Failliet op krediet Failliet op krediet Paperback, schutblad iets beschreven, rug verkleurd, verder in zeer goede en nette staat Pieter Lakeman ; € 2,50 In winkelwagen
De schaal van Richter... De schaal van Richter en andere getallen Paperback, zesde druk, schutblad licht beschreven, in zeer goede staat Blocksma, Mary; Hans van Maanen (vert.); € 4,50 In winkelwagen
Het menselijk lichaam Het menselijk lichaam Mooi exemplaar. Geillustreerde softcover als nieuw. In dit boek, dat rijkelijk geïllustreerd is met meer dan 300 kleurenfoto's en tekeningen die speciaal voor deze uitgave zijn gemaakt, vindt u een antwoord op al uw vragen over de structuur en het functioneren van Het menselijk lichaam Dit is geen technisch of specialistisch boek. Het is bedoeld voor iedereen die wil genieten van een fascinerende reis door het menselijk lichaam. Hoewel de menselijke anatomie in dit boek de boventoon voert, is er ook aandacht voor onderwerpen die gerelateerd zijn aan geneeskunde en gezondheid. Francisco Ansencio Server (samenstelling); € 8,00 In winkelwagen
The Big Bang - Science... The Big Bang - Science Foundations Hardback als nieuw. Geillustreerd. Engelstalig. Less than a hundred years ago, science seriously debated whether a cosmic array of stars and galaxies extended beyond the Milky Way. Discoveries and theories have revealed a universe of increasing enormity, complexity, and mystery. Beginning with an overview of the scientific method, "The Big Bang" follows the pioneering observations of Edwin Hubble and the early insights in cosmological theory by Alexander Friedmann and Father Georges Lemaitre. The dramatic discoveries of the cosmic microwave background radiation and the accelerating expansion of the universe set the stage for compelling new evidence about big bang origins. The theory of inflation and the concept of dark energy have established the context for our current outlook on the cosmos. New space probes and space telescopes are the next steps in the quest to understand the origins of the universe. Mike Perricone; € 8,50 In winkelwagen
The Inflationary... The Inflationary Universe, The Quest for a New Theory of Cosmic Origins Paperback in goede staat. Engelstalig. Lichte gebruikssporen. This classic Big Bang text neatly describes what happened after the bang. Yet, until recently, particle physicists and cosmologists were stuck on many questions that the Big Bang Theory still couldn't answer, primarily: If matter can neither be created nor destroyed, how could so much matter arise from nothing at all? Alan Guth's Inflationary Universe Theory answers these vexing questions. When NASA's Cosmic Background Explorer satellite measured the non-uniformities of the cosmic background radiation for the first time in 1992, the patterns agreed exquisitely with the theory's predictions. Alan H. Guth; € 7,50 In winkelwagen
Killer App. Digitale... Killer App. Digitale strategieen voor een dominante marktpositie Paperback, naam voorin, in goede staat Downes, Larry en Chunka Mui; € 4,50 In winkelwagen
Confessions of a... Confessions of a Taoist on Wall Street Engelstalige paperback, in zeer goede staat From the tranquility of an Oriental monastery to the tumult of the New York Stock Exchange, the hero of this amazing novel embarks on a quest for a father, a fortune, and the ultimate essence of the universe. The illegitimate son of a Chinese woman and an American officer, he was reared as an orphan by Taoist monks. When he learns that his father may be a wealthy Wall Street entrepreneur, he feels compelled to go to New York. His efforts to reconcile his two lives -- to find the Tao in the Dow -- make a story rich in character, wit, and insight. David Payne ; € 18,50 In winkelwagen
People, Power, and... People, Power, and Profits Paperback in goede staat. Aantekening op titelpagina. Engelstalig. An authoritative account of the dangers of unfettered markets and monied politics, People, Power, and Profits shows us an America in crisis. The American people, however, are far from powerless, and Joseph Stiglitz provides an alternative path forward through his vision of progressive capitalism, with a comprehensive set of political and economic changes. Joseph E Stiglitz; € 9,00 In winkelwagen
