Often called high-functioning autism, Asperger Syndrome manifests itself in an array of characteristics, including high intelligence, obsessive behavior, and the inability to deal with everyday social situations. Covering every aspect of AS, this new guide provides both practical guidance and welcome reassurances from families who have met the challenges of AS
Completely updated with new entries and extensive revisions of the previous edition, "The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia Of Rock & Roll" is the authoritative volume on the world's music makers--from the one-hit wonders to the megastars. Over 200 photos
This work covers every aspect of the rock scene from rap to grunge. It contains profile information on over 2200 artists, and includes essays that reveal the performers' musical influences, first breaks, hits and misses, and evaluations of their place in rock history,
The authors of this book provide a comprehensive diagnosis of the increasing number of problems afflicting the performance of business and other institutions. These problems are defined as `people problems' - springing from the behaviour of those who manage as much as those who do the work. The traditional solutions - coercion, percentage staff reductions across the board, sharing of information, the `quick fix' - are examined and found wanting.Ketchum and Trist look beyond `people problems' to the organization of work, and concentrate on the mismatch between the characteristics of people and the organizational characteristics of workplaces. From this point they propose their own model of organizational change, backed up by a wealth of case studies from their personal experience, to create the workplace in which on the job behaviour is cooperative and effective at all levels - the team which is created more than equal.
Podtitul: Mládí v rodině Jacksonových. Sestra Michaela Jacksona líčí svoji rodinu se všemi hrůzami jejího neveřejného života. Životní příběh o týrání dětí a o drogách, o manželské nevěře a o vykořisťování, kde se ohromný úspěch snoubí s hrubým násilím.
Napsáno podle tajného deníku Larryho Gellera, Elvisova přítele a důvěrníka. Jaký byl vlastně Elvis Presley ve svém soukromí? Larry Geller, který byl od roku 1964 až do Elvliovy smrti v roce 1977 nejen jeho kadeřníkem, ale zároveň i jeho důvěrníkem a rádcem, vedl si podrobné záznamy o jejich společných hovorech a o tom, co se kolem dělo. Elvis se nám v jeho podání jeví jako změť protikladů, a to snad také bylo součástí jeho mystiky. Ve své době ovlivnil miliony mladých lidí, ale přesto, byl symbolem revolty mládeže proti generaci jejich otců, sám byl v mnohém značně konzervativní a mimořádné citově vázán ke své matce, otci i babičce.