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Nikkei Asian Review is an Asia-focused English-language business journal from Nikkei - Asia’s largest independent business media group and Japan’s leading publisher of business and financial news. Nikkei Asian Review offers insights on business, finance, economic and political news, with in-depth analysis and commentary on influential companies around Asia. Designed for leaders around the world who are shaping the future of Asia, and anyone with an interest in knowing the real Asia, Nikkei Asian Review has been created to change the way Asia is reported in the global marketplace.

For første gang fortælles historien om en af de største humanitære skikkelser i det 20. århundredes danmarkshistorie: Bernhard Arp Sindberg. I december 1937 falder den kinesiske hovedstad, Nanjing, og den japanske hær går amok i et orgie af vold, mord og gruppevoldtægter. I løbet af seks uger bliver hundredetusindvis af civilister og krigsfanger myrdet. Den danske opsynsmand på F.L. Smidths cementfabrik, Bernhard Arp Sindberg, åbner fabrikkens porte, og 10.000 civile kinesere slår sig ned på området uden for japanernes rækkevidde. Sindberg var en skæv eksistens, der i en kort periode trådte i

Through a particularly ill-fated series of events, couch potato Maeve Kelly, an elementary school teacher whose mother always assured her curvy girls shouldn't waste their time trying to be fit, has been forced to sign up for the Other Half, Bath's springtime half marathon. The training is brutal, but she must disprove her mother and collect pledges for her aunt's beloved charity. What Maeve doesn't know is just how vicious some of the other runners are.

In How to Have Impossible Conversations, Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay guide you through the straightforward, practical, conversational techniques necessary for every successful conversation—whether the issue is climate change, religious faith, gender identity, race, poverty, immigration, or gun control. Boghossian and Lindsay teach the subtle art of instilling doubts and opening minds.

Peter Bandettini covers the essentials of fMRI, providing insight and perspective from his nearly three decades of research. He describes other brain imaging and assessment methods; the sources of fMRI contrasts; the basic methodology, from hardware to pulse sequences; brain activation experiment design strategies; and data and image processing. A unique, stand-alone chapter addresses major controversies in the field, outlining 26 challenges that have helped shape fMRI research.

When Hen and Lloyd move into their new house in West Dartford, Mass., they're relieved to meet, at their first block party, the only other seemingly childless couple in their neighbourhood, Matthew and Mira Dolamore. Turns out they live in the Dutch Colonial immediately next door. When they're invited over for dinner, however, things take a sinister turn when Hen thinks she sees something suspicious in Matthew's study.

For centuries, fame and fortune was to be found in the west—in the New World of the Americas. Today, it is the east which calls out to those in search of adventure and riches. The region stretching from eastern Europe and sweeping right across Central Asia deep into China and India, is taking centre stage in international politics, commerce and culture—and is shaping the modern world. This region, the true centre of the earth, is obscure to many in the English-speaking world. Yet this is where civilization itself began, where the world’s great religions were born and took root.

The scuba-diving philosopher and best-selling author of Other Minds explores the origins of animal consciousness. Dip below the ocean’s surface and you are soon confronted by forms of life that could not seem more foreign to our own: sea sponges, soft corals and flower-like worms, whose rooted bodies and intricate geometry are more reminiscent of plant life than anything recognisably animal. Yet these creatures are our cousins.

Sane Child vs. Insane Society: Some Thoughts on Education (2017) is a scholarly article that contends that children are born sane and are rendered more or less insane by an educational system that, till now, considers the human being as the impossible human - that is, a creature that is basically faulty and has to be improved and upgraded by education and morality.

Allegra is an unusual name. It means ’happy’ in Italian, but the little girl in this story is sometimes very sad. She is only five years old, but she tells Adrian, her new friend, that she is going to die soon. How does she know?And who is the other Allegra? The girl in a long white nightdress, who has golden hair and big blue eyes. The girl who comes only at night, and whose hands and face are cold, so cold.

