New Releases by De Beer

Designed to give managers the practical guidance they need to supervisze effectively, this text discusses and applies focused supervision in four key management areas: planning; controlling; organizing; and leading. The text then tackles the supervisor''s role in human resource management.

The premise of this book was to offer a functional perspective on the basic elements and some of the major issues of mass communication as it pertains to this country.

These sturdy, high-quality eight-ounce mugs are perfect for enjoying morning cocoa or a afternoon tea with a favorite picture book character. All the mugs are dishwasher and microwave safe.

Lar''s adventures incorporate the unexpectedness of life events, the power of experience to help form personal values, and the importance of both friendly help and self-reliance in ways that are gentle enough to avoid overpowering young readers.--School Library Journal. Full-color.

While searching for a playmate, Lars is caught in a trap and finds himself on a cargo plane full of animals headed for the zoo. When his cage breaks open, Lars frees all the animals and finally finds the friend he''s been looking for. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

An address book with illustrations from the Little Polar Bear story books.

"This book, published by a British publisher, was written by authors from the Netherlands and from the United States. It is about drawings made, probably by a Netherlander, to illustrate a period of developing specialist technology in a British institution, the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich. The impetus to this period of activity was the importing by the British government of two technologists from the Netherlands, which move carried on an established tradition of employing foreign experts in this field. These technologists, the Verbruggens, under the industrial impetus of the War of the American Revolution, raised the standards of brass gunfounding to new heights. They allied their own proven high standards of workmanship to a greatly increased demand and in the Royal Brass Foundry in the Royal Arsenal--the building illustrated--achieved new levels of efficiency and excellence."--Foreword, page 7.

"The Darwinian revolution in human thought is still, after a hundred years, a primary creative force in modern science. In this concise, authoritative, and stimulating biography of Charles Darwin, Sir Gavin de Beer--eminent British scientist and author--brings new historical research to bear on Darwin''s life and work. Concentrating primarily on Darwin''s scientific contributions, Sir Gavin builds up a brilliant synthesis showing the relationship of Darwin''s theory of natural selection to modern genetics and molecular biology..." - Book jacket.