The war for talent is heating up in emerging markets. Without enough “brain power,” multinationals can’t succeed in these markets. Yet they’re approaching the war in the wrong way—bringing in expats and engaging in bidding wars for hotshot local “male” managers.

The solution is hiding in plain sight: the millions of highly educated women surging into the labor markets of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and the United Arab Emirates. Increasingly, these women boast better credentials, higher ambitions, and greater loyalty than their male peers. Yet their talents remain untapped.

The catch? attracting and retaining these educated and ambitious women requires different strategies than those used in mature markets In this must-read new book, authors nuanced analysis of this highly qualified workforce in the developing world-and show how it can help you win in these critical markets.

Call Number: HD6054.2.D44H49 2011

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The principles of and approaches to composition have been intriguing and challenging subjects of study since the beginning of pictorial art. In Composing Pictures, both traditional and contemporary principles and approaches are explored and clearly explained. This lucid, insightful encyclopedia of how pictures are put together, a classic in its field, is an invaluable book for long-term study, reference, and even browsing.

In thirty-five short chapters, each devoted to a single important concept, the author covers the basics and complexities of graphic composition, including the illusion of depth, the enigma of surface, manifesting and symbolizing force and motion, utilizing borders, graphic accents, patterns, handling dark and light, directing the viewer’s eye, and creating storyboards. These concepts are illustrated by hundreds of diagrams and the work of great artists from multiple historical ages, cultures, and styles.

The book not only contains a section on film graphics, but also consistently reminds the reader that the principles of composition relate to the moving picture as well as the still picture.

Call Number: N7340.G73 2009

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From a perfectly posed butterfly to a delicately tinted leaf to tiny eggs in a bird’s nest, realistic natural details enhance a painting’s appeal. Now internationally acclaimed artist and teacher, Peggy Harris, shares her secrets.

“This is primarily a book to train your eye rather than your hand. . . . We would not think of attaching arms or legs to the head of an animal or person, or placing the eyes on the feet; yet we frequently place incorrect vein patterns on leaves, randomly attach insect antennae or legs and so on.”

With tips, painting demonstrations, fascinating facts and her own beautiful artwork, Peggy teaches you to observe nature accurately and let your knowledge give life and credibility to your painting, no matter what your artistic style.

“As you carefully examine and compare subjects from the natural world, you will inevitably become more skilled in your depiction of them.”

Let Painting Nature inspire your imagination while giving you the techniques you need to paint attractive and convincing nature scenes.

Call Number: ND1460.N38H37 2005

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2012: Biography of a Time Traveler is the authorized biography of José Arguelles, the man who first introduced the date December 21, 2012 into mass consciousness with The Mayan Factor. The initiator of the Harmonic Convergence global peace meditation of 1987, Arguelles is also the founder of the annual Whole Earth Festival (1970) in California, and one of the originators of the Earth Day concept.

Following a life-changing vision at age 14, atop the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico, Arguelles began a lifelong journey to discover the underlying mathematics and prophecies associated with the Mayan calendar.

2012: Biography of a Time Traveler is an engaging journey through the inner and outer realms of this visionary. As the story unfolds, you will follow Arguelles through many startling synchronicities and transformations of consciousness. Through his epic saga, you may see that every detail of your own life is also precisely designed, down to the most seemingly mundane circumstance.

By uncovering the Mayan codes, Arguelles discovered the telepathic nature of time. He also realized that the human species is living in artificial time, which is disrupting its planetary environment and destroying its civilization.

This book sheds light on the crisis our planet is undergoing today andoffers clues about how we can realign with natural time to make a peaceful transition on December 21, 2012.

Call Number: BF1815.A74S68 2009

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As a business leader, you may be looking to the future, especially in troubling economic times, and wondering how to remain competitive in an era of scarce resources. Are your capital projects constrained and the idea of growing the workforce a distant dream? And like other savvy leaders, you are recognizing the potential of virtual business and more specifically, you may even be implementing a virtual business strategy to build a sustainable competitive advantage. If so, then you’ll need this book.

This book examines four virtual business strategies that are showing unprecedented opportunity. The “any place, any time” strategy focuses on providing high quality service 24/7 by ignoring traditional geographic challenges. The “people know best” strategy harnesses the power of everyday people to create value. The “everyone has a stake” strategy considers the stakeholder view of the organization and guides leaders in tapping this vast store of wisdom. Finally, the “real in the virtual world” strategy offers incredible opportunity for real businesses to sell their wares in the virtual world.

