This book covers a lot of ground for business people expanding their formal training or needing a refresher in economics. While it is impossible to go in depth into every economic topic in one book, the authors identify the important subjects that affect businesses today. I found the Microeconomics of Product Markets especially useful for business decision makers to have the right context when evaluating choices.
The Volumetrics Eating Plan: Techniques and Recipes for Feeling Full on Fewer Calories
The Volumetrics Eating Plan doesn't eliminate food groups or overload you with rules. It's a commonsense approach to eating based on Dr. Rolls's hugely popular Volumetrics Weight-Control Plan and her respected research on satiety that shows you how to choose foods that control hunger while losing weight. Along with menu planners, charts, and sidebars on healthy food choices, the 125 recipes put her revolutionary research into real and tangible instructions for every meal.
Augustine: On the Free Choice of the Will, On Grace and Free Choice, and Other Writings
The works translated here deal with two major themes in the thinking of St Augustine (354-430): free will and divine grace. On the one hand, free will enables human beings to make their own choices; on the other hand, God's grace is required for these choices to be efficacious. 'On the Free Choice of the Will', 'On Grace and Free Choice', 'On Reprimand and Grace' and 'On the Gift of Perseverance' set out Augustine's theory of human responsibility, and sketch a subtle reconciliation of will and grace.
Value-Focused Thinking: A Path to Creative Decisionmaking
The standard way of thinking about decisions is backwards, says Ralph Keeney: people focus first on identifying alternatives rather than on articulating values. A problem arises and people react, placing the emphasis on mechanics and fixed choices instead of on the objectives that give decisionmaking its meaning.
For folks in love with traditional Aran Isle knits, the concept of a crocheted substitution is a bit far-fetched. On the other hand, designer Peever already boasts a first volume to her credit--with readers clamoring for more. These dozen-plus patterns answer those requests. Although few are labeled outright about the level of difficulty, a quick read through the introductory blurb for each design will guide novices or close-to-pros about the appropriate choices.
