The publication of Jay W. Forrester’s Urban Dynamics in 1969 introduced a new perspective on analyzing urban problems. The book attracted attention worldwide and stirred a great deal of controversy and debate. Introduction to Urban Dynamics provides a step-by-step approach to understanding both the key elements of the system dynamics modeling methodology, and the ideas and concepts introduced in Urban Dynamics. It explains the complexity of the urban system by examining simpler urban subsystems one at a time. The book contains eleven urban models. Each model is slightly more complex and realistic than the one before it. For example, Chapter 1 describes a simple model of unlimited economic expansion. Chapter 2 modifies that model to portray growth within a fixed land area, such as a central-city area. Each chapter illustrates some principle of urban behavior, and discusses the model in terms of real events and policy issues. The book shows how the three major concepts of urban dynamic

Introduction to Urban Dynamics

Arts & Photography

Alan Graham

Alfeld, Louis Edward

Architecture

Productivity Pr

Featuring worked examples, activities, investigations, graded exercises, key points summaries and discussion points, this work helps in exam success with plenty of exam questions, and warning signs to indicate common pitfalls. It also offers support to schools through their network with newsletters, training days and an annual conference.

Mei Statistics 1 (Mei Structured Mathematics)

Children's Books

Roger Porkess

Anthony Eccles

Bob Francis

Liam Hennessy

Education & Reference

Hodder Education

Does maths terrify you? Do you find yourself avoiding numbers wherever possible? This book will ensure that you gain the confidence you need to tackle maths in your daily life. Starting from the very beginning and assuming no prior knowledge, Teach Yourself Basic Mathematics guides you gently through the fundamentals - decimals, percentages, graphs and tables. It brings the whole world of numbers to life by combining practical examples with puzzles and games that are sure to get your brain in gear. This is the ideal book for any beginner who wants to replace maths-phobia with proficiency and confidence.

Teach Yourself Basic Mathematics (Teach Yourself - General)

Computers & Technology

Programming

Teach Yourself

This clear explanation of the fundamentals of statistics features realistic examples taken from business and education. The new edition offers additional information on spreadsheets and a website for downloading useful data.

Teach Yourself Statistics

Presents the development and use of a watermill over a period of about 700 years, based on the study of the standing building as well as archaeological and documentary evidence.

The Town Mill, Lyme Regis: Archaeology and History AD 1340-2000

History

Martin, Watts

Jo Draper

Europe

The Town Mill Trust

How do leaders deal with the lemons of difficult circumstances and make lemonade? Lemonade is a user-friendly guide to the key qualities that can help leaders and their teams to bounce back from change and challenge. Included are a self-assessment of your own resilience at work, stories of leaders just like you who have triumphed in difficult times, and practical exercises and activities that you can put to work for you. REVIEWS: “One is never so weak as when those they follow have lost a vision of hope and lead only despair with despair. Lemonade is a great, practical guide to help leaders and managers build their constituencies, sustain resilience and to always lead toward vs. against. It is full of compelling stories and simple tools to help us all make the best of the challenges we face at work and in our lives.” Curt W. Coffman Co-Author of First, Break All the Rules and Culture Eats Strategy for Lunch “What leaders need are tools that are clear, simple, and actionable. This book is full of practical exercises that really work.” —Marc Effron, author, One Page Talent Management “In order to succeed, today’s business leaders must prevail in the face of an unprecedented pace of change. Lemonade offers a straightforward, practical guide to help leaders to meet any challenge and come out on top – I highly recommend this book.” —Mark A. Horney, PhD, Director EMBA Career Management, Columbia Business School AUTHORS: Alan Graham, Ph.D. is the Director of ACP Consultants. As an executive coach, Alan works with leaders at all levels to develop their unique strengths and personal resilience. He specializes in ADD/ADHD in kids and adults, and helps high performance ADD executives to focus and excel. Dr. Graham works with the American Psychological Association to deliver the Psychologically Healthy Workplace Awards and enjoys helping organizations to become happier, healthier places to work. Kevin Cuthbert is the President and Chief Collaboration Officer of Karlin Sloan &amp; Company. In his twenty-plus years in business, he has served on international boards, and has created and led worldwide Human Resources functions. He has served as a consultant and coach to large global organizations, and contributed to the bestselling business book, First Break All the Rules. He works with organizations to energize and involve their work forces, to build the leadership pipeline, and to empower leaders to excel. Karlin Sloan is the CEO and founder of Karlin Sloan &amp; Company, a leadership development consultancy devoted to helping leaders to be the change they wish to see in the world. She has helped organizations worldwide to develop clearer, more effective communication, enhanced teamwork, and powerful leadership in times of growth and change. She is the author of the acclaimed business book Smarter, Faster, Better, which has been translated into Thai and Russian, and Unfear: Facing Change in an Era of Uncertainty.