Organizational Culture and Leadership is the classic reference for managers and students seeking a deeper understanding of the inter-relationship of organizational culture dynamics and leadership. Author Edgar Schein is the 'father' of organizational culture, world-renowned for his expertise and research in the field; in this book, he analyzes and illustrates through cases the abstract concept of culture and shows its importance to the management of organizational change.

Winner of the Best Picture Oscar 2011 Award. One man saved the British Royal Family in the first decades of the 20th century – amazingly he was an almost unknown, and certainly unqualified, speech therapist called Lionel Logue, whom one newspaper in the 1930s famously dubbed ‘The Quack who saved a King’. Logue wasn’t a British aristocrat or even an Englishman – he was a commoner and an Australian to boot.

What makes a successful business? How can we work most effectively as a team? What are the keys to being a great leader? Best-selling authors Daniel Goleman and Peter Senge address these questions in Working with Presence. From the importance of harmonized thinking to the role that tacit knowledge plays in every organization, they discuss how companies can transform themselves into learning organizations.

In this exciting new audio, Peter L. Bernstein tells the story of history's most coveted, celebrated, and inglorious asset: gold.

La lutte pour reprendre le contrôle du Daedalus et faire demi-tour vers le nouveau monde promis aux humains a commencé. Les yis, des aliens cachés à bord de l'arche stellaire pour y régner derrière l'avatar mensonger de la Capitaine Électrique, envahissent l'habitat humain à la recherche de Hazel, la Fille de la Capitaine, et sa petite bande de rebelles. Après avoir repoussé un assaut sanglant des yis contre son village natal, Hazel conduit ses proches vers l'arrière de l'arche où ils espèrent trouver un refuge plus sûr.

883AD, Scandinavia. Harald Fairhair is King of Norway, and Bjorn Ironside King of Sweden. To the west, the Crippled King of Mann builds an army in thrall to Loki. He threatens to destroy the Viking world and set Midgard on the road to the Ragnarök, the end of days.

Wem kann man noch trauen, wenn alles Fake ist? Im Oktober 2024 rufen US-Streitkräfte die höchste Sicherheitsstufe aus, in München soll ein angeblich von Terroristen gekapertes Passagierflugzeug abgeschossen werden und global nimmt die Zahl bedrohlicher Fake-News dramatisch zu. Anrufe und Video-Botschaften werden so täuschend echt gefälscht, dass niemand mehr weiß, ob er wirklich mit einem vertrauten Menschen spricht. Superintendent Valentine O'Brien ermittelt in Deutschland, als die digitalen Netze kollabieren und keine Verbindung mehr sicher ist.

Have you ever longed for a bedtime story that not only soothes your soul but also transports you to a magical world of hope and healing? Welcome to Bear and Girl, a heartwarming tale set in the majestic Canadian Rockies. This is the extraordinary story of a woman with a heartbreaking past who meets a gentle, enchanted bear in a most unexpected way. As their bond deepens, they both discover the healing power of affection and the emotional strength to overcome their pasts. But the inspiration for Bear and Girl is as touching as the tale itself!

Are you struggling to keep projects on track, manage deadlines, and lead teams effectively? Do you want to pass your PMP®, CAPM®, or PRINCE2® exam with confidence? Whether you're an aspiring project manager, a business leader, or a seasoned professional, this book is your ultimate roadmap to mastering project management and excelling in your career.

Ein Stand-alone-Thriller des SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautors von "Thirteen" und "Seven Days" An einem kalten New Yorker Abend lernen sich zwei Frauen in einer Selbsthilfegruppe für Trauernde kennen: Amanda und Wendy können nicht mit der Vergangenheit abschließen, nachdem sie ihre Liebsten durch brutale Verbrechen verloren haben. Beide warten vergeblich darauf, dass der Täter zur Rechenschaft gezogen wird. So schließen sie einen Pakt: Amanda wird den Mann töten, der Wendys Tochter vergewaltigt und ermordet hat. Und Wendy wird Wallace Crone umbringen, den Mörder von Amandas kleiner Jess.