Jumat, 30 September 2022

Command and Control: The Sociotechnical Perspective (9780754672654)



Military command and control is not merely evolving, it is co-evolving. Technology is creating new opportunities for different types of command and control, and new types of command and control are creating new aspirations for technology. The question is how to manage this process, how to achieve a jointly optimised blend of socio and technical and create the kind of agility and self-synchronisation that modern forms of command and control promise. The answer put forward in this book is to re-visit sociotechnical systems theory. In doing so, the problems of 21st century command and control can be approached from an alternative, multi-disciplinary and above all human-centred perspective. Human factors (HF) is also co-evolving. The traditional conception of the field is to serve as a conduit for knowledge between engineering and psychology yet 21st century command and control presents an altogether different challenge. Viewing military command and control through the lens of sociotechnical theory forces us to confront difficult questions about the non-linear nature of people and technology: technology is changing, from platform centric to network centric; the interaction with that technology is changing, from prescribed to exploratory; and complexity is increasing, from behaviour that is linear to that which is emergent. The various chapters look at this transition and draw out ways in which sociotechnical systems theory can help to understand it. The sociotechnical perspective reveals itself as part of a conceptual toolkit through which military command and control can be transitioned, from notions of bureaucratic, hierarchical ways of operating to the devolved, agile, self-synchronising behaviour promised by modern forms of command and control like Network Enabled Capability (NEC). Sociotechnical system theory brings with it a sixty year legacy of practical application and this real-world grounding in business process re-engineering underlies the entire book. An attempt has been made to bring a set of sometimes abstract (but no less useful) principles down to the level of easy examples, design principles, evaluation criteria and actionable models. All of these are based on an extensive review of the current state of the art, new sociotechnical/NEC studies conducted by the authors, and insights derived from field studies of real-life command and control. Time and again, what emerges is a realisation that the most agile, self-synchronising component of all in command and control settings is the human.


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  • Hardback | 216 pages
  • 156 x 234 x 14.22mm | 560g
  • Ashgate Publishing Limited
  • Oxford, United Kingdom
  • English
  • New ed
  • includes 25 tables & 48 figures
  • 0754672654
  • 9780754672654
  • 2,069,052


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Rabu, 28 September 2022

The Whale Rider (9780435131081)



A mystical story of Maori cultureThe birth of a daughter - Kahu - breaks the lineage of a Maori tribe. Rejected by her grandfather, Kahu develops the ability to communicate with whales, echoing those of the ancient Whale Rider after whom she was named. This magical and mythical novel tells of the conflict between tradition and heritage, from the perspective of Kahu's grandfather, and Kahu's destiny to secure the tribe's future. Age 11+Ideal for studying multi-cultural texts, gender and environmental issues. The beautifully poetic style and twin narrative lends itself to the analysis of language.To automatically receive all the latest news on New Windmills, why not sign-up for our Heinemann Literature eNewsletter?


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  • 12-17
  • Hardback | 144 pages
  • 124 x 13 x 190mm | 240g
  • Heinemann
  • Harlow, United Kingdom
  • English
  • 9780435131081
  • 35,484


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PRINCE2 Agile (9780113314676)



A blended approach combining PRINCE2 and Agile, PRINCE2 Agile gives project managers the skills and knowledge to benefit from agile delivery, whilst maintaining purposeful levels of control with PRINCE2.


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  • Paperback | 356 pages
  • 213.36 x 210 x 22.86mm | 1,224.7g
  • Stationery Office Books
  • Norwich, United Kingdom
  • English
  • First edition
  • col. figs, tables; col. figs, tables
  • 0113314671
  • 9780113314676
  • 58,675


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Selasa, 27 September 2022

El lazo invisible (9788467934199)



El bestseller que ha inspirado a millones de lectores alrededor del mundo. En una noche de tormenta, dos niños se despiertan asustados. Despavoridos, buscan el consuelo de su madre. Ella, para tranquilizarlos, les explica que todos están conectados con un lazo invisible, pero los niños no se lo acaban de creer. Aun así, quieren saber más: «¿Qué tipo de lazo?», le preguntan. La respuesta es sencilla y nos transporta a una historia repleta de amor: se trata de un lazo invisible que, aunque no puedas ver, te une a tus seres queridos, ya que puedes sentirlo en tu corazón y hace que siempre estés conectado con los demás.


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  • Paperback | 40 pages
  • 260 x 260mm | 518g
  • Astronave (norma)
  • Spain
  • Spanish
  • New edition
  • 9788467934199
  • 1,993,133


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Rabu, 21 September 2022

Miasto ryb (9788375106350)



Brawurowa powieść białoruska: nad Bugiem, na ziemi brutalnie przeciętej pasem granicznym, w sielskiej wiosce Dobratycze ginie najstarsza jej mieszkanka, babcia Makrynia. Kto i dlaczego wsypał truciznę do kubka z kawą na werandzie? Czy babcia naprawdę była, jak szeptano w okolicy, wiedźmą? A jeśli tak, czy zdoła po śmierci ukarać swoich morderców i obronić wieś przed zagładą?
Świetnie, reportażowo wręcz opisane realia współczesnej Białorusi zapewne zaskoczą Polaków: uczciwe, prywatne firmy, duże pieniądze, Internet pod strzechami, a z drugiej strony dynamiczna mieszanka języków, kultur i religii, lokalna świadomość sięgająca czasów unii brzeskiej – wszystko to mocno odbiega od stereotypu smutnego, płaskiego kraju, przygniecionego polityką prowincjonalnego reżimu. Zajrzyjcie poprzez tę książkę na prawdziwą Białoruś i, jeśli wam się spodoba, ruszajcie latem nad Bug, szukać w odbiciu miasta ryb bajecznych skarbów lwowskiego jubilera.

