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Beholding Disability in Renaissance England (Corporealities: Discourses Of Disability)
by Allison P. HobgoodHuman variation has always existed, though it has been conceived of and responded to variably. Beholding Disability in Renaissance England interprets sixteenth- and seventeenth-century literature to explore the fraught distinctiveness of human bodyminds and the deliberate ways they were constructed in early modernity as able, and not. Hobgood examines early modern disability, ableism, and disability gain, purposefully employing these contemporary concepts to make clear how disability has historically been disavowed—and avowed too. Thus, this book models how modern ideas and terms make the weight of the past more visible as it marks the present, and cultivates dialogue in which early modern and contemporary theoretical models are mutually informative. Beholding Disability also uncovers crucial counterdiscourses circulating in the English Renaissance that opposed cultural fantasies of ability and had a keen sensibility toward non-normative embodiments. Hobgood reads impairments as varied as epilepsy, stuttering, disfigurement, deafness, chronic pain, blindness, and castration in order to understand not just powerful fictions of ability present during the Renaissance but also the somewhat paradoxical, surprising ways these ableist ideals provided creative fodder for many Renaissance writers and thinkers. Ultimately, Beholding Disability asks us to reconsider what we think we know about being human both in early modernity, and today.
Behoud Je Familiefoto's: Hoe Bewaar Je Foto Erfstukken voor Toekomstige Generaties
by Amber RichardsHecht je waarde aan je familiefoto's en erfstukken? Dat is dit een moet-lezen instructie voor je! Riskeer het niet om deze onvervangbare schatten te verliezen. Onze familiefoto's zijn ontbetaalbaar, een visueel beeld van de herinneringen en geliefden. Ze verdienen en hebben speciale zorg nodig om te garanderen dat ze er nog steeds zijn voor de volgende generatie. Velen die genieten van familie genealogie hebben ook geweldige collecties van oude familiefoto's die extra verzorging nodig hebben om ze te kunnen bewaren. Leer hoe je de praktische stappen neemt om je familiefoto's te behouden, de fysieke foto's, en de digitale. Weet zeker dat je schatten het zullen overleven en dat ze niet hun tragische lot ondergaan. Download je kopie nu.
Behr Facts
by Pat HenshawA Foothills Pride StoryBig, burly CEO Abe Behr is dismayed to discover someone--possibly a family member--is stealing from Behr Construction, which primarily employs Behr relatives. Abe takes the unprecedented step of hiring an outsider, likeable CPA Jeff Mason, to go over the books and help find the culprit. They are drawn to each other as they talk to workers, including Abe's two younger brothers and their shifty cousin. Since he has sacrificed romance all his life to build the business, Abe's surprised by his feelings for the handsome Jeff. He's even more shocked when they are confronted by bigotry in the Sierra Nevada foothills community, which is being inundated by gays moving from the San Francisco area. As he and Jeff get closer, Abe must come to grips with coming out to a family and community that aren't very tolerant. Fortunately, being the head Behr helps him find his footing and grab onto love when it bites him.
Behr Facts (Foothills Pride #3)
by Pat HenshawBig, burly CEO Abe Behr is furious to discover someone -- probably a relative -- is embezzling from Behr Construction, a family-run business in the Sierra Nevada foothills outside Lake Tahoe.To confirm his suspicions, Abe takes the unprecedented step of hiring a non-family accountant, handsome Jeff Mason, to go over the books and help find the culprit. As they talk to Behr relatives and visit construction sites, Abe and Jeff are drawn to each other, bringing out new, softer emotions in workaholic Abe.Since he has sacrificed romance all his life to build the construction business, Abe’s surprised by his feelings for the handsome Jeff. He’s even more shocked when they come face to face with homophobia in the small foothills community where generations of Behrs have called home. Abe had always thought Stone Acres was a live-and-let-live kind of town.As he and Jeff get closer, he finds out how wrong he is when he comes out to both family and a community who think he’s making a big mistake. Will being the head of a large, powerful family and a pillar of the community be enough to win Abe his happily ever after with Jeff?
