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Transforming Brent Libraries

Author : James Powney
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1728375533
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (283 download)

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Download or read book Transforming Brent Libraries written by James Powney and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2022-10-23 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public libraries continue to be an important and much loved public service. There are almost 3,000 public libraries in England run by 150 different authorities and spending about £800 million of public money. Almost half the population hold a library card . Why then is so little attention paid to how and why a public library service should be modernised? The transformation of Brent libraries was a successful example of public service reform leading to improved outcomes despite a drop in budgets of almost 20%. As such it has been praised by staff in other authorities as well as in government literature . Yet it was extraordinarily controversial. It generated a judicial review fought all the way to the Court of Appeal, attracting condemnation from a number of celebrities and national headlines. James Powney was at the heart of this successful library reform to turn a mediocre public library service into one of the most successful services in the UK. This book is arranged in four sections. The first is a description of getting the process passed, and through the subsequent Court proceedings. The second tackles some of the themes that came up in that process, in particular the failure of the “Big Society” to take off. The third is about what modern libraries can do and why they are important, contrary to what some people in the government argue. Finally, there is a short list of the lessons. learnt.

A World Transformed

Author : George H. W. Bush
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307806596
Total Pages : 626 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book A World Transformed written by George H. W. Bush and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-12-07 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was one of the pivotal times of the twentieth century--during George Bush's presidency, an extraordinary series of international events took place that materially changed the face of the world. Now, former President Bush and his national security advisor, Brent Scowcroft, tell the story of those tumultuous years. Here are behind-the-scenes accounts of critical meetings in the White House and of summit conferences in Europe and the United States, interspersed with excerpts from Mr. Bush's diary. We are given fresh and intriguing views of world leaders such as Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin, Margaret Thatcher, Helmut Kohl, and François Mitterrand--and witness the importance of personal relationships in diplomacy. There is the dramatic description of how President Bush put together the alliance against Saddam Hussein in the Gulf War. There are the intensive diplomatic exchanges with Beijing following the events of Tiananmen Square, and the intricate negotiations leading up to German reunification. And there is the sometimes poignant, sometimes grim portrayal of Gorbachev's final years in power. A World Transformed is not simply a record of accomplishment; Bush and Scowcroft candidly recount how the major players sometimes disagreed over issues, and analyze what mistakes were made. This is a landmark book on the conduct of American foreign policy--and how that policy is crucial to the peace of the world. It is a fascinating inside look at great events that deepens our understanding of today's global issues.

Rattling the Cage

Author : Brent Meersman
Publisher : Pan Macmillan South africa
ISBN 13 : 1770107738
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Rattling the Cage written by Brent Meersman and published by Pan Macmillan South africa. This book was released on 2021-01-18 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most South Africans have strong views on our past and present, often based on how we have been personally affected by history, and an understanding of the challenges that face us as a country. But how well-examined and solid are these positions? Have your views been properly thought through? Are you correctly informed? Do you even have the facts straight? Rattling the Cage takes the reader on an informed tour of the South African reality: from the highs and lows, the successes and failures, FW de Klerk’s gaffes to Fees Must Fall, the Oscar Pistorius trial, the 2010 FIFA World Cup, triple BEE, global warming, the Covid-19 pandemic, gay rights in Africa, and veganism. Among the questions Meersman asks are: Do South Africans still believe in their Constitution and democracy? Why do so many young South Africans say Nelson Mandela was a sell-out and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was a dismal failure? Is outlawing hate speech and criminalising racist behaviour really a good idea? Why do communities still burn down their schools? How did the Marikana massacre happen in the democratic era? Why are African immigrants increasingly unwelcome in South Africa? Can our media be trusted to tell us the truth? And how do we embrace climate change? History, big-picture philosophy, grassroots journalism and a novelist’s eye – animated by a genuine sense of moral indignation at the current state of the nation – come together in these essays to provide critical perspectives on and insights into South Africa’s recent past and current political, economic and social undercurrents. No matter what your views are, you are sure to find your understanding of the country deepened, challenged and sometimes changed.

