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This book, itself a study of two books on the Baroque, proposes a pair of related theses: one interpretive, the other argumentative. The first, enveloped in the second, holds that the significance of allegory Gilles Deleuze recognized in Walter Benjamin’s 1928 monograph on seventeenth century drama is itself attested in key aspects of Kantian, Leibnizian, and Platonic philosophy (to wit, in the respective forms by which thought is phrased, predicated, and proposed).The second, enveloping the first, is a literalist claim about predication itself – namely, that the aesthetics of agitation and hallucination so emblematic of the Baroque sensibility (as attested in its emblem-books) adduce...
Aims to help a new business avoid the financially draining pitfalls, and provide advice for existing businesses to help them expand and attract new customers. This book covers areas such as writing a business plan, finding a suitable location, devising an advertising campaign, employing staff and developing ways of encouraging customer loyalty.
The Second Edition of this classic resource on conflict resolution combines research, conceptual models, practitioner experience, and stories that highlight the core conflict competencies. The book underscores the importance for leaders to develop the critical skills they need to help them, their colleagues, and their organizations deal more effectively with conflict and move their organizations forward. This new edition expands on the conflict competence model, includes new tools and techniques, shows how to develop conflict competent teams and organizations, and offers a new online assessment.
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
When youre finished, make sure you have something to show for your efforts. In Work Toward Reward, Chia-Li Chien, Succession Strategist at Value Growth Institute and award-winning author of Show Me the Money, presents the results of her Business Value Drivers Study. This two-year study reveals challenges business owners face and the Mission Critical Activities crucial to building a business in value. Chia-Li invited business owners to participate in the study, answering questions such as: $ Why are you in business? $ What have you created from your business (job, lifestyle, 3x to 5x value)? $ What gets you going in the morning? $ What keeps you up at night? $ What are the most common problem...
This is a the true story of Al Rivera, who was not the only boy who suffered from parental abuse and extreme poverty, but what makes his story unique was his daily determination to find food and shoeshine customers and to be positive with his life. He didn't whine, cry, complain, or daydream. He cheerfully went about surviving in a real world.
Relates the adventures of Luke Larkin, a poor boy who perseveres against many odds and gains success.
"He has struggled upward from a boyhood of privation and self-denial into a youth and manhood of prosperity and honor ... he is indebted for most of his good fortune to his own good qualities."--Back cover