New Releases by Michael Nichols

This concise guide helps educators understand the diverse religious practices that shape students’ school and home lives. Using an encyclopedia-like structure, the authors provide short histories and other essential information on a wide variety of religions as well as atheist practices. Each chapter covers origins, beliefs, practices, and common misunderstandings and stereotypes, as well as key holidays, religious dress, and dietary restrictions that can be accommodated in school. This book will help educators avoid stumbling over stereotypes so they can better engage students and their families and foster culturally responsive classrooms. Teachers of all grade levels will come away feeling more confident about identifying areas of cultural and religious practice where support for your students may be needed. You will also have the tools to recognize the diversity of religious and cultural practices that students bring to the classroom, and to see that unfamiliar religious and cultural practices are assets to be cultivated and not signs of deficiency.

Depicts a manu0092s exploration of the landscape, history, and toponymy of Hell Gate, a notorious stretch of water in New York Cityu0092s East River. Part history and part memoir, Hell Gate tells of a manu0092s excursions along and through Hell Gate, a narrow stretch of water in New York Cityu0092s East River, notorious for dangerous currents, shipwrecks, and its melancholic islands and rocks. Drawn to the area by his fascination with its nameu0097from the Dutch Hellegat,translated into English as both u0093bright passageu0094 and u0093hellholeu0094u0097what begins as a set of casual walks for Michael Nichols becomes an exploration of landscape and history as he traces these idyllic and hellish images in an attempt to discover Hell Gateu0092s hidden character and the meaning of its elusive name. Using a loosely constructed set of sketches organized as a kind of tour along the edge of the river and then from a rowboat in the river, Nichols describes scenes and events as they present themselves, mixing history and lore with contemporary scenes. u0093Hell Gate is a great historical underpinning of colonial culture, as well as a sound landscape metaphor for America in all ages, and one that is vastly under-covered. This book is passionately written and deeply researched.u0094 u0097 Mike Freeman, author of Drifting: Two Weeks on the Hudson

Describes the gorillas in the African jungle and facts about the gorillas.

This comprehensive guide features assessments, checklists, and proven advice for integrating process improvement methods into financial operations. Hayler and Nichols have applied the methods in this book at large companies, including American Express. It includes case studies from global finance leaders, including ABN, Bank of America, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, ICICI Bank in India, and Merrill Lynch. Features assessments, checklists, and advice for integrating process improvement methods into financial operations. This book includes case studies from global finance leaders, including ABN, Bank of America, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, ICICI Bank in India, and Merrill Lynch.

Two leading experts reveal the key concepts and techniques behind Six Sigma Process Management Six Sigma Process Management (SSPM) is a structured set of tools and techniques to help executives and teams continually address their customers'' expectations. What Is Six Sigma Process Management? explains the SSPM methodology, helping business leaders determine which efforts will most positively impact on their customers, employees, and shareholders. SSPM provides a system that guides leaders on what to improve first and how to establish a portfolio of the best improvement efforts in their business. The book also offers: Insights on process management, including identifying critical customer process metrics Guidelines to improve customer satisfaction by identifying customer-seen failures Ways to enhance overall business improvement strategy Insights on how future SSPM developments can address modern business challenges

A pictorial essay; more than 100 full color photos