Non Fiction Books
Transworld Publishers Ltd Saladin
Book SynopsisJohn Man is a historian and travel writer with a special interest in Mongolia. After reading German and French at Oxford he did two postgraduate courses, one in the history of science at Oxford, the other in Mongolian at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London.John has written acclaimed and highly successful biographies of Genghis Khan, Attila the Hun and Kublai Khan as well as Alpha Beta, on the history of the alphabet, and The Gutenberg Revolution, on the invention of printing.Trade ReviewFast-paced ... thrilling. -- Ben Wilson * The Times *One could not wish for a better storyteller or analyst than John Man. * Simon Sebag Montefiore *His ability to put us in the picture, to feel, smell and almost touch the surroundings he describes, is matched by his ability to tell a good story. * Michael Palin *
£10.44
Grid Dynamics The Theory and Practice of Enterprise AI
Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive guide to how marketing, supply chain, and production operations can be improved using deep learning and reinforcement learning methods, as well as their combination with traditional analytics and optimization approaches. The book is written for enterprise data scientists and analytics managers, and will also be useful for graduate students in operations research and applied statistics.The Theory and Practice of Enterprise AI is divided into five parts. Part I introduces basic concepts of enterprise decision automation and presents relevant deep and reinforcement learning methods. Part II presents recipes for customer analytics and personalization. Part III describes search and recommendation solutions that extensively leverage content data such as texts and images. Part IV discusses methods for price optimization and inventory management. Finally, Part V presents blueprints for anomaly detection and visual inspection that help to improve production and transportation operations. Python code examples are provided in the complementary online repository to support the reader''s understanding of the implementation details.
£42.65
Transworld Publishers Ltd Man in Seat 61
Book SynopsisIf you are looking to reduce their carbon footprint but also want to travel, then look no further than this indispensable and comprehensive guide to train travel across Europe from the man behind the award-winning travel website www.seat61.com. Start planning that holiday now!''Really gets the juices flowing... I''ve booked my ticket!'' -- ***** Reader review''The train travellers bible'' -- ***** Reader review''A must have travel bible for getting around'' -- ***** Reader review''A fascinating read'' -- ***** Reader review****************************************************************************************************Mark Smith is the Man in Seat Sixty-One - the man behind the massively popular www.seat61.com website, which offers invaluable advice on worldwide train travel.This book is the essential guide for anyone who wishes to travel to Europe and beyond by tr
£17.00
Octopus Publishing Group Daily Mail Quick Crosswords Volume 2
Book SynopsisPut your brain to the test with this selection of 200 puzzles designed to challenge, stimulate and entertain! With puzzles for all abilities, from novice to seasoned puzzler, there is something here for every crossword fan. Whether killing time at home or facing the daily commute, these brainteasers will provide hours of fun.
£8.54
Octopus Publishing Group Daily Mail Big Book of Cryptic Crosswords Volume
Book SynopsisOver 200 cryptic crosswords from the Daily Mail
£9.49
Octopus Publishing Group Daily Mail Big Book of Pitcherwits 1
Book Synopsis***Pitcherwits is back - with even more puzzles!Test your deductive skills with this bumper edition of over 300 puzzles from Professor Rebus.Part crossword and part pictogram, Pitcherwits are the Daily Mail''s post popular and addictive puzzle.Perfect for a quiet evening or lazy morning, this absorbing compilation is the ultimate companion for puzzle lovers.
£10.44
Vintage Publishing The War Poems Of Wilfred Owen
Book SynopsisThe complete and definitive edition of poems from the greatest poet of WW1, Wilfred Owen2018 marks a hundred years since the end of the First World War. Owen's death in battle, a few days before the Armistice, was a disastrous loss to English letters and left a legacy of the finest poetry that vividly captured the unimaginable horrors of the Great War. This volume, edited by Oxford Professor Jon Stallworthy, gathers together the poems for which Owen is best known, and which represent his most important contribution to poetry in the twentieth century. The greatest of all the war poets.... it is Owen''s intense respect for the soldier that makes his poetry so powerful. Those who did not return have their meticulously maintained stone memorials on the fields of Flanders. But their memorial in our minds is largely built by Wilfred Owen' Jeremy Paxman, SpectatorTrade ReviewOthers have shown the disenchantment of war, have unlegended the roselight and romance of it, but none with such compassion for the disenchanted or such sternly just and justly stern judgment on the idyllisers. * Guardian, 1920 *For me, he is the greatest of all the war poets.... it is Owen's intense respect for the soldier that makes his poetry so powerful. Those who did not return have their meticulously maintained stone memorials on the fields of Flanders. But their memorial in our minds is largely built by Wilfred Owen -- Jeremy Paxman * Spectator *The greatest of all the War Poets… This edition…is a must for every poetry lover -- Emma Lee-Potter * Independent *
£999.99
Gill In Hinde Sight Postcards from Ireland Past
Book SynopsisDespite the famously uncooperative Irish weather, John Hinde's postcards of Ireland featured bright sunshine and blue skies, a country seemingly peopled entirely with redheads, happy donkeys carrying turf, and charming cottages that appeared to grow upward from the earth itself. Cars and sweaters were in primary colours, and scarlet rhododendrons sprang up in the unlikeliest of places.John Hinde had a clear vision: We need to be uplifted rather than depressed. To me pictures should always convey a positive, good feeling, something which makes people happy, which makes them smile, which makes them appreciate some tenderness.'In these postcards, the world is a sunnier, less complicated and more colourful place. Join Paul Kelly as he returns to John Hinde's Ireland on a photographic pilgrimage, capturing some places that have changed forever, and some that are just the same.