The Technology Trap The Technology Trap Dikke hardback in goede staat. Naam voorin. Enkele ezelsoren. Geen stofomslag. Engelstalig. From the Industrial Revolution to the age of artificial intelligence, The Technology Trap takes a sweeping look at the history of technological progress and how it has radically shifted the distribution of economic and political power among society’s members. As Carl Benedikt Frey shows, the Industrial Revolution created unprecedented wealth and prosperity over the long run, but the immediate consequences of mechanization were devastating for large swaths of the population. Middle-income jobs withered, wages stagnated, the labor share of income fell, profits surged, and economic inequality skyrocketed. These trends, Frey documents, broadly mirror those in our current age of automation, which began with the Computer Revolution.Just as the Industrial Revolution eventually brought about extraordinary benefits for society, artificial intelligence systems have the potential to do the same. But Frey argues that this depends on how the short term is managed. In the nineteenth century, workers violently expressed their concerns over machines taking their jobs. The Luddite uprisings joined a long wave of machinery riots that swept across Europe and China. Today’s despairing middle class has not resorted to physical force, but their frustration has led to rising populism and the increasing fragmentation of society. As middle-class jobs continue to come under pressure, there’s no assurance that positive attitudes to technology will persist.The Industrial Revolution was a defining moment in history, but few grasped its enormous consequences at the time. The Technology Trap demonstrates that in the midst of another technological revolution, the lessons of the past can help us to more effectively face the present. Carl Benedikt Frey; € 14,00 In winkelwagen
Mathematical Puzzles Mathematical Puzzles Engelstalige paperback, in zeer goede staat Bizarre imagination, originality, trickiness, and whimsy characterize puzzles of Sam Loyd, America's greatest puzzler. Present selection from fabulously rare Cyclopedia includes the famous 14-15 puzzles, the Horse of a Different Color, and 115 others in various areas of elementary math. 150 period line drawings. Gardner, Martin (ed.); Sam Loyd ; € 6,00 In winkelwagen
Twenty Advertising... Twenty Advertising Case Histories Paperback, in zeer goede staat Simon Broadbent ; € 7,50 In winkelwagen
Een kleine... Een kleine geschiedenis van bijna alles Dikke paperback in redelijk goede staat. Leesvouwen in rug. Enkele ezelsoren. Bill Bryson; € 6,00 In winkelwagen
Why Do Games Work? Why Do Games Work? Hardback in goede staat. Naam op titelpagina. Verder netjes. Engelstalig. Richard D. Duke, one of the founding fathers of the gaming discipline, once said: It works: that's all we have.' He is now one of the authors of this book that sets out to answer the questions: Why do games work and what is the active substance that makes them do what they do?The three Dutch editors took the initiative and invited professionals and scientists from different fields, from different disciplines, and from all over the world to contribute their answers to this intriguing question. The book presents a state-of-the-art overview that will help us to understand simulation games. It contains contributions from theory, applications and practice. The set of applications covers psychodrama, culture, change, learning, narratives, military, communication, homo ludens, management and many more areas.This book contains many contributions from professional gamers who share their insights concerning the active substance of simulation games. Therefore, it is of value to everyone who wants to understand why simulation games really work. Leon de Caluwe; Gert Jan Hofstede; Vincent Peters (eds.); € 22,00 In winkelwagen
Morality and the... Morality and the Regulation of Social Behavior, Groups as Moral Anchors Paperback in goede staat. Lichte gebruikssporen. Engelstalig. Morality indicates what is the 'right' and what is the 'wrong' way to behave. It is one of the most popular areas of research in contemporary social psychology, driven in part by recent political-economic crises and the behavioral patterns they exposed. In the past, work on morality tended to highlight individual concerns and moral principles, but more recently researchers have started to address the group context of moral behavior. In Morality and the Regulation of Social Behavior: Groups as Moral Anchors, Naomi Ellemers builds on her extensive research experience to draw together a wide range of insights and findings on morality. She offers an essential integrative summary of the social functions of moral phenomena, examines how social groups contribute to moral values, and explains how groups act as 'moral anchors'. Her analysis suggests that intragroup dynamics and the desire to establish a distinct group identity are highly relevant to understanding the implications of morality for the regulation of individual behavior. Yet, this group-level context has not been systematically taken into account in research on morality, nor is it used as a matter of course to inform attempts to influence moral behavior. Building on social identity and self-categorization principles, this unique book explicitly considers social groups as an important source of moral values, and examines how this impacts on individual decision making as well as collective behaviors and relations between groups in society. Throughout the book, Ellemers presents results from her own research to elucidate how social behavior is affected by moral concerns. In doing this, she highlights how such insights advance our understanding of moral behavior and moral judgments for of people who live together in communities and work together in organizations. Morality and the Regulation of Social Behavior is essential reading for academics and students in social psychology and related disciplines, and is an invaluable resource for practitioners interested in understanding moral behavior. Naomi Ellemers; € 22,00 In winkelwagen
