Let's get straight down to business. This brilliant book explains and explores the essential terms and key concepts in the world of business, finance, and company management.If business is proving brain-boggling, keep things simple and straightforward with this unique graphic guide. Eye-catching visual aids give a helpful representation of each and every aspect of business, while the complex subject matter is broken down into clear definitions and concise explanations, expressed in easy-to-understand language.You'll get to grips with how companies work across the board, including management level, research and development, sales and marketing, and production and distribution. If you're perplexed by profit margin, confused by cash flow, or baffled by balance sheets, all your questions and many hundreds more are answered in this indispensable home reference. Crammed with top tips and essential know-how, How Business Works is perfect for anyone looking to boost their business brain or learn the ropes from the ground to the top.Whether you're climbing the corporate ladder or starting up your own business, this book is the perfect business partner to get you ready for success. Does your child love to take things apart to see how they work? Do they constantly ask why or how something is made or created? Do you think they could create the next big invention? Then this book is for them! Key scientific principles illustrated with Macaulay's brand of dry humour, using lighthearted stories involving mammoths. An updated edition with machines and technologies that have become commonplace since the book's last major revision in 2016. Get to grips with how things work inside hundreds of machines with this extraordinary book for kids that explains the science behind technologies and inventions.

A great addition to home, school, and public libraries and one not to be missed. We expect no less from a National Geographic Kids publication!Ask any teacher and STEM is what everyone is talking about in the education world. These are where the jobs are going to be when our kids graduate and how educators are focusing their lessons. STEM stands for Science Technology Engineering and Math...four areas educators are focusing on for both boys AND girls in the classroom. I personally like STEAM, adding Arts into the teaching as well as I believe they are just as important to the mind and body. Lccn 96014288 Ocr ABBYY FineReader 8.0 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.11 Ocr_module_version 0.0.14 Openlibrary OL977117M Openlibrary_edition Fact: No, they don’t because they live in wetlands, marshes and ponds in the southern United States.

urn:lcp:howthingsworkphy00bloo:epub:ea8ef6a8-cdca-426a-9c55-dd5d7da6440a Extramarc MIT Libraries Foldoutcount 0 Identifier howthingsworkphy00bloo Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t0ks7z242 Isbn 9780471594734 The inner workings of each machine, showing the technology in detail but making it accessible through Macaulay's uniquely playful illustrations. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2012-05-14 16:24:23 Boxid IA156701 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Donor This is a super book for kids. The sense of humor the author brings makes the reading fun while sharing educationally pertinent information about how specific things work in today's world. Bits of scientific history are thrown in making the journey toward achievement to market an item understandable.National Geographic and Resler feed every kid's question with the answers they've been looking for. How do refrigerators work? Find a pretty cool explanation in this book. Is your child wanting to be a roboticist? Meet Helen Greiner, an engineer, computer scientist, and roboticist in this book. Need to explain the importance of flushing the toilet to your boys (I STILL have issues in my house), then show your kids how a toilet and plumbing works with this book. There are even "Try This" experiments you can do at home with everyday household objects to learn...you guessed it....how something works. Want to know why giant ships can float, how your earbuds make music, what graphene is, or how windows can clean themselves? You've come to the right place! Here you'll find simple explanations you can really understand—hurrah! Hard stuff... made simple!