Bei Anruf Termin, 4. Auflage: Telefonisch neue Kunden akquirieren
by Klaus-J. FinkTelefonische Kaltakquise stellt für jeden Verkäufer eine große Hürde dar. Mit einer zielgenauen Vorbereitung kann sie jedoch erfolgreich überwunden werden. "Bei Anruf Termin" zeigt Ihnen mit welcher inneren Einstellung Sie sicher an die Kaltakquise herangehen, welche Vorbereitungen Sie im Vorfeld eines Telefonkontakts treffen müssen und wie Sie das Gespräch aktiv beeinflussen, um einen qualifizierten Verkaufstermin zu vereinbaren. Nur ein solcher Termin ist das erfolgreiche Sprungbrett zu mehr Umsatz. Besonders nützlich: Zahlreiche Formulierungsbeispiele für Gesprächseröffnung und Einwandbehandlung, individuell anzupassen an den persönlichen Akquisealltag. Neu in der 4. Auflage: Die neuen Herausforderungen durch Social Media und Telefonparty."Mit diesem Buch legt Fink einen praxisorientierten Leitfaden für effektive Terminvereinbarung im Verkauf vor. Bestens geeignet für alle Verkaufseinsteiger und zur Auffrischung von Profis." acquisa "Mit diesem Buch legt Fink einen praxisorientierten Leitfaden für effektive Terminvereinbarung im Verkauf vor. Bestens geeignet für alle Verkaufseinsteiger und zur Auffrischung von Profis." acquisa
Bei Anruf Termin, 5. Auflage: Telefonisch neue Kunden akquirieren
by Klaus-J. FinkMit einer zielgenauen Vorbereitung lassen sich Hürden bei der telefonischen Kaltakquise spielerisch überwinden. In diesem bewährten Longseller erfahren Sie, mit welcher inneren Einstellung Sie sicher an die Neukundengewinnung herangehen, welche Vorbereitungen Sie im Vorfeld eines Telefonkontakts treffen müssen und wie Sie das Gespräch aktiv beeinflussen, um einen qualifizierten Verkaufstermin zu vereinbaren. Besonders nützlich sind die zahlreichen Formulierungsbeispiele für Gesprächseröffnung und Einwandbehandlung, individuell anzupassen an den persönlichen Akquisealltag. Außerdem: Wie Sie die besonderen Herausforderungen von Social Media und Telefonpartys erfolgreich meistern!<P><P> "Mit diesem Buch legt Fink einen praxisorientierten Leitfaden für effektive Terminvereinbarung im Verkauf vor. Bestens geeignet für alle Verkaufseinsteiger und zur Auffrischung für Profis." Acquisa
Beidahuang
by Ray A. Goldberg David LaneBeidahuang is a major new Chinese player in global grain trading that in 2013 is seeking access to grain both to help assure China's food security and in pursuit of its own commercial goals. Focusing on potential trade in Brazilian soybeans, the case asks students to re-evaluate the role of agricultural cooperatives in the global trading system and to assess what sort of model Beidahuang can create to capitalize on current industry trends while remaining true to its character as a leading Chinese agricultural grower and distributor.
Beidhändige Führung
by Julia DuweDieses Buch bereitet Führungskräfte auf neue Aufgaben im Zuge des digitalen Wandels vor. Denn während sich Technologien und Märkte radikal verändern, wird Beidhändigkeit (auch Ambidextrie) für global agierende Industrieunternehmen zur neuen Schlüsselkompetenz. Vermehrt wird das gleichzeitige Orchestrieren in sich widersprüchlicher Innovationsansätze gefordert. Wie aus einer Zerreißprobe mithilfe von einfachen Kommunikationsinstrumenten ein eleganter Spagat und eine gute Balance werden kann, zeigen zahlreiche Praxisbeispiele, Interviews und konkrete Umsetzungstipps für den Führungsalltag.Das Buch liefert leicht umzusetzende Handlungsoptionen für Führungskräfte, um die Zeit des Wandels bewusst und aktiv zu gestalten, die Menschen in Unternehmen zu begeistern, ihr kreatives Potenzial freizusetzen und als Organisation den Sprung in die Zukunft zu schaffen.