£17.09
Thomas Nelson Publishers NKJV Value Outreach Bible Paperback
Book SynopsisThe NKJV Outreach Bible gives first-time Bible readers easy access to the story of grace and redemption found in the pages of Scripture.
£6.23
Emerald Publishing Limited NEC3 Professional Services Short Contract
Book SynopsisThese guide notes explain the structure of the Professional Services Short Contract and the reasons for its provisions. They explain the shell of the contact and the need to provide important additional information such as the scope. The main options, dispute resolution options and the secondary options are all explained together with basis of appointing a consultant. Explanatory notes are then provided. Construction Clients' Board endorsement of NEC3 The Construction Clients' Board (formerly Public Sector Clients' Forum) recommends that public sector organisations use the NEC3 contracts when procuring construction. Standardising use of this comprehensive suite of contracts should help to deliver efficiencies across the public sector and promote behaviours in line with the principles of Achieving Excellence in Construction.Table of Contents• Introduction • Basis of the appointment of a Consultant • Explanatory notes • Flow charts
£43.69
Pluto Press What is Anthropology
Book SynopsisA new edition of the classic anthropology textbook which shows how anthropology is a revolutionary way of thinking about the human worldTable of ContentsSeries Preface Part I: Entrances 1. Why Anthropology? 2. Key Concepts 3. Ethnography 4. Theory Part II: Fields 5. Reciprocity 6. Kinship 7. Nature 8. Thought 9. Social Identity Bibliography Index
£76.50
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Question Find Your True Purpose
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsMy Manifesto: The Way I See It vii Introduction xv 1. How Are We? 1 A Quick Review: Current State of Affairs 2 Our Past 6 Fast and Easy 22 Your Questions 24 We Need a New Approach! 34 My Struggles and Discoveries 36 2. Greatness, Success, Fulfilment and Passion 51 What Makes Greatness? 52 Success - What It Is and What It Is Not 53 My Success and Successes 57 Passion 60 3. Inner You—The Three Key Traits of Successful People 63 Resilience 68 Revolution 81 Reinvention—A Better You 99 4. You and Your Surroundings 113 Your Body 114 Your Mind 126 5. Your Spirit 147 Summary 148 Personally: You and Your Personal True Purpose 153 Professional Life 185 6. The World 207 The Facts 209 Inspirers—Leaders and Influencers 232 YOUR Responsibility—OUR Responsibility 240 Index 245
£9.89
National University of Ireland Eigse
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£19.00
Chiltern Society Footpath Map No. 4 Henley and Caversham
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£5.18
Talking Stone Viking Myths Sagas Retold from Ancient Norse
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£11.69
Business and Technical Communication Services Limited Get Rid of Your Accent
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£18.95
SAGE Publications Inc 10 Mindframes for Leaders
Book SynopsisIt's not what you do, it's how you think about what you do. Mindframesyour internal set of beliefs about your role as school leaderdetermine the high-impact leadership practices you choose to implement. In other words, how you think about the impact of the actions you take has more effect on student achievement than your leadership practices themselves. Building on over twenty-five years of Visible Learning research and girded by a theory of action that ensures school leaders have the expertise to select, implement, and evaluate high impact interventions, 10 Mindframes for Leaders: The VISIBLE LEARNING Approach to School Success brings the mindframes of ten world-renowned educators to life. Ten chapters, each written by a different thought leader, detail a mindframe at the heart of successful school leadership, along with the high probability influences that make each mindframe visible. A must-have resource for any educator working toward student achievement at ever-higher levels, each chapter includes: The most current, up-to-date findings from the Visible Learning research, including the factors from Visible Learning that support each mindframe Practical ideas for leaders to implement high-impact strategies in classrooms and schools Vignettes, questions, insights, and exercises to help educators clarify and refine their own mindframes Lead your school to reform from the inside out. Cultivate these ways of thinking, and you're more likely to have major impacts on the learning lives of those students entrusted to your care. Includes Contributions FromJohn Hattie, Peter DeWitt, Raymond L. Smith, Doug Fisher, Janet Clinton, Nancy Frey, Dylan Wiliam, Dominique Smith, Jenni Donohoo, Laura Link, Michael Fullan, Sugata Mitra, Zaretta Hammond, Jim Knight Table of ContentsAbout the Editors About the Contributors Introduction—John Hattie and Raymond Smith Chapter 1. “I am an evaluator of my impact on teacher/student learning”—Janet Clinton Chapter 2. “I see assessment as informing my impact and next steps”—Dylan Wiliam Chapter 3. “I collaborate with my peers and my teachers about my conceptions of progress and my impact”—Jenni Donohoo Chapter 4. “I am a change agent and believe all teachers/students can improve”—Michael Fullan Chapter 5. “I strive for challenge rather than merely ‘doing my best’”—Zaretta Hammond Chapter 6. “I give and help students/teachers understand feedback and I interpret and act on feedback given to me”—Peter M. DeWitt Chapter 7. “I engage as much in dialogue as in monologue”—Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Dominique Smith Chapter 8. “I explicitly inform teachers/students what successful impact looks like from the outset”—Laura Link Chapter 9. “I build relationships and trust so that learning can occur in a place where it is safe to make mistakes and learn from others”—Sugata Mitra Chapter 10. “I focus on learning and the language of learning”—Jim Knight Conclusion—John Hattie and Raymond Smith References Index
