"James Cameron's Titanic" chronicles a master storyteller'scinematic re-creation of one of the most vividly remembereddisasters of the modern era. Cameron's epic motion picture, winnerof eleven Academy Awards, was an unforgettable triumph offilmmaking, weaving a rich human tapestry of romance and heroism,tragedy and greed, and, ultimately, the power of true love - astory that will continue to capture the hearts of audiences forgenerations to come. This collector's edition will include all theoriginal content from the first book as well as a new and extendedintroduction by James Cameron. Additional new content will include:twenty-six newly designed pages with never-before-seen images fromthe film studio and from James Cameron's personal archive;behind-the-scenes stories from Cameron himself detailing theconcept art and making of the original film; a revelatory look atthe technical process of transforming original film into dynamic 3Dprints; quotes from Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio discussingthe fi
If you’re enrolled in an executive education or MBA program, you’ve probably encountered a powerful learning tool: the business case. But if you’re like many people, you may find analyzing cases and writing about them challenging or frustrating. That’s not surprising—cases are not simple narratives, and good ones are typically nonlinear and can even be purposefully misleading. Apply the conventional approach to understanding business cases, and you may waste time (at best) and arrive at weak or meager conclusions (at worst). The Case Study Handbook presents a powerful new approach for analyzing, discussing, and writing about cases. By using sample Harvard Business School cases, you’ll master a number of useful topics, including: How to recognize case situations and apply appropriate tools to solve problems, make decisions, or develop evaluations How to quickly establish a base of knowledge about a case How to write persuasive case-based essays How to talk about c
This second edition of the popular math teaching resource bookMath Stories for Problem Solving Success offers updatedtrue-to-life situations designed to motivate teenagers to use mathskills for solving everyday problems. The book features intriguingshort stories followed by sets of problems related to the storiesthat are correlated to the standards of the National Council ofTeachers of Mathematics. Each of the easy-to-read stories is followed by threeincreasingly difficult groups of problem sets. This makes it simplefor teachers to select the appropriate problem set for students ofdifferent abilities and at different grade levels. To furtherenhance student involvement, the stories feature recurringcharacters and can be used either sequentially or out of order. Theproblems in the book cover many basic math topics, includingdecimals, fractions, and percents; measurement; geometry; data,statistics, and probability; algebra; and problem solving. In addition to having all the answers, an Answer