Beidhändige Führung: Wie Sie als Führungskraft durch Ambidextrie Innovationssprünge ermöglichen
by Julia DuweDieses Fachbuch bereitet Führungskräfte auf neue Aufgaben im Zuge fundamentaler Veränderungsprozesse vorIn Zeiten des digitalen Wandels, radikaler Brüche und ungeplanter Krisen wird Ambidextrie für global agierende Unternehmen zur Schlüsselkompetenz. Beidhändigen Unternehmen gelingt es, ihr Kerngeschäft weiterzuentwickeln, während sie gleichzeitig völlig neue Geschäftsfelder für die Zukunft erschließen. Wie im Führungsalltag aus dieser Zerreißprobe ein eleganter Spagat werden kann und wie beidhändige Führung den Sprung in die Zukunft ermöglicht, veranschaulichen zahlreiche Praxisbeispiele und Umsetzungstipps. Erfahren Sie in diesem deutschsprachigen Standardwerk zu Ambidextrie und Führung die konkrete UmsetzungAmbidextrie als Führungsinstrument in der digitalen TransformationBewusstes Gestalten des digitalen WandelsInnovationssprünge ermöglichenEvolution und Revolution gleichzeitig managenBeidhändig führen in Krisenzeiten Das Fachbuch liefert leicht umzusetzende Handlungsoptionen für Führungskräfte, um die Zeit des Wandels bewusst und aktiv zu gestalten, die Menschen in Unternehmen zu begeistern, ihr kreatives Potenzial freizusetzen und als Organisation den Sprung in die Zukunft zu schaffen. Die zweite, erweiterte Auflage greift zusätzlich die Folgen der COVID-19-Pandemie auf und dokumentiert, wie Beidhändigkeit auch in der Krise zur Schlüsselkompetenz für Führungskräfte wird.
BeiDou Navigation Satellite System: Maritime Applications
by Yi Jiang Shufang Zhang Huakai ZhaoThis book highlights the maritime applications of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSSs) with emphasis on BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS). The book systematically summarizes the technical standards for maritime applications of GNSS issued by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and other relevant international organizations. It covers the development history and future prospects of the international standardization of BDS’ maritime applications. Various applications of BDS in maritime navigation, including the radio determination service system, the global maritime distress and safety system, the automatic identification system, the vessel monitoring system, the long-range identification and tracking system, and the maritime ground-based augmentation system, are introduced. Promising new directions are put forward. This book is intended for technical engineers in maritime communication and navigation. It is also a valuable reference for researchers, graduate students, and upper-level undergraduate students in maritime-related majors.
The Beige Man
by Marlaine Delargy Helene TurstenGöteborg, Sweden: The high-speed chase of a stolen BMW takes a chilling turn when the two police officers involved witness a gruesome hit-and-run. When they finally recover the abandoned vehicle, search dogs are unable to trace the thieves, but they do uncover an entirely different horror: the half-naked corpse of a young girl in a nearby root cellar.As Detective Inspector Irene Huss and her colleagues struggle to put the pieces together, they discover the man whose car was stolen--a retired police officer--is none other than the victim in the hit-and-run. Could it be a strange coincidence? Or is something larger at play? Meanwhile, the hunt for the girl's killer leads Irene into the dark world of sex trafficking. An international criminal has arrived in Göteborg, and he'll stop at nothing to expand his sinister operation.From the Hardcover edition.
BeiGene
by Willy Shih Jimmy ZhangBeiGene was a biopharmaceutical company founded on exploiting a temporal regulatory policy discontinuity. Because of regulatory challenges in China, most innovative new drugs launched there four to six years after their initial U.S. launches. This gave BeiGene a window of opportunity to develop drug candidates toward known targets with known mechanisms of actions that would allow it to become first-in-class in China. But how well would the company's strategy hold up to the 2017 regulatory reforms?