£999.99
Macmillan Learning Calculus for the AP® Course
£74.09
Macmillan Learning American Government Stories of a Nation
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£75.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC History and International Relations
Book SynopsisThis updated and enhanced second edition of History and International Relations charts the foundations, development and use of International Relations from a historian's perspective. Exploring its engagement with the history of war, peace and foreign relations this volume provides an account of international relations from both western and non-western perspectives, its historical evolution and its contemporary practice. Examining the origin of dominant IR theories, exploring key moments in the history of war and peace that shaped the discipline, and analysing the Eurocentric nature of current theory and practice, Malchow provides a full account of the relationship between history and IR from the ancient world to modern times. To bring it up to the present day and provide new ways for students to grasp the history of IR, this new edition includes:-An updated final chapter reflecting on the practice of IR in a post 9/11 world -New scholarship and sources in IR practice and theory Trade ReviewI use the current edition in my International Relations theory course and highly recommend it to my political science students because of its conversation between history and political science. This book works well in a variety of political science and history courses. * Kristin Shockley, Professor of Political Science, Florida Atlantic University, USA *It is extremely well-written, readable, and provides valuable insight into the evolution of International Relations as a discipline and how history fits in to that evolution. I see this text as… the best, most accessible source there is out there at the moment. * David J. Proctor, Senior Lecturer of History, Tufts University, USA *[This book is] very concise and comprehensive and extremely well organized. There are a number of introductory International Relations texts but this one is unique in its broadly historical approach to the discipline. * Joseph A. Maiolo, Professor of International History, King’s College London, United Kingdom *Table of ContentsIntroduction: History and the Discipline(s) of International Relations I. The History of a Discipline: Origins, Theory, and Tools 1. From the First World War to the Early Cold War 2. After Morgenthau: Scientific Realism and Its Critics 3. IR, the Other Social Sciences, and the State II. IR and International History 4. The Ancient World: Thucydides and the Search for Origins 5. Toward the Machiavellian Moment: IR's Middle Ages 6. The Sovereign State and the “Westphalian System” in Early- Modern Europe 7. Nation, State, and Empire in the Long Nineteenth Century 8. The Failure of the New (and Old) Diplomacy and the End of European Hegemony 9. Cold War and Post-Cold War III. Contemporary IR and the Uses of History 10. Civilizations, the Myth of Sovereignty, and the Democratic Peace: The End of IR (As We Know It)? Afterword: tbc History of International Relations: A timeline Glossary of terms Bibliography Index
£28.49
HarperCollins Publishers Baking for Pleasure
Book Synopsis“An indulgent pleasure trip of sweet and savoury treats for all to enjoy.” – Michel Roux Jr “Another beauty of a book.” – Ruby BhogalTrade Review“A delicious book.” – Tart London “Fall a little bit more in love with baking.” – Stylist magazine “This is the best kind of comfort food.” – Daily Mail “Ravneet Gill’s moreish desserts are a pleasure to bake, as well as eat.” – You magazine “Ravneet Gill is an expert in creating soulful food for all to enjoy.” – London Reviews, The Best New Books to Read in December 2023 “The recipes – reliable and delicious – are dipped with Gill’s infectious enthusiasm. A joyful immersion into her world of traybakes, cakes, tarts, biscuits, savouries and more.” – Delicious magazine “The third book from pastry chef and Junior Bake Off Presenter Ravneet is written for home bakers, with an eye towards practicality – but what really shines through is the sheer joy she takes in her craft. The recipes range from traybake and cookies to fruit pies and pastries, and all are irresistible.” – Waitrose magazine “Like Rav, I trained as a pastry chef and believe that patisserie can be simple and for all occasions. With this book, Rav takes us on an indulgent pleasure trip of sweet and savoury treats from the classics to unique recipes for all to enjoy.” – Michel Roux Jr “Ravneet is one of my absolute favourite food writers, and people. Can't recommend her books highly enough.” – Jackson Boxer “I baked straight away from your new book, Ravneet.” – Felicity Spencer “I really adore Ravneet and her recipes. Already baking from her new book.” – Bella Mackie “So many delicious recipes. Love it.” – Rangoon Sisters “Feeling very under the weather but Ravneet's new book just arrived and it's bringing pure joy. Wonderful book, wonderful human.” – Anna Higham “It's here! It's beautiful and I can't wait to cook from this, Ravneet. Congratulations you super woman.” – Ravinder Bhogal
£22.10
Oxford University Press Oxford Discover 3 Workbook
Book SynopsisUsing an inquiry-based approach to learning, Oxford Discover develops the communication skills and thinking skills students need for success in the 21st century.
