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His no-nonsense style brought him both admirers and detractors, but he always spoke as he saw it. He still does that today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere are many stories to tell from his racing career, his personal life and business. 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Assuming little prior knowledge of the subject, the book describes and explains the chemistry underlying many of the most commonly prescribed drugs and medicines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt also includes information on chemical aspects of digestion and nutrition, oxidation, radioactivity, and an overview of how chemicals fight disease.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKey features of the book include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcellent pedagogy including learning objectives, diagnostic tests, and questions in each chapter, along with a comprehensive glossary.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn experienced author team with many years of experience teaching chemistry to non-chemists.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46854220808428,"sku":"9780470092897","price":138.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9693523482355.jpg?v=1759238003"},{"product_id":"principles-process-and-practice-of-professional-number-juggling-by-alan-jones-9781138063969","title":"Principles, Process and Practice of Professional Number Juggling","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrinciples, Process and Practice of Professional Number Juggling\u003c\/em\u003e (Volume 1 of the Working Guides to Estimating \u0026amp; Forecasting series) sets the scene of TRACEability and good estimate practice that is followed in the other volumes in this series of five working guides. It clarifies the difference between an Estimating Process, Procedure, Approach, Method and Technique. It expands on these definitions of Approach (Top-down, Bottom-up and ‘Ethereal’) and Method (Analogy, Parametric and ‘Trusted Source’) and discusses how these form the basis of all other means of establishing an estimate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume also underlines the importance of ‘data normalisation’ in any estimating procedure, and demonstrates that the Estimating by Analogy Method, in essence, is a simple extension of Data Normalisation. 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Under certain conditions, they can be observed to follow a pattern of behaviour referred to as a Norden-Rayleigh Curve, which unfortunately has to be truncated to stop the myth from becoming a reality! However, there is a practical alternative in relation to a particular form of PERT-Beta Curve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe major emphasis of this volume is the use of Monte Carlo Simulation as a general technique for narrowing down potential outcomes of multiple interacting variables or cost drivers. Perhaps the most common of these is the evaluation of Risk, Opportunity, and Uncertainty. The trouble is that many Monte Carlo Simulation tools are ‘black boxes’ and too few estimators and forecasters really appreciate what is happening inside the ‘black box’. 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