Beignets (Coffee Cake #2)
by Michaela GreyCoffee Cake: Book TwoMalachi Warren barely survived a series of assaults on his life. But survive he did, though not without baggage. Now, Malachi must pick up the pieces of his shattered life--the most important piece being his boyfriend, Bran Kendrick, who is dealing with problems of his own. Stagnating at his job at a small-town café, Bran's pride keeps him from asking Malachi--or anyone--for help. Desperate to do something, Malachi secretly pays a celebrity chef with a bakery in New Orleans to take on Bran as his apprentice. As Malachi and Bran begin to make a new life in New Orleans, the specter of Malachi's PTSD and the growing stress over the secret he hides from Bran threaten their relationship. Before it's too late, Malachi must confront his past and face his fears about the future, all without losing himself--and Bran--in the process.
Beignets and Broomsticks: A Cozy Café Mystery Set In Smalltown Arizona (The Maggie Miller Mysteries #3)
by J.R. RipleyAmid the Halloween festivities, one of the Beignet Cafe&’s customers comes to a sticky end in this entertaining cozy mystery… It&’s Halloween, and café owner Maggie Miller&’s special pumpkin spice beignet promotion is proving popular at her café in Table Rock, Arizona, halfway between Sedona and nowhere. But the evening ends in disaster when Maggie discovers the body of one of her regular customers, strangled to death with an expensive cashmere scarf. The late Nancy Alverson had tended to keep herself to herself—but what secrets was she hiding? And why had she been studying books on witchcraft? Of one thing Maggie is certain: It was no witch who killed Nancy. Instead, someone has taken advantage of the spookiest night of the year to commit a brutal murder… &“[Maggie&’s] dotty internal monologues will amuse many cozy fans.&”—Publishers Weekly
Beije-me (Série Você & Eu #3)
by Lexy TimmsTodos nós precisamos de um lugar onde nos sintamos seguros… Katherine Marshall estava a caminho de se libertar do seu marido abusivo, Tim Marshall. Com os papéis do divórcio assinados, ela pode finalmente continuar com sua vida. Até descobrir que o marido está processando seu namorado, Ben O’Leary. Katherine sabe que Tim nunca vai parar de ir atrás das pessoas que ela ama. Ela decide que é hora de fugir. Ela precisa proteger Ben. Quando se depara com a nova namorada de Tim, ela tem a chance de inverter o jogo com o homem que fez a missão da sua vida arruinar a vida dela. Às vezes, carma pode ser uma verdadeira megera. Série Você & Eu - Um romance bad boy Livro 1 – Somente Eu Just Me Livro 2 – Toque-me Livro 3 – Beije-me
Beijing Bastard: Into the Wilds of a Changing China
by Val WangA humorous and moving coming-of-age story that brings a unique, not-quite-outsider's perspective to China's shift from ancient empire to modern superpower Raised in a strict Chinese-American household in the suburbs, Val Wang dutifully got good grades, took piano lessons, and performed in a Chinese dance troupe--until she shaved her head and became a leftist, the stuff of many teenage rebellions. But Val's true mutiny was when she moved to China, the land her parents had fled before the Communist takeover in 1949. Val arrives in Beijing in 1998 expecting to find freedom but instead lives in the old city with her traditional relatives, who wake her at dawn with the sound of a state-run television program playing next to her cot, make a running joke of how much she eats, and monitor her every move. But outside, she soon discovers a city rebelling against its roots just as she is, struggling too to find a new, modern identity. Rickshaws make way for taxicabs, skyscrapers replace hutong courtyard houses, and Beijing prepares to make its debut on the world stage with the 2008 Olympics. And in the gritty outskirts of the city where she moves, a thriving avant-garde subculture is making art out of the chaos. Val plunges into the city's dizzying culture and nightlife and begins shooting a documentary, about a Peking Opera family who is witnessing the death of their traditional art. Brilliantly observed and winningly told, Beijing Bastard is a compelling story of a young woman finding her place in the world and of China, as its ancient past gives way to a dazzling but uncertain future.
