You Can Hear Me Now: How Microloans and Cell Phones Are Connecting the Worlds Poor to the Global Economy
How economic development can address unmet human needs on a large scale
Bangladeshi villagers with cell phones helped build what is now a thriving $200 million company. What is the lesson for the rest of the world? This is a question author Nick Sullivan addresses in the tale of a new kind of entrepreneur, Iqbal Quadir.
Sullivan provides a new approach to building business opportunity in the developing world through a compelling account of what he calls the " external combustion engine" – a combination of market elements and forces that is already lifting people out of poverty in the Third World. The " engine" comprises three outside forces: information technology, imported by native entrepreneurs trained in the West, backed by foreign investors. Focusing primarily on the gripping stories of fast-growing cell phone companies, particularly Bangladesh’ s renowned GrameenPhone, the book describes an inclusive capitalism that engages and enables many of the 4 billion people at the " bottom of the pyramid."
Nicholas P. Sullivan (Boston, MA) has written and lectured extensively about technology, entrepreneurship, and business as editor in chief at Inc.com. He serves as publisher for the journal Innovations: Technology / Governance / Globalization (MIT Press).
Informal Learning: Rediscovering the Natural Pathways That Inspire Innovation and Performance
Most learning on the job is informal. This book offers advice on how to support, nurture, and leverage informal learning and helps trainers to go beyond their typical classes and programs in order to widen and deepen heir reach. The author reminds us that we live in a new, radically different, constantly changing, and often distracting workplace. He guides us through the plethora of digital learning tools that workers are now accessing through their computers, PDAs, and cell phones.
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Fuel Cell Systems Explained by James Larminie, ISBN 047084857X
Fuel cell technology is developing at a rapid pace, thanks to the increasing awareness of the need for pollution-free power sources. Moreover, new developments in catalysts and improved reliability have made fuel cells viable candidates in a broad range of applications, from small power stations, to cars, laptop computers and mobile phones. Building on the success of the first edition "Fuel Cell Systems Explained" presents a balanced introduction to this growing area.
"In summary, an altogether satisfying book that puts within its covers the academic tools necessary for explaining fuel cell systems on a multidisciplinary basis." Power Engineering Journal
"An excellent book..well written and produced." Journal of Power and Energy
Fully revised and updated, the second edition: Provides an essential guide to the principles, design and application of fuel cell systems.
Includes full and updated coverage of fuel processing and hydrogen generation and storage systems.
Presents a full...
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Fuel Cells: From Fundamentals to Applications
This is a concise source of the basic electrochemical principles and the engineering aspects involved in the development and commercialization of fuel cells. It provides a lucid description of the applications and techno-economic assessment of fuel cell technologies along with an in-depth discussion of conventional and novel approaches for generating energy. The first part covers the electrode kinetics and electrocatalysis of charge-transfer reactions, and leading electrochemical technologies with focus on relevance to fuel cells. The second part addresses the governing principles of fuel cells, electrocatalysis of fuel cell reactions and experimental techniques pertinent to fuel cell research and development. The third part is devoted to modeling of fuel cell systems and a thorough discussion of fuels, fuel processing and fuel storage, transmission, and distribution. The final part deals with the status of fuel cell technologies, their applications and economics.
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Will Wizard
Will knows how to work wonderful magic tricks, but first he must phone his friends to come and see the show. "Fun Phones are board books for toddlers--and they're shaped exactly like cell phones! A make-believe key pad decorates each front cover, so kids can pretend to dial and phone a friend. Or they can press the plastic button located just beneath the key pad, and listen to the phone ring. It sounds exactly like a real cell phone. When they open the book's front cover, they'll find an amusing little story with bright, full-color illustrations on every board page.
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