The Importance of a Piece of Paper

The Importance of a Piece of Paper
Author: Jimmy Santiago Baca
Publisher:
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2004
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Contains eight short fiction stories that explore the clash between Old World traditions and New World ambitions by award-winning American author Jimmy Santiago Baca.

One Piece of Paper

One Piece of Paper
Author: Mike Figliuolo
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2011-09-09
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1118123379

A robust, authentic model for creating and clearly articulating a personal leadership philosophy Based on leadership expert Mike Figliuolo's popular "Leadership Maxims" training course, One Piece of Paper teaches decisive, effective leadership by taking a holistic approach to defining one's personal leadership philosophy. Through a series of simple questions, readers will create a living document that communicates their values, passions, goals and standards to others, maximizing their leadership potential. Outlines a clear approach for identifying a concise and meaningful set of personal leadership maxims by which leaders can live their lives Explains and applies four basic aspects of leadership: leading yourself, leading the thinking, leading your people, and leading a balanced life Generates a foundational document that serves as a touchstone for leaders and their teams Simple, applicable, and without pretense, One Piece of Paper provides a model for real leadership in the real world.

European Hand Papermaking

European Hand Papermaking
Author: Timothy Barrett
Publisher:
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2019-06
Genre: Paper, Handmade
ISBN: 9781940965130

"In this important and long-awaited book, Timothy Barrett, internationally known authority in hand papermaking and Director of the University of Iowa Center for the Book, offers the first comprehensive "how-to" book about traditional European hand papermaking since Dard Hunter's renowned reference, Papermaking: The History and Technique of an Ancient Craft. This book, which includes an appendix on mould and deckle construction by Timothy Moore, is aimed at a variety of audiences: artisans and craftspeople wishing to make paper or to manufacture papermaking tools and equipment, paper and book conservators seeking detailed information about paper-production techniques, and other readers with a desire to understand the intricacies of the craft. European Hand Papermaking is the companion volume to Barrett's Japanese Papermaking - Traditions, Tools and Techniques." -- Publisher's description

How to Practice Academic Medicine and Publish from Developing Countries?

How to Practice Academic Medicine and Publish from Developing Countries?
Author: Samiran Nundy
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 475
Release: 2021-10-23
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9811652481

This is an open access book. The book provides an overview of the state of research in developing countries – Africa, Latin America, and Asia (especially India) and why research and publications are important in these regions. It addresses budding but struggling academics in low and middle-income countries. It is written mainly by senior colleagues who have experienced and recognized the challenges with design, documentation, and publication of health research in the developing world. The book includes short chapters providing insight into planning research at the undergraduate or postgraduate level, issues related to research ethics, and conduct of clinical trials. It also serves as a guide towards establishing a research question and research methodology. It covers important concepts such as writing a paper, the submission process, dealing with rejection and revisions, and covers additional topics such as planning lectures and presentations. The book will be useful for graduates, postgraduates, teachers as well as physicians and practitioners all over the developing world who are interested in academic medicine and wish to do medical research.

The Papermaker's Companion

The Papermaker's Companion
Author: Helen Hiebert
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2012-12-10
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1612122701

Craft your own colorful paper goods and personalized stationary. With clear, step-by-step instructions, Helen Heibert covers all aspects of the papermaking process — from growing and harvesting plants for a malleable paper pulp to embellishment techniques like dyeing, embossing, and laminating. With tips on building your own papermaking equipment, ideas for transforming junk mail into dazzlingly unique notecards, and much more, you’ll be inspired to let your creativity shine as you explore the endless possibilities of handcrafted papers.

Paper: Paging Through History

Paper: Paging Through History
Author: Mark Kurlansky
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 530
Release: 2016-05-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 0393285480

From the New York Times best-selling author of Cod and Salt, a definitive history of paper and the astonishing ways it has shaped today’s world. Paper is one of the simplest and most essential pieces of human technology. For the past two millennia, the ability to produce it in ever more efficient ways has supported the proliferation of literacy, media, religion, education, commerce, and art; it has formed the foundation of civilizations, promoting revolutions and restoring stability. By tracing paper’s evolution from antiquity to the present, with an emphasis on the contributions made in Asia and the Middle East, Mark Kurlansky challenges common assumptions about technology’s influence, affirming that paper is here to stay. Paper will be the commodity history that guides us forward in the twenty-first century and illuminates our times.

