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Introducing 360 Degree Feedback, a process originally developed by NASA, to evaluate their space programmes cast, highlights the vital process factors such as teamwork, communication, decision making, and morale that underlie long term business success. In this pioneering book, Peter Ward who introd... More

Between the hills of Maharashtra and Rajasthan to the north and east, the Pakistan border to the west, and the Arabian sea to the south, Gujarat is a state which is unsurpassed for architectural and natural beauties. The book ends fittingly in the isolated region of Kutch, with walled towns, beaches... More

This biography of Margaret Chase Smith is the first historical treatment of Smith to use her voluminous private papers as well as extensive interviews with Smith and her colleagues in Congress. As Maine's daughter, Smith was frugal, hard-working, reticent, and caustic. At age thirty-two she married,... More

Why are the great mammals that once walked the earth now largely extinct outside of Africa? Of the two suspected culprits, climate change and human hunting, Ward builds a compelling case for human hunting. Humans arrived in Australia about 40,000 years ago, and the marsupial lions and giant kangaroo... More

An acclaimed paleontologist and author describes how contemporary scientists use "time machines" to probe the distant past. Topics covered include DNA sequencing and systematics, magnetic polarity, biostratigraphy and radiomaetric dating, finite element analysis, and atmospheric and sea level change... More

What an Art Director Does is a comprehensive introduction to film and television art direction and production design. Starting with a brief history of the field, Mr. Preston's lively, well-written text leads the reader through the ins and outs of all the responsibilities and duties that fall on the ... More