Natalia Babina urodziła się w 1966 roku we wsi Zakazanka na Białorusi. Jest dziennikarką „Nowej Niwy" - niezależnej gazety białoruskiej - oraz autorką zbioru opowiadań i powieści Miasto ryb opublikowanej w roku 2007.


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  • Paperback | 304 pages
  • 135 x 215 x 17mm | 430g
  • Poland
  • Polish
  • 1. Auflage.
  • 9788375106350


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Jumat, 16 September 2022

Map it (9780999174500)



No more information dumps!

Map It helps you turn training requests into projects that make a real difference. You'll learn how to:

Help the client identify what's really causing the performance problem.Determine the role (if any!) of training.Create realistic activities that help people practice what they need to do, not just show what they know.Choose the best format for each activity -- online, projected to a group, on paper, as a small-group activity, over email...Provide each activity at the best time -- in the workflow, available on demand, spaced over time...Let people pull the information they need to complete the activity -- no more information dumps!Enjoy creating challenging activities that people want to complete.Show how your project has improved the performance of the organization.

Using humor and lots of examples, Map It walks you through action mapping, a visual approach to needs analysis and training design. Organizations around the world use action mapping to improve performance with targeted, efficient training.

Try sample activities, download job aids, and learn more at map-it-book.com.


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  • Paperback | 420 pages
  • 177.8 x 254 x 21.84mm | 725.75g
  • English
  • 0999174509
  • 9780999174500
  • 4,611


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Kamis, 15 September 2022

The Collected Works of Ramana Maharshi (9781597310048)



This work contains almost everything written by Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi, his inspired compositions, and a number of translations from ancient Advaitic texts, representing the essence of his teachings. They fall into two categories-those which exemplify the path of surrender through love and devotion to the Divine, and those which are more doctrinal. The first group included the Five Hymns to Sri Arunachala, of which the first poem, The Marital Garland of Letters, "is among the most profound and moving poems in any language" and expressses the attitude of the soul aspiring for union with God. Sri Bhagavan has affirmed that seekers who study these works are certain to attain the Bliss of Liberation.


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  • Paperback | 244 pages
  • 156 x 234 x 13mm | 345g
  • English
  • Revised
  • 10th Revised ed.
  • Illustrations, black and white
  • 1597310042
  • 9781597310048
  • 40,181


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Rabu, 14 September 2022

The Lord bless you and keep you (9780193540637)



for SATB and four-piece ensemble (flute, oboe, harp, organ)
John Rutter's much-loved setting of the Aaronic Blessing (Numbers 6: 24). Compatible with SATB and SAB versions.


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  • Sheet music | 18 pages
  • 233 x 311 x 1mm | 98g
  • Oxford, United Kingdom
  • English
  • Reduced orchestration
  • 0193540630
  • 9780193540637


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Senin, 12 September 2022

B. Alberti Magni Opera Omnia, Vol. 37 : Ex Editione Lugdunensi Religiose Castigata, Et Pro Auctoritatibus Ad Fidem Vulgatae Versionis Accuratiorumque (Classic Reprint) (9780332573823)



Excerpt from B. Alberti Magni Opera Omnia, Vol. 37: Ex Editione Lugdunensi Religiose Castigata, Et Pro Auctoritatibus Ad Fidem Vulgatae Versionis Accuratiorumque S. Aueusrmus, Lib. XII Confessionum, cap. 31. 2 Genes. I, I. 3 S. Augustinus, Lib. De Natura et gratia, cap. 38. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.


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  • Hardback | 588 pages
  • 152 x 229 x 32mm | 934g
  • London, United Kingdom
  • Latin
  • 368 Illustrations; Illustrations, black and white
  • 0332573826
  • 9780332573823


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Il libro completo del triathlon e dell'ironman (9788827226513)



Questo libro vi dirà tutto ciò che c'è da sapere riguardo al Triathlon e all'Ironman®, sia che siate dei principianti nello sport, sia che abbiate esperienza in altre discipline sportive. Il manuale di Mark Kleanthous vi insegnerà che cosa dovete fare per cominciare a praticare il Triathlon - quale equipaggiamento comprare, la dieta da seguire, come ideare un programma di allenamento e quali modifiche apportare al vostro stile di vita per trovare il tempo necessario a praticarlo - e poi vi spiegherà anche come arrivare alla fine di una gara e come riprendervi dalla fatica. In poche parole questo librò vi rivelerà tutti i segreti per sviluppare le vostre potenzialità nel triathlon - e non necessariamente allenandovi con maggiore intensità, ma con più intelligenza e accortezza.


