Provides an introdcution to impact investing. The term first appeared in 2008 and today the most commonly used definition is investing made with the intention to generate positive, measurable social and environmental impact alongside a financial return.

First volume of Tobira: Beginning Japanese, a textbook aimed at beginning-level students with no prior knowledge of Japanese. The Tobira method offers a comprehensive learning of the language and all units include sections dedicated to grammar, reading comprehension, listening comprehension, conversation, vocabulary and kanji.This volume is divided into 10 units and a 0 lesson in which the student will learn the syllabaries hiragana and katakana and the basic principles of grammar and pronunc...

“This is perhaps the best book on negotiating ever written. Roger’s powerful, practical principles will save or make you a fortune in the months and years ahead.” —Brian Tracy, author, Eat That Frog! and Million Dollar Habits

“This is the one negotiating book that really opened my eyes and gave me practical tools I could use immediately.” —Timothy Ferriss, bestselling author of The 4-Hour Work Week

“A fast, entertaining read that should be required reading for anyone who deals...

An insider's view of science reveals why many scientific results cannot be relied upon - and how the system can be reformed.

Science is how we understand the world. Yet failures in peer review and mistakes in statistics have rendered a shocking number of scientific studies useless - or, worse, badly misleading. Such errors have distorted our knowledge in fields as wide-ranging as medicine, physics, nutrition, education, genetics, economics, and the search for extraterrestrial life. A...

"The best one-volume history of the United States ever written" (Joseph J. Ellis), now updated to cover the Obama and Trump presidencies

In America, Empire of Liberty, prizewinning historian David Reynolds offers a single-volume account spanning the entire course of US history, from 1776 to today. He demonstrates how tensions between empire and liberty have often been resolved by faith. Both evangelical Protestantism and the larger belief in the nation's righteousness, he explains, have energ...

Nog te vaak is HR-beleid alleen gericht op werknemers in vaste dienst en niet op álle werkenden in een organisatie. Inmiddels werken bij organisaties veel medewerkers die anders kijken naar werk. Zij zijn tijdelijk in dienst, aan de organisatie verbonden als zzp’er of als externe dienstverlener. Toch worden deze groepen systematisch overgeslagen in het HR-beleid. Met alle gevolgen van dien.

Het is de taak van HR om de uitdagingen van de workforce of the future aan te gaan en zichzelf opni...

Via functionele rekenopgaven de optimale voorbereiding op het nieuwe rekenexamen. De methode bestaat uit een uitgebreide digitale leeromgeving en één handzaam boek. Nu kiezen voor deze methode betekent de slimste route naar het mbo-diploma. Daar kun je op rekenen.

STATISTICS AT SQUARE ONE The new edition of the popular introduction to the world of statistics for health care professionals and medical studentsFirst published nearly three decades ago, Statistics at Square One remains one of the most popular introductions to medical statistics. Now in its twelfth edition, this international bestseller continues to be a must-have resource for anyone in need of a thorough introduction to statistics in the health sciences. Clear and accessible chapters help s...

Develop a unified view of the latest global macroeconomic events, connecting the short, medium and long run

Macroeconomics: A European Perspective, 4th edition, by Blanchard, Amighini & Giavazzi is based on the best-selling US text by Olivier Blanchard and presents an integrated, global view of macroeconomics, showing the connections between goods markets, financial markets, and labour

markets worldwide.

This is a book rooted in the real-world: from the major

economic crisis of the late 2000s...