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Book SynopsisA revealing, honest and often comic coming-of-age story about growing up in 1970s Britain on the boundaries of race''Full of charm'' GUARDIAN''An account of what being British means'' i''Captures a country in transition ... You can''t fail to be moved'' THE TIMESKamal Ahmed''s childhood was very British' in every way except for the fact that he was brown. Half English, half Sudanese, he was raised at a time when being mixed-race meant being told to go home, even when you were born just down the road.This is his account of an upbringing of cricket and bucket-and-spade holidays, Angel Delight and the BBC - British to the core, yet always feeling foreign in the only home he had ever known. ''Ahmed grew up as a mixed-race kid in west London in the seventies, and his book charts the progress (sometimes slow and now without a few setbacks along the way) that our country has made on race issues since then. Brilliant'' Rohan SilvaTrade ReviewSparky, accessible and stimulating * Observer *Full of charm. Will no doubt deepen the conversation on race and identity in Britain * Guardian *Compelling. Ahmed writes evocatively of his almost cloyingly British upbringing: life in the suburbs: bucket-and-spade hols, cricket and card games with (white) Granddad. And yet, as Ahmed observes, he has always felt a little alien in his homeland. It is clear that Ahmed has done his homework – spoken to an enormous number of people, read endless studies. The book is a valuable addition to a growing body of work on what it means to be mixed race in modern Britain * Sunday Times *Ahmed draws on his experiences as a half-English, half-Sudanese child in 70s London for an account of what being British means * 50 Top Reads for Autumn, i-paper *Captures a country in transition. Even allowing for the lofty vantage point [Ahmed] looks back from as economics editor of the BBC, his story has a touch of the everyman about it. Ahmed recounts all this with elegance and wry humour. You can’t fail to be moved * The Times *Excellent. Ahmed grew up as a mixed-race kid in west London in the Seventies, and his book charts the progress (sometimes slow and not without a few setbacks along the way) that our country has made on race issues since then. Brilliant -- Rohan Silva * Evening Standard *[An] intimate memoir ... Ahmed uses his parents' individual and joint personal stories to pan outward into the broader histories of their countries, continents, and the evolution of ideas about race and citizenship ... Read[s] like an engaging novel ... Although emotionally similar to Dreams from my Father by Barack Obama and stylistically similar to Born a Crime by Trevor Noah, The Life and Times of a Very British Man is deeper in its complexity and broader in scope than those other two titles * Media Diversified *[Ahmed] writes movingly … With personal anecdotes and political analysis, it’s a thoughtfully written and thought-provoking book about race and identity in the Britain he passionately believes in * Choice Magazine *

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Book SynopsisMick Wall penetrates the closed world of Aussie rock legends AC/DC. 'We're a rock group - we're noisy, rowdy, sensational and weird' Angus Young

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Book Synopsis''A CINEMATIC RECORD OF HOW AN ACTOR SHAPES A CAREER'' Tom Hanks''FUNNY, SAD AND HEARTFELT'' Vince Gilligan''GRITTY, FUNNY AND SAD'' Entertainment Weekly''A SUPERB ANECDOTALIST'' Sunday Times Culture''RIVETING... ENGROSSING'' Huffington PostBRYAN CRANSTON maps his journey from abandoned son to beloved star, recalling the many odd parts he''s played in real life, and chronicles his evolution on camera. For the first time he shares the story of his early years, from his time as a soap opera regular to his recurring spots on Seinfeld and his role as bumbling father Hal on Malcolm in the Middle, along with an inspiring account of how he prepared for the award-winning role of President Lyndon Johnson.Of course, Cranston dives deep into the grittiest details of his greatest role, explaining how he searched inward for the personal darkness that would help him create one of thTrade ReviewBryan Cranston has created a cinematic record of how an actor shapes a career and an identity and a legacy all at the same time. -- Tom HanksI loved this book. It's just the right mixture of funny, sad and heartfelt. If I'd known Bryan could tell stories this well, I would have had him writing episodes of Breaking Bad. -- Vince GilliganThe highs here -and there are many -are meth-less but addictive. * KIRKUS REVIEWS *This splendid, moving, heartbreaking memoir is doubly triumphant. It regales and entertains while at the same time providing inspiration and practical wisdom. A truly gifted storyteller, Cranston captures the reader's imagination and emotions from beginning to end. -- Doris Kearns GoodwinBy turns gritty,funny, and sad, this fiercely intelligent book from the Breaking Bad star defies celebrity memoir tropes. -- Entertainment Weekly[A] substantial memoir from one of Hollywood's most introspective stars...anyone interested in acting will devour Cranston's savvy advice about honing one's craft and building one's career. -- BooklistIt's an engrossing first-person account by one of our finest actors and I couldn't put it down. -- Phil Simon * HUFFINGTON POST *Fans of Breaking Bad will be glued to this riveting memoir, which looks at how he worked to create such a dark and legendary character. But long before Walter White, Bryan Cranston's life story was fascinating and dramatic. * IRISH COUNTRY MAGAZINE *His memoir, A Life in Parts, shows him as a superb anecdotalist with an honest take on how he dealt with fame found later in life. * SUNDAY TIMES CULTURE *a fascinating read and a satisfying look into Cranston's life -- Pip Ellwood * ENTERTAINMENT FOCUS *A great guy reading his great book to you like you're both just downing session IPAs in some crack-in-the-wall bar no one else has found. Cranston's widely acclaimed memoir has been winning praise for its earnest account of a good man fighting to be the actor he always dreamed of, and his gentle, confessional honesty shines through all the more when spoken in his loveable folksy tones. * MR HYDE *Candid and richly entertaining memoir -- Jane Shilling * DAILY MAIL *

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Book SynopsisTurn your job into a gateway to joy, contentment and stress-free living, with bestselling author Oli Doyle's six-week guide.

