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Discover your perfect balance with a combination of ancient Eastern wisdom and timeless business advice In The Zen of Business: Ancient Wisdom to Help Modern Leaders Lead with Intention, Clarity, and Purpose, transformational speaker and leadership expert Keith Roberts delivers an exhilarating guide to personal growth and professional success that incorporates ancient Buddhist wisdom, including the principles of karma, the Eightfold Path, and other Eastern philosophy mainstays. You''ll learn how you can apply this timeless guidance to modern business to increase your profit and impact. Beginning with the concept of Ikigai, a Japanese term that means “a reason for being,” the book moves you through guided exercises and reflective practices that lead you on a journey to uncover your own life''s purpose and vision. Inside the book: A collection of Zen tools and techniques you can apply to your business and personal life Strategies to cultivate mindfulness, enhance focus, and promote ethical decision-making A combination of proven, ancient practices with established business techniques Perfect for managers, executives, and other business leaders, The Zen of Business is also a can''t-miss resource for entrepreneurs, founders, freelancers, and small business owners seeking balance, success, and happiness in business and in life.

Die Zelle – das ganze Wissen in einem Buch „Molekularbiologie der Zelle“ ist seit 40 Jahren das führende Lehrbuch der Zellbiologie. Vollständig aktualisiert stellt die Neuauflage das sich rasch weiter-entwickelnde Wissen zum zentralen Gegenstand der Biologie dar – der Zelle. Aufbauend auf den biochemisch-molekularbiologischen Grundlagen der Lebensvorgänge werden Aufbau und Funktion von eukaryotischen Zellen und Geweben, deren Lebenszyklus und die Interaktion mit Pathogenen beschrieben. Mit erstklassiger und bewährter Didaktik führt die siebte Auflage dieses weltweiten Klassikers sowohl in die grundlegenden Konzepte der Zellbiologie als auch in deren faszinierende Anwendungen in Medizin und Biotechnologie ein: durchgehend aktualisiert mit einem Fokus auf Aspekten der Evolution und Biodiversität neue Unterkapitel zu Modellorganismen, zur DNA-Reparatur und zum humanen Mikrobiom stellt aktuelle Themen verständlich dar, wie biomolekulare Kondensate, korrelative Mikroskopie, Tumorgenomforschung, Coronaviren und mRNA-Impfstoffe Fast 1500 anschauliche Farbabbildungen, die zum großen Teil neu gestaltet wurden 21 großformatige Tafeln verdeutlichen komplexe Vorgänge, klassische Experimente und aktuelle Methoden weiterführende Literatur mit wichtigen Originalarbeiten und Lehrbüchern Glossar mit mehr als 1100 grundlegenden Begriffen Studierende in den Fächern Molekularbiologie, Genetik, Zellbiologie, Biochemie und Biotechnologie führt dieses Buch vom ersten Semester des Bachelor- bis ins Master-Studium und darüber hinaus. Aus Rezensionen zu früheren englisch- und deutschsprachigen Auflagen „Jede Seite zeugt von der Liebe der Autoren zum exakten Detail, gleichzeitig aber von ihrer Anstrengung, Wissen aus einem schier unüberschaubaren Fachgebiet leicht erfassbar und gut lesbar aufzubereiten. ... Der klare, prägnante Stil, die Fülle an informativen Diagram-men und Abbildungen setzen eindrucksvolle Maßstäbe.“ Nature „...Molecular Biology of the Cell gelingt es ausgezeichnet, die Fortschritte [der moleku-laren Zellbiologie] darzustellen. Auch aus der kommenden Generation von Interessenten wird es niemand auch nur einen Moment bedauern, sich dieses Werk zugelegt zu haben.“ Cell „Man spürt, wie sehr es den Autoren daran gelegen ist, ihre eigene Begeisterung für ihr Metier auf den geneigten Leser zu übertragen. ... Wer hier einmal eingestiegen ist, wird nur schwerlich wieder herausfinden, denn Biologie live macht süchtig. ... Das Buch ... gehört auf das Bücherregal jedes Lebenswissenschaftlers ...“ BIOspektrum „Gleichgültig, was man gerade sucht: immer wird mehr geboten als erwartet ... Beispiel-haft sind nicht nur die verständlichen, prägnanten Texte, sondern auch die großzügigen, durchwegs farbigen Illustrationen.“ Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

