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Annual Catalogue 2017 Connecting Great Minds FOREIGN RIGHTS ANNUAL CATALOGUE 2017 Foreign Rights Annual Catalogue 2017 TITLE PAGE ASIAN STUDIES Dynamic Governance: Embedding Culture, Capabilities and Change in Singapore 1 Is China an Empire? 2 The China Wave: Rise of a Civilizational State 2 BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT Art of Modern Oriental Management 4 Applying the Chinese, Japanese and Korean Management Styles at Work Design-Inspired Innovation 5 Future Automation: Changes to Lives and to Businesses 7 Inside Real Innovation 8 How the Right Approach Can Move Ideas from R&D to Market — And Get the Economy Moving Seeking Adam Smith: Finding The Shadow Curriculum of Business 9 CHEMISTRY Astrochemistry: From the Big Bang to the Present Day 10 Atmospheric Chemistry: From the Surface to the Stratosphere 10 Basic Chemical Thermodynamics (6th Edition) 11 Entropy and the Second Law: Interpretation and Misss-Interpretationsss 11 Entropy Demystified: The Second Law Reduced to Plain Common Sense (2nd Edition) 12 Problems of Instrumental Analytical Chemistry: A Hands-on Guide 12 Understanding Advanced Organic and Analytical Chemistry: The Learner’s Approach 13 COMPUTER SCIENCE Algorithms: Design Techniques and Analysis (Revised Edition) 14 Demystifying Computation: A Hands-On Introduction 14 ECONOMICS AND FINANCE A Brief History of Economics: Artful Approaches to the Dismal Science (2nd Edition) 15 Introductory Economics (4th Edition) 16 Lecture Notes in Introduction to Corporate Finance 16 Subprime Crisis: Lessons for Business Students 17 Who Shall Live?: Health, Economics and Social Choice (2nd Expanded Edition) 17 ENGINEERING 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing: Principles and Applications (Fifth Edition of Rapid Prototyping) 19 Global Crisis and Sustainability Technologies 20 Lasers in 3D Printing and Manufacturing 20 Environmental Science Beyond the Moon: A Conversational, Common Sense Guide to Understanding the Tides 21 Drinking Water: Principles and Practices 22 Environmental Principles and Ethics (with Field Trip Guide) 22 Our Warming Planet: Topics in Climate Dynamics 23 GENERAL AND POPULAR SCIENCE Creative Mobile Media: A Complete Course 23 Dear Martin / Dear Marcello: Gardner and Truzzi on Skepticism 24 From the Sun to the Stars 25 Meaning of Life and the Universe: Transforming 25 Viruses: More Friends Than Foes 26 Nobel and Lasker Laureates of Chinese Descent: In Literature and Science 26 Nobel Prizes and Notable Discoveries 27 Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English 28 Scientific Writing 2.0: A Reader and Writer’s Guide 29 Soviet Union in the Context of the Nobel Prize 29 The Grant Writing and Crowdfunding Guide for Young Investigators in Science 30 The Ultimate Chinese Martial Art 31 The Science of the Weaving Stance Bagua 64 Forms and its Wellness Applications The Four Laws That Do Not Drive The Universe 32 Elements of Thermodynamics for the Curious and Intelligent LIFE SCIENCES Biocatalysis: Biochemical Fundamentals and Applications (2nd Edition) 32 GMO Sapiens: The Life-Changing Science of Designer Babies 33 Luminous Pursuit: Jellyfish, GFP, and the Unforeseen Path to the Nobel Prize 33 CONTENTS Foreign Rights Annual Catalogue 2017 TITLE PAGE Pioneers in Microbiology: The Human Side of Science 34 Stem Cells: An Insider’s Guide 34 The Rainbow and the Worm: The Physics of Organisms (3rd Edition) 35 The Story of Genetics, Development and Evolution: A Historical Dialogue 37 Training of Cancer Researchers 38 MATERIALS SCIENCE Crystal Chemistry: From Basics to Tools for Materials Creation 38 MATHEMATICS A Walk Through Combinatorics: An Introduction to Enumeration and Graph Theory (4th Edition) 39 A Mathematical Bridge: An Intuitive Journey in Higher Mathematics (2nd Edition) 40 A Beginner’s Further Guide to Mathematical Logic 40 Elementary Stochastic Calculus, with Finance in View 41 Expect the Unexpected: A First Course in Biostatistics (2nd Edition) 42 Mathematics of Planet Earth: A Primer 43 Mathematics That Power Our World: How is it Made?, The 43 Power of Computational Thinking, The: Games, Magic and Puzzles to Help You Become a Computational Thinker 44 Problem-Solving Strategies in Mathematics: From Common Approaches to Exemplary Strategies 45 Solving Problems in Geometry: Insights and Strategies 45 Strategy Games to Enhance Problem-Solving Ability in Mathematics 46 Teaching Children to Love Problem Solving: A Reference from Birth through Adulthood 46 The Pleasures of Pi, E and Other Interesting Numbers 47 The Story of Numbers 48 The Paper Puzzle Book: All You Need is Paper! 