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Book SynopsisThrough six previous editions, Airline Marketing and Management has established itself as the leading textbook for students of marketing and its application to today''s airline industry, as well as a reference work for those with a professional interest in the area. Carefully revised, the seventh edition of this internationally successful book examines an exceptionally turbulent period for the industry. It features new material on: *Changes in customer needs, particularly regarding more business travellers choosing - or being forced - to travel economy, and analysis of the bankruptcy of ''All Business Class'' airlines. * An explanation of the US/EU ''Open Skies'' agreement and analysis of its impact. *The increase in alliance activity and completion of several recent mergers, and the marketing advantages and disadvantages that have resulted. * Product adjustments that airlines must make to adapt to changes in the marketing environment, such as schedule re-adjustments and the reconfigurTrade Review'Overall, with the textual changes made and topics added, Shaw has ensured the latest edition of his book remains one of the leading textbooks on airline management and product planning.' Aerlines, e-zine issue 53Table of ContentsThe Fundamentals -- What is Marketing? -- Definition -- The ‘MarketingMix’ -- Stages in the Application of Marketing Principles to Airline Management -- Benefits of a Marketing-Based Approach Successful Airlines ... -- The Market for Air Transport Services -- What Business Are We In? -- Transportation -- Communication -- Leisure -- Logistics -- Information -- Selling Services -- Who is the ‘Customer’? -- Definitions -- ‘Apparent’ and‘True’ Needs -- Industrial Buying Behaviour -- The ‘Customer ’ in the Business Air Travel Market -- The ‘Customer ’ in the Business Air Travel Market -- The ‘Customer ’ in the Air Freight Market -- Market Segmentation: Air Passenger Market -- The Concept -- Segmentation Variables in the Air Passenger Mark -- Customer Requirements: Business Travel Market -- The Business Travel Market: Demographics and Psychographics -- The Leisure Segment of Demand -- Segmentation of the Air Freight Market -- Differences between the Air Passenger and Air Freight Markets -- Segmentation Variables: Air Freight Market -- Successful Airlines ... -- 3 The Marketing Environment -- The Theoretical Basis: PESTE Analysis -- PESTE Analysis: Political Factors -- Terrorism Fears /Political Instability -- Deregulation and ‘Open Skies’ -- Marketing Policies for a Deregulated Environmen -- Privatisation -- ‘State Aid’ -- Airport Slot Allocation -- PESTE Analysis: Economic Factors -- Economic Growth and the Trade Cycle -- PESTE Analysis: Social Factors -- The Ageing Population -- Changing Family Structures -- Changing Tastes and Fashions in Holidays -- The Uncertain, Deregulated Labour Market -- The Female Business Traveller -- PESTE Analysis: Technological Factors -- Video-Conferencing -- The Internet -- Surface Transport Investment -- New Aircraft Developments -- PESTE Analysis: Environmental Factors -- Climate Change and Global Warming -- Shortages of Infrastructure Capacity -- ‘Tourism Saturation ’ -- Successful Airlines ... -- Airline Business and Marketing Strategies -- Porter’s ‘Five Forces’ and their Application to the Airlim -- Industry -- Rivalry amongst Existing Firms -- Substitution -- New Entry -- Power of Customers -- Power of Suppliers -- ‘Disintermediation ’ -- Strategic Families -- Cost Leadership, Differentiation and Focus: -- The Principles -- Cost Leadership in the Airline Industry: Background -- ‘True Low Cost’: Fundamentals of the Business Model -- ‘Hybrid ’Low-Cost Carrier Models -- Cost Leader Airlines: Current Issues -- Cost Leader Airlines: The Future -- ‘Differentiation ’ in the Airline Industry -- Airline Alliances -- Airline Industry Consolidation: The Latest Developments -- ‘Differentiation’ Airlines: The Future -- The Concept of the ‘Legacy Airline ’ -- ‘LegacyAirlines’: Strategic Options -- ‘Focus’ Strategies -- Types of Focusing in the Airline Industry -- ‘Value Added’Focusing: ‘Integrated Carriers ’ -- ‘Value Added’Focusing: ‘All Business-Class ’Air -- ‘Low Cost’ Focusing: Charter Airlines -- ‘Lost-in-the-Middle ’ -- Airline Business and Marketing Strategies: Common Mis -- Objectives -- Diversification vs Specialisation -- Pace of Expansion -- Competitive Response -- ‘Control’ -- Over-Optimism /Fall-Back Position Successful Airlines ... -- 5 Product Analysis in Airline Marketing -- What is the ‘Product’? -- The Theory of Product Analysis and its Application to the Airline Industry -- The Product Life Cycle -- Product Life Cycles in the Aviation Industry -- Managing a Product Portfolio: The ‘Boston Box ’ -- Balancing Risk and Opportunity: The ‘Ansoff Ma -- Fleet and Schedules-Related Product Features -- Cabin Configuration and Classes of Service -- Network, Frequencies and Timing -- Punctuality -- Customer Service-Related Product Features -- Point-of-Sale Service -- Reservations and Overbooking -- Airport Service -- In-Flight Service -- Controlling Product Quality -- 5.6 The Air Freight Product -- Air Freight Capacity -- Successful Airlines ... -- Pricing and Revenue Management -- Building Blocks in Airline Pricing Policy -- Pricing - A Part of the Marketing Mix -- Deregulation -- Revenue Management Systems -- ‘Willingness-to-Pay’ and ‘Capturing the Value’ -- ‘A La Carte ’Pricing -- ‘Uniform’ and ‘Differential’ Pricing -- The Principles -- Differential Pricing: Arguments in Favour -- Differential Pricing: The Case Against -- The Management of Discount Fares -- Pricing Response and Pricing Initiatives -- The Structure of Air Freight Pricing Successful Airlines . -- Distributing the Product -- Distribution Channel Strategies -- Types of Distribution Channel -- The Concept of ‘Super Profits’ -- The Travel Agency Distribution System -- Advantages and Disadvantages -- Today’s Distribution Channels -- The Future of Distribution -- Global Distribution Systems (GDSs) -- History and Background -- Current Issues -- 10 Airline Selling, Advertising and Promotional Policies -- The Anatomy of a Sale -- The AIDA Model and the SPIN Cycle -- Sales Planning -- The Sales Budget -- The ‘CommunicationsMix’ -- Marketing Communication Techniques -- Sponsorship Policy -- Database Marketing -- Media Relations -- The Field Sales Team -- Airline Advertising -- The Functions of Advertising -- Advertising Decisions -- What are the Features of ‘Good ’Airline j -- Selling in the Air Freight Market -- The Sales Task in the Air Freight Market -- Marketing Communication Methods -- Successful Airlines ... -- 11 The Future of Airline Marketing -- Glossary of Aviation Terms Glossary of Marketing Terms Index

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Book SynopsisAll project stakeholders have different needs, objectives, responsibilities and priorities. For many project managers it is disturbing to realise that, for any number of personal or professional reasons, some of their stakeholders may not be as co-operative and helpful as they expect. It could be a negative and powerful sponsor (the 'Anti-sponsor'), a demotivated team, low-maturity or unrealistic external clients, maliciously compliant gatekeepers and finance teams, or uninterested internal customers. The reality of project management is that stakeholders can be difficult! Jake Holloway, Professor David Bryde and Roger Joby bring their years of project management experience and combine it with research and insight from social psychology to delve into how and why project stakeholders can be difficult. The book describes some of the common stakeholder types - such as Sponsors, the Team, Gatekeepers, Clients and Contractors - and associated unhelpful or difficult behaviour profiles that Trade Review"This volume makes good use of real-life examples/case studies and provides practical steps and tips to engaging, and maintaining that engagement, with differing types of stakeholders. The book works by raising issues and then offering practical solutions and therefore is positioned to be a handy reference guide. "Barry Spruce, The Project TimesTable of ContentsContents: Preface; Project stakeholders; The project sponsor; The project team; External clients and contractors; Internal customers and gatekeepers; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisHyperthinking is predicated on the assumption that the single most important skill required to help you and your organization thrive in the age of perpetual change, digital communications and networks is the mind-set of individuals. This includes your values, your ability to learn and ability to adapt to change. After 14 years of experience with leading global companies, author Philip Weiss has developed an approach that pulls together the ingredients needed for the modern executive to both adapt and thrive in this new age. The Hyperthinking model has been developed and tested on teams, clients and the author's networks with great success. The book explains how Hyperthinking can apply to different facets of our lives, starting from our personal experience and our role in society and shows how to adapt better to the new business world. Hyperthinking is a set of values and tools that, used in combination, enable individuals to embrace change develop their creativity and effectively enTrade Review’Networks don’t just change the way we interact with each other; they change the way we think, we learn and how we make decisions. Philip Weiss’ HyperThinking captures the essence of these changes convincingly and provides you with a clear route to the thinking processes you will need to survive and thrive in this radically new and fast-changing business environment. Thomas Power, CEO and founder Ecademy ’Shifting your thinking patterns is the key to embracing change. HyperThinking is the kind of book you should read when you are in the middle of change, of a conflict, when you're managing a difficult project, when you just changed jobs, when you had your first child, when you just retired. It's a book about the way we think, or rather the way we think we think, and what this means for the rest of our lives. What this book taught me is that we have to live in a world where we cannot rely on traditional thinking patterns - these must be continuously challenged if we want to adapt to the ever-changing environment we live in. This is called hyperthinking, and it is giving people who want to make an impact on the world we live in a competitive edge. Some are natural-born hyperthinkers, others will have to learn it the hard way. This book will give you a headstart and will provide for an enjoyable and thought-provoking read. I'm proud to be a hyperthinker. Soon, you will feel the same way too.’ Aurelie Valtat, Digital Communications Manager, European Council ’HyperThinking reminds us that we live in a constant flux of ideas and events, propelled along by the economics, technology and politics of our time. But Phil Weiss takes us beyond Heraclitus as he explores the tools for navigating the ever-changing river. By embracing the four modes of hyperthinking, everyone can move beyond convention and the fear of failure, and flex their thinking-muscles for innovative outcomes. In spite of the proven results over 100 years of the Montessoris and Steiners and NeilTable of ContentsContents: Hyperthinking: executive summary; Part 1 The Beginning of the End of Business as Usual: Flying high; Risks or opportunities?; Meet Paul. Part 2 Defining a New Language: Shifting your perspective; A new word...a new concept. Part 3 The Four Dimensions of Hyperthinking: Hypershifting; Hyperlearning; Hyperlinking; Hyperacting; Collaboration. Part 4 Becoming a Hyperthinker: Embarking on the journey; (Almost) the final word. Part 5 Stories of Hyperthinking: Meet the real hyperthinkers; Catching up with Paul; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe ability of organisations to cyberconnect is becoming increasingly important for superior performance. Cyberconnecting: The Three Lenses of Diversity by Dr Priya E. Abraham explains how to establish connections across technological, cultural and social boundaries, mirrored in organisations succeeding in today's hybrid business world. Some companies create and innovate technology; others use and adopt it; but in the cyberage, both must closely interconnect tech with human behaviour. Face-to-face and cyber-interactions are at the heart of effective work-based relationships, which in turn increase organisational performance. To build these effective business relations, organisations must foster the discovery muscle - curiosity combined with skills - in individuals. Priya E. Abraham shows how seemingly opposing domains (technology, business anthropology and diversity) best leverage interactions for the benefit of organisation development, using findings from practitioner-focused resTrade Review’Abraham’s impressive book on diversity as process surveys new forms of working and learning (co-creating, gamification) in current and future organisation development (Big Data and the Internet of Everything). Abraham teaches us to leverage diversity and interactions across boundaries to build meaningful connections for success in a cyberconnected business world. She holistically highlights business and digital anthropology in organisational change and development.’ Philipp Amann, Transnational Threats Department, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe 'Cyberconnecting and its "three lenses" closes a crucial intellectual gap about collaboration. It’s a thought-provoking work on leveraging human resources and shaping your business in a virtual world. Abraham gives you the conceptual foundation and tools needed to be successful with your digital initiatives and business transformation. A must read for all those serious on becoming a Social Business.’ Thomas A. Bryner, World-wide Social Business SWAT Team, IBM ’Cyberconnecting is more than a good read and a resourceful handbook packed with lively examples and exciting stories illustrating the case in point. This is an up-to-date guide to one of the most important themes in professional life for today and tomorrow - a must for junior and senior professionals in a wide range of careers.’ Andre Gingrich, University of Vienna, AustriaTable of ContentsI: The Context; 1: The Cyberconnected World of Work; 2: Leveraging Contributions from Anthropology; 3: The Emergence of Diversity as a Process; II: The Practice; 4: The Three Lenses of Diversity; 5: Reflecting on the Visible Me – The Four Tangible Identity Elements; 6: Exploring the Extended Me – The Eight Intangible Identity Elements; 7: Breaking through the Stereotype Game – The Lens of Perception; 8: Completing the Roadmap to Interconnectivity – The Environmental Lens; III: The Application; 9: Creating Value from Embracing Tech; 10: Focusing on the Human Perspective within the Big Data Hype

