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This book is an introduction to the philosophical dimensions of food. David M. Kaplan shows how the different branches of philosophy contribute to a broader understanding of food and emphasizes how different narratives help us navigate the complex world of food.

This important book provides a comprehensive synthesis of the geography of race and ethnicity. David Kaplan explores the complicated terrain of ethnicity through an expansive global perspective. He encapsulates the central debates, explains key concepts, and provides compelling examples of the crucial role ethnicity plays in everyday geographies.

The definitive guide to the contemporary craft cocktail movement, from one of the highest-profile, most critically lauded, and influential bars in the world. Featuring hundreds of recipes for signature Death & Co creations as well as classic drink formulas, Death & Co is not only a comprehensive collection of the bar's best, but also a complete cocktail education. With chapters on the theory and philosophy of drink-making; a complete guide to the spirits, tools, and other ingredients needed to make a great bar; and specs for nearly 500 iconic drinks, Death & Co is destined to become the go-to reference on craft cocktails. Filled with beautiful, evocative photography; illustrative charts and infographics; and colorful essays about the characters who fill the bar each night, Death & Co--like its namesake bar--is bold, elegant, and setting the pace for mixologists around the world. From the Hardcover edition

Harvard Business School professor and business leader Robert Kaplan presents a process for asking the big questions that will enable you to diagnose problems, change course if necessary, and advance your career.

In a world of stiffening competition, business strategy is more crucial than ever. Yet most organizations struggle in this area--not with formulating strategy but with executing it, or putting their strategy into action. Owing to execution failures, companies realize just a fraction of the financial performance promised in their strategic plans.It doesn't have to be that way, maintain Robert Kaplan and David Norton in The Execution Premium . Building on their breakthrough works on strategy-focused organizations, the authors describe a multistage system that enables you to gain measurable benefits from your carefully formulated business strategy. This book shows you how to:Develop an effective strategy --with tools such as SWOT analysis, vision formulation, and strategic change agendasPlan execution of the strategy --through portfolios of strategic initiatives linked to strategy maps and Balanced ScorecardsPut your strategy into action --by integrating operational tools such as process dashboards, rolling forecasts, and activity-based costingTest and update your strategy --using carefully designed management meetings to review operational and strategic dataDrawing on extensive research and detailed case studies from a broad array of industries, The Execution Premium presents a systematic and proven framework for achieving the financial results promised by your strategy.

Presents a textbook designed for undergraduate and MBA courses in managerial accounting. Uses real-life cases as examples for study

The creators of the Balanced Scorecard apply their proven approach to corporate level strategy and offer a framework for aligning all of a company's individual business units with the organizations' overall strategy to ensure optimal business performance.

The creators of the Balanced Scorecard apply their proven approach to corporate level strategy and offer a framework for aligning all of a company's individual business units with the organizations' overall strategy to ensure optimal business performance.