49 MEDICINE Alzheimer’s Disease Decoded: The History, Present, and Future of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia 50 Colour Atlas of Ophthalmology (5th Edition) 51 Gynecology Clinics Illustrated 52 Intracranial Pressure and its Effect on Vision in Space and on Earth: Vision Impairment in Space 52 Wonders of Water: The Hydrogen Bond in Action 53 Understanding and Preventing Sudden Death: Your Life Matters 54 NANOTECHNOLOGY AND NANOSCIENCE Fundamentals of Nanotransistors 54 Nanostructures and Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications (2nd Edition) 55 NONLINEAR SCIENCE Understanding Systems: A Grand Challenge for 21st Century Engineering 56 PHYSICS Basic Physics 56 Birds and Frogs: Selected Papers of Freeman Dyson, 1990–2014 57 Classical Mechanics (5th Edition) 58 Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Models of Planet Formation, A 59 Einstein Relatively Simple: Our Universe Revealed in Everyday Language 60 Facts and Mysteries in Elementary Particle Physics 61 Fantastic Realities: 49 Mind Journeys and A Trip to Stockholm 63 An Introduction to Black Holes, Information and the String Theory Revolution: The Holographic Universe 64 Introduction to Earth Sciences: A Physics Approach 65 Newton and Modern Physics 65 Newton and the Great World System 66 Newton: Innovation and Controversy 66 Star Formation 67 Statistical Thermodynamics for Beginners 67 Understanding Our Unseen Reality: Solving Quantum Riddles 68 Understanding the Universe: From Quarks to the Cosmos (Revised Edition) 69 SOCIAL SCIENCES Did You Hear That?: Help for Children Who Hear Voices 71 Trump’s Populist America 72 Unleashing the Greatness in You: The Power of Self-Leadership 73 When Trees Fall, Monkeys Scatter: Rethinking Democracy in China 73 The Young Scientists Series (In 12 Volumes) 74 CONTENTS All-time Best-seller Asian Studies Dynamic Governance Embedding Culture, Capabilities and Change in Singapore By (author): Boon Siong Neo (NTU, Singapore) & Geraldine Chen (NTU, Singapore) “The quality of governance is an essential ingredient of a successful state. Singapore’s success, it is generally agreed, exemplifies good governance. Therefore, government leaders and analysts look to Singapore for lessons that can be applied elsewhere. In Dynamic Governance, Professors Neo and Chen have provided a work of great insight into Singapore’s success. Their framework of thinking ahead, thinking again, and thinking across illuminates the way the Singapore government has operated. One of the strengths of their work is that they do not oversimplify. They look at the links between government and political leadership and between organization and culture, and at policy making and policy execution. While Dynamic Governance will be of value to those interested in Singapore, to those concerned with strengthening governance in other places, it is required reading.” Professor John W Thomas Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Rights Information: All language (except for “Articulating the principles of good policies is simple. Implementing such policies effectively and Korean and Simplified adapting them to a rapidly changing environment are more difficult. The specific institutional Chinese) rights available. innovations that underlie Singapore’s success are described here within a sophisticated governance framework. The example of Singapore is often dismissed as a special case, because of the particular historical circumstances and personalities involved. Exact replication may not be 528pp possible or wished for, but Singapore has resolved many issues more successfully than anywhere Pub. date: Jul 2007 else. It is important to examine the details of how they did so. The authors have focused on key 978-981-270-694-2 elements for this economic success, and there are lessons to be learned.” US$114 / £95 Professor Lee Benham The Ronald Coase Institute, Washington University at St Louis 978-981-3203-42-6(pbk) US$48 / £40 “Dynamic Governance aptly addressed the phenomenon that governments are no more shielded from today’s highly competitive landscape than are businesses. Innovation, technology, and nimble management are imperatives that public institutions must use to face challenges and turn them in their favor. Chronicling recent developments in Singapore, the authors have presented the key ingredients public sector participants can equip themselves with to deal with the unpredictable. Today’s global marketplace is no place for the weak; the concepts in this book can help governments as well as enterprises thrive in the face of rapid growth and changes.” Ms. Marjorie Yang Chairman, The Esquel Group, Hong Kong “This is not a book of simple answers in governance. It offers no silver bullet. But it shows what political will, clear thinking, dogged determination and a public service leadership dedicated to the pursuit of organizational excellence and service to the citizenry, can accomplish. Readers will find the many case studies interesting, informative and, perhaps, even inspirational. I commend
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