£38.40
Penguin Books Ltd Couch Fiction
Book Synopsis''A gem'' - The Evening Standard''Pure book joy. Deep thinking made digestible & doled up with lashings of wit'' Bernardine Evaristo on Twitter ''So smart and interesting!'' Fearne Cotton on Instagram____________________________________________________________________________Ever wanted to know what really happens in a therapist''s consultation room? Bestselling author Philippa Perry (The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read) turns her keen insights to the power of therapy. This compelling study of psychotherapy in the form of a graphic novel vividly explores a year''s therapy sessions as a search for understanding and truth.Beautifully illustrated by Flo Perry, author of How to Have Feminist Sex, and accompanied by succinct and illuminating footnotes, this book offers a witty and thought-provoking exploration of the therapeutic journey, considering a range of skills, insights and techniques along the way.______________________________________________________________________________''I loved it. I smiled and laughed. And nodded. One to read'' Susie Orbach, author of In Therapy''(Full of) wit and good sense (...) Philippa is a tonic'' Rachel Cooke, ObserverTrade ReviewPhilippa is a tonic even if you're not her patient * Rachel Cooke *Pure book joy. Deep thinking made digestible & doled up with lashings of wit. How old habits hold us back. Perfect Xmas present. * Bernardine Evaristo *So smart and interesting! * Fearne Cotton *If you've ever wondered whether therapy is for you, Mrs Grayson Perry's entertaining, insightful guide will give you an idea (...) This is a story about connection, honesty and opening up emotionally - things many of us find difficult. Charmingly illustrated by daughter Flo * Evening Standard *Curl up with a fireside read (and) swot up with psychology * Glamour *a gem (...) funny, engaging, enlightening * Evening Standard *Perry offers a digestible, droll guide to the therapeutic process * i Newspaper *This can help many of us to understand the therapeutic process better * BBC Radio 4’s All in the Mind with Claudia Hammond *winningly illustrated (...) absolutely fascinating and very funny * The Spectator Magazine *
£15.29
Penguin Random House Children's UK Penguin Readers Level 3 Roald Dahl The BFG ELT
Book SynopsisLearn English with The BFG! A Penguin Readers book. Discover fifteen famous Roald Dahl adventures, adapted for learners of English aged 7+. Can you read them all?Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With simplified text, illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online.In these Penguin Readers editions, Roald Dahl''s stories have been aligned to the CEFR framework A1 to A2+, in four levels. Each book is also Lexile measured. The graded readers feature illustrated new words, language activities, and fun games between chapters, encouraging students and teachers to structure learning and make real progress. Every book also includes projects and discussions.Visit the Penguin Readers website for downloadable quizzes, worksheets and answer keys, as well as accompanying audioand a digital version of the book.The BFG, a Level 3 Reader, is A2 in the CEFR framework. The text is made up of sentences with up to three clauses, introducing first conditional, past continuous and present perfect simple for general experience. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear on most pages.Giants are frightening and dangerous, and they eat children. Or do they? Meet the BFG, the Big Friendly Giant! Sophie becomes friends with the BFG. But there are other giants in the world, who eat people every night. Can Sophie and the BFG think of a plan to stop them?
£7.59
Penguin Books Ltd The Power of Language
Book SynopsisWhy should we learn more than one language?Can it change the way we think?Does it have the power to transform how we see the world?You may think you speak only one language. In fact, your mind is interpreting multiple codes of communication. Some people speak Spanish, some Mandarin. Some speak poetry, some are fluent in maths. Humans are built for multilingualism.Drawing on cutting-edge research and theory, delivered with wit and lucid insight, psycholinguist Viorica Marian explores the ways in which the mind uses multiple languages and how, in doing so, we can open the doors to unique forms of creativity, brain health and cognitive control. Every new language we speak - whether it is coding or musical notes, Hindi or Arabic - shapes how we extract and interpret information. It alters what we remember, how we perceive ourselves and those around us, how we feel, the insights we have, the decisions we make and the actions we take.The Power of Language lays bare how we use different linguistic codes to think about the world - and change our place within it. Empowering and practical, this is the perfect guide for anyone interested in how language really works.
£10.44
MIT Press Probabilistic Machine Learning
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£107.10
Zondervan Married Sex
Book SynopsisA unique, comprehensive guide to sexual intimacy for Christian couples in every season of marriage. A great sex life is something you make, not something you find. If you feel confused or frustrated about your sex life--or simply wonder, Is there more to it than this?--Married Sex is exactly what you need to make your marriage stronger, in and out of the bedroom.Including the stories of real-life couples, research results from hundreds of comprehensive surveys, and professional perspective from a bestselling spiritual writer and a licensed counselor, Married Sex will: Help you understand why married sex is one of God''s best ideas Teach you the inner workings of your body and your spouse''s body in order to achieve optimal pleasure Guide you through the most common sexual problems couples have and what to do about them Help you see how your past experiences and expectations influence your present sex life Give you practical suggestions and techniques to enhance your sexual experience Encourage you to take ownership in the process of making love, seeing a great sex life as a beautiful opportunity to honor both God and your spouse Psychology, theology, research, story, and let''s-get-started ideas combine to make Married Sex a resource for you and your spouse like no other book you''ve read before. Discover practical, biblically informed answers to your questions about intimacy as you find more satisfaction in your marriage than ever.
