Origins: Egypt, West Asia and the Aegean (A History of Architecture #1)

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An inspired yet haunted genius, Caspar David Friedrich captures the solitude of man, powerless in the mystery and bleakness of nature. Find out how this great 19th-century Romantic painter created works of intense beauty in the face of personal tragedy. The DK ArtBook series presents both the life and works of each artist within the cultural, social, and political context of their time. To make the books easy to consult, they are divided into three areas -- the life and works of the artist, historical and cultural background, and analysis of major works -- which are identifiable by side bands. Each spread focuses on a specific theme, with an introductory text and several annotated illustrations. Few art history texts contain such abundance of full-color illustrations. The index section is also illustrated and gives background information on key figures and the location of the artist's works.

German Romantic Painting: Second Edition (Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in Britis)

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The most insightful selection and commentary on the subject.

German Romantic Painting: Second Edition (Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in Britis)
William Vaughan
Manufacturer: Yale University Press
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The most insightful selection and commentary on the subject........1999-11-10

Vaughan's keen eye and impeccable scholarship provide a superb overview of German Romantic painting for newcomers and seasoned scholars alike.

This volume is a seminal addition to any art refrence library.

The most insightful selection and commentary on the subject........1999-11-10

Vaughan's keen eye and impeccable scholarship provide a superb overview of German Romantic painting for newcomers and seasoned scholars alike.

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Carl Gustav Carus (1789-1869)--court physician to the king of Saxony--was a naturalist, amateur painter, and theoretician of landscape painting whose Nine Letters on Landscape Painting is an important document of early German romanticism and an elegant appeal for the integration of art and
science.
Carus was inspired by and had contacts with the greatest German intellectuals of his day. Carus prefaced his work with a letter from his correspondence with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who was his primary mentor in both science and art. His writings also reflect, however, the influence of the German
natural philosopher Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, especially Schelling's notion of a world soul, and the writings of the naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt. Carus played a role in the revolution in landscape painting taking place in Saxony around Caspar David Friedrich. The first
edition appears here in English for the first time.

19th Century European Paintings Including the Romantic Spirit: Important German and Austrian Works - Sotheby's London - 29 March 2001 ( J. Rebell, R. von Alt, Max Klinger, Galien-Laloue, Corot, A. Legros, and others)

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19th Century European Paintings Including the Romantic Spirit: Important German and Austrian Works - Sotheby's London - 29 March 2001 ( J. Rebell, R. von Alt, Max Klinger, Galien-Laloue, Corot, A. Legros, and others)
Sotheby's London
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Caspar David Friedrich
Helmut Borsch-Supan
Manufacturer: Prestel Pub
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Caspar David Friedrich to Ferdinand Hodler : A Romantic Tradition : Nineteenth-Century Paintings and Drawings from the Oskar Reinhart Foundation

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Caspar David Friedrich to Ferdinand Hodler : A Romantic Tradition : Nineteenth-Century Paintings and Drawings from the Oskar Reinhart Foundation
William Vaughan , Peter Wegmann , Matthias Wohlgemuth , Margarita Russell , Germany) Altes Museum (Berlin , and National Gallery (Great Britain)
Manufacturer: Harry N Abrams
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German Romantic Painting
Hubert Schrade
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German Romantic Painting
Hubert SCHRADE
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German Romantic Painting
Hubert (Translated From The German By Maria Pelikan) Schrade
Manufacturer: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. c.1967 p.1977
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German Romantic Painting
Hubert Schrade
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This book answers the need for an up-to-date, systematic approach to managing your career from a position of strength. It is a "how-to" book that:

* Defines the ground rules for the new world of employment so you're not caught unaware. It used to be enough just to be employed. Now everyone, including the CEO, is a free agent who must create enough value to be "rehired" each pay period or each project.

* Presents the three key success factors that can make you a rising star today while moving you toward your strategic and ideal career goals. Being "good enough" is no longer good enough. You must be an enterprising "E3" employee and career manager who is entrepreneurial, excellent and engaging.

* Describes the simple, proven five-step SNAPP approach for ensuring success by making career management a focused project instead of a series of disjointed tasks. Most people find that things are more likely to get done - and be done well - when they are well planned and organized as a project.

* Contains the assessment tools, templates, real life examples and insider information of leading career counselors, CEOs, corporate training specialists and management consultants to help put you "in the know" and on the fast track.

* Is arranged in modules so you can use it the way you want - as a primer on key concepts in the brave new world of employment, a set of success tips grouped by topic, a step-by-step guide to the career management process, or all of the above.

Perhaps most important, this book helps you answer the question "What do I want to do?" Knowing the answer to that question will provide career focus and direction, allow you to articulate your goals to your network of supporters so they can help, and give you an edge when you talk with prospective employers about where you fit in the organization.