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Book SynopsisThis book provides an integrative Business Transformation Management Methodology, the BTM , with an emphasis on the balance between the rational aspects of transformation and the often underestimated emotional readiness of employees to absorb and accept transformation initiatives.Comprising four phases - Envision, Engage, Transform, and Optimize - the methodology integrates expertise from areas such as strategy, risk, and project management. Covering the formal and informal structures and roles needed for a successful transformation, the authors cover a wide range of theory to help understand the phenomenon of transformation.A ''360-degree'' view on what business transformation means and how to manage it successfully, this handbook is suitable for business executives dealing with organizational change. A range of illustrative case studies ensure this is also a valuable resource for academics interested in chanTrade Review’The goal of business transformation initiatives is to create agility in order to adapt to market changes. To achieve desired outcomes it is necessary to accurately manage interdependent risks associated with changes in the strategy, operating processes as well as the organization’s culture. In my opinion this handbook encompasses all relevant aspects of a professional approach to business transformation.’ Reza Nazeman, CIO Europe, Middle East & Africa, Microsoft ’The handbook brilliantly combines art and science marrying the experience and expertise of highly successful practitioners with multi-disciplinary methods, underpinned by the best practices of the leader in enterprise technology solutions. In my 20 plus years transforming global enterprises, I finally see an honest and vivid acknowledgement of the significant role transformation plays in today’s business context and the keys to success spelled out.’Lilian Corvington - Global Director EVO Program, Vodafone ’Business transformation is a complex endeavor and a continuous challenge for many organizations nowadays. Therefore, it is important to have a holistic and applicable methodology that successfully guides decision makers through transformation initiatives. This is exactly what this handbook provides.’ Nicolas Steib - Global Head of Services Delivery, SAP’Achieving successful transformation requires that strategy, marketing, enterprise modeling, HR, business processing, IT... share the same global approach and the same language. This requires a new discipline which will merge specialized practices into a single consistent set of simplified practices. This handbook will help you to implement these convergence efforts.’ Jean-René Lyon, Director, Center of Excellence in Enterprise Architecture, Paris'A must-have for any business transformation professional. With only a third of business transformations being completed on time, on budget and to expectations, this book needs to descend into the laps of 1000s of managers and leaders everywhere.'Rob Llewellyn, ConsultantTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Meta Management 3. Strategy Management 4. Value Management 5. Risk Management 6. Business Process Management 7. Transformational IT Management 8. Organizational Change Management 9. Competence and Training Management 10. Program and Project Management 11. Case Study: MotorStars' Implementation of a Global HR System in an Automotive Company 12. Lessons Learned from the Business Transformation Case Studies

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Book SynopsisDennis Lock's masterly exposition of the principles and practice of project management has been pre-eminent in its field for 45 years. The 10th Edition of Project Management explains the entire project management process in great detail.

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Book SynopsisThe biggest strength of the book is its pedagogic design, which will appeal to new entrants in the field but also leaves space for methodological debates... It is well suited for use on general courses but it also involves far more than an introduction and is full of theoretical insights for a more theoretically advanced audience. - Economic Geography Research GroupIn the last fifteen years economic geography has experienced a number of fundamental theoretical and methodological shifts. Politics and Practice in Economic Geography explains and interrogates these fundamental issues of research practice in the discipline. Concerned with examining the methodological challenges associated with that 'cultural turn', the text explains and discusses: qualitative and ethnographic methodologies the role and significance of quantitaTrade ReviewThe biggest strength of the book is its pedagogic design, which will appeal to new entrants in the field but also leaves space for methodological debates... It is well suited for use on general courses but it also involves far more than an introduction and is full of theoretical insights for a more theoretically advanced audience. -- Economic Geography Research GroupFortunately, to the benefit of students young and old, the reflexive ruminations contained between these covers are fresh, penetrating, honest, personal and, at times, poignant. They are sure to stimulate a long-overdue reawakening of interest in methodological choice and its consequences in economic geography. In doing so, the contributors to this volume have performed an incredibly valuable service on behalf of economic geographers everywhere. -- Meric S. GertlerTable of ContentsPART ONE: POSITION AND METHOD: PRODUCING ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHIES Chapter 1: Politics and Practice: Becoming a Geographer - Erica Schoenberger Chapter 2: Smoke and Mirrors: An Ethnography of the State - Alison Mountz Chapter 3: Nature Talks Back: Studying the Economic Life of Things - Paul Robbins Chapter 4: Sexing the Economy, Theorizing Bodies - Linda McDowell Chapter 5: Putting Play to Work - Geraldine Pratt and Caleb Johnston Chapter 6: Of Pufferfish and Ethnography: Plumbing New Depths in Economic Geography - Elizabeth C. Dunn PART TWO: POLITICIZING METHOD: ACTIVATING ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHIES Chapter 7: Method and Politics: Avoiding Determinism and Embracing Normativity - Andrew Sayer Chapter 8: Cultivating Subjects for a Community Economy - J.K. Gibson-Graham Chapter 9: A Public Language for Analyzing the Corporation - Philip O’Neill Chapter 10: The Place of Personal Politics - Jane Wills Chapter 11: Locating the Thai State - Jim Glassman Chapter 12: Post-socialism and the Politics of Knowledge Production - John Pickles and Adrian Smith PART THREE: QUANTITY AND QUALITY Beyond Dualist Economic Geographies Chapter 13: Hybrid GIS and Cultural Economic Geography - Mei-Po Kwan Chapter 14: Evolution in Economic Geography? - David L. Rigby Chapter 15: Beyond Close Dialogue: Economic Geography as if it Matters - Gordon L. Clark Chapter 16: Economic Geography, by the Numbers? - Paul Plummer Chapter 17: Methodologies, Epistemologies, Audiences - Amy Glasmeier PART FOUR:BOUNDARY CROSSINGS Mobilizing Economic Geographies Chapter 18: Out of Africa: History, Nature, Empire - Judith Carney Chapter 19: ‘I Offer You This, Commodity’ - Vinay K. Gidwani Chapter 20: ‘El Otro Lado’ and Transnational Ethnographies - Altha J. Cravey Chapter 21: Researching Transnational Networks - Philip F. Kelly and Kris Olds Chapter 22: Reflexivity and Positionality in Feminist Fieldwork Revisited - Richa Nagar and Susan Geiger Chapter 23: Researching Hybridity through ‘Chinese’ Business Networks - Henry Wai-chung Yeung