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Der "kleine Alberts" ist die unbestrittene Nummer 1 unter den einführenden Lehrbüchern der Molekular- und Zellbiologie. Aus der Fülle der neuen und neuesten Erkenntnisse werden die unentbehrlichen Grundlagen der molekularen Zellbiologie sowie ihre Anwendungen in Medizin, Gen- und Biotechnologie herausgearbeitet, mit der Genauigkeit, Verlässlichkeit und Aktualität des großen Bruders "Molekularbiologie der Zelle" und illustriert durch 900 durchgehend farbige Abbildungen. 21 ganzseitige Übersichtstafeln zu komplexen Themen wie Stoffwechsel und Regulation, die bestens für die Prüfungsvorbereitung geeignet sind, Zusammenfassungen der wichtigsten Inhalte und Schlüsselbegriffe am Kapitelende, mehr als 400 Verständnisfragen, Übungsaufgaben und deren Lösungen sowie ein illustriertes Glossar mit mehr als 600 Begriffen machen das Lernen leicht. Die 5. Auflage wurde komplett überarbeitet und um aktuelle Themen ergänzt. Sie bietet u. a. eine bessere Einführung in die "schwierigen" Themen chemische Bindung und Membranpotential, ein neues Unterkapitel zur Rolle genetischer Faktoren bei der Entstehung von Krankheiten und berücksichtigt zahlreiche neue Erkenntnisse, u. a. zu Chromatin-Remodellierung, Genome Editing mit dem CRISPR/Cas-System, Optogenetik, Amyloidbildung, genomweite Assoziationsstudien, pluripotente Stammzellen u. v. m. Stimmern zur Vorauflage: "Der kleine Bruder des Alberts-Klassikers Molekularbiologie der Zelle versteht es [...], mit didaktischer Eleganz und herausragenden Illustrationen den Leser mit 20 Kapiteln vom Gen bis zur Entstehung von Krebs zu faszinieren." BIOspektrum 11/2012 "Der 'Alberts' ist völlig zu Recht das beliebteste einführende Lehrbuch der Zellbiologie. [...] Ein ausgefeiltes didaktisches Konzept vereinigt Bewährtes mit völlig Neuem [...]." Science-shop.de (April 2012)

1588-ban kisiklott a történelem. I. Erzsébetet meggyilkolták, az armada sikerrel járt, és Angliát II. Fülöp spanyol király birodalmához csatolták. A megerősödött katolikus egyház egyesített csapatai egész Európát a római pápák uralma alá hajtották. A birodalom technikai fejlődése lelassult, a nyelvi és társadalmi gátak sokkal tovább fönnmaradtak, egészen a 20. századig. Az elektromosság nem terjedt el, a legtöbb munkát még mindig gőzgépek végzik. A rendet továbbra is középkori várak vigyázzák dörgő ágyúikkal. Az inkvizíció brutális bosszúhadjáratai ellenére azonban a népek körében ott él a régi istenek eretnek imádata, és az évszázad közepére ismét fújni kezdenek a közelgő forradalom szelei… Keith Roberts többszörös Brit SF-díjas szerző alternatív történelmi regényét megjelenése óta a szépirodalom legnagyobb klasszikusainak közé emelkedett. Anthony Burgess az 1939 óta megjelent angol könyvek 99 legjobbja közé sorolta. „Ritka gyönyörű regény.” – Brian W. Aldiss

Le sentinelle - un corpo di esploratori che sorveglia le Badlands dai pericoli di una razza di mostri - si muovono su perfezionatissimi alianti che sono in realtà aerei ecologici. I mostri sarebbero mutanti o "semplici allucinazioni", non creature venute dall'inferno come vuole la leggenda. La razza umana, sopravvissuta a un olocausto spaventoso, si è organizzata ancora una volta in rigide caste e culti. Da chi può venire la speranza, in queste Terre malvagie? Da chi ha la vista lunga e, volando sugli "aquiloni", riesce a vedere oltre i ristretti confini di un mondo martirizzato. Nel capolavoro di Keith Roberts, torna il pericoloso futuro di un pianeta deciso a difendersi per ricominciare a vivere.

Existem razões práticas para que a biologia celular faça parte da educação de todos: somos feitos de células, nos alimentamos de células, e nosso mundo é habitável por causa das células. O desafio para os cientistas é aprofundar o conhecimento e descobrir novas maneiras de aplicá-lo, seja na saúde humana ou em temas de interesse global, como mudança ambiental, tecnologia biomédica, agricultura e doenças epidêmicas. Neste livro, os autores descrevem os fundamentos da biologia celular de maneira clara e didática, explicando como uma célula viva funciona e apresentando as informações necessárias para a compreensão de assuntos tanto da biomedicina quanto da biologia mais ampla que afeta nossas vidas.