£13.49
John Wiley & Sons Inc Backgammon For Dummies
Book SynopsisA comprehensive and fun guide to Backgammon! Backgammon is one of the oldest games in the world, the origins of which date back some 5000 years - and it's still going strong. It enjoyed a huge resurgence in the 1970s, and then again in the 1990s with the popularity of the Internet, where millions of people play tournaments online every day.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part I: Starting and Playing the Game 7 Chapter 1: Tackling the Basics of Backgammon 9 Chapter 2: Playing the Game 21 Chapter 3: Looking at Basic Backgammon Tactics 35 Chapter 4: Making the Opening Move 55 Part II: Handling the Middle Game 75 Chapter 5: Upping the Stakes by Doubling 77 Chapter 6: Progressing to Advanced Doubling 93 Chapter 7: Planning Tactics for the Middle Game 107 Chapter 8: Discovering Strategies 119 Part III: Bearing Off (The Last Lap) 137 Chapter 9: Bearing Off without Contact 139 Chapter 10: Bearing Off Against Contact 147 Part IV: Varying the Play 157 Chapter 11: Looking at Complex Endings 159 Chapter 12: Entering the Chouette 177 Chapter 13: Playing Tournament Backgammon 191 Chapter 14: Using Computers and Online Play 213 Part V: The Part of Tens 229 Chapter 15: The Ten Commandments of Backgammon 231 Chapter 16: Ten Useful Backgammon Resources 243 Index 247
£11.69
Thames & Hudson Ltd Craftland Japan
Book SynopsisA photographic voyage to the remote studios of Japanâs most fascinating and ingenious contemporary craftspeople.Trade Review'A catalogue of the kind of artisans not found anywhere else' - The Herald'Reveals the work of craftspeople across the country who create designs that are both beautiful and functional' - i newspaper'An outsider's view of centuries of tradition, expressed with skill and ingenuity by makers working today' - House & Garden
£21.25
Thames & Hudson Ltd Chair Anatomy
Book SynopsisA comprehensive design resource that reveals how the iconic chairs of the 20th and 21st centuries have been designed for mass production. Chair Anatomy reveals in photos and illustrations the form and the construction details the anatomy of a selection of nearly sixty chairs chosen from the last 160 years of modern chair design. It also introduces the designers behind these chairs, their backgrounds and their routes to creating the chairs. In reducing chairs to their constituent parts, the book gets to the heart of each design: how pieces are designed and produced to fit together; why a certain material imparts a certain quality; functional advance or comfort level; and how the chair's structure can withstand stress while being elegant and economical to produce. In short, a chair is architecture in miniature. This revised and expanded edition features five new chairs, including the Hemp Chair by Werner Aisslinger (2011), Bruto by Konrad Lohöfener (2018) and Chubby by Dirk van der KTrade Review'Comprehensive' - Elle DecorationTable of ContentsChair Index The Chairs Biographies Glossary & Bibliography
£24.00
Random House USA Inc Do One Thing Every Day That Centers You A
Book SynopsisA guide filled with advice and prompts for reflection, helping you appreciate your experiences and adding extra meaning to your life. Daily life is frenzied. We know we should slow down, but recognizing the opportunities to do so can be tough. This journal will guide you to appreciate the places, people, and experiences that give peace to your mind, solace to your body, and meaning to your life. Throughout, sage advice from artists to athletes to business leaders along with suggested activities and reflections will help you to be more present and aware. Record a year’s worth of your daily intentions and introspections, and by the end you may even find the elusive center. This journal is perfect for recent graduates, milestone birthdays, or as a year-end holiday gift to kick off New Year, New You projects.
£12.82
Faber & Faber Winter Journal
Book Synopsis''You think it will never happen to you, that it cannot happen to you, that you are the only person world to whom none of these things will ever happen, and then, one by one, they all begin to happen to you, in the same way they happen to everyone else.''In Winter Journal, Paul Auster moves through the events of his life in a series of memories grasped from the point of view of his life now: playing baseball as a teenager; participating in the anti-Vietnam demonstrations at Columbia University; seeking out prostitutes in Paris, almost killing his second wife and child in a car accident; falling in and out of live with his first wife; the ''scalding, epiphanic moment of clarity'' in 1978 that set him on a new course as a writer.Winter Journal is a poignant memoir of ageing and memory, written with all the characteristic subtlety, imagination and insight that readers of Paul Auster have come to cherish.''An examination of the emotions of a
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Faber & Faber Folk Song in England
Book SynopsisLonglisted for the Penderyn Music Book PrizeEngland was once dubbed the land without music', but in the early twentieth century collectors and enthusiasts such as Cecil Sharp, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Percy Grainger discovered a vital heritage of folk song, vibrant and alive among working men and women. Yet after more than a century of collecting, publishing and performing songs, there are still many things we don't know about England's traditional music. Where did the songs come from? Who sang them, and where, when and why? Why did some songs thrive, and did the collectors' passions and prejudices determine what was preserved, and what was lost?In answer to these questions, acclaimed folklorist Steve Roud has drawn on an unprecedented range of sources to present an intricate social history of folk song through the ages, from the sixteenth to the early twentieth century. It is an absorbing and impeccably researched account that gives a sonorous voi
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Faber & Faber An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
Book SynopsisMeet Cordelia Gray: twenty-two, tough, intelligent and now sole inheritor of the Pryde Detective Agency. Her first assignment finds her hired by Sir Ronald Callender to investigate the death of his son Mark, a young Cambridge student found hanged in mysterious circumstances. Required to delve into the hidden secrets of the Callender family, Cordelia soon realises it is not a case of suicide, and that the truth is entirely more sinister.