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Book SynopsisThis is an intelligent book about serious issues in public relations: accountability, responsibility, transparency, loyalty, truthtelling, and fairness. It should be required reading in boardrooms, in PR classrooms, and at the Pentagon. - Jay Black, Editor, Journal of Mass Media Ethics Ethics in Public Relations fills an important need at a time when the credibility of public relations (and some public relations practitioners and public relations firms) is under attack. In a manner that is never preachy or dogmatic, Fitzpatrick and Bronstein have put together a series of essaysthat have application across the public relations spectrum. They are sure to be informative and instructive both to long-time professionals and candidates for entry-level positions. - Harold Burson, Founding Chairman, Burson Marstellar This book is both highly readable and long overdue. Fitzpatrick and Bronstein have produced a thoughtful, thorough, aTrade Review"This timely and thorough volume, edited by two communication professors at DePaul University, attempts to provide both a theoretical framework and some very practical strategies for what the authors call "responsible advocacy." Summing up: Highly recommended." -- M.S MyersTable of ContentsIntroduction: Toward a Definitional Framework for Responsible Advocacy Chapter 1: Baselines for Ethical Advocacy in the “Marketplace of Ideas” - Kathy Fitzpatrick Chapter 2: Responsibility and Accountability - Thomas H. Bivins Chapter 3: The Ethics of Communicating With and About Difference in a Changing Society - Larissa A. Grunig and Elizabeth L. Toth Chapter 4: Negotiating Relationships With Activist Publics - Linda Hon Chapter 5: Responsible Advocacy for Nonprofit Organizations - Carolyn Bronstein Chapter 6: Truth and Transparency - Karla Gower Chapter 7: Responsible Online Communication - Kirk Hallahan Chapter 8: Responsible Advocacy Through Strategic Risk Communication - Michael J. Palenchar and Robert L. Heath Chapter 9: The Ethics of Public Diplomacy - Philip Seib Chapter 10: Advocacy Across Borders - Donald K. Wright

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Book SynopsisThis text introduces tourism students to concepts drawn from critical theory, cultural studies and the social sciences. It does so with a light and readable touch, highlighting the ideas that underlie contemporary critical tourism studies in a practical and engaging way. Specifically, the authors examine how post-structuralist thought has led to a re-imagining of power relationships and the ways in which they are central to the production and consumption of tourism experiences. Eleven clear, relevant chapters provide an accessible introduction to tourism defining, explaining and developing the key issues and methods in this exciting field. These topics include: Regulating Tourism Commodifying Tourism Embodying Tourism Performing Tourism Tourism and the Everyday Tourism and the Other Tourism and the Environment Tourism and the Past Tourism Mobilities Researching TourTrade ReviewAn insightful and original approach to different aspects of tourism...The book is admirable for the interesting, vivid and shrewd style of writing which makes it really enjoyable for reading. Fun and humour are deliberately and successfully interwoven into the elevated academic analysis, thus making this text equally valuable for professionals, academics, students and anyone else who is passionate about tourism European Journal of Tourism Research At last! A refreshingly lucid text for students that substantially enriches the analysis of tourism and tourists. Hannam and Knox explore the recent theoretical insights that have helped tourist studies to escape from a self-imposed academic ghetto and have multiplied approaches to making sense of tourism. Clear, concise and stimulatingTim EdensorManchester Metropolitan University With this book Hannam and Knox have gone a long way towards elevating the study of tourism from the obscure margins of social science into a bona fide research area. They encourage us to think critically about the subject and successfully interweave dominant contemporary concepts to present tourism as a social, cultural, economic, and spatial phenomenon. Students will be sure to enjoy this innovative contribution which takes a ′user-friendly′ approach and provides a useful pedagogic tool for those at all levels of studyDimitri IoannidesProfessor of Human Geography; Mid-Sweden University and ETOUR Understanding Tourism provides an in-depth and critical analysis of tourism studies that is conceptually rich, empirically strong and extremely accessible to scholars and students of tourism. It is a refreshing analysis of an extremely complex and multidimensional global phenomenon, and raises our understanding of tourism to new heightsDallen TimothyProfessor of Tourism Development and Management, Arizona State University A very interesting mobilities view of tourism with useful student-friendly text and exercisesJohn UrryDistinguished Professor, Lancaster University This is a useful and accessible introduction to critical approaches to tourism that will be a value for lecturers and students alike. The provision of many thought-provoking exercises will be of benefit for both teaching and learningGreg RichardsAnnals of Tourism Research Table of ContentsUnderstanding Tourism Regulating Tourism Commodifying Tourism Embodying Tourism Performing Tourism Tourism and the Everyday Tourism and the Other Tourism and the Environment Tourism and the Past Tourism Mobilities Researching Tourism

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Book SynopsisStudying Marketing is packed full of lively debate and funny anecdotes covering topics marketing students are familiar with, such as key thinkers and concepts, and some they are not. It looks at areas most textbooks ignore, such as the development of marketing as a discipline and as an academic subject, and raises arguments that students haven't heard about in their lectures. Conceived by Chris Grey as an antidote to conventional textbooks, each book in the Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap' series takes a core area of the curriculum and turns it on its head by providing a critical and sophisticated overview of the key issues and debates in an informal, conversational and often humorous way. Suitable for Marketing students at Undergraduate and Postgraduate level. Along with professionals involved in marketing and anyone interested in how marketing works. Trade Review′If you want a clear, well written and authoritative introduction to the ideas and concepts that underpin the marketing discipline, this the book for you′ - Emeritus Professor Michael J Baker Table of ContentsIntroduction: Studying Marketing PART ONE: PROPER SUBJECTS THAT PRECEDED MARKETING Chapter 1: The Economists Chapter 2: Behavioural Scientists PART TWO: MARKETING AS A PROPER SUBJECT Chapter 3: The Marketing Gurus and Some of Their Thinking Chapter 4: Marketing Concepts and Contexts PART THREE: SELLING MARKETING Chapter 5: Why Marketing Doesn′t Work Epilogue

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Book SynopsisThe Handbook of Marketing Scales, Third Edition, represents a clear and user-friendly collection of multi-item, self-report measures developed and frequently used in consumer behavior and marketing research. Key Features More than 150 scales are included in the Handbook. Many scales were originally published in marketing and consumer journals, and including them in one volume helps reduce the time it takes researchers to locate instruments for survey research. More than 70 new scales have been added to the Third Edition. New scales were selected based upon actual usage and citations by researchers in articles where a major objective was scale development. Each scale is prefaced by the same information. Details are provided of construct, description, development, samples, validity, scores, sources, references, and other evidence. The book includes a number of measures that have been used iTrade ReviewThis is a handbook of scales that are used in empirical marketing and consumer behaviour research. In seven chapters, this third edition mirrors the six major areas of marketing mix and consumer behaviour variables as well as a general introduction. The six areas are: (1) traits and individual difference variables; (2) values and goals; (3) involvement, information processing, and affect; (4) reactions to marketing stimuli; (5) attitudes about the performance of business firms, satisfaction and post-purchase behaviour, social agencies, and the mar- ketplace; and (6) sales, sales management, organizational behaviour, and interfirm–intrafirm issues. For each scale, the following information is provided: construct, description, and development of the scale, the samples used in development, validity, scores, source, and references and last but not least, the actual scale items and dimensions to which they belong. -- Prof. Dr. Lucia A. ReischTable of ContentsPreface 1. Introduction Criteria for Scale Deletions/Additions Search Procedures Format of the Book and Presentation of Measures Caveats and Cautions Evaluation of Measures Reliability Construct Validity Other Issues to Consider Summary References 2. Traits and Individual Difference Variables Scales Related to Interpersonal Orientation, Needs/Preferences, and Self-Concept Scales Related to Consumer Compulsiveness and Impulsiveness Scales Related to Country Image and Affiliation Scales Related to Consumer Opinion Leadership and Opinion Seeking Scales Related to Innovativeness Scales Related to Consumer Social Influence 3. Values and Goals General Values Appendix to General Values Values Related to Environmentalism and Socially Responsible Consumption Values Related to Materialism and Possessions/Objects Appendix to Materialism and Possessions/Objects Values Related to Goal Orientations and Planning 4. Involvement, Information Processing, and Affect Involvement General to Several Product Classes Purchasing Involvement Scales Related to Information Processing: Optimal Stimulation Measures Scales Related to Processing Style Scales Related to Affect 5. Reactions to Marketing Stimuli Measures Related to Ad Emotions and Ad Content Measures Related to Brand/Product Responses and Shopping Styles Measures Related to Pricing Responses 6. Attitudes About the Performance of Business Firms, Satisfaction and Post-Purchase Behavior, Social Agencies, and the Marketplace Consumer Attitudes Toward Business Practices and Marketing Scales Related to Post- Purchase Behavior: Consumer Discontent Business Attitudes Toward the Marketplace 7. Sales, Sales Management, Organizational Behavior, and Interfirm-Intrafirm Issues Job Satisfaction Measures Role Perceptions/Conflict Job Burnout/Tension Performance Measures Control and Leadership Organizational Commitment Sales/Selling Approaches Inter-/Intrafirm Issues of Influence and Power Other Measures Related to Interfirm Issues Index About the Editors

