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The Life of Jonathan Swift - Thomas Lockwood - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Life of Jonathan Swift - Thomas Lockwood - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Presents a fresh account of the life history and creative imagination of Jonathan Swift Classic satires such as Gulliver’s Travels, A Modest Proposal, and A Tale of a Tub express radical positions, yet were written by the most conservative of men. Jonathan Swift was born in Dublin and spent most of his life in Ireland, never traveling outside the British Isles. An Anglo-Irish Protestant clergyman, he was a major political and religious figure whose career was primarily clerical, not literary. Although much is known about Swift, in many ways he remains an enigma. He was admired as an Irish patriot yet was contemptuous of the Irish. He was both secretive and self-dramatizing. His talent for friendship was matched by his skill for making enemies. He hated the English but yearned to live in England. The Life of Jonathan Swift explores the writing life and personal history of the foremost satirist in the English language. Accessible and engaging, this critical biography brings Swift’s writing and creative sensibility into the narrative of his life. Author Thomas Lockwood provides the historical and modern critical context of Swift’s prose satires and poetry, as well as his political journalism, essays, manuscripts, and personal correspondence. Throughout the book, biographically contextualized descriptions of Swift’s most famous works help readers better understand both the writing and the writer. Provides critical profiles of Gulliver’s Travels, An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity, Drapier’s Letters, and Swift’s other famous worksOffers insights into Swift’s relationships with Esther Johnson, “Stella,” and Esther Vanhomrigh, “Vanessa”Highlights Swift’s poetry and how verse writing was a vital part of his creative beingSummarizes and contextualizes lesser-known works such as The Conduct of the AlliesAddresses the historic critical bias against comedy or satire as inferior forms of art, both in Swift’s lifetime and the presentThe Life of Jonathan Swift is an essential resource for general readers of literature and literary biography, university instructors and researchers, and undergraduate students taking courses in English literature.

DKK 398.00
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Building Performance Analysis - Pieter De Wilde - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Building Performance Analysis - Pieter De Wilde - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Explores and brings together the existent body of knowledge on building performance analysisShortlisted in the CIBSE 2020 Building Performance Awards Building performance is an important yet surprisingly complex concept. This book presents a comprehensive and systematic overview of the subject. It provides a working definition of building performance, and an in-depth discussion of the role building performance plays throughout the building life cycle. The book also explores the perspectives of various stakeholders, the functions of buildings, performance requirements, performance quantification (both predicted and measured), criteria for success, and the challenges of using performance analysis in practice. Building Performance Analysis starts by introducing the subject of building performance: its key terms, definitions, history, and challenges. It then develops a theoretical foundation for the subject, explores the complexity of performance assessment, and the way that performance analysis impacts on actual buildings. In doing so, it attempts to answer the following questions: What is building performance? How can building performance be measured and analyzed? How does the analysis of building performance guide the improvement of buildings? And what can the building domain learn from the way performance is handled in other disciplines? Assembles the current body of knowledge on building performance analysis in one unique resourceOffers deep insights into the complexity of using building performance analysis throughout the entire building life cycle, including design, operation and managementContributes an emergent theory of building performance and its analysis Building Performance Analysis will appeal to the building science community, both from industry and academia. It specifically targets advanced students in architectural engineering, building services design, building performance simulation and similar fields who hold an interest in ensuring that buildings meet the needs of their stakeholders.