Unstoppable: 6 Easy Steps to Find and Achieve Your Fire

Unstoppable: 6 Easy Steps to Find and Achieve Your Fire
Author: Gail Kasper
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2023-03-27
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1665575727

“... A timeless guide for people everywhere who aspire to live their best life!” – Princell Hair, senior executive Unstoppable: 6 Easy Steps To Find And Achieve Your Fire details the Systematic Attitude Development-Technique (SAD-T). This simple 6-step revolutionary system begins when you open your mind to your FIRE, your Ferociously Important Reason to Exist, a space where you become unstoppable. The Technique has led thousands of people to accomplish extraordinary goals, improve their attitudes, maximize each day, and take steps with their lives, even in a crisis. A parable and a coaching book, you are first introduced to three siblings, Mariella, Mabel, and Jack, who face the all-too-common challenges of life: weight issues, relationship breakup, job loss, job stagnation, and failed dreams. They find themselves held hostage by emotion, unable to take steps to move forward. Together, they use SAD-T to get logical, change their lives, and achieve their goals. Experience their journey, watch their transformation, and then follow the action steps to achieve your own unstoppable life. “Gail’s unique approach with her proprietary Systematic Attitude Development-Technique gives you no alternative except the successful attainment of your goals! It provides you with a clear and concise, yet diverse, set of tools that other books do not cover or speak about. Most of us are unaware of the emotional roadblocks to achieving our dreams; Gail will help you tackle those fears and knock down barriers through logical action steps.” – David Thomas, executive “Gail’s parables and solutions are POWERFUL! Her universal stories speak to everyone; her clear, practical application empowers you to create your future. With a willingness to share the depth of her own past challenges, she delivers a credibility to teach and the inspiration to succeed.” – Andrew Fisher, senior executive

The Book of Mindful Origami

The Book of Mindful Origami
Author: Samuel Tsang
Publisher: Quercus Books
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2016-04-07
Genre: Origami
ISBN: 9781473635012

Every day millions of us sit in front of a computer screen tapping away at a keyboard, mostly writing virtual notes to unseen correspondents. By contrast, an origami project is a chance to be creative and make something tangible; in fact, turning a piece of paper into a three-dimensional sculpture is a meditative journey that instills in us a sense of pride, competence, and accomplishment. As we fold the paper, the focus required and the tactile connection help free our minds to roam, creating the opportunity for a moment of self-reflection, for true presence of mind.

A Scrap of Paper

A Scrap of Paper
Author: Isabel V. Hull
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 425
Release: 2014-04-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 0801470641

In A Scrap of Paper, Isabel V. Hull compares wartime decision making in Germany, Great Britain, and France, weighing the impact of legal considerations in each. She demonstrates how differences in state structures and legal traditions shaped the way the three belligerents fought the war. Hull focuses on seven cases: Belgian neutrality, the land war in the west, the occupation of enemy territory, the blockade, unrestricted submarine warfare, the introduction of new weaponry, and reprisals. A Scrap of Paper reconstructs the debates over military decision-making and clarifies the role law played—where it constrained action, where it was manipulated, where it was ignored, and how it developed in combat—in each case. A Scrap of Paper is a passionate defense of the role that the law must play to govern interstate relations in both peace and war.

Government of Paper

Government of Paper
Author: Matthew S. Hull
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2012-06-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0520272145

“Drawing inspiration from actor-network theory, science studies, and semiotics, this brilliant book makes us completely rethink the workings of bureaucracy as analyzed by Max Weber and James Scott. Matthew Hull demonstrates convincingly how the materiality of signs truly matters for understanding the projects of ‘the state.’” - Katherine Verdery, author of What was Socialism, and What Comes Next? “We are used to studies of roads and rails as central material infrastructure for the making of modern states. But what of records, the reams and reams of paper that inscribe the state-in-making? This brilliant book inquires into the materiality of information in colonial and postcolonial Pakistan. This is a work of signal importance for our understanding of the everyday graphic artifacts of authority.” - Bill Maurer, author of Mutual Life, Limited: Islamic Banking, Alternative Currencies, Lateral Reason "This is an excellent and truly exceptional ethnography. Hull presents a theoretically sophisticated and empirically rich reading that will be an invaluable resource to scholars in the field of Anthropology and South Asian studies. The author’s focus on bureaucracy, “corruption," writing systems and urban studies (Islamabad) in a post-colonial context makes for a unique ethnographic engagement with contemporary Pakistan. In addition, Hull’s study is a refreshing voice that breaks the mold of current representation of Pakistan through the security studies paradigm." - Kamran Asdar Ali, Director, South Asia Institute, University of Texas