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Book SynopsisDespite the obvious need for transparency, a company's Lean results can continue to hide behind the mask of traditional accounting and dilute the benefits of a Lean implementation. When your organization opts to go Lean, you must empower your accountants with Lean tools that serve the Lean mission.Winner of a Shingo Research and Professional Publication AwardAccounting in the Lean Enterprise: Providing Simple, Practical, and Decision-Relevant Information explains how to develop the information and financial reports that serve the needs of a Lean-minded business. It presents alternative methods of reporting, and includes a step-by-step guide for transitioning to Lean accounting methods. The book is divided into three parts: The Fundamentals of Lean as a Competitive Strategy The Nuts and Bolts of Lean Accounting Controls and Transition Walking you through Lean tools, activities, and philosophies, it addreTrade ReviewWhen the Lean accounting field coalesced at the first Lean Accounting Summit in 2005 the thought leaders realized that promoting Lean accounting concepts at the university level was critical to long term manufacturing success in the United States. Drs. Gloria McVay, Frances Kennedy, and Rosemary Fullerton have not only led that effort and emerged as leaders in the academic community; they are Lean thought leaders in their own right.Accounting in the Lean Enterprise: Providing Simple, Practical, and Decision-Relevant Information is an outstanding contribution to the Lean accounting body of work. Written in textbook style, it is a great learning resource that will be widely used in college classrooms, as well as in the manufacturing community. It is easy to read and understand, while comprehensively covering the entire scope of Lean accounting. It is easy to see this book becoming the standard tool that CFOs and Controllers will use to train and bring their entire accounting team along for the Lean journey. I highly recommend this outstanding book!—Bill Waddell, Lean Author and ConsultantThis is a must-have guide for all those wanting to leverage the power of Lean in their organization. The authors have done a tremendous job of capturing the essence of what Lean accounting is and how companies can use it to better understand and improve their business! The book is written in an easy-to-understand manner, with great examples and explanations of the various aspects of Lean accounting. It demonstrates how Lean accounting helps all levels of employees see and understand their business through a better lens than what the traditional accounting reports and processes offer.—Jan Brosnahan, Controls Division Controller for Watlow Electric Mfg Co.McVay, Kennedy, and Fullerton marshal up a long needed instructional book, closing a significant gap in the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of applying Lean accounting as a cornerstone for a successful Lean journey. Accounting in the Lean Enterprise: Providing Simple, Practical, and Decision-Relevant Information should be used by companies and universities alike to bridge this informational gap and give our future accountants and leaders required knowledge on managing financial, operational, and strategic decisions for our business organizations.—Jim Huntzinger, Founder and President of the Lean Accounting SummitRising out of the academic community, Accounting in the Lean Enterprise: Providing Simple, Practical, and Decision-Relevant Information provides legitimacy to what successful Lean CEO and CFO's know: we must move away from standard cost accounting to release the untapped human and financial value in our organizations!—Jean Cunningham, Jean Cunningham ConsultingAccounting in the Lean Enterprise: Providing Simple, Practical, and Decision-Relevant Information is a great learning tool for beginners, as well as a great reference book for the highly trained. The book begins at the start of the Lean accounting journey and ends with practical examples that are applicable on a daily basis.—Bill Stabler, Corporate Controller, Barry-Wehmiller, Inc.Accounting in the Lean Enterprise: Providing Simple, Practical, and Decision-Relevant Information is a concrete, actionable roadmap for those wanting to transform their internal reporting systems to support Lean manufacturing. The book is written from the perspective of ‘why it matters’ and ‘how to do it.’ In-depth examples provided are sure to guide the Lean journeys of those willing to explore more relevant accounting alternatives. —Staci Gunnell, CMA, Financial Global Operations Manager, ThermoFisher Scientific; Former Controller, AutolivTable of ContentsThe Fundamentals of Lean as a Competitive Strategy. Principles of Strategic Lean Thinking. Value Stream Management. The Nuts and Bolts of Lean Accounting. Principles of Lean Accounting. Value Stream Costing. Inventory Management. Capacity Management. Product Costs and Lean Decisions. Lean Planning. Measurement Selection and Alignment. Measurement and Lean Behavior. Controls and Transition. Leaning Accounting Processes. Transitioning to a Lean Accounting Reporting System.

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Book SynopsisThe Economy of Renaissance Florence offers both a systematic description of the city's major economic activities and a comprehensive overview of its economic development from the late Middle Ages through the Renaissance to 1600.Trade ReviewRenaissance Florence has no more able defender in recent times than Professor Richard Goldthwaite. Washington Post Book World Richard Goldthwaite has served a long apprenticeship. As a dedicated student of the economy of Florence between the 13th and 16th centuries, he has published studies of the city's buildings and banks, its private wealth and the demand for its art. Now he has stood back and produced a magisterial history which brings all the strands of the story together and becomes, among its other virtues, a persuasive account of early capitalism. Economist 2009 Johns Hopkins University Press deserves praise for having so ably edited and published such a big book in this age of contraction and cost-cutting. It and the author have given us one of the most important books in Renaissance history to have appeared in many years: not simply a long-needed synthesis but a stimulating, insightful work that will guide research for a long time to come. -- Robert S. DuPlessis Renaissance Quarterly 2009 This book marks a crowning achievement of a distinguished academic career, and it achieves both authority in its exposition and modesty in its tone. An essential read for scholars interested in the study of Florence, and historical economics. -- Nicola Jones H-Italy, H-Net Reviews 2010 It is hard to do justice to so large, complex, and informative a work. A synthesis of the Florentine economy is a monumental undertaking. Goldthwaite offers a compelling image, which, like all such images, will draw its critics and admirers and set the parameters of the field for decades. -- Thomas Kuehn Journal of Modern History 2010 Masterful. So thorough, so inclusive, and so wide-ranging that its omission from the bibliography of on any future study on the Italian Renaissance will be a noticeable oversight. -- Brian Maxson Canadian Journal of History 2010Table of ContentsList of Tables, Figures, and MapsPrefaceIntroduction: The Commerical RevolutionEconomic Growth and Development in Italy to 1300Trade with the LevantLinks to the NorthThe Tuscan TownsFlorenceRise to PredominanceThe Dynamics of GrowthPart I: International Merchant Banking1. The NetworkPerformanceDynamics of ChangePeriodizationThe Era of the FlorinBalance of PaymentsStructuresThe FirmThe Conduct of BusinessInterfirm RelationsThe CenterFlorence and Regional TradeFlorence as International Emporium2. The Shifting Geography of CommerceNorthwestern EuropeNaples and Southern ItalyThe Western MediterraneanA Transport RevolutionThe Iberian PeninsulaSouthern FranceThe Later Sixteenth CenturyCentral Italy and RomeVenice, the Adriatic, and the LevantCentral Europe3. Banking and FinanceBankingDeposits and LoansInternational Transfer and ExchangeThe Bill of Exchange as Credit InstrumentThe International Exchange MarketGovernment FinanceLoans to RulersRisksThe PapacyCompetition and Innovation in the Sixteenth CenturyPart II: The Urban Economy4. The Textile IndustriesGeneral PerformanceThe Wool IndustryThe Silk IndustryLinen DrapersBusiness OrganizationThe FirmOperations beyond the FirmProductionThe ShopThe Work ForceRecapitulation: Wool, Silk, and the Economy5. Artisans, Shop keepers, WorkersThe Work ForceGuildsArtisansWorks on the Margins of the MarketPerformance of the Artisan SectorDemand-Driven GrowthParameters of the Local Market6. Banking and CreditBanking Institutions through the Fifteenth CenturyHistoriographical ProblemsLocal BanksPawnbrokersWelfare InstitutionsBanks and the GovernmentLack of a Banking SystemPerformance of the Banking SectorPracticesEconomic FunctionsBankruptciesBanking outside of BanksOffsettingThe Private Credit MarketNew Directions in the Sixteenth CenturyA Public Savings- and- Loan BankA Central Clearance Bank?Conclusion7. ContextsGovernment and the EconomyEconomic PolicyFiscal PolicyBusiness Interests and GovernmentThe Region and the CityUrban GeographyIndustrial ResourcesAgricultureEconomic IntegrationPrivate WealthSocial MobilityA Profile of Wealth Distribution in 1427Redistribution of Wealth in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth CenturiesConclusionEconomic CultureAttitudes and BehaviorNotions about the EconomyPerformanceThe Economy in the Short RunA Final JudgmentAppendix: Changing Values of the FlorinIndex

