating so far from the boundaries of the United States? What were they doing at a protest that had nothing to do with immigration or the border? Nobody Is Protected: How the Border Patrol Became the Most Dangerous Police Force in the United States is the untold story of how, through a series of landmark but largely unknown decisions, the Supreme Court has dramatically curtailed the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution in service of policing borders. The Border Patrol exercises exceptional powers to conduct warrantless stops and interrogations within one hundred miles of land borders or coastlines, an area that includes nine of the ten largest cities and two thirds of the American population. Mapping the Border Patrol&’s history from its bigoted and violent Wild West beginnings through the legal precedents that have unleashed today&’s militarized force, Guggenheim Fellow Reece Jones reveals the shocking true stories and characters behind its most dangerous policies. With the Border Patrol intent on exploiting current laws to transform itself into a national police force, the truth behind their influence and history has never been more important.
Nobody Knows What They're Doing: The 10 Secrets All Artists Should Know
by Lee CrutchleyEverything no one will tell you about being an artistNobody Knows What They’re Doing is an honest guide to the creative life for artists of all kinds. Lee Crutchley, author of How to Be Happy (Or At Least Less Sad), skips the platitudes, positive affirmations, and guarantees of success; he'll never ever tell you to just Do What You Love. Instead, Crutchley discusses the things nobody else is talking about—that, frankly, your work sucks (but that’s ok because everyone else's does too), that making bad art is worth it, and so much more. In a world desperate for a glimpse of authenticity, Nobody Knows What They’re Doing is a breath of fresh air that reveals the truths hiding between the lines of Instagram-friendly aphorisms and behind the words of the most inspirational TED talks. An honest look at the reality of creativity and the joy and difficulty of crafting good (and bad) art, this book belongs in the hands of every exhausted creative, every starry-eyed dreamer, and every artist who is trying to make their way in the world—and keep a roof over their head while they do it.
Nobody's Fool: Why We Get Taken In and What We Can Do about It
by Christopher Chabris Daniel SimonsFrom two New York Times-bestselling psychologists, &“an engaging master class in how to foil purveyors of false promises&” (Philip E. Tetlock, author of Superforecasting) From phishing scams to Ponzi schemes, fraudulent science to fake art, chess cheaters to crypto hucksters, and marketers to magicians, our world brims with deception. In Nobody&’s Fool, psychologists Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris show us how to avoid being taken in. They describe the key habits of thinking and reasoning that serve us well most of the time but make us vulnerable—like our tendency to accept what we see, stick to our commitments, and overvalue precision and consistency. Each chapter illustrates their new take on the science of deception, describing scams you&’ve never heard of and shedding new light on some you have. Simons and Chabris provide memorable maxims and practical tools you can use to spot deception before it&’s too late. Informative, illuminating, and entertaining, Nobody&’s Fool will protect us from charlatans in all their forms—and delight us along the way.
Nobody's Perfect: Two Men, One Call, and a Game for Baseball History
by Daniel Paisner Jim Joyce Armando GalarragaThe perfect game is one of the rarest accomplishments in sports. No hits, no walks, no men reaching base. In nearly four hundred thousand contests in more than 130 years of Major League Baseball, it has only happened twenty times. On June 2, 2010, Armando Galarraga threw baseball’s twenty-first perfect game. Except that’s not how it entered the record books. That’s because Jim Joyce, a veteran umpire with more than twenty years of big league experience, the man voted the best umpire in the game in 2010 by baseball’s players, missed the call on the final out at first base. No, I did not get the call correct,” Joyce said after seeing a replay. But rather than throw a tantrum, Galarraga simply turned and smiled, went back to the mound and took care of business. Nobody’s perfect,” he said later in the locker room. In Nobody’s Perfect, Galarraga and Joyce come together to tell the personal story of a remarkable game that will live forever in baseball lore, and to trace their fascinating lives in sports up until this pivotal moment. It is an absorbing insider’s look at two lives in baseball, a tremendous achievement, and an enduring moment of sportsmanship.
Noch immer Team: Was von Corona (nicht) blieb (essentials)
by Michael Köttritsch Nina Veličković R. Niki HarramachDie wichtigsten Kompetenzen für TE – Teamentwicklung, wie Teamwork, Führung, Kommunikation, Konfliktmanagement, Motivation können nach wie vor nur im Präsenzformat trainiert und entwickelt werden. Daran wird auch die Corona-Pandemie nichts geändert haben können – und auch nicht der „digital boost“, der über weite Strecken zum euphorischen Mainstream geworden ist. Verlass ist auf Praxiserfahrung statt auf graue Theorie! Sie haben die Auswahl aus etwa einhundert praxiserprobten Methoden und Instrumenten der Teamentwicklung – auch unter Bezug auf das Grundlagenwerk „Wir sind Team, Springer 2019.“ und 42 konkreten TIPPS in diesem Buch.
Noise Control of the Beginning and Development Dynamics of Accidents
by Telman AlievThis book examines noise-monitoring technologies and tools for registering the threshold of development of the latent period of the transition of a facility or product into an emergency state and controlling the dynamics of this development. It also describes how the use of noise technology can improve the accuracy of the results of traditional methods employed in the analysis of noisy signals. Dr. Aliev analyzes the varieties and stages of the generation and development of defects preceding accidents of technical facilities and devices. He shows that registration of the beginning of the latent period in the transition to an emergency state, based on the results of traditional data analysis technologies used in monitoring systems, is sometimes belated due to the impossibility of analyzing the noise correlated with the useful signal. The volume further includes algorithms and technologies for computing estimates of correlation functions, spectral characteristics, and other characteristics of noise.Aimed at professionals and students from a range of fields, including facility and product design engineering, computer science, computational mathematics, control and management systems, geophysics, construction, energy, and medicine, the book provides numerous examples of noise-control intelligent systems. These include implementations at oil and gas production facilities, drilling rigs, and offshore fixed platforms, as well as within transportation, aviation, power engineering, seismology and medicine.