Lemonade the Leader's Guide to Resilience at Work

Business & Money

Kevin Cuthbert

Karlin Sloan

Management & Leadership

Veritae Press

Is this the right book for me? An easy-to-follow guide to basic mathematics Do you shy away from using numbers? Basic Mathematics can help. An easy-to-follow guide, it will ensure you gain the confidence you need to tackle maths and overcome your fears. It offers simple explanations of all the key areas, including decimals, percentages, measurements and graphs, and applies them to everyday situations, games and puzzles to give you understanding quickly and enjoyably. Basic Mathematics includes: Chapter 1: Reasons to be cheerful about mathematics Is this book really for me? Can I succeed now if I failed at school? Hasn't maths changed since I was at school? Will it help to use a calculator? Can I help my child? Chapter 2: The magic numbers machine Numbers, numbers everywhere Saying hello to your calculator Introducing the counting numbers Ordering numbers Tens and units Hundreds, thousands and beyond Children and numbers Chapter 3: Calculating with numbers Properties of numbers Adding Subtracting Multiplying Dividing Knowing what sum to do Chapter 4: Fractions Facing up to fractions What is a fraction? How to picture a fraction Fitting fractions into the number line What are equivalent fractions? Adding and subtracting fractions Multiplying and dividing fractions Ratio and proportion Chapter 5: Decimals Decimal fractions What is the point of the decimal point? Using the four rules with decimals Dividing fractions An overview of decimals Chapter 6: Percentages What is a percentage? Changing a fraction to a percentage Why bother with percentages? Chapter 7: Measuring What do we measure? Why do we measure? How do we measure? How accurately should we measure? Imperial and metric units Chapter 8: Statistical graphs Barcharts and piecharts Scattergraphs and line graphs Misleading graphs Chapter 9: Using a formula Is algebra abstract and irrelevant? Algebra as shorthand Calculating with formulas Proving with algebra Chapter 10: Puzzles, games and diversions Chapter 11: Spreadsheets An overview of a spreadsheet Why bother using a spreadsheet? Using a spreadsheet Number sequences on a spreadsheet Percentages on a spreadsheet What else will a spreadsheet do? Chapter 12: Diagnostic quiz Quiz Solutions to the quiz Detailed comments on the solutions ...Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and interactive features: Not got much time? One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started. Author insights Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience. Test yourself Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress. Extend your knowledge Extra online articles to give you a richer understanding of the subject. Five things to remember Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts. Try this Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.

Basic Mathematics: Teach Yourself

Teach Yourself Books

The books in this bite-sized new series contain no complicated techniques or tricky materials, making them ideal for the busy, the time-pressured or the merely curious. Statistics Made Easy is a short, simple and to-the-point guide to statistics. In just 96 pages, the reader will learn all about why we do the things we do. Ideal for the busy, the time-pressured or the merely curious, Statistics Made Easy is a quick, no-effort way to break into this fascinating topic. Analyse data Interpret a graph See patterns Create models

Statistics Made Easy

Science & Math

Mathematics

Homeless. No other word better describes our modern-day suffering. It reveals one of our deepest and most painful conditions—not having a sense of belonging. However, Alan Graham, founder of Mobile Loaves & Fishes and Community First! Village, is improving the quality of life for a large quantity of people through sharing his personal story of becoming more human through humanizing others. Graham believes the more we can give people dignity, the power of choice, and genuine community, the better we’ll be able to offer solutions that will have impact on the world at large. And while his missionary work is focused on giving a home to the physically homeless, he also wants to transform the lives of every living person by shifting the paradigm in understanding what it means to be “home.” In Welcome Homeless, Graham delves deep into what it means to be connected to God, the earth, and each other. In doing so, he shows us the home we’ve all longed for but never had. Welcome Homeless is about becoming fully human by being fully present. It is about finally connecting with the disconnected and finding our identity through knowing the true identity of others. Graham wants to engrain the human story in you so deeply that you start being who you were made to be—that you start finally being like the image from which you were made and start empathizing instead of sympathizing with the people around you. Similar to how we can become 100 percent fully human by mimicking the ultimate image, we can shape a better world by mimicking the picture of the new heaven and the new earth—a picture that has reality at the heart of it but is beyond our imagination. Alan Graham also shares his personal story, the stories of the homeless, and the stories of those whose worldviews have been shifted by the homeless. Because of his raw, humorous, and honest voice, he achieves a rare and profound universality. Houses become homes once they embody the stories of the people who have made these spaces into places of significance, meaning, and memory. Home is fundamentally a place of connection and of relationships that are life-giving and foundational. Graham invites you to make everyone feel truly at home by finally inviting those living on the fringes of society into your heart.This is why Welcome Homeless is about doing, not saying. It is about taking the ultimate and forward-thinking vision of a new heaven and new earth and literally breaking the soil so that new earth can exist here today. It is about realizing that homelessness is not fundamentally a consequence of moral and spiritual inadequacies; but rather it is often the logical and economical outcome for a large part of our population.So, what does your vision of humanity and love look like? Whatever the vision, it should look like community. People should feel more alive after they meet you. When your consciousness changes from one of self-absorption to a consciousness aware of its human desire for connection, compassion, kindness, and beauty, you will start seeing things differently—and others will start seeing you made anew as well because the absolute greatest self-help occurs when you help others.

Welcome Homeless

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Thomas Nelson on Brilliance Audio

* Wide appeal to popular culture and tech and non technical enthusiasts. The book will appeal to bloggers, males (60% of bloggers are male and females (50% of people who read blogs are female), and even those outside of the digital cognoscenti who are curious to know what blogs are all about. * The editorial board currently includes: Doc Searls, Editor at Large for Linux Journal and preeminent blogger; Cory Doctorow, science fiction writer and blogger; Rick Karr, pop culture and technology reporter for NPR; Jack Boulware, San Francisco author and chronicler of the porn industry; and Bonnie Burton, a blogger and producer at ILM. 
* Business Week and NYT have been discussing the growing importance of Blogs (Blog – web-based diary or "Web Log.")Some of the bloggers enjoy a semi-celebrity status. * Stats: 1.4 million Active blogs, updated avg every 14 days; 107k updated weekly. * Predictions: The number of hosted blogs created to exceed 5million by the end of 2003 and to exceed 10million by end of 2004. * 4% of the online community read them, so there is a huge percentage of potential readers to draw from.

Never Threaten to Eat Your Co-Workers: Best of Blogs

Bonnie Burton

Parenting & Relationships

Apress

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