Steven: 5874 books

Book cover of 黑天鵝與不叫的狗:預見趨勢的6項思維修練
by 史蒂芬.克魯普(Steven Krupp), 保羅.蘇梅克(Paul J.H. Schoemaker)
Language: Chinese
Release Date: August 22, 2016

在複雜X模糊X不確定的環境,反應落後的註定被淘汰。 培養能敏銳調適的長期思維能力,預見變化的落點, 即時調整策略腳本,才是生存與勝出的關鍵! 看特斯拉、Netflix、全食超市、塑身衣Spanx如何洞察趨勢,在變動中脫穎而出。 《哈佛商業評論》與《MIT史隆管理評論》一致推薦   你是否計劃周詳、緊盯營運指標,但是主管還是不滿意?   為什麼團隊的效率發揮到極致,還是績效平平,朝不保夕? **  策略型領導IN,營運型領導OUT!**   世界變了,現今的環境充滿變動與不確定,既複雜又模糊,各行各業都航行在未知的水域。過往熟悉的架構過時了,只會緊盯既定指標的營運型領導人,已經無法因應挑戰。 **  能夠在變動中生存、甚至竄起,要靠策略型領導力!**   本書作者史蒂芬.克魯普(Steven...
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J. Frank Dobie

A Liberated Mind

by Steven L. Davis
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010

The first Texas-based writer to gain national attention, J. Frank Dobie proved that authentic writing springs easily from the native soil of Texas and the Southwest. In best-selling books such as Tales of Old-Time Texas, Coronado's Children, and The Longhorns, Dobie captured the Southwest's folk history,...
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From Every End of This Earth

13 Families and the New Lives They Made in America

by Steven V. Roberts
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009

New York Times bestselling author Steven V. Roberts follows the stories of thirteen immigrant families in From Every End of This Earth, a poignant and eye-opening look at immigration in America today. He captures the voices of those living the promise of a new land—and the difficulties of starting...
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The Pact

Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, and the Rivalry that Defined a Generation

by Steven M. Gillon
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2008

Most Americans saw President Bill Clinton and Speaker Newt Gingrich as staunch foes--"the polar extremes of Pennsylvania Avenue." But as Steven Gillon reveals in The Pact, these powerful adversaries formed a secret alliance in 1997, a pact that would have rocked the political landscape,...
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Ramp Hollow

The Ordeal of Appalachia

by Steven Stoll
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2017

How the United States underdeveloped Appalachia Appalachia—among the most storied and yet least understood regions in America—has long been associated with poverty and backwardness. But how did this image arise and what exactly does it mean? In Ramp Hollow, Steven Stoll launches an original...
Book cover of The Korean War
by Steven Hugh Lee
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2013

Tens of thousands of US soldiers and untold millions of Koreans died in this war the first major arena of the East-West conflict. This concise international history of the war offers a new approach to its understanding, tracing its origins and dynamics to the interplay between modern Korean history...
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Uncivil Rites

Palestine and the Limits of Academic Freedom

by Steven Salaita
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2015

When the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign revoked its job offer to Steven Salaita in 2014 the case drew national headlines about academic freedom in the academy. Thousands of scholars in a variety of disciplines signed petitions pledging to avoid the University of Illinois unless it reversed its decision to rescind Salaita's job offer
Book cover of The Pragmatic Superpower: Winning the Cold War in the Middle East
by Ray Takeyh, Steven Simon
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2016

A bold reexamination of U.S. influence in the Middle East during the Cold War. The Arab Spring, Iran’s nuclear ambitions, the Iraq war, and the Syrian civil war—these contemporary conflicts have deep roots in the Middle East’s postwar emergence from colonialism. In The Pragmatic...
Book cover of Why Politics Sucks: With Just a Few Modest Proposals that Might Make it All Suck a Little Less
by Steven Womack
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2016

*"We’re Americans. We have the best government money can buy." * With these words, Edgar and Shamus Award-winning mystery writer Steven Womack begins his investigation of one of the greatest crimes ever committed against the American people: the American political system.  The...
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Politics Over Process

Partisan Conflict and Post-Passage Processes in the U.S. Congress

by Ryan J Vander Wielen, Steven S Smith, Hong Min Park
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2017

Although the U.S. Constitution requires that the House of Representatives and the Senate pass legislation in identical form before it can be sent to the president for final approval, the process of resolving differences between the chambers has received surprisingly little scholarly attention. Hong...
Book cover of Hardcore
by Michael Lutwyche, Steven Fowler
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2013

Since the early 1990s Aston Villa Hardcore has been arguably the most prolific football hooligan gangs in the UK. Described by the police and press as one of the worst two hooligan firms on the England international scene. There are currently 80 Villa Hardcore members subject to football banning orders...
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The Swastika

Symbol Beyond Redemption?

by Steven Heller
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2010

"Force[s] even the most sophisticated to rethink and rework their ideas of how images work in the world."--School Library Journal.* Traces the history of the swastika, from religious symbol to reviled symbol * More than 175 illustrations * Powerful examination of the impact of one graphic symbol on...
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Tilted

The Trials of Conrad Black, Second Edition

by Steven Skurka
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2011

It was the trial that captivated observers on both sides of the Atlantic. Media titan Conrad Black, by turns respected and reviled for decades in Canada and around the world, faced off with U.S. prosecutors on charges of criminal fraud stemming from his activities with Hollinger International. As...
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Arc of Empire

America's Wars in Asia from the Philippines to Vietnam

by Michael H. Hunt, Steven Levine
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012

Although conventionally treated as separate, America's four wars in Asia were actually phases in a sustained U.S. bid for regional dominance, according to Michael H. Hunt and Steven I. Levine. This effort unfolded as an imperial project in which military power and the imposition of America's political...
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