This book is for anyone - at any organization level and in any profession - wanting to know how to get the most from work today while planning for the future.

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After you know WHAT you want, this book helps with the HOW.........2002-08-01

I've been a devout follower of "What Color is Your Parachute?" ever since college...recommending it to folks who are ready to assess (for the first time, or once again) what the best fit is for them work-wise...

This book, Manage Your Own Career: Make it a SNAPP (I'll refer to it as MYOC from here!), is a perfect complement to 'Parachute', after you have found the right job...helping you know what you can do to make your dream work personally fulfilling and successful...because just doing your dream work doesn't guarantee fulfillment and success!

We are all our own 'career managers' and need to do so just like we would manage a project. That is what SNAPP is all about...practical tools to managing projects...and what a worthy project: our careers!

You'll find the parallels drawn in this book quite surprising, including how to build teamwork into your 'project'! It makes perfect sense!

But, instead, of MANAGING our careers, we tend to act as victims of fate and let whatever befalls us (promotions, demotions, layoffs, reassignments, etc.) just happen and go with the flow. This book will give you a whole different perspective and make you aware of things you can do to increase your real value to your organization and maximize your opportunities.

It's easy to read, conversational, and very practical, with lots of exercises and tools. MYOC provides ideas and actual tools (worksheets, checklists, etc.!) for how to get the most out of your career. And if the SNAPP process works for you, check out their other books: Make it Happen! Snapp Your Way to Success in Business and in Life (a true project management 'how to' book) and Career Contuation: Make it a SNAPP (a how to guide for making career transitions: finding a job, starting a business, etc.).

Recommended reading for motivated and career-minded workers.......2002-07-11

Collaboratively written by Donald J. Hanratty (President, The Career Control Group, Inc.), and Ron Biagi and Teresa Eyres (Co-Founders, ITH - a management consulting company), Manage Your Own Career: Make It A Snapp is a fine, step-by-step guidebook that coaches the concerned reader on how to take charge and manage their career for success. The SNAPP plan (See It, Negotiate It, Act on It, Persist, and Praise the Team) is a straightforward, winning plan to advancement, achievement, and recognition. Manage Your Own Career is especially recommended reading for motivated and career-minded workers regardless of their chosen field of employment.

Career Self-Management...A Clear, Compact, Concise Approach.......2002-06-27

At last! In the midst of today's economic confusion and disillusionment with self-serving corporations, along comes a guide for career self-management that is clear, concise, compact, and makes sense. In today's "new world of employment", Manage Your Own Career presents the concept that enterprising employees with focused career aspirations should think of their employer as their "customer." The book presents one approach to successful career management using three essential attributes: an individual managing their own career must be "entrepreneural, excellent, and engaging."

With these attributes as a base and using the SNAPP approach described in this and previous volumes by the same authors, the book proceeds to describe in no-nonsense language how to self-evaluate and how to take action. There are a wealth of practical success tips for reaching one's goals which include the expected tips for resumes and networking. However, to my delight, the authors have a "holistic" approach for the well-being of the reader including such tips as "keep fit" and "be nice to everyone".

With over 25 years in the corporate world, I have written countless business plans, action plans, and quarterly reports. I have experienced a myriad of seminars, conferences, and books with "how to's" for success...however, only the authors of Manage Your Own Career could finally explain to me the difference between "Goals" and "Objectives"!

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This ambitious book, now available in paperback, seeks both to revive and revise the idea of `functional finance'. Followers of this doctrine believe that government budgets should concentrate solely on their macroeconomic impact on the economy, rather than reflecting a concern for sound finance and budgetary discipline. Reinventing Functional Finance examines the origins of this idea and then considers it in a modern context. The authors explore the concept of NAIRU and argue that modern economies can operate at the level of full employment without provoking unmanageable inflation. They also contend that budget deficits do not have the deleterious effects commonly ascribed to them; the belief that they do rests on a misunderstanding of modern money. In this context, they highlight the relevance of Abba Lerner's famous dictum, `money is a creature of the State'. The authors also debate the merits of various proposals for `Employer of Last Resort' programs, which combine automatic stabilizers with the buffer stock principle. The book boasts an array of eminent contributors which includes, amongst others, James Duesenberry, Robert Eisner, Robert Heilbroner, Richard Musgrave, Edward Nell and Randall Wray. Financial economists, politicians, policymakers and bankers will welcome this provocative and refreshing book which challenges established economic thinking.