TakingPoint

Author : Brent Gleeson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501176803
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book TakingPoint written by Brent Gleeson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-02-27 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decorated Navy SEAL, successful businessman and world-renowned speaker Brent Gleeson shares his revolutionary approach to navigating and leading change in the workplace—with a foreword by #1 New York Times bestselling author Mark Owen. Inspired by his time as a Navy SEAL and building award-winning organizations in the business world, Brent Gleeson has created a powerful roadmap for today’s existing and emerging business leaders and managers to improve their ability to successfully navigate organizational change. Over the past ten years since leaving the SEAL Teams, Gleeson has become a well-respected thought leader and expert in business transformation. He has spoken to and consulted with hundreds of organizations across the globe and inspired thousands of business leaders through his highly insightful philosophies on leadership, culture and building high-performance teams that achieve winning results. In TakingPoint, Gleeson shares his ten-step program that he has implemented in his own companies and for his high-profile clients—giving leaders and managers actionable insights and a framework for successful execution. TakingPoint brilliantly captures the structures, behaviors and mindsets required to build successful twenty-first century organizations. With a strong emphasis on communication, culture, engagement, accountability, trust, and resiliency, Gleeson’s methods have helped hundreds of companies around the world transform the way they think about change, and can help yours do the same. For the last five years, Gleeson has shared his philosophies through his weekly columns on Forbes and Inc. And now, for the first time ever, they are captured in this entertaining and highly prescriptive book. Steps include: -Culture: The Single Most Important Enabler -Trust: Fueling the Change Engine -Accountability: Ownership at All Levels -Mindset: Belief in the Mission -Preparation: Gathering Intelligence and Planning the Mission -Transmission: Communicating the Vision -Inclusion: The Power of Participation and Acceptance -Fatigue: Managing Fear and Staying Energized -Discipline: Focus and Follow-Through -Resiliency: The Path of Lasting Change Never has change been more consistent and disruptive as it is now. Business leaders and managers at all levels can’t just react to change. They have to lead change. They have to take point.

Transforming Vocation

Author : Sam Portaro
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0898698200
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (986 download)

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Download or read book Transforming Vocation written by Sam Portaro and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2008-03-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At once “travel guide” and vision for the future, the Transformation series is good news for the Episcopal Church at a time of fast and furious demographic and social change. Series contributors - recognized experts in their fields - analyze our present plight, point to the seeds of change already at work transforming the church, and outline a positive new way forward. What kinds of churches are most ready for transformation? What are the essential tools? What will give us strength, direction, and purpose to the journey? Each volume of the series will: Explain why a changed vision is essential Give robust theological and biblical foundations Offer a guide to best practices and positive trends in churches large and small. Describe the necessary tools for change Imagine how transformation will look In the Episcopal Church, it seems the only real purpose and end of Christian discernment is professional ordination, either to the priesthood or to the vocational diaconate. This book deals with such questions as, How can both communities and individuals discern a call from God within the vocations and tasks in which they find themselves? How can the Church deal creatively with its confusion about the differing roles and authority of ordained and lay ministers?

Transforming Our World

Author : Andrew S. Natsios
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538143453
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Transforming Our World written by Andrew S. Natsios and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-01-06 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the fall of the Soviet Union to the Gulf War, the presidency of George H. W. Bush dealt with foreign policy challenges that would cement the post-Cold War order for a generation. This book brings together a distinguished collection of foreign policy practitioners – career and political – who participated in the unfolding of international events as part the Bush administration to provide insider perspective by the people charged with carrying them out. They shed new light on and analyze President Bush’s role in world events during this historic period, his style of diplomacy, the organization and functioning of his foreign policy team, the consequences of his decisions, and his leadership skills. At a time when the old American-led post-World War II order is eroding or even collapsing, this book reminds readers of the difference American leadership in the world can make and how a president can manage a highly successful foreign policy.

Christianity and the Transformation of the Book

Author : Anthony Grafton
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674037863
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Christianity and the Transformation of the Book written by Anthony Grafton and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When early Christians began to study the Bible, and to write their own history and that of the Jews whom they claimed to supersede, they used scholarly methods invented by the librarians and literary critics of Hellenistic Alexandria. But Origen and Eusebius, two scholars of late Roman Caesarea, did far more. Both produced new kinds of books, in which parallel columns made possible critical comparisons previously unenvisioned, whether between biblical texts or between national histories. Eusebius went even farther, creating new research tools, new forms of history and polemic, and a new kind of library to support both research and book production. Christianity and the Transformation of the Book combines broad-gauged synthesis and close textual analysis to reconstruct the kinds of books and the ways of organizing scholarly inquiry and collaboration among the Christians of Caesarea, on the coast of Roman Palestine. The book explores the dialectical relationship between intellectual history and the history of the book, even as it expands our understanding of early Christian scholarship. Christianity and the Transformation of the Book attends to the social, religious, intellectual, and institutional contexts within which Origen and Eusebius worked, as well as the details of their scholarly practices--practices that, the authors argue, continued to define major sectors of Christian learning for almost two millennia and are, in many ways, still with us today.,

Social Decay and Transformation

Author : Samuel Farber
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 9780739101131
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Social Decay and Transformation written by Samuel Farber and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Social Decay and Transformation social and political critic Samuel Farber presents an analysis of social decline that has been missing from the contemporary scene: a view from the Left, one which draws from the ideas and traditions of the Enlightenment's left wing. Using a comparative approach to situate his theoretical conclusions in historical circumstances, Farber looks at the working class and temperance movements, civil rights rebellions and the Black Panthers, and the cultural revolutions of 1920s Russia and the Bolsheviks. Providing carefully reasoned interrogations of contemporary thinkers such as James C. Scott and Robin D. G. Kelley, Farber clarifies the discussions on social decay currently taking place, adding an important voice of the Left to the current debate.