The think tank The think tank Paperback in goede staat. Cover deels verkleurd. Engelstalig. Alhoewel veel bedrijven en organisaties gebruik maken van het systeem van een Denktank, is er volgens de auteur opmerkelijk weinig literatuur over dit onderwerp voorhanden. Zijn boek wil in deze leemte voorzien en is bedoeld als een gereedschapskist voor het creatief en collectief oplossen van problemen. Collectief denken en creativiteit dienen individueel en logisch denken te vervangen wil onze cultuur op termijn overleven. Een Denktank, als een soort multi-brein organisme, is bij uitstek het middel om organisaties slagvaardiger en wendbaarder te maken. De auteur is als hoogleraar verbonden aan de faculteit Toegepaste Economische Wetenschappen van het Limburg University Centre en gespecialiseerd in probleemoplossing en collectief creatief denken. Willy Desaeyere; € 15,00 In winkelwagen
The Body The Body Dikke hardback met stofomslag in zeer goede staat. Rug stofomslag licht verkleurd. 2 Fotokaternen. Engelstalig. Bill Bryson, bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. As compulsively readable as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a must-read owner's manual for everybody. Bill Bryson once again proves himself to be an incomparable companion as he guides us through the human body--how it functions, its remarkable ability to heal itself, and (unfortunately) the ways it can fail. Full of extraordinary facts (your body made a million red blood cells since you started reading this) and irresistible Bryson-esque anecdotes, The Body will lead you to a deeper understanding of the miracle that is life in general and you, in particular. As Bill Bryson writes, 'we pass our existence within this wobble of flesh and yet take it almost entirely for granted.' The Body will cure that indifference with generous doses of wondrous, compulsively readable facts and information. Bill Bryson; € 15,00 In winkelwagen
De Triple A-econoom De Triple A-econoom Paperback, in zeer goede staat In De Triple A-econoom betoogt Marcel Canoy dat het denken over de huidige crisis is vastgelopen in een onvruchtbare tweestrijd tussen cijferfetisjisten en cynici. De cijferfetisjisten reduceren economie tot getallen en modellen. Ze worden gehekeld door de cynici, die de bevindingen van de economische wetenschap wegzetten als wereldvreemde abstracties. Canoy introduceert in zijn boek de Triple-A econoom, die met hulp van Aristoteles, Thomas van Aquino en Adam Smith het gedachtegoed van economen in een bredere maatschappelijke context plaatst en oplossingsgericht is. Elk hoofdstuk in het boek wordt ingeleid door een dialoog tussen een uil en een vos. Bekijk hieronder de audiovisuele bewerking van twee dialogen op YouTube. Vos & Uil en de Triple-A dieren Vos & Uil over banken Marcel Canoy ; € 7,50 In winkelwagen
Austerity Austerity Paperback, Engels, in nieuwstaat. Griekse minister-filosoof aan het woord. VINTAGE MINIS- GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS.How do we choose between what is fair and just, and what our debtors demand of us? Yanis Varoufakis was put in such a dilemma in 2015 when he became the finance minister of Greece. In this rousing book, he charts the absurdities that underpin calls for austerity, as well as his own battles with a bureaucracy bent on ignoring the human cost of its every action. Passionately outspoken and tuned to the voices of the oppressed, Varoufakis presents a guide to modern economics, and its threat to democracy, like no other.Selected from the books And the Weak Suffer What They Must? and Adults in the Room Yanis Varoufakis ; € 6,50 In winkelwagen
The Wealth of Nations... The Wealth of Nations van Adam Smith Gebonden met omslag, in nieuwstaat O Rourke, P.J. ; € 8,50 In winkelwagen
Mathematische statistiek Mathematische statistiek softcover, naam voorin, in goede staat Sloff, J.J. ; e.a. ; € 4,00 In winkelwagen
VERSNELLERS in de... VERSNELLERS in de kernfysica Pocket, in goede staat Wilson, Robert R.; Raphael Littauer; € 5,00 In winkelwagen
Het wondere kristal Het wondere kristal Paperback, in redelijk tot goede staat. Holden, Alan en Phylis Singer; € 7,50 In winkelwagen