Call Number: HF5548.32.G57 2011

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When monochromatic and dull repeated patterns no longer satisfy our visual hunger, designers use graphics to transform otherwise cold spaces into works of art. From retail shops to restaurants, museums to offices, this book focuses on the graphics of spaces — the effective use of chairs, wallpaper, tables, lighting fixtures, carpet, shelving and more.

Curated case studies from designers around the world show that even windows can become graphics — whether they have designs painted on the glass, or if the glass itself has been shaped into a graphical element. Designers everywhere can find inspiration, whether in the use of negative space to create shapes, or the carving of walls to form images such as the dark silhouette of a face.

Graphic and interior designers alike will learn how graphics can be futuristic or naturalistic, and serve different purposes, whether to add beauty and calm to a room or fun to an otherwise dull environment. This unique visual feast showcases designers from around the world and details the concepts behind their designs for Siemens, Ralph Lauren, Tibi, Nike, Hugo Boss and more.

Call Number: NK2115.G73 2010

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by Guiying Xu

As leaders in various fields of art design, many respectable designers have striking similarities in experience, design concept, technical performance, and achievement. the 18 designers selected in this book come from different parts of the world, and they are very active in the contemporary art stage.

This valuable volume contains works of these excellent designers, which will be a visual feast for its readers for they can appreciate the wonderful works and at the same time feel like they are at the frontiers of global design. Above all, the book also includes what the designers have to say about their most important work and readers will get an all-round understanding of the designers. To seek similarity in distinctiveness is on essential feature in this book.

Call Number: NC998.4.V57 2009

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by Alan Dix, Janet Finlay, Gregory D. Abowd, Russell Beale

Much has changed since the first edition of human¿computer interaction was published. Ubiquitous computing and rich sensor-filled environments are finding their way out of the laboratory, not just into movies but also into our workplaces and homes. The computer has broken out of its plastic and glass bounds providing us with networked societies where personal computing devices from mobile phones to smart cards fill our pockets and electronic devices surround us at home and work. The web too has grown from a largely academic network into the hub of business and everyday lives. As the distinctions between the physical and the digital, and between work and leisure start to break down, human-computer interaction is also changing radically.

The excitement of these changes is captured in this new edition, which also looks forward to other emerging technologies. However, the book is firmly rooted in strong principles and models independent of the passing technologies of the day: these foundations will be the means by which today¿s students will understand tomorrow¿s technology.

The third edition of human¿computer interaction can be used for introductory and advanced courses on HCI, Interaction Design, Usability or Interactive Systems Design. It will also prove an invaluable reference for professionals wishing to design usable computing devices.

Accompanying the text is a comprehensive website containing a broad range of material for instructors, students and practitioners, a full text search facility for the book, links to many sites of additional interest and much more: go to www.hcibook.com

New to this edition:

• A revised structure, reflecting the growth of HCI as a discipline, separates out basic material suitable for introductory courses from more detailed models and theories.
• New chapter on Interaction Design adds material on scenarios and basic navigation design.
• New chapter on Universal Design, substantially extending the coverage of this material in the book.
• Updated and extended treatment of socio/contextual issues.
• Extended and new material on novel interaction, including updated ubicomp material, designing experience, physical sensors and a new chapter on rich interaction.
• Updated material on the web including dynamic content and WAP.

Call Number: QA76.9.H85 2004

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by Emily Austin Thrush, Robert Baldwin, Laurie Blass

Interactions Integrated Skills is the only fully integrated four-skills ESL/ELT series on the market that prepares students for academic content.

Derived from the first three levels of the popular Interactions Mosaic 4th Edition, Interactions Integrated Skills is theme-based and combines communicative activities with skill-building exercises in listening, speaking, reading, writing, plus grammar to boost students’ academic success.

Call Number: txt PE1128.T47 2007

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by Judith Dwyer

Communication in Business: Strategies and skills 4e is a comprehensive how-to guide that will help readers understand communication principles and apply them to the business environment. The goal of this book is to provide a global communication tool that both expands our knowledge of what we can do to interact effectively and provide us with working models to practise and refine how well we do it.

In this fourth edition Judith Dwyer continues to combine business communication theory and practice in a text that is a valuable resource for both academic study and workplace reference.

Call Number: HF5718.D89 2009

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