DKK 866.00
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Peak Libido - Dominic Pettman - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Peak Libido - Dominic Pettman - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

What is the carbon footprint of your libido? In this highly original book, Dominic Pettman examines the mutual influence and impact of human desire and ecological crisis. His account is premised on a simple but startling observation: the decline of libido among the world’s population, the loss of the human sex drive, closely tracks the destruction of environments worldwide. The advent of the Anthropocene leads to the decline of eros, the weakening of the link between sexual pleasure and human reproduction, and thus, potentially, to human extinction. Our capacity to care for one another in any meaningful way is being replaced by a restless, technologically-enhanced zombie drive. The environmental crisis of our time is also, and simultaneously, a crisis of human reproduction and of interpersonal intimacy. What Freud called ‘libidinal economy’ has morphed into libidinal ecology. Drawing on the work of a wide range of thinkers from Georges Bataille to Donna Haraway, Pettman explores the implications of peak libido, linking this development to the new cultural interest in eco-sexuality, polyamory, and other cases of the ‘greening of the libido’. Peak Libido is a forceful reminder that our hearts and loins are primarily ecological organs, beholden to their wider environments, and, as such, they share the same fate.

DKK 494.00
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Peak Libido - Dominic Pettman - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Peak Libido - Dominic Pettman - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

What is the carbon footprint of your libido? In this highly original book, Dominic Pettman examines the mutual influence and impact of human desire and ecological crisis. His account is premised on a simple but startling observation: the decline of libido among the world’s population, the loss of the human sex drive, closely tracks the destruction of environments worldwide. The advent of the Anthropocene leads to the decline of eros, the weakening of the link between sexual pleasure and human reproduction, and thus, potentially, to human extinction. Our capacity to care for one another in any meaningful way is being replaced by a restless, technologically-enhanced zombie drive. The environmental crisis of our time is also, and simultaneously, a crisis of human reproduction and of interpersonal intimacy. What Freud called ‘libidinal economy’ has morphed into libidinal ecology. Drawing on the work of a wide range of thinkers from Georges Bataille to Donna Haraway, Pettman explores the implications of peak libido, linking this development to the new cultural interest in eco-sexuality, polyamory, and other cases of the ‘greening of the libido’. Peak Libido is a forceful reminder that our hearts and loins are primarily ecological organs, beholden to their wider environments, and, as such, they share the same fate.

DKK 191.00
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Performance Management - Elaine D. Pulakos - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Performance Management - Elaine D. Pulakos - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Performance Management presents an end-to-end practical model of effective performance management that shows how to develop and implement performance management systems that yield bottom line results. - - Practical step by step guidance and examples - - Realities associated with implementing best practices and avoiding common pitfalls - - Jobs and circumstances where common practices will and will not work well - - Proven approaches from leading organizations - - Insights for everyone involved in performance management through senior leadership -

DKK 759.00
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Performance Management - Elaine D. Pulakos - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Performance Management - Elaine D. Pulakos - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Performance Management presents an end-to-end practical model of effective performance management that shows how to develop and implement performance management systems that yield bottom line results. - - Practical step by step guidance and examples - - Realities associated with implementing best practices and avoiding common pitfalls - - Jobs and circumstances where common practices will and will not work well - - Proven approaches from leading organizations - - Insights for everyone involved in performance management through senior leadership -

DKK 284.00
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Software Performance and Scalability - Henry H. Liu - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Software Performance and Scalability - Henry H. Liu - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Praise from the Reviewers: "The practicality of the subject in a real-world situation distinguishes this book from others available on the market." — Professor Behrouz Far , University of Calgary "This book could replace the computer organization texts now in use that every CS and CpE student must take. . . . It is much needed, well written, and thoughtful." — Professor Larry Bernstein , Stevens Institute of Technology A distinctive, educational text onsoftware performance and scalability This is the first book to take a quantitative approach to the subject of software performance and scalability. It brings together three unique perspectives to demonstrate how your products can be optimized and tuned for the best possible performance and scalability: - - The Basics —introduces the computer hardware and software architectures that predetermine the performance and scalability of a software product as well as the principles of measuring the performance and scalability of a software product - - Queuing Theory —helps you learn the performance laws and queuing models for interpreting the underlying physics behind software performance and scalability, supplemented with ready-to-apply techniques for improving the performance and scalability of a software system - - API Profiling —shows you how to design more efficient algorithms and achieve optimized performance and scalability, aided by adopting an API profiling framework (perfBasic) built on the concept of a performance map for drilling down performance root causes at the API level - Software Performance and Scalability gives you a specialized skill set that will enable you to design and build performance into your products with immediate, measurable improvements. Complemented with real-world case studies, it is an indispensable resource for software developers, quality and performance assurance engineers, architects, and managers. It is anideal text for university courses related to computer and software performance evaluation and can also be used to supplement a course in computer organization or in queuing theory for upper-division and graduate computer science students.