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Book SynopsisAimed at upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, scholars, teachers, practitioners, athletic administrators, and advocates of intercollegiate athletics, Introduction to Intercollegiate Athletics provides readers with up-to-date and comprehensive knowledge about the changes to-and challenges faced by-university athletics programs.Table of ContentsPrefacePart I: Historical Analysis, Governance and Leadership, and EthicsChapter 1: From Sports Page to Front Page: Intercollegiate Athletics and American Higher EducationChapter 2: Organization and Governance of the NCAAChapter 3: Leadership in Intercollegiate AthleticsChapter 4: Ethical Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics: Purpose Achieved or Challenged?Part II: Theoretical Perspectives on Higher Education and AthleticsChapter 5: Theoretical Tenets of Higher Education and College AthletesPart III: The College Athlete ExperienceChapter 6: Today's College AthleteChapter 7: MVP: Predictors of Four-Year Transfer for Community College AthletesChapter 8: Intercollegiate Athletics Climate: Effects on Students, Faculty, and AdministratorsPart IV: The Business Enterprise of College AthleticsChapter 9: Taxation of College Sports: Policies and ControversiesChapter 10: College Sports Spending Decisions and the Academic MissionChapter 11: The Business Model of Intercollegiate Sports: The Haves and Have-NotesChapter 12: Millionaire College Coaches and the Schools That Pay ThemPart V: The Significance of Race and Ethnicity IssuesChapter 13: Cross-Racial Interaction of Division I Athletes: The Campus Climate for DiversityChapter 14: The Miseducation of African American Male College AthletesChapter 15: For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Black Feminist Thought When Feminist Discourse and Title IX Weren't EnoughChapter 16: Conference Realignment and the Demise of the Academic MissionPart VI: Gender Equity and Compliance IssuesChapter 17: Effects of Titles IX on Intercollegiate Athletics, 1972-2012Chapter 18: Key Case Law and Legislation Shaping Women's Opportunity in Intercollegiate AthleticsChapter 19: Title IX Compliance and Intercollegiate Athletics Chapter 20: Barriers to Leadership for Women in College AthleticsPart VII: NCAA and Member Institution Policy ConcernsChapter 21: College Athletes' RightsChapter 22: Recruiting in Intercollegiate AthleticsChapter 23: Intercollegiate Athletics and AmateurismChapter 24: Freedoms Lost: Exploring Social Media Policies in Intercollegiate AthleticsChapter 25: The Atlete and University Contractual RelationshipPart VIII: The Academic Reform MovementChapter 26: The Dilemma of Academic Support for College Athletes: Advising to the APRChapter 27: College Athletes in Revenue and Nonrevenue Sports: Language, Culture, IdentityChapter 28: Best Practices in Career Transition Programming for College AthletesEpilogue: The Changing Landscape of Athletics in American Higher EducationIndex

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Book SynopsisDespite the common perception that black lung has been relegated to the dustbin of history, silicosis remains a crucial public health problem that threatens millions of people around the world. This painful and incurable chronic disease, still present in old industrial regions, is now expanding rapidly in emerging economies around the globe. Most industrial sectors-including the metallurgical, glassworking, foundry, stonecutting, building, and tunneling industries-expose their workers to lethal crystalline silica dust. Dental prosthodontists are also at risk, as are sandblasters, pencil factory workers in developing nations, and anyone who handles concentrated sand squirt to clean oil tanks, build ships, or fade blue jeans. In Silicosis, eleven experts argue that silicosis is more than one of the most pressing global health concerns today-it is an epidemic in the making. Essays explain how the understanding of the disease has been shaken by new medical findings and technologies, deveTrade ReviewAlthough the reader may think this could be a heavy read, the book is set out well and it was easy to read. The author enables the reader to understand. It is referenced well. Some books of this genre can be difficult to read, as politics, legal and medical terminology can feel beyond the reader- this was not the case.—Nursing TimesThe authors make a powerful case that history matters to any analysis of the persistence of this iconic disease of industrialization... This well-researched and insightful transnational analysis of silicosis opens up new directions for historians of silicosis and other occupational diseases. As the contributors to this volume so poignantly confirm, accountability for diseases that ravage workers worldwide has yet to be adequately addressed.—Lundy Braun, Brown University, Bulletin of the History of MedicineThis book embodies a fascinatingly diverse set of chapters that have been successfully integrated into a refreshing narrative of not only health and medical aspects of silicosis, but also important social, economic and public health aspects of this ultimately preventable condition. Respirable crystalline silica exposure at work remains common globally, and those interested in tackling the resulting current, and future, health risks would find significant interest and enjoyment in this book.—David Fishwick, Occupational MedicinePaul-André Rosental's edited collection Silicosis: A World History provides a full and nuanced understanding of the emergence of the concept of silicosis as an occupational disease . . . This is a comprehensive story of silicosis, dating back to the 1800s. It provides health practitioners, social historians, and scholars with a fascinating account of the discovery of the disease, the attempts of the mining companies to control and manage it (and, in some cases, hide it), and the people who cared enough to dedicate their lives to finding strategies for prevention and treatment . . . The authors have successfully imparted the history of silicosis beyond a narrow medical perspective, by acknowledging the strong influence of social forces on disease. In doing so, they have developed a framework for understanding responses to a range of other exposures such as asbestos and tobacco smoke.—Jill Murray, University of the Witwatersrand, American Historical ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction: Why Silicosis? Paul-Andre RosentalChapter 1 Why Is Silicosis So Important? Gerald Markowitz and David RosnerChapter 2: The Genesis and Development of the Scientific Concept of Pulmonary Silicosis during the Nineteenth Century Alberto Baldasseroni and Francesco CarnevaleChapter 3: Johannesburg and Beyond: Silicosis as a Transnational and Imperial Disease (1900-1940) Jock McCulloch and Paul-Andre Rosental, with Joe MellingChapter 4: The Politics of Recognition and Its Limitations: Legislating on Silicosis in the First Half of the Twentieth Century-a National or Transnational Process? Martin Lengwiler, Julia Moses, Bernard Thomann with Joseph MellingChapter 5: Silicosis and "Silicosis": Minimizing Compensation Costs, or Why Do Occupational Diseases Cost So Little Paul-Andre Rosental and Bernard ThomannChapter 6: Silica or coal? Design and Implementation of Dust Prevention in the collieries in Western Economies (circa 1930-1980) Eric GeerkensConclusion: Silica, Silicosis and Occupational Health in the Globalized World of the Twenty-First Century Francesco Carnevale, Paul-Andre Rosental and Bernard ThomannBibliography