£9.49
Quarto Publishing PLC Mindfulness in Gardening
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsContents Introduction Chapter One - Spring Chapter Two- Summer Chapter Three- Autumn Chapter Four- Winter Index Dedication, Acknowledgements & Bibliography
£11.69
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC They F You Up
Book SynopsisDo your relationships tend to follow the same destructive pattern? Do you feel trapped by your family's expectations? Does your life seem governed by jealousy or competitiveness or lack of confidence? This book shows that it is the way we were cared for in the first six years of life that has a crucial effect on who we are and how we behave.Trade Review'A classic. An absolute, slam-dunk tour-de-force guaranteed to make you think more deeply than ever about what made you who you are. Oliver James gets us to prise open all the cobwebbed cupboards of our lives and teaches us how to dust down and tidy up the mess we find inside ... It may be the most frightening book since The Shining, but it's also the most helpful since the Highway Code' Jeremy Vine 'With fascinating case studies from Prince Charles to Jeffrey Archer, this accessible book explains how our childhood experiences dramatically shape our lives' Daily Mail 'He presents some compelling evidence for his case in this popular examination of recent research into how we develop ... An interesting read' Irish Times 'Taking Larkin's words as a starting point, psychologist Oliver James looks at what makes us what we are and argues forcibly in favour of nurture, claiming that how we are cared for during early childhood is the fundamental factor' Daily Express
£12.34
Little, Brown Book Group Secrets Of The Light The incredible true story of
Book SynopsisIn 1975, Dannion Brinkley was struck and killed by lightning. When he awoke in a morgue twenty-eight minutes later, everything was forever changed. During the next twenty years, Brinkley had not one, but two more near-death experiences. Each time, he visited the other side and received valuable lessons and spiritual knowledge, which he incorporated into his daily life. Now, in Secrets of the Light, he shares the lessons he learned in the afterlife so we, too, can fulfil our true purpose in life.Brinkley outlines the ''Four-Fold Path to Power'' - Love, Choice, Belief, and Prayer - that will empower you to follow your destiny. He then unveils the Seven Truths from the afterlife and how to use them to enhance health, happiness, and prosperity. We also learn how to perform a ''daily life review'' - a quick assessment of your daily life that acts as a reminder to stay true to yourself and treat others with kindness. With wit, humor, and compassion, Brinkley shows that by alwayTrade ReviewAn inspiring and spiritually enlightening book that is a pleasure to read and is full of universal truth * High Spirit *
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Ebury Publishing The Happiness Advantage
Book SynopsisShawn Achor is a lecturer at Harvard University, where he has studied with pioneers in the field of positive psychology. He is the co-designer of Harvard's 'Happiness' course, one of the most popular in Harvard history. He is also the founder and CEO of Aspirant, a research and consulting firm that uses positive psychology to enhance individual achievement and cultivate a more productive workplace. Its clients include American Express, KPMG, Microsoft, and UBS. He gives more than 150 lectures a year on the science of happiness and human potential, which have been covered in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal, CNN, and NPR.Trade ReviewAchor transports us to his virtual classroom, a journey along which we glean the seven secrets of happiness. "The Happiness Advantage "reveals the most important discoveries coming out of modern psychology. -- Rom Brafman, bestselling co-author of "Sway" and "Click"Shawn Achor is funny, self-deprecating, and devastating to my notions of what his field is all about.... I'm butter to his knife. * The Boston Globe *Achor bases his training on a burgeoning body of research on the positive psychology movement, which emphasizes instilling resiliency and positive attitudes.... * Wall Street Journal *
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Death by Meeting
Book SynopsisFocuses on a cure for the most painful yet underestimated problem of modern business: bad meetings. This book is suitable for leaders who want to eliminate waste and frustration among their teams, and create environments of engagement and passion.Trade Review“…a work of fiction with important messages for management” (Leadership & Organisational Development Journal) “The author is something of a master of the modern fable….” (Professional Manager, Vol.13, No.6, November 2004) “…pitches his theory neatly at busy readers by opening with an executive summary.” (Supply Management, 8 July 2004) "Highly recommended: you could even take it to your next meeting." (On Target, September 2007)Table of ContentsIntroduction vii The Fable 1 Preview 3 Part One: Flashback 5 Part Two: Plot Point 19 Part Three: Protagonist 53 Part Four: Action 69 Part Five: Resolution 173 The Model 219 The Paradox of Meetings 221 Executive Summary 223 Problem #1: Lack of Drama 226 Problem #2: Lack of Contextual Structure 233 The Biggest Challenge of All: “The Myth of Too Many Meetings” 250 A Final Thought on Meetings 253 The Weekly Tactical Meeting Guide 254 Acknowledgments 255 About the Author 259
£17.85
John Wiley & Sons Inc Economics of Strategy