À medida que a quantidade de informações em biologia aumenta exponencialmente, é cada vez mais importante que os livros tenham a capacidade de transformar grandes volumes de conhecimento científico em princípios concisos e conceitos duradouros. Assim como em edições anteriores, Biologia molecular da célula atinge este objetivo com seu texto claro e transparente, aliado a ilustrações de alta qualidade e explicações de abordagens matemáticas necessárias para a análise quantitativa das células, moléculas e sistemas. Esta edição foi revisada e atualizada extensivamente a partir das pesquisas mais recentes, oferecendo uma excelente estrutura para o ensino e o aprendizado da biologia celular.

Essential Cell Biology provides a readily accessible introduction to the central concepts of cell biology, and its lively, clear writing and exceptional illustrations make it the ideal textbook for a first course in both cell and molecular biology. The text and figures are easy-to-follow, accurate, clear, and engaging for the introductory student. Molecular detail has been kept to a minimum in order to provide the reader with a cohesive conceptual framework for the basic science that underlies our current understanding of all of biology, including the biomedical sciences. The Fourth Edition has been thoroughly revised, and covers the latest developments in this fast-moving field, yet retains the academic level and length of the previous edition. The book is accompanied by a rich package of online student and instructor resources, including over 130 narrated movies, an expanded and updated Question Bank. Essential Cell Biology, Fourth Edition is additionally supported by the Garland Science Learning System. This homework platform is designed to evaluate and improve student performance and allows instructors to select assignments on specific topics and review the performance of the entire class, as well as individual students, via the instructor dashboard. Students receive immediate feedback on their mastery of the topics, and will be better prepared for lectures and classroom discussions. The user-friendly system provides a convenient way to engage students while assessing progress. Performance data can be used to tailor classroom discussion, activities, and lectures to address students’ needs precisely and efficiently. For more information and sample material, visit http://garlandscience.rocketmix.com/.

As author and illustrator, Keith Roberts did more than most to define the look of UK science fiction magazines in the 1960s. In addition to his BFSA Award wins, he was nominated for the Hugo, Nebula and Arthur C. Clarke Awards. He is perhaps best known for his seminal alternate history novel, Pavane, but his work covered a broad range of SF's tropes and settings, as can be seen from the titles collected in this omnibus: The Chalk Giants, Kiteworld and The Grain Kings. THE CHALK GIANTS: After the apocalypse the hazardous evolution of mankind continues. And in primeval response to the disaster, humanity's solutions to catastrophe carve the harsh new world in violent patterns of magic and myth, rite and religion. Brave images scar the ancient hills, the clash of swords and the ageless power of sexuality sign-post another, bloodsoaked path to civilisation. KITEWORLD: Powerful churches have long kept their grip on the people with a theology of fear that makes formidable demons out of the poor, weak mutants of the surrounding badlands. To ward off these specters, an elaborate, tradition-encrusted system of kites with hex signs or armed observers fly over the realm. The men of this Kite Corps, performing hazardous duty to sustain a myth, are driven to find a separate peace, to transform, if they can, disillusionment into enlightenment, to move forward from an assumption of guilt to an assumption of responsibility. THE GRAIN KINGS: They call them The Grain Kings. Gigantic mechanical monarchs of the wheat-bearing plains that were once the frozen Alaskan wastes. Whole eco-systems in themselves, they can supply the food so desperately needed by the teeming millions of our overpopulated planet. But even now, as the whole world waits in hungry suspense, the great powers battle for control of the prairies and two competing combine harvesters find they are heading on a course of collision.

Winner of the BSFA Award for best novel, 1987 Meet Gráinne: blue-stocking seductress, darling of the media, painfully human yet mysterious as her great namesake, the proud girl-goddess who plunged all Ireland into war and shadow...

Most people think witches are old and ugly - but ANITA isn''t. ANITA doesn''t cackle and hiss as she works dark curses, either. Oh, she casts witch''s spells and incantations, but not the usual kind. ANITA''s main interest is boys, just like any other girl her age. And she doesn''t really need things like love potions - not with her face and figure. But ANITA is a witch, and she''s young and a little reckless. Which means she sometimes makes mistakes (usually with boys), and when she does... all Hell might break loose....

Raised, tested, trained and indoctrinated in the Blocks, Molly Zero is being groomed for the governing Elite. Rebelling against her fate, she flees. An innocent searching for truth, Molly finds the world outside the Blocks alien and frightening. Her flight plunges her first into the heart of a small community. Next, attracted by their eccentric gaiety, she joins the travelling gypsies, roaming the country in Commercial Air Cushion Vehicles. And then Molly gets caught up in urban terrorism...

