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Baby boomers are the largest and wealthiest demographic and at the peak of their spending power. What marketing and sales professionals might not realize is that the majority of this spending power is wielded by women ages 50-75. They are the healthiest, wealthiest, most educated, active, and influe... More

Volcanoes and the Environment is a comprehensive and accessible text incorporating contributions from some of the world's authorities in volcanology. This book is an indispensable guide for those interested in how volcanism affects our planet's environment. It spans a wide variety of topics from geo... More

This lively second edition by a gender marketing expert tells how and why corporations are spending more to capture the multi-trillion-dollar women's market. Updated statistics, success stories, and examples of the hottest trends in gender-based advertising make this one of the most comprehensive re... More

The Baobab tree leaned at a crooked angle, its trunk so enormous that you could easily fit a small, round hut inside of it. It was gnarled, twisted, knobbly, and an almost irresistible climb. When a strange and alluring creature vanished up into the tree, Tessa could not resist the urge to follow. B... More

Creative relaxation activities for home and school Stress Relief for Kids is a prescription for growth. Anyone who interacts with kids can find new ways to guide them through the maze of today's heavy stress. Teachers: struggling with a classroom full of unruly kids after recess? Therapists: looking... More

New languages. . . New lifestyles . . . New relationships . . .In addition to the difficult adjustments all missionaries face in a new culture, women serving in the Muslim world often have other challenges new roles and identities quite different from their old lives.In an effort to support and enco... More

Optimization problems arising in practice involve random parameters. For the computation of robust optimal solutions, i.e., optimal solutions being insensitive with respect to random parameter variations, deterministic substitute problems are needed. Based on the distribution of the random data, and... More