DKK 888.00
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The Anthropology of Performance - Frank J. Korom - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Anthropology of Performance - Frank J. Korom - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Anthropology of Performance is an invaluable guide to this exciting and growing area. This cutting-edge volume on the major advancements in performance studies presents the theories, methods, and practices of performance in cultures around the globe. Leading anthropologists describe the range of human expression through performance and explore its role in constructing identity and community, as well as broader processes such as globalization and transnationalism. - - Introduces new and advanced students to the task of studying and interpreting complex social, cultural, and political events from a performance perspective - - Presents performance as a convergent field of inquiry that bridges the humanities and social sciences, with a distinctive cross-cultural perspective in anthropology - - Demonstrates the range of human expression and meaning through performance in related fields of religious & ritual studies, folkloristics, theatre, language arts, and art & dance - - Explores the role of performance in constructing identity, community, and the broader processes of globalization and transnationalism - - Includes fascinating global case studies on a diverse range of phenomena - - Contributions from leading scholars examine verbal genres, ritual and drama, public spectacle, tourism, and the performances embedded in everyday selves, communities and nations -

DKK 905.00
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Performance and Reward Management - Florence Stone - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Performance and Reward Management - Florence Stone - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Fast track route to mastering performance and reward management Covers the key areas of performance and reward management, from conducting performance appraisals effectively and recognizing outstanding work when money is in short supply to learning how today''s companies are using reward systems to achieve corporate missions and strategies Examples and lessons from some of the world''s most successful businesses, including Johnson & Johnson, Hewlett Packard, Royal Dutch Shell, TRW, and Motorola, and ideas from the smartest thinkers, including Abraham Maslow, Frederick Herzberg, Peter Drucker, Henry Mintzberg, Tom Peters, and Jac Fitz-enz Includes a glossary of key concepts and a comprehensive resources guide.

DKK 123.00
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How to Survive Dental Performance Difficulties - Janine Brooks - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

How to Survive Dental Performance Difficulties - Janine Brooks - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

How to Survive Dental Performance Difficulties offers an authoritative guide for successfully navigating and overcoming dental performance issues. Offers a practical guide for preventing and overcoming dental performance issuesHighlights case studies of dental professionals who have direct experience of being referred for fitness to practise issuesIncludes information on the support available to dental professionals, the requirements that need to be met, and how to meet themContains information on the effective use of evidence, improvement practice tools such as personal development plans, continuing professional education, reflective diaries, and auditsOffers guidance on how to increase self-awareness and insight

DKK 388.00
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Aircraft Performance Theory and Practice for Pilots - Peter J. Swatton - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Aircraft Performance Theory and Practice for Pilots - Peter J. Swatton - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Aircraft Performance Theory and Practice for Pilots, 2nd Edition addresses both European aircraft performance requirements (CS-23 and CS-25) and the Joint Aviation Regulations Operations rules (JAR-OPS 1) and so provides comprehensive and up to date coverage of the complex conditions within which all European public transport aeroplanes must operate today. The subject of aircraft performance is an important part of the JAA Flight Crew Licensing syllabus for the examinations for commercial and airline transport licences, and this book provides a clear and authoritative text on a difficult topic. It will also be of interest to commercial pilots for their annual standardization test and to flight planners, operations staff and airport operators.