Reinventing functional finance: Transformational growth and full employment.(Book Review): An article from: International Labour Review

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Reinventing functional finance: Transformational growth and full employment.(Book Review): An article from: International Labour Review
Fadhel Kaboub
Manufacturer: International Labour Office
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Binding: Digital
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Release Date: 2005-07-31

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This digital document is an article from International Labour Review, published by International Labour Office on September 22, 2003. The length of the article is 1785 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Reinventing functional finance: Transformational growth and full employment.(Book Review)
Author: Fadhel Kaboub
Publication: International Labour Review (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 2003
Publisher: International Labour Office
Volume: 142 Issue: 3 Page: 376(5)

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Use the Balanced Scorecard to Reach - and Exceed - Your Federal Organization's Strategic Goals and Performance Standards!

Improving the performance of the federal government has been what it's all about ever since passage of the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA). Since President Clinton signed the law, every federal agency and organization has implemented a variety of strategic management approaches to streamline operations, maximize performance and achieve compliance.

One of the most successful of these approaches has been the "Balanced Scorecard" - a new corporate favorite - adapted specifically for implementation in the federal government. Now you can discover how your federal colleagues are achieving operational excellence and enhancing organizational performance using this successful approach in the pages of this all-new book by Jim Whittaker.

Find everything you need to develop your strategic plan and measure performance by the next budget cycle:

Implement a strategic plan for your federal organization to achieve full compliance with the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993.

Develop and communicate a powerful vision statement to reach federal strategic goals.

Identify areas of improvement that will significantly impact the success of federal agencies and organizations.

Measure your customers' expectations against your actual performance.

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This digital document is an article from The Public Manager, published by Bureaucrat, Inc. on September 22, 2000. The length of the article is 2147 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Balanced Scorecards in the Federal Government.(use of management tool)
Author: Jake Barkdoll
Publication: The Public Manager (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 2000
Publisher: Bureaucrat, Inc.
Volume: 29 Issue: 3 Page: 43

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Balanced Scorecards: What Every Federal CIO Needs.: An article from: The Public Manager

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Balanced Scorecards: What Every Federal CIO Needs.: An article from: The Public Manager
David L. Mcclure
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This digital document is an article from The Public Manager, published by Bureaucrat, Inc. on March 22, 2000. The length of the article is 2505 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Balanced Scorecards: What Every Federal CIO Needs.
Author: David L. Mcclure
Publication: The Public Manager (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 2000
Publisher: Bureaucrat, Inc.
Volume: 29 Issue: 1 Page: 41

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Bo Pilgrim had no college education, but he did have a big dose of Texas courage and a heavenly calling that led him to start his own business after World War II. Reggie Wallace, who worked with Pilgrim for fifty years, describes it this way: "All we had in the beginning was a two-wheel buggy, a shovel, some burlap sacks, and Bo's big ideas."

Today, Pilgrim's Pride is a multi-billion-dollar enterprise that employs more than 40,000 people and processes 30 million chickens a week. In One Pilgrim's Progress, Pilgrim shares the essential values he learned as a boy that are the foundation of his business success.

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Worth Reading.......2007-07-20

Look into the mind of a business owner who started with nothing and ended up with a billion dollar net worth with out compromising his integrity.

Inspiring Entrepreneurship & Inspirational Stewardship.......2005-11-05

Clearly written, extremely well thought out and inspiringly honest, Bo Pilgrim doesn't not hide his beliefs, when it comes to his consumers, his partners, his employees or his faith.

While some may say that much of the book is common sense, that's not its weakness, but its strength. After all, while other business authors seems determined dazzled their readers with questionable statistics and bold, controversial pronouncements, One Pilgrim's Progress illustrates the power and promise of simple truths, clear virtues and strength of character.

Honest and straight forward, One Pilgrim's Progress is a clear reminder that, before you can add market value to your products, you've got to have personal values.

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The Business Pilgrim's Progress
Colin Turner
Manufacturer: Hodder Mobius
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Business Card Holder, Library Classics: Holy Bible; The Pilgrim's Progress; In His Steps; God Calling; Hinds Feet on High Places; My Utmost for His Hi

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Business Card Holder, Library Classics: Holy Bible; The Pilgrim's Progress; In His Steps; God Calling; Hinds Feet on High Places; My Utmost for His Hi

Manufacturer: Christian World
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Binding: Unknown Binding
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Business Pilgrim's Progress: How to Give Better-than-excellent Service and Receive Greater-than-expected Rewards

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Business Pilgrim's Progress: How to Give Better-than-excellent Service and Receive Greater-than-expected Rewards
Colin Turner
Manufacturer: Hodder Mobius
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Business Pilgrims Progress
Turner
Manufacturer: Coronet
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ASIN: B000OVFRW6

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Pilgrim's progress, the first fifty years: This business profile is presented in commemoration of the golden anniversary of Pilgrim's Pride 1946-1996
Dick White
Manufacturer: Brown Communications
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ASIN: B0006QJ3O2

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