This book demonstrates how authors performing the role of a public intellectual discuss ideas and opinions regarding society while using literary strategies and devices in and beyond the text. Their assumed persona thereby reads the world as a book - interpreting it and offering alternative scenarios for understanding it.

Tekst & Commentaar Pensioenrecht vormt dé kennisbron bij uitstek voor een korte en overzichtelijke uitleg van de geldende wettekst. Inclusief de belangrijkste rechtspraak en waar nodig aangevuld met literatuurverwijzingen. Onmisbaar voor een eerste oriëntatie op een nieuwe zaak, een advies of processtukken. Gebruikers waarderen de serie vanwege de betrouwbaarheid en actualiteit. In combinatie met de online versie op InView Essential of WebApp is de actualiteit nog groter. Met de Wet toekoms...

Persian literature is the jewel in the crown of Persian culture. It has profoundly influenced the literatures of Ottoman Turkey, Muslim India and Turkic Central Asia and been a source of inspiration for Goethe, Emerson, Matthew Arnold and Jorge Luis Borges among others. Yet Persian literature has never received the attention it truly deserves."A History of Persian Literature" answers this need and offers a new, comprehensive and detailed history of its subject.

This 18-volume, authoritative s...

Jeanne Liedtka and Tim Ogilvie educate readers in one of the hottest trends in business: "design thinking," or the ability to turn abstract ideas into practical applications for maximal business growth. Liedtka and Ogilvie cover the mind-set, techniques, and vocabulary of design thinking, unpack the mysterious connection between design and growth, and teach managers in a straightforward way how to exploit design's exciting potential. Exemplified by Apple and the success of its elegant product...

The subject of “design thinking” is the rage at business schools, throughout corporations, and increasingly in the popular press—due in large part to the work of IDEO, a leading design firm, and its celebrated CEO, Tim Brown, who uses this book to show how the techniques and strategies of design belong at every level of business. The myth of innovation is that brilliant ideas leap fully formed from the minds of geniuses. The reality is that most innovations come from a process of rigoro...

Dit boek biedt een unieke, systematische analyse van het toezicht op de Nederlandse inlichtingen- en veiligheidsdiensten. Een onmisbare publicatie voor wie grip wil krijgen op de juridische en staatsrechtelijke kaders van geheime operaties.

The creation of a flexible, efficient, digitized, dependable and resilient power grid may well be the best route to increasing energy efficiency & security, as well as boosting the potential of renewable & distributed power sources. This book covers smart grids from A-Z, providing a complete treatment of the topic, covering both policy and technology, explaining the most recent innovations supporting its development, and clarifying how the smart grid can support the integration of renewable e...

The New State of the Art in Information Security: Now Covers Cloud Computing, the Internet of Things, and Cyberwarfare Students and IT and security professionals have long relied on Security in Computing as the definitive guide to computer security attacks and countermeasures. Now, the authors have thoroughly updated this classic to reflect today's newest technologies, attacks, standards, and trends. Security in Computing, Fifth Edition, offers complete, timely coverage of all aspects of comp...

"One of the most significant books in my life." -Obie Fernandez, Author, The Rails Way "Twenty years ago, the first edition of The Pragmatic Programmer completely changed the trajectory of my career. This new edition could do the same for yours." -Mike Cohn, Author of Succeeding with Agile , Agile Estimating and Planning , and User Stories Applied ". .

. filled with practical advice, both technical and professional, that will serve you and your projects well for years to come." -Andrea Goulet...

Scholen zoeken nog steeds naar de ideale positie van

de intern begeleider. Al 10 jaar lang en dat is een goede

gewoonte. Dat denken over de beste plek voor de IB’er

moet namelijk samen op gaan met het denken over de

ontwikkeling van de school. Doordat het onderwijs zich

blijft ontwikkelen, zal ook de intern begeleider blijven

meebewegen. Het is een mooi fenomeen: zonder dat er wet

of regelgeving aan te pas komt. Geen reuzenstappen, geen

kanteling, maar geleidelijk en aanhoudend.

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