In fast-paced, turbulent business markets, company boards need greater agility and will find it necessary to be conscious of innovation and technological progress. They ought to encourage companies to explore and value creativity at all levels, to remove red tape from the company's culture and stimulate the entrepreneurial spirit. This book addresses the most pressing changes companies will undergo over the next five years. It illustrates the way directors should behave and how company boards should approach certain issues. The 2020 Board explains that the boards of directors are key to the leadership of a business and in making sure that everything is done ethically and legally in all markets where the company operates.

Learn to tell time with Marty McFly! Turn the wheel to find the correct clock that matches the time on each page following a typical day with Marty, Doc Brown, and Einstein.

The Europa Directory of International Organizations 2020 serves as an unequalled one-volume guide to the contemporary international system. Within a clear, unique framework the recent activities of all major international organizations are described in detail. Given alongside extensive background information the reader is able to assess the role and evolving functions of these organizations in today's world. The contact details, key personnel and activities of more than 2,000 international and regional entities have again been thoroughly researched and updated for this 20th edition. Highlights in this edition include: - a fully revised Who's Who section with biographical details of the key players in the international system. - the response of the international community to crises and conflicts throughout the world. - introductory essays, written and updated by experts in their field, which consider topics including global environmental governance, the international criminal justice system, international humanitarian co-operation, and governance of the global economy.

Celebrate the holidays with super cute versions of Batman™, Wonder Woman™, and your favorite DC Super Heroes in a brand-new board book series for toddlers. Batman is making a list and he's checking it twice: The Joker is naughty and Supergirl is nice! Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, and the DC Super Heroes—and villains—have never been more adorable in this sturdy board book that's the perfect holiday gift for babies and toddlers! Look out for these other fun board books: My Little Super Hero Word Book (DC Justice League) 9780593122426 Super Hero Halloween! (DC Justice League) 9780593379318 Super Hero Valentine! (DC Justice League) 9780593379790 My Dad Is a Superhero! (DC Superman) 9780593305423 My Mom Is a Superhero! (DC Wonder Woman) 9780593305409

In 1920, state highway engineers, federal officials, and experts from academia were among a small group convened by the National Academy of Sciences to confront the problems of the highway. The public was entrusting them with billions of dollars for good roads, and World War I had proved the feasibility of moving freight long distances by truck. But even new highways were crumbling. They turned to research for solutions. The founders of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and the generations that followed took on problems such as safety, social equity, and environmental issues. They embraced "total transportation," adapting their highway research model to urban transportation and then applying it to rail, marine, and aviation modes. Today TRB convenes thousands of researchers, practitioners, and administrators every year to advise the government, solve practical problems, foster innovation, and stimulate new research. In The Transportation Research Board, 1920â€"2020: Everyone Interested Is Invited, Sarah Jo Peterson tells the story of how people and institutions created and have continued to shape TRB. In a compelling narrative accompanied by more than 150 images exploring the history of transportation and research, she argues that TRB can be best understood as an infrastructureâ€"one that people purposely designed and devotedly maintained. Despite TRB's institutional complexity, its unique mission, the vast collection of acronyms in its orbit, and the significant changes to the organization in its first 100 years, Dr. Peterson provides a view from 30,000 feet, deftly describing the social, political, and economic context in which transportation (and TRB) functioned. At the same time, she attends to details of the key events, individuals, and human motivations that shaped TRB's evolution. The author's skills as a historian, her experience in the transportation field, and her manifest ability to tell a good story have produced a book that transportation professionals of all stripesâ€"and, for that matter, anyone interested in the history of transportation in the United Statesâ€"should find both engaging and informative and an essential addition to their library.

E.T. phone home! E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: E.T.'s First Words takes developmental learning to an entertaining new level in this interactive board book with a retro-fun approach to teaching language. Join everyone’s favorite extra-terrestrial, E.T., as he learns his first words on Earth. This captivating book features interactive wheels that beginning readers turn to find the right word to complete the sentence describing all of E.T.’s fun-filled adventures. Kids can follow along as E.T. plays dress up, phones home, and more in adorable recreations of key moments from the beloved film. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: E.T.'s First Words engages young readers in the earliest stages of development that lay the foundation for skills they will use the rest of their lives. PLAYFUL LEARNING + POP CULTURE BONDING: Parents, grandparents, and grown-ups can introduce kids to beloved characters from E.T. The Extra Terrestrial. PRACTICE FIRST WORDS: “read,” “candy, “home,” “bike,” and more! LEARN BY DOING: Turn the dial to find the right word for a tactile, multi-sensory learning experience. READ ALOUD PROMPTS: “E.T. wants to phone… home” Gentle prompts support reading comprehension and intergenerational interaction. DEVELOP EARLY LITERACY: Emerging readers can practice print motivation, print awareness, letter knowledge, phonological awareness, vocabulary, and narrative skills. COLLECT THEM ALL: Learn essential skills and raise the next generation of fans with PlayPop books including Ghostbusters Book of Shapes, Back to the Future: Telling Time with Marty McFly and Labyrinth: Straight to the Castle.