“keith ayers”

In this in-depth exploration of the leadership skills needed to get all employees to want to perform at their best, Ayers challenges leaders to stop focusing on engagement and set their sights on igniting the fire of passion in their employees.Lack of employee engagement is like a cancer, eating awa... More

Hume's "naturalist" approach to a wide variety of philosophical topics resulted in highly original theories about perception, self-identity, causation, morality, politics, and religion, all of which are discussed in this stimulating introduction by A.J. Ayer, himself one of the twentieth century's m... More

In 1856 Emperor Hsien Feng turned over an ornately carved jade name-plaque next to his bedchamber, an action with which he brought a much-desired new concubine to his bed and unwittingly sealed the fate of the Manchu dynasty. A centuries-old prophecy had foretold that Manchu rule in China would be b... More

The Internet continues to grow at a very rapid rate. Together with this growth there is an accompanying growth of the technologies on which it is based. These technologies make use of TCP/IP as their foundation. To start to make sense of all these interrelated systems it is important that today's co... More

Stretch fabrics are more popular than ever, used for the likes of Juicy Couture's sweats and in the trendy, ready-to-wear styles found at H&M. But it has long been a staple of designer fashion as well--from Missoni's colorful knits to Donna Karan's basics. Stretch Fashion provides the design student... More

Mixing the eclectic with the sublime, this illustrated volume is a compulsive page-turner for anyone interested in the truths at the heart of our quest for meaning.... More