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  • Paperback | 315 pages
  • Sport
  • Roma, Italy
  • Italian
  • 9788827226513


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Rabu, 07 September 2022

AI 2041 : Ten Visions for Our Future (9780593238295)



How will artificial intelligence change our world within twenty years?

A WALL STREET JOURNAL, WASHINGTON POST, AND FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - "This inspired collaboration between a pioneering technologist and a visionary writer of science fiction offers bold and urgent insights."--Yann LeCun, winner of the Turing Award; chief AI scientist, Facebook

"Amazingly entertaining . . . Lee and Chen take us on an immersive trip through the future. . . . Eye-opening."--Mark Cuban

AI will be the defining development of the twenty-first century. Within two decades, aspects of daily human life will be unrecognizable. AI will generate unprecedented wealth, revolutionize medicine and education through human-machine symbiosis, and create brand-new forms of communication and entertainment. In liberating us from routine work, however, AI will also challenge the organizing principles of our economic and social order. Meanwhile, AI will bring new risks in the form of autonomous weapons and smart technology that inherits human bias. AI is at a tipping point, and people need to wake up--both to AI's radiant pathways and its existential perils for life as we know it.

In this provocative, utterly original work, Kai-Fu Lee, the former president of Google China and bestselling author of AI Superpowers, teams up with celebrated novelist Chen Qiufan to imagine our world in 2041 and how it will be shaped by AI. In ten gripping short stories, they introduce readers to an array of eye-opening 2041 settings, such as:

- In San Francisco, the "job reallocation" industry emerges as deep learning AI causes widespread job displacement
- In Tokyo, a music fan is swept up in an immersive form of celebrity worship based on virtual reality and mixed reality
- In Mumbai, a teenage girl rebels when AI's crunching of big data gets in the way of romance
- In Seoul, virtual companions with perfected natural language processing (NLP) skills offer orphaned twins new ways to connect
- In Munich, a rogue scientist draws on quantum computing, computer vision and other AI technologies in a revenge plot that imperils the world

By gazing toward a not-so-distant horizon, AI 2041 offers urgent insights into our collective future--while reminding readers that, ultimately, humankind remains the author of its destiny.


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  • Hardback | 480 pages
  • 166 x 239 x 41mm | 703g
  • Currency
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • 059323829X
  • 9780593238295
  • 181,563


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Senin, 05 September 2022

20 Minute Phonemic Training for Dyslexia, Auditory Processing, and Spelling : A Complete Resource for Speech Pathologists, Intervention Specialists, and Reading Tutors (9781532028793)



20 Minute Phonemic Training for Dyslexia, Auditory Processing, and Spelling presents a complete, systematic process for addressing phonemic and phonic training. 20 Minute Phonemic Training for Dyslexia, Auditory Processing, and Spelling includes:

- Informal Assessment
- Directions for implementation
- Strategies for blending, segmenting, vowel discrimination, and tracking sounds in syllables
- Reproducible Word lists, Student Worksheets and Record Sheets
- 134 real word lists comparing syllables with one phoneme change comparison
- 134 words and sentences with leveled reading, spelling & writing exercises
- Phonic Rules Chart for Short and Long Vowel spelling patterns
- Word Lists for phonic spelling patterns related to vowel tone
- Sample Goals and Objectives for Intervention and Individual Education Plans

"My son Josh went through this program when he was in elementary school. My husband and I have always credited Mrs. Dinsmore with how well Josh did in school. We feel that he would have struggled when he was older. We were amazed at the growth he made with his reading and writing. These were areas that he avoided when working at home with us."
-- Melissa Finley, parent and 3rd grade teacher of 32 years

20 Minute Phonemic Training for Dyslexia, Auditory Processing, and Spelling is an invaluable tool for the Speech Language Pathologist or Intervention Specialist working with children demonstrating dyslexia, auditory processing disorders, or are simply experiencing difficulties acquiring reading and spelling skills in elementary schools. Tutors working with adults who have not learned to read and spell fluently may use 20 Minute Phonemic Training for Dyslexia, Auditory Processing, and Spelling for tutoring lessons as well. The exercises are adaptable for any age.


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  • Paperback | 104 pages
  • 210 x 279 x 6mm | 254g
  • English
  • Illustrations, black and white
  • 1532028792
  • 9781532028793
  • 967,191


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Jumat, 02 September 2022

Nuevo Prisma B1: Student Book : Curso de Espanol Para Extranjeros (9788498486360)



nuevo Prisma es un curso de español estructurado en seis niveles que sigue un enfoque comunicativo, orientado a la acción y centrado en el alumno, con el fin de fomentar el aprendizaje de la lengua para la comunicación en español dentro y fuera del aula.


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  • 12-17
  • Paperback | 168 pages
  • 210 x 297 x 9mm | 564g
  • Madrid, Spain
  • Spanish
  • colour
  • 9788498486360
  • 529,045


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