DKK 552.00
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Political Philosophy - Adam Swift - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Political Philosophy - Adam Swift - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Politicians invoke grand ideas: social justice, democracy, community, liberty, equality. But what do these ideas really mean? How can politicians across the political spectrum appeal to the same values? This fourth edition of Adam Swift's highly readable introduction to political philosophy answers these important questions, and includes new material on issues such as nationalism, immigration and multiculturalism, as well as updated guides to further reading. This lively and accessible book is ideal for students, but it also brings the insights of the world's leading political philosophers to a wide general audience. Using plenty of examples, it equips readers to think for themselves about the ideas that shape political life. Democracy works best when both politicians and voters move beyond rhetoric to think clearly and carefully about the values and principles that should govern their society. But clear thinking is difficult in an age when established orthodoxies have fallen by the wayside and political debate is becoming increasingly tribal and raucous. Bringing political philosophy out of the ivory tower and within the reach of all, this book provides us with tools to cut through the complexities and penetrate the smokescreens of modern politics. In so doing, it makes a valuable contribution to the democratic process and this new edition will continue to be essential reading for students of political philosophy and theory.

DKK 208.00
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Political Philosophy - Adam Swift - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Political Philosophy - Adam Swift - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Politicians invoke grand ideas: social justice, democracy, community, liberty, equality. But what do these ideas really mean? How can politicians across the political spectrum appeal to the same values? This fourth edition of Adam Swift's highly readable introduction to political philosophy answers these important questions, and includes new material on issues such as nationalism, immigration and multiculturalism, as well as updated guides to further reading. This lively and accessible book is ideal for students, but it also brings the insights of the world's leading political philosophers to a wide general audience. Using plenty of examples, it equips readers to think for themselves about the ideas that shape political life. Democracy works best when both politicians and voters move beyond rhetoric to think clearly and carefully about the values and principles that should govern their society. But clear thinking is difficult in an age when established orthodoxies have fallen by the wayside and political debate is becoming increasingly tribal and raucous. Bringing political philosophy out of the ivory tower and within the reach of all, this book provides us with tools to cut through the complexities and penetrate the smokescreens of modern politics. In so doing, it makes a valuable contribution to the democratic process and this new edition will continue to be essential reading for students of political philosophy and theory.

DKK 538.00
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The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Training, Development, and Performance Improvement - Kurt Kraiger - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd -

The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Training, Development, and Performance Improvement - Kurt Kraiger - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd -

"This Handbook is sure to become a key resource for any researcher or professional looking for the latest and most innovative thinking from around the world on the full range of topics related to training, development, and performance management." Bradford S. Bell, PhD, Cornell University, USA. Editor, Personnel Psychology "I wish I could have accessed this book many years ago. Comprehensive and scholarly, the four sections ? training, e-learning, personal and professional development and performance management ? fit well together and address a gap in the literature that has been apparent for some time. The psychological perspective speaks to growing interest in the micro-foundations of strategic success, and the blending together of both formal and informal perspectives on learning in organizations ensures a holistic rather than piecemeal approach to the question of how to build individual knowledge, skills, and competences in organizations. I believe that this book will make a significant impact on its target audience in this critical area." Helen Shipton, Professor of International Human Resource Management, Nottingham Trent University, UK The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Training, Development, and Performance Improvement provides up-to-date, contemporary information for researchers and professionals by reviewing the latest literature and research in the interconnected fields of training, development, and performance appraisal. It brings a psychological perspective to bear on a multidisciplinary field that links to management, human resources, and education. Unique to reference works in this area, it maintains a truly global focus on the field with top international contributors looking at research and practice from around the world, including South America, Europe, Canada, and Australia, as well as the United States and the United Kingdom. The chapters cover a diverse range of important contemporary topics, such as needs analysis, job design, active learning, self-regulation, simulation approaches, 360-degree feedback, and virtual learning environments. Together, they offer researchers and professionals essential information for building a talented organization, a critical and challenging task for organizational success in the twenty-first century.

DKK 381.00
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