Years after running Tom Gegax' Tires Plus franchise by the seat of his pants, blissfully unaware of how little he knew about getting the most out of people and managing a world-class organization, Tom was faced with a cancer diagnosis and a business at the brink of disaster. Resolved to change things around, he improved his mental clarity, health, and relationships and noticed that the more he profited on a personal level, the more his company profited

Food Network star Guy Fieri takes you on a tour of America's most colorful diners, drive-ins, and dives complete with recipes, photos, and memorabilia. Packed with Guy's iconic personality, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives follows his hot-rod trips around the country, mapping out the best places most of us have never heard of

Eco-Economy discusses the need today for a similar shift in our worldview. The urgent question: Is the environment part of the economy or the economy part of the environment? Author argues the latter, pointing out that treating the environment as part of the economy has produced an economy that is destroying its natural support systems

In this book, the world's leading RFP consultant offers realistic, specific, start-to-finish guidance for every professional called upon to write RFPs. Bud Porter-Roth covers every step of the RFP process, offering specific language examples that demonstrate both best practices and worst practices to avoid. He shows how to ensure that RFPs contain information that is sufficiently accurate and detailed

In Leadership on the Line, authors show how it is possible to make a difference without getting "taken out" or pushed aside. They present everyday tools that give equal weight to the dangerous work of leading change and the critical importance of personal survival. Through vivid stories from all walks of life, the authors present straightforward strategies for navigating the perilous straits of leadership

Cultures of Commerce explores the intersection of business history and the study of cultural forms, ranging from material to visual culture to literature. While both the structural changes in American business and their impact on workers have been explored in depth by historians, the broader impact of business on other cultural forms, and vice versa, is only now beginning to be studied

В книге дается целостное представление о политике, рассматриваются основные подходы к ее изучению и средства ее анализа. Изложение содержания курса осуществляется на основе сравнительного анализа западного и российского опыта политического развития

В учебнике излагаются основные понятия и исходные данные о правоохранительной деятельности в СССР и органах, призванных осуществлять ее. На основе нового законодательства и материалов судебно-правовой реформы дается характеристика построения и главных направлений деятельности судов, прокуратуры, органов юстиции, внутренних дел и арбитража

В двадцать четвертый выпуск включены постановления пленумов ЦК КПСС, Центрального Комитета КПСС, сообщения о заседаниях Политбюро ЦК КПСС, постановления Центрального Комитета КПСС и Совета Министров СССР, законы, указы Президиума Верховного Совета СССР, постановления пленумов ВЦСПС и ЦК ВЛКСМ за период с января по декабрь 1983 г.

В статьях энциклопедии кратко освещены важнейшие понятия и термины, встречающиеся в современной научной, художественной и публицистической литературе, даны лаконичные объяснения многих частных терминов, в том числе и слов иноязычного происхождения