Beijing Coma: A Novel
by Ma JianDai Wei has been unconscious for almost a decade. A medical student and a pro-democracy protestor in Tiananmen Square in June 1989, he was struck by a soldier's bullet and fell into a deep coma. As soon as the hospital authorities discovered that he had been an activist, his mother was forced to take him home. She allowed pharmacists access to his body and sold his urine and his left kidney to fund special treatment from Master Yao, a member of the outlawed Falun Gong sect. But during a government crackdown, the Master was arrested, and Dai Wai's mother—who had fallen in love with him—lost her mind. As the millennium draws near, a sparrow flies through the window and lands on Dai Wei's naked chest, a sign that he must emerge from his coma. But China has also undergone a massive transformation while Dai Wei lay unconscious. As he prepares to take leave of his old metal bed, Dai Wei realizes that the rich, imaginative world afforded to him as a coma patient is a startling contrast with the death-in-life of the world outside. At once a powerful allegory of a rising China, racked by contradictions, and a seminal examination of the Tiananmen Square protests, Beijing Coma is Ma Jian's masterpiece. Spiked with dark wit, poetic beauty, and deep rage, this extraordinary novel confirms his place as one of the world's most significant living writers.
Beijing - A Concise History (Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia #Vol. 41)
by Stephen G. HawStephen Haw sets out the history of the city of Beijing, charting the course of its development from its early roots before 2000 BC to its contemporary position as capital of the People’s Republic of China. Stephen Haw, a well-established author on China, outlines the establishment of the earliest cities in the years before 1000 BC, its status as regional capital during most of the long Zhou dynasty, and its emergence as capital of the whole of China after the conquest of the Mongol invaders under Chenghiz Khan and his successors. He considers the city’s assumption of its modern name ‘Beijing’ under the Ming dynasty, conquest by the Manchus and the turbulent years of civil war that followed the collapse of the Qing dynasty in 1911, culminating in the communist revolution and Beijing’s resumption of the role of capital of China in 1949. Overall, Stephen Haw gives an impressive account of the long and fascinating history of a city that is growing in prominence as an urban centre of global significance.
The Beijing Consensus?
by Weitseng ChenIs there a distinctive Chinese model for law and economic development? In The Beijing Consensus scholars turn their collective attention to answer this basic but seemingly under-explored question as China rises higher in its global standing. Advancing debates on alternative development programs, with a particular focus on social and political contexts, this book demonstrates that essentially, no model exists. Engaging in comparative studies, the contributors create a new set of benchmarks to evaluate the conventional wisdom that the Beijing Consensus challenges and that of the Beijing Consensus itself. Has China demonstrated that the best model is in fact no model at all? Overall, this title equips the reader with an understanding of the conclusions derived from China's experience in its legal and economic development in recent decades.
The Beijing Consensus
by Stefan HalperBeijing presents a clear and gathering threat to Washington-but not for the reasons you think. China’s challenge to the West stems from its transformative brand of capitalism and an entirely different conception of the international community. Taking us on a whirlwind tour of China in the world-from dictators in Africa to oligarchs in Southeast Asia to South American strongmen-Halper demonstrates that China’s illiberal vision is rapidly replacing that of the so-called Washington Consensus. Instead of promoting democracy through economic aid, as does the West, China offers no-strings-attached gifts and loans, a policy designed to build a new Beijing Consensus. The autonomy China offers, together with the appeal of its illiberal capitalism, have become the dual engines for the diffusion of power away from the West. The Beijing Consensusis the one book to read to understand this new Great Game in all its complexity.
The Beijing Consensus: Legitimizing Authoritarianism in Our Time
by Stefan HalperBeijing presents a clear and gathering threat to Washington-but not for the reasons you think. China’s challenge to the West stems from its transformative brand of capitalism and an entirely different conception of the international community. Taking us on a whirlwind tour of China in the world-from dictators in Africa to oligarchs in Southeast Asia to South American strongmen-Halper demonstrates that China’s illiberal vision is rapidly replacing that of the so-called Washington Consensus. Instead of promoting democracy through economic aid, as does the West, China offers no-strings-attached gifts and loans, a policy designed to build a new Beijing Consensus. The autonomy China offers, together with the appeal of its illiberal capitalism, have become the dual engines for the diffusion of power away from the West. The Beijing Consensus is the one book to read to understand this new Great Game in all its complexity.