NIPP1, an Interactor of Protein Phosphatase-1, Displays Endoribonuclease and Transcriptional Repression Activities

Author : Qiming Jin
Publisher : Leuven University Press
ISBN 13 : 9789058673800
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book NIPP1, an Interactor of Protein Phosphatase-1, Displays Endoribonuclease and Transcriptional Repression Activities written by Qiming Jin and published by Leuven University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a Ph.D. dissertation. This thesis deals with the eukaryotic protein NIPP1 (Nuclear Inhibitor of Protein Phosphate-1), which was initially described by the host laboratory in 1992 and still is the major focus of its research efforts. The first part of the introduction describes our current insights into the structure and function of NIPP1, with the exception of aspects that directly deal with this doctoral project. For reasons of clarity, the data are presented in a logical manner, which implies that they are not necessarily presented according to their order of discovery. In the final sections of the introduction, a brief overview will be given of the state of the art of the `structure and function of ribonucleases' and `transcriptional repression mechanisms,' two topics that directly related to this research project. Contents include: Introduction, The Structure and Function of NIPP1, The Structure and Function of Ribonucleases, Transcriptional Repression in Eukaryotes, Aims and Strategies, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussions, Mapping of the RNA-binding and Endoribonuclease Domain of NIPP1, Screening for Proteins that Interact with the C-Terminal domain of NIPP1."

Margaret Thatcher: Herself Alone

Author : Charles Moore
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 1101947217
Total Pages : 972 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Margaret Thatcher: Herself Alone written by Charles Moore and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 972 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The masterful and definitive biography of Britain's first female prime minister reaches its climax with the story of her zenith and her fall, and “reveals a complex figure who had a lasting and lastingly controversial impact on her country and on history" (The New York Times Book Review). How did Margaret Thatcher change and divide Britain? How did her model of combative female leadership help shape the way we live now? How did the woman who won the Cold War and three general elections in succession find herself pushed out by her own MPs? Charles Moore's full account, based on unique access to Margaret Thatcher herself, her papers, and her closest associates, tells the story of her last period in office, her combative retirement, and the controversy that surrounded her even in death. It includes the fall of the Berlin Wall, which she had fought for, and the rise of the modern EU that she feared. It lays bare her growing quarrels with colleagues and reveals the truth about her political assassination. Moore's three-part biography of Britain's most important peacetime prime minister paints an intimate political and personal portrait of the victories and defeats, the iron will but surprising vulnerability of the woman who dominated in an age of male power. This is the full, enthralling story.

Gestures of Concern

Author : Chris Ingraham
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 147801217X
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Gestures of Concern written by Chris Ingraham and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2020-07-27 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Gestures of Concern Chris Ingraham shows that while gestures such as sending a “Get Well” card may not be instrumentally effective, they do exert an intrinsically affective force on a field of social relations. From liking, sharing, posting, or swiping to watching a TED Talk or wearing an “I Voted” sticker, such gestures operate as much through affective registers as they do through overt symbolic action. Ingraham demonstrates that gestures of concern are central to establishing the necessary conditions for larger social or political change because they give the everyday aesthetic and rhetorical practices of public life the capacity to attain some socially legible momentum. Rather than supporting the notion that vociferous public communication is the best means for political and social change, Ingraham advances the idea that concerned gestures can help to build the affective communities that orient us to one another with an imaginable future in mind. Ultimately, he shows how acts that many may consider trivial or banal are integral to establishing those background conditions capable of fostering more inclusive social or political change.