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Book SynopsisSpanning a full century, from the post-Revolutionary War era to the Gilded Age, The New Middle Kingdom is a vivid look at the Far East through Western eyes, one that highlights the importance of China in antebellum US culture.Trade ReviewThe New Middle Kingdom is at its core an account of those who shaped the US’ early relationship with China. By examining these figures through their own works and their national context, Johnson crafts a remarkable argument about the intricacies of both the China trade, and, more challengingly, the roots of American empire to be found there.—American Literary History. . . in exploring, in so much depth and so persuasively, the “romance of free trade,” Johnson has prepared the way for further explorations of how different approaches to American political economy intersected with US-China relations, as well as provided a basis for interrogating why—and how—there could have been such ideological and narrative continuity amid such significant change in this complex relationship.—H-Net ReviewsTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Prologue Introduction Chapter 1. Characterizing the American China Trader: The Global Geography of Opium Traffic in Josiah Quincy's The Journals of Major Samuel Shaw (1847) Chapter 2. Captain Amasa Delano, China Trader: Slavery, Sealskins, and Herman Melville's Dollar Signs of the Canton Trade Chapter 3. The Troubled Romance in Harriett Low's Picturesque Macao: Transnational Family Fortunes and the Rise of Russell & Company Chapter 4. The Sacred Fount of the ABCFM: Free Press, Free Trade, and Extraterritorial Printing in China 132Chapter 5. Caleb Cushing's Print Trail of Legal Extraterritoriality: A Confederated Christendom of Commerce, from the Far East to the Far West Chapter 6. Extraterritorial Burial and the Visual Aesthetics of Free-Trade Imperialism in Commodore Matthew Perry's Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan (1856) Chapter 7. Passages to India from the Newly United States: Revising The Middle Kingdom (1883) Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisHow do the stories we tell about money shape our economies?Beginning in the late eighteenth century, as constant growth became the economic norm throughout Europe, fictional stories involving money were overwhelmingly about loss. Novel after novel tells the tale of bankruptcy and financial failure, of people losing everything and ending up in debtor's prison, of inheritances lost and daughters left orphaned and poor. In Downward Mobility, Katherine Binhammer argues that these stories of ruin are not simple tales about the losers of capitalism but narratives that help manage speculation of capital's inevitable collapse. Bringing together contemporary critical finance studies with eighteenth-century literary history, Binhammer demonstrates the centrality of the myth of downward mobility to the cultural history of capitalismand to the emergence of the novel in Britain. Deftly weaving economic history and formal analysis, Binhammer reveals how capitalism requires the novel's complex techTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Fictitious Capital and the Social History of Debt 2. Leveraging Fiction: When Debt Becomes Equity 3. Narrative Exchange: The Value of Stories-within-Stories 4. The Plot of Capital I: Cecilia and Risk Management 5. The Plot of Capital II: Camilla, Closure, and the Realization of Capital Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWhy did so many early modern scientific authors dislike and distrust the printing press?While there is no denying the importance of the printing press to the scientific and medical advances of the early modern era, a closer look at authorial attitudes toward this technology refutes simplistic interpretations of how print was viewed at the time. Rather than embracing the press, scientific authors often disliked and distrusted it. In many cases, they sought to avoid putting their work into print altogether. In Loath to Print, Nicole Howard takes a fresh look at early modern printing technology from the perspective of the natural philosophers and physicians who relied on it to share ideas. She offers a new perspective on scientific publishing in the early modern period, one that turns the celebration of print on its head. Exploring both these scholars' attitudes and their strategies for navigating the publishing world, Howard argues that scientists had many concerns, including the potentiTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction. "A Vast Ocean of Books"1. Authorial Attitudes toward Print2. "To the Unprejudiced Reader": The Rhetoric of Prefaces in Early Modern Science3. The Controlled Distribution of Scientific Works4. "A True and Ingenious Discovery": New Print Technologies and the Sciences5. Silent Midwives: The Role of Editors in Early Modern ScienceConclusion. Reluctance OvercomeNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisManaging your boss: Isn''t that merely manipulation? Corporate cozying up? Not according to John Gabarro and John Kotter. In this handy guidebook, the authors contend that you manage your boss for a very good reason: to do your best on the job—and thereby benefit not only yourself but also your supervisor and your entire company. Your boss depends on you for cooperation, reliability, and honesty. And you depend on him or her for links to the rest of the organization, for setting priorities, and for obtaining critical resources. By managing your boss—clarifying your own and your supervisor''s strengths, weaknesses, goals, work styles, and needs—you cultivate a relationship based on mutual respect and understanding. The result? A healthy, productive bond that enables you both to excel. Gabarro and Kotter provide valuable guidelines for building this essential relationship—including strategies for determining how your boss prefers

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Book SynopsisNamed one of "10 Management Classics for 2022" by Thinkers50 Why can some organizations innovate time and again, while most cannot?You might think the key to innovation is attracting exceptional creative talent. Or making the right investments. Or breaking down organizational silos. All of these things may help—but there’s only one way to ensure sustained innovation: you need to lead it—and with a special kind of leadership. Collective Genius shows you how. Preeminent leadership scholar Linda Hill, along with former Pixar tech wizard Greg Brandeau, MIT researcher Emily Truelove, and Being the Boss coauthor Kent Lineback, found among leaders a widely shared, and mistaken, assumption: that a “good” leader in all other respects would also be an effective leader of innovation. The truth is, leading innovation takes a distinctive kind of leadership, one that unleashes and harnesses theTrade ReviewWinner of the Thinkers50 Award for Innovation, 2015 Gold medal winner for Leadership in the Axiom Book Awards, 2015 Winner of the HBR Warren Bennis Prize for the Best Leadership Article, 2015 "Recommended Reading: 10 Books on Creative Leadership" -- Forbes "This immensely worthwhile read redefines leadership, encouraging would-be leaders of innovation to shuck the "Follow me! I know the way" approach and opt for an inverted organizational pyramid." -- Success magazine "Throughout this concise book, the emphasis is on practical examples and detailed studies of what is required to make each aspect of innovation work. This thoroughness extends to the authors' prescriptions for the future." -- Forbes "Collective Genius gives diverse food for thought ... overall it successfully bridges the gap between theory and business practice." -- Personalwirtschaft ADVANCE PRAISE for Collective Genius: Tim Brown, President and CEO, IDEO-- "The leadership of innovative teams and organizations is perhaps the most confounding mystery in business today ... Collective Genius reveals the principles by which we can unlock the collective potential of our colleagues and release the creative potential of our organizations." Reid Hoffman, cofounder and Chairman, LinkedIn; coauthor, The Alliance-- "An interesting and instructive look at how leaders can create flexible corporate ecosystems to unleash individual talent in ways that lead to greater organizational innovation." Kenneth I. Chenault, CEO and Chairman, American Express-- "Collective Genius offers real-world insights that will help today's business leaders challenge the status quo, drive new ideas, and create an environment where change and innovation are the norm." Tony Hsieh, CEO, Zappos; New York Times bestselling author, Delivering Happiness-- "Linda Hill and her coauthors argue that innovation requires a different kind of leader--someone who can create and sustain a culture that brings out the 'collective genius' of all their diverse and talented people. A great read for anyone leading a team, organization, or community." Terri Kelly, President and CEO, W. L. Gore & Associates-- " ... Collective Genius is one of the few books that truly captures innovation in action and the important role--and qualities--of leaders who make it happen." Mark M. Little, Senior Vice President, Director of Global Research, and Chief Technology Officer, General Electric-- "A great read, full of important insights for anyone involved in high-impact innovation ... I look forward to sharing it with my colleagues." Joi Ito, Director, MIT Media Lab-- "... A must-read for any manager or participant in an organization that requires innovation--in other words, any organization that wants to be successful in the new world of continuous massive disruptions." Clayton M. Christensen, Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; author, The Innovator's Dilemma-- "Innovation. Leadership. Motivation. Execution. What we need to do is quite obvious. And thanks to this book, we now have a guide to teach us how."

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Book Synopsis What’s your entrepreneurial profile?Do you have what it takes to build a great business?In this book, three prominent business leaders and entrepreneurs—now venture capitalists and CEO advisers—share the qualities that surface again and again in those who successfully achieve their goals. The common traits? Heart, smarts, guts, and luck.After interviewing and researching hundreds of business-builders across the globe, the authors found that every one of them—from young founder to seasoned CEO—holds a combination of these four attributes. Indeed each of us tends to be biased toward one of these traits in our decision-making, and figuring out which trait drives you will lead to greater self-awareness and likelihood of success in starting and growing a business.So are you:• Heart-dominant, like renowned chef Alice Waters or Starbucks’s Howard Schultz?• Smarts-dominant, like Jeff Bezos ofTrade ReviewA New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Publisher's Weekly Bestseller Named a "Best Business Book of 2012" by Fast Company "this book contains some valuable self-help advice..." -- The Economist "In examining what they regard as the four key aspects most often associated with successful entrepreneurs, they have understood the importance of clear messages to help people apply their findings." -- Management Today (Australia) '"Heart, Smarts, Guts, and Luck,' by Anthony Tjan, Richard Harrington, and Tsun-Yan Hsieh, gives you what you really need to succeed in business: Entrepreneurship tests, real world stories, workable strategies, and lots more. Maybe the subtitle of this excellent book says it best: 'What it takes to be an entrepreneur and build a great business.' Check it out." -- USA Today "Heart, Smarts, Guts and Luck will identify the right path for any entrepreneur--from those in the early stages of a startup, to veterans scaling an established business." -- Open Forum from American Express "Heart, Smarts, Guts and Luck is a book that you can read from start to finish. In fact, that's exactly what I'd recommend." "You'll have fun as the authors take you on a journey of self-discovery that includes examples of successful entrepreneurs in each entrepreneurial profile." -- Small Business Trends (smallbiztrends.com) "Take the test and pick up the book for your team. They'll both help you further hone your skills, and understand the skills of others in order to create a better team." -- 800 CEO READ ADVANCE PRAISE: Deepak Chopra, author, Spiritual Solutions; Cofounder of the Chopra Center for Wellbeing -- "Reminds us all of the power of self-awareness for success in business and life." Sunil Mittal, Founder, Chairman, and Group CEO, Bharti Enterprises -- "Heart, smarts, guts, and luck are crucial not just for those who start a business; they must also be in the DNA of everyone who wants to succeed in a transnational, high-growth company." Tony Hsieh, New York Times bestselling author, Delivering Happiness; CEO, Zappos.com -- "A practical and fun read for entrepreneurs." Keith Ferrazzi, New York Times bestselling author, Never Eat Alone; Founder and Chairman, Ferrazzi Greenlight -- "Great, really great ... not just for businesspeople, but for anyone trying to make better decisions and to better manage relationships." David Lawee, Vice President of Corporate Development, Google -- "Refreshingly human. Gets at the core of what it takes to build a successful entrepreneurial venture." Henry McCance, Chairman Emeritus, Greylock Partners -- "The authors have a rare combination of entrepreneurial and operating backgrounds, together with the experience of partnering with founders in a venture capital context. They have collected a perspective on what makes a successful entrepreneur--which everyone should enjoy and benefit from." Lord Rothermere, Chairman, DMGT -- "This book redefines the business book genre. It gets to the heart of the entrepreneur with clarity and common sense, which makes it both inspirational and a cracking good read."