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION: STRATEGY AND ECONOMICS Why Study Strategy? Why Economics? So What’s the Problem? A Framework for Strategy The Book Endnotes ECONOMICS PRIMER: BASIC PRINCIPLES Costs Economic Costs and Profitability Demand and Revenues Total Revenue and Marginal Revenue Functions Theory of the Firm: Pricing and Output Decisions Perfect Competition Game Theory Chapter Summary Questions Endnotes PART ONE FIRM BOUNDARIES 1 THE POWER OF PRINCIPLES: AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Doing Business in 1840 Doing Business in 1910 Doing Business Today Three Different Worlds: Consistent Principles, Changing Conditions, and Adaptive Strategies Chapter Summary Questions Endnotes 2 THE HORIZONTAL BOUNDARIES OF THE FIRM Definitions Scale Economies, Indivisibilities, and the Spreading of Fixed Costs Special Sources of Economies of Scale and Scope Complementarities and Strategic Fit Sources of Diseconomies of Scale The Learning Curve Diversification Why Do Firms Diversify? Managerial Reasons for Diversification The Market for Corporate Control and Recent Changes in Corporate Governance Performance of Diversified Firms Chapter Summary Questions Endnotes 3 THE VERTICAL BOUNDARIES OF THE FIRM Make versus Buy Reasons to “Buy” Reasons to “Make” Summarizing Make-or-Buy Decisions: The Make-or-Buy Decision Tree Chapter Summary Questions Endnotes 4 INTEGRATION AND ITS ALTERNATIVES What Does It Mean to Be “Integrated”? Governance Making the Integration Decision Real-World Evidence Alternatives to Vertical Integration Chapter Summary Questions Endnotes PART TWO MARKET AND COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS 5 COMPETITORS AND COMPETITION Competitor Identification and Market Definition Measuring Market Structure Market Structure and Competition Oligopoly Evidence on Market Structure and Performance Chapter Summary Questions Endnotes 6 ENTRY AND EXIT Some Facts about Entry and Exit Entry and Exit Decisions: Basic Concepts Entry-Deterring Strategies Evidence on Entry-Deterring Behavior Contestable Markets An Entry Deterrence Checklist Entering a New Market Chapter Summary Questions Endnotes 7 DYNAMICS: COMPETING ACROSS TIME Microdynamics Impediments to Coordination Asymmetries among Firms and the Sustainability of Cooperative Prices Facilitating Practices Where Does Market Structure Come From? Sutton’s Endogenous Sunk Costs Chapter Summary Questions Endnotes 8 INDUSTRY ANALYSIS Performing a Five-Forces Analysis Coopetition and the Value Net Applying the Five Forces: Some Industry Analyses Chapter Summary Questions Endnotes PART THREE STRATEGIC POSITION AND DYNAMICS 9 STRATEGIC POSITIONING FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE Competitive Advantage and Value Creation: Conceptual Foundations Strategic Positioning: Cost Advantage and Benefit Advantage Diagnosing Cost and Benefit Drivers Strategic Positioning: Broad Coverage versus Focus Strategies Chapter Summary Questions Endnotes 10 INFORMATION AND VALUE CREATION The “Shopping Problem” Report Cards The Certifier Market Matchmaking Chapter Summary Questions Endnotes 11 SUSTAINING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE Market Structure and Threats to Sustainability The Resource-Based Theory of the Firm Impediments to Imitation Early-Mover Advantages Imperfect Imitability and Industry Equilibrium Creating Advantage and Creative Destruction Innovation and the Market for Ideas Evolutionary Economics and Dynamic Capabilities The Environment Chapter Summary Questions Endnotes PART FOUR INTERNAL ORGANIZATION 12 PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND INCENTIVES The Principal–Agent Relationship Performance-Based Incentives Problems with Performance-Based Incentives Performance Measures That Fail to Reflect All Desired Actions Selecting Performance Measures: Managing Trade-offs between Costs Do Pay-for-Performance Incentives Work? Implicit Incentive Contracts Efficiency Wages and the Threat of Termination Incentives in Teams Chapter Summary Questions Endnotes 13 STRATEGY AND STRUCTURE An Introduction to Structure Types of Organizational Structures Strategy-Environment Coherence Structure Follows Strategy Chapter Summary Questions Endnotes 14 ENVIRONMENT, POWER, AND CULTURE 456 The Social Context of Firm Behavior Internal Context Power Culture External Context, Institutions, and Strategies Chapter Summary Questions Endnotes GLOSSARY NAME INDEX SUBJECT INDEX
£48.40
Taylor & Francis Ltd Lines
Book SynopsisWhat do walking, weaving, observing, storytelling, singing, drawing and writing have in common? The answer is that they all proceed along lines. In this extraordinary book Tim Ingold imagines a world in which everyone and everything consists of interwoven or interconnected lines and lays the foundations for a completely new discipline: the anthropological archaeology of the line.Ingoldâs argument leads us through the music of Ancient Greece and contemporary Japan, Siberian labyrinths and Roman roads, Chinese calligraphy and the printed alphabet, weaving a path between antiquity and the present. Drawing on a multitude of disciplines including archaeology, classical studies, art history, linguistics, psychology, musicology, philosophy and many others, and including more than seventy illustrations, this book takes us on an exhilarating intellectual journey that will change the way we look at the world and how we go about in it.This Routledge Classics edition includes a neTrade Review‘Ingold’s eventual incorporation of anthropological examples from eastern Peru is really where we begin to see a master at work – Ingold intimately understands the data and interpretation flows in an engaging way … this is a vibrant read – at times when reading I shouted aloud, ‘Yes spot on!’ at other times I paced the room and exclaimed in frustration ‘No!’. That Ingold’s writing can produce such dramatic effects is a testament to the quality of his argument. Do I recommend reading this book? Definitely.’Cambridge Archaeological Journal'The author's ambition, to take a virgin piece of interdisciplinary territory and "write on it a bit", has been fascinatingly achieved.' Steven Poole, The Guardian"As alluded to in the quote on the book's cover, it is difficult to see the world the same way after reading this book. And that may be the larger meaning to take away: as Ingold (Univ. of Aberdeen) shows, earlier conceptions of speech and writing were intimately interconnected with movement, and as wayfarers journey through the world, neither they nor the book's reader are the same as when they started… Highly recommended." M. Ebert, CHOICE, April 2008 Vol. 45 Table of ContentsList of Figures, Acknowledgements, Preface to the Routledge Classics Edition, Introduction, 1. Language, Music and Notation 2. Traces, Threads and Surfaces 3. Up, Across and Along 4. Drawing, Writing and Calligraphy 5. How the Line Became Straight Epilogue, Notes, References, Index
£16.99
Pearson Education Consumer Behavior Buying Having and Being plus
Book SynopsisFor courses in Consumer Behavior. This package includes MyMarketingLab(TM) Beyond Consumer Behavior: How Buying Habits Shape Identity Solomon's Consumer Behavior: Buying, Having, and Being deepens the study of consumer behavior into an investigation of how having (or not having) certain products affects our lives. Solomon looks at how possessions influence how we feel about ourselves and each other, especially in the canon of social media and the digital age. In the Twelfth Edition, Solomon has revised and updated the content to reflect major marketing trends and changes that impact the study of consumer behavior. Since we are all consumers, many of the topics have both professional and personal relevance to students, making it easy to apply them outside of the classroom. The updated text is rich with up-to-the-minute discussions on a range of topics such as Dadvertising, Meerkating, and the Digital Self to maintain an edge in the fluid and evolving field of consumer behavior. This p
£50.99
Pearson Education Limited Pearson REVISE Edexcel GCSE History Russia and
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£9.75
Penguin Books Ltd Bismarcks War
Book Synopsis''Superb on the human consequences of war, ravishing in its evocations of wartime life'' The Times''Compassionate and thought-provoking history'' Daily TelegraphLess than a month after it marched into France in summer 1870, the Prussian army had devastated its opponents, captured Napoleon III and wrecked all assumptions about Europe''s pecking order. Other countries looked on in helpless amazement. Pushing aside further French resistance, a new German Empire was proclaimed (as a deliberate humiliation) in the Palace of Versailles, leaving the French to face civil war in Paris, reparations and the loss of Alsace and Lorraine.Bismarck''s War tells the story of one of the most shocking reversals of fortune in modern European history. The culmination of a globally violent decade, the Franco-Prussian War was deliberately engineered by Bismarck, both to destroy French power and to unite Germany. It could not have worked better, but it also had lurking inside it the poisonous seeds of all the disasters that would ravage the twentieth century.Drawing on a remarkable variety of sources, Chrastil''s book explores the military, technological, political and social events of the war, its human cost and the way that the sheer ferocity of war, however successful, has profound consequences for both victors and victims.
£12.34
Macmillan Education Open Mind British edition Intermediate Level
Book SynopsisThe Print Workbook pack consolidates and builds on the language and topics taught in the Student's Book. The Workbook is perfect for recycling language, reinforcing material already learnt and providing extra activities. The accompanying audio CD contains all the listening exercises used in the Workbook. This is a Without' Key version.
£19.57
Penguin Books Ltd A Duty of Care Britain Before and After Covid
Book SynopsisOne of our most celebrated historians shows how we can use the lessons of the past to build a new post-covid society in BritainThe ''duty of care'' which the state owes to its citizens is a phrase much used, but what has it actually meant in Britain historically? And what should it mean in the future, once the immediate Covid crisis has passed?In A Duty of Care, Peter Hennessy divides post-war British history into BC (before covid) and AC (after covid). He looks back to Sir William Beveridge''s classic identification of the ''five giants'' against which society had to battle - want, disease, ignorance, squalor and idleness - and laid the foundations for the modern welfare state in his wartime report. He examines the steady assault on the giants by successive post-war governments and asks what the comparable giants are now. He lays out the ''road to 2045'' with ''a new Beveridge'' to build a consensus for post-covid Britain with the ambition and on the scal
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd Weaning
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£13.49
Ordnance Survey Lake District Short Walks Made Easy Ordnance
Book SynopsisEach walk features a simple-to-follow route profile and accompanying description and pictures, and new-look walk mapping that makes it easier for the user to focus on the route and the points of interest along the way.
£6.99