Kaeti and her companions inhabit a strange world; a ''theatre of the mind'' where the unexpected is commonplace, where ghosts, vampires and even the odd goddess may be encountered at any turn. It is a tribute to the author''s skill that Kaeti''s world seems, at all times, as real as our own, sometimes uncomfortably so. Whether satirising the mores of the Thames Valley or exposing the curious antics of the publishing world, Roberts is equally at home. He explores the gamut of human emotions; high comedy alternates with terror, the most delicate of love scenes are set against the iron dreariness of Death Row. Always though, at the focus, is Kaeti; witty and resourceful, resilient and vulnerable by turns. Some characters may change their roles with lightning speed, like the players i n a repertory company - but Kaeti remains. As does London. Robert always displays a knowledge of a city haunted by its own past, and a love for its highways and byways, that will surprise old fans and win him many new admirers.

Ladies from Hell contains five long stories. "The Shack at Great Cross Halt" describes a Britain dominated by motorways, juggernauts and a tyranny, in which the unfortunates of society eke out a miserable existence scavenging items that fall off lorries. "The Ministry of Children" shows comprehensive schools having become terrifying battlegrounds dominated by vicious gangs. "The Big Fans" concerns an experiment in wind-powered electricity which accidentally unleashes an apocalyptic storm of effects. "Our Lady of Destruction" ironically depicts a future in which a Stalinist British government taxes ''non-productive'' people (i.e. artists) at over 100% and assigns them individual Overseers to regulate their work. "Missa Privata" shows an opera singer in a communist-dominated Britain making a defiant individual gesture which will bring about her own ruin. These are not stories of spaceships and alien worlds; rather they are studies of imminent social change, written out of passionate concern about the directions in which our society may be heading - stories, in fact, in the great Orwellian tradition. Most importantly, they are stories about people: believable, defiant individuals struggling against oppressive forces.

Kaeti branches out, moves farther from her beloved London. In the process she makes a whole range of new, intriguing friends; and lands herself in some scrapes startling even by her standards. The shadows she sprays on the pavement of a Thames Valley town come alive to haunt her; later, the magic Tiger Sweater she acquires does more than haunt the subjects of her wrath. While for a time her latest experience of France also looks like being her last. In a Thames-side hotel she conjures Hell on request; on a deserted airfield, and in the Green Palace, Glasgow, Hell returns to haunt her. In the West Country, she meets an eighteenth century benefactress; or is she? Certainly the experience lands Kaeti in hospital; for a while it seems she''s about to cross the Bridge of Dreams herself. Finally she circles back to London'' but a London neither you nor she has never seen... But it''s all in a day''s work for Kaeti, the Bow Bells actress who is in touch with things magical and eternal.

Welcome to a haunted world; the world of Keith Roberts'' powerful and unique imagination. These stories show Roberts'' fascination for the curious and unclassifiable; and as ever, his mastery of character and detail. ''Susan'' introduces the reader to a schoolgirl with awesome psychic powers; but the sensitive treatment turns a shock situation into a brilliant fable, while ''The Scarlet Lady'', predating Stephen King''s Christine, has the genuine stench of petrol, oil and demons. ''The Eastern Windows'' chillingly continues the theme; by contrast, ''Winderwood'' introduces us to a fearsome locale that Roberts insists is real. ''Mrs. Cibber'' transports the reader, with complete conviction, to the smog-ridden London of the fifties and unfolds the strange tale of a young graphic designer haunted by a woman from the eighteenth century. ''The Snake Princess'', equally atmospheric, tells the story of a boy''s doomed, bizarre love, while ''Everything in the Garden'' presents the tour de force of a haunting within a haunting.

Throughout the 17th century large parts of Europe were depopulated during the wide-ranging and savage wars of religion and dynasty, involving all of the major powers. This was therefore a key period in the development of ''modern'' infantry tactics, such as the use of pole-arms and muskets together hence the popular expression ''pike and shot''. These infantry tactics involved different national schools on thought and practice, and were tested bloodily in great battles. This title covers the Dutch-Spanish wars of independence, The Thirty Years'' War and the English Civil Wars.