The Beijing Consensus
by Stefan HalperBeijing presents a clear and gathering threat to Washington-but not for the reasons you think. China’s challenge to the West stems from its transformative brand of capitalism and an entirely different conception of the international community. Taking us on a whirlwind tour of China in the world-from dictators in Africa to oligarchs in Southeast Asia to South American strongmen-Halper demonstrates that China’s illiberal vision is rapidly replacing that of the so-called Washington Consensus. Instead of promoting democracy through economic aid, as does the West, China offers no-strings-attached gifts and loans, a policy designed to build a new Beijing Consensus. The autonomy China offers, together with the appeal of its illiberal capitalism, have become the dual engines for the diffusion of power away from the West. The Beijing Consensusis the one book to read to understand this new Great Game in all its complexity.
Beijing Doll
by Chun SueBanned in China for its candid exploration of a young girl's sexual awakening yet widely acclaimed as being "the first novel of 'tough youth' in China" (Beijing Today), Beijing Doll cuts a daring path through China's rock-and-roll subculture. This cutting edge novel -- drawn from the diaries the author kept throughout her teenage years -- takes readers to the streets of Beijing where a disaffected generation spurns tradition for lives of self expression, passion, and rock-and-roll. Chun Sue's explicit sensuality, unflinching attitude towards sex, and raw, lyrical style break new ground in contemporary Chinese literature.
Beijing from Below: Stories of Marginal Lives in the Capital's Center
by Harriet EvansBetween the early 1950s and the accelerated demolition and construction of Beijing's “old city” in preparation for the 2008 Olympics, the residents of Dashalar—one of the capital city's poorest neighborhoods and only a stone's throw from Tian’anmen Square—lived in dilapidated conditions without sanitation. Few had stable employment. Today, most of Dashalar's original inhabitants have been relocated, displaced by gentrification. In Beijing from Below Harriet Evans captures the last gasps of subaltern life in Dashalar. Drawing on oral histories that reveal memories and experiences of several neighborhood families, she reflects on the relationships between individual, family, neighborhood, and the state; poverty and precarity; gender politics and ethical living; and resistance to and accommodation of party-state authority. Evans contends that residents' assertion of belonging to their neighborhood signifies not a nostalgic clinging to the past, but a rejection of their marginalization and a desire for recognition. Foregrounding the experiences of the last of Dashalar's older denizens as key to understanding Beijing's recent history, Evans complicates official narratives of China's economic success while raising crucial questions about the place of the subaltern in history.
Beijing Jeep: A Case Study Of Western Business In China
by Jim MannWhen China opened its doors to the West in the late 1970s, Western businesses jumped at the chance to sell their products to the most populous nation in the world. Boardrooms everywhere buzzed with excitement?a Coke for every citizen, a television for every family, a personal computer for every office. At no other time have the institutions of Western capitalism tried to do business with a communist state to the extent that they did in China under Deng Xiaoping. Yet, over the decade leading up to the bloody events in and around Tiananmen Square, that experiment produced growing disappointment on both sides, and a vision of capturing the world's largest market faded.Picked as one of Fortune Magazine's "75 Smartest Books We Know," this updated version of Beijing Jeep, traces the history of the stormy romance between American business and Chinese communism through the experiences of American Motors and its operation in China, Beijing Jeep, a closely watched joint venture often visited by American politicians and Chinese leaders. Jim Mann explains how some of the world's savviest executives completely misjudged the business climate and recounts how the Chinese, who acquired valuable new technology at virtually no expense to themselves, ultimately outcapitalized the capitalists. And, in a new epilogue, Mann revisits and updates the events which constituted the main issues of the first edition.Elegantly written, brilliantly reported, Beijing Jeep is a cautionary tale about the West's age-old quest to do business in the Middle Kingdom.