Product Description: Biomedical Imaging: Applications and Advances discusses the technologies and latest developments in the increasingly important field of imaging techniques for the diagnosis of disease, monitoring of medical implants, and strategies for personalized medicine...read more

Product Description: The Kodak camera, the CT scanner, the steam turbine, the telephone--such inventions not only changed the course of history, but also changed our understanding of what the human race could achieve. An authoritative guide to the remarkable history of human innovation, this second edition, published in collaboration with London’s Science Museum, brings readers up to date with insightful examinations of the new, present-day technologies society already takes for granted--from magnetic resonance imaging to the Internet...read more

Product Description: A young man arrives in Johannesburg from a village in northern Mozambique and is conscripted into one of the city’s oldest organized crime syndicates. Joao Mucavinho soon learns who really runs this bad city: who controls the money, the “kwash,” and the turn of the dice...read more

Product Description: Most baseball fans want to hear about stellar players and spectacular plays, statistics and storied franchises. Level Playing Fields sheds light on a usually unnoticed facet of the game, introducing fans and historians alike to the real fundamentals of baseball: dirt and grass...read more

Do your employees plan exit strategies around the water cooler?Are your office hallways filled with nasty gossip?Is your productivity shrinking and your profits dissolving?As a manager, every day you're faced with disgruntled employees. Now Peter Morris, host of the popular radio show "The Business Shrink," draws on his long experience to help you fix these problems.Gleaning tips from experts such as CNN commentator Lou Dobbs and job search guru Martin Yate, Morris shows you how to:Give workers strong, positive feedbackBreak the endless chain of blaming and backstabbingAbolish poor employee performance and boost productivityNip cases of harassment and bullying in the budUsing sample scenarios, workplace quizzes, and actual examples from Morris's show, you'll learn how to create a harmonious workplace and how to turn disgruntled workers into productive, committed employees.

Provides practical advice on planning a trip to Tunisia; describes points of interest in each section of the country; and includes information on restaurants, nightspots, shops, and lodging.

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An encyclopedic fan's reference contains nearly one thousand entries comprising virtually every aspect of the game, from team-building histories and the evolution of equipment to game rules and strategies, in a dual-volume resource that also offers insight into the events that prompted key innovations. BOMC.