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May 30
2009
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Sugar And Ice $6.99 When Russian skating coach Andrei Groshev offers farm girl Claire a scholarship to train with the elite in Lake Placid, she encounters a world of mean girls on ice, where competition is everything. |
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Competition $9.99 The Mathematical Theory of Games Sheds Light On A Wide Range of Competitive Activities What do chess-playing computer programs, biological evolution, competitive sports, gambling, alternative voting systems, public auctions, corporate globalization, and class warfare have in common? All are manifestations of a new paradigm in scientific thinking, which James Case calls “the emerging science of competition.” Drawing in part on the pioneering work of mathematicians such as John von Neumann, John Nash (of A Beautiful Mind fame), and Robert Axelrod, Case explores the common game-theoretical strands that tie these seemingly unrelated fields together, showing how each can be better understood in the shared light of the others. Not since James Gleick’s bestselling book Chaos brought widespread public attention to the new sciences of chaos and complexity has a general-interest science book served such an eye-opening purpose. Competition will appeal to a wide range of readers, from policy wonks and futurologists to former jocks and other ordinary citizens seeking to make sense of a host of novel–and frequently controversial–issues. |
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Men’s Ice Comp IP GTX $675 Handcrafted in Italy with unisex sizing, the Ice Comp IP GTX from Lowa is the next generation competition ice climbing boot. Designed by World Champion Ice Climber, Ines Papert, for pure, vertical ice climbing, the Ice Comp IP GTX is equipped with Black Diamond’s bolt-on crampon, the Raptor. |
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On Competition $27.39 For the past two decades Michael Porter's work has towered over the field of competitive strategy. On Competition Updated and Expanded Edition brings together more than a dozen of Porter's landmark articles from the Harvard Business Review . Five are new to this edition including the 2008 update to his classic "The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy" as well as new work on health care philanthropy corporate social responsibility and CEO leadership. This collection captures Porter's unique ability to bridge theory and practice. Each of the articles has not only shaped thinking but also redefined the work of practitioners in its respective field. In an insightful new introduction Porter relates each article to the whole of his thinking about competition and value creation and traces how that thinking has deepened over time. This collection is organized by topic allowing the reader easy access to the wide range of Porter's work. Parts I and II present the frameworks for which Porter is best known–frameworks that address how companies as well as nations and regions gain and sustain competitive advantage. Part III shows how strategic thinking can address society's most pressing challenges from environmental sustainability to improving health-care delivery. Part IV explores how both nonprofits and corporations can create value for society more effectively by applying strategy principles to philanthropy. Part V explores the link between strategy and leadership. |
