In Search of Excellence
In Search of Excellence

Author: Thomas J. Peters

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2012-11-27

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 0062263617

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The "Greatest Business Book of All Time" (Bloomsbury UK), In Search of Excellence has long been a must-have for the boardroom, business school, and bedside table. Based on a study of forty-three of America's best-run companies from a diverse array of business sectors, In Search of Excellence describes eight basic principles of management -- action-stimulating, people-oriented, profit-maximizing practices -- that made these organizations successful. Joining the HarperBusiness Essentials series, this phenomenal bestseller features a new Authors' Note, and reintroduces these vital principles in an accessible and practical way for today's management reader.

Without Criteria
Without Criteria

Author: Steven Shaviro

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2012-08-17

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 0262517973

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A Deleuzian reading of Whitehead and a Whiteheadian reading of Deleuze open the possibility of a critical aesthetics of contemporary culture. In Without Criteria, Steven Shaviro proposes and explores a philosophical fantasy: imagine a world in which Alfred North Whitehead takes the place of Martin Heidegger. What if Whitehead, instead of Heidegger, had set the agenda for postmodern thought? Heidegger asks, “Why is there something, rather than nothing?” Whitehead asks, “How is it that there is always something new?” In a world where everything from popular music to DNA is being sampled and recombined, argues Shaviro, Whitehead's question is the truly urgent one. Without Criteria is Shaviro's experiment in rethinking postmodern theory, especially the theory of aesthetics, from a point of view that hearkens back to Whitehead rather than Heidegger. In working through the ideas of Whitehead and Deleuze, Shaviro also appeals to Kant, arguing that certain aspects of Kant's thought pave the way for the philosophical “constructivism” embraced by both Whitehead and Deleuze. Kant, Whitehead, and Deleuze are not commonly grouped together, but the juxtaposition of them in Without Criteria helps to shed light on a variety of issues that are of concern to contemporary art and media practices.

Exponential Transformation
Exponential Transformation

Author: Salim Ismail

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2019-05-20

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 1119611466

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A practical handbook for using Exponential Organization to transform your organization—and disrupt your industry—in 10 weeks Today’s top business challenge is adapting to accelerating technological and global change. In his bestselling book Exponential Organizations, author Salim Ismail described a new type of organization that thrives amidst industry disruption. Since then, he has helped organizations disrupt their own industries—by applying Exponential Organization (ExO) principles. From this work emerged the 10-week transformation process explained in this book, called the ExO Sprint. Exponential Transformation is the detailed implementation handbook for becoming an Exponential Organization. The book enables organizations to speed up their transformation and overcome the obstacles to success. Lead a 10-week ExO Sprint Evolve in order to navigate industry disruption Become an Exponential Organization Block the immune-system response of organizations during transformation Companies such as Visa, Procter & Gamble, HP, and Black & Decker have already benefited from ExO process. Exponential Transformation is a must-have resource for participants of any ExO Sprint, as well as those seeking to apply Exponential principles in their organizations.

El �rbol de la dicha
El �rbol de la dicha

Author: Alfredo Romero Espinoza

Publisher: Palibrio

Published: 2013-06

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 1463359845

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Roger Taylor se salva milagrosamente, después de un accidente de tráfico donde mueren su esposa y su hija, luego de un largo periodo de inconsciencia, y de una profunda depresión, un misterioso personaje se presenta en su vida, y le deja un mensaje que marca el destino de su vida, esto lo lleva a decidir un futuro inesperado, cumplir con el mensaje y encargo, poco a poco, él descubre que es un hombre, más que ordinario, y su misión en la Tierra es colaborar con la misión encomendada por el incógnito individuo que le da en sus manos, el poder de cambiar la sociedad, él entiende que el camino es muy largo y acepta el reto del misterioso hombre. Su destino también lo marcan otras personas, que él cree que son puestas en su camino por un ente superior. Su personalidad tiene dos caras, se convierte en un hombre con emociones muy profundas, una, el amor de servir a la humanidad, y la otra cara, es un hombre frío implacable, con el deseo de impartir justicia a quienes rompen las leyes, y sacar del camino a criminales que no dejan evidencia en su carrera delictiva de asesinatos. El árbol es la incógnita más grande de su vida, y a la vez, su propia vida.

Digital Gold
Digital Gold

Author: Nathaniel Popper

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2016-05-17

Total Pages: 299

ISBN-13: 0062572067

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A New York Times reporter’s “vivid” account of the dramatic rise of Bitcoin and how it has led to untold riches for some—and prison terms for others (Financial Times). Shortlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice The notion of a new currency, maintained by the computers of users around the world, has been the butt of many jokes, but that has not stopped it from growing into a technology worth billions of dollars, supported by the hordes of followers who have come to view it as the most important new idea since the creation of the Internet. Believers from Beijing to Buenos Aires see the potential for a financial system free from banks and governments. More than just a tech industry fad, Bitcoin has threatened to decentralize some of society’s most basic institutions. An unusual tale of group invention, Digital Gold charts the rise of the Bitcoin technology through the eyes of the movement’s colorful central characters, including an Argentinian millionaire, a Chinese entrepreneur, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, and Bitcoin’s elusive creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. “Engrossing.” —Library Journal “An elegant, thrilling tour-de-force. . . .The fast-paced action never stops.” —William D. Cohan, New York Times–bestselling author of Power Failure

The Cambridge History of the Second World War: Volume 1, Fighting the War
The Cambridge History of the Second World War: Volume 1, Fighting the War

Author: John Ferris

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-11-23

Total Pages: 1342

ISBN-13: 1316298787

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The military events of the Second World War have been the subject of historical debate from 1945 to the present. It mattered greatly who won, and fighting was the essential determinant of victory or defeat. In Volume 1 of The Cambridge History of the Second World War a team of twenty-five leading historians offer a comprehensive and authoritative new account of the war's military and strategic history. Part I examines the military cultures and strategic objectives of the eight major powers involved. Part II surveys the course of the war in its key theatres across the world, and assesses why one side or the other prevailed there. Part III considers, in a comparative way, key aspects of military activity, including planning, intelligence, and organisation of troops and matérial, as well as guerrilla fighting and treatment of prisoners of war.