Halting the Sexual... Halting the Sexual Predators Among Us Engelstalige hardcover met stofomslag, als nieuw. Like new. Fine Copy. Text in Engish. Recently, the National Center for Victims of Crime reported annual figures showing 103,845 children were sexually abused, while in that same year there was a 20% increase in all rape incidents and a 33% increase in sexual assaults. Incarceration and therapy have not reduced the rates, points out this author. The rate of incarceration has increased, but incidence of sex crimes is not waning. Dobbert warns we must all play a vital role to reduce such crimes, by prevention. The seasoned forensic examiner enables us to see life through the sexual predator's eyes, to understand the motives and intentions of people with abnormal and uncontrollable desires. He argues we can create a safer world by removing the opportunity for such people to act on their ideas.The author clearly explains disorders from exhibitionism to pedophilia, and presents scenes that illustrate precursor behaviors shown by people preparing to act on such disordered thinking. Also illustrated are stalking patterns common to mentally ill people who commit sexual assaults or lust murders, including the activities of Kenneth Bianci, the Hillside Strangler, and Jeffrey Dahmer, whose serial lust homicides horrified the world. Community activists, teachers, principals, police officers, prosecutors, social workers, and students of criminal justice, forensic psychology, and psychopathology will find this volume of interest. Duane L. Dobbert ; € 40,00 In winkelwagen
De oceaan anders bekeken De oceaan anders bekeken Paperback in zeer goede staat. Eeuwenlang hebben we de zee als een oppervlakte gezien. We gebruiken ze voor een reeks van menselijke activiteiten zoals varen, vissen en zwemmen. In de afgelopen decennia is onze perceptie van de oceanen drastisch veranderd. Samen vormen ze een gigantische oceanische ruimte, waarin de tijd de vierde dimensie is. De oceaan heeft een geheugen dat ons toelaat klimaatvoorspellingen te doen. En we staan nog maar aan het begin van deze veranderingen. Zeedieren als 'onderzoeker', onderwaterlandbouw, energie uit zee... het komt er allemaal aan. In dit boek maken we twaalf wandelingen in de oceanische ruimte. De wandelingen vormen een drieluik. De eerste vijf gaan over het natuurlijk systeem. Dan volgt, vanuit een Europees perspectief, de kentering: de Portugezen en Spanjaarden gaan de wereld 'aan de overkant van de zee' verkennen. Zo gauw ze nieuwe werelden vinden, claimen ze die voor zichzelf. De andere wandelingen gaan over de gevolgen van al die ontdekkingen: walvisjacht, slavernij, diepzeemijnbouw en de visserijproblematiek.Alle wandelingen kunnen ook op zichzelf worden afgelegd. Dat doen we in de natuur op het land immers ook. Maar één ding is zeker. Na deze twaalf wandelingen zult u anders denken over uzelf, uw activiteiten, uw leefwijze en de rol van de oceanische ruimte in uw leven. Jan H. Stel; € 15,00 In winkelwagen
Lectures on the... Lectures on the calculus of variations Paperback in goede staat. Lichte gebruikssporen, o.a. naam voorin. Engelstalig. Gilbert Ames Bliss; € 9,00 In winkelwagen
Sociology [4th edition] Sociology [4th edition] Dikke softcover in goede staat. Engelstalig. A Global Introduction, with its international outlook and cultural diversity, represents a unique and complete learning resource for sociology students worldwide. Each chapter addresses a new change in society, and reveals how progress in society often comes at a price. This text has been fully updated to include the latest key debates, topics and data, and also highlights the importance of technology in contemporary social life. John J. Macionis; Kenneth Plummer; € 15,00 In winkelwagen
The Signal and the Noise The Signal and the Noise Dikke hardback met stofomslag in zeer goede staat. Engelstalig. Human beings have to make plans and strategize for the future. As the pace of our lives becomes faster and faster, we have to do so more often and more quickly. But are our predictions any good? Is there hope for improvement? In this book the author examines the world of prediction, investigating how we can distinguish a true signal from a universe of noisy, ever-increasing data. Many predictions fail, often at great cost to society, because most of us have a poor understanding of probability and uncertainty. We are wired to detect a signal, and we mistake more confident predictions for more accurate ones. But overconfidence is often the reason for failure. If our appreciation of uncertainty improves, our predictions can get better too. This is the prediction paradox: the more humility we have about our ability to make predictions, and the more we are willing to learn from our mistakes, the more we can turn information into knowledge and data into foresight. The author examines both successes and failures to determine what more accurate forecasters have in common. In keeping with his own aim to seek truth from data, he visits innovative forecasters in a range of areas, from hurricanes to baseball, from the poker table to the stock market, from Capitol Hill to the NBA. Even when their innovations are modest, we can learn from their methods. How can we train ourselves to think probabilistically, as they do? How can the insights of an eighteenth-century Englishman unlock the twenty-first-century challenges of global warming and terrorism? How can being smarter about the future help us make better decisions in the present? Nate Silver; € 9,50 In winkelwagen
