Ellsberg draws on interviews with successful, wealthy individuals who never attended or finished college, identifying their winning principles to offer advice on networking with high-powered mentors and designing a lucrative career path.
This concise book provides information on every vital area important to professionalism : documentation, law and ethics, and leadership all in the context of the five roles of the physical therapist as defined by the APTA s Guide to Physical Therapist Practice, 2nd Edition. Read…
When two or more languages are part of a child's world, we are presented with a rich opportunity to learn something about language in general and about how the mind works. In this book, Norbert Francis examines the development of bilingual proficiency and the different kinds of …
The question of competence in the European Union
The classic debate surrounding the prolific role of the European Union in defining spheres of competence and power relationships has long divided scholarly opinion. However, in recent years, the long-standing acquiescence to the broad powers of the Union has given way to the eme…
Argues that the leaders of today actually have less power than ever before, discussing the changing nature of leadership and the modern dynamics of power. "In The End of Power, award-winning columnist and former Foreign Policy editor Moisés Naím illuminates the struggle between…
Point de vue de l'éditeur: Le principe de Peter vous plongera dans l'émerveillement, en vous faisant découvrir que votre patron, votre chef de service, votre contremaître... sont moins compétents que vous ne le croyez. Vous serez étonné de constater que, malgré cette incompétenc…
Examines constitutional innovations related to executive power made by each of the nation's forty-four presidents.
"Foundations of Public Law offers a distinctive, provocative theory of public law, building on the views first outlined in The Idea of Public Law (OUP, 2003). The theory aims to identify the essential character of public law, explain its particular modes of operation, and specif…
Le Cadre européen commun de référence pour les langues, instrument d'organisation de ces enseignements désormais incontournable, n'a pas pour objet de proposer une nouvelle méthodologie. Mais la place accordée à l'interaction, à la réception et à la production écrite/orale dans …
"The UN Security Council is entrusted under the UN Charter with primary responsibility for the maintenance and restoration of the international peace; it is the only body with the power to authorise military intervention legally and impose international sanctions where it decide…
This book analyses the exercise of authority by the UN Security Council and its subsidiary organs over individuals. The UN Security Council was created in 1945 as an outcome of World War II under the predominant assumption that it exercises its authority against states. Under th…