Practitioners Books

Humanitarian Diplomacy: Practitioners and Their Craft is an anthology of essays by fourteen senior humanitarian practitioners concerning humanitarian professionals who brave the front lines of internal armed conflicts to aid civilians in dire need. Spanning settings ranging from the Balkans and Nepal to Somalia, East Timor, 1970s Cambodia, 1980s Lebanon, and modern engagements in Columbia and Iraq, the essays include "Protecting Palestinian Refugees: The UNRWA Experience", "Nurturing humanitarian space in Sudan", "The Balkans: The limits of humanitarian action", and much more. A thoughtful, in-depth commentary on the response to atrocity and what can be done to improve and refine the life-saving art that is humanitarian diplomacy. Highly recommended.

I was very impressed with this book. The information in the text is very specific and includes plenty of examples. An excellent reference for special education teachers. Includes information on the various components of writing, how to teach them, how to assess them, and how to provide intervention in trouble areas.

This book offers valuable insights and methodologies in the world of performance testing and engineering. Sadly, there aren't many books on the subject in the market. This one fills a much wanted gap.

Author talks about best practices and methodologies and even offers concrete metrics to measure, monitor and tune. A good discussion of all layers (Web -Web Application server and Database) along with all industry leading tools (+some more) is presented. The book is full of tiny bits of useful real-world information that alone are worth the cost. In all, it is a very comprehensive compilation of best practices and methodologies as it relates to the performance testing, engineering and tuning.

This book provides an excellent account of how legal techniques can be used to provide significant protections to foreign investment. Its comprehensive coverage, clarity of expression, and useful appendices will prove invaluable to the busy lawyer. It is one of those rare books that is valuable not only for practice but also for the law classroom.

This is a handy and practical book for corporate counsel. It analyzes employment law issues in thirteen countries by examining a typical corporate transaction -- from hiring (and firing) a workforce, dealing with possible union issues, restrictive covenants, wage and benefits issues, discrimination claims, and employment law issues on the horizon.

It's not an encyclopedia nor does it try to be one. It will answer your questions in a practical way.

This book is a practical tool for legal practitioners and in-house counsel advising clients on their foreign operations in the new EU. The book begins with an introduction to EU legislation, EU directives, and the enlargement of the European Union. Each chapter provides an overview of labor law, hiring, terms and conditions, termination, discrimination, and business transfers in the following countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Turkey. A table of statutes and EU legislation completes the book.

Physical theatre is better practiced or seen than read about. Lecoq himself apparently acknowledged this reality, since his only book on the subject of his own pedagogy was not published until shortly before his death. Nevertheless, Murray does an excellent job of placing Lecoq's work in the context of Western performance tradition, current theoretical models of the body and culture, and of examining the creative journeys of a pair of theatre companies based in his . . . . well, I don't really want to call it a "method" . . . let's just just say, "based in his explorations of the performing body." For someone aware of Lecoq and interested in pursuing training in physical theatre, this makes an excellent first dive into the waters. Murray even provides you with a sense of what the pedagogical method in a Lecoq-based program will probably be like, and some exercises used in class.

There's not a lot out there on Lecoq yet, in terms of the printed word, but there are now a number of theatre companies and well-known performers and directors (Theatre Complicite, Mummenschanz, Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Bill Irwin, Julie Taymor and most of the "clowns" of the Cirque de Soleil, to name only a few) working with the inspiration Lecoq provided and, as they continue to achieve prominence in the culture, more and more will be written about Lecoq as a result.

This book is tremendous--it provides an engaging entrance into the authors' dilemna (one all teachers have): How to teach usefully? Next is an excellent overview of Dewey's educational theories, and then a step-by-step description of the authors' successful application into a college classroom. I am so motivated now to try it myself. "They" said it could not be done, but "they" were wrong! My response: Aaaahaahhhh!

I'm a vet tech student, and microscope work can be some of the hardest stuff to grasp when you're learning what looks like what. This book saved my life when it came to urinalysis- the pictures are clear and they only use actual microscope magnifications. My textbooks annoy me because the powers are always on 1000x- typical schools and clinics use 10x-100x and this book does not go above 100x so what you see is the same size as what you see under an actual scope. Book is compact and spiral-bound so you can lay it flat while your fingers are on the scope. I like the large print- goes to the point instead of paragraphs of type no one is going to read. Lots of note/ empty pages to glue in your own notes so that you have an awesome resource for clinical work. If you hate your textbook's pictures, buy this book!

Its a great book and helped me understand the cases and other important law stuff in the previous semester. I used it as my handbook.