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The heart of the book is an annotated version of The Wizard of Oz that highlights the possible political and monetary symbolism in the book by relating characters, settings, and incidents in it to the historical events and figures of the 1890s, the decade in which Baum wrote his story.

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The heart of the book is an annotated version of The Wizard of Oz that highlights the possible political and monetary symbolism in the book by relating characters, settings, and incidents in it to the historical events and figures of the 1890s, the decade in which Baum wrote his story.

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"An analysis of historical and current trends in game studies and visual novels, with a focus on narrative structure, ludic interactivity and subgenres"--

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This book analyzes the impact of regulation on today's commodity futures trading market by examining the development and growth of both.

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Traces the historical evolution of humankind's relationship with money, from ancient times to the present-day revolutionary transformation in the meaning and use of money as represented by the electronic cash card, and discusses the implications of such changes.

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Charts the rise of the group, the personalities and power brokering that shaped its growth and chronicles the bitter rivalries and fierce battles between Packer and his fellow Australian media moguls.

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The Housing Outlook discusses the major factors affecting housing activity, housing demand, supply responses, and housing costs.

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This is essential reading not only for corporate management, but also for other professionals and academics throughout the social and behavioral sciences.

Readers of The Human Cost of a Management Failure are oriented to the literature on downsizing, restructuring and reengineering, and to the context of the study.

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The author examines the many orientations and perspectives of reporters that gather and present the news of the day. Debunking the idea that there are limited perspectives journalists may use, the author examines up to 15 different orientations that reporters bring to their work.

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Human Resource Management (HRM) plays an important and strategic role in the success of international joint ventures.

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Focuses on the possibility that, due to the realities of workforce demographics, poor leadership, lack of competitiveness in the labour market and demotivating worker conditions, the public service will not maintain its capacity to manage programmes, execute laws and effectively deliver services.

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Despite the ubiquitous nature of emotions as part of the human psyche, the emotional side of leadership is largely ignored in formal and informal training of managers, often resulting in miscommunication and contributing to stress in the workplace.

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This is a holistic presentation of methods and problems involved in humanizing work. This work should be of interest to scholars, students and practitioners in industrial relations, labor problems, organizational behavior, and human resources in general.

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The speed at which people in business need to process information, create new solutions and make decisions has increased dramatically in recent years. This book provides 60 practical ways by which the reader can think faster to reach earlier decisions, without neglecting a conscious, deliberate and reflective approach.

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Ever been stuck for an idea Unlock your creative abilities with these sixty small, practical, simple to use tools to aid in brainstorming new ideas or to help come up with new and sometimes radical solutions to problems.

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In this text, Richard Grassby investigates the origins and evolution of the idea of capitalism to illustrate for readers the true nature, merits and the future of capitalism.

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An authoritative review of the position of the IMF and World Bank in their sixtieth year.

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Shows that to make people truly care about what you have to say, you need more than just a good idea, trust among your audience, or a certain number of followers. This volume gives you the tools to guarantee your message will be heard.