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Book SynopsisTo innovate profitably, you need more than just creativity. Do you have what it takes?If you read nothing else on inspiring and executing innovation, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you innovate effectively.Leading experts such as Clayton Christensen, Peter Drucker, and Rosabeth Moss Kanter provide the insights and advice you need to: Decide which ideas are worth pursuing Innovate through the front linesnot just from the top Adapt innovations from the developing world to wealthier markets Tweak new ventures along the way using discovery-driven planning Tailor your efforts to meet customers' most pressing needs Avoid classic pitfalls such as stifling innovation with rigid processes

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Book SynopsisHow do you create your own definition of successand reach your unique potential?Building a fulfilling life and career can be a daunting challenge. It takes courage and hard work. Too often, we charge down a path leading to success as defined by those around usand ultimately, are left feeling dissatisfied.Each of us is unique and brings distinctive skills and qualities to any situation. So why is it that most of us fail to spend sufficient time learning to understand ourselves and creating our own definition of success? The truth is, it can seem so natural and so much easier to just do what everyone else is doingfor nowleaving it for later to develop our best selves and figure out our own unique path. Is there a road map that will enable you to defy conventional wisdom, resist peer pressure, and carve out a path that fits your unique skills and passions?Robert Steven Kaplan, leadership expert and author of the highly successful book What to Ask the PersTrade ReviewAs seen on Fox Business, CNBC, Lou Dobbs, and MSNBC's Morning Joe. "This book opens the mind of the reader to a lot of self-exploratory questions rather than offering blind advice. It helps you understand yourself deeply and build a foundation based on this before starting a journey towards your dreams." -- Business World magazine "compelling and personal and contains individual exercises that provide interesting insights readers likely haven't considered before--whether how to manage your career or a complete career change. If you have ever asked yourself, in any work situation, at any stage of your career, "Why doesn't someone just tell me what to do?" this book is a worthwhile trip for you." -- CIO Digest ADVANCE PRAISE for What You're Really Meant to Do: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, professor, Harvard Business School; author, Confidence and SuperCorp-- " What You're Really Meant to Do is a wise, deeply personal, and always practical book by a leader of leaders. It is essential reading for all those who want to define success their own way." Paul Farmer, MD, PhD, professor, Harvard Medical School; co-founder, Partners In Health-- "As I have seen him do in classrooms in Haiti and at Harvard, Rob Kaplan provides a powerful and pragmatic prescription in What You're Really Meant to Do. Building on his widely praised work on leadership and efficacy, Kaplan offers compelling narratives of those he has coached and counseled--from executives to entrepreneurs to recent graduates--as a guide for anyone pursuing a purposeful professional life." Henry M. Paulson, Jr., seventy-fourth secretary of the US Department of the Treasury; Chairman and CEO, Goldman Sachs (1999--2006)-- "Rob Kaplan has spent years mentoring and coaching executives and young professionals, and there is no one any better. This book is a superb guide for helping people understand themselves and reach their unique potential." Bill George, professor, Harvard Business School; author, Authentic Leadership and True North-- "Rob Kaplan's brilliant new book inspires you to reach your full potential by taking responsibility for your development as a leader and as a human being. If you follow his thoughtful, pragmatic approach, you will live an even more satisfying life. Filled with real-world examples, Kaplan helps you build your road map to fulfillment." Vanessa Kirsch, founder and Managing Director, New Profit Inc.-- "Forging a fulfilling career can be one of the most difficult challenges we face. What You're Really Meant to Do provides a compelling road map for discovering your passions and unlocking your full potential. A must-read for anyone looking for professional growth and fulfillment."

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Book SynopsisNEW from the bestselling HBR's 10 Must Reads series. Join forces with others inside and outside your organization to solve your toughest problems. If you read nothing else on collaborating effectively, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you work more productively with people on your team, in other departments, and in other organizations. Leading experts such as Daniel Goleman, Herminia Ibarra, and Morten Hansen provide the insights and advice you need to: * Forge strong relationships up, down, and across the organization * Build a collaborative culture * Bust silos * Harness informal knowledge sharing * Pick the right type of collaboration for your business * Manage conflict wisely * Know when not to collaborate Looking for more Must Read articles from Harvard Business Review?Check out these titles in the popular series: HBR's 10 Must Reads: The Essentials HBR's

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Book SynopsisA better understanding of how the economy works in general is crucial for established businesses, start-ups and students of economics. This 3-panel (6-page) guide, jam-packed with up-to-date information, examines macroeconomics in great detail.

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Book SynopsisWhether you are a business or accounting student looking to ace the next test or a veteran of the business world who could use a refresher, the Accounting Equations & Answers QuickStudy guide is here to help! This 3-panel guide outlines commonly used and difficult-to-remember accounting equations for tracking assets, liabilities, equity, income, and more, as well as handy hints, common pitfalls, and other points to make sure you don't let anything slip through the cracks. Examples are included for easy comprehension. Topics covered include: The Balance Sheet Income Statement & Retained Earnings Statement of Cash Flows Accounts Cash & Receivables Inventory Property, Plant & Equipment Liabilities Widely Used Accounting Ratios Cost Accounting Standard Costing Budgeting And more!

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Book SynopsisWe've taken our popular Accounting 1 guide and made it even better! Updated content and an additional panel of information not only make this an essential companion for students in introductory accounting courses, but also a refresher for those in higher level courses. In this edition you will find more coverage of the subject including expanded sections on financial statements and accounting in business, making this a study tool you won't want to be without!

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Book SynopsisEssential guide to writing the business plan that will transform your idea into reality. Creation of a blueprint for strategies and goals will become a critical management tool for the present and future of your business giving you a detailed written plan allowing others like possible partners and investors to see your vision and specifics of the potential. Author, professor, senior executive, and business consultant Dr. Kyle Allison uses his 20 plus years of multi-faceted knowledge and real-world experience to give you succinct need-to-know facts in our famous QuickStudy format that offers more quality answers per page than any other source. The value of this knowledge at this reasonable price is unmatched as a good business plan can be the gateway to a new business and life, with you as the boss.

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Book SynopsisEssential reference guide to the transformation of data into insights that will improve business decisions. Developed for business degree seekers and professionals who want to better their decision-making process, this six page laminated guide covers need-to-know facts designed for quick access in a bullet format with color coded sections. Succinctly written and organized by Dr. Kyle Allison a senior executive, professor of analytics, speaker, and author. Dr. Allison uses his multifaceted knowledge plus real-world experience working with retailers like Best Buy, Dick's Sporting Goods, and VF Corporation to give you the most important facts from his 20 plus years of academic knowledge and business experience. With our famous QuickStudy format giving you more answers per page than any other source, and the value this tool holds to help boost your grades or your business, this inexpensive guide is a must-have.

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Book SynopsisEssential reference to understand the acronym-like codes, abbreviations, slang and emojis used personally and in business environments through workflow and everyday life. In all communication today, whether texting, Slack, Zoom, social media, IM, DM, chat, gaming, online, emails and even face to face, the meaning of the language in any form is critical. With succinct definitions for each in our famous QuickStudy six page laminated reference, you can quickly find meanings you do not know - yet. This can be especially helpful for parents and families decoding the language being used by their children who spend so much time communicating digitally with friends but also strangers. With language changing faster than ever, and possible regional or group created abbreviations, all instances you encounter may not be included. Easier to navigate than any book or website and not requiring a device or computer for lookup, as a desktop tool plus personal or family reference you will definitely lea

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