Bøker av Karl Weber

If books didn't matter, nobody would try to ban them.In a nation struggling to cope with polarization, disinformation, acrimony, the power of books-to inform, enlighten, and inspire-is more important than ever. To honor Joyce Meskis, the legendary bookseller who founded Denver's Tattered Cover and became a champion of First Amendment freedoms, a team including some of today's leading publishers, booksellers, authors, and free speech activists offers reflections on the vital role of books in our nation's cultural, civic, social, and economic life. Why Books Still Matter includes: U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper on bookselling as a mission-driven form of entrepreneurship-a way of nurturing communities and enriching culture while helping city economies flourishFreedom of speech activist Chris Finan on a century of battles against censorship and the crucial role of books and booksellers in defending libertyBook marketing guru Carl Lennertz on how a generation of innovative booksellers transformed the magical process by which authors and readers discover one anotherBookseller Clara Villarosa on creating one of the nation's greatest Black-owned bookstores-and why representation on the printed page is so important for Americans of every backgroundLibrarians Nick Higgins and Amy Mikel on why they decided to make banned books available to young people from communities across the U.S.-and how they did itCivil liberties attorney Steve Zansberg on a new way to think about the right to free expression and its vital role in a democratic societyBookseller Carole Horne on how independent bookstores from Cambridge to Austin to Salt Lake City pioneered the "buy local" movement, glorifying what makes every city and town unique. . . and other noteworthy figures from the worlds of publishing and bookselling providing unique insights into the glorious past, the embattled present, and the essential future of books. All proceeds will be donated to the American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom.

If books didn't matter, nobody would try to ban them.In a nation struggling to cope with polarization, disinformation, acrimony, the power of books-to inform, enlighten, and inspire-is more important than ever. To honor Joyce Meskis, the legendary bookseller who founded Denver's Tattered Cover and became a champion of First Amendment freedoms, a team including some of today's leading publishers, booksellers, authors, and free speech activists offers reflections on the vital role of books in our nation's cultural, civic, social, and economic life. Why Books Still Matter includes:U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper on bookselling as a mission-driven form of entrepreneurship-a way of nurturing communities and enriching culture while helping city economies flourishFreedom of speech activist Chris Finan on a century of battles against censorship and the crucial role of books and booksellers in defending libertyBook marketing guru Carl Lennertz on how a generation of innovative booksellers transformed the magical process by which authors and readers discover one anotherBookseller Clara Villarosa on creating one of the nation's greatest Black-owned bookstores-and why representation on the printed page is so important for Americans of every backgroundLibrarians Nick Higgins and Amy Mikel on why they decided to make banned books available to young people from communities across the U.S.-and how they did itCivil liberties attorney Steve Zansberg on a new way to think about the right to free expression and its vital role in a democratic societyBookseller Carole Horne on how independent bookstores from Cambridge to Austin to Salt Lake City pioneered the "buy local" movement, glorifying what makes every city and town unique. . . and other noteworthy figures from the worlds of publishing and bookselling providing unique insights into the glorious past, the embattled present, and the essential future of books. All proceeds will be donated to the American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom.

"Voice is the next technology--remarkably similar in potential impact to the Internet and mobile computing--poised to change the way the world works. Tobias Dengel is in the vanguard of this breakthrough, understanding the deep, wide-ranging implications voice will have for every industry. And here he connects the dots about this emerging paradigm to vividly illustrate how business leaders can stay ahead of the game, rather than scrambling to catch up, as voice technology gradually reveals its power, creating a host of new winners and losers. Using fascinating, colorful stories, Dengel explains how the "voice-first" experience is becoming part of the global technology mainstream, exploring the ways voice will do a better job of serving basic human needs such as safety, speed, accuracy, convenience, and fun, as well as making it possible for hundreds of millions of people around the planet to participate more fully and productively in today's high-tech world by making interactions with technology virtually effortless. A pervasive technology like the Internet and mobile, voice, with applications in marketing, sales, service, manufacturing, and logistics, will change the way we work at every level and every function, driving down costs, boosting productivity, and enabling the creation of entirely new business models. This is not simply about Siri and Alexa. They are the tantalizing but incomplete precursors of the ultimate interface that will make technology easier, faster, more accurate, and more human"--

Ziel des Lehrbuches ist es, dem Leser einen Überblick über die wichtigsten Verfahren zur Vorbereitung mehrkriteriell abgestützter Entscheidungen zu vermitteln. Auf eine ausführliche Darstellung der AHP-Methode (Analytic Hierarchy Process) wird besonders Gewicht gelegt. Diese von T.L. Saaty (University of Pittsburgh) wesentlich geprägte Methode findet in neuerer Zeit weltweit große Beachtung.

A whole new kind of movie tie-in--the first in a series--goes behind the scenes and deeper into the issues and ideas raised by a provocative documentary on the contemporary way of eating