The Molecular Biology of the Cell Media DVD-ROM, packaged with every copy of the book, can be purchased separately and includes: Cell Biology Interactive Media Player The Cell Biology Interactive Media Player contains over 130 animations, videos, and molecular models. It also includes a cell explorer program that encourages students to investigate a set of high-resolution micrographs. PowerPoint Presentations The figures from the book have been pre-loaded into PowerPoint presentations. There is one presentation for each chapter, and the files are located in a folder on the DVD-ROM. JPEG Archive The individual figures from the book are available in JPEG format. They are organized by chapter in folders on the DVD-ROM. Chapters 21 - 25: Multicellular Systems Chapters 21 through 25 of Molecular Biology of the Cell are available in PDF format.

In this brief text, two leaders of the Teaching Sociology movement encourage students’ development of their sociological imaginations through role-taking. Assuming the role of a child living in poverty in India or of a member of an African tribe, students learn to re-envision their global society. An innovative, integrated framework provides core sociological concepts, while features such as Contributing to Our Social World enable students to “do” public sociology. Our Social World: Condensed Version presents the perspective of students living in the larger global world.

The Realm of Kiteworld has survived nuclear catastrophe and is governed by a feudal and militant religious oligarchy - the Church Variant. In the outer Badlands, real or imagined Demons are kept at bay by flying defensive structures of giant interlocking Cody kites piloted by an elite and brave Corps of Observers. Through a series of Kite stories we are drawn compellingly into a strange but recognizable world where loyalty to the Corps is everything and non-conformity is a sin. Keith Roberts depicts the fortunes, passions and failings of his characters against this background of a fragile and superstitious society. As the fanatical Ultras embark on a religious campaign of destruction, the Realm starts to disintegrate fast.

AFTER THE APOCALYPSE the hazardous evolution of mankind continues. And in primeval response to the disaster, humanity''s solutions to catastrophe carve the harsh new world in violent patterns of magic and myth, rite and religion. Brave images scar the ancient hills, the clash of swords and the ageless power of sexuality sign-post another, bloodsoaked path to civilisation.

America and Russian both explode huge H-bombs simultaneously. The tests go wrong, cracking the seabed, rupturing continents and engulfing cities. The Thames flattens into a flood plain, London is drowned. Now comes cosmic retribution - giant wasps, monstrous and deadly, directed by a supernatural intelligence, invade a reeling world. In England, isolated guerrillas fight on¿

A garage owner is called on to repair an Unidentified Flying Object; the seductive rhythmic pulse emanating from beyond a continental shelf village mysteriously beckons the younger submarine generation; a small town cinema projectionist screens 3-D rushes for a 24th century film crew; a divorce case in which the co-respondent is a synthetic human... Keith Roberts injects his own brand of immediacy and realism through his punchy, readably style and his considerable technical know-how into these stories, ten rare new gems in the dazzling treasury of SF.

Men hammered at phones as the lines burned their hands; distributor caps split, engines flashed into flame as gasoline from torn lines doused their blocks; computers rebelled, barraged their operators with lunatic results. An army of poltergeists was loose, ripping and snapping, jamming beyond all repair the machinery of war.

Knowing and understanding Western business history helps clarify the nature of business throughout the world today, along with the public policies that determine much of its current operating environment. Yet rarely do business historians look further back than the European Middle Ages. As Keith Roberts describes in this book, business, markets, and money as we know them took shape in the ancient Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman civilizations. His detailed history underscores the parallels between early and modern business practice. With its broad consideration of business morality, the nature of wealth, the role of finance, and the development of public institutions that shaped business possibilities, Roberts pioneers an absorbing account of a long neglected history.

Plant cell walls are complex, dynamic cellular structures essential for plant growth, development, physiology and adaptation. Plant Cell Walls provides an in depth and diverse view of the microanatomy, biosynthesis and molecular physiology of these cellular structures, both in the life of the plant and in their use for bioproducts and biofuels. Plant Cell Walls is a textbook for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, as well as a professional-level reference book. Over 400 drawings, micrographs, and photographs provide visual insight into the latest research, as well as the uses of plant cell walls in everyday life, and their applications in biotechnology. Illustrated panels concisely review research methods and tools; a list of key terms is given at the end of each chapter; and extensive references organized by concept headings provide readers with guidance for entry into plant cell wall literature. Cell wall material is of considerable importance to the biofuel, food, timber, and pulp and paper industries as well as being a major focus of research in plant growth and sustainability that are of central interest in present day agriculture and biotechnology. The production and use of plants for biofuel and bioproducts in a time of need for responsible global carbon use requires a deep understanding of the fundamental biology of plants and their cell walls. Such an understanding will lead to improved plant processes and materials, and help provide a sustainable resource for meeting the future bioenergy and bioproduct needs of humankind.