R for Data Science

Author : Hadley Wickham
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN 13 : 1491910364
Total Pages : 521 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (919 download)

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Download or read book R for Data Science written by Hadley Wickham and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2016-12-12 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to use R to turn raw data into insight, knowledge, and understanding. This book introduces you to R, RStudio, and the tidyverse, a collection of R packages designed to work together to make data science fast, fluent, and fun. Suitable for readers with no previous programming experience, R for Data Science is designed to get you doing data science as quickly as possible. Authors Hadley Wickham and Garrett Grolemund guide you through the steps of importing, wrangling, exploring, and modeling your data and communicating the results. You'll get a complete, big-picture understanding of the data science cycle, along with basic tools you need to manage the details. Each section of the book is paired with exercises to help you practice what you've learned along the way. You'll learn how to: Wrangle—transform your datasets into a form convenient for analysis Program—learn powerful R tools for solving data problems with greater clarity and ease Explore—examine your data, generate hypotheses, and quickly test them Model—provide a low-dimensional summary that captures true "signals" in your dataset Communicate—learn R Markdown for integrating prose, code, and results

Avenues of Transformation

Author : James Edstrom
Publisher : SIU Press
ISBN 13 : 0809338769
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Avenues of Transformation written by James Edstrom and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2022-11-25 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Avenues of Transformation tells the tale of Illinois's admission to the Union in 1818--the campaign for statehood, the passage by Congress of an act enabling statehood, and the state's first constitutional convention--through the leadership of three early leaders: Daniel Pope Cook, Nathaniel Pope, and Elias Kent Kane.

41

Author : Michael Nelson
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 080147082X
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book 41 written by Michael Nelson and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although it lasted only a single term, the presidency of George H. W. Bush was an unusually eventful one, encompassing the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany, the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the invasion of Panama, the Persian Gulf War, and contentious confirmation hearings over Clarence Thomas and John Tower. Bush has said that to understand the history of his presidency, while “the documentary record is vital,” interviews with members of his administration “add the human side that those papers can never capture." This book draws on interviews with senior White House and Cabinet officials conducted under the auspices of the Bush Oral History Project (a cooperative effort of the University of Virginia’s Miller Center and the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation) to provide a multidimensional portrait of the first President Bush and his administration. Typically, interviews explored officials’ memories of their service with President Bush and their careers prior to joining the administration. Interviewees also offered political and leadership lessons they had gleaned as eyewitnesses to and shapers of history. The contributors to 41—all seasoned observers of American politics, foreign policy, and government institutions—examine how George H. W. Bush organized and staffed his administration, operated on the international stage, followed his own brand of Republican conservatism, handled legislative affairs, and made judicial appointments. A scrupulously objective analysis of oral history, primary documents, and previous studies, 41 deepens the historical record of the forty-first president and offers fresh insights into the rise of the “new world order” and its challenges. Contributors: Henry J. Abraham, University of Virginia; Jeffrey A. Engel, Southern Methodist University; Hugh Heclo, George Mason University; Sidney M. Milkis, University of Virginia; Michael Nelson, Rhodes College and University of Virginia; Barbara A. Perry, University of Virginia; Russell L. Riley, University of Virginia; Barbara Sinclair, University of California, Los Angeles; Bartholomew Sparrow, University of Texas at Austin; Robert A. Strong, Washington and Lee University; Philip Zelikow, University of Virginia.

White House Ghosts

Author : Robert Schlesinger
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743291700
Total Pages : 598 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (432 download)

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Download or read book White House Ghosts written by Robert Schlesinger and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-12-30 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An evaluation of the relationships between modern presidents and their speechwriters also offers insight into the agendas behind some of history's most famous addresses, in an account that traces the careers of such figures as Ted Sorensen, Peggy Noonan, and William Safire. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.

The Transformation of Modernity

Author : Michael Hviid Jacobsen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351787551
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (517 download)

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Download or read book The Transformation of Modernity written by Michael Hviid Jacobsen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title was first published in 2001: For over 30 years it has been argued that contemporary society is undergoing a fundamental transformation. The portrait of the modern society or modernity offered by philosophers and social scientists from Hobbes to Parsons is no longer understood as a description of the final and highest stage in the social evolution of mankind. Modern society is not the end of history but simply another more or less contingent social and cultural formation on planet earth. This new perspective on modernity and its transformation, which has emerged from the modernist-postmodernist debate, is the subject matter of this book. It is addressed in a multidisciplinary and international way, both theoretically and empirically, and is explored not only in general and historical terms, but also through specific topics such as sexuality, identity, democracy, globalization, knowledge and leadership. Offering an important collaborative contribution to contemporary discourse in sociology, social psychology, politics and philosophy, this book represents a unique effort to come to grips with our obscure and elusive social position at the start of the 21st century.

The Yeast Two-hybrid System

Author : Paul L. Bartel
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780195109382
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book The Yeast Two-hybrid System written by Paul L. Bartel and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1997 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, part of the Advances in Molecular Biology series, presents work by pioneers in the field and is the first publication devoted solely to the yeast two-hybrid system. It includes detailed protocols, practical advice on troubleshooting, and suggestions for future development. In addition, it illustrates how to construct an activation domain hybrid library, how to identify mutations that disrupt an interaction, and how to use the system in mammalian cells. Many of the contributors have developed new applications and variations of the technique.