Managing Business Risk: A Practical Guide to Protecting Your Business, 6th edition
Managing Business Risk is a practical guide that can help in identifying potential areas of risk within a business. The book is filled with expert advice from contributors within the industry, including leading consultants, lawyers, regulatory authorities and risk management specialists
Taking account of a variety of theoretical approaches - economic, sociological and empirical - the book combines meticulous examination of authorities and commentary with a modern and contextual approach.
Even the youngest readers and writers in today’s classrooms can benefit enormously from engagement with a wide range of traditional and nontraditional texts. This teacher-friendly handbook is packed with creative strategies for introducing K–3 students to fiction, poetry, and plays; informational texts; graphic novels; digital storytelling; Web-based and multimodal texts; hip-hop; advertisements; math problems; and many other types of texts. Prominent authorities explain the research base underlying the book’s 23 complete lessons and provide practical activities ..
This major new history of American literature from pre-Columbian times to the present is written in an informed but accessible style by one of the leading authorities in the field.
With 1250 entries ranging from dragons to Mother Goose, May Day to Michaelmas, this enchanting dictionary unfurls the colorful history behind the holidays, customs, legends, and superstitious beliefs of England. Ever wonder why we kiss under the mistletoe at Christmas or think a rabbit's foot brings good luck? Two folklore authorities provide reliable and often surprising answers to these and other curiosities that have shaped daily life in England for centuries.