How to Create a Mind,... How to Create a Mind, The Secret of Human Thought Revealed Dikke hardback met stofomslag in zeer goede staat. Engelstalig. In How to Create a Mind, Ray Kurzweil offers a provocative exploration of the most important project in human-machine civilisation: reverse engineering the brain to understand precisely how it works and using that knowledge to create even more intelligent machines. Kurzweil explores how the brain functions, how the mind emerges from the brain, and the implications of vastly increasing the powers of our intelligence in addressing the world’s problems. He thoughtfully examines emotional and moral intelligence and the origins of consciousness and envisions the radical - arguably inevitable - future of our merging with the intelligent technology we are creating. Ray Kurzweil; € 10,00 In winkelwagen
The Singularity is... The Singularity is Near, When Humans Transcend Biology Mooi exemplaar. Dikke paperback in zeer goede staat. Engelstalig. Inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil examines the next step in the evolutionary process of the union of human and machine. Kurzweil foresees the dawning of a new civilization where we will be able to transcend our biological limitations and amplify our creativity, combining our biological skills with the vastly greater capacity, speed and knowledge-sharing abilities of our creations. In practical terms, human ageing and illness will be reversed; pollution will be stopped and world hunger and poverty will be solved. There will be no clear distinction between human and machine, real reality and virtual reality. 'The Singularity is Near' offers a view of the coming age that is both a dramatic culmination of centuries of technological ingenuity and a genuinely inspiring vision of our ultimate destiny. Ray Kurzweil; € 13,00 In winkelwagen
Die Fabrikation der... Die Fabrikation der Kartoffelstarke Linnen band. De band is niet origineel. Dikke hardback in goede staat. Enkele vouwtjes. Enkele plakbandresten. Met 2 losse gevouwen karten: Tafel A en Tafel B. Geillustreerd. Duitstalig. O. Saare; € 40,00 In winkelwagen
A Mathematician Plays... A Mathematician Plays The Stock Market Hardback met stofomslag in goede staat. Engelstalig. Can a renowned mathematician successfully outwit the stock market? Not when his biggest investment is WorldCom.In A Mathematician Plays the Stock Market , best-selling author John Allen Paulos employs his trademark stories, vignettes, paradoxes, and puzzles to address every thinking reader's curiosity about the market--Is it efficient? Is it random? Is there anything to technical analysis, fundamental analysis, and other supposedly time-tested methods of picking stocks? How can one quantify risk? What are the most common scams? Are there any approaches to investing that truly outperform the major indexes?But Paulos's tour through the irrational exuberance of market mathematics doesn't end there. An unrequited (and financially disastrous) love affair with WorldCom leads Paulos to question some cherished ideas of personal finance. He explains why "data mining" is a self-fulfilling belief, why "momentum investing" is nothing more than herd behavior with a lot of mathematical jargon added, why the ever-popular Elliot Wave Theory cannot be correct, and why you should take Warren Buffet's "fundamental analysis" with a grain of salt.Like Burton Malkiel's A Random Walk Down Wall Street , this clever and illuminating book is for anyone, investor or not, who follows the markets--or knows someone who does. John Allen Paulos; € 16,00 In winkelwagen
Emotional Worlds Emotional Worlds Engelstalige paperback, in goede staat Are emotions human universals? Is the concept of emotion an invention of Western tradition? If people in other cultures live radically different emotional lives how can we ever understand them? Using vivid, often dramatic, examples from around the world, and in dialogue with current work in psychology and philosophy, Andrew Beatty develops an anthropological perspective on the affective life, showing how emotions colour experience and transform situations; how, in turn, they are shaped by culture and history. In stark contrast with accounts that depend on lab simulations, interviews, and documentary reconstruction, he takes the reader into unfamiliar cultural worlds through a 'narrative' approach to emotions in naturalistic settings, showing how emotions tell a story and belong to larger stories. Combining richly detailed reporting with a careful critique of alternative approaches, he argues for an intimate grasp of local realities that restores the heartbeat to ethnography. Andrew Beatty ; € 14,50 In winkelwagen