Biography: business and industry

This book presents the process of circulation and adoption of Newtonianism in the Viceroyalty of New Granada (modern-day Colombia) in the eighteenth century by examining Jose Celestino Mutis's lectures at the Colegio del Rosario between the 1760s and 1770s.

This book presents the process of circulation and adoption of Newtonianism in the Viceroyalty of New Granada (modern-day Colombia) in the eighteenth century by examining Jose Celestino Mutis's lectures at the Colegio del Rosario between the 1760s and 1770s.

Genau das will Marianne nicht: als frischgebackene Rentnerin nicht mehr arbeiten.

Learn witchcraft and fine-tune your unique blend of magic with The Door to WitchcraftWhether inciting a light curiosity or a passionate craving, witchcraft is a practice that you can adapt to fit your goals.

For anyone seeking to live life to its fullest potential, Blind Ambition is an eye-opening account of a tech industry executive who overcame fear and hopelessness to turn his blindness disability into a powerful, competitive strength.

Imagine being born into a world where fitting in was never an option.

Not every lie sounds untrue.

They Were Soldiers showcases the inspiring true stories of 49 Vietnam veterans who returned home from the "e;lost war"e; to enrich America's present and future.

One day Eva Piper was an elementary school teacher, the mother of three, the beloved wife of a strong, protective husband.

High Stakes, Deep Faith, and Unbreakable BrotherhoodThey were the first No.

Arnold Palmer taught world-class pro golf instructor Brad Brewer how to play golf.

Journey with Olympian and American half marathon record holder Ryan Hall as he reflects on the joys and trials of running and, along the way, shows you how he found God in every step.

For as long as she can remember, Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross's life has been measured in seconds.

In an era of cynicism and divisiveness, the tale of this young angel who refused to give up hope combined with the simple act of a young father doing what he ought to dostanding by his ailing daughter through thick and thinset the social-media world into a whirlwind of positivity.

A thoroughly researched account of weapons innovation and industrialization in South Carolina during the Civil War and the man who made it happen.

This volume explores the intellectual history of the Dutch Empire from a long-term and global perspective, analysing how ideas and visions of empire took shape in imperial practice from the seventeenth century to the present day.

In Germany at the turn of the century, Buddhism transformed from an obscure topic, of interest to only a few misfit scholars, into a cultural phenomenon.

This book charts the varieties of political moderation in modern European history from the French Revolution to the present day.

This book considers the doctrinal and ecclesiological trends that were present during the construction of the revised Book of Common Prayer of 1927.

Forschung und Behandlungsmethoden der psychiatrisch tätigen Ärzte in der Zeit der Romantik wurden von der Philosophie des deutschen Idealismus, der romantischen Bewegung mit ihrer naturphilosophisch orientierten Weltsicht und den Erkenntnissen der aufgeklärten französischen Psychiater geprägt.

Robert Eisler, the polymathic Jewish Austrian scholar and Holocaust survivor, faded into obscurity after his death in 1949.

In 1930s Bucharest, some of the country's most brilliant young intellectuals converged to form the Criterion Association.

Uniting twelve original studies by scholars of early modern history, literature, and the arts, this collection is the first that foregrounds the dialectical quality of early modern Orientalism by taking a broad interdisciplinary perspective.

This book argues that contemporary liberal democracy is reaching a crisis.

This volume covers a broad range of everyday private and public, touristic, commercial and fictional encounters between Britons and continental Europeans, in a variety of situations and places: moments that led to a meaningful exchange of opinions, practices, or concepts such as friendship or politeness.

This book reconsiders standard narratives regarding Austrian emigres and exiles to Britain by addressing the seminal role of Sigmund Freud and his writings, and the critical part played by his contemporaries, in the construction of a method promoting humanized relations between individual and society and subjectivity and culture.

This book is the first English-language study of the social, intellectual and institutional history of sociology and the social sciences in Hungary.

This book provides a reinterpretation of early modern clock and watch dials on the basis of use.

'Is politics gendered?

This astonishingly rich volume collects the work of an international group of scholars, including some of the best known in academia.

More clearly than any previous work on the subject, Michael Palmer's Love of Glory and the Common Good defines the relationship between Periclean democracy and the decline in Athenian political life that followed the death of Pericles.

This book is the first study to engage with the relationship between cosmopolitan political thought and the history of global conflicts.

The central project of the Critique of Pure Reason is to answer two sets of questions: what can we know and how can we know it?

Kant's Critique of the Power of Judgment, first published in 1790, was the last of the great philosopher's three critiques, following on the heels of Critique of Pure Reason (1781) and Critique of Practical Reason (1788).

Although Lester Frank Wards accomplishments are not as well known today, he is considered the father of American Sociology and his work profoundly influenced such important thinkers as Thorstein Veblen, John Dewey, Edward Ross, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

Whether intellectuals are counter-cultural escapists corrupting the young or secular prophets leading us to prosperity, they are a fixture of modern political life.

Simone de Beauvoir's Le Deuxi_me Sexe has been studied extensively since its appearance in 1949.

Prisons constitute one of the most controversial and contested sites in a democratic society.

A "e;searingly honest debut memoir"e; from an activist and award-winning journalist who made a woman's right to choose her life's work (Kirkus Reviews).

This book is the first major study of England's biggest and best-known witch trial which took place in 1612, when ten witches were arraigned and hung in the village of Pendle in Lancashire.

What if a company were so treasured and trusted that people literally took to the streetsby the thousandsto save it?

"e;A heartwarming, poignant and even-handed account of the quintessential American immigrant/family business struggle to succeed against all odds"e; (Larry King).

This business leader's biography is "e;an honest book, a rare insight into the truth of what entrepreneurs face every day"e; (Maxine Clark, founder, Build-A-Bear Workshop; founding member, PROSPER Women Entrepreneurs).

This seaman's journal recounts a twenty-month voyage from Boston to the African coast to intercept slave-trading vessels as America approach the Civil War.

An eyewitness account of idealism, self-discovery, and loss under one of the twentieth-century's most repressive political regimesSet against a backdrop of world-changing events during the headiest years of the Cuban Revolution, Goodbye, My Havana follows young Connie Veltfort as her once relatively privileged life among a community of anti-imperialist expatriates turns to progressive disillusionment and heartbreak.

How can we account, in a rigorous way, for alchemy's ubiquity?

Erfolgreiches Entrepreneurshipist kein Hexenwerk: 25 Best-practice-BeispieleMartin Kaswurm war gerade mal 23 Jahre alt, als er seine Agentur "Chaka2" gründete, die heute weltweit Kunden wie Red Bull, adidas oder Audi betreut.

A partir de un recorrido por colecciones bibliográficas de una generación de vecinos coloniales en la ciudad de Popayán, este libro estudia la presencia en ellas de títulos y temáticas que fueron importantes en el pensamiento ilustrado del siglo XVIII, siguiendo la pista de los que hacían parte del amplio campo de conocimiento al que los sujetos de la época llamaban filosofía natural.

Think and Grow Rich - Over 80 Million Copies SoldThis edition of Napoleon Hill's classic Think and Grow Rich is a reproduction of Napoleon Hill's personal copy of the first edition, the ONLY original version recommended by The Napoleon Hill Foundation, originally printed in March of 1937.

Think and Grow Rich - Over 80 Million Copies SoldThis edition of Napoleon Hill's classic Think and Grow Rich is a reproduction of Napoleon Hill's personal copy of the first edition, the ONLY original version recommended by The Napoleon